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Topic: Greatest horror flicks? (NSC) Return to archive Page: 1 2 3
19th May 2006 09:07 PM
MrPleasant Yeah: the return of the thinking asshole. Sorry.

Double tie: Suspiria





and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (you've seen it, probably; so no pics).

The Shining is pretty nice; also the Night Of The Living Dead (black and white).

Most original: Eraserhead.

Most unseen: La Montaña Sagrada.

Most idiotic horror film: probably an italian one, about evil dogs and starring Alice Cooper when nobody was buying his albums.

A nice surprise: Frailty.

Most pretentious: Naked Lunch.

Funniest: Blackenstein.

Grossest: Frankenhooker.

Worst horror actor: Keanu Reeves (Bram Stoker's Dracula)

Worst actor: Keanu Reeves.

Actor you're most eager to see being stabbed to death (as in the Psycho shower scene), calling for his mommy and yelling in high pitched voice: Leonardo DiCaprio.

Most drunken actor: John Carradine.

Most unbearable trend: the Scary Movie franchise. Give it up already; ha ha; don't make fun of what's already funny.

Most underrated: The Fog.

Weirdest: Possession.
[Edited by MrPleasant]
19th May 2006 09:11 PM
stonedinaustralia Rattle and Hum
19th May 2006 09:18 PM
BONOISLOVE
quote:
stonedinaustralia wrote:
Rattle and Hum



YOU SHALL NOT BE HUGGED!!!
19th May 2006 09:19 PM
pdog
quote:
BONOISLOVE wrote:
YOU SHALL NOT BE HUGGED!!!



Only the trees are so unfortunate!
19th May 2006 09:20 PM
BONOISLOVE
quote:
pdog wrote:


Only the trees are so unfortunate!



WRONG, MY BOUNCY ASIATIC PROSTITUTE BABE. I hug everything.
19th May 2006 09:21 PM
Pako Gertte
quote:
stonedinaustralia wrote:
Rattle and Hum



ROTF

Pako be eating bono bones an' da oder ogli white folks
19th May 2006 09:22 PM
BONOISLOVE
quote:
Pako Gertte wrote:


ROTF

Pako be eating bono bones an' da oder ogli white folks



Mmmmmmmh. "BONES".
19th May 2006 09:37 PM
Highwire Rob Jacob's Ladder

It would have been even better if director Adrian Lyne had gone with screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin's original climactic ending--depicting a man's body burning away (Buddhist Monk style) and his soul entering heaven.

I just re-read the screenplay from Applause Books. At it's core is the short Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce. But Rubin creates his own extraordinary story of a fatally wounded Vietnam vet experiencing flashbacks and foreshadowing of life experiences in his remaining minutes on an operating table in a field hospital.

Plus it has Danny Aiello as a guardian angel and Elizabeth Peña as one sexy demon. Ohhhh man is she hot in that!!!!

I highly recommend the Applause Screenplay Book. You can get it from Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/15...glance&n=283155
[Edited by Highwire Rob]
19th May 2006 09:40 PM
MrPleasant
quote:
Highwire Rob wrote:
Jacob's Ladder

It would have been even better if Adrian Lyne had gone with Bruce Joel Rubin's original climactic ending--depicting a man's body burning away (Buddhist Monk style) and his soul entering heaven.

I just re-read the screenplay from Applause Books. At it's core is the short Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce. But Rubin creates his own extraordinary story of a fatally wounded Vietnam vet experiencing flashbacks and foreshadowing of life experiences in his remaining minutes on an operating table in a field hospital.

Plus it has Danny Aiello as a guardian angel and Elizabeth Peña as one sexy demon. Ohhhh man is she hot in that!!!!:P

I highly recommend the Applause Screenplay Book. You can get it from Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/15...glance&n=283155



It should have been great. Instead, it's corny, self-important and melodramatic, like everything that Joel Schumacher has done. "Angel Heart" has the same problem; it passes like a cult movie, when it's actually rubbish.

I actually think that Joel is a decent director. The problem is HollyGayWood.

