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Post by lowtacks86 on Aug 18, 2020 17:54:23 GMT
Which do you think was better? For better or worse 1980s horror was dominated by the slasher genre, so that needs to be taken into consideration.
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Post by kolchak92 on Aug 18, 2020 18:02:05 GMT
Let's see in the 70s you had
The Exorcist
Jaws
The Omen
Don't Look Now
Halloween
Alien
The Wicker Man
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The Shining (I know it technically came out in 1980, but it was filmed in 1979 and definitely had more of a 70s feel to it I'd say)
In the 80s you had:
Poltergeist
The Thing
Creepshow
Cujo
Hellraiser
Fright Night
Christine
Pet Sematary
Child's Play
A Nigtmare on Elm Street
It's really tough to decide.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Aug 18, 2020 18:04:25 GMT
Let's see in the 70s you had The Exorcist Jaws The Omen Don't Look Now Halloween Alien The Wicker Man Invasion of the Body Snatchers The Shining (I know it technically came out in 1980, but it was filmed in 1979 and definitely had more of a 70s feel to it I'd say) In the 80s you had: Poltergeist The Thing Creepshow Cujo Hellraiser Fright Night Christine Pet Sematary Child's Play A Nigtmare on Elm Street It's really tough to decide. I'm guessing you're not a huge fan of Romero/zombie films? I'm not big on them either. Probably no coincide the only one I really like is a parody (Return of the Living Dead)
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Post by kolchak92 on Aug 18, 2020 18:05:23 GMT
Let's see in the 70s you had The Exorcist Jaws The Omen Don't Look Now Halloween Alien The Wicker Man Invasion of the Body Snatchers The Shining (I know it technically came out in 1980, but it was filmed in 1979 and definitely had more of a 70s feel to it I'd say) In the 80s you had: Poltergeist The Thing Creepshow Cujo Hellraiser Fright Night Christine Pet Sematary Child's Play A Nigtmare on Elm Street It's really tough to decide. I'm guessing you're not a huge fan of Romero/zombie films? I'm not big on them either. I love the original Night of the Living Dead.
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Aug 18, 2020 18:19:01 GMT
The 70's. Much of the 80's horror was meh.
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Post by moviemouth on Aug 18, 2020 18:22:46 GMT
1980's
The 1970's has higher highs, but less quantity of good horror movies.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Aug 18, 2020 18:54:24 GMT
It's difficult for me to decide this because each of these two decades is superior in their own way when it comes to the horror genre. I agree with moviemouth about the 70s having the higher highs and yet the 80s had a larger quantity. I guess I'll go with the 80s, but only marginally. |
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Post by moviemouth on Aug 18, 2020 19:09:56 GMT
It's difficult for me to decide this because each of these two decades is superior in their own way when it comes to the horror genre. I agree with moviemouth about the 70s having the higher highs and yet the 80s had a larger quantity. I guess I'll go with the 80s, but only marginally. To be fair though, I have seen far more 1980's horror movies than 1970's horror movies.
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Post by James on Aug 18, 2020 19:13:05 GMT
1980's The 1970's has higher highs, but less quantity of good horror movies. I agree with this statement. |
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Post by Prime etc. on Aug 18, 2020 19:24:17 GMT
Let's see in the 70s you had The Exorcist Jaws The Omen Don't Look Now Halloween Alien The Wicker Man Invasion of the Body Snatchers The Shining (I know it technically came out in 1980, but it was filmed in 1979 and definitely had more of a 70s feel to it I'd say) In the 80s you had: Poltergeist The Thing Creepshow Cujo Hellraiser Fright Night Christine Pet Sematary Child's Play A Nigtmare on Elm Street It's really tough to decide. Kolchak!!! Consider me Vincenzo at this moment.
First, you ignore the tv side of 70s horror which had things like The Night Stalker, The Night Strangler, Duel, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Gargoyles, Crowhaven Farm,A Cold Night's Death, Black Noon, Ritual of Evil, Trilogy of Terror, and even Evening of Edgar Allen Poe, Scooby Doo, and the Hilarious House of Frightenstein.
