Fave horror movie?

[Paul77]

Not a great fan of the genre,

You need to be a fan of the genre to get why Blair Witch was a good movie. The first movie to do first perspective found footage. The simplicity of it all was what made it a success. I don't know anyone that would react differently being lost in the woods. It was far removed from the usual movies about there always being a survivor. That average Joe that suddenly becomes a warrior. The more you watch it, the more it becomes clear how good it was.

It's all subjective of course. Not everyone likes everything. It was a low budget movie that made blockbuster money, and everyone copied it thereafter.

 

[Beezerk]

Wicker Man? I've had scarier cups of tea.

 

[Paul77]

That's why it's all very open. I tried The Wicker Man and I think I turned it off after halfway. The same with the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

 

[Piece]

Not a great fan of the genre, but The Wicker Man, & for some reason, The Fog will both have me hiding behind the sofa.

Yes. Classic film. :thup:

 

[MarkE]

That's why it's all very open. I tried The Wicker Man and I think I turned it off after halfway. The same with the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Did you not like TCM? The feast scene is one of the creepiest ever in horror, the whole movie is a classic. I think the various sequels and remakes diminished the effect of the original. It is one of the ground breaking horrors and has stood the test of time. Very little gore, mostly it's implied.

 

[Paul77]

Did you not like TCM? The feast scene is one of the creepiest ever in horror, the whole movie is a classic. I think the various sequels and remakes diminished the effect of the original. It is one of the ground breaking horrors and has stood the test of time. Very little gore, mostly it's implied.

Totally know where you're coming from. That part with the girl constantly screaming just did my head in and I had to turn it off. Haven't given it another chance since. Loved the remake (2003), and the stand alone one Texas Chainsaw. Both watched loads of times. Some folk didn't rate them but I like it. I'm also one for watching low budget horror flicks like Spring, Human Centipede, Housebound, Devils Backbone, Alter and Afflicted. All worth a watch if you have Netflix. I have an odd taste in films.

I still say to this day that there was no more of a psychological thriller than Sinister. The music in it haunts you. The more you watch it, the more it gets to you. Eden Lake was quite an eye opener to me. Hardly touched on at the time but striking. The Purge was very good, second one not so good. A lot of 80's action movies were quite dark in nature too. Almost thrillers. Like Cobra. That was quite dark. Obviously the Freddy films (1 and 2) struck a chord with most folk my age. Laughable now but back then it wasn't. Howling too was something that kept me up at night.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Blair Witch Project? How the heck can that make anyone's list? I've seen plenty a crummy film over the years but Blair Witch sits way below any of them. It ranks as my "biggest waste of time" film of all time and remains the only film, ever, where I've wanted my money back as I came out. Not "cacky pants time" just pants. You'll guess I don't rate it.

Not a great fan of the genre, but The Wicker Man, & for some reason, The Fog will both have me hiding behind the sofa.

I can actually remember doing that when I was about 6 or7; our student lodgers Tom and Alan were babysitting and let me stay up - and they watched the original Christopher Lee Dracula film. Really has stuck in my mind all these years.

 

[Paul77]

I can actually remember doing that when I was about 6 or7; our student lodgers Tom and Alan were babysitting and let me stay up - and they watched the original Christopher Lee Dracula film. Really has stuck in my mind all these years.

Speaking of hiding behind sofas, I last did that to a film I wasn't meant to see called Demons, a 1985 horror flick by Lamberto Bava. I haven't been so scared in my life when I saw that. My aunt was watching us and she was in the kitchen on the phone and I snuck in to see what she was watching and caught about 40 mins of the film from the start and that was enough. Both that and the second one were terrifying for me growing up. I think that's where it all started for me.

 

[MarkE]

I still say to this day that there was no more of a psychological thriller than Sinister. The music in it haunts you. The more you watch it, the more it gets to you. Eden Lake was quite an eye opener to me. Hardly touched on at the time but striking. The Purge was very good, second one not so good. A lot of 80's action movies were quite dark in nature too. Almost thrillers. Like Cobra. That was quite dark. Obviously the Freddy films (1 and 2) struck a chord with most folk my age. Laughable now but back then it wasn't. Howling too was something that kept me up at night.

I was loving the Sinister until about the midpoint when the whole tone changed from a serial killer vibe to more supernatural, which ruined the effect for me. Still a good film, but could have been so much better. Some of best horrors recently have been from the French. Martyrs, Inside, Haute tension, Frontiers, Ils, Livide, Mutants. All brilliant.

The Howling was an 80's classic followed by several rubbish sequels.

 

[backwoodsman]

You need to be a fan of the genre to get why Blair Witch was a good movie. The first movie to do first perspective found footage. The simplicity of it all was what made it a success. I don't know anyone that would react differently being lost in the woods. It was far removed from the usual movies about there always being a survivor. That average Joe that suddenly becomes a warrior. The more you watch it, the more it becomes clear how good it was.

It's all subjective of course. Not everyone likes everything. It was a low budget movie that made blockbuster money, and everyone copied it thereafter.

Each to their own, but 15 years later, I still want my money back.

 

[ManinBlack]

https://youtu.be/TAWQB3cmxnw

 

[Paul77]

Each to their own, but 15 years later, I still want my money back.

Excellent lol still ragin?