Who likes horror movies?

freshnesschronic · 10-28-2007, 10:12 PM

I do. Me and my baby's mama (jest) both love them.

So I just saw Saw IV Friday with her, but haven't committed time to my computer until now (save Fantasy Football lineups) to express my feelings toward the anticipated annual Halloween scary movie.

I must say, I was disappointed and confused.
SPOILER: Don't HIGHLIGHT
Such a great premise and cliff hanger ending to Saw III then Saw IV totally solves Saw III's greatness by just killing Jeff, the main character. Saw III and IV actually run parallel timelines, except Saw IV tries to do the whole shadow a main character and his ethical decision making but fails because....Saw III already did that. Instead of progress the intriguing Saw III storyline it just opened doors to more questions and left tons of things unexplained and some things pretty much irrelevant. The guy with his eyes stitched up and the guy with his mouth stitched up, they weren't explained at all, not even given a tape recorder. I hope Saw V and VI (they have contracts for the sequels) satisfy and can correctly link the events because I had to read the Wiki afterward to get the movie--which then made me say "oh that's just dumb."

Flint · 10-28-2007, 10:15 PM

Hey. An actual use for the "white text" thing.

freshnesschronic · 10-28-2007, 10:24 PM

My background is off gray, and not many people have yellow as a background, and it's mostly indecipherable, in my opinion.
Yellow it is.

Aliantha · 10-28-2007, 10:28 PM

I think the scariest one I've ever seen is Wolf Creek. That film is freaky, particularly since it's based on a true story.

Flint · 10-29-2007, 12:12 AM

White. Yellow. Whatever.

Happy Monkey · 10-29-2007, 12:18 AM

Trees!

thealphajerk · 10-29-2007, 07:17 AM

damn hell ass saw IV was awesome, it made me say "cowabunga! quite loudly..

DanaC · 10-29-2007, 08:36 AM

Best horror flick I've seen recently was the Brit flick, Dog Soldiers. Awesome. It's now on my (ever growing) list of favourite horror movies :P

TheMercenary · 10-29-2007, 08:37 AM

I am a huge horror movie fan. The only ones that I like, and I actually collect them, are the ones from the 50's and 60's. I prefer black and white films. The ones the proliferated in the 50's and early 60's often were around a theme of radiation as the source for the (insert monster name/theme here). The early Godzilla movies were a hoot. The original King Kong is awesome. Many of them are considered B Grade movies at best but I like them anyway.

DanaC · 10-29-2007, 08:44 AM

When I used to collect horror films, they tended to be either late 80s/early 90s schlock horror (e.g the Full Moon productions, mainly based loosely on Lovecraft) and very obscure films (some early, some just Italian :P).

Michaela · 10-29-2007, 11:26 AM

The Saw series is by far the worst for me. Used to thrive on these movies. Now I go for the action flick.

Cicero · 10-29-2007, 12:41 PM

"Vacancy" is a better movie than it looks......rent it. It's awesome.
I'm a horror movie lover...All genre's....all countries....all of it..and the worst done, the better, in my book.

Of course I have to mention Evil Dead 2....who could not mention that...it's downright hilarious!! One of my favorites of all time.....

"I'll swallow your soul!!" "I'll swallow your soul!!!"
(I guess you'd just have to watch it)

lol!!

HungLikeJesus · 10-29-2007, 04:31 PM

We have recently watched Last House on the Left (1972), The Hills Have Eyes (1977), The Hitcher (1986), and Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). Of those, Last House on the Left was the most disturbing to me.

I just bought the original Halloween, which we'll probably watch tomorrow or Wednesday.

jester · 10-29-2007, 04:49 PM

Not a big fan of horror flicks - I haven't watched, but everyone else in the household likes "Hostel" & "Saw".

I liked Vacancy & 1408, both different & decent.

The only horror flick I did not want to watch and even now is, Salem's Lot - the dude was just too much for me.

Oh & both Jeepers Creepers that dude is a freak.

Cicero · 10-29-2007, 05:14 PM

Oh...and I can't forget "The Shining".....still creepy.

And that one German flick where the mom feeds a log like it's a kid and it eats people. Starts with a B....bor..bortik...borteek...damn, what is the name of that movie?!? C'mon tell me someone has seen that piece of insanity?!? This is going to bother me.....

