31 Days, 31 Horror Movies...anyone else doing it this month?

[the elmo zombie]

i've decided this month i plan to watch at least 31 horror films this month to celebrate halloween. so far i've gone 6 for 6. anyone else doing it?

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10

i'm sure i'll end up watching more than 31 but 31 is my goal at the least.

[DVDAVE]

I usually just dust off my horror collection and start a marathon right around 5 days or so before Halloween. But i like your idea. I am going to start. I am probably going to start with my least favorite and work up to my favorites. I'll post them in groups of 10 as I go. Going to start today.

[FranklinTard]

couldn't pay me to watch 30 horror movies... much less in a row...

[SouthsideX300]

Pretty cool elmo zombie, wonder what ones you have next. You should rent some old classics you havent seen and watch those.

[Justin]

I'd have an aneurysm if I watched that many horror movies. But if you haven't yet, check out the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, it puts that remake to shame.

[the elmo zombie]

theres not really any order to what movie i watch. its pretty much just the one that sticks out when i go to my collection. i have probably about 399 horror at least to choose from.i do prefer the first two texas chainsaws to the remake but at the time i felt like watching this version.

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10
7. Needful Things - 8/10

[Art_of_crime]

I usually watch Horror movies more than anything else, but in October I really turn up the intensity.
So far I've Watched
Saw
Saw II
Day of the Dead
Zombie 2
Dagon
In the Mouth Of Madness
Doomsday
and tonight I think I'll do something vampirish. we'll see

[FranklinTard]

edit

[the elmo zombie]

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10
7. Needful Things - 8/10
8. The Happening - 5.5/10
9. Cujo - 8/10

[the elmo zombie]

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10
7. Needful Things - 8/10
8. The Happening - 5.5/10
9. Cujo - 8/10
10. Candyman - 8.5/10

[Alien]

The Happening is a horror movie?

Candyman, god that movie sucked! My girlfriend raved about it then we watched it and I just don't get it.

[Justin]

It is from a certain perspective.

[Tiger Lily]

i've decided this month i plan to watch at least 31 horror films this month to celebrate halloween. so far i've gone 6 for 6. anyone else doing it?

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10

i'm sure i'll end up watching more than 31 but 31 is my goal at the least.

why dont you watch some real horror films

[the elmo zombie]

why dont you watch some real horror films

well im thinking ill pull out the BIG classics around the 20th or so. right now im just watching what i've never seen and , in the case of the screams and new nightmare, just really wanna watch. ill get around to the evil deads, halloween, nightmare, psycho, and the classic monster movies and stuff before the month is out


1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10
7. Needful Things - 8/10
8. The Happening - 5.5/10
9. Cujo - 8/10
10. Candyman - 8.5/10
11. Wishmaster - 5.5/10

[Tiger Lily]

well im thinking ill pull out the BIG classics around the 20th or so. right now im just watching what i've never seen and , in the case of the screams and new nightmare, just really wanna watch. ill get around to the evil deads, halloween, nightmare, psycho, and the classic monster movies and stuff before the month is out


1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10
7. Needful Things - 8/10
8. The Happening - 5.5/10
9. Cujo - 8/10
10. Candyman - 8.5/10
11. Wishmaster - 5.5/10

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
The Cat o' Nine Tails
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Suspiria
Deep Red
Phenomena
Inferno
Tenebre
City of the Living Dead
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Don't Torture a Duckling
Zombi 2
The Beyond
Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS
Thriller: A Cruel Picture
Funny Games (1997)
The Brood
The Last House On The Left
Blood and Black Lace
Beyond The Darkness
A Tale Of Two Sisters
Audition
Versus
The Machine Girl
Emanuelle In America
Peeping Tom
Cannibal Holocaust
Stagefright
The Devil Rides Out
Tombs Of The Blind Dead
Black Sabbath
Society
Phantasm
Burial Ground

[FranklinTard]

versus sucks.

[Tiger Lily]

so?

[PlexMuno]

That's a great idea. I'm thinking about doing my own mini-version, starting with real crap like Basket Case 3 and slowly working my way up to to good stuff for Devil's Night/Halloween.

[FranklinTard]

so?

and its not much of a horror film. i mean sure if you consider those crappy campy comedy horror movies horror, then i guess it is.

and i was just responding to your list of 'real horror films'.

[Justin]

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
The Cat o' Nine Tails
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Suspiria
Deep Red
Phenomena
Inferno
Tenebre
City of the Living Dead
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Don't Torture a Duckling
Zombi 2
The Beyond
Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS
Thriller: A Cruel Picture
Funny Games (1997)
The Brood
The Last House On The Left
Blood and Black Lace
Beyond The Darkness
A Tale Of Two Sisters
Audition
Versus
The Machine Girl
Emanuelle In America
Peeping Tom
Cannibal Holocaust
Stagefright
The Devil Rides Out
Tombs Of The Blind Dead
Black Sabbath
Society
Phantasm
Burial Ground

You've won my heart.

