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Post by Neon Maniac on Jan 24, 2018 22:15:12 GMT
Had this up in the Horror sub-forum here and figured I'd bring it here as well to FG given it's more active here. Of the following Horror series with at least three or more movies, which is your single favorite entry in each? Just cut and paste the list and replace with your choices and feel free to add any other series I forgot.
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Friday The 13th
Halloween
A Nightmare On Elm Street
Saw
Scream
Evil Dead
Phantasm
Alien
Predator
Hellraiser
Child's Play
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Final Destination
Insidious
The Conjuring
The Purge
Paranormal Activity
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My choices:
Friday The 13th - The Final Chapter
Halloween - 1978 Original
A Nightmare On Elm Street - New Nightmare
Saw - Saw II
Scream - Original
Evil Dead - Evil Dead II
Phantasm - Phantasm II
Alien - Aliens
Predator - Predator 2
Hellraiser - Original
Child's Play - Original
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 2003 Remake
Final Destination - Original
Insidious - Chapter 3
The Conjuring - The Conjuring 2
The Purge - Anarchy
Paranormal Activity - Original
And some additionals:
Hannibal Lecter - The Silence Of The Lambs
Puppet Master - Puppet Master 4
Maniac Cop - Maniac Cop 2
Romero's Living Dead - Day Of The Dead (1985)
Return Of The Living Dead - Part II
Poltergeist - Poltergeist II
Jaws - Original
Cube - Original
Tremors - Original
Leprechaun - Original
Blade - Blade II
Wishmaster - Original
Warlock - Undecided between either of the first two
Amityville - Only seen the original, remake and It's About Time
Resident Evil - Seen the first two, need to see the rest to make fair judgment
Also should note the two Annabelle films are included with the two Conjuring films, so The Conjuring counts as a 3+ movie series.
I'm sure some of my choices are sure to be controversial like Predator 2 and Poltergeist II (both are bold, I know). Not to say I disliked the originals at all, just enjoyed the subsequent movie a little more. I bet me liking the TCM remake is bound to raise more than a few eyebrows.
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Post by kingkoopa on Jan 24, 2018 22:55:59 GMT
Neon ManiacMy list is pretty much fully inline with yours (a few different, but you didn't list a film I didn't enjoy). Had to give you specific props on listing "Wes Craven's New Nightmare." While it has a few hiccups, it's one of the most interesting movies in the horror genre I've ever seen...and I don't know why it doesn't get more love. That said I love the campy NOES Freddy, but "New Nightmare" was as bold as "Scream" in my eyes. I don't know why this movie didn't get more attention...it was a bit too long and some of the effects haven't aged well, but it was overall fantastic and, like "Scream," was self-aware enough to be out-of-left-field enough to stand out. "New Nightmare" always felt like a sort of 'proto-Scream' to me.
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Post by Neon Maniac on Jan 24, 2018 22:58:44 GMT
Definitely agree on New Nightmare. Always been my favorite. It's even Robert Englund's favorite of the series.
Which of my list would be the same as your's or different?
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Post by sostie on Jan 24, 2018 23:00:23 GMT
Jason X
Halloween
A Nightmare On Elm Street
Saw
Scream
Evil Dead II
Phantasm
Alien
Predator
Hellraiser
Bride Of Chucky
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Final Destination
Insidious
The Conjuring
The Purge 2
Paranormal Activity
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Post by kingkoopa on Jan 24, 2018 23:26:12 GMT
Definitely agree on New Nightmare. Always been my favorite. It's even Robert Englund's favorite of the series. Which of my list would be the same as your's or different?  My differences are: Friday the 13th. I've got to go Part 3 (Jason unmasked in the top floor of the barn, back when he still ran, was the most horrifying part of the saga for me). My silver medal goes to "Jason X" which was (like "New Nightmare") so self-aware you couldn't help but have fun with it. I also think that "Alien 3" is right up there with the original in terms of existential horror. Ripley cannot escape this thing and her character succumbs to this in part 3. It drives the 'infection' plot to its inevitable end. I LOVE the first three installments (nearly equally), but "Aliens" made a mysterious creature into a 'bug' to me. Don't get me wrong, I can probably recite the entire movie because I love it so much, but I thought "3" was infinitely more interesting (particularly the Assembly Cut). Other than that, I'm pretty much right in line with your list. Maybe just a shout out to "Annabelle: Creation" which was way better than I expected it to be...if it falls in line with "The Conjuring" series. A couple of crumbs: I think "Puppet Master 2" is a lot of fun...as is "Final Destination 3." |
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Post by Neon Maniac on Jan 24, 2018 23:29:42 GMT
Puppet Master II is another one of my favorites of the series, too. Close between that and 4. 4 would be perfect if Torch had been in it, he's my favorite puppet.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Jan 24, 2018 23:55:26 GMT
Friday The 13th - Part 2
