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Post by drystyx on Apr 8, 2018 23:49:11 GMT
I'm not a fan of horror, because most horror is simply depressing crap meant for bubble boys who haven't been out of their bubbles enough in the real world to hate horror.
So, this is a list for street people, not the wimps.
5. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 1968 a truly great combination of horror and black comedy.
4. THEY LIVE a story waiting to be told for a long time, finally told with enough dark humor to make it great.
3. CABARET-The "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" remains the greatest horror scene of all time. Great direction and editing make this fit into the top three.
2. DAY OF THE DEAD 1985-There are undeniably two epic zombie films, the original Night of the Living Dead and this one. This one captures the essence and the characters the best. Savage and yet bittersweet at times.
1. DESYAT NEGRITYAT-This Russian version completely captures the horror of Ten Little Indians, going almost word for word true to the original novel. I often wonder if Agatha Christie really wrote this, since it communicated so well, and had a style so unlike any of the other incoherent garble she wrote other than this.
Incidentally, this list is now OFFICIAL and not subject to tampering or change. It is in the books.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 0:02:28 GMT
I am also not a fan of horror movies. Mainly because they are never scary
but here are 5 horror movies i like
1. The Haunting ( 1963 )
2. The Others (2001)
3. The Shining ( 1980 )
4. The Silence of the Lambs ( 1991 )
5. Dracula (1931)
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Post by Nalkarj on Apr 9, 2018 0:03:38 GMT
Have you read much Agatha Christie, drystyx? Ten Little Indians has more or less the exact same style and ethos as nearly all of her work. Incidentally, I was rather disappointed by Desyat Negrityat and much prefer René Clair’s take (’45). And for better or worse I despise all of Romero’s Living Dead flicks, but then I can’t stand these modern-day zombies, and the weird culture/obsession that has risen up around them, anyway. If I had to make a list of top 5 horror movies… 5. Dracula (Tod Browning, ’31) Dark, mysterious, slow-moving in a good way. Certainly not the best filmed of the the Universal horrors, but one of the most intriguing. 4. Dead of Night (Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer, ’45) Very creepy, and two of the best sequences in cinematic horror—the mirror and the ending. 3. The Company of Wolves (Neil Jordan, ’84) Sumptous and scary—beautifully done. 2. The Innocents (Jack Clayton, ’61) Terrifying, very well directed and brilliantly acted. 1. The Uninvited (Lewis Allen, ’44) The best cinematic ghost story of ‘em all. |
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Post by hardball on Apr 9, 2018 0:26:03 GMT
The Exorcist
The Omen
Rosemary's Baby
Night of the Living Dead
Halloween
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Post by mikef6 on Apr 9, 2018 0:26:42 GMT
Have you read much Agatha Christie, drystyx ? Ten Little Indians has more or less the exact same style and ethos as nearly all of her work. Incidentally, I was kinda disappointed by Desyat Negrityat and much prefer René Clair’s take (’45). And unfortunately I despise all of Romero’s Living Dead flicks, but then I can’t stand these modern-day zombies, and the weird culture/obsession that has risen up around them, anyway. If I had to make a list of top 5 horror movies… 5. Dracula ’31 Dark, mysterious, slow-moving in a good way. Certainly not the best filmed of the the Universal horrors, but one of the most intriguing. 4. Dead of Night ’45 Very creepy, and two of the best sequences in cinematic horror—the mirror and the ending. 3. The Company of Wolves ‘84 Sumptous and scary—beautifully done. 2. The Innocents ’61 Terrifying, very well directed and brilliantly acted. 1. The Uninvited ’44 The best film ghost story of ‘em all. Agreed entirely with your comments on Christie and Romero. I also appreciate your approach to "horror." I tried to narrow down to just 5, but could only make it to seven. Here they are in chronological order. The Old Dark House / James Whale (1932) Dracula’s Daughter / Lambert Hillyer (1936) Dead Of Night / Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer (1945) The Spiral Staircase / Robert Siodmak (1945) (1945 was a scary year) Psycho / Alfred Hitchcock (1960) The Birds / Alfred Hitchcock (1963) Alien / Ridley Scott (1979) |
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Post by Nalkarj on Apr 9, 2018 0:57:41 GMT
Thanks, mikef6. If I had added a few more, The Old Dark House and Dracula’s Daughter would have made it for me; I would have liked a Whale picture on there, as he’s one of my favorite directors. |
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Post by politicidal on Apr 9, 2018 1:13:56 GMT
I'm not a fan of horror, because most horror is simply depressing crap meant for bubble boys who haven't been out of their bubbles enough in the real world to hate horror. Okay. Show me on the doll where the bubble boy touched you. |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Apr 9, 2018 1:16:56 GMT
The Shining
Psycho
Scream
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Dawn of the Dead
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Post by twothousandonemark on Apr 9, 2018 1:24:35 GMT
Alien
Halloween
Psycho
The Exorcist
Night of the Living Dead
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Apr 9, 2018 1:34:38 GMT
I am a fan of horror films and my bubble has plenty of real life horror which cannot escape so I am stuck with it--now that's horrible!
