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Post by Mister Buch on Sept 19, 2012 2:17:45 GMT 1
Buch's Halloween Horror Movie Education 2012: AKA Army of Buchness
I have a tradition where I spend my free time in October watching classic horror movies Ive never seen before. I only got interested in the genre a few years ago, so since then I've been trying to 'catch-up' watching the classics I missed every year.
BUT the problem is that at this point, I've pretty much seen them all. xD I'm going to try and watch some Hammer horrors and I've actually never seen a Vincent Price movie -- but I could do with watching something that'sactually scary as well!
I can't come up with many to see this year. So does anyone have any big favourite horror films, or under-rated / unheard of classics that I might not have seen?
Or failing that - I just love talking about them so what are your favourite horror movies, people? Me, I love me some Exorcist and Night of the Living Dead. Those are the ones for me.
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Post by Lily Ariel Linders on Sept 19, 2012 2:35:50 GMT 1
I loved The Exorcist - and Carrie... I remember when I was 13 years old, I was just at the age where my parents felt secure enough to leave me alone in the house while they went out on a Friday or Saturday night, and my dad would usually rent me movies to keep me occupied while they were out... and I remember asking him to rent me "The Exorcist" and "Carrie" both on the same night one weekend, and he said "Are you sure? They're rather disturbing movies" and I insisted, so he agreed... and I had a very enjoyable evening alone in a big silent house, in the dark, watching a possessed little girl on the TV screen turn her head all the way around and do generally evil things to traumatise the priests trying to save her... ;D
I also loved the movies "End of Days" and "Stigmata" - not sure if they really count as horror, but I liked them... and "Bram Stoker's Dracula", too... the one with Gary Oldman...
I must say, though, I have never seen "Night of the Living Dead" or any of those type of zombie movies - though I did see the "Dawn of the Dead" remake with Sarah Polley, and "Land of the Dead" with John Leguizamo...
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Post by Mister Buch on Sept 19, 2012 2:41:18 GMT 1
You have good taste in horror! I remember seeing both The Exorcist and Carrie for the first time and being completely terrified. That certain scene at the end of Carrie in particular. I remember leaping out of my chair. It was a long time ago, before I got desensitised But those are two of my absolute top-5 favourites, right there. Good call. Never heard of Stigmata, by the way. Might go for that this year. OH! And traditionally for these October things I also watch / play an 'ARG' recommended by Cali. Do you have one for me this year?
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Post by Lily Ariel Linders on Sept 19, 2012 2:55:32 GMT 1
Stigmata is a really good movie; it's about a young woman who becomes haunted / stalked by what seems like an evil spirit when she receives a souvenir-style gift from her mother; a rosary stolen from the hands of a dead priest. I won't say any more in order to avoid spoilers, but... Gabriel Byrne is in the movie as well, and he's awesome... Though, I must say, I found it hilarious when I'd rented "End of Days" and "Stigmata" one weekend and watched them both the same night, one right after the other, and Gabriel Byrne is in both - as a heroic Catholic Priest in "Stigmata", and as the Devil Himself in "End of Days"... ;D Oh, the wackiness!
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Post by Clint Johnston on Sept 19, 2012 5:35:47 GMT 1
Ewwww! Gross! I honestly can't get into horror movies. The simple reason: They scare me.
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Post by Knightfall on Sept 19, 2012 6:15:21 GMT 1
If you haven't checked them out (I can't remember, you've seen soooo many), but now that you've read I Am Legend, you should check out the movies. Last Man on Earth (and) The Omega Man. I saw Silent House recently and actually liked it a lot. Open Water was also made by the same directors, and I heard that was pretty freaky. Oh! And watch The Walking Dead, man! You gots to!
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Post by Clint Johnston on Sept 19, 2012 6:41:21 GMT 1
Now I can handle walking dead... Don't know why.
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Post by Mister Buch on Sept 19, 2012 12:31:59 GMT 1
If you haven't checked them out (I can't remember, you've seen soooo many), but now that you've read I Am Legend, you should check out the movies. Last Man on Earth (and) The Omega Man. I saw Silent House recently and actually liked it a lot. Open Water was also made by the same directors, and I heard that was pretty freaky. Oh! And watch The Walking Dead, man! You gots to! Now THOSE are some ideas! I have seen Open Water and thought it was absolutel crap, by the way! But yeah I will watch as many of those as I can - thanks!
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Post by Warhammer Gorvar on Sept 19, 2012 13:42:59 GMT 1
Alien is a good classic film and a pure example of space horror. The Alien itself is terryfying, the atmosphere is fantastic and it is overall a good romp. Definatly worth a watch.
