Horror film recommendations? [Archive]

Craig

13-10-2008, 09:50 PM

I am a bit of a horror geek, and it has been a pretty slow year for horror movies so far. Here are a few of my picks that people may have missed out on in the past few years (which may or may not be to everyone's tastes!):

Broken (by Simon Boyes and Adam Mason)
Inside (a French one also known as A L'Interieur)
Black Water
The Hamiltons
13 (Tzameti)
Frontier(s) (another French one also called Frontières)

If you fancy some light hearted type horror then you could check out:

Automation Transfusion
Mulberry Street
Feast
Botched

Craig

13-10-2008, 09:50 PM

session 9 has some great camera work which makes for a pretty scary movie

That is a decent film. Forgot about that one.

Defekt

13-10-2008, 10:00 PM

You have to watch peter jacksons 'Braindead' its a classic.

steve_langford

13-10-2008, 10:09 PM

You have to watch peter jacksons 'Braindead' its a classic.

thats not a horror!

It is pretty hilarious though lol , especially the lawn mower scene!

Luke

13-10-2008, 10:21 PM

Poltergeist 1 and 2 are pretty scary.

vileniall

13-10-2008, 10:27 PM

spice girls films scared the shit out of me.

ashy51

13-10-2008, 10:31 PM

You have to watch peter jacksons 'Braindead' its a classic.

HAHA! That film is quality. I watched that film when I was 10 and Remember the intro being quite scary but nearly cried with laughter at the rest. Loved the zombie baby scene!

I never usually find films scary but I went to see Dark Water (Japanese version) at the cinemas and thats really the only the film that creeped me out a bit. I actually don't mind films with subtitles either, they make me concentrate more!

Defekt

13-10-2008, 10:44 PM

EH!!!! Braindead have you know was put in the horror section in hmv when i was in there at the weekend!! obviously i bought it!.

Was just on the apple site for film trailers (apple.com/trailers) and there are a few 'horror' films coming out soon by the looks of it.... The film called 'House' looks quite good..

kat

13-10-2008, 10:44 PM

Evil dead 1 and 2
Exorcist
Ju on jap version
Frankenhooker
Basketcase
Day of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead
Brain Damage

kat

13-10-2008, 10:45 PM

Plastikman

13-10-2008, 10:47 PM

Evil dead 1 and 2
Exorcist
Ju on jap version
Frankenhooker
Basketcase
Day of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead
Brain Damage

Slightly more comedic then I was looking for. Cheers though.

Session 9 looks like the business.

ashy51

13-10-2008, 10:47 PM

kat

13-10-2008, 10:53 PM

Slightly more comedic then I was looking for. Cheers though.

Session 9 looks like the business.

Watched session 9 recently made me feel uncomfortable,if your looking for something that's horrible any of the japanese guinnea pig series will do the trick.
Not scary just nasty.;)

Plastikman

13-10-2008, 10:54 PM

I don't think films are actually scary anymore. I was just looking at a last of so called "scary" films, and yes the majority of them would scare the shit out of you if you were 12 or under, but now it just doesn't work.

I tend to agree, which is why Im asking the good people of cagewarriors, surely there is something genuinely scary around. The review of session 9 looks very promising.

Either way the missus scares really easy.

Jamie Taylor

13-10-2008, 11:15 PM

There's no such thing as a ' scary ' horror film anymore for horror fans. We have all become desensitized to them.

Session 9, The strangers, Mirrors etc.... All shite.

I have to watch wacky fucked up japanese shit nowadays. The house remake looks fucking quality I have been looking forward to that for a while now !!!

Plastikman

13-10-2008, 11:18 PM

Defekt

13-10-2008, 11:19 PM

I think House is a remake. but ive not seen the original.
I was actually having a conversation at work today about horror films. We were saying that there has been jack shit out in the last few years that was remotely scary....
Also what do you class as horror? Films like Saw, hostel etc are classed as 'Gorno' (the passion for gore for no apparent reason but to please, The equivalent to porn basically)

Manik

13-10-2008, 11:27 PM

japanese ring and japanese dark water are both pretty good

Jogs D

14-10-2008, 09:04 PM

I remember the original House film vaguely - good film....

