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Melchiah
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The 3rd one is actually pretty good.
Personally, I like The Exorcism of Emily Rose more than The Exorcist. I just have a strong distaste for the latter's more conservative approach, especially when it came after Rosemary's Baby. Even today, I consider that one of the best films of the sub-genre. It manages to avoid the preachy black and white approach of The Exorcist, and portrays the "bad" guys in a more humane fashion.
Haloid1177
Banned
Don't Breathe was quite good. It got kinda ridiculous
but it also added to the tension. Best part was when he started
and the whole theater is trying to figure out what it is and then it finally hits them and the sounds of disgust just went through the whole theater. Gave me a good laugh.
The only real negative I have to say is Green Room came out this year and created a much more tense environment for the entirety of the film without ever veering off into over the top territory. I'd say it is probably my fourth fave movie of the year though. Let this man make an Evil Dead sequel for god's sake.
how many times the blind guy managed to come back
warming up his jizz
The only real negative I have to say is Green Room came out this year and created a much more tense environment for the entirety of the film without ever veering off into over the top territory. I'd say it is probably my fourth fave movie of the year though. Let this man make an Evil Dead sequel for god's sake.
Movie was cool and the premise had me hooked but I think Green Room still takes the cake for these escape room flicks. Don't Breathe is still the best movie I've seen in a couple months.
Also the Jonas brother lookalike should've been the one to survive. It pains me to see the only logical person in the group get killed because of a stupid protagonist lol. Was kinda hoping everyone except him would either get arrested, or killed off. Minus the hostage.
FlowersisBritish
fleurs n'est pas britannique
Hey out of curiosity, what's everyone's favorite horror setting? Personally I adore shit that takes place in the woods. Love me some trees.
More_Badass
Member
The woods depends on the cinematography. The Witch really nailed the look of the forest, made it look claustrophobic and looming.
As a fan of sci-fi horror, the derelict/isolated spaceship is a personal favorite for me. Alien, Event Horizon, Sunshine, Pandorum, the games Stasis and Dead Space, etc.
Fix-It Felix. Jr.
Member
Horrors that take place in a single room, or at least spend majority of the movie trapped in a room or small environment, are my favourite.
Fermat's Room, Cube, The Mist, The Hole, Nine Dead, Saw, Would You Rather, and The Invitation are some examples off the top of my head.
Being trapped inside a big house works too, as long as it's not a home invasion. Something along the lines of Thirteen Ghosts or House on Haunted Hill.
Seductivpancakes
Member
Just saw The Witch. Pretty damn good without much jump scares.
The Silver
Member
im a damn sucker for those types of one location movies
Melchiah
Member
The setting I like the most, is when people end up in an isolated location, where they're locked in to survive, preferably against supernatural forces. Examples would be The Evil Dead, REC, The Shining, The Howling, Alien, The Thing, Ravenous, Silent Hill, 30 Days of Night, and Storm of the Century.
Pretty much this. I love horror and I love scifi so if their blended it tickles me all over my happy spot.
Melchiah
Member
A good call on those two.
drotahorror
Member
Been trying to bang out some netflix watchlist movies.
Baskin - 4/10 - Filmed well, acted well, just didn't really interest me. The build up took way too long and when shit finally hit the fan it was over too quick and still not that gripping.
Let Us Prey - 6/10 - Pretty good but they cheaped out on the violence a bit with some weak kills and CGI. The ending is sort of confusing and open for a bit of interpretation as well.
Creep (2014) - 7/10 - Very enjoyable. Had put off watching it for quite some time as I didn't think I'd like it. The first half is fairly funny as well. I never even paused this one once, I was hooked the whole time.
Baskin - 4/10 - Filmed well, acted well, just didn't really interest me. The build up took way too long and when shit finally hit the fan it was over too quick and still not that gripping.
Let Us Prey - 6/10 - Pretty good but they cheaped out on the violence a bit with some weak kills and CGI. The ending is sort of confusing and open for a bit of interpretation as well.
Creep (2014) - 7/10 - Very enjoyable. Had put off watching it for quite some time as I didn't think I'd like it. The first half is fairly funny as well. I never even paused this one once, I was hooked the whole time.
