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Date Posted: 20:34:11 07/13/12 Fri
Author: Tim
Subject: Top 25 Horror Movies of All Time
A list compiled by a group of writers back in 2010. It is interesting, though not the list most of us here would create. Not surprisingly, it's slanted more toward modern horror films from the 1980s to the present.
Still, it's nice that both Dracula (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935) made the cut, but I was disappointed that they couldn't find room to include Frankenstein (1931).
http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/662/662450p1.html
Tim
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Re: Top 25 Horror Movies of All Time -- Rick, 02:10:33 07/14/12 Sat [1]
I could have thought of more than several Universals to make the list and the FG serials had elements of horror in them as well. Typical of today's crowd who chose modern-day horror films over the older stylized ones. A few such as "The Exorcist" and "Jaws" I agree with, but others were merely a bunch of garbage.
Rick
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Re: Top 25 Horror Movies of All Time -- DAN, 09:43:57 07/14/12 Sat [1]
I would have liked to see more Universal films listed too.
And I also agree with Rick, a lot of the films are garbage.
If it was for picking the best horror films, then they'd have to put the Bride of Frankenstein at number one, then Dracula, and then Psycho. Well in my opinion anyway.
But the author is going for the most scariest films.
So I guess "The Exorcist" belongs at number one because Dracula and BoF do not scare us anymore, even though they are highly entertaining, no matter how many times you watch them over again.
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Re: Top 25 Horror Movies of All Time -- Officer Torch, 10:16:03 07/16/12 Mon [1]
A subjective topic, and maybe what once frightened us, no longer does...owing to age, life experiences, etc. Nevertheless, we can all cite favorite movies or moments. Ask a dozen people, get a dozen opinions perhaps. That's ok.
Over the years, I guess some of my favorite early "horror" movies were the first two Frankenstein films, and Lugosi's Dracula, also perhaps the first Mummy film, and the later Hammer version with C. Lee as the mummy wasn't bad.
I enjoyed some films cited earlier...and some not. I'll toss in a few that I thought had...well, perhaps some scary moments, depending on one's perspective. Some may be below par. Some, may be different, or just adventure/suspense..and some, maybe applicable moreso to yours truly for whatever reasons. They are not necessarily horror or scary, but you might find some uncomfortable moments, or not. In any case, and in no particular order.....
-What Dreams May Come Come 1998 Robin Williams, in a serious role, searches for his wife in the afterlife.
-Tales from the Darkside, The Movie 1990 has 4 short stories, "Lover's Vow" segment possibly best.
-Duel 1971 Dennis Weaver...moreso suspenseful
-Carnival of Souls...low budget, campy, but not bad
-War of the Worlds...2005 Tom Cruise version
-Hanger 18 1980 Area 51 type flick but interesting
-The Day After 1983 movie version of TV mini series
-Soylent Green 1973 Heston and EG Robinson
-End of Days 1999 Schwarzeneger
-Daylight 1996 with Stallone
-Dante's Inferno 1935 Spencer Tracy
-Purgatory 1999 a TNT movie, a western
-Dreamscape 1984 Dennis Quaid
-Quatermass & the Pit 1967 aka Five Million Years to Earth
-When Worlds Collide 1951 (earier book influenced Flash Gordon story)
-Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (favored '32 F.March version)
-There are some moments in various serials...some in Flash Gordon, Undersea Kingdom, The Phantom Empire and others
-Many also in several Twilight Zone, Outer Limit episodes
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Re: Superhero Movies -- Tim, 11:02:34 07/14/12 Sat [1]
Dan summed it up nicely, the best horror films and the scariest horror films are not necessarily the same. My favorites list would be topped by Frankenstein (1931), and would include Universal classics like Dracula, The Black Cat and Bride of Frankenstein. Hammer's Horror of Dracula and The Brides of Dracula would make the cut too.
Psycho (1960) and Halloween (1978) are great ones as well.
I don't think Hollywood has made many good horror films in the last 20 years, maybe even the last 30 years. Too much emphasis on graphic violence for my taste.
One of the few things Hollywood has done well in the last 10 years is superhero movies. I saw the new Amazing Spider-Man film this week and enjoyed it. The last decade has seen some pretty good comic book-based movies featuring Spider-Man, Batman, Iron Man, The Avengers, etc. They are well done, and appeal to the kid in me. Not all are gems though, The Fantastic Four movies were duds.
But modern day horror films? No thanks, I will stick with the old classics.
Tim
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Re: Superhero Movies -- DAN, 12:17:19 07/16/12 Mon [1]
Tim got it right about Hollywood not making very many good horror movies in the last 20-30 years.
Thinking about all the horror movies that come to mind that I saw in the last 40 years, I picked out the ones I enjoyed the most.
The list is based on my opinion of how much these 1970s to the present films entertained me, rather than just being scary.
I'm not including any of the later Hammer Horrors because I put them in a league of their own.
Although I can't re-watch any of these films anywhere near as much as I've re-watched a Universal horror Film, the movies on the first list still entertain me whenever I decide to re-watch one of them.
The Exorcist
Jaws
Halloween
Dawn of the Dead
Nosferatu, The Vampire
An American Werewolf in London
The Howling
Wolfen
Poltergeist
Cujo
Child's Play
Halloween H20
Puppet Master 3 - A Cheapo, but guilty pleasure, I like seeing Nazis getting what they deserve.
Wolf
Dawn of the Dead (Remake)
I liked this second batch of Movies when I first saw them, but now I find myself reaching for the remote to FF thru a lot of scenes that bore me.
Dracula (1979)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Humanoids from the Deep
The Shining
Friday The 13th
Friday 13 2
Friday 13 3
Friday 13 4
Friday 13 6
Friday 13 7
Friday 13 8
Friday The 13th Reboot
(Friday 13th 5, Jason Goes to Hell, Jason X, and Freddy vs Jason, STUNK)
Halloween 2
Halloween 4
Halloween 5
Halloween 6
Halloween Resurrection
Halloween (Remake)
Halloween 2
Jaws 2 -
(Jaws 3 & 4 STUNK - I can't sit through 3 & 4 at all.)
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