Halloween - 1978 Original
A Nightmare On Elm Street - The Dream Master
Saw - Saw 2
Scream - Original
Evil Dead - Evil Dead 2
Phantasm - Phantasm 2
Alien - Aliens
Predator - Predator 2
Hellraiser - Original
Child's Play - Seed of Chucky
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Part 2
Final Destination - Part 5
Insidious - Original
The Conjuring - The Conjuring 2
The Purge - Original
Paranormal Activity - Part 2
Hannibal Lecter - The Silence Of The Lambs
Puppet Master - Puppet Master 3
Maniac Cop - Maniac Cop 2
Romero's Living Dead - Day Of The Dead
Return Of The Living Dead - Original
Poltergeist - Poltergeist II
Jaws - Original
Cube - Original
Tremors - Original
Leprechaun - Part 4
Blade - Original
Wishmaster - Original
Warlock - Part 2
Amityville - Original
Resident Evil - Apocolypse
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Post by James on Jan 25, 2018 0:39:05 GMT
Eh, what the heck. I already posted mine on the horror board but here goes:
Friday The 13th- Part III
Halloween- 1978 Original
A Nightmare On Elm Street- 1984 Original
Saw- Original
Scream- Original
Evil Dead- Evil Dead II
Phantasm- Still need to see these
Alien- Original
Predator- Original
Hellraiser- Original
Child's Play- Curse of Chucky
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 1974 Original
Final Destination- Original
Insidious- Original
The Conjuring- Original
The Purge- Anarchy
Paranormal Activity- Original
Hannibal Lecter - Only seen The Silence Of The Lambs
Return Of The Living Dead - Only seen the first
Poltergeist - 1982 Original (haven't seen the two sequels)
Jaws - Original
Tremors - Original, but I only saw the first two
Leprechaun - Leprechaun 3
Blade - Original
Blair Witch - Original, but it's the only one I've seen
Amityville - Only seen the original and 3-D, but original is way better
Resident Evil - Original
Underworld - Evolution
Psycho - 1960 Original
I Know What You Did Last Summer - Original
Given that you've only seen the first two Resident Evil movies Neon Maniac, what did you think of them and are you planning on seeing the rest of them?
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Post by Neon Maniac on Jan 25, 2018 4:39:09 GMT
I remember not liking the first two RE movies much but they're overdue for a re-visit. I remember really hating how they changed so much from the games.
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Post by James on Jan 25, 2018 18:09:53 GMT
I remember not liking the first two RE movies much but they're overdue for a re-visit. I remember really hating how they changed so much from the games. Yeah they're totally different from the games, no doubt. I enjoy them for what they are, though. After Apocalypse, the movies have already established themselves as their own thing. |
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Jan 25, 2018 18:19:34 GMT
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
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Post by Neon Maniac on Jan 25, 2018 20:29:55 GMT
I remember not liking the first two RE movies much but they're overdue for a re-visit. I remember really hating how they changed so much from the games. Yeah they're totally different from the games, no doubt. I enjoy them for what they are, though. After Apocalypse, the movies have already established themselves as their own thing. I look forward to the rebooted series as there's a ton of good material from the games that got changed or omitted. I'd like to see them take the same approach as the earlier games did, focusing on the atmosphere and suspense. |
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Post by Neon Maniac on Jan 25, 2018 22:00:46 GMT
Also for fun and variety, best segment in an anthology:
Creepshow - The Crate
Creepshow 2 - The Hitchhiker
Tales From The Darkside: The Movie - Lover's Vow
Tales From The Hood - Boys Do Get Bruised
Cat's Eye - General
Body Bags - Eye
Tales From The Crypt (1972) - Poetic Justice
The Vault Of Horror - Drawn And Quartered
Nightmares - The Bishop Of Battle
Also best segment per season of an anthology show:
Tales From The Crypt S1 - The Man Who Was Death
Tales From The Crypt S2 - Television Terror
Tales From The Crypt S3 - Undertaking Palor
Tales From The Crypt S4 - The New Arrival
Tales From The Crypt S5 - House Of Horror
Tales From The Crypt S6 - Comes The Dawn
Tales From The Crypt S7 - The Third Pig
Tales From The Darkside S1 - Inside The Closet
Tales From The Darkside S2 - Halloween Candy
Tales From The Darkside S3 - Seasons Of Belief
Tales From The Darkside S4 - Family Reunion
Monsters S1 - The Match Game
Monsters S2 - Reaper
Monsters S3 - The Hole
Are You Afraid Of The Dark? S1 - The Tale Of The Pinball Wizard
Are You Afraid Of The Dark? S2 - The Tale Of The Midnight Madness
Are You Afraid Of The Dark? S3 - The Tale Of The Quicksilver
Are You Afraid Of The Dark? S4 - The Tale Of The Fire Ghost
Are You Afraid Of The Dark? S5 - The Tale Of The Dead Man's Float
Are You Afraid Of The Dark? S6 - The Tale Of Vampire Town
Are You Afraid Of The Dark? S7 - The Tale Of The Silver Sight
Tales From The Cryptkeeper S1 - While The Cat's Away
Tales From The Cryptkeeper S2 - The Haunted Mine
Tales From The Cryptkeeper S3 - Too Cool For School
Masters Of Horror S1 - Cigarette Burns
Masters Of Horror S2 - Family
Fear Itself - Something With Bite
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Post by Marv on Jan 25, 2018 22:21:48 GMT
My Picks...
