Favorite Horror: Leave Comments!
Ok, seeing that it's nearly Halloween...
For my own morbid curiosity, please let me know what your favorite horror/scary/thriller movies are.
As for me, I'd say:
THE SHINING -- the creepy social commentary on genocide and family abuse really take this to another level
THE EXORCIST -- still hardcore to this day!
DAWN OF THE DEAD -- the original 70's Romero masterpiece with a brilliant premise and unforgettable scenes
DEAD ALIVE (BRAINDEAD) -- a masterpiece of splatter gore comedy, with zombies, a lawnmower blade, and a minister who kicks arse for the Lord!
EVIL DEAD 2 -- the best part of the trilogy. Not that scary at all. But funny as hell. Exhibit A and Exhibit B
SE7EN -- still disturbing
ZODIAC -- recent serial killer flick that I really enjoyed; it's all in the details
Carl Dreyer's Vampyr
FW Murnau's Nosferatu
Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho
George Romero's Night of the Living Dead
Myrick & Sanchez' The Blair Witch Project
Wow is my taste bland. To be honest, I'm more interested in psychological horror like The Seventh Continent, Repulsion, Picnic at Hanging Rock but I'm don't think that's what you're looking for.
Psychological horror, all the better! I want this to be broad as possible. I threw those guys out there just to get the ball rolling, and already I realize how much I love zombie comedies.
Nosferatu and Psycho are sweet!
Videodrome - Cronenberg
Rosemary's Baby - Polanski
Inland Empire - Lynch
Irreversible - Gasper Noe
Scream (campy, but great) - Wes Craven
Alien - Ridley Scott
One thing about the Shining that I noticed recently. Watch how drastically the lighting in the film changes after Jack has his nightmare. It goes from a kind of bland