the idea's behind saw and the creativity in it made me appreciate more as a horror movie and be able to look past the shooty acting. IT was kinda bad, but the idea still kept my mind wondering. The act of self inflicted pain was a really cool twist on horror. They should of only done one Saw.
As for some other good horror movies besides the ones that have been mentioned...
surprised noone mentioned Misery. Movie in my mind portrays real horror. Helpless and unable to escape from emminent danger.
edit-forgot to mention +1 on Event Horizon...def see it. Movie def will cause some tension while you watch hahah. Lol "you dont need eyes where we are going"
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May-31-2009 03:44
Teezdalien
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What about child's play?
May-31-2009 04:41
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Registered: Sep 2004
Location: midcoast
quote:
Originally posted by jupiterone
it's hals favorite movie. because it has nin in it
More so because of the porn with Manson and Jeordie near the end.
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May-31-2009 05:24
Paradox Lost
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Registered: Aug 2007
Location: San Francisco
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Originally posted by tubularbills
drag me to hell looks like shit. no good horror movie has EVER been PG-13.
This is generally true, although I feel Drag Me To Hell is a unique example when contextualizing it with what Sam Raimi is all about.
Remember (as PressPlay pointed out), this is the guy responsible for the Evil Dead trilogy, which were delightfully hilarious and over-the-top campy genre flicks; Drag Me to Hell is no different, and I can vouch for this seeing as I went and ahead and checked it out last night.
Generally speaking, this is the type of horror movie I think a lot of people have been waiting a long time for, as it has absolutely no intention of taking itself too seriously, and manages to be scary and gross while simultaneously making you laugh at the sheer absurdity of it all; quite far cry from the stabs at brooding and atmospheric nonsense taken in the past several years, many of which have managed to be neither.
If you're willing to give it a shot, I think you'll find this a psychotically fun piece of work that's great to watch in a theater full of people.
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May-31-2009 05:28
The17sss
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Registered: May 2008
Location: Charlotte, NC
quote:
Originally posted by tubularbills
no good horror movie has EVER been PG-13.
+100
May-31-2009 07:03
Halcyon+On+On
Liebchen
Registered: Sep 2004
Location: midcoast
The Exorcism of Emily Rose was PG-13 and I liked that a bunch. Was just as much horror as the original Exorcist was.
1408 was PG-13.
The original Poltergeist was PG.
//Willard was also PG-13, that's a surprisingly great one.
///The problem is not the movie though. It's the fact that we have this enormous society with thousands of years of quite visible culture to draw upon with a rich history of highs and lows; what we are most worried about is not the preservation of such a transmissive dynamic nor the undertaking of something real, something graphic, but the fact that our children may see too much of the world - our world - all at once. On one hand, who wouldn't be truly afraid? But on the other, just what are we so ashamed about? Etc.
////The Others was also PG-13.
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May-31-2009 07:39
MrJiveBoJingles
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Registered: Jun 2004
Location: U.S.
Watching The Thing again as we speak.
May-31-2009 07:50
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Registered: Sep 2004
Location: midcoast
My favourite part about John Carpenter movies is that he always does the music himself.
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