Fright Fest: The Official Horror Thread

[The Apatow Crew]

I know the title isn't that great. But if someone else can come up with one, i'm willing to hear it and have it changed then.

Here I will talk about all older previous Horror movies i liked. And everyone else is allowed to join in on their opinions of what they liked.

But please no flaming others over their choice of opinions.

 

[Eggyman]

I think Fright Fest is an awesomely fitting name for a thread about older horror movies. It reminds me of Fright Night, which I love for all the wrong reasons.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

I think Fright Fest is an awesomely fitting name for a thread about older horror movies. It reminds me of Fright Night, which I love for all the wrong reasons.

I was thinking of calling the thread "welcome to fright night: the horror movie thread"

It can either be about older films or just films from the last couple of years.

But nothings thats not out yet.

 

[Raiden]

I think Fright Fest is an awesomely fitting name for a thread about older horror movies. It reminds me of Fright Night, which I love for all the wrong reasons.

I love Fright Night 1.

 

[Ihatebees]

I was thinking of calling the thread "welcome to fright night: the horror movie thread"

It can either be about older films or just films from the last couple of years.

But nothings thats not out yet.

What about horror films that are completely finished and have been seen by people who weren't in a test audience, but is technically not released yet?

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Some posters from some of the movies i've liked over the last few years.

I'll get into full discussion later on then. For now here they are.

Just to name a few for right now. and Yes i'm aware most of them are remakes.

 

[Drizzle]

Some of the horror movies I like:

"Halloween" - This one's probably my all-time favorite horror movie. I loved the remake too. One, because Malcolm McDowell's a badass. Two, because Laurie and her friends didn't look like they were goddamn forty.

"A Nightmare on Elm Street" - I love this one but it's been ages since I last saw it.

The "Evil Dead" Trilogy - I only just saw these recently. The first one is a great horror flick, while "Evil Dead 2" and "Army of Darkness" aren't really scary, but genuinely hilarious. "Army of Darkness" is one of the best horror-comedies out there, which brings me to...

"Planet Terror" - AKA the better part of "Grindhouse". I love how over-the-top it is.

"Friday the 13th" (remake) - Took the best parts of the original movies and combined them, which was a plus. Plus, the deaths were creative.

"The Hills Have Eyes" (remake) - I loved this one. Even though it follows the exact same plot, I think it greatly improved upon the original.

"Jaws" - I know it's not usually qualified as a horror movie, but it made generations of people afraid to go to the beach. Now that's pretty damn effective.

"The Shining" - You can start watching it at any given point in the movie, and within five minutes, you'll find something that'll freak you right the hell out, like this:

Or this:

Or this:

*shudder*

While I like the "Saw" movies, I don't consider them horror movies. They're not scary, they're just insanely gory. Each sequel is more and more like an extreme episode of "CSI".

 

[SsM]

The shining mini series was way better.

 

[Figs]

The shining mini series was way better.

The acting in that was atrocious.

I couldn't believe King was behind it, even though I already knew he wasn't happy with Kubrick's version.

I guess King definitely wanted accuracy over quality. Then again, I only watched the mini series once so I don't even remember if it was that much more accurate than Kubrick's.

 

[[A]]

haha you finally did it (and you didn't let me know )--I demand half the credit!

 

[The Apatow Crew]

haha you finally did it (and you didn't let me know )--I demand half the credit!

I keep good on my promises.

Okay, half of it goes to you.

 

[[A]]

Thanks. Now I can go *vanishes*

 

[Rac]

I love the current wave of French horror. Stuff like Inside, Martyrs and Haute tension satisfy my horror hunger greatly.

 

[[A]]

I like Haute Tension a lot. Too bad Alexandre Aja got kidnapped (and brainwashed) by Hollywood

 

[gwynplaine]

Haute Tension was good but I don't really suscribe to that all blame it on Hollywood thing. Aja and Levasseur (his partner in crime)were in a position to do pretty much anything they wanted after Hills and they chose to do Mirrors.

 

[The Dark Defender]

The acting in that was atrocious.

Certainly no worse than Nicholson being his typical over the top self in the original.

 

[ABleedingCorpse]

The original Phantom of the Opera with Lon Chaney. Black and White with absolutly NO SOUND.

Saw this when I was 4 or 5, and have never let go of it. Horror movies pale in comparision in my opinion to this masterpiece.

 

[[A]]

Haute Tension was good but I don't really suscribe to that all blame it on Hollywood thing. Aja and Levasseur (his partner in crime)were in a position to do pretty much anything they wanted after Hills and they chose to do Mirrors.

yeah--it also makes me think that whatever good movie these people make is just a fluke

The original Phantom of the Opera with Lon Chaney. Black and White with absolutly NO SOUND

..so I bought a new tv for nothing!?

 

[gwynplaine]

Night of the hunter.
Tod Browning's Freaks.
Nosferatu.
Mad Love with Peter Lorre.
Alien.
The Shining.
Rosemary's baby.
Let the right one in.
Magic with Anthony Hopkins. (Best ventriloquist horror film ever.)
Psycho.
The Thing by John Carpenter.
Nightmare on Elm street.
The wicker man.
etc...

 

[Figs]

Certainly no worse than Nicholson being his typical over the top self in the original.

I never thought his performance in The Shining let alone much of his earlier work was all that over the top.

If every one of his performances were over the top(you did say "typical over the top self") I don't see how he would have became such a film legend. Don't you think he would have been laughed at more than praised?

But yes, the acting was pretty bland in the miniseries. Even if you and many others think Nicholson was over the top I still prefer Kubrick's version to the lame televised version.

 

[gwynplaine]

yeah--it also makes me think that whatever good movie these people make is just a fluke

Could be.

I never thought his performance in The Shining let alone much of his earlier work was all that over the top.

If every one of his performances were over the top(you did say "typical over the top self") I don't see how he would have became such a film legend. Don't you think he would have been laughed at more than praised?

But yes, the acting was pretty bland in the miniseries. Even if you and many others think Nicholson was over the top I still prefer Kubrick's version to the lame televised version.

I agree with you. I actually thought that Nicholson's performance was very subtle. You can see him slowly disintagrating as he gets more and more posessed. His scenes with Loyd the bartender are a model of subtle acting imo.

 

[[A]]

I wouldn't go either way: I don't think it was over-the-top but it wasn't subtle either, heh

 

[gwynplaine]

To me he became "over-the-top" Jack with B89. Compared to that The Shining was a model of restraint imo. But to each their own.

 

[[A]]

most actors become over-the-top with age..

 

[gwynplaine]

most actors become over-the-top with age..

I agree, it's like they become a parody of themselves.