darkmage099 Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I usually find horrors stupid and unrealistic. The shear lack of reality makes the movies so unbearably stupid that you do not get scared. That being said, I LOVED Disturbia. That was by far one of the best horror movies I have ever seen. Granted, it wasn't a "look behind you and youll die" horrors, but it had a very well drawn out plot with SOME sense of reality. Trix.--quit WoW as of 12/07Thank you 4be2jue for the wonderful sig and avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryto Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I usually find horrors stupid and unrealistic. The shear lack of reality makes the movies so unbearably stupid that you do not get scared. That being said, I LOVED Disturbia. That was by far one of the best horror movies I have ever seen. Granted, it wasn't a "look behind you and youll die" horrors, but it had a very well drawn out plot with SOME sense of reality. Thats because it was a rip-off of Rear Window by Alfred Hithcock, so is not a recent horror movie. Cannot be used in discussion. When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. ~Jonathan SwiftWebsite Updates/Corrections here. WE APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT! Crewbie's Missions!Contributor of the Day!Thanks to artists: Destro3979, Guthix121, Shivers21, and Unoalexi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkmage099 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I usually find horrors stupid and unrealistic. The shear lack of reality makes the movies so unbearably stupid that you do not get scared. That being said, I LOVED Disturbia. That was by far one of the best horror movies I have ever seen. Granted, it wasn't a "look behind you and youll die" horrors, but it had a very well drawn out plot with SOME sense of reality. Thats because it was a rip-off of Rear Window by Alfred Hithcock, so is not a recent horror movie. Cannot be used in discussion. Who cares? Alfred Hitchcock didn't make a movie out of it. If this discussion included books, you would be correct. Trix.--quit WoW as of 12/07Thank you 4be2jue for the wonderful sig and avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PumpkinPete112 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I think that it has to do with the desensitizing of Americans. Back when "The Exorcist" came out, it was ultra shocking and scared most people. My dad saw it in theaters and he tells me about how people would leave the theater crying, screaming, passing out, or even praying to God because they thought the movie would posses them. But now that isn't all that much. We have GTA games, Manhunt, countless violent movies, and other sources of entertainment. That plus the lack of originality has really hurt todays movies. My Recomendations for Scary Movies: House (1986)- still makes me scared today, a forgot gem. 28 Days Later (2002) 28 Weeks Later Frailty (2001)- Not really scary, but a very exciting and touching film. The Mothman Prophecys (2002)- Based on true events Rosemary's Baby (1968)- Not as shocking as it was in 1968, but its still a creepy film House on Haunted Hill (1959) The Haunting (1963) The Changeling (1980) Kansen "Infection" (2004) A uniquely well done Japanese horror movie The Exorcist (1973)- Not to be cliqued, but it still gets some scares (not really from me) and is worthy of a spot I will be adding more eventually Sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1_man_army Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I usually find horrors stupid and unrealistic. The shear lack of reality makes the movies so unbearably stupid that you do not get scared. That being said, I LOVED Disturbia. That was by far one of the best horror movies I have ever seen. Granted, it wasn't a "look behind you and youll die" horrors, but it had a very well drawn out plot with SOME sense of reality. Thats because it was a rip-off of Rear Window by Alfred Hithcock, so is not a recent horror movie. Cannot be used in discussion. Who cares? Alfred Hitchcock didn't make a movie out of it. If this discussion included books, you would be correct. Alfred Hitchcock is a film director, Tryto isn't talking about a book. Rear Window is a film starring James Stewart (he's an actor by the way). It's about "a wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder." Does that plot in anyway seem similar? Thought so. Next time don't try to be smart when you don't have the feintest clue about what you're talking about clever clogs. Quoted area courtesy of IMDB He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryto Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I usually find horrors stupid and unrealistic. The shear lack of reality makes the movies so unbearably stupid that you do not get scared. That being said, I LOVED Disturbia. That was by far one of the best horror movies I have ever seen. Granted, it wasn't a "look behind you and youll die" horrors, but it had a very well drawn out plot with SOME sense of reality. Thats because it was a rip-off of Rear Window by Alfred Hithcock, so is not a recent horror movie. Cannot be used in discussion. Who cares? Alfred Hitchcock didn't make a movie out of it. If this discussion included books, you would be correct. Alfred Hitchcock is a film director, Tryto isn't talking about a book. Rear Window is a film starring James Stewart (he's an actor by the way). It's about "a wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder." Does that plot in anyway seem similar, thought so. Next time don't try to be smart when you don't