The Horror Thread

[Thundarr]

1 of the best. t:

Just the expression on her face at the end of the movie when it's revealed that she's the killer is just so damned awesome. Unfortunately the only sequel that even remotely lives up to the original is Return To Sleepaway Camp, and even that one falls short. But at least they brought back the classic characters, and the actors who played them.

 

[GENERAL RAAM582]

Is that the movie where [blackout]she has a dick?[/blackout]

 

[Figs]

I haven't seen any of the Hellraiser movies yet. I understand the first one is on Netflix right now. I've been thinking of watching it sometime soon. If I like it, I might include Pinhead to my list.

Actually I think every single one of the Hellraiser films is streaming right now, not just the first one. I highly recommend the first one, and the second is pretty good too. The 3rd film on is where it gets a bit silly or at times just flat out lame.

The original is still one of my favorite horror films.

 

[Thundarr]

Is that the movie where [blackout]she has a dick?[/blackout]

Yep. Raised by her, shall we say eccentric, aunt who didn't want to have to raise another boy. So she raised her nephew as though he were her niece. And the girl who played Angela has grown up to be one hell of a hot momma, not to mention a huge fan of the slasher genre herself.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

I like the first 2 Hellraiser movie.

 

[Thundarr]

Actually I think every single one of the Hellraiser films is streaming right now, not just the first one. I highly recommend the first one, and the second is pretty good too. The 3rd film on is where it gets a bit silly or at times just flat out lame.

The original is still one of my favorite horror films.

I think Netflix Canada has a slightly different selection than Netflix USA though. But I'll look for the sequels, assuming I even enjoy the first movie.

 

[TheDreamMaster]

Actually I think every single one of the Hellraiser films is streaming right now, not just the first one. I highly recommend the first one, and the second is pretty good too. The 3rd film on is where it gets a bit silly or at times just flat out lame.

The original is still one of my favorite horror films.

The first two are really good. The third was alright, but yeah, its a bit silly. The fourth tried to give backstory, but the stories are pretty inconsistent and its so-so. Honestly, Inferno and Hellseeker are pretty good, but they are far different from the other films, going with a more psychological approach and could almost have worked as not being Hellraiser films. Deader is meh. Hellworld is terrible. I haven't seen that last DTV that even Doug Bradley refused to be in. but I heard it was awful.

 

[GENERAL RAAM582]

I have to check out Hellraiser as well.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

I like Hellworld, mainly because Katheryn Winnick is in it.

 

[Teelie]

I kinda enjoyed both of them. Not my favourite horror movie by a long shot, but certainly watchable. I do agree that Justin Long's character in the first movie was a total idiot. He got what he deserved in the end. It's called natural selection.

I think I actually cheered the Creeper on when Long got his ending.

 

[gwynplaine]

In case it hasn't been mentioned before, "Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer."

 

[Figs]

I think Netflix Canada has a slightly different selection than Netflix USA though. But I'll look for the sequels, assuming I even enjoy the first movie.

Oh ok. Definitely watch the first one at least.

The first two are really good. The third was alright, but yeah, its a bit silly. The fourth tried to give backstory, but the stories are pretty inconsistent and its so-so. Honestly, Inferno and Hellseeker are pretty good, but they are far different from the other films, going with a more psychological approach and could almost have worked as not being Hellraiser films. Deader is meh. Hellworld is terrible. I haven't seen that last DTV that even Doug Bradley refused to be in. but I heard it was awful.

The fourth film had some pretty cool scenes I must admit. That was the one Hellraiser film I was able to catch in the theater. Kind of nice considering the rest were DTV. That last one that Bradley refused to be in was absolute crap! This is what Clive Barker had to say about that one. Hellraiser: Revelations.

"Hello,my friends. I want to put on record that the flick out there using the word Hellraiser IS NO ******' CHILD OF MINE!" he screams via Twitter. "I have NOTHING to do with the ******' thing. If they claim it's from the mind of Clive Barker, it's a lie. It's not even from my butt-hole."

In case it hasn't been mentioned before, "Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer."

That's another great one! Anyone who might have became a fan of Rooker from The Walking Dead should watch it.