[Big-Lead5]

Sometimes campy horror fun to watch i will watch Plan nine from outer space when ever i see it on.

Athough i haven't seen it on tv for while

[Tiger Lily]

and its not much of a horror film. i mean sure if you consider those crappy campy comedy horror movies horror, then i guess it is.

and i was just responding to your list of 'real horror films'.

i never labeled them as "real horror films", i was just listing some films for him to watch if he wanted to...to expand his mind. although some of them i would consider "real horror films"..like Argento and Fulci. but for the most part i would take "crappy campy" over the regurgitated watered down PG13 "horror" films we see today.

[Birdy]

I've been watching a scattering of horror/suspense thrillers/horror comedy movies leading up to my annual horror marathon on Halloween day. So far this month I've watched:

An American Werewolf in London
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Happening
Psycho
Strangeland
Vampire in Brooklyn
The Fly II
Saw
Final Destination 1 & 2
Child's Play
Eight Legged Freaks
Slither
From Dusk till Dawn
Scream

Between what I have at home, Netflix, and what AMC shows, this is always a good month.

[the elmo zombie]

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10
7. Needful Things - 8/10
8. The Happening - 5.5/10
9. Cujo - 8/10
10. Candyman - 8.5/10
11. Wishmaster - 5.5/10
12. Gremlins - 8.5/10
13. John Carpenter's The Thing - 10/10

[iv3rdawG]

Watch Hobgoblins. Please.

http://www.videoservicecorp.com/images/HOBGOBLINS.jpg

[DVDAVE]

^LOL Nice. But I have watched so far.

1. Hostel
2. Audition
3. Cannibal Holocaust
4. Friday The 13th
5. Frailty
6. The Gate
7. Final Destination
8. A Tale of Two Sisters
9. Versus
10. Re-Animator

[Alien]

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10
7. Needful Things - 8/10
8. The Happening - 5.5/10
9. Cujo - 8/10
10. Candyman - 8.5/10
11. Wishmaster - 5.5/10
12. Gremlins - 8.5/10
13. John Carpenter's The Thing - 10/10
Gremlins is a comidy!

[FranklinTard]

whats a comidy?

[Alien]

Comedy... Sorry if my dyslexic spelling isn't good for you but it's not hard to work out surely.

[the elmo zombie]

sure gremlins is a comedy in ways but it still wroks in this catagory.

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10
7. Needful Things - 8/10
8. The Happening - 5.5/10
9. Cujo - 8/10
10. Candyman - 8.5/10
11. Wishmaster - 5.5/10
12. Gremlins - 8.5/10
13. John Carpenter's The Thing - 10/10
14. Fright Night - 8/10
15. An American Werewolf In London - 9.5/10
16. The Wicker Man(1973) - 9/10
17. Critters - 7/10

[Alien]

I really need to add An American Werewolf In London to my rental list. I've seen Paris and I'm told London is better with better werewolfs. I'm nearly always disapointed with werewolfs on film.

[the elmo zombie]

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10
7. Needful Things - 8/10
8. The Happening - 5.5/10
9. Cujo - 8/10
10. Candyman - 8.5/10
11. Wishmaster - 5.5/10
12. Gremlins - 8.5/10
13. John Carpenter's The Thing - 10/10
14. Fright Night - 8/10
15. An American Werewolf In London - 9.5/10
16. The Wicker Man(1973) - 9/10
17. Critters - 7/10
18. The Dentist - 5.5/10
19. The Birds - 10/10

[Birdy]

I really need to add An American Werewolf In London to my rental list. I've seen Paris and I'm told London is better with better werewolfs. I'm nearly always disapointed with werewolfs on film.

....London is a good movie. There is only one main wolf and his transformation is awesome! The ending is kinda sudden and abrupt, but other than that its a good movie.

[KellyM]

Good Idea! I will definately be doin it next year.

Click here for some guys list of the top 10 made for tv horror flicks

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/geekend/?p=1537

I havent seen over half of them, but I agree with Duel and It. His number 1 sounds more comedic than horrific.

[DVDAVE]

I really need to add An American Werewolf In London to my rental list. I've seen Paris and I'm told London is better with better werewolfs. I'm nearly always disapointed with werewolfs on film.

Um... personaly "An American Werewolf In London" is one of my favorite horror films ever made. In my eyes it is arguably the best werewolf movie there is. The sequel is trash. If you like Werewolf movies you should like this. It is kick ass. Plus it has humor too. :)Oh yeah it probably has the best Werewolf transformation of all time in it. :)

[Alien]

I normally hate werewolf movies coz they just look so crap all the time. Even though Van Helsing was crap I remember the werewolf looking good, no where near great but still good. Don't quote me on that it's been so long since I saw Van Helsing maybe I've got the wrong werewolf in my head.

