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Wrong Turn, ultra cheesy horror movie how I like them.

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Chris Finn (Desmond Harrington) is on his way to a job interview and is driving through the mountains of West Virginia. There is then a chemical spill on the road, so being short on time, he decides to take a different route, an abandoned dirt road in the middle of nowhere. He then by accident crashes into a car sitting in the middle of the road. He then meets a group of friends on a hiking trip who include Jessie (Eliza Dushku) whom where stranded on the road. Two people stay at the car, and another group goes for help, only to find a sinister cabin nesteled in the West Virgina woods, that is home to a trio of cannibalistic mountain men horribly disfigured from years of in-breeding. They then make a mad dash for their lives through out the woods, only hoping to make it out alive.

"Rosemary's Baby", "IT", "The Shining" (yeah 2 of these are written by Stephen King although i don't like Stephen King a lot these days) are some that came to mind.

A "Nightmare on Elm Street" is als cult, featuring a teenager Johny Debb.



As for "The Thing", it isa classic film. As far as i know it was inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's "At The Mountains of Madness" novel.



I guess that Ridley Scott's "Alien" is also a classic sci-fi horror movie?


"Lost Highway" and "Mulholland Drive" are great weird films, lots of psychoanalytic ideas, with the subconscious and stuff, has anyone seen the latest Lynch movie?

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Originally posted by richg101 IMO john carpeners 'the thing' is the best horror ever made. top quality cast, amazing effects, no shitty CGI, amazing soundtrack, quality storyline, great ending.. and above all, its as scary as hell. the trailer rocks too. anyone else got any they think are better?

Yeah, The Thing is definitely a great movie.
I've watched it around 5 times, enjoyed it every time.
Same goes for the PC game.

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Originally posted by Rinster The Descent & The Crudge 1 are a must see.

You fail quite often.

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Originally posted by Meat187 Off the top of my head, here are some other horror movies I like: Event Horizon "Where we're going, you don't need eyes to see."

Agreed, second part of the movie was creepy as hell.
Great fusion of horror and sci-fi.

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Originally posted by Meat187 The Shining

I didn't really find it scary, it's more of a psychological movie.
But the feeling of isolation is definitely there and gives an edge to the whole movie.

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Originally posted by trewqy Ringu. Fuck the american version.

To be honest, I prefer the American version.
Maybe it's because my expectations for Ringu were too high.
Ringu didn't scare me at all and American version at least had 2-3 scary scenes.

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Originally posted by Transanity Shutter (asian ver.)

From the looks of it, definitely checking it out.
*starts uTorrent*

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Originally posted by hectorc The Exorcism of Emily Rose def gave me a few sleepless nights.

It had a few scenes that gave me chills.
Like the one in which her (boy)friend (whatever) watches over her, falls asleep, wakes up and sees her in that weird position lying on the floor.
Other than that, it wasn't too scary.
I prefer the director's cut of original movie.

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Originally posted by jupiterone nosferatu

Now that is old. Literally.

Suicide Club was a pretty twisted Japanese film that was pretty interesting as well. Here's the opening scene.

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Originally posted by PETRAN H. P. Lovecraft's "At The Mountains of Madness" novel

http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/10...ins-of-madness/

This has the potential to become the most awesome film in ages.

Good choice on The Thing. There aren't many horror movies I enjoy enough to watch more than once or twice, but that's one of them.

Is The Fly horror? For some reason that's one of the creepiest movies for me.

I'm surprised no one mentioned the original Alien for sci-fi-horror hybrids.

[Edit: I see PETRAN mentioned it, nevermind.]

Lost Highway rules, but I'm not sure if it's horror. The pale dude is pretty unsettling, though.

Orphanage was a real disappointment for me, too. Pan's labyrinth was much better.

I'm not a big horror fan but some asian films are really good (although the plot is a bit similar at times; small girls etc.) Miike has shot some good films. 'Chakushin ari' for example.

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Originally posted by Gauss From the looks of it, definitely checking it out. *starts uTorrent*

Damn, that movie is ace. Got to check out the American version now.

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Originally posted by Gauss Now that is old. Literally.

but creepy as all hell

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Originally posted by Gauss Damn, that movie is ace. Got to check out the American version now.

What it is with those goddamned US remakes of Asian movies. I'm not saying they're all bad, but can't these idiots devote their time and money to making an original movie?! There's nothing more useless that a remake of a movie that's just 2 years old.

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Originally posted by Meat187 What it is with those goddamned US remakes of Asian movies. I'm not saying they're all bad, but can't these idiots devote their time and money to making an original movie?! There's nothing more useless that a remake of a movie that's just 2 years old.

Definitely agree. Okay, like I've said, I prefer Ring over Ringu, but most of those remakes are pretty pointless. I do know the reason why, though. Hollywood. Money. Those two words sum it up, nothing else needs to be said.

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Originally posted by Gauss Definitely agree. Okay, like I've said, I prefer Ring over Ringu, but most of those remakes are pretty pointless. I do know the reason why, though. Hollywood. Money. Those two words sum it up, nothing else needs to be said.

Because everyone in Hollywood is unoriginal. The only remake I ever saw that I thought was better than the original was Rob Zombie's Halloween. The fact that it gave a more in depth look at his childhood just set it apart from the original.

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Originally posted by GTS3gEclipse was better than the original was Rob Zombie's Halloween.

you've got to be kidding? that movie was a piece of shit.

