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fruitcake
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 Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:11 pm Post subject: good horror movies? |
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I am talking the more recent releases, I have seen all the classics (Exorcist, Shining, etc).
anyone have any good recommendations?
I have seen a string of average / terrible movies lately:
The Happening (terrible)
The Messengers (terrible)
The Mist (average)
Halloween 2007 (terrible...didn't bother getting all the way through that one)
what is out there? |
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BreakfastInBed
Joined: 16 Oct 2007
Location: Gyeonggi do
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:24 pm Post subject: Re: good horror movies? |
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| fruitcake wrote: |
I am talking the more recent releases, I have seen all the classics (Exorcist, Shining, etc).
anyone have any good recommendations?
I have seen a string of average / terrible movies lately:
The Happening (terrible)
The Messengers (terrible)
The Mist (average)
Halloween 2007 (terrible...didn't bother getting all the way through that one)
what is out there? |
You've probably seen it, but I really liked The Descent.
1408 was a pleasant surprise. I knew little about it, had low expectations, and found it refreshing.
The Orphanage has a few spooky moments, it wasn't to my taste, but it's well made and worth a look. |
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JustJohn
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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I have never seen a horror flick I was impressed with.
Maybe silence of the lambs, if that counts. |
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rumdiary
Joined: 05 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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The Shining
Dog Soldiers (same director as The Descent)
Susperia
A Tale of Two Sisters (Korean)
Cargo 200 (Russian)
The Audition (Japanese) |
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fruitcake
Joined: 18 Apr 2004
Location: shinchon
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:30 pm Post subject: Re: good horror movies? |
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| BreakfastInBed wrote: |
You've probably seen it, but I really liked The Descent.
1408 was a pleasant surprise. I knew little about it, had low expectations, and found it refreshing.
The Orphanage has a few spooky moments, it wasn't to my taste, but it's well made and worth a look. |
I've seen both 1408 and The Descent and found both to be good. |
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JMO
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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| rumdiary wrote: |
The Shining
Dog Soldiers (same director as The Descent)
Susperia
A Tale of Two Sisters (Korean)
Cargo 200 (Russian)
The Audition (Japanese) |
I love these two. The final scene in dog soldiers is an absolute classic. |
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sillywilly
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:22 am Post subject: |
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The Mist wasn't bad. Disagree with that one.
Scariest movies I've ever seen would have to be The Exorcist, The Grudge, Audition and Fire in the Sky.
They didn't make me jump at the time but they all gave me the creeps afterwards.
Suicide Club is another one but not sure that's a horror movie. |
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I_Am_The_Kiwi
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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Rec.
Awesome movie, filmed in blair witch/cloverfield style.
The original just came out, its online. Spanish with English subs.
Or you can wait for the US knock off which will be out in December called Quarantine. I personally loved the Spanish one, and think now that ive watched it the US will have to be really good. Best horror ive seen in a loong time. Most these days are predictable, not really scary or japanese remakes.
other movies of interest.....
The Cottage
The After Dark Horrorfest movies, though this year theyre a bit piss poor.
The Ruins
Shrooms
and ill 2nd the Dog Soldiers recommendation, that movie is fukn awesome. |
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Pink Freud
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| I liked both "28 Days Later and "28 Weeks Later." |
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swigs
Joined: 20 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Pink Freud wrote: |
| I liked both "28 Days Later and "28 Weeks Later." |
Agreed, both of those are as about as good as the horror genre gets in my opinion.
Also check out the Korean Vengeance Trilogy including Oldboy, Mr. Vengeance, and Lady Vengeance. |
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tomwaits
Joined: 05 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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One I don't see mentioned is
The Strangers (2007)
Spooky, at least on the big screen. Some of this 70's sequels I found suspenseful like The Hills Have Eyes, The Toolbox Murders, and Last House On The Left.
Bit gory though. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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My favorite horror film in recent memory would have to be the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead. It's fast, funny, full of gore, and has some of the coolest brain-splattering moments in cinematic history.
Purists hate the fact that the zombies are much faster and more aggressive, but I think that adds a much needed level of intensity to the film.
The first 10 minutes are incredible...give it a shot. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:05 am Post subject: |
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| tomwaits wrote: |
One I don't see mentioned is
The Strangers (2007)
Spooky, at least on the big screen. Some of this 70's sequels I found suspenseful like The Hills Have Eyes, The Toolbox Murders, and Last House On The Left.
Bit gory though. |
That's actually a 2008 movie. Not to split hairs or anything. |
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crash bang
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
Location: gwangju
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| Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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| the ring |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:41 am Post subject: |
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| JMO wrote: |
| rumdiary wrote: |
The Shining
Dog Soldiers (same director as The Descent)
Susperia
A Tale of Two Sisters (Korean)
Cargo 200 (Russian)
The Audition (Japanese) |
I love these two. The final scene in dog soldiers is an absolute classic. |
So I watched Dog Soldiers after reading this thread and... it was stupid.
What a crappy movie. Didn't finish it. The OP is looking for good horror movies, I believe. |
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