[Ramplate]

I watch a lot of TV so I hunt around the channels and find all the spooky stuff I can watch in October.
Not only movies but documentaries and specials too
this is my favorite time of year

[the elmo zombie]

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10
7. Needful Things - 8/10
8. The Happening - 5.5/10
9. Cujo - 8/10
10. Candyman - 8.5/10
11. Wishmaster - 5.5/10
12. Gremlins - 8.5/10
13. John Carpenter's The Thing - 10/10
14. Fright Night - 8/10
15. An American Werewolf In London - 9.5/10
16. The Wicker Man(1973) - 9/10
17. Critters - 7/10
18. The Dentist - 5.5/10
19. The Birds - 10/10
20. Vertigo - 10/10
21. The Descent - 10/10
22. Misery - 9.5/10
23. Frailty - 9/10
24. Psycho(1960) - 10/10

[Justin]

The Wicker Man, The Thing, Vertigo, The Descent, Psycho...

All great choices.

[DVDAVE]

1. Hostel
2. Audition
3. Cannibal Holocaust
4. Friday The 13th
5. Frailty
6. The Gate
7. Final Destination
8. A Tale of Two Sisters
9. Versus
10. Re-Animator
11. Rosemary's baby
12. An American Werewolf In London
13. The Thing (John Carpenter's)
14. Suspiria
15. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
16. Jaws
17. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
18. HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER
19. Psycho (1960)
20. Nosferatu

I think I can make 31, I just do not know what to watch on halloween. I am thinking Halloween lol even though I know it's Cliché.

[the elmo zombie]

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10
7. Needful Things - 8/10
8. The Happening - 5.5/10
9. Cujo - 8/10
10. Candyman - 8.5/10
11. Wishmaster - 5.5/10
12. Gremlins - 8.5/10
13. John Carpenter's The Thing - 10/10
14. Fright Night - 8/10
15. An American Werewolf In London - 9.5/10
16. The Wicker Man(1973) - 9/10
17. Critters - 7/10
18. The Dentist - 5.5/10
19. The Birds - 10/10
20. Vertigo - 10/10
21. The Descent - 10/10
22. Misery - 9.5/10
23. Frailty - 9/10
24. Psycho(1960) - 10/10
25. Psycho(1998) - 6/10

[jtpickens]

Halloween-1978, The Burning, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre-1974, Wicked Wicked, The Beast Within, Scanners, Strangeland, Eaten Alive-Tobe Hooper, Frontiers, Planet Of The Vampires, The Legend of Boggy Creek, 30Days Of Night, and Cannibal Holocaust.

[the elmo zombie]

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10
7. Needful Things - 8/10
8. The Happening - 5.5/10
9. Cujo - 8/10
10. Candyman - 8.5/10
11. Wishmaster - 5.5/10
12. Gremlins - 8.5/10
13. John Carpenter's The Thing - 10/10
14. Fright Night - 8/10
15. An American Werewolf In London - 9.5/10
16. The Wicker Man(1973) - 9/10
17. Critters - 7/10
18. The Dentist - 5.5/10
19. The Birds - 10/10
20. Vertigo - 10/10
21. The Descent - 10/10
22. Misery - 9.5/10
23. Frailty - 9/10
24. Psycho(1960) - 10/10
25. Psycho(1998) - 6/10
26. Cape Fear(1990's) - 8.5/10
27. The Strangers - 8.5/10

[GeneKelly]

i have done this one year, its alot of fun, and hard.

good luck dude

on halloween day i watched 5 horror movies.

[Big-Lead5]

I dont think Cape fear is a horror its a thriller more than anything

[the elmo zombie]

I dont think Cape fear is a horror its a thriller more than anything

i bought it from a HORROR section so i count it as one.

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10
7. Needful Things - 8/10
8. The Happening - 5.5/10
9. Cujo - 8/10
10. Candyman - 8.5/10
11. Wishmaster - 5.5/10
12. Gremlins - 8.5/10
13. John Carpenter's The Thing - 10/10
14. Fright Night - 8/10
15. An American Werewolf In London - 9.5/10
16. The Wicker Man(1973) - 9/10
17. Critters - 7/10
18. The Dentist - 5.5/10
19. The Birds - 10/10
20. Vertigo - 10/10
21. The Descent - 10/10
22. Misery - 9.5/10
23. Frailty - 9/10
24. Psycho(1960) - 10/10
25. Psycho(1998) - 6/10
26. Cape Fear(1990's) - 8.5/10
27. The Strangers - 8.5/10
28. Funny Games - 5/10

[iv3rdawG]

Watch Hobgoblins. Please.

http://www.videoservicecorp.com/images/HOBGOBLINS.jpg

Ahem...

;)

[the elmo zombie]

gremlin porn?!?!?

[iv3rdawG]

Even better.

nHOB-pTadSo

Just go to 4:38.

[Alien]

So is this list you are showing us the list you've watched or the list you are planning on watching coz you're getting ahead of your self.

