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BoogieWoogie · Oct 10, 2017

I'll get the obvious one out of the way:

You can argue which Friday the 13th was the best (I'd go with Jason Lives), but I think it's pretty universally accepted that part 1 isn't the all time best, especially sans Jason.

StrongBelwas · Oct 10, 2017

Evil Dead

bleaker · Oct 10, 2017

Chucky franchise didn't get good until Bride of Chucky so that's gonna be my vote.

kinggroin · Oct 10, 2017

StrongBelwas said:
Evil Dead

Bzzzzt wrong, but not controversial

SeanC · Oct 10, 2017

Romero's Dead movies.

Both Dawn and Day (yeah) are better than Night.

liquidtmd · Oct 10, 2017

Night of the Dead was a classic, but Dawn was the perfection.

I personally also enjoy Day more. I appreciate and respect Night though

SuperStiltzkin · Oct 10, 2017

Ouija Origin of Evil
Annabelle Creation

Blader · Oct 10, 2017

Bride of Frankenstein
Friday the 13th Part 2
Dawn of the Dead

Sephzilla · Oct 10, 2017

Friday the 13th
Evil Dead

Alien

so1337 · Oct 10, 2017

The Conjuring.

The second movie was so much fun.

edit: Also The Purge.

StrongBelwas · Oct 10, 2017

Sephzilla said:
Friday the 13th
Evil Dead

Alien

But Aliens isnt horror..

HStallion · Oct 10, 2017

The Critters movies started decently enough but the sequels really ramped everything up to a properly insane level.

Sephzilla · Oct 10, 2017

StrongBelwas said:
But Aliens isnt horror..

But it's better than the first one!

*runs*

CadetMahoney · Oct 10, 2017

Evil Dead

Ouija

Jules · Oct 10, 2017

BoogieWoogie said:
I'll get the obvious one out of the way:

You can argue which Friday the 13th was the best (I'd go with Jason Lives), but I think it's pretty universally accepted that part 1 isn't the all time best, especially sans Jason.

Totally agree with you on this, however, i'm super excited to watch Friday the 13th on the big screen this Friday the 13th!

Jombie · Oct 10, 2017

Bride of Frankenstein, Dawn of the Dead.

Rockandrollclown · Oct 10, 2017

Hellraiser, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Nightmare on Elm Street

StrongBelwas · Oct 10, 2017

HStallion said:
The Critters movies started decently enough but the sequels really ramped everything up to a properly insane level.

The first one is the best one. Thr others are more outrageous and msybe more fun, but the first is the tightest overall movie.

Cipher Peon · Oct 10, 2017

Off the top of my head:

Halloween
Saw
Evil Dead
Paranormal Activity
Final Destination
[REC]
VHS
Night of the Living Dead
Child's Play...maybe

My respective favorites for those franchises are:
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Saw II
Evil Dead (2013)
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Final Destination 3
[REC] 2
VHS 2
Dawn of the Dead
Curse of Chucky...maybe

BoogieWoogie said:
I'll get the obvious one out of the way:

You can argue which Friday the 13th was the best (I'd go with Jason Lives), but I think it's pretty universally accepted that part 1 isn't the all time best, especially sans Jason.

I don't agree at all. I feel like the fact that the original DOESN'T have Jason is what makes it the best of the franchise.

Ithil · Oct 10, 2017

Friday the 13th.
Romero Dead series.
Frankenstein (Universal).
Evil Dead.
Purge.

StrongBelwas · Oct 10, 2017

Rockandrollclown said:
Hellraiser, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Nightmare on Elm Street

Curious which Nightmare movie is better? 3 is the only one that could possibly come close.

Metalmarc · Oct 10, 2017

The Purge 2 is better than the first
Friday The 13th 3 is my favourite starting point, what with the mask and all.

Switch Back 9 · Oct 10, 2017

Rockandrollclown said:
Hellraiser, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Nightmare on Elm Street

You best back this up.

Ithil · Oct 10, 2017

Rockandrollclown said:
Hellraiser, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Nightmare on Elm Street

Explain.

zeemumu · Oct 10, 2017

kinggroin said:
Bzzzzt wrong, but not controversial

Nah Evil Dead is definitely a contender for this. 2 is regarded as better by a lot of people.

Tokubetsu · Oct 10, 2017

Day of the Dead for me. My favorite work from Romero and I think the best in the franchise. Even with the cheap fx I feel like it's aged the best, or at least seems to get more relevant to me with time.

Absolutely adore the movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFt74mAX4Ig

StrongBelwas · Oct 10, 2017

Switch Back 9 said:
You best back this up.

I like reboot TCM better than the original! There.. there i said it! I finally fucking said it.

Rockandrollclown · Oct 10, 2017

StrongBelwas said:
Curious which Nightmare movie is better? 3 is the only one that could possibly come close.

Yeah, 3 is better imo.

gforguava · Oct 10, 2017

A Nightmare On Elm Street (3: Dream Warriors)
Friday the 13th (2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 would all be ahead of the original)
Hellraiser (Hellbound)
Prom Night (Hello Mary Lou)

In fact I would say for horror franchises it is probably rarer for the first to be the best.

Sephzilla · Oct 10, 2017

Freddy vs Jason is probably my favorite out of both of those franchises. I dunno, I just had a ton of fun watching it

In terms of individual movies I enjoy Part 6 the most and Nightmare 3 the most. Although I have a soft spot for New Nightmare

Switch Back 9 · Oct 10, 2017

StrongBelwas said:
I like reboot TCM better than the original! There.. there i said it! I finally fucking said it.

I thought you were implying Part 2 was better than the original.

