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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2019 16:13:57 GMT
Halloween II
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Mar 6, 2019 1:24:49 GMT
It is a hard call and while not generically slasher, it has those undertones, so I would have to go with Psycho II - 83'.
If that doesn't really rate, I would have to say Happy Birthday To Me - 81'.
Also love The Funhouse - 81', Halloween II - 81' and My Bloody Valentine - 81'
81', was the best year for slashers.
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Post by lostinlimbo on Mar 11, 2019 2:35:52 GMT
I was going to pick ‘He Knows You’re Alone’, but decided to go with ‘Just Before Dawn’.  A very creepy, and menacing backwoods slasher with stunning picturesque locations and unsettling Brad Fiedel score. George Kennedy pops up too. |
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Post by anthonyrocks on Mar 11, 2019 7:33:48 GMT
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Post by SuperDevilDoctor on Mar 11, 2019 10:54:25 GMT
TENEBRE (1982).
Gialli > Slashers.
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Post by simest on Mar 11, 2019 20:14:31 GMT
HALLOWEEN II for me also.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Mar 12, 2019 0:02:26 GMT
It is a hard call and while not generically slasher, it has those undertones, so I would have to go with Psycho II - 83'. My favourite horror movie of 1983, I would say. An impressively sophisticated psychological thriller that serves as a fine example of how horror movie sequels don't have to be carbon copies of the movie that preceded them.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Mar 12, 2019 0:02:51 GMT
I was going to pick ‘He Knows You’re Alone’, but decided to go with ‘Just Before Dawn’. A very creepy, and menacing backwoods slasher with stunning picturesque locations and unsettling Brad Fiedel score. George Kennedy pops up too. I love that poster.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Mar 12, 2019 0:04:01 GMT
TENEBRE (1982). Gialli > Slashers. I couldn't finish it. I tried, but I just couldn't.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Mar 12, 2019 0:06:09 GMT
HALLOWEEN II for me also. Seems to be a popular choice. Can't say I'm surprised, though my own opinion of this movie has diminished greatly over the years. These days, I tend to think Carpenter's 1978 original works best as a standalone.
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Post by simest on Mar 12, 2019 6:09:03 GMT
HALLOWEEN II for me also. Seems to be a popular choice. Can't say I'm surprised, though my own opinion of this movie has diminished greatly over the years. These days, I tend to think Carpenter's 1978 original works best as a standalone. I've always thought Carpenter's original works best as a standalone. As far back as when there was only 2 movies in the series I thought that. |
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Post by simest on Mar 12, 2019 6:19:26 GMT
It is a hard call and while not generically slasher, it has those undertones, so I would have to go with Psycho II - 83'. My favourite horror movie of 1983, I would say. An impressively sophisticated psychological thriller that serves as a fine example of how horror movie sequels don't have to be carbon copies of the movie that preceded them. It may not have been a carbon copy of the movie that preceded it - but it was near enough a carbon copy of William Castle's Strait-Jacket. And Strait-Jacket just happened to be penned by none other than Psycho author Robert Bloch.........who was overlooked for the 1983 sequel. |
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Mar 12, 2019 6:37:57 GMT
My favourite horror movie of 1983, I would say. An impressively sophisticated psychological thriller that serves as a fine example of how horror movie sequels don't have to be carbon copies of the movie that preceded them. It may not have been a carbon copy of the movie that preceded it - but it was near enough a carbon copy of William Castle's Strait-Jacket. And Strait-Jacket just happened to be penned by none other than Psycho author Robert Bloch.........who was overlooked for the 1983 sequel. Interesting.
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Post by dirtypillows on Mar 12, 2019 8:55:27 GMT
 The Prowler was super gory! I saw it for the first time maybe five years ago. I think it is (from what I have seen) the bloodiest of the early 80s slashers.
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Post by dirtypillows on Mar 12, 2019 8:59:46 GMT
I am in the minority, but I have always loved "Terror Train". Also I love the first two "Friday the 13ths". I just watched "Happy Birthday To Me" last night. That was different, maybe even ambitious for the genre.
There are an awful lot of bloody murders in Argento's "Tenebre", 1982. Does that qualify as a slasher? I liked it a lot.
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Post by dirtypillows on Mar 12, 2019 9:02:09 GMT
TENEBRE (1982). Gialli > Slashers. I couldn't finish it. I tried, but I just couldn't. Just saw this post. Thanks for the answer. I'm too lazy to go back and try and have my post/question deleted. But, anyway, what was it about "Tenebre" that you could not get into? The narrative is convoluted, but that's the case with every single one of Dario Argento's movies.