[the elmo zombie]

these are what i've watched. i've kinda overdone it as i thought i would. ill likely hit around 45

[the elmo zombie]

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10
7. Needful Things - 8/10
8. The Happening - 5.5/10
9. Cujo - 8/10
10. Candyman - 8.5/10
11. Wishmaster - 5.5/10
12. Gremlins - 8.5/10
13. John Carpenter's The Thing - 10/10
14. Fright Night - 8/10
15. An American Werewolf In London - 9.5/10
16. The Wicker Man(1973) - 9/10
17. Critters - 7/10
18. The Dentist - 5.5/10
19. The Birds - 10/10
20. Vertigo - 10/10
21. The Descent - 10/10
22. Misery - 9.5/10
23. Frailty - 9/10
24. Psycho(1960) - 10/10
25. Psycho(1998) - 6/10
26. Cape Fear(1990's) - 8.5/10
27. The Strangers - 8.5/10
28. Funny Games - 5/10
29. Death Proof - 10/10

[unity768]

I wish I had more time on my hands, but I'm getting the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre from netflix and will post a review soon.

[unity768]

Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6002/copiedefredghgwj3.png

Grade: 9/10
Directed by Wes Craven
Written by Wes Craven
Cast: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Miko Hughes, Tracy Middendorf, John Saxon, David Newsom, Wes Craven, Matt Winston, Sarah Risher
1994 - 112 minutes

When A Nightmare on Elm Street first touched screens in 1984, horror fans and regular movie-goers were in awe as they witnessed one of the best and most creative horror film of all time. After ten years and six god awful sequels, with Dream Warriors being the only small glimmer of hope, the Nightmare franchise seemed to be in shambles. This all changed when producer Bob Shaye, one of the founders of New Line Cinema, finally put his ego aside and made a phone call to often nicknamed "master of horror" Wes Craven. Craven, being the creator of the first installment has been enormously displeased with the direction his creation has been put on in these past ten years, and rightfully so. Shaye offered Craven full command of the next Elm Street sequel, recognizing the obvious error of his ways.

Wes Craven's New Nightmare has a story that takes place in real time, something that was first offered by Craven for Dream Warriors but quickly rejected by the studio. The film follows lead actress Heather Langenkamp, playing herself as she seems to still be haunted by the iconic horror figure Freddy Krueger in her dreams. When her husband dies in a car accident, Heather suspects that the culprit responsible for the tragedy might in fact be Krueger himself, only this time the dream monster is a demon of sorts taking the form of the movie version we all know and love. With her child Dillion (Miko Hughes) slipping in and out of Freddy possessions, Heather must figure out a way to defeat this dream demon while not going crazy along the way.

This is the sixth sequel in the Nightmare franchise, and really the first one to actually get it right! Craven writes off the humorous jokster that embodied the previous sequels and creates a darker and more evil antagonist than in the other five films. I love how the film jumps back and fourth between dream and reality, bending the law of possibility sharper and sharper as the film progresses. This is where Craven shines. Instead of exploiting the character like so many directors before him did, he only gives us glimpses of the dark Freddy demon, leading to it's satisfying conclusion. This technique is very effective and builds the tension and suspense that each new nightmare brings. The disturbing moments often come from Dillion, as he screams, shouts, falls, and runs from the widely popular dream demon. It was a lot to ask for from a kid, but Hughes pulls it off with ease. Furthermore, the idea of a horror film being within a horror film is really interesting. This creative idea, keeping consistent to the original, really pumped fresh blood into a fading franchise that shouldn't have been in that state to begin with. The various references to the original film was another pleasing element to New Nightmare.

The cast here is universally excellent. Langenkamp gives an authentic performance as herself and really brings us back to what made the first film so intriguing. The cast continuity is also great, as we get to see John Saxon in a meaty supporting role. Englund keeps consistent with his excellent portrayal of Freddy Kreuger. I don't think any can do this character like he can, and he has proven it time and time again. I was also shocked to see Craven here, giving a very solid performance. I indeed think the film's highlight performance is from Miko Hughes, delivering one of the best child performances of the decade. Furthermore, it was very satisfying to learn that some these people's real life issues were actually validly displayed on screen. Langenkamp had had nightmare of Krueger while shooting the original in 1984. The stalker segments in New Nightmare are not made up by Craven, but derived from an experience that Langenkamp has shortly after the film ballooned at the box office.

On the whole, Wes Craven's New Nightmare is the only sequel casual movie-goers should see. Although it has issues, New Nightmare is a triumphant rebirth of a dark and sinister horror icon that had been missing for quite some time. Craven gives a sharp jolt to this dieing franchise as he crafts one of the best horror films of the 90's. Do me a favor, after watching the original Nightmare film go ahead and watch this one afterward. This is a beloved companion piece to A Nightmare on Elm Street that references to old techniques while incorporating a few of its own.

