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I thought it's crusty sound and video quality would make it too miserable but found that it contributed a lot. The opening scene, for me, has a unique ugliness in it's colour and light that sets a perfect tone for the whole of the film. Events are nicely timed, acting isn't terrible, but what makes it stand out is the complete lack of love in any of it's appearance whilst being visually well balanced. All the fear in this film lives in those looming walls and the labyrinthine nature of Venice |
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I love the Freddy sequels (minus part 2 and Freddy's Back). Part 4 and part 5 are my faves but the faults are too apparent to rate them above this one. Too many great bits to mention but the Freddy faced latex snake and the puppet scene are some of Freddy's classic moments. Tacky in every way and not in the least bit pretentious, it's good ol horror fun with it's fair share of bits to look forward to. |
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Despite a slight lack of payoff and perhaps a little too much Korean melodrama, this is a film that everyone should sit thru. Every inch of it is a dark beauty and it's story is scrumptiously cryptic whilst not indulging too far in mystery for mysteries sake (although it's not far off). Most qualities of the film are masterfully executed but the gloomy lighting and baroque lushness captured in every scene is stunningly lovely. It's chocablocked with hidden meaning whilst not resorting to david lynch style 'the blue key, the red lamp,' wank. greta flim |
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no i don't have a job or nuffin |
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It is faulty, there are bits i'd take out, but it's special. No film captures the frailty of human faith versus the spite of evil like this. It's full of small but bothersome moments i'd love to cut out, despite this it still manages to conjure some aspect of evils true filthiness. still gets to me a little. |
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Would love to rate it higher on the list as it dosn't even need an explanation for it's brilliance. Pure class. |
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Japanese stuff takes itself far too seriously and the formula has become stiff, but although the JU ON collection dosn't exactly reinvent the jap horror aesthetic, it is doing something very different with mood and suspense. Good points are it's characteristic story telling (interleaving and isolating each characters involvement with the curse), inventive death scenes and some lovely use of scenery to impose a really creepy tone. For me Kayako is not just your average avenging ghost but a poisonous infection/quiet spider in the underscrub of urban japan. She is iconic, chaotic, ruthless, faceless, without rhyme or reason. That piano tune used in the jap grudge installments of JU ON is fantastic as well. Fave jap horror. |
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no Ghostbusters? |
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Ju On? Yuck, take that off AMPI. *no order 1. [REC] 2. The Exorcist 3. Audition 4. 28 Days Later 5. Black Christmas (original) 6. Texas Chain Saw Massacre (original) 7. Lost Highway (Horror??) 8. Jacon's Ladder 9. The Thing 10. Dawn Of The Dead (Both Romero and Snyder versions) |
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No Evil Dead? You SUCK. |
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1. The Exorcist 2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original) 3. Jacob's Ladder 4. Woman In Black 5. The Innocents 6. The Shining 7. Shutter (Original) 8. Psycho 9. Nightmare On Elm Street 10. Hellraiser |
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No Evil Dead? You SUCK. |
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Apparently horror is subjective anyway none of these non ampi lists are crap but shutter is basic (luvable enough but basic), hellraiser is an icon but not worthy of a top ten, REC is very adolescent (it's not that awful), the thing - i love it but it's not perfect, jacobs ladder falls short of itself but again i like it - just not good enuff. texas chainsaw orig, dawn of the dead orig (not snyder even tho it's okay), and the shinning are masterpieces but they aren't on the list for the same reason halloween isn't. putting evil dead in a top ten would mean squeezing out some more impressive titles - i mean it no disrespect. (i forgot 28 days later which is a fucking disgrace). anyway i'll finish my list and reform you all. |
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could you please explain audition's brilliance? i haven't seen it, but i might. |
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make your own list, homo |
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I know youre pulling my leg. "this wire cuts through bone so easily" |
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1. The Thing 2. Evil Dead 3. Evil Dead 2 4. The Shining 5. Jacob's Ladder 6. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original, natch) 7. Halloween III: Season of the Witch That is all. |
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praise JU ON it's a treasure. it certainly takes a wide anus projectile shit all over jacobs ladder. now let me continue my work, i'm trying to help you SEEE |
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i will kick your fanny |
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1- The Shining 2- The Thing 3- Suspiria 4- Night of the Living Dead 5- The Fly 6- Carnival of Souls 7- The Hitcher (Rutger Hauer version) 8- Return of the Living Dead (I love the naked punk chick) 9- The Beyond 10- Dawn of the Dead (taking a page from muttermenace, either of them will do) |