My favorite horror/sci-fi film is The Thing. I'm very partial to desolate landscapes and isolated environments.
insane asylums
Carnivals or theme parks for sure. Rarely utilized nowadays though. It's probably "too easy" lol.
Yup, I'm with you. Different formulas in the isolated environments are my jam.
More_Badass
Member
Probably. Like you'd have to do a Dusk-till-Dawn-style twist to really make that setting work without feeling cliched IMO. Dramas, romances, and comedies can film carnival and theme parks without them seeming creepy, but in a horror movie, that garnish colors and figures and such suddenly seem like overkill. But take that non-creepy portrayal and then slowly introduce unsettling elements of horror and eerieness, that could be cool
Thickstone
Member
I watched it with a friend a few months ago and I agree.
While a few things are a bit iffy (story, protagonist is annoying) the setting is pretty damn great. We both felt that they nailed the 'omg they are all fucked'-part of the film quite well.
Anyone who wants to watch it should somehow look past the story though
YesNOnoNOYes
Member
Yeah it was okay to while the time away kind of movie. Parts of it were very predictable, but watchable.
More_Badass
Member
For family movie night, we watched Summer Camp (2015). Was probably the most unintentionally funny "horror" movie I've seen since The Happening. Or at least I think it was unintentional, not 100% sure on that.
http://youtu.be/S9pjraMMHdo
Basic premise is four counselors at a Spain summer camp are settling in on the day for the kids arrive and something that turns people enraged killers starts spreading through the place. So yes, it's a zombie movie, with the twist being that the effects wear off after a while so the "zombies" switch back to people later and vice versa.
I'd say it's a worth a watch, partially because the twist is actually kind of interesting for a zombie movie, but mainly for the clearly Oscar-quality acting and hilarious story beats
http://youtu.be/S9pjraMMHdo
Basic premise is four counselors at a Spain summer camp are settling in on the day for the kids arrive and something that turns people enraged killers starts spreading through the place. So yes, it's a zombie movie, with the twist being that the effects wear off after a while so the "zombies" switch back to people later and vice versa.
I'd say it's a worth a watch, partially because the twist is actually kind of interesting for a zombie movie, but mainly for the clearly Oscar-quality acting and hilarious story beats
Brian_FETO
Banned
I like ornate/fancy buildings. Balance the beautiful with the ugly, Argento style
Corpsepyre
Banned
Watched The Wailing (2016), an epic Korean horror film from the director of The Chaser and The Yellow Sea (both two of my favourite films) that'll most definitely attain cult status in some years. 150 minutes of rapid-fire visceral thrills and twists and turns that will have you scratching your heads. The ending deserves a special mention as well for being quite the gut punch. If you like your horror films engaging, brainstewing, brutal, yet with some dark humour, and without the fancy circus-like toppings of most Western outings, then give this one a go. Right now, it's easily in my top 5 films of the year. Fully recommended. American horror cinema should pack it up.
NOTE: Best to not watch any trailers or read into the plot too much.
NOTE: Best to not watch any trailers or read into the plot too much.
I had no idea we had a Horror OT!!! How could I have missed this for such a long time.
I'm in such a horror mood, and is looking forward to some of these modern horror flicks. I'm probably gonna watch 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Babadook, The Witch and The Boy very soon. Green Room too, is that a horror?
I'm in such a horror mood, and is looking forward to some of these modern horror flicks. I'm probably gonna watch 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Babadook, The Witch and The Boy very soon. Green Room too, is that a horror?
Melchiah
Member
Those two are well worth a watch. I didn't personally care about Babadook at all.
Haloid1177
Banned
I'd skip The Boy since you're gonna be watching quality horror films alongside it. Green Room is technically not a horror movie but it's gonna be part of my Halloween movie marathon with friends so take that however you want.
Depends on which "The Boy" he is talking about here. There were two horror films that came out around the same time with the same title. One, directed by Craig MacNeill, is actually about a boy and is quite an unnerving little film which I would recommend. The other, directed by William Bell, is about a doll which I have yet to see because the trailers made it look like a typically average modern horror flick.