[Birdy]

At this point of the month so far I've watched:

An American Werewolf in London
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Happening
Psycho
Strangeland
Vampire in Brooklyn
The Fly II
Saw
Final Destination 1 & 2
Child's Play
Eight Legged Freaks
Slither
From Dusk till Dawn
Scream
Saw II
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Dracula
Jaws
30 Days of Night
Friday the 13th
Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Children of the Corn
Rosemary's Baby
Friday the 13th Part 6 - Jason Lives
Nightmare on Elm Street 2
Land of the Dead
The Devil's Rejects
Halloween 4
Saw III
Scary Movie
Death Proof
Saw 5
Halloween H20
Final Destination 3
Halloween 5
Pet Sematary
Halloween - Curse of Michael Myers
Halloween III - Season of the Witch
Signs
The Amityville Horror (2005)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)

[the elmo zombie]

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10
7. Needful Things - 8/10
8. The Happening - 5.5/10
9. Cujo - 8/10
10. Candyman - 8.5/10
11. Wishmaster - 5.5/10
12. Gremlins - 8.5/10
13. John Carpenter's The Thing - 10/10
14. Fright Night - 8/10
15. An American Werewolf In London - 9.5/10
16. The Wicker Man(1973) - 9/10
17. Critters - 7/10
18. The Dentist - 5.5/10
19. The Birds - 10/10
20. Vertigo - 10/10
21. The Descent - 10/10
22. Misery - 9.5/10
23. Frailty - 9/10
24. Psycho(1960) - 10/10
25. Psycho(1998) - 6/10
26. Cape Fear(1990's) - 8.5/10
27. The Strangers - 8.5/10
28. Funny Games - 5/10
29. Death Proof - 10/10
30. Poltergeist - 9/10

[unity768]

The Strangers (2008)

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Grade: 5/10
Directed by Bryan Bertino
Written by Bryan Bertino
Cast: Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, Glenn Howerton, Gemma Ward, Kip Weeks, Laura Margolis
2008 – 85 minutes

The quality of the horror genre this decade has been mediocre at best. Their have been some dreadful films like When A Stranger Calls and some really terrific horrors like The Descent. With other films like Saw and Hostel representing the mediocrity horror for this decade, my expectations for The Strangers were relatively low. For the first twenty minutes or so, I was on the edge of my seat as director Bryan Bertino built a suspense driven atmosphere with unbearable tension. As for the latter half, The Strangers disappointingly spirals downward into mediocre territory, ultimately becoming a traditional mad slasher film.

Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman star as a couple who's relationship has just hit rock bottom when taking a trip to an isolated vacation home. The two are distant and surround themselves with awkward emotions because Kristen (Tyler) had just answered "no" to James' (Speedman) marriage proposal. Things suddenly start to go wrong as the young couple find themselves being terrorized by three strangers wearing masks. As you can see, the plot is rather thin here. Basically this is a 85 minute chase film that wears out its welcome at the halfway point. It strictly follows a traditional slasher film, and steadily declines into a torture film towards its poor conclusion.

Bertino's film does have some scares and suspenseful moments though. The first twenty minutes are mostly very silent, adding to the tension of that inevitable moment where the baddies pop out. This, however, is when the film starts to sink to the bottom. I pretty much guessed each scene correctly before it unfolded on screen. This exposes Bertino's inexperience in storytelling, relying too heavily on predictable scares and cardboard behavior by his lead characters. The baddies here are extremely boring and dull. We never really find the motive in these villains as to why they're terrorizing this couple. At least in a slasher film like Carpenter's Halloween or Clark's Black Christmas we get a little slice as to why the antagonist does what he does. However, the performances are solid, with Tyler's highlighting a pleasant surprise being that I'm not a huge fan of her work (Armageddon).

Moreover, the lead characters surprisingly are effectively built in the beginning of the film, but development halts as soon as the villains appear. Bertino lacks the trait that great horror filmmakers posses, in which is building characters as they face the eyes of adversity. This was well done in a British horror film titled The Descent, one of my favorite gems of the decade. As soon as characters start doing stupid things for no reason, or during a film's halfway mark you don't really know a lead character well, you know you have a mediocre horror at hand. Bertino should have stretched his characterizations lasting till the films conclusion but rather options to put the big STOP sign up in quality storytelling and presents us with a slasher film that borrows a lot from 70's and 80's horror.

Despite the overwhelmingly negatives put forth, the film looks really terrific. You can tell The Strangers was put together well and that Bertino fought tooth and nail to get his production done correctly and effectively. Some of the cinematography was well done, adding to the twenty minutes of actual suspense surrounding the film's atmosphere. But overall, The Strangers is a long list of disappointments that have embodied the genre of horror this decade. Even though Bertino's film looked promising for the first segment or so, the latter half sinks deep into the depths of cliche horror film-making.

