Favorite Horror Movies- Page 2

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 2:18pm

Jordan - I agree that REAR WINDOW is the superior movie, but PSYCHO did more for the "horror" genre so that's why I included it .

Roscoe - I agree that TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE is a brilliant piece of horror cinema. I even liked the remake.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 2:20pm

THANK YOU, Spider. For me, the TEXAS remake is one of the most well made horror films in a very long time and I actually enjoy it more than the original.

[tazber]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 2:24pm

I admit to loving the Chainsaw Massacre Part II. It's so completely ridiculous by the time Dennis Hopper shows up at the underground family lair, you're laughing to hard to even notice.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 2:35pm

Yes Taz, but do you love the Matthew McConaughey/Renee Zelwegger masterpiece from the 90's?

[blueroses]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 2:39pm

Carrie and Misery.

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 2:41pm

"Scream" and "Scream 2" are and will always be my two favorites. The original set the bar and revitalized the gritty horror films that used to be and the sequel added a slick and cool sheen to it. Two excellently executed horror films that have not been equalled since, in my opinion.

[FinalDestination]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 2:42pm

I enjoyed the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series, as well. However, I think "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" was terrible. In my opinion, I hate when they make movies, or sequels that dig into the antagonist's past. I think it takes away a lot (if not all) the mystery of them, which to me, makes them less scary, if not scary at all.

Pennywise, IT is also one of my personal favorites. It had me terrified of drains for a few years.

Another one that really traumatized me (and I saw it only three years ago...) was "Pet Semetary". I loved the book, but the movie freaked me out to no end. Namely, Zelda (the sister of the main character's wife), I still can't look at pictures of Zelda without my skin crawling and becoming paranoid.

[Pennywise2]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 2:45pm

I can't wait for the gritty R rated IT remake that is coming.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 2:50pm

For the remake, I nominate LuPone for Pennywise.

[Pennywise2]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 2:51pm

Lol. I was thinking Michael Cerveris.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 2:52pm

Yes but LuPone already has so much experience scaring small children.

[tazber]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 2:53pm

And on the flip side of that coin, it was announced that Eli Roth is off Cell and it's going to be a TV mini-series.

Another great King novel ruined, and one that has sooo much potential for cinematic adaptation.

[Pennywise2]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 2:53pm

LuPone can scare grown adults.

[tazber]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 3:02pm

There is an 80s slasher called "Dr. Giggles" that still freaks me out. Most 80s slashers don't phase me at all, but this one....*shudder*.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 3:05pm

Dr. Giggles!!! Man, that was a weird movie. I saw that at a friends house right after THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS.

Fun times.

[Pennywise2]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 3:06pm

Here is the supposed first picture of jackie Earle Haley as Freddy from a Comic-Con ad.

[tazber]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 3:07pm

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 3:07pm

Looks like a depressed old troll in that picture of Freddy.

I'm really upset about this "remake".
Updated On: 7/14/09 at 03:07 PM

[Pennywise2]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 3:09pm

I can't wait for it!

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 3:29pm

WEll, I'm sure everyone knows which is my favorite, but the discussion is interesting.

What is horror?

I have to agree that I grew up on the 80s slasher stuff which I really only "caught up" with on vhs. All of what's been mentioned are terrific examples, especially with the broader stroked definition of what a horror movie is.

Some of my faves besides the obvious are:

Psycho
The Birds
Rear Window
Carnival of Souls
Nosferatu
Dracula
Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
Creature from the Black Lagoon (the first to make you scared to go in the water)
Jaws (cant believe it hasnt been mentioned yet)
Rosemary's Baby
The Omen
The Wicker Man (70s)
Dont Look Down the Basement
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Let's Scare Jessica to Death
Night of the Living Dead
Return of the Living Dead
Carrie
Halloween
Suspiria
Amityville Horror
Salem's Lot
When a Stranger Calls
The Fog
Friday the 13th 1, 2 and 3
Evil Dead
American Werewolf in London
Nightmare on Elm Street
Nightmare on Elm Street 3
Exorcist 3: The Legion
Sleepaway Camp
Night of the Comet
Happy Birthday to Me
Motel Hell
Poltergeist
April Fool's Day
Alien
Aliens
The Believers
The Company of Wolves
Fright Night
The Stepfather
Silence of the Lambs
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Scream
Ugh...tired...SO MANY others!

[Pennywise2]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 3:32pm

I don't see JAWS as horror.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 3:38pm

Really? What then...action adventure? Nature film?

[Pennywise2]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 3:40pm

I would say Action/Adventure.

[danmag]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 3:45pm

Doodle, Salem's Lot scared the crap out of me when I saw it as a kid. That creepy child vampire scratching at the window gave me nightmares for WEEKS.

I just saw it again recently and it was just nowhere near as scary as I remembered it being. Sort of like when I saw the Land of the Lost marathon on Sci Fi and realized how terrible the "special effects" actually were.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 7/14/09 at 3:52pm

Danmag...the same thing haunted me!!! I also couldnt get through the novel for a long time.

I think when Jaws kept people out of the water for years, it earned it's horror stripes.

While I think it's an interesting discussion, "what makes a horror film", but I disagree, pennywise.

I cant tell you how sad i am to hear about Cell. It could be such a great film!