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icarus-daedelus said:
Scared, not disturbed. I didn't have a clue what was got going to happen, they scared me in the same way The Shining did. I don't find monsters and ghosts and goblins scary, to me that's more disturbing.
Human horror > Body horror > Supernatural horror imo.
Yeah scare is very subjective.
For example i can't, for the life of me, find scary pretty much anything that has to do with the Devil.
Be it the Exorcist or Rosemary's Baby.
I mean as a concept, ofcourse some scenes are scary regardless (like the nun scene in the Exorcist 3) but it really isn't something that stuck with me, while a more religious person may freak out at the random possessed kid.
I think Martyrs and The house of the laughing windows are the two horror films that disturbed me the most, in my life; the former 'cause it's fucking brutal, the latter because i was a kid, like 8 or so, when i first watched it with my brother (who was around 11).
part wasn't really disturbing; i mean, not more disturbing than something you see in Martyrs, Inside, Frontiers and such,
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But i found very unsettling all the prior parts (reason why i liked the movie, unlike most of the people here).
For example i can't, for the life of me, find scary pretty much anything that has to do with the Devil.
Be it the Exorcist or Rosemary's Baby.
I mean as a concept, ofcourse some scenes are scary regardless (like the nun scene in the Exorcist 3) but it really isn't something that stuck with me, while a more religious person may freak out at the random possessed kid.
I think Martyrs and The house of the laughing windows are the two horror films that disturbed me the most, in my life; the former 'cause it's fucking brutal, the latter because i was a kid, like 8 or so, when i first watched it with my brother (who was around 11).
To me the
mutilation
just because it dealt with genitalia, that wasn't really a factor for me
But i found very unsettling all the prior parts (reason why i liked the movie, unlike most of the people here).
Simon Belmont
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If it's been mentioned before, I'm sorry.
Love this movie, but I love most of Clive Barker's stuff.
Love this movie, but I love most of Clive Barker's stuff.
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OuterWorldVoice said:
It's nowhere near as good as the book and is generally a substandard movie. Come at me bro.
BattleMonkey
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slit said:
Clever Kills and just overall great slaser flick.
While I enjoyed the series, thought 2 was so much better than 3.
ratcliffja
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I second this. It is by far my favorite horror movie. The twist haunted me in a way I never expected.mrmarioman said:
If you haven´t seen it you should, there are no monsters, no gore or anything like that in the film, its a psychological horror movie and one of the best Í´ve seen
Melchiah
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icarus-daedelus said:I tend to like more grounded/real-world horror better too, but it's usually sickening and disturbing rather than actually scary to me. I just feel sad and sorry for the protags, lol.
And The Shining is totally a ghost movie, dude. A very good one, but still
Actually, it could be argued, that Kubrick's Shining isn't a supernatural film at all, but dealing with a psychosis. Although Stephen King's The Shining mini series has worse actors, and as a whole it really can't compete with Kubrick's movie, I like it more as it's more faithful to the original story. I always found Mr. Torrance's road to madness in Kubrick's film odd, as he seems to snap all of a sudden, without any reason. Suddenly he's just standing there with a blank stare in his eyes, when a minute or two ago he was ok. It just feels stupid.
I usually enjoy supernatural horror films far more than "realistic" ones, they just tend to bore me to death. I couldn't care less about slashers and such.
Well first of all, it's hinted/discussed enough that Jack already had issues before ever going to the hotel, and second of all, they've already been there a month or two. Also, didn't he already snap out at Wendy before the "blank stare" scene? There's certainly a descent into madness, but it's not shown very explicitly. I don't think it needed to be shown. Besides, I personally already felt a feeling of tension and dread from the start, even during his interview with the owner of the hotel.Melchiah said:
Anyway, did you ever end up watching AM1200? I recommended it to you some time ago.
Spirit of Jazz
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If you're a fan of J-horror or horror mocumentaries then you such definitely see this:
Melchiah
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Dascu said:
Well, he was edgy, but there's a long way from edgy to hacking your family to pieces with an axe. I think that part of the story was handled better in the newer version. And I also think, that Nicholson's typical portraying of a madman goes too comical at times. It may fit Batman and such, but it felt out of place in a horror film.
Ah, completely forgot that one. Thanks for reminding me. =)
Surprisingly decent, although it does feature one of the weirdest fucking scenes ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq_2GOoFaXE
I just watched Triangle (2009) after the recommendations in here...
... That was one big mind f*ck.
In principle, it was a real simple idea, executed in a way, that everyone would be able to follow the unfoldings.
It wasn't a masterpiece and I didn't expect it to be. There wasn't much horror, which I expected though. I don't mind having watched it, Triangle was a solid movie. =)
... That was one big mind f*ck.
In principle, it was a real simple idea, executed in a way, that everyone would be able to follow the unfoldings.
It wasn't a masterpiece and I didn't expect it to be. There wasn't much horror, which I expected though. I don't mind having watched it, Triangle was a solid movie. =)
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Coxy said:
Everyone should watch this movie. Everyone.
It's kind of lost it's impact with the end of the Cold War, but we were still made to watch it in high school (Scotland.) There are numerous scenes
(obviously the bit with the cat)
The American equivalent - The Day After - is just too much of a "disaster movie" for my liking. Threads on the other hand is unflinchingly realistic. Thank fuck we don't live with the spectre of full nuclear war hanging over us anymore.
Goreomedy said:
Cemetery Man, aka, Dellamorte Dellamore. Imagine if Pedro Almodovar made a zombie flick.