[Edgar]

I start my pallet with the classics
1 Dracula
2 frankenstien
3 the mummy
4 the wolf man
5 the invisible man
6 the black cat
7 the raven
8 black friday
9 the creature of the black laggon
10 psycho

[Edgar]

next up would be splatter (gore) film
1 blood feast 1 and 2
2 2000 maniacs (1964)
3 color me blood red
4 wizard of gore (1970)
5 romero's living dead films (original 3)
6 re-animator
7evil dead 1,2
8 canibal holocaust

[Alien]

next up would be splatter (gore) film
1 blood feast 1 and 2
2 2000 maniacs (1964)
3 color me blood red
4 wizard of gore (1970)
5 romero's living dead films (original 3)
6 re-animator
7evil dead 1,2
8 canibal holocaust
You've missed off the only good Evil Dead, the 3rd one.

[FranklinTard]

you mean the worst evil dead.

[Alien]

They were all crap really but the 3rd was probably the best.

[unity768]

The Descent (2006)

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Grade: 10/10
Directed by Neil Marshall
Written by Neil Marshall
Cast: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, MyAnna Buring, Nora-Jane Noone, Oliver Milburn, Molly Kayll
2006 – 99 minutes

At first glance, writer/director Neil Marshall's The Descent looked and sounded like a regular hack and slash gore fest that's been crowding the horror stable in recent years. The idea of having an all women cast with really only one man showing up in the entire run of the movie kind of bothered me, and had me questioning whether I should see this in theaters, or on DVD. I chose to wait till the DVD came out and little did I know how that decision would deeply haunt me for the rest of my movie watching life. The Descent turned out not to just be one of the best films of 2006 but one of the best films of the decade.

The plot unfolds with the character Sarah, played by Shauna MacDonald suddenly getting into a tragic car accident where her kid daughter, and seemingly distant husband are brutally killed. From there we flash forward one year later, where Sarah, and a bunch of her “thrill seeking” friends plan to go spelunking in the Appalachian Mountains. When the girls, led by the arrogant, yet likable Juno (Natalie Mendoza) enter the mysterious cave, things go terribly wrong. Yes, the plot sounds rather bland but believe me The Descent's complexity with it's plot and characterizations are truly a sight to see.

Marshall takes his time pacing this film, and all for the better. He builds a strong bond of sisterhood between the six women and makes you believe these girls would do anything and everything for each other, when faced with grand misfortune like our lead Sarah has been through in the opening reels. Pay close attention to the interactions between the characters because Marshall plays close resemblance to legendary film-makers like Hitchcock in exercising elements of character personality foreshadow and intelligent thematic representations of man vs. human nature. When we enter the caves this film sky rockets into the horror hall of fame as we see Marshall carefully capture terrifying feelings of claustrophobia and being in tight quarters.

You know, I think this may be the first horror movie that can deliver true blue scares without ever really having to introduce it's antagonist. One of the scariest segments of The Descent features our leading lady trapped in the small cornered caves while her best friend Beth (Alex Reid) talks her through the terrifying moment. Shortly after this, the film's creatures start popping up and blood shed pursues. Marshall takes this opportunity to turn the relationships between the characters upside and inside out. Little by little we see possibly the most hated character in Juno dive deeper and deeper into her unlikable ego driven schema, then drastically becoming a fan favorite towards the film's conclusion, with shades of gray of course.

Sarah is obviously the one person that undergoes the most overwhelming evolution while under the caves. She transforms herself into a rough and tough heroine, rivaling her friend Juno in leading killer in regards to creature body count. Rebecca (Saskia Mulder) and Sam (MyAnna Buring) go from likable to unlikable as they choose the Darwinism morality in survival of the fittest. Beth is probably the most significant character in regards to the Sarah vs. Juno plot line, which I won't dare spoil for you here. The Descent is a major stand out when observing horror films in recent years because of these deep complex characterizations that Marshall puts forth. It's a fascinating skill to have as a storyteller, and just makes me enjoy this film even more.

The acting here is surprisingly top notch with Shauna McDonald and Natalie Mendoza highlighting the film's strongest performances. The creatures are very scary and creative, with Marshall correctly adapting bat-like elements to the creatures sight and sound senses. The score is like another character in Marshall's film, with A-list composer David Julyan (Insomnia) creating a terrific musical composition that flows fluidly with the film's tone and mood. The cinematography is masterful, especially when we travel into the caves where we receive great shots of emotional claustrophobia.

Ultimately, The Descent is without and doubt a horror masterpiece that's strong marks derive from writer/director Neil Marshall's excellent craftsmanship in character storytelling. Marshall's cave diving horror flick instills of breath a fresh air into what seems to be a deflating genre in quality film-making. The Descent is a perfect example as to why I relish in superlative films.

*As a final note, please go out and purchase/rent the UK version because this is the ending that has the most effect in terms of the films "birthday cake" pay off. I don't know why whoever chose to switch the ending in the U.S version chose to do so, a very moronic move on his/her part.*

[unity768]

I made a thread about this movie in this horror section of the comingsoon forums but had recently re-watched and had decided to write a more elaborate review, enjoy!