10-28-2007, 10:12 PM	#1
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Who likes horror movies? I do. Me and my baby's mama (jest) both love them. So I just saw Saw IV Friday with her, but haven't committed time to my computer until now (save Fantasy Football lineups) to express my feelings toward the anticipated annual Halloween scary movie. I must say, I was disappointed and confused. SPOILER: Don't HIGHLIGHT Such a great premise and cliff hanger ending to Saw III then Saw IV totally solves Saw III's greatness by just killing Jeff, the main character. Saw III and IV actually run parallel timelines, except Saw IV tries to do the whole shadow a main character and his ethical decision making but fails because....Saw III already did that. Instead of progress the intriguing Saw III storyline it just opened doors to more questions and left tons of things unexplained and some things pretty much irrelevant. The guy with his eyes stitched up and the guy with his mouth stitched up, they weren't explained at all, not even given a tape recorder. I hope Saw V and VI (they have contracts for the sequels) satisfy and can correctly link the events because I had to read the Wiki afterward to get the movie--which then made me say "oh that's just dumb."

10-28-2007, 10:15 PM	#2
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Hey. An actual use for the "white text" thing. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

10-28-2007, 10:28 PM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I think the scariest one I've ever seen is Wolf Creek. That film is freaky, particularly since it's based on a true story. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-29-2007, 12:12 AM	#5
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	White. Yellow. Whatever. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

10-29-2007, 12:18 AM	#6
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Trees! __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

10-28-2007, 10:24 PM	#3
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	My background is off gray, and not many people have yellow as a background, and it's mostly indecipherable, in my opinion. Yellow it is.

10-29-2007, 07:17 AM	#7
thealphajerk Super Intendent Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: mount evelyn, vic, aus. Posts: 240	damn hell ass saw IV was awesome, it made me say "cowabunga! quite loudly..

10-29-2007, 08:36 AM	#8
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Best horror flick I've seen recently was the Brit flick, Dog Soldiers. Awesome. It's now on my (ever growing) list of favourite horror movies :P

10-29-2007, 08:37 AM	#9
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I am a huge horror movie fan. The only ones that I like, and I actually collect them, are the ones from the 50's and 60's. I prefer black and white films. The ones the proliferated in the 50's and early 60's often were around a theme of radiation as the source for the (insert monster name/theme here). The early Godzilla movies were a hoot. The original King Kong is awesome. Many of them are considered B Grade movies at best but I like them anyway. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

10-29-2007, 08:44 AM	#10
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	When I used to collect horror films, they tended to be either late 80s/early 90s schlock horror (e.g the Full Moon productions, mainly based loosely on Lovecraft) and very obscure films (some early, some just Italian :P).

10-29-2007, 11:26 AM	#11
Michaela Lively Girl Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Montlake Terrace, WA Posts: 67	The Saw series is by far the worst for me. Used to thrive on these movies. Now I go for the action flick.

10-29-2007, 12:41 PM	#12
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	"Vacancy" is a better movie than it looks......rent it. It's awesome. I'm a horror movie lover...All genre's....all countries....all of it..and the worst done, the better, in my book. Of course I have to mention Evil Dead 2....who could not mention that...it's downright hilarious!! One of my favorites of all time..... "I'll swallow your soul!!" "I'll swallow your soul!!!" (I guess you'd just have to watch it) lol!! __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

10-29-2007, 04:31 PM	#13
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	We have recently watched Last House on the Left (1972), The Hills Have Eyes (1977), The Hitcher (1986), and Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). Of those, Last House on the Left was the most disturbing to me. I just bought the original Halloween, which we'll probably watch tomorrow or Wednesday. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

10-29-2007, 04:49 PM	#14
jester why so serious Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,712	Not a big fan of horror flicks - I haven't watched, but everyone else in the household likes "Hostel" & "Saw". I liked Vacancy & 1408, both different & decent. The only horror flick I did not want to watch and even now is, Salem's Lot - the dude was just too much for me. Oh & both Jeepers Creepers that dude is a freak.

10-29-2007, 05:14 PM	#15
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Oh...and I can't forget "The Shining".....still creepy. And that one German flick where the mom feeds a log like it's a kid and it eats people. Starts with a B....bor..bortik...borteek...damn, what is the name of that movie?!? C'mon tell me someone has seen that piece of insanity?!? This is going to bother me..... __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

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