have the feintest clue about what you're talking about clever clogs. Quoted area courtesy of IMDB Thanks for the clarification for him, i didnt even want to reply to his post when it was obvious he had no idea what he was talking about. And to think someone who lieks south park could eb so dumb to think alfred hitchcock is a writer #-o When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. ~Jonathan SwiftWebsite Updates/Corrections here. WE APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT! Crewbie's Missions!Contributor of the Day!Thanks to artists: Destro3979, Guthix121, Shivers21, and Unoalexi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordanFreeman Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I usually find horrors stupid and unrealistic. The shear lack of reality makes the movies so unbearably stupid that you do not get scared. That being said, I LOVED Disturbia. That was by far one of the best horror movies I have ever seen. Granted, it wasn't a "look behind you and youll die" horrors, but it had a very well drawn out plot with SOME sense of reality. Thats because it was a rip-off of Rear Window by Alfred Hithcock, so is not a recent horror movie. Cannot be used in discussion. Who cares? Alfred Hitchcock didn't make a movie out of it. If this discussion included books, you would be correct. Alfred Hitchcock is a film director, Tryto isn't talking about a book. Rear Window is a film starring James Stewart (he's an actor by the way). It's about "a wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder." Does that plot in anyway seem similar, thought so. Next time don't try to be smart when you don't have the feintest clue about what you're talking about clever clogs. Quoted area courtesy of IMDB Thanks for the clarification for him, i didnt even want to reply to his post when it was obvious he had no idea what he was talking about. And to think someone who lieks south park could eb so dumb to think alfred hitchcock is a writer #-o How about you stop trying to be such a 1337est? Just because a movie is based on another, doesn't mean it can't be used in a discussion ABOUT movies. They have different scenes, and if you hadn't noticed, it's not an actual remake of Rear Window. Pfft, "not a recent horror movie. Cannot be used in discussion", that really is one of the dumbest things i've ever heard. And seriously, not a recent horror movie? It's not of the same name, and I'm pretty sure Disturbia was filmed fairly recently... It's a good horror movie. The thread is about horror movies. That should be enough I think. EDIT: I know that every fan of South Park knows who Alfred Hitchcock is, and what he did, but I'm not sure that ever fan knows of Rear Window. Might want to check on that. :roll: "El que no arriesga no gana" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkmage099 Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I usually find horrors stupid and unrealistic. The shear lack of reality makes the movies so unbearably stupid that you do not get scared. That being said, I LOVED Disturbia. That was by far one of the best horror movies I have ever seen. Granted, it wasn't a "look behind you and youll die" horrors, but it had a very well drawn out plot with SOME sense of reality. Thats because it was a rip-off of Rear Window by Alfred Hithcock, so is not a recent horror movie. Cannot be used in discussion. Who cares? Alfred Hitchcock didn't make a movie out of it. If this discussion included books, you would be correct. Alfred Hitchcock is a film director, Tryto isn't talking about a book. Rear Window is a film starring James Stewart (he's an actor by the way). It's about "a wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder." Does that plot in anyway seem similar? Thought so. Next time don't try to be smart when you don't have the feintest clue about what you're talking about clever clogs. Quoted area courtesy of IMDB Yeah, stop trying to be smart when you cant even spell faintest (and neighbors). Good job on being rude, jerk. There's also a book writer named Alfred Hitchcock. I assumed it was him. Please forgive me for not knowing every single horror movie out there. Even if the plot isn't "z0mg or1iginal!", it doesn't make it a bad movie. Trix.--quit WoW as of 12/07Thank you 4be2jue for the wonderful sig and avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrington Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Speaking of crap horror movies, a friend inflicted one on me last night. The Breed. It's about a bunch of rabid german shepards, slavering at the mouth, barking a lot and generally biting stuff. Boring and not in the least tiny bit scary. About as scary as Barney the purple dinosaur and about as much suspense as an episode of Big Brother... utter crap basically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1_man_army Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 There's also a book writer named Alfred Hitchcock. I assumed it was him. Please forgive me for not knowing every single horror movie out there. Even if the plot isn't "z0mg or1iginal!", it doesn't make it a bad movie. Right for a start, Alfred Hitchcock is a rather well known director so it's not like I'm making a big deal about some random obscure film maker. Secondly I only pointed it out because you went out of your way to put somebody down when they made a valid point, on top of that the put down in response to that was completely false. I didn't say Disturbia was a bad film, my point is (and I think it was Tryto's also) that it is a remake which sticks close to the original so it's not indicative