[the elmo zombie]

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10
7. Needful Things - 8/10
8. The Happening - 5.5/10
9. Cujo - 8/10
10. Candyman - 8.5/10
11. Wishmaster - 5.5/10
12. Gremlins - 8.5/10
13. John Carpenter's The Thing - 10/10
14. Fright Night - 8/10
15. An American Werewolf In London - 9.5/10
16. The Wicker Man(1973) - 9/10
17. Critters - 7/10
18. The Dentist - 5.5/10
19. The Birds - 10/10
20. Vertigo - 10/10
21. The Descent - 10/10
22. Misery - 9.5/10
23. Frailty - 9/10
24. Psycho(1960) - 10/10
25. Psycho(1998) - 6/10
26. Cape Fear(1990's) - 8.5/10
27. The Strangers - 8.5/10
28. Funny Games - 5/10
29. Death Proof - 10/10
30. Poltergeist - 9/10
31. Saw V - 7.5/10

[the elmo zombie]

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10
7. Needful Things - 8/10
8. The Happening - 5.5/10
9. Cujo - 8/10
10. Candyman - 8.5/10
11. Wishmaster - 5.5/10
12. Gremlins - 8.5/10
13. John Carpenter's The Thing - 10/10
14. Fright Night - 8/10
15. An American Werewolf In London - 9.5/10
16. The Wicker Man(1973) - 9/10
17. Critters - 7/10
18. The Dentist - 5.5/10
19. The Birds - 10/10
20. Vertigo - 10/10
21. The Descent - 10/10
22. Misery - 9.5/10
23. Frailty - 9/10
24. Psycho(1960) - 10/10
25. Psycho(1998) - 6/10
26. Cape Fear(1990's) - 8.5/10
27. The Strangers - 8.5/10
28. Funny Games - 5/10
29. Death Proof - 10/10
30. Poltergeist - 9/10
31. Saw V - 7.5/10
32. Halloween - 10/10
33. Halloween II - 8.5/10

[Alien]

Please say you're going to watch Halloween 3 next, that movie is so crazy. Who thought that would work as a sequel? I don't get how a sequel can have 0% to do with the other movies.

[Ramplate]

yeah that sucked going to the theater and seeing that

[the elmo zombie]

yeah im watching halloween 3 next. a actually kinda realy like that one. since i wasnt around at the time these were made its not like i was being robbed of a michael myers movie. its just a myers intermission. very cool concept and the nice silver shamrock jingle

[Alien]

I remember watching Halloween 3 on TV once and thinking it must be from another series of movies called Halloween.

[Ramplate]

Today AMC has the Classic Universal monster movies :D

[Birdy]

Two more days till Halloween and my all day marathon. But this is where I'm at as far as what I've watched this month. A combination of horror, horror-comedy/spoofs, and suspense thrillers. Bold is what I've watched the past few days.

An American Werewolf in London
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Happening
Psycho
Strangeland
Vampire in Brooklyn
The Fly II
Saw
Final Destination 1 & 2
Child's Play
Eight Legged Freaks
Slither
From Dusk till Dawn
Scream
Saw II
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Dracula
Jaws
30 Days of Night
Friday the 13th
Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Children of the Corn
Rosemary's Baby
Friday the 13th Part 6 - Jason Lives
Nightmare on Elm Street 2
Land of the Dead
The Devil's Rejects
Halloween 4
Saw III
Scary Movie
Death Proof
Saw 5
Halloween H20
Final Destination 3
Halloween 5
Pet Sematary
Halloween - Curse of Michael Myers
Halloween III - Season of the Witch
Signs
The Amityville Horror (2005)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Evil Dead
Freddy vs Jason
Stephen King's - IT!

[Wolverine]

Watch Hobgoblins. Please.

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Corny Movie but it's lot of fun when you watch the MST3K version of it.

[the elmo zombie]

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10
7. Needful Things - 8/10
8. The Happening - 5.5/10
9. Cujo - 8/10
10. Candyman - 8.5/10
11. Wishmaster - 5.5/10
12. Gremlins - 8.5/10
13. John Carpenter's The Thing - 10/10
14. Fright Night - 8/10
15. An American Werewolf In London - 9.5/10
16. The Wicker Man(1973) - 9/10
17. Critters - 7/10
18. The Dentist - 5.5/10
19. The Birds - 10/10
20. Vertigo - 10/10
21. The Descent - 10/10
22. Misery - 9.5/10
23. Frailty - 9/10
24. Psycho(1960) - 10/10
25. Psycho(1998) - 6/10
26. Cape Fear(1990's) - 8.5/10
27. The Strangers - 8.5/10
28. Funny Games - 5/10
29. Death Proof - 10/10
30. Poltergeist - 9/10
31. Saw V - 7.5/10
32. Halloween - 10/10
33. Halloween II - 8.5/10
34. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers - 8/10
35. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers - 5.5/10

coming up tomorrow hopefully: halloween's 3, 6, and H20. i think ill be doing overtime past halloween. theres just so many horror movies to watch. dont know if ill continue posting them past halloween though. I'll be watching some greats on halloween though