I still think you're slightly wrong, but not insanely, over the top, completely and utterly wrong.

EDIT: You are not the original poster. My point remains, but was directed at the other poster.

zeemumu · Oct 10, 2017

StrongBelwas said:
Curious which Nightmare movie is better? 3 is the only one that could possibly come close.

3. It does what we want with a premise like this.

CreepingFear · Oct 10, 2017

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 is the best in the franchise.

StrongBelwas · Oct 10, 2017

zeemumu said:
3. It does what we want with a premise like this.

1 and 3 are the only legit good movies in the franchise.

Tokubetsu · Oct 10, 2017

Hellraiser is a bit of a weird one. I think the first one is the best all around film but the second is one of the visually stunning and imaginative horror movies. Only thing that comes close to it in that regards is probably something like The Cell or The Cube. Even then you could argue they were probably heavily influenced by it imo.

Overall though I think Hellbound is weaker than the first.

Ithil · Oct 10, 2017

StrongBelwas said:
1 and 3 are the only legit good movies in the franchise.

New Nightmare is also good.

ResidentWeevil13 · Oct 10, 2017

zeemumu said:
3. It does what we want with a premise like this.

CreepingFear said:
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 is the best in the franchise.

Watched 3 last weekend because Vinny from the beastcast said it was good.

Have to say I really did not like it at all. Thought 5 was easily better

Busaiku · Oct 10, 2017

Annabelle Creation is much better than the original.

StrongBelwas · Oct 10, 2017

Ithil said:
New Nightmare is also good.

You're right, i forgot about that one.

zeemumu · Oct 10, 2017

Bride, Curse, and Cult are better than the first Child's Play

Origin if Evil is better than Ouija

Creation is better than the first Annabelle

Purge Anarchy and Election Year are better than the first Purge

Gremlins 2 is debatable

There are at the very least more entertaining Paranormal Activity films than the first

phanphare · Oct 10, 2017

Sephzilla said:
Freddy vs Jason is probably my favorite out of both of those franchises. I dunno, I just had a ton of fun watching it

In terms of individual movies I enjoy Part 6 the most and Nightmare 3 the most. Although I have a soft spot for New Nightmare

freddy vs. jason was fan service done right. loved that movie, was an amazing experience in the theater too

I'd put Nightmare 1 and 3 as equal so I'm not sure it qualifies

my pick is Child's Play. the second one is my favorite and tbh I think Curse is right there with it.

zeemumu said:
Gremlins 2 is debatable

Gremlins (the first one) is more of a fantasy movie, not really horror. Gremlins 2 is a comedy.

Tokubetsu · Oct 10, 2017

also yes, Dream Warriors is great. It and New Nightmare are the only sequels worth fucking with

zeemumu · Oct 10, 2017

Tubs_McNubs said:
Watched 3 last weekend because Vinny from the beastcast said it was good.

Have to say I really did not like it at all. Thought 5 was easily better

That one where a nun shoved Freddy back up her vagina?

Ithil · Oct 10, 2017

Sephzilla said:
Freddy vs Jason is probably my favorite out of both of those franchises. I dunno, I just had a ton of fun watching it

In terms of individual movies I enjoy Part 6 the most and Nightmare 3 the most. Although I have a soft spot for New Nightmare

My criticism of Freddy vs Jason is that the lead girl sucks. Friday and Nightmare have both had good final girls so there's no excuse. This wouldn't matter a bit if two thirds of the film didn't revolve around her rather than Freddy/Jason antics.

Thankfully said antics are so great that the film is still lots of fun. The final brawl is one of the highpoints in either franchise.

StrongBelwas · Oct 10, 2017

Tokubetsu said:
also yes, Dream Warriors is great. It and New Nightmare are the only sequels worth fucking with

Nah, those are the legit good movies but 2, 4 and 5 are still dumb fun. The 6th one is utter garbage though. I think its the 6th one. The one with Breckin Meyer

Rockandrollclown · Oct 10, 2017

Switch Back 9 said:
You best back this up.

I've always felt that TCM 2 is the better movie. Not necessarily a better horror movie, but its a movie I enjoy watching more. Dennis Hopper is fantastic, and in full blown scenery chewing mode. Choptop is by far the best family member thats not Leatherface. Dennis Hopper's chainsaw fight with Leatherface. Slim doing the saw dance at the end. I just love everything about that movie. Also, the Breakfast Club parody poster is a top tier movie poster.

phanphare · Oct 10, 2017

StrongBelwas said:
Nah, those are the legit good movies but 2, 4 and 5 are still dumb fun. The 6th one is utter garbage though. I think its the 6th one. The one with Breckin Meyer

yeah that's 6

god that movie was bad

I do love 4 and 5 though. I love the weird shift that franchise took even if it didn't always work.

thecouncil · Oct 10, 2017

Switch Back 9 said:
You best back this up.

TCM2 is definitely better than the original.

Ithil · Oct 10, 2017

StrongBelwas said:
Nah, those are the legit good movies but 2, 4 and 5 are still dumb fun. The 6th one is utter garbage though. I think its the 6th one. The one with Breckin Meyer

Freddy's Dead is just a total farce, and not in a funny way, an embarrassing way. The remake also blows, zero energy to anything and the most "horror movie script" characters I've seen in years.

SeanC · Oct 10, 2017

Damn, should I give Annabelle Creation and the Ouja sequel a shot? Seems others dig them, and I really did not like the originals (especially Annabelle).

The first Final Destination movie is one of the weaker entries, but I can't remember which one of the sequels I really liked. I remember liking one a lot. Is the 3rd one the one with the rollercoaster? Holy fuck at that scene, better than anything in the original.

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