(Whoops: it's Adrian Lyne, not Schumacher; my lover cooked Bugs Bunny!)
[Edited by MrPleasant]
19th May 2006 10:28 PM
the good The only movie I ever saw that genuinely scared me was Aliens. It was so intense that I just felt totally spent afterwards.
19th May 2006 10:32 PM
sirmoonie
quote:
Highwire Rob wrote:
Jacob's Ladder

It would have been even better if director Adrian Lyne had gone with screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin's original climactic ending--depicting a man's body burning away (Buddhist Monk style) and his soul entering heaven.

I just re-read the screenplay from Applause Books. At it's core is the short Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce. But Rubin creates his own extraordinary story of a fatally wounded Vietnam vet experiencing flashbacks and foreshadowing of life experiences in his remaining minutes on an operating table in a field hospital.

Plus it has Danny Aiello as a guardian angel and Elizabeth Peña as one sexy demon. Ohhhh man is she hot in that!!!!

I highly recommend the Applause Screenplay Book. You can get it from Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/15...glance&n=283155
[Edited by Highwire Rob]


Yeah, that was a mind fuck.

The Exorcist scared the hell out of me for weeks when I was kid. Then I embraced Satan and felt immediately fine.

Helter Skelter - muthafuckah - saw that was I was around 15 - didn't believe in guns until the night I saw it, bought a pistol like a week later. That movie is fucking scary, man.
19th May 2006 10:32 PM
full moon Night Of The Living Dead, Halloween., Carrie,
19th May 2006 10:50 PM
lotsajizz chainsaw 1 & 2, especially 1
19th May 2006 10:57 PM
Steamboat Bill, Jr. Frankenstein (1931)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Dracula (1931)
The Mummy (1932)
The Old Dark House (1932)
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
The Black Cat (1934)
The Wolf Man (1941)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Horror of Dracula (1958)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
Captain Clegg (1962)
The City of the Dead (1960)
The Haunted Palace (1963)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
The Tomb of Ligeia (1965)
The Devil Bat (1940)
I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
Cat People (1942)
Isle of the Dead (1945)
House of Frankenstein (1944)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
The Leopard Man (1943)
Night of the Demon (1957)
Dementia (1955)
The Devil Commands (1941)
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
House of Dracula (1945)
The Ghoul (1933)
Island of Lost Souls (1933)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
Strangler of the Swamp (1946)
Vampyr (1932)
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Werewolf of London (1935)
19th May 2006 10:59 PM
Altamont I watched High Tension, Wolf Creek and Hostel recently. They were alright. I thought High Tension was the best out of those three.
19th May 2006 11:04 PM
MrPleasant
quote:
Steamboat Bill, Jr. wrote:
I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919)
Carnival of Souls (1962)



Those rock!!!

One of my all time favourites: The Fearless Vampire Killers.
19th May 2006 11:40 PM
Sir Stonesalot Terms of Endearment or Steel Magnolias...maybe Under a Tuscan Sun. Tough call.

I've always loved the original Nosferatu. Oh, and Todd Brownings "Freaks", that's great. Can't forget "Orgy of the Dead" either, starring Criswell, and written by Ed Wood Jr.! I must have seen that thing 100 times and it STILL cracks me up every time I see it!

20th May 2006 01:22 AM
Dan I think the Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the best movie ever, period. Then again I pretty much only like horror movies. Can't say I have seen anywhere close to everything listed here, I have a hard time staring at the TV for extended peroids of time and only rent movies a few times a year. I have "High Tension" time-shifted around here somewhere, maybe I will watch it this weekend.
20th May 2006 01:30 AM
Altamont
quote:
Dan wrote:
I think the Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the best movie ever, period. Then again I pretty much only like horror movies. Can't say I have seen anywhere close to everything listed here, I have a hard time staring at the TV for extended peroids of time and only rent movies a few times a year. I have "High Tension" time-shifted around here somewhere, maybe I will watch it this weekend.




What is the High Tension Time shifted? I watched the one with the english overdubs. It's a french movie. I'd consider it worth watching, for the awesome gore and the WTF element alone.
[Edited by Altamont]
20th May 2006 01:49 AM
MrPleasant The only time I've ever been scared by a film, truly scared, was with The Shining. The weird scene where there's a guy dressed as a bear, giving a Brian Jones to an old dude really struck me.