EXORCIST

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Originally posted by Slylee no but in all seriousness, i'd have to go with the exorcist I. shit still gives me nightmares.

Winner. Ive watched it once and I wont watch it again. Scares the shit out of me.

Its the scariest movie i have ever seen. Seem some of the ones mentioned here, but i thought this one was more scary

its only a matter of time before 'the thing' gets remade too. itll probably be the job of the bell end who did AVP / AVP2. they wont invest any time in building up character personalities or a connection between the characters and the audience. everything will be CGI to the point where it looks like we are watching a cut scene from a video game. they'll decide to kit the characters out with loads of high-tech gear to feed the current plastic generation with their spiderman loving shite. there will be over the top explosions that would only be possible if they were based in a bomb factory, meaning the story will change and they will no longer be scientific researchers, but instead, bomb experts. There will be a typically hot chick or two thrown in there to keep the idiots in the audience happy, and let me guess... it will be a girl and a guy that survive. and the writers wont be able to leave the film where the 80's version ends. instead they will ruin it by going over the top and shout and scream that one of the two survivors is the alien. lastly, they will throw in a suggestion that the creature makes it to civilisation in order for them to easily mae a follow up film to line their pockets should they not get any more contracts in the near future.

CRAP

Event Horizon for sure.

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Originally posted by kadomony Event Horizon for sure.

Blah. I just don't consider it horror. Meat187 brought this up too, and the more I think about it, the less I agree.

Event Horizon. Creepy as fuck? YES. But it's totally sci-fi. Would you call Alien, or Aliens, proper horror? I personally wouldn't.

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Originally posted by Sushipunk Blah. I just don't consider it horror. Meat187 brought this up too, and the more I think about it, the less I agree. Event Horizon. Creepy as fuck? YES. But it's totally sci-fi. Would you call Alien, or Aliens, proper horror? I personally wouldn't.

yes and no.

Event Horizon was made to scare the bejezus out of people, that didn't happen by accident. Alien etc isn't really the same, I'd say its mroe of an action movie end of the spectrum of sci-fi.

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Originally posted by Sushipunk Blah. I just don't consider it horror. Meat187 brought this up too, and the more I think about it, the less I agree. Event Horizon. Creepy as fuck? YES. But it's totally sci-fi. Would you call Alien, or Aliens, proper horror? I personally wouldn't.

I'm not sure sci-fi is the dominant element in Event Horizon. Allright, there's a spaceship and stuff about interdimensional travel, but what makes the movie imho are fears, evil possesion, nightmares, etc. Typical horror stuff. It does mix the two genres, but I think horror is the main theme.
But as I already said, this sort of discussion is pointless. Who cares what you call it, as long it's an enjoyable movie. I wouldn't even know how to name Lost Highway (that's also been mentioned here).

I think it has something to do with space being automatically associated with science fiction.
We're not used to seeing horrors based in space.
Something like Ghosts Of Mars, it's a wannabe horror, but in reality it's an action/SF movie.

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Originally posted by Meat187 That's like the Sean Tyas of horror movies.

You did not just say that!

The original Saw was amazing, great special effects, very original concept, stellar acting, and above all, a very twisted and unexpected ending.

The sequels are progressively worse, but I don't see how anyone can rubbish the first.

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Originally posted by Meat187 What it is with those goddamned US remakes of Asian movies. I'm not saying they're all bad, but can't these idiots devote their time and money to making an original movie?! There's nothing more useless that a remake of a movie that's just 2 years old.

Mainstream America seems to have a very hard time accepting anything that's not made "in-house".

Yeah, yeah, I'm Yank bashing, *again*, but this stems from an insular culture which makes it harder, or perhaps takes the will away from the general population to enjoy, relate to, or even in extreme cases, comprehend outside material altogether. I've heard of UK television shows exported to the US...WITH SUBTITLES.

My 2c on horror movies: in the main I think they are complete rubbish, usually lacking story lines. I prefer a "psychological" thriller, which is essentially horror with a decent plot.

Far and away my favourite is Identity, a multi-murder mystery. It's quite improbable, but the acting is tops and the directing and storyline are excellent too.

For straight horror, I can't believe no one has mentioned Hitchcock! Psycho achieved so much with so little! Hardly any gore or skin, but it's creepy as hell.

I think I might rent Event Horizon tonight.

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Originally posted by richg101 its only a matter of time before 'the thing' gets remade too. itll probably be the job of the bell end who did AVP / AVP2. they wont invest any time in building up character personalities or a connection between the characters and the audience. everything will be CGI to the point where it looks like we are watching a cut scene from a video game. they'll decide to kit the characters out with loads of high-tech gear to feed the current plastic generation with their spiderman loving shite. there will be over the top explosions that would only be possible if they were based in a bomb factory, meaning the story will change and they will no longer be scientific researchers, but instead, bomb experts. There will be a typically hot chick or two thrown in there to keep the idiots in the audience happy, and let me guess... it will be a girl and a guy that survive. and the writers wont be able to leave the film where the 80's version ends. instead they will ruin it by going over the top and shout and scream that one of the two survivors is the alien. lastly, they will throw in a suggestion that the creature makes it to civilisation in order for them to easily mae a follow up film to line their pockets should they not get any more contracts in the near future.

LOL! Funny, but I think you're probably right.

Bump.

I've been on a horror kick. I re-watched Event Horizon and Alien recently and enjoyed them, and I bought The Thing today because it's one of my favorites.

I still want to see Eraserhead but haven't found it at any of the local video places.

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