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Post by Mister Buch on Sept 19, 2012 13:44:17 GMT 1
Actually that's another one of my big favourites. I love every second of Alien.
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Post by Battlechantress on Sept 21, 2012 7:16:52 GMT 1
Your average gore fest that doesn't have Bruce Campbell in it doesn't appeal to me. (The man holds a soft spot in my heart for his funny-as-hell autobiography, "If Chins Can Kill"). I threw up during "Hostel", had nightmares after viewing "Audition" (no acupuncture for me again, EVER)... you get the idea. But I loved the heartbreaking "The Orphanage", the chills it provided and the story it told. As hokey as some of those classic horror flicks could get, the better ones focused more on the characters in the story and less on trying to shock the audience every other minute. And the gore. I am quite used to bodily fluids from working health care but I do not need to see rotting body parts and blood trails, exposed organs, missing eyes more than I have, and for what? It's a shock to the watchers' system and no effort made to stanch the wound and ease the pain.
My body is shifting on the sedatives, I feel my face meet the hand resting on the jaw, the hand is now a purple-lit claw. My face contorts to the right like a sleeping lizard and my skin grows brown, with plates around the elbows. Blood and bone itch beneath the skin and a simmering rage enjoined with the dark blood underneath. What will I become when I reach the floor? Will I stop attacking my inferior flesh. Can't find rum, can't taste the auburn liquid flame that will help me to the floor, head is spinning, walls turn slowly in their place around me. What am I? Will I be a creature come morning?
Edit: Fixed typo. I'm still amazed I could type anything in the dark last night too.
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Post by Warhammer Gorvar on Sept 21, 2012 9:37:49 GMT 1
I love those kind of horrors. I actually enjoyed reading Call Of Cthulu, it;s very short but it;s pretty much like what you said Chantress.
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Post by Mister Buch on Sept 21, 2012 12:57:32 GMT 1
I hate gore for the sake of it. I saw Hostel 2 with a guy at the cinema and I was just disgusted. Not by the gore - I'm hard to disgust phsically - but sort of morally, and artistically. It was just a movie about people being tortured, with the intention being genuine, simple sadistic pleasure in watching it. No scares, no character, no plot really, no peril, just people being tortured. It bothers me that this stuff is popular. That people can spend two hours fantasising about torturing young people and then get up and get on with their day.
Anyway. I don't like excessive blood in horror. It seems silly to me. I have no objection to a very violent or crazy death scene - but for the sake of surprise (or comedy), not just 'blood is frightening'. Blood does nothing for me.
I haven't seen Audition OR the Orphange, but I have heard good things. I'll try and get them for this month's thing. Cheers.
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Post by madnesshero on Sept 24, 2012 6:10:26 GMT 1
My two favs are The Shinning (Kubrick's best film) and John Carpenters The Thing. If you haven't seen The Thing From Outer Space, the original that Carpenters is loosely based on, its a great piece too even if Carpenters is superior.
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Post by Cali on Sept 24, 2012 9:24:26 GMT 1
Buch, if you're looking for Slenderman stuff: Check out EverymanHYBRID and TribeTwelveEverymanHYBRID is basically an exercise blog gone horribly wrong, when Slenderman starts to screw with them. Slendy sightings in the first few videos (and some later ones) are extremely sneaky, and hard to spot, but they're there. It's more character focused, and I actually like it more than Marble Hornets. The plot progression and pacing are fantastic, and the characters are actually pretty likable and easy to relate to. The problem is it's kind of difficult to follow without looking at the wiki, but it's pretty easy to just watch all the videos then read over what you missed. At least it works for me. The guys who made this put a lot of work into it, and that's admirable. TribeTwelve is kind of notorious for it's bad acting (which is actually just in the first few episodes. The guy who plays Noah is pretty good in my book). But the sound and special effects are considered to be the best of all the Slenderman ARGs. The 'Night Recording' and 'Unknown Caller' videos are extremely scary, and on (if not above) par with most Marble Hornets videos. Pretty worth it. It should also be noted that TribeTwelve and EverymanHYBRID crossover briefly, and provide dual commentary. Mostly it seems like a move just to please fans, but I still thought it was done fairly okay. Also, it kind of starts out almost exactly like Marble Hornets, then sort of rebounds a bit with the 'My Grandfather Karl' video. Also, if you haven't: See the movie 'Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon". It's a clever semi-subversive horror film, and you'd probably like it. It's not perfect, but I'll save the criticism for if when you see it. I still think you won't be disappointed with it though. My favorites in top order: 1. The Shining 2. Alien 3. The Exorcist 4. Rosemary's Baby 5. Se7en
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