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Many people simply despise it. It's disproportionate hype made it one of those films that clever people are too clever for. I myself find it difficult although it drives deep into the heart of my own fears. I can almost agree on other peoples opinion here. But if you truly understand the flavour of dread in films such as texas chainsaw massacre you can see how BW plays on all of that in the ultimate way. It's impossible to convey through words what this film is doing as it's not like the rest on this list or any other list for that matter. It's fear is completely understated and it beams out an indescribable spice that hums from those trees. The malevolence of it is somehow omniscient. The rot of it is special. BUT! as it has been brought to my attention that i stupidly left out 28 days later, i simply wouldn't feel like i'd be right to replace it with this. Blair Witch is something worth learning to appreciate, like a good cigar; search for the deeper flavours. STRICKEN FROM THE LIST |
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i like a few things from this list, but hate the list in general. carnival of souls is that shit one, isn't it? and could folx please stop suggesting that snyders version of DOTD, although not a bad remake, is worthy of a place next to the glorious original. i'm sorry bruv i'm a snob about this stuff. |
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You're a rubbish snob! You need to be picking obscure, genre smashing greatness if you're gonna pull that card on us... |
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An instaclassic and complete makeover of the zombie genre, this changed everything. Zombie films are (imo) an exploration of humanities preciousness; how delocate we are. 28 days later is a journey through human bonds n stuff, much like Dawn of the Dead (i don't agree that it's about consumerism, although it is a subtext). Only 28 days later has more of an agressive tone in it's characters and monsters, there is something more high octane in it's opinion of human desperacy (the best way i can put it sorry). Good acting, wonderful camera work, gripping sense of adventure, and of course a new breed of enemy means this just about grabs a higher spot than DOTD for zombie greatness |
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i'm snobier than them, too snobby to be that kind of snob. snobbier than thou. |
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i remember seeing blair witch at the flicks when i was younger and i was properly sweating by the end, that is a fucking tense film & i dont care wot no1 sez blud can't be arsed with listage but the haunting deserves a mention (original, not the shite remake) |
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My top 10 (borrowing heavily from others, but not because I'm a copycat killer but because others are smart too, sometimes!!) first is best: 1. The Night of the Living Dead 2. The Wicker Man 3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4. Mulholland Drive 5. Braindead 6. The Shining 7. Jacob's Ladder 8. Rosemary's Baby 9. Evil Dead 2 10. Slaughtered Vomit Dolls honorable mentions: The Omen (although it's more "cool" than scary), Halloween (yea it's kinda cheesy but the music, man, and the atmosphere!), Nightmare on Elm Street (dreams? disturbing! and Johnny Depp is so cute), The Birds (freaked me out as a kid) and Misery (love the book and the movie both). ps. don't tell me Mulholland Drive is not horror! I was horrified! |
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The reason Texas Chainsaw Massacre is not on my list is because of this beauty. Making an almost identical point to TCM but with deeper meaning and relevance, this is one of the true horror treasures of this decade. Excellent acting (the crying is excruciating), casting and script makes this film almost unbearably effective. But again, it's subtleties are the key to it's real fear. Like others on my wonderful list this film digs at something haunting in geography. The outback isn't for them, not a human place (this is the significance of the crater). The characters are vunerable and misled by their own naive sense of invincibility. They are brutally and mercilessly fed to Mick; the specter of this place, the denizen of Australias hostile soil. This is a film with few faults unless you're as picky as me, and it succeeds so well in making its point that i'm fucking shocked to have read how horror fans either dismissed it or didn't give it half the credit it deserves. This is a film that should not be overlooked. |
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good flim |
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it's not horror but it is shit. watched half and hated it from opening dancing shite to blackened man sliding round corner to cowboy to fuck off. i am convinced lynch has no style and resorts to a very 90's, made for tv pallete of actors and sets. wank for wanks sake (i was emediately put off by the dvd having a little booklet of clues to look out for, these included; 'where is aunt ruth?' and 'pay attention to the red lamp.' Miike Takeshi for example dosn't need a booklet because he conveys a feeling through his clues, the meaning is felt but requires articulation. Lynch is parp (i HATE wild at heart) gaylisted sorry ;p |
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werd |
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1. The Shining (1980) 2. Dawn Of The Dead (1978) 3. The Thing (1982) |
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i would also like to note my appreciation for blair witch project. ampi you are spot on. the way this film evokes nauseating heartfelt emotion is unparralelled imo. DESERVES TO BE ON LIST. will check out 28 days later ASAP. |
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1. Lost Highway 2. The Thing 3. Alien 4. The Blair Witch Project 5. The Fly 6. Halloween 7. An American Werewolf In London 8. Ringu 9. Evil Dead 10. Invasion Of The Bodysnatchers (78) There are a shocking amount of horror movies I haven't seen, eg The Exorcist, Texas Chainsaw, any Hitchcock, any Romero etc. Hello to Jeaeaeaeron Paul and Phred! |
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DALE! god damn your avatar. how are you=? if the list was a top 20, BWP would be in. i'll never forget the first time i watched it, almost peed my speedos. the ending was intense as fuck. i bet they chuckle everytime a big-budget horror shitflick FAILS, like they normally do. |