The Omen films are pretty good - well 1 & 2 are anyway - and I'm talking about the original not the crap re-make....

Other horror films from back in the day - Prison, Salems Lot (that REALLY shit me up as kid), Amityville Horror films - once again the originals not the remakes...

mooron

14-10-2008, 09:18 PM

Silver Bullet.
2nd freddy movie

steve_langford

14-10-2008, 10:22 PM

I still say to this day that I wouldnt be able to sit on my own in the dark and watch the exorcist! That film seriously freaks me out!

kat

15-10-2008, 01:37 AM

I still say to this day that I wouldnt be able to sit on my own in the dark and watch the exorcist! That film seriously freaks me out!

I had to sit and watch that while off my tit's on acid with my wife and a few close friends.That shit is scary:D

Basilisk

15-10-2008, 05:56 AM

Similar experience for me with magic mushrooms and "The Shining"...woah!

Scary horror stuff....hmmm....agree radical japanese horror is always the best for sheer dread soaked heebie-jeebies.

Watched the spanish movie called "Rec" recently and that was good.

Craig

15-10-2008, 09:44 AM

Watched the spanish movie called "Rec" recently and that was good.

Which has just been remade and released as an American film called Quarantine. Hopefully they have not managed to fuck it up like most of the other remakes they do.

darthcrab

15-10-2008, 09:51 AM

Rec was rubbish, one bit that makes you jump, thats it, not scary at all..

I agree, no such thing as a scary film anymore...

the original Ring was pretty good

Pinhead

15-10-2008, 11:45 AM

The best site to use for Horror is : http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com

They have a ton of horrors listed, and by horror genre too. I have seen some really good ones on that site, like the original 'Eye' made by the Pang brothers. I recommend seeing that - the original. Awesome visuals and sounds and very spooky.

Hellraisers are classics too if you wanna see some gruesome effects. The Evil Dead original is good too. If it's something you wanna freek your lady friend out with - I would get the Entity.

Jogs D

15-10-2008, 12:13 PM

Bloody hell - I remember the Entity - apparantly based on a true story as well...
Wasn't The Exorcist based on a true story too? Another horror film which is supposed to be good - Exorcism of Emily Rose - is supposed to be based on a true story.
I suppose it kind of makes the films more scarier if they're based on true stories...

If you wanted a romantic night in with your lady The Entity is one film you wouldn't want to watch. Of course you could say to her 'this is what I'm gonna do to you if I die and you get together with someone else' and then stick The Entity on... :)

Basilisk

15-10-2008, 06:27 PM

Rec was rubbish, one bit that makes you jump, thats it, not scary at all..

I agree, no such thing as a scary film anymore...

the original Ring was pretty good

Shut up homo. No one thinks you are hard because you aren't scared.

Mauricio Shogun

15-10-2008, 06:49 PM

omen he is one evil bastard lol

Ben_Hutch

15-10-2008, 07:25 PM

Shut up homo. No one thinks you are hard because you aren't scared.

Harsh :( ...

Levo

15-10-2008, 09:50 PM

New(ish) originals only, not remakes:

The Orphanage
The Grudge
The Ring
[Rec]
The Descent

Classics:

Halloween
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Exorcist
Candyman
The Thing
The Haunting

darthcrab

15-10-2008, 10:07 PM

Shut up homo. No one thinks you are hard because you aren't scared.

what?
because I thought, along with thousands others, Rec was shit, and they dont make scary films anymore.... Im hard.... umm, ok, mug:rolleyes:

shinyallard

16-10-2008, 11:59 PM

Tese films are most interesting and at the same time fearful to watch , 'Eveildead' i think it is most fearful horror movie ever.
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londonpride

23-10-2008, 07:22 AM

thought the ring was scary at the time, but i was only about 14-15.

apparently the grudge is scary, not seen it, just going on what ive been told.

as been said, not much scares regular horror watchers these days, its all been done, we've become dessensitised and know what to expect.