Also, the Titanic flick. I was scared when people were crying at the movies. I thought: hey! I'm not a senseless bastard (shed tears over Tom Waits; yeah, he's a freak); so why do I not feel moved at all? I knew dumb people were going to die in the end; no love story ends up with a cute chord (except A Fish Called Wanda; but that was about the laughs, anyway). I just felt out of romance with boats.

I'm not so into the horror genre, but there are some gems lying there; B movies which are even more poetic and sometimes misterious than the regular "avant garde" thing.

Tobe Hooper, James Whale, John Carpenter, (how is it possible to have forgotten THE THING?!?), Roger Corman (A Bucket Of Blood is a minor masterpiece): better than all the stuff that gets nominated for the Oscars. Kotex... I mean: Period.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1GBXs9cTQU
[Edited by MrPleasant]
20th May 2006 01:53 AM
MrPleasant
20th May 2006 02:14 AM
pdog The Hills Have Eyes (original) was fucking cool!
20th May 2006 02:16 AM
MrPleasant Yeah, and it was based on an Ingmar Bergman's film (The Virgin Spring).
20th May 2006 02:19 AM
MrPleasant Another horror film, probably the most scary: Fahrenheit 9/11.
20th May 2006 02:20 AM
MrPleasant And, for the love of Gawd: watch Gus Van Sant's Elephant. You'll laugh, you'll feel uncomfortable, you'll end up with semen in your hands. You will become a Kiss fan.
20th May 2006 03:44 AM
BONOISLOVE Is Rattle and Fuck a horror movie? I still don't get it.
20th May 2006 05:00 AM
stonedinaustralia
quote:
BONOISLOVE wrote:
...I still don't get it.



of course you don't - you're pro Bono!!

(note unintended lawyer gag)
20th May 2006 06:13 AM
Honky Tonk Man
quote:
MrPleasant wrote:
The only time I've ever been scared by a film, truly scared, was with The Shining.


It's funny you mention the Shining, because although I don't consider it to be a scary film as such, it has one scene that has creeped me out more than any other in any film. It's that scene at the end when the camera zooms in on that old black and white photo from the 1930's and Jack Nicholson in it.
20th May 2006 06:36 AM
stewed & Keefed The acting in Stoned
20th May 2006 09:10 AM
corgi37 Ah, my specialty.

Without question, the "Dead" trilogy by George A. Romero are the greatest horror films ever. Dawn of the dead in particular is superb. Its so much more than a horror film. Forget the cheezy MTV style re-make. The 78 version is the Godfather of horror films. Leonard Maltin (a fine Jewish lad) gave it 4 stars. Beware the Euro version, edited by Italian horror master Dario Argento (who co-financed the film in return for Euro rights and whose daughter - the very hot Asia Argento is in Land of the Dead! Argento cut out alot of the chit-chat and meaninful scenes that had such pathos in favour of a more action orientated version. Night of the living dead is a fine piece of film making. The acting is so-so, but the theme is not. The backdrop of a angry world (1968 - Nam, racism, French student riots etc) is floating under the surface. Romero's message is that its not the zombies to fear, its the inability of people to work together.

Dawn of the dead is a spawling masterpiece. The 1st 25 minutes of so are pure gore/horror, but it is so much more than that. The consumer culture is mercilessly attacked with the accuracy of a smart bomb. We take "Super Malls" for granted now, but this was filmed in one of America's 1st large malls, and the idea was still a novelty. The pathos of the survivors locked up in a mall with everything they could possibly need - yet they are still in a prison, is so moving. To this day, Dawn of the Dead is in the top 10 of most horror buffs, and is right up there in many serious critics all time great films.

Day of the dead is far from good. But, does have some redeeming qualities. The original script for that film makes me weep. Having read it many times, ohhh, what could have been! It would have been the "GOne with the wind" of zombie films. Again, the premise is remaining survivors fighting against each other instead of a common enemy. The film is very talky, and the gore is way over the top. Still, it is a important inclusion.

I really loved the last Romero film Land of the Dead. Alas, its quite obvious shots at the current conservative mind set of of the U.S. meant many Yanks were pissed off with it. However, in 5 years, people will consider that maybe the best, or at least, on a par with Dawn. Romero is not as subtle in this film, really attacking the current political climate and thinking of those in power, but it certainly rams home some salient points. And, above all, it simply must be one of the most gory films ever released in mainstream cinemas. The uncut dvd is even more gory! Plus, an Aussie is the main lead. Dennis Hopper plays his part perfectly, and even John Leguizamo doesnt fuck this movie up.

