Before we go on, I think we'd better clarify what we mean by horror - personally, I see it as a subgenre of the weird tale, and there are quite a few things here I wouldn't include in principle, not because they aren't brilliant but because I'm not sure they fit. Robert Bloch was a wonderful writer of horror (actually he was pretty lousy much of the time, too), but is Psycho really a horror film, or is it a psychological thriller?
Originally posted by General PutzerWhat made Psycho good?
The Birds was a big snoozefest, hard to stay awake during the first half, and the second half was not worth the wait. Not even a horror movie anyway. Hitchcock's Psycho was better by far and belongs on the list
I thought it was boring and the only reason anyone saw it was because it was the first movie to show breasts on the big screen.
Originally posted by Ronnie48I think my main problem with The Others is that it was basically an archetypal middle-class woman's fantasy of the afterlife - you get a big house, ghostly servants and an eternity bossing people around and never aging. There was no actual terror in it, except maybe a mild sense of guilt - I killed my children, but never mind, eh, I was under some pressure at the time, and wouldn't a cup of Ovaltine go down just wonderfully right now?
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Originally posted by AmauroteAre you talking about the origional Haunting, or that piece of crap they made a few years ago with Liam Neissen?
No way.
(1) Captain Kronos
(2) Night of the Demon
(3) The Haunting
(4) The Descent
(5) The Omen
(6) Dawn of the Dead (original version)
(7) The Medusa Touch
(8) Ravenous
(9) The Dead Zone
(10) The Thing (John Carpenter version)
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Originally posted by ark13Absolutely. The movies that scared me the most are just fond memories, when I see them now in all of my ancientness they strike me as cheesy.
You know, I think the chances of the originals ALWAYS being better than the remakes aren't really that high. Perhaps you were just younger and more easily scared when they came out?
The only thing on television that frightens me now is the news, and the Tony Danza show.
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Originally posted by SJ247Excellent point.
Absolutely. The movies that scared me the most are just fond memories, when I see them now in all of my ancientness they strike me as cheesy.
The only thing on television that frightens me now is the news, and the Tony Danza show.
'Poltergeist' gave me nightmares. Now it makes me chuckle.
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Originally posted by Moldy CrowNo, I haven't even seen the remake - I'm talking about the 1963 (Claire Bloom) version, which I admired just as much as the novel. I was also tempted to include the original Legend of Hell House, but I don't think that quite matches the novel, final scene aside.
Are you talking about the origional Haunting, or that piece of crap they made a few years ago with Liam Neissen?
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Originally posted by Saint NickI remember the snotty tennis balls...yes, a comedy.
Excellent point.
'Poltergeist' gave me nightmares. Now it makes me chuckle.
That reminds of something, the scariness of clowns, what is it with that...Poltergeist, IT, there are others...is this somehow tied to Gacy, or have clowns always scared some people?
Originally posted by ark13Well maybe with certain films but films such as The Omen, Jaws, The Wickerman still scare me as much today as they did when I first saw them.
You know, I think the chances of the originals ALWAYS being better than the remakes aren't really that high. Perhaps you were just younger and more easily scared when they came out?
Talking of Horror who remembers Hammer House of Horrors?