i find movies like "them - ils" (a french film - think theres a yank remake with a different name) more scary these days, about a couple terrorised in their home by an annonymous gang of home intruders, apparently based on a true story, that sort of thing makes you sit back and think 'fuck' mainly because you know its quite plausable, more scary than any zombie etc flick.

londonpride

23-10-2008, 07:25 AM

ive always been told horror books are twice as scary as their film counterparts, dont know how true that is as ive never read a horror story, but ive heard it from quite a few people - after all, the human mind is the scariest thing of all, and books make you use it more than any film can.

die hard

23-10-2008, 08:46 AM

I just watched the mist , wow its not about the mist or the shit in it , imo i think its about how people react when there is no one to help them in a crisis.

londonpride

23-10-2008, 10:07 AM

I just watched the mist , wow its not about the mist or the shit in it , imo i think its about how people react when there is no one to help them in a crisis.

wached that a few months back and agree completely. when i watched it i rated it highly just for the reaction of the characters to a crisis - which i could see happening, especially if some looney religious nut is there in real life:mad:
loved the film, hated the ending, wouldnt watch it again just because of the ending:(

die hard

23-10-2008, 01:27 PM

I thought the ending was wierd for an american film as they dont like ending films on a note like that but it was a good film all in all.

londonpride

23-10-2008, 03:23 PM

I thought the ending was wierd for an american film as they dont like ending films on a note like that but it was a good film all in all.

yeh, decent film, i quite like films like that, just a shame about the ending, not to my taste. i did wonder why they had to end it like that, but apparently it was originally a steven king (i think) book/story, so no surprises its a bit depressing.

TheUnfitOne

23-10-2008, 03:24 PM

how did it end then that warrants so much discussion ?

Lou

23-10-2008, 03:25 PM

Audition by Takeshi Miike is a good one. It's not really horror till you get to the end :D

die hard

23-10-2008, 08:11 PM

how did it end then that warrants so much discussion ?

What if someone else wants to watch it ? how would i sleep if i told you the ending ?

Craig

23-10-2008, 08:31 PM

how did it end then that warrants so much discussion ?

Let's just say it isn't the traditional Hollywood-style happy ending! I personally loved the ending as it was nice to see a mainstream film doing something different (even if it was depressing).

Craig

23-10-2008, 08:36 PM

I watched "Seed" the other day. The plot is quite simple and not overly interesting (serial killer goes on rampage, gets caught, escapes, goes after the people who caught him) but there was some pretty disturbing scenes in it. The hammer scene in particular is pretty gruesome.

The director was basically pissed off with films like Hostel and Wolf Creek claiming to be really gory when they are fairly tame, so he tried to do it properly himself. As I said, the film is not going to win any awards for acting/script etc, but it is worth a look if you are bored.

MMA Girl

23-10-2008, 08:57 PM

Audition by Takeshi Miike is a good one. It's not really horror till you get to the end :D

Thats the first film I thought of when I saw this thread :). I'd recommend pretty much any Japanese horror, they are much more psychological and being a horror geek, the blood and gore just doesn't cut it for me anymore.

Lou

23-10-2008, 09:23 PM

The noises she makes near the end.....had to leave the room!!!! :D

Craig

23-10-2008, 10:21 PM

Thats the first film I thought of when I saw this thread :). I'd recommend pretty much any Japanese horror, they are much more psychological and being a horror geek, the blood and gore just doesn't cut it for me anymore.

I have to admit that I find these sweeping generalisations about Japanese/Korean/Thai horrors all being good to be a little short sighted. I have watched quite a few and there are just as many awful ones as there are good ones. The market in these areas simply became too saturated after the success of The Ring, The Grudge etc and so much shit was made. Not trying to start an argument here. Just trying to point out that so many people seem to think Asian horror = instantly good.

If anyone wants to see a good site with a big list of Asian horrors/Asia extreme films reviewed then the following is a good one:

http://www.snowbloodapple.com/index2.htm

Some of the reviewers are a little too generous, but the list of movies is a good place to start for someone wanting to see more than the usual films.