On the movie side, there's a lot more, just going by the year the Exorcist came out. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_horror_films_of_1973
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Post by Marv on Aug 18, 2020 19:38:51 GMT
70s
Alien
The Exorcist
Carrie
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Halloween
The Omen
80s
Nightmare on Elm Street
The Thing
Poltergeist
Friday the 13th
The Lost Boys
An American Werewolf in London
My edge goes to the 80s...not just for the films listed above but for all of the rest as well.
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Post by moviemouth on Aug 18, 2020 19:54:43 GMT
Let's see in the 70s you had The Exorcist Jaws The Omen Don't Look Now Halloween Alien The Wicker Man Invasion of the Body Snatchers The Shining (I know it technically came out in 1980, but it was filmed in 1979 and definitely had more of a 70s feel to it I'd say) In the 80s you had: Poltergeist The Thing Creepshow Cujo Hellraiser Fright Night Christine Pet Sematary Child's Play A Nigtmare on Elm Street It's really tough to decide. Kolchak!!! Consider me Vincenzo at this moment.
First, you ignore the tv side of 70s horror which had things like The Night Stalker, The Night Strangler, Duel, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Gargoyles, Crowhaven Farm,A Cold Night's Death, Black Noon, Ritual of Evil, Trilogy of Terror, and even Evening of Edgar Allen Poe, Scooby Doo, and the Hilarious House of Frightenstein.
On the movie side, there's a lot more, just going by the year the Exorcist came out. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_horror_films_of_1973
You are assuming he has seen those and you are also assuming he thinks they are good movies if he has seen them. People make this mistake all the time. Too much assuming about what other people have seen.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Aug 18, 2020 19:58:53 GMT
This thread makes wonder why horror started going downhill by the 90s. I mean did that decade produce anything as culturally relevant as Exorcist, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, Shining, Friday the 13th or NOES? I mean I guess there was Scream, but that film seems to have quite a few detractors nowadays. Blair Witch Project? It was an interesting gimmick for the time, but you would be hard pressed to find anyone that still likes it.
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Post by Prime etc. on Aug 18, 2020 20:07:45 GMT
You are assuming he has seen those and you are also assuming he thinks they are good movies if he has seen them. People make this mistake all the time. Too much assuming about what other people have seen. No assuming anything--just stating there are a lot more than those listed for 70s horror, including the films of his namesake!
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Post by moviemouth on Aug 18, 2020 20:12:29 GMT
You are assuming he has seen those and you are also assuming he thinks they are good movies if he has seen them. People make this mistake all the time. Too much assuming about what other people have seen. No assuming anything--just stating there are a lot more than those listed for 70s horror, including the films of his namesake!
I am sure he is well aware of that. He also didn't list ever good horror movie from the 1980's. So what?
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Post by Prime etc. on Aug 18, 2020 20:31:44 GMT
I am sure he is well aware of that. He also didn't list ever good horror movie from the 1980's. So what? Just a very abridged list, especially for a Kolchak.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 18, 2020 21:45:49 GMT
The ‘70s.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Aug 18, 2020 21:55:08 GMT
Apples and oranges in a way. 70s horror tended to be meditative, atmospheric, and disturbing. 80s horror was largely fun and campy with more emphasis on FX. Ultimately I'd go 70s.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Aug 18, 2020 22:13:44 GMT
80s for me but both decades were great for horror.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Aug 18, 2020 22:26:24 GMT
This thread makes wonder why horror started going downhill by the 90s. I mean did that decade produce anything as culturally relevant as Exorcist, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, Shining, Friday the 13th or NOES? I mean I guess there was Scream, but that film seems to have quite a few detractors nowadays. Blair Witch Project? It was an interesting gimmick for the time, but you would be hard pressed to find anyone that still likes it. The downhill spiral started at the end of the 80s when the genre got played out and unprofitable. Then the success of Scream brought it back. There was a time when it was really cool to hate Scream, but I think we're phasing out of that, which is fine by me because it always felt like gatekeeping ("oh no, a slasher that is liked by the mainstream, including g-g-g-girls!"). Say what you want about Blair Witch, but that "interesting gimmick for the time" was being imitated for like 14 years. Then there was also Silence of the Lambs and The Sixth Sense.
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