More_Badass
Member
Was trawling Netflix for decent horror movies. Anyone seen any of these:
Secuestrados/Kidnapped, Para Elisa, We Are What We Are, The Taking of Deborah Logan, Here Comes The Devil, High Lane, The Seasoning House
Secuestrados/Kidnapped, Para Elisa, We Are What We Are, The Taking of Deborah Logan, Here Comes The Devil, High Lane, The Seasoning House
Can't go wrong with Polanski's Apartment Trilogy (Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby, The Tenant). Mostly the first two but The Tenant is still pretty good.
Deborah Logan is decent if you like found footage. Haven't seen the others, though I've been meaning to watch We Are What We Are.
Dandy Crocodile
Member
I've only seen Deborah Logan.
It's a passable "handheld footage" deal. They film a documentary about Deborah. I'm actually confusing a lot of the finer details with Shyamalan's The Visit due to the similarities.
I remember it not being the best but the last third had some really creepy imagery that made it worth the watch at least.
Fix-It Felix. Jr.
Member
We Are What We Are is a slow burner, and most of the film is more focused on character development/backstory than current events. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though - if you enjoy piecing parts of a movie together and building up anticipation for the conclusion, you'd like this. Without giving anything away, I'll just say that the story is really telling about the ideas of patriarchy and tradition, and the big moments are totally worth the simmer.
The Taking of Deborah Logan didn't do anything for me, really. It's your typical found footage film with all the expected scares, and the story doesn't get any more complex than the IMDb synopsis. It's good if you just want to throw something on to chill and zone out a bit.
Haloid1177
Banned
The Descent. It gets silly towards the end but it's a really solid film.
I didn't even know there was a second one only knew of the awful looking doll one.
Brian_FETO
Banned
The Descent is awesome. I never would've expected that to be good from the trailers, always just looked like a dumb modern horror movie to me but I caught it at a marathon last year and really enjoyed it. I also appreciate whenever a movie actually allows its "victims" to fight back for survival instead of just being useless in fear
The Descent is amazing, didn't find it silly at all.
The Descent Part 2 on the other hand is silly all the way through. Avoid.
Monocle
Member
No kidding, this blows everything else away.Watched The Wailing (2016), an epic Korean horror film from the director of The Chaser and The Yellow Sea (both two of my favourite films) that'll most definitely attain cult status in some years. 150 minutes of rapid-fire visceral thrills and twists and turns that will have you scratching your heads. The ending deserves a special mention as well for being quite the gut punch. If you like your horror films engaging, brainstewing, brutal, yet with some dark humour, and without the fancy circus-like toppings of most Western outings, then give this one a go. Right now, it's easily in my top 5 films of the year. Fully recommended. American horror cinema should pack it up.
NOTE: Best to not watch any trailers or read into the plot too much.
Are we doing a 31 horror movies in October?
I'll check out The Descent! I currently have 30 movies on my horror playlist.
More_Badass
Member
Genuine question for the thread in general: do people really react like that to movies past the ages of childhood? Like I can see when you're younger, movies scaring the shit out of you to the point of nightmares and being scared to be in the dark and what not. But as an adult? That's never happened to me. You know it's not real. The closest was probably the first Paranormal Activity because the premise effectively used that notion that you're vunerable when you're asleep.
Haloid1177
Banned
Conjuring 2 had its moments, with some of the more effective jump scares I've seen in a horror movie to date. I prefer it to the original actually. Plus the office scene is like the best scene of the whole year so far.
Not really, but I'm looking for a movie that makes me feel a bit uncomfortable. Some movies just get me laughing, because of how stupid the protagonists are or when something ridiculous happens. Instant horror-breaker.
More_Badass
Member
True. I've come to prefer horror movies that can envoke a sense of dread and unease, rather than trying to scare you like a haunted house. The former is pretty hard and the latter is typically reverts to jump scares. Most recent movie that I felt did unaware and dread really well was The Witch. And I saw The Exorcist for the first time last week; that movie also did unease masterfully