DazMan

23-10-2008, 10:25 PM

The ending from The Mist is not the original ending from Stephen Kings book. The director actually asked Stephen King if he could change it, King said he liked that ending more than his own, not sure how the book ends though might be worth a read.

And on a personal note i thought the ending was brilliant, one of the best film endings i have seen actually.

MMA Girl

23-10-2008, 10:47 PM

The noises she makes near the end.....had to leave the room!!!! :D

Kiri kiri kiri kiri kiri..... he he. She was cool lol.

Craig, I did say pretty much. In comparison to English and American horrors, I think thats a fair statement.

Craig

23-10-2008, 11:06 PM

Kiri kiri kiri kiri kiri..... he he. She was cool lol.

Craig, I did say pretty much. In comparison to English and American horrors, I think thats a fair statement.

If you are a horror geek then you should (and I may be wrongly assuming you have not) check out some Euro horror. There is some half decent/bizarre stuff being produced at the moment that does not receive much media attention and is missed out by people put off by subtitles. Examples include:

A L'Interieur
The Ordeal
Ils
Satan
Tzameti
Man Bites Dog
The Abandoned
The Orphanage

I think I am taking horror geekiness to a whole new level.

MMA Girl

23-10-2008, 11:42 PM

I've seen a couple of those but not most so I'll definitely add them to my to watch list :)

markjitsu

23-10-2008, 11:54 PM

the grudge isn't a great film exactly, but it is quite scary.
it gave me that really uncomfortable feeling when i was watching it and then i was really edgy while getting ready for bed afterwards.
it has a combination of scary images and sounds.

thegreatgama

24-10-2008, 04:42 AM

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/JACOBEAN12134/e6c610.jpg

die hard

24-10-2008, 08:11 AM

I know its dated now but the changling with g c scott is a great film , not a blood film but it plays with your mind love it.

MMA Girl

24-10-2008, 11:12 AM

Just watched A L'Interieur, pretty good. Its very gory which I'm not usually a fan of but coupled with quite a good idea, it was quite disturbing, especially the ending. A few quite big holes that lost it some credibility though.

Lou

24-10-2008, 11:13 AM

I keep meaning to add Man bites dog to my Lovefilm list! Must do it.

Craig

24-10-2008, 10:32 PM

Amongst all these films I completely forgot Funny Games by Michael Haneke (the original German/Austrian version). Now that is a good film that can make for uncomfortable viewing.

kat

25-10-2008, 11:38 PM

If you are a horror geek then you should (and I may be wrongly assuming you have not) check out some Euro horror. There is some half decent/bizarre stuff being produced at the moment that does not receive much media attention and is missed out by people put off by subtitles. Examples include:

A L'Interieur
The Ordeal
Ils
Satan
Tzameti
Man Bites Dog
The Abandoned
The Orphanage

I think I am taking horror geekiness to a whole new level.

Watched the Ordeal recently that film is aptly named and just watched The Orphanage on Blu Ray Great spooky jumpy film.
Versus is a great asian zombie chopsocky flik:)

Craig

25-10-2008, 11:51 PM

Watched the Ordeal recently that film is aptly named and just watched The Orphanage on Blu Ray Great spooky jumpy film.
Versus is a great asian zombie chopsocky flik:)

Versus is awesome and the same director followed it with Azumi. If you enjoyed Versus and have not seen Azumi 1 and 2, then I would recommend them.

Unfortunately the same director then went on to make Sky High, which for some reason was widely praised, but was pretty awful in my opinion.

Jamie Taylor

26-10-2008, 12:07 PM

Just to let everyone know the remake of house is quality, watched it the other night. Way better than most of the shite thats came out recently.

Nak-Muay

26-10-2008, 02:46 PM

Poltergeist
Mirrors
Session 9

Nak-Muay

26-10-2008, 02:52 PM

Downloading house now Jamie, better be good or you owe me... bandwidth :D

Bast

26-10-2008, 03:56 PM

give the mothman prophecies a try its pretty freaky

TheUnfitOne

26-10-2008, 07:35 PM

give the mothman prophecies a try its pretty freaky

that film made my wife cry :confused:

Bast

27-10-2008, 12:00 AM

I know what u mean, if u have the dvd watch the documentary about the true happenings even scarier than the film in some ways.. same with the Omen there a documentary about all the shit that went on while they made the film freaked the fuck outta me

Bast

27-10-2008, 12:02 AM

and out of interest where and how do u download films off the internet?

