Five Essential Horror Movies - Page 2

Hello, chenzzo, what about me? I made a whole POST about my undying love, and HAM just passingly mentions it. Hmmmm...makes me wonder if maybe you're looking for some kind of justification for you feelings for HAM. I see....

Weilding the oar doesn't require some sort of freaky ritual to prove one's worth does it? Cuz I'm all for freaky rituals so long as they don't interrupt my sleeping schedule, sleep is important for healthy bones and a cheery smile!

We have healthy smiles and cheery bones. You're covered.

Flirting is cool, IF you can do it right. I don't play the game too well, but I know enough to know that. I'm a big fan of girls, but I'm more the "cuddly-teddy-bear-oh-you're-so-sweet-but-I-already-have-a-
boyfriend-but-thanks-for-asking-anyway" type guy. Not a bad label.

I'm more of a 'oh-you're-so-sexy-I've-always-wanted-to-do-a-rockstar-forget-my-boyfriend-he's-lame'
kinda guy. And I'm damn good at flirting. Watch....

Hey, sexy, wanna screw?

Works every time

Hm.
Didn't work on me ...
But thanks for the "sexy" part.

Damn, Johnny-you rule the Earth! Warped Tour, baby-

IT'S ON!

COP III!

OBSCURE REFERENCE!

Okay, I appreciate the setiment, but what is COP III? Maniac Cop III? That movie was terrible.

Like the first two won any Antis.

Though I did enjoy the second one...

Way back in the day, a friend and I went to see Schindler's List in limited release in Chicago. When we came out, I noticed that all of the posters in the theater had been changed to sepia-tone photos of Eddie Murphy in his Lions jacket-all Beverl Hills Cop. The posters were emblazened with the words-"IT'S ON-COP III!"

My friend and I DIED! I mean, how abosolutely UN-ORIGINAL! Remember the first BH Cop? The poster was Eddie, sepia-tone, with the words "THE HEAT IS ON! BEVERLY HILLS COP"

The second one was a picture of Eddie, sepia-tone, with the words "THE HEAT IS ON AGAIN! BEVERLY HILLS COP II"

And the third-just absurd-"IT'S ON! COP III"

It made me think of the Dennis Miller line-"That's like people shortening the title of Wheel of Fortune to simply-'Wheel' in an attempt to seem 'hip'-BUT IT'S WHEEL OF FUCKING FORTUNE!"

It just screamed desperation. And oddly enough-I never saw those teaser posters at any other location.

But to this day, every time my friends and I are putting together plans for an evening, one of us, upon finalizing the plans, will blurt-"IT'S ON! COP III" as shorthand for, "This is a fine plan, count me in, I'm proud to be a part of the endeavor."

So there you go.

And hey, the first Maniac Cop is very cool. It's got Bruce, and Robert Z'Dar,and Shaft! It's a solid, low budget thriller.

I understand that now. Why do I rule the earth? Just for the obvious reasons? Warpeds gonna rock

Sure, for the obvious reasons-but "hey sexy, wanna screw?" just clinched it.

If I had a nickel for every time I've said that-thought sometimes substituting "baby" for "sexy", I'd be a rich man.

Alright, I was just making sure. It is ON

Oh, look at loveliness!!

A horror-romantic-comedy thread! They just don't make genre crossovers like that anymore, do they? Very, very cool. Mucho gracias, Hot Animal Historian.

Look at that! It all started right there. creepy... wink

My top 5...
1. Re-Animator
2. Suspiria
3. The Evil Dead
4. Dellamorte Dellamore
5. The Beyond

My 5 essentials ( not necessarily "favortive" or "best", but essential )

- NOSFERATU 1922 - Best of the early films

- PEEPING TOM 1960 - First "modern horror" film IMHO

- NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 1968 - No list is vaild without this one

- SUSPIRIA 1977 - Gaudy, surreal work of art

- SUMMER OF SAM 1999 - A surprise, but a totally differnt take on horror ... and 2 of the best acting performances I have ever seen

... for me, this list shows a variety of styles and takes on the horror film ... I have no idea how I can leave PSYCHO off this list, and I'll probably lose sleep over it ( not really )

Dawn of the Dead

Evil Dead

Texas Chainsaw Massecure

Halloween

Alien

Ok, who has been fiddling with the knobs on the "Wayback" machine?

1- Exorcist

2- Halloween

3- Evil Dead

4- Nightmare on Elm Street

5- Horror of Dracula

1. Jaws
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3. Halloween
4. Suspiria
5. Bride of Frankenstein

1) Nosferatu (original)
2) Bride of Frankenstein
3) Night of the Living Dead
4) The Exorcist
5) Halloween

The best of the best!

Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Dawn of the Dead
Jacob's Ladder
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Possession (1981)

1) The Thing - To me, the best horror film ever made. Freaked me out as a kid and no matter how many times I watch it it never loses any of it's impact or it's creep factor.

2) Evil Dead 2 - edges out Dead Alive and Re-Animator as the greatest balls out horror comedy ever.

3) Near Dark - I echo the sentiment that it may be the best vampire film ever made. Puts a nice new spin on things while keeping the mythos firmly rooted where they should be.

4) The Ring - The scariest movie made in years AND while holding on to that studio friendly PG-13 rating. I grew up in the gore soaked 80's. Freaking me out while showing nothing almost seemed like a myth to me at one time. Great direction. Great plotting. For those of us who didn't see Ringu first, that ending was one hell of a gut punch. One of the few times in history that the remake was better than the original. (IMO)

5) Any of the Living Dead trilogy - Sorry for the cop out, but I can't choose a favorite of the series and to leave it out is almost blasphemy. If you want to understand horror movies, you have to see the Dead trilogy.

Just floating outside - The Shining, Dead Alive, Re-Animator, Both Final Destinations (more pet favorites), The Brood, Aliens, and the cinematic classic, Dead Heat.

this is Damn near impossbile..so it is right up my alley

1. Exorcist
2. Tejas Chainsaw Massacre
3. Night Of The Living Dead
4. Near Dark
5. Deep Red

1- The Thing
2- Alien
3- Jaws
4- The sound of Music
5- In the mouth of Madness

Cheers!