The question for me hinges on how much one weighs the earliest films compared to later decades.
For many years King Kong (and Godzilla) were considered horror films, then they were redefined as fantasy adventure and science fiction more than horror specifically.
I dont think most audiences would regard them as "horror" these days.
I think Nosferatu's vampire is still a major creepo, regardless of whether the whole movie is so it is in my top five.
NOSFERATU
Likewise for the creature in ALIEN, so it gets an automatic place on the list.
ALIEN
For overall classy horror film,
I have to put in a vote for Night of the Demon 1957.
NIGHT OF THE DEMON
As for the last two, I feel that personal bias plays so much into it.
I consider THE BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW and THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE to be two of the best horror films of the 70s, but would most audiences buy into the stories enough or get bored? I suspect the latter unfortunately, so I can't recommend them to general audiences.
But I can recommend
RACE WITH THE DEVIL which I think holds up the best for regular viewing. It takes the mundane environment and manages to make it paranoid and spooky, even a withered tree manages to come across as eerie. Good soundtrack, good acting, so that would be on my top five list.
So what about the last spot?
THE DEVILS Historical so horrific in a very real way--with a story about corruption, failed ambitions, sexual perversion, deformity, religious fanaticism and martyrdom. A little bit of everything really.
So this would be my list of recommended viewing.
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Post by James on Apr 9, 2018 1:47:50 GMT
Halloween
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Curse of Chucky
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Friday the 13th Part III
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 9, 2018 2:06:41 GMT
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Post by marth on Apr 9, 2018 2:24:33 GMT
Rosemary´s Baby
The Exorcist
The Shining
The Omen
Halloween
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Apr 9, 2018 3:25:52 GMT
I have so many horror favorites. But to just pick 5.
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Shocker (1989)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
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Post by movielover on Apr 9, 2018 3:42:00 GMT
The Exorcist
The Thing (1982)
Poltergeist
Halloween
Rosemary's Baby
The Omen
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Post by Captain Spencer on Apr 9, 2018 3:56:04 GMT
The Exorcist
Carrie
The Wicker Man
Poltergeist
Black Christmas
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Post by mslo79 on Apr 9, 2018 5:19:04 GMT
Very little is of any real worth in the Horror genre...
1.Interview with the Vampire (1994) - 8/10 (within my Top 56 movies)
2.The Fly (1986) - 7/10 (within my Top 186 movies)
3.The Neon Demon (2016) - 6-6.5/10 (within my Top 235 movies)
-.Byzantium (2012-2013)
-.The Last House on the Left (2009)
NOTE: That's everything I scored a 6-6.5/10 or higher that IMDb lists as 'Horror' as part of the genre.
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Post by darksidebeadle on Apr 9, 2018 8:52:22 GMT
I will give you 10 just because a few of these might not be considered horror
1. The Thing (1982)
2. Jaws
3. Psycho
4. The Exorcist
5. Les Diaboliques
6. Alien
7. The Birds
8. Repulsion
9. The Tenant
10. Onibaba
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Post by sostie on Apr 9, 2018 10:53:23 GMT
The Thing
Halloween
Alien
Jaws
The Haunting
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Post by Raimo47 on Apr 9, 2018 14:40:09 GMT
1. Bram Stoker's Dracula
2. Dracula (1958)
3. Vampires (1998)
4. The Howling
5. Halloween (1978)
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