Luke

27-10-2008, 12:04 AM

I watched the remake of Invaders from mars earlier. That's always good to cure the 80's tacky but funny film cravings. Especially watching that woman eating frogs and those brains with sharp teeth who eat people.

londonpride

27-10-2008, 06:30 AM

and out of interest where and how do u download films off the internet?

download a program called bitlord

then use a torrent website like btjunkie.org to search for the movie you want and download it.

Pinhead

27-10-2008, 06:35 AM

Wasn't the Evil Dead based on a true story too ? ;)

ReD_mIst

27-10-2008, 06:45 AM

Just to let everyone know the remake of house is quality, watched it the other night. Way better than most of the shite thats came out recently.

Are you sure it is a remake? The plot reads as completely different to the original, I don't believe it is a remake of the 80's film

ReD_mIst

27-10-2008, 06:54 AM

They don't look the same.....

House 2008 - Appears to be a stranded couple in Alabama trying to escape from a "The tin man"

House 1986 - Basically a haunted house that an author moves into (it's pretty 'schlocky'

Jamie Taylor

28-10-2008, 10:58 PM

Pretty sure it's a remake but not of the 'house' your talking about.

The one you are taking about was awesome, think there was 3 of them. One of them was where he buried his wife in the garden and one where his old zombified army friend came back to haunt him.

I could be wrong like but I read somewhere it was a remake of an older film called house ( earlier than the ones mentioned ).

vileniall

29-10-2008, 02:04 AM

Wasn't the Evil Dead based on a true story too ? ;)

the one where ahs goes back in time is. I was there i should know. they took his chainsaw off him. then he got it back

Le_Divin_Marquis

29-10-2008, 09:15 AM

Evil dead

last house on the left

anthropophageous

cannibal holocaust

Bateman

29-10-2008, 11:54 AM

last house on the left

dated but very cool, i would go for

Man Bites Dog,
Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer,
The Shining ,
Blue Velvet

and The Strangers.....

Predator

29-10-2008, 12:00 PM

The strangers was awful. Really really bad.

Anyone here seen a movie called Seed?? That was so bad it was quite good lol

Bateman

29-10-2008, 12:24 PM

The strangers was awful. Really really bad.

Anyone here seen a movie called Seed?? That was so bad it was quite good lol

i liked the strangers.... i love freaks in bad masks.... the motive was also pretty good....

some Japanese stuff, hence my Avatar....

Predator

29-10-2008, 12:26 PM

i liked the strangers.... i love freaks in bad masks.... the motive was also pretty good....

some Japanese stuff, hence my Avatar....

How can you feel scared for someone when he has a loaded shotgun and the bad guys dont have shotguns??

Plus he got almost all the way out the house and then shit his pants and ran back in.

I hate picking at films for real life situations but Somethings in that film are just plain stupid lol

Bateman

29-10-2008, 12:45 PM

How can you feel scared for someone when he has a loaded shotgun and the bad guys dont have shotguns??

Plus he got almost all the way out the house and then shit his pants and ran back in.

I hate picking at films for real life situations but Somethings in that film are just plain stupid lol

wasnt this film based on real events ?

i just wanted to see him get fucked up and the visitors scare the crap out of his wife..... .. maybe attack her...:o

Predator

29-10-2008, 12:50 PM

wasnt this film based on real events ?

i just wanted to see him get fucked up and the visitors scare the crap out of his wife..... .. maybe attack her...:o

If it was based on real events then that guy sucks.

He had a loaded shotgun for god sake

Bateman

29-10-2008, 01:08 PM

If it was based on real events then that guy sucks.

He had a loaded shotgun for god sake

I believe the guy that came up with the story was one of the kids that found the house and the woman....

I love the line, "why are you doing this to us....?!" "Because you where in" makes the pointless killings even better... in my opinion.