I genuinely thought I was the only person who knew about this movie. I saw it about ten years ago or so on Channel 4 (UK) and it was incredible.
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parrotbeak said:Well, I guess this qualifies since people told me it sucked. But Insidious scared the crap out of me.
I think it'll get more recognized later; seems like a lot of people either disliked it or didn't bother seeing it. I think I'll be able to watch it again right now, it would scare me again and I would probably see things I missed.
I just watched this movie last night. The first half was perfect and had a brilliant air of menace. Once they started explaining shit, and once
the dad went into the ghosts' world
Lord Error
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I've heard "Hardware" is good, but I haven't seen it. Story about post apocalyptic wasteland in which a robot called MARK13 kills and eats humans:
Ah crap, now I'll have to remember to not listen to anything you say about anything - ever.Mohonky said:
industrian said:
That's a problem with most horror movies for me. I like it when there's no rational explanation, just bad stuff happening. Makes it that much creepier for me. Also I think happy endings don't go well with horror movies. That's why I like Drag me to Hell, Insidious or Trick 'r Treat. It's like a happy ending ruins the whole mood a movie has been building...
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Nymerio said:
The problem is that Joe Public don't want to leave a cinema saying "I didn't understand that" so movies like this are plagued with overexplanation in order to be marketable. Human beings are fundamentally afraid of what they don't understand, which makes these kind of movies work so well and the reason why they shouldn't be explained at all.
industrian said:
While I don't like how it was executed I actually enjoy the idea of
astral projection/lucid dreaming it's crazy, because if you lucid dream in real life, it can get really scary in there real quick... it's almost like being caught in a dream with Freddy.
Mohonky said:
2 things about this. 1 if you really believe this is the worst you've seen then you DEFINITELY haven't seen much. 2. It appears what it was supposed to be went completely over your head.
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msdstc said:
Do you watch The X-Files? There's a brilliant episode called "The Walk."
I thought I would drop a recommendation off for this little movie: Scarecrows
I saw this on VHS when I was about 15 or 16 and it scared the bloody shit out of me. Has sort of followed me my entire life since then, it still sometimes pops up when I am alone in the dark.
Well it is on netflix insta-watch so I watched it in the dark today and it still is pretty creepy! I recommend it quite a bit.
I saw this on VHS when I was about 15 or 16 and it scared the bloody shit out of me. Has sort of followed me my entire life since then, it still sometimes pops up when I am alone in the dark.
Well it is on netflix insta-watch so I watched it in the dark today and it still is pretty creepy! I recommend it quite a bit.
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Petrichor said:
Triangle (2009)
Truly excellent film. The acting is passable at best, but the narrative is so intricate and nuanced that it easily outweighs the sometimes shoddy acting and dialogue. Everyone I show it to falls in love with it and a thirty minute conversation about what actually happened in the film often ensues.
I'm running through a lot of horror movies in this thread and just watched this movie. It's not what I expected at all. Really good movie.
Ventilaator
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Saw. F-ing Saw.
Mention that name to anyone and you are immediately dismissed as a torture porn loving masochistic weird person.
But the first Saw movie is legitimately good and one of the few examples the entire film industry has to something I would actually consider calling a horror movie. (I differentiate horror movies and "Boo!" movies)
Mention that name to anyone and you are immediately dismissed as a torture porn loving masochistic weird person.
But the first Saw movie is legitimately good and one of the few examples the entire film industry has to something I would actually consider calling a horror movie. (I differentiate horror movies and "Boo!" movies)
8BitsAtATime
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Cosmic Schwung said:Anyone else seen this?
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It's been a while but I remember enjoying it.
This movie kicks ass...a war/horror movie. I enjoyed every second of this movie.
Ive been wanting to own this movie for the longest time, its next on my netflix, im think about just keeping the dvd.Goreomedy said:
Cemetery Man, aka, Dellamorte Dellamore. Imagine if Pedro Almodovar made a zombie flick.
crimzonflame
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Any of these movies any good: http://www.youtube.com/movies/horror?feature=mv_b_mc ?
This one is good, I think. (Haven't seen it myself, but I kind of liked the remake.): http://www.youtube.com/movie/house-on-haunted-hillcrimzonflame said:
And this one HAS to be good with a name like that: http://www.youtube.com/movie/monsturd
VistraNorrez
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No way. It's phenomenal. Incredible to see with a packed theater. It has so much replay value. Anytime it rains I want to pop it in.NEOPARADIGM said:
But scary is the hardest mood to achieve in film, even more then funny, and most horror movies are far less scary the second time around. One of the most intense film watching experiences recently was El Orfanato, and some said it's not really good horror movie. I stopped looking to horror movies to scare a longtime ago. It doesn't affect my opinion on whether a horror film is good or not.
I'll throw in Clive Barker's Nightbreed.
water_wendi
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ive mentioned this is the other movie thread but i really enjoyed Yellow Brick Road. One of the more creepy movies ive seen in a while. Just to give perspective on my taste in horror movies i view Session 9 as my all-time favorite.
Darth Kupi
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Dog Soldiers.
Its Aliens-meets-Werewolves.
And its awesome.
Its Aliens-meets-Werewolves.
And its awesome.
HeadlessRoland
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icarus-daedelus said:
Your lack of taste should be a criminal offense. Or is this just a cry for attention?
Great flick but its not a horror movie.
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Just watched "The Signal" ... someone in this thread considered it a horror movie?!
On to Session 9 now.
On to Session 9 now.
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ReBurn said:
do not watch bad taste than so much gore lol but it is funny very funny
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