The Horror Thread

I preferred the third Exorcist film over the original. While I understand the artistic and social significance of the first, the third packs the emotional punch for me (that scene of that possessed old lady crawling on the ceiling above George Scott is quite unnerving. Plus, Brad Dourif was in his best element in the film.) Having said that, I still think Friedkin's best film is The French Connection.

 

I swear we have one of these....but you picked a good image to open the thread with so I'm ok with that.
To answer your questions: Evil Dead was awesome. Carrie looks so-so in my book. Haven't seen Mama. The Exorcist is not overrated, but The Exorcist III is criminally underrated, and the book it is based on is even better. Michael Myers depend son the canon: Micahel of 1,2, H20 and resurrection is without a doubt human; Michael of the 4,5,6 canon is empowered with Celtic magic. I'd be up for a scream 5 if it managed to be as good as Scream 4.

Edit: jonathan crane, I'm so glad we agree on Exorcist III. I wish Blatty could find the original ending that was filmed based on the novel's ending as well as the other bits of lost footage. I hear the director's cut would be amazing (and closer to the book.)

 

I think Scream 4 is one of the worst movies ever made, part of me wants another one just so the series doesn't have to go out on that terrible SNL skit of a movie, but I don't really have much faith in them making another one good.

I think The Exorcist is obscenely overrated, and I'm a very spiritual person so the themes are pretty personal, I stilll don't see the massive appeal and prefer most of the modern possession movies.

Mama was good.

I like the new Evil Dead better than the old ones.

 

They are variations of the same film; if I recall there was some studio in-fighting, and a result, there are two different iterations of the same film, with minor differences.

 

I think people were freaking out in the theater because the make-up effects were so new to that era, people just weren't used to it and hence much more easily effected by it than a modern audience would be.

That stuff can easily be achieved today (and is) by amateur filmmakers.

I don't think the movie is badly made, but I never saw it as technically brilliant at all.

I like the good vs. evil theme, that's really the only good thing about the movie to me.

I'd have found it scarier if they'd toned down the absurdly overdone theatricality of the possession scenes, that stuff belonged in an intentionally silly horror/comedy along the lines of Evil Dead or Night of the Demons, not a movie trying to take a serious look at the subject matter and present itself as a thematic drama with a horror element.

The Last Exorcism and Emily Rose have far better possession scenes.

 

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Both are ok, Dominion is better, but neither are the best. Both are better than the terrible excuse of a sequel that was Exorcist II.

I do agree Defender, despite me having religious views and such, the Exorcist doesn't scare me, and I think Emily Rose handled the subject a little better, but both the original and Exorcist III are fantastic films with good themes and are well done all around. I especially like the moment in III when you finally get to see who is in the cell. First time I saw it blew me away.

 

I loved the new Evil Dead. The Carrie remake looks promising.

 

The Exorcist is a great film. I didn't appreciate The Exorcist or The Omen when I was younger because they didn't scare me , but now I see how well made and psychologically terrifying they really are.

I never bothered with any of the sequels though.

 

Don't. Every Exorcist sequel is crap.

 

I do really like The Omen.

Frailty is the best religious/spirituality themed horror film imo.

 

As we've said above, exorcist III is not. The book is better, imho, but its a worthy sequel. The second film is complete crap. the prequels are ok at best.

I just finished V/H/S and I liked it a lot actually. The wrap around was not very good, but the first story kept me on edge and was genuinely scary. The second story was alright. The third one was weird but not in a scary way. The fourth was not that great. The last one made up for the bad ones a lot though, and was a great haunted house short. Overall, I'd give it a 3/5.

 

Until the end with Jane Levy's character undeading, it was alright if a bit boring.

Yes, though I'd honestly rather see an adaptation of the Broadway musical.

I really liked it, it really didn't feel like horror to me though, more like a dark fairytale.

Yes and no. I'm sure it's a time era thing that desensitized me but I never saw it as some religious converting/expulsion like some have treated it.0

Inhuman? Yes. Immortal? No

Yes, and not some ****ty prequel tv series. No I haven't seen Bates Motel, and honestly not as interested as I originally was.

My queue list tonight is The Last Exorcism 2 and Sinister.
Also, Dark Skies was pretty awesome.

 

Ok I'll admit that Exorcist III is better than the rest.

 

Am I the only person who just hates ghost/supernatural horror?

I mean it scares middle school kids and that's great. But ghost can't really scare anyone in there 20s. At least IMO

 

I'm actually the opposite. Slasher horror does nothing for me.

 

For me I read story's about ppl killing other ppl . I've never read about a ghost killing anyone.

 

The Exorcist is probably one of my favourite horror films. I've never seen any of the sequels although I have seen the prequel.

I prefer ghost/haunted movies to slasher films. Slasher films bore me most the time. I think you can count the really good slasher films on one hand.

 

I guess I'm the only guy who can count good supernatural horror on one finger.

I'm 20 nothing really scares me(besides the state of the US government).

My one friend was robbed and stabed so for me a guy with knife actually happens. Living in a house with a demon or ghost that's just silly little kid stuff to me.

 

If someone where killed by a ghost or a demon they probably would not appear to have been killed by a ghost or a demon, hence it's far less likely to be on the local news.

Whether it's scary or not has alot to do with what one believes.