of modern horror films - it is a re-telling of a much older style film and therefore not really a valid example of a modern horror film. Also I didn't spell "neighbor" wrong, in proper (ie. non-American) English "neighbor" has a U in it, hence neighbour. Don't start on me because your nation ruined the English language. On that not I used the word feint (as in to feint - a deceptive action) in the wrong context. Now please can I stop "being a jerk" and stay on topic? He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryles Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 it depends wot u define as being modern horror eg. slither which was funny and not wot id call a horror. the best horror films have to be the older ones like hellraiser, nightmare on elm street and the friday 13th series. these are geniune horror films and even watching them now still give me goosebumps 200TH TO 99 COOKING, JULY '05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
How2PK Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 I wonder though. What do you consider to be good horror movie. What are you comparing the modern horror movie with? I hear somebody say "The oldies such as Alien, Shining, Silence of the Lambs". Yes, those are three classics. But I could easilly put at least 10 good horror productions, made in the last 12 years (that is also the period between Alien and Silence of the Lambs). Of course, Hollywood isn't going trough the most creative period at the moment. But there still is a lot of good material, and there's more than Hollywood. There are excellent horror movies made in Japan, and even in Europe there is a lot of good material. What do you think of movies such as Haute Tension, The Hills Have Eyes (remake) the Descent, Dog Soldiers, Wolfcreek, 28 Days Later. That's all very good Euro (and one Australian) horror made in the last five years. Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 When is Black Sheep coming out Daan? I'm looking forward to that :D Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
How2PK Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Here in Holland it played at the AFFF and two weeks ago at film by the sea. I missed both unfortunuatly. :( IMDB says 12 oktober for UK. :) Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiriyama Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 it depends wot u define as being modern horror eg. slither which was funny and not wot id call a horror Slither was like Shaun of the Dead. A comedy that was lightly stepping into the horror area Denizen of Darkness| PSN= sworddude198 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterxman Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Most nowadays are bad yes, I noticed they tend to film scenes to specifically look good in trailers. Pixel sigs by me.Pixel Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom1200 Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Well...I'm not really one to comment on horror films, because I haven't seen any(don't ask me why, cause I don't know. :XD: ), but from hearing things from my friends, it seems that the Saw series is insanely scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctp080188 Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Um, I wanted to cry in An American Haunting I was so flipping scared. And my brother wouldn't let me leave the cinema. I can't stand any horror films, bar maybe the gore ones, which I still don't actually watch, considering i close my eyes. I haven't watched any for ages. I get nightmares. SHH HUT YUH MUH. DERKHED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrington Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Maybe it's a coincidence but.... Has anyone noticed that there's a LOT of "horror" movies Rated 15 now? I mean, if it's suitable for a 15 year old... then it can't be that scary lol. I think the age certificate goes a long way to indicating if a movie with be scary or not. Of course, there are some exceptions (Silent Hill springs to mind) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctp080188 Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Meh, I'm turning 21 and I had nightmares about Scream for crying out loud. SHH HUT YUH MUH. DERKHED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 I just saw 1408 and I can definitely say that it is damn scary. Nothing really made me jump it just made me think I was going crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaper88888 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Torture movies-Driven into the ground Zombie movies-Killed and dead Vampire movies-Not many recently, maybe that'll be what people turn into the next cliche? Suspense-horror movies-Dryed up Imo, the only good horror movies are: -Night of the Living Dead (The original, in black&white, it is The. Best. Horror. Movie. Ever. -Shaun of the Dead (Comedy, not horror, but amazingly funny..) -And maybe the first Wolfman movie... Maybe I forgot one or two, but please, enough with the horror, just give me some [bleep]ing sci-fi or comedy all you moviemakers...sheesh. :x There is no meaning or truth in life but that which we create for ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrington Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Vampire movies-Not many recently, maybe that'll be what people turn into the next cliche? Watch out for 30 Days of Night... that'll be a cracker, guarantee it. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389722/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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