 

[redhawk23]

I finally tracked down a copy of Jacob's Ladder. I liked it but I really disliked the ending. It felt really tacked on and didn't support the rest of the film.

 

[PyroChamber]

I like Hellworld, mainly because Katheryn Winnick is in it.

Was that the one with Lance Henriksen? Because I remember that one didn't have Pinhead show up until the last 30 minutes.

And Pinhead's one of my favorite "slashers" if he counts as one.

 

[Teelie]

I'm not sure what to call Pinhead. He sort of straddle several lines and is unique in his own way.

 

[Figs]

Was that the one with Lance Henriksen? Because I remember that one didn't have Pinhead show up until the last 30 minutes.

And Pinhead's one of my favorite "slashers" if he counts as one.

Personally I don't think Pinhead should be lumped in the group of slasher villains but he's definitely a horror icon.

 

[NDX]

Just the expression on her face at the end of the movie when it's revealed that she's the killer is just so damned awesome. Unfortunately the only sequel that even remotely lives up to the original is Return To Sleepaway Camp, and even that one falls short. But at least they brought back the classic characters, and the actors who played them.

But the 2 sequels are so much fun. Triple featuring the first 3 films was such a good night with me and my friends. Gotta do that and Maniac Cop trilogy again one day.

 

[Majik1387]

I love the Sleepaway Camp tetralogy.

 

[TheDreamMaster]

Was that the one with Lance Henriksen? Because I remember that one didn't have Pinhead show up until the last 30 minutes.

And Pinhead's one of my favorite "slashers" if he counts as one.

Honestly Pinhead doesn't feature a ton in Inferno, Hellseeker, or Hellworld but I think Hellworld is the one your thinking of, it had the video game party or something. Pinhead wasn't actually in it at all except tacked on at the end to try and say it was still in continuity with the other films.

 

[Thundarr]

Personally I don't think Pinhead should be lumped in the group of slasher villains but he's definitely a horror icon.

Agreed!

 

[Thundarr]

But the 2 sequels are so much fun. Triple featuring the first 3 films was such a good night with me and my friends. Gotta do that and Maniac Cop trilogy again one day.

I just found Parts 2 & 3 too comedic. It was kinda like what Wes Craven did with Scream, just not done as well. Scream can make you laugh out loud one minute, then jump out of your seat the next. Sleepaway Camp 2 & 3, even the scenes that would normally make you jump in other movies actually makes you laugh.

I don't have a problem with film makers trying to mix horror and comedy, but it has to be done well. Scream succeeded, IMO, Sleepaway Camp 2 & 3 did not.

 

[redhawk23]

http://www.fearnet.com/news/list/te...oween-and-more-horror-video-games-time-forgot

Article about ancient horror film video games.

 

[Rocketman]

Do you think Horror is perhaps the only universal genre in terms of being explored or used in any movie that isn't Horror?

For example:

Jurassic Park - NOT a Horror movie, yet the T-Rex scene with the kids in the SUV is showered with Horror and is terrifying.

The Dark Knight - NOT a Horror movie, yet Heath Ledger is terrifying as The Joker.

Pulp Fiction - NOT a Horror movie, yet the scene where Butch and Marcellus Wallace are tied up in that store with the Gimp, and Butch escapes and goes back to rescue him is very much founded on a horrific, disturbing concept.

The Matrix - NOT a Horror movie, yet the scene where Neo finally wakes up in the pink pod, bald head, naked, and discovers the other pods and the sentinel shows up... That scene still chills me to my core to this day.

Eyes Wide Shut - NOT a Horror movie, yet the scene when Tom Cruise enters the mansion... that whole scene has a bizarre, disturbing feeling to it that is almost horrific.

I read often that the line between Horror and Comedy is extremely thin, so perhaps Comedy would be the other universally used genre in almost all films.

I don't think there's another genre like this, though. It would be impossible imagining a shoot out or a car chase in Eyes Wide Shut.

 

[Majik1387]

Nope.
Comedy and Drama are the main universal genres; if anything, actual Horror is a sublet of Drama.

 

[Rocketman]

Nope.
Comedy and Drama are the main universal genres; if anything, actual Horror is a sublet of Drama.

Yeah, I strongly disagree there.