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It dosn't quite taste like number 1 despite it having more than enough reasons to be better than number 2. Although it's not quite the best horror ever, no film does fear like this one. Maybe that's true of most the titles i've mentioned in the list, but this film is so poignantly impressive it really does deserve to be labeled UNIQUE. Phillip's score is beyond fitting for the dark, cold, lonely urban haunting that only this film puts into words. The significance of this film is in it's perfect articulation of the depth of black despair and fear, the subject of race runs far deeper than candyman himself. it's about passing on the curse that black people have always suffered in the darkest corners of America. Helen is drawn into a world away from the white mirror of Cabrini green, chosen to carry the curse across the mirror. Again it's down to it's subtleties and it has to be seen to be felt. Boasting some of the most effective gore and fear I've witnessed in film (the toilet scene WILL stick with me forever, it's so well done) this is a film that is nothing but serious and stony fucking cold. Nicely shot, well enough acted, perfect music and a great sense of direction makes this a stunner. I urge you to watch it alone (you must feel the isolation for it to really work at you) and consider it's profound darkness. You wont be dissapointed with the sense of horror that envelopes you. |
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hi jar! lost highway is killer but i would file it under psychological mindfucks or simply under the genre 'david lynch' |
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i'm glad folks here are digging blairwitch. does anyone else think it's building of tension is superb considering it is confined to three people with little variance in scenery or sound? it dosn't use music or fancy camera angles or anything it just entirely relies on those trees for tension. it's fucking hard to imagine how they did that. good film |
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for me the tension lies almost entirely in being able to identify with the characters' fear of getting lost and blaming eachother out of desperation, fear of the dark, fear of noises you can't explain, fear of unknown forces and fuck knows what else. You don't have to believe in witches to get freaked out by that creepy voodoo shit hanging from the trees. this is also one of the films i'd rather not watch again, although i still feel i should get it on dvd just because it's so good. |
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Hi Phred I am good thanks, hope you are well. Yeah Lost Highway ain't really horror I know J but it's still scary. I love the purity of Blair Witch. I watched it again the other day and yeah it is a superb building of tension, every day they fail to get out and you see them preparing for another night of horror it just nails the best thing about horror films - imaginging yourself in that situation. |
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hIgH fIvE! |
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* drum roll for no.1 * |
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Now, this choice feels a little unfair. I've omitted other classics as they're in too many lists. For example where is halloween, texas chainsaw massacre, THE SHINING!? But after a lot of consideration, i think i'm right; ALIEN is the ultimate horror movie, in the true sense of the word. ALIEN will never be forgotten for the way it portrayed space, it's realism is almost dystopian; no flashy robots or shiny transporter capsules. You are left with it's emptiness, it's hopelessness, it's claustrophobia. The build of the film is stunning and from beginning to end it steers you through a fight to survive against the monster humanity has always pondered. Monsters are a huge part of our story telling history, man versus the beast. ALIEN captures that in it's pure form. It is the most profound representation of man v the ultimate monster; stealthy, adaptable, uncomprehendable, invincible. Even the way it hides in the vents and camoflages itself amidst the technology (which is our own adaptation; it's our security, our only safeguard) is a very intimate human fear. It's full of classic moments no one will forget. Everyone remembers the face hugger, the bit in the vents, the fucking superb tension of rippleys escape (ohh it's sooo gooood). The Alien itself is an inspired creation perfectly suited to the film in every way. There is little to nothing that can be faulted in this outstanding beefcake of a horror and it deserves a place above all others simply for conveying the most simple fear in a completely groundbreaking way. It undoubtedly deserves the number 1 position for best horror film ever. |
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fukinelll i've been doing this allll daaay |
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werd. hard to make that work as a film, good stuff. I never imagined a witch, a person. Like i said it's more of an engine. I love the stories people tell at the beginning too. It's like what ever that engine is fed on what the guy did to the children (the corner stuff), which in itself would have been somehow motivated by some aspect of what the witch is y'know. creepy |
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true. |
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i've not watched 5, 6, 8 and 10. i will try them in your recommendation. |
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with 5 you have to get the whole lot. That's all the jap JU ON stuff: JU ON the curse, JU ON the curse 2, JU ON the grudge, JU ON the grudge 2, Katasumi, 444444444 (last two are shorts) i can't find 444444444. the curse 2 is about 65% new story and the rest is sections from the first curse. It's worth it tho man i love them. they aren't just sequels they all interlace and play into eachothers stories it's FUN. look it up on wiki. Try Audition for sure! |
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I'm debating whether or not I'll dispute Alien as a horror film. Then I have to decide whether or not to dispute it as #1.. I think they still have Ju-On 1 & 2 on Fearnet On Demand. Saw bits of 1 before but may need to watch them while they are there. |
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actually, IMDB does list Horror before it lists Sci-Fi, so guess you are clear on that one. I'm disappointed that 976-EVIL didn't make the list. |
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