The Exorcist is more than a horror film too. Its historic value, like Night of the living dead, is probably more important now than the movie itself.

Last man on Earth deserves a mention. That film was actually the inspiration for NOTLD. It's very low budget, and badly needs restoration, but the performance of Vincent Price is sensational. Will Smith is doing a re-make now - Gawd! hahahaha.

The classic 1931 Dracula is a must too. Though, for the life of me, to this day, i dont get Bela Lugosi. I mean, for a vamp, he had no fucking teeth! He was a sensation on Broadway in the role, and his stage craft shows in the film.

The original Friday the 13th was very good too. Without that, there would be no slasher genre at all.

Rosemary's Baby is vital to the genre too. It's almost breathtaking that it was made! It's a very slow burn of a film compared to todays movies, but its pay off is rewarding.

The remake of THE THING, directed by John Carpenter, is utterly amazing. The tension builds perfectly, and the FX are stunning to this day! I actually consider that his best and most accomplished work, even above Halloween.

Another gem is Near Dark. It's a low budget vampire film, set in Oklahomha, that is not very vampire like at all. The acting in that film is A-1.

Also, another totally ignored (though more sci-fi) is THE HIDDEN starring Kylie McLachlan and Claudia Christian. Very entertaining movie, performed with gusto by all the performers. Movies like Near Dark and The Hidden are fresh and exciting in the genre, and a pity that kind of thinking didnt last. Now its just "Cant think of anything, dude, so lets re-make some one else's ideas".

For tv, i would easily vote the original Salems Lot. It was brilliant. Maybe even better than the book. The pitiful remake (made in 2004 in my fucking country and my fucking state!) was shit. It was fun to "spot the Aussie" though. No, the original had class and genuine chills. James Mason was incredible. Even David Soul didnt screw his role up. I simply have to mention to young Lance Kerwin who was terrific. And, that show had a real mean mother of a vampire, not the campy Rutger Hauer trying to re-emulate his "HITCHER" role.

Special mention must be given to Euro horror. "Zombi" is a fucking treat. Get stoned and join the ride! In some places its called "Zombi2", as in Italy, Dario Argento re-named Dawn of the dead. But, "Zombi", directed by the amazing Lucio Fulci is a scream. Terribly acted, directed, dubbed, bad FX - its truly bad/good. Also features some fine tits and ass and a underwater attack from a zombie on a tiger shark that to this day stuns people! Just how did they do it? Now, i am currently writing a screenplay on the behind the scenes making of this movie. Why? Because frankly, the story of how they made is more facinating than the film itself. Real guerrila film making. The lead actor was selected only because the producers loved him in a U.K. tv show. Trouble is, the show that aired in Italy was 3 years old. So, when the hot, fresh actor from that show rolled up in Italy, he was now pudgy and balding! Mia Farrow's sister, Tisa, was hired for 1 reason. Her surname was Farrow! She could not act, and indeed, was a even more of a "space cadet" than her sister. To round off the cast, was a over weight New York wrestler, a Danish rugby player, a calypso artist, and 4 Italian brothers who play the vast majority of zombies. Have a cone or two and watch this must see movie. Hopefully, in 5 years or so, you will also watch my version!

Dario Argento is truly a master film maker. He is easily Italy's Hitchcock. His movies are literal,

I could include other worthy films like American werewolf in London, the Freddy movies, the Scream movies, Psycho and maybe even the wonderful Jaws, but i dont consider them truly horror movies. Alien/s to me, is sci fi.

Australia, sadly, is hopeless at horror. We just cant do it. We cant do porn either! Wolf Creek is getting mentioned, but i dont know about that. Saw is written, directed, starring, and conceived by 2 Aussies - but they couldnt get the funding here. You see, it wasnt a film abou inner city lesbian public servants, so wasnt considered worthy. Of course, its made around $100mill, so i dont think the the 2 Aussie dudes involved care anymore.

Undead, an Aussie zombie movie, is actually ok. Mainly played for laughs, it still delivers some chills.

Patrick was ok, but very dated now (circa 78).