Would have been better done in the style of Blair Witch on video 8 ... that would have given it an edge

Basilisk

30-10-2008, 05:33 AM

what?
because I thought, along with thousands others, Rec was shit, and they dont make scary films anymore.... Im hard.... umm, ok, mug:rolleyes:

Yeah ok buddy..sure...you are so big and tough....LOL, joker

Pinhead

30-10-2008, 04:18 PM

I am pleased to have just read that someone is remaking Hellraiser. A french Director who has more than a reputation for violent film making is doing it so that's one to look out for when it's eventually released.

CraigA

30-10-2008, 09:03 PM

Ive heard Martyrs is pretty awesome but ive not seen it yet.
Heres a list of some of my favourites
AMITYVILLE 2
DEMONS
THE OMEN 1,2 AND 3
DEAD & BURIED
MAY
RE-ANIMATOR

simmy

30-10-2008, 09:45 PM

2 good psychological and fucked up films here...Prefondo rosso..1960s italian film excellent...And the other film starring Donald sutherland..Dont look now..Both worth watching..
Me i love halloween by john carpenter..cant beat the picture perfect neighbourhood slasher...lmao

theedgemc

04-11-2008, 11:54 AM

not scary but good

CUBE

Leesin

04-11-2008, 12:13 PM

Haha is Cube the one with the autistic guy who cant stay quiet, "boop" in sum high pitch voice and sets off all the traps in the room xD

Plastikman

04-11-2008, 03:00 PM

For everyone who recommended "Session 9", you should be ashamed of yourselves. Utter garbage. David caruso is far and away the worst actor on the planet.

Pinhead

04-11-2008, 03:04 PM

Didn't like that one either. I bought the DVD too.

Exorcism of Emily Rose dude ... you won't be dissapointed.

Nak-Muay

04-11-2008, 04:06 PM

Watched Mirrors... the last 30 minutes spoiled the movie :(

I have Friday 13th, Halloween and Nightmare on Elm Street box sets I downloaded to watch over the next few weeks... I am sick of being let down by new age horror :(

jimtattoo

04-11-2008, 11:45 PM

House of a thousand corpses has a certain quality, bit more hardcore is the last horror movie or wolf creek.

Jamie Taylor

05-11-2008, 10:34 PM

The big brother horror dead set was surprisingly good !!

I'm guessing it was from the makers of 28 weeks later ( same make up effects, speed of zombies etc ) Really enjoyed it and was better than most shit you see nowadays.

Cant help but think the extinguisher scene was stolen from irreversible though.

Shaun.R.

05-11-2008, 10:52 PM

mist was shit and the ended was more funny than anything.

mirrors was also shit! i havent seen a good scary film in ages

remake of friday 13th is being made, should be good

droc

06-11-2008, 08:55 AM

House of a thousand corpses has a certain quality, bit more hardcore is the last horror movie or wolf creek.

I thought the follow up, the Devil's rejects, was much better. Probably because it was more based in reality, I really liked house of 1000 corpses up until the people living underground bit.

DROC

theedgemc

06-11-2008, 11:17 AM

Haha is Cube the one with the autistic guy who cant stay quiet, "boop" in sum high pitch voice and sets off all the traps in the room xD

thats right

Avoid shit movies like Wrong Turn or Monster Truck

Worth a notable mention Jeepers Creepers I and II, II is not scary but has a lot of good humour.

ashy51

09-11-2008, 09:53 PM

Just finished watching the original version of Shutter, gotta say it was pretty awesome.

Shaun.R.