Friday The 13th Part 4
Halloween
A Nightmare On Elm Street
Saw 7
Scream
Evil Dead
Phantasm II (is the only one ive seen)
Alien
Predator
Hellraiser 2
Child's Play 2
Texas Chainsaw 3D
Final Destination
Insidious
The Conjuring
The Purge
Paranormal Activity
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Post by Neon Maniac on Jan 25, 2018 23:03:31 GMT
I'm assuming the ones left blank indicate the original?
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Post by James on Jan 25, 2018 23:45:41 GMT
Yeah they're totally different from the games, no doubt. I enjoy them for what they are, though. After Apocalypse, the movies have already established themselves as their own thing. I look forward to the rebooted series as there's a ton of good material from the games that got changed or omitted. I'd like to see them take the same approach as the earlier games did, focusing on the atmosphere and suspense. As blasphemous as this sounds, I never actually played any of the games, but I am also hoping for a straight-up horror film in the RE movie franchise so it can blow all the others out of the water lol. |
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Post by James on Jan 25, 2018 23:47:54 GMT
Also for fun and variety, best segment in an anthology: Creepshow - The Crate Creepshow 2 - The Hitchhiker Tales From The Darkside: The Movie - Lover's Vow Tales From The Hood - Boys Do Get Bruised Cat's Eye - General Body Bags - Eye Tales From The Crypt (1972) - Poetic Justice The Vault Of Horror - Drawn And Quartered Nightmares - The Bishop Of Battle Also best segment per season of an anthology show: Tales From The Crypt S1 - The Man Who Was Death Tales From The Crypt S2 - Television Terror Tales From The Crypt S3 - Undertaking Palor Tales From The Crypt S4 - The New Arrival Tales From The Crypt S5 - House Of Horror Tales From The Crypt S6 - Comes The Dawn Tales From The Crypt S7 - The Third Pig Tales From The Darkside S1 - Inside The Closet Tales From The Darkside S2 - Halloween Candy Tales From The Darkside S3 - Seasons Of Belief Tales From The Darkside S4 - Family Reunion Monsters S1 - The Match Game Monsters S2 - Reaper Monsters S3 - The Hole Are You Afraid Of The Dark? S1 - The Tale Of The Pinball Wizard Are You Afraid Of The Dark? S2 - The Tale Of The Midnight Madness Are You Afraid Of The Dark? S3 - The Tale Of The Quicksilver Are You Afraid Of The Dark? S4 - The Tale Of The Fire Ghost Are You Afraid Of The Dark? S5 - The Tale Of The Dead Man's Float Are You Afraid Of The Dark? S6 - The Tale Of Vampire Town Are You Afraid Of The Dark? S7 - The Tale Of The Silver Sight Tales From The Cryptkeeper S1 - While The Cat's Away Tales From The Cryptkeeper S2 - The Haunted Mine Tales From The Cryptkeeper S3 - Too Cool For School Masters Of Horror S1 - Cigarette Burns Masters Of Horror S2 - Family Fear Itself - Something With Bite Creepshow - The Crate Creepshow 2 - The Raft Trick 'r Treat - The School Bus Massacre |
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Post by Neon Maniac on Jan 26, 2018 0:33:29 GMT
I look forward to the rebooted series as there's a ton of good material from the games that got changed or omitted. I'd like to see them take the same approach as the earlier games did, focusing on the atmosphere and suspense. As blasphemous as this sounds, I never actually played any of the games, but I am also hoping for a straight-up horror film in the RE movie franchise so it can blow all the others out of the water lol. The early RE games are a bit dated but IMO are so much better than the movies. Lots of atmosphere and suspense in the original games before they became overly Action-oriented. |
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Post by politicidal on Jan 26, 2018 2:34:16 GMT
Tremors - Tremors (1990)
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Post by Marv on Jan 26, 2018 2:40:31 GMT
I'm assuming the ones left blank indicate the original? I just went with titles. So if its the title of the original then yes. Most of my faves do happen to be the first in the series. |
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