The English have some worthy entries. I cannot go on without including the Wicker Man. Not really horror, but unsettling all the same. Odd and quirky, its simply awesome.

Hammer made alot of cheesy flicks with maidens tits spilling out all over, but only a few are truly good. I very much like most of the Dracula movies from 1967 to 1972. Dracula AD 1972 is widely despised, and very hard to get on dvd, but i like it. Anything with Caroline Munro is fine with me! Christopher Lee, getting frustrated with his type-casting, hated the script, and simply refused to utter any dialogue! He says about 3 sentences! Still, i like it's groovy update. Dracula has risen from the grave is great.

But, the best Hammer flicks as far as i am concerned are Twins of Evil and The Vampire Lovers. Both pushed the relaxed attitudes to nudity very much for mainstream releases of the time. Ingrid Pitt was stunning! Twins of Evil is sooooooo camp, and you actually do want Peter Cushing's character to just die, but its a lovely, hammy film.

The Japs are very serious about horror. The Ring and The Grudge are wonderful. Battle Royale is top notch too.

Lastly, who could forget (or forgive??? hahahah) Troma. Man, they put out some far out shit in the 80's "Biker chicks in zombie town" - a absolute stinker, never the less, has a very young, and pre-wigged, Billy Bob Thornton. "Toxic Avenger" just blows ya mind. But, you HAVE to see the uncut version. There is something to offend everyone! Whether its a 12 year old kid getting his skull crushed by a car, and the occupants of that car (2 boys, 2 women) jumping out and taking photos, and then later, one of the women masturbating to the photos - or the other scenes of over the top schlock gore (hands getting deep fried, balls being ripped off, guts getting ripped out, noses being torn off), either way, its a incredible piece of "Z" grade film making. "Class of Nuke-em-high" and "Redneck ZOmbies" are fine "Lets get stoned and watch a horror movie" movies.

I always thought "Fright NIght" was well made too. Very, very 80's, but made with a care for the genre. Maybe too much humour ruins it as a true horror, but i think its excellant.

To finish with, is one of my faves. "Re-animotor". Adapted from H.P. Lovecrafts story, this film is over the top too. Again, campy and played for laughs rather than trying to be disturbing, it delivers simply by the "chutzpah" of its actors, and the gore FX which simply HAD to have been created while on LSD. Example? Currently a soapie star, Barbara Crampton made a few horrors. She's great in this. Her big scene? Tied up nude on a morgue gurney, the re-animated corpse of her college professor standing at her very pretty feet. Trouble is, he's been decapitated! NEver mind. His body holds his head, as he licks Barbara from head, to breast, to tummy, leaving slimy blood oozing from his mouth as he goes. His destination? Her pussy! Yep, she's gonna get some head tonight!

Another totally forgotten flick is "Society". The FX are done by "Screaming Mad George", and fuck me, this guy is really, really warped! To tell you anything about it would spoil it. Brian Yuzna, a great name in horror then (1989) directs this stylish film with aplomb. Think "INvasion of the body snatchers" meets "Less than zero" meets "Melrose Place". Billy Warlock, who's all but vanished and was only known then for his early stint on "Baywatch" is very good. All is not what it seems amongst the rich. The well to do. Society people. Cant tell you much more. Just try to rent it, and prepare to be amazed, shocked, stunned, and to either laugh your head off or vomit.

It would be remiss of me to leave out "NIght of the Creeps". Ultra cheezy, and played for laughs, it never the less, is a affectionate dedication to the genre. The characters are named Romero, King & Carpenter. The premise of this flick
is alien slugs turning people into zombies. Sounds familiar? Yep, its been remade as the current horror hit "Slither". James Gunn, debut director for "Slither", script writer for "Scooby Doo", the remake of "Dawn of the dead" and a veteran of Troma, claims
he has never seen "Night of the Creeps". Yeah, right. Pull the other one mate, it plays "Jingle Bells"!.Sadly, "Night of the Creeps" is not out on dvd yet, and this is a crime. Its a hoot from woe to go. Another gem of 80's American shock/horror.

There are more, no doubt. But, i am getting wasted now. Its taken me nearly 2 hours to write this. I need more dope, less speed, more wine, and maybe a foot job from the Mrs.

P.S. Is that too much info? lol.
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