10-11-2008, 06:41 PM

just watched saw 5, the slogan of 'your never guess how it ends' really doesnt work with this film! obvious from the start!

watched new house film other day and that was alright

Mauricio Shogun

10-11-2008, 09:25 PM

i also just watched saw 5 at the cinema imo watch it on your computer not in cinema a waste of money :mad:

Nak-Muay

10-11-2008, 09:38 PM

i also just watched saw 5 at the cinema imo watch it on your computer not in cinema a waste of money

I am doing that right now :P

el.pee.dubblya

10-11-2008, 09:50 PM

I'm a big fan of 80's horror. It's probably all I watched as a kid.................they said it would fuck me up in the head so I called forth the demons from hell who took care of them for me...................I then skull fucked their dead bodies

A few good films of the top of my head:

Silver Bullet
Scanners
Nightmare on Elm St.
American Werewolf in London
The Gate
Demons
The Blob
The Thing
Children of the Corn
The Howling
Childs Play
Creepshows
Waxworks
Tales from the Crypt
The Fog
Day of the Dead
House
Carrie
The Entity
The Fly
Friday the 13th
Halloween
Fright Night
Scanners
Killer Clowns From Outer Space
Puppet Master
Demonic Toys
Dolls
Near Dark
The Lost Boys
Maximum Overdrive
Night of the Creeps
Amityville Horror
Poltergeist

Cheesy peas please

10-11-2008, 10:54 PM

Near Dark is a very good vampire film. I'm surprised nobody else has mentioned it until now.

Another 1 to maybe add to your 80s horror list is 'The Keep'. A Michael Mann film; apparently he got fired though by paramount and the originally intended 3 hour film was cut in half. Not sure if there is a directors cut available yet? Apparently there was talks going on about releasing such a copy which would be interesting.

el.pee.dubblya

10-11-2008, 10:59 PM

I think I've seen it. Was it set in some type of German war bunker?

If so I vaguely remember it and yes it was a very good film. Hope they do release the directors cut, will be keeping an eye out for it (no pun intended LOL)

Cheesy peas please

10-11-2008, 11:20 PM

Yep, that's the film. Its a been while since i've seen it but i'll be scouting for a director's definitely; if such an edition ever comes out of course.

Another 1 of the top of my head but from the 90s instead... Event Horizon. mostly good but wasn't too keen on 1 or 2 aspects towards the end.

I saw '1408' a few months ago. For me it started off very promising but i became really disappointed when it degenerated into an over the top extravaganza (take note of the ocean scene and the painting). Some people on here though may really enjoy it as it seems to have received mainly favourable reviews.

el.pee.dubblya

10-11-2008, 11:41 PM

I enjoyed Event Horizon defo worth a watch.

A couple very obviously missed off my original list was Alien and Aliens....never get tired of 'em

Foreign language horror I'd recommend The Orphanage (spanish language one) and Haute Tension (a french one) that I think was later made into an American film called Switchblade Romance. I can't vouch for the remake though as I've not seen it.....................the original film was good and has a saucy scene of one of the girls fingering herself on the bed LOL

I haven't seen 1408, I don't keep up all that much with new horror now as I always find it a let down. Although apparently the french are doing some good ones at the minute.

Pinhead

11-11-2008, 11:18 AM

Event Horizon - a great modern horror/sci-fi !

1408 - in my opinion was absolute crap. And who the hell casts John Cussack in a horror film damnit !?

theedgemc

11-11-2008, 12:06 PM

capomma

11-11-2008, 12:41 PM

fucking hell this is a long thread just for horror films.
some good films in here tho. im download some as i type.

Shaun.R.

11-11-2008, 04:24 PM

i also just watched saw 5 at the cinema imo watch it on your computer not in cinema a waste of money :mad:

i didnt watch it at the cinema! so consider my money saved! ;)

Jamie Taylor

13-11-2008, 03:29 PM

el.pee.dubblya

15-11-2008, 12:03 PM

El.pee.dubblya, that list is spot on. Pretty much how I spent my childhood.

Some others worthy of a mention :

Maniac cop
basket case
video dead
night of the comet
twilight zone the movie ( that thing on the wing of the plane scared the shit out of me as did the passenger who says ' ya wanna see somehing really scary ' ? ). Ahhh they just dont make 'em like they used to.

Maniac Cop I had forgotten about that one, great film! I'm not sure I've seen Video Dead and Night of the Comet, I'll have to try and find them somewhere.

Basket Case and Twilight Zone the Movie were both good as well.

Along the lines of Twilight Zone The Movie was The Langoliers (well there were planes involved anyway) which I always thought was pretty good.

Horror will never again be as good as it was in the 80's :(