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Post by dirtypillows on Mar 12, 2019 9:02:56 GMT
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Post by dirtypillows on Mar 12, 2019 9:03:58 GMT
I liked the hospital setting in that one.
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Post by dirtypillows on Mar 12, 2019 9:12:49 GMT
It is a hard call and while not generically slasher, it has those undertones, so I would have to go with Psycho II - 83'. If that doesn't really rate, I would have to say Happy Birthday To Me - 81'. Also love The Funhouse - 81', Halloween II - 81' and My Bloody Valentine - 81'81', was the best year for slashers. I love "The Funhouse" almost as much as you do, Toasted Cheese. Though I never really considered it a true slasher. I love and am devoted to the slasher genre, but most of the time, the movies themselves aren't usually all that super special or particularly well done, and I would say that Tobe Hooper was a special talent. I thought "The Funhouse" was suspenseful and inventive and quite well-done. Plus, it's got some good humor to go with it. Slashers are usually for slumming and I just thought "The Funhouse" was a cut or two above. Plus, I think of slashers as having several murders, ala "Friday the 13th", though of course that was not the case with either "Terror Train" or "Prom Night" (which gets my vote as lamest slasher of all time) What do you think, Toasted Cheese? And "Motel Hell" (which is obviously not a slasher) is in a class by itself. And then there's "Mother's Day", which I just don't know what to think of. I kind of liked it and there were some interesting observations, but I kind of wanted to take a shower afterwards. Rose Ross was a hoot!
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Mar 12, 2019 10:57:31 GMT
It is a hard call and while not generically slasher, it has those undertones, so I would have to go with Psycho II - 83'. If that doesn't really rate, I would have to say Happy Birthday To Me - 81'. Also love The Funhouse - 81', Halloween II - 81' and My Bloody Valentine - 81'81', was the best year for slashers. I love "The Funhouse" almost as much as you do, Toasted Cheese. Though I never really considered it a true slasher. I love and am devoted to the slasher genre, but most of the time, the movies themselves aren't usually all that super special or particularly well done, and I would say that Tobe Hooper was a special talent. I thought "The Funhouse" was suspenseful and inventive and quite well-done. Plus, it's got some good humor to go with it. Slashers are usually for slumming and I just thought "The Funhouse" was a cut or two above. Plus, I think of slashers as having several murders, ala "Friday the 13th", though of course that was not the case with either "Terror Train" or "Prom Night" (which gets my vote as lamest slasher of all time) What do you think, Toasted Cheese? And "Motel Hell" (which is obviously not a slasher) is in a class by itself. And then there's "Mother's Day", which I just don't know what to think of. I kind of liked it and there were some interesting observations, but I kind of wanted to take a shower afterwards. Rose Ross was a hoot! Yes, The Funhouse is one of kind. I rate it a #6, on my top 20 horror film list. It does have that slasher movie undertone and also plenty of atmosphere to boot, but it was also much more. It didn't rely on bloody graphic violence, ala, an assortment of murder weapons, and had more substance. It was about the sleazy milieu of the carnival, cruelty, consequences for actions and a monster who was both loved and despised at the same time and couldn't help himself.
I also feel that Happy Birthday To Me, did a little bit more to spice up the simplicity of the slasher tone. That is why I like it so much and wanted to make it kills mysterious and suspenseful. Like Funhouse, it really knew how to work its atmosphere. My Bloody Valentine didn't even have to try hard with its atmosphere, it was already there in the cold and somber setting. Plus it played out its scenario in a generic, but scary manner. It took itself very seriously.
Prom Night is meh for me. Terror Train does have more class, but I would need to re-vist to give you a more informed opinion. I know you rate it quite highly, but they just didn't deliver for me in the slashy and blood and gore department.
Of course no more needs to be said about Motel Hell. This really defies and transcends any sub-genre horror category and is also in a class of its own.
Pleased that you brought up Mother's Day and I haven't seen this one for a while. Like Motel Hell, and both from 1980, it defies category. Mother's Day, like Motel Hell, is also well acted and even more disgustingly black, that it does get its dirt right under your skin. It is much more disturbing too. I know what you mean by feeling you need a bath after. However, the makeup effects are so cheesy, that it does lose a bit of impact. It is the realm of sexual violence where Mother's Day exploits. It is still a keeper, but not as much fun as Vincent and Ida.
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