[Nilade]

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
The Cat o' Nine Tails
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Suspiria
Deep Red
Phenomena
Inferno
Tenebre
City of the Living Dead
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Don't Torture a Duckling
Zombi 2
The Beyond
Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS
Thriller: A Cruel Picture
Funny Games (1997)
The Brood
The Last House On The Left
Blood and Black Lace
Beyond The Darkness
A Tale Of Two Sisters
Audition
Versus
The Machine Girl
Emanuelle In America
Peeping Tom
Cannibal Holocaust
Stagefright
The Devil Rides Out
Tombs Of The Blind Dead
Black Sabbath
Society
Phantasm
Burial Ground


Wow, I like your collection. I actually own about 30% of those. I am a big fan of good asian horror as well. Seen most of Japan's cream of the crop (and none of the American remakes).

[Ramplate]

No one's mentioned watching Night of the Living Dead have they?

[Alien]

coming up tomorrow hopefully: halloween's 3, 6, and H20. i think ill be doing overtime past halloween. theres just so many horror movies to watch. dont know if ill continue posting them past halloween though. I'll be watching some greats on halloween though
Don't stop telling what horror movies you're watching till you finnish your marathon.

[Birdy]

Well the day is finally here and I've started my marathon already. The movies I'm watching on Halloween are in bold. So many movies. This has been a good month!! I didn't include the "Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" or the "Garfield Halloween Special" I'm watching as well since there not horror films. But those are gonna be placed in between all the horror.

An American Werewolf in London
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Happening
Psycho
Strangeland
Vampire in Brooklyn
The Fly II
Saw
Final Destination 1 & 2
Child's Play
Eight Legged Freaks
Slither
From Dusk till Dawn
Scream
Saw II
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Dracula
Jaws
30 Days of Night
Friday the 13th
Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Children of the Corn
Rosemary's Baby
Friday the 13th Part 6 - Jason Lives
Nightmare on Elm Street 2
Land of the Dead
The Devil's Rejects
Halloween 4
Saw III
Scary Movie
Death Proof
Saw 5
Halloween H20
Final Destination 3
Halloween 5
Pet Sematary
Halloween - Curse of Michael Myers
Halloween III - Season of the Witch
Signs
The Amityville Horror (2005)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Evil Dead
Freddy vs Jason
Stephen King's - IT!
Night of the Living Dead
Halloween
The Thing
Halloween II
The Exorcist
Saw 4
Child's Play 2
The Wolf Man
The Fly

[DVDAVE]

1. Hostel
2. Audition
3. Cannibal Holocaust
4. Friday The 13th
5. Frailty
6. The Gate
7. Final Destination
8. A Tale of Two Sisters
9. Versus
10. Re-Animator
11. Rosemary's baby
12. An American Werewolf In London
13. The Thing (John Carpenter's)
14. Suspiria
15. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
16. Jaws
17. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
18. HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER
19. Psycho (1960)
20. Nosferatu
21. 28 Days Later.
22. Frankenstein
23. The Haunting (1963)
24. Cronos
25. Night Of the Living Dead
26. Dawn Of The Dead
27. Freaks
28. Jacob's Ladder
29. The Exorcist
30. Phantasm
31. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) My favorite of all time. :)

[the elmo zombie]

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massarce(2003) - 8/10
2. Scream - 9/10
3. Scream 2 - 9/10
4. Scream 3 - 9/10
5. Rest Stop Don't Look Back - 4.5/10
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 9.5/10
7. Needful Things - 8/10
8. The Happening - 5.5/10
9. Cujo - 8/10
10. Candyman - 8.5/10
11. Wishmaster - 5.5/10
12. Gremlins - 8.5/10
13. John Carpenter's The Thing - 10/10
14. Fright Night - 8/10
15. An American Werewolf In London - 9.5/10
16. The Wicker Man(1973) - 9/10
17. Critters - 7/10
18. The Dentist - 5.5/10
19. The Birds - 10/10
20. Vertigo - 10/10
21. The Descent - 10/10
22. Misery - 9.5/10
23. Frailty - 9/10
24. Psycho(1960) - 10/10
25. Psycho(1998) - 6/10
26. Cape Fear(1990's) - 8.5/10
27. The Strangers - 8.5/10
28. Funny Games - 5/10
29. Death Proof - 10/10
30. Poltergeist - 9/10
31. Saw V - 7.5/10
32. Halloween - 10/10
33. Halloween II - 8.5/10
34. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers - 8/10
35. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers - 5.5/10
36. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers - 5.5/10
37. Halloween: H20 - 9/10
38. Haloween III: Season of The Witch - 8/10
39. Halloween: Resurrection - 6/10
40. Dawn of The Dead(2004) - 10/10

[DVDAVE]

^LOL You are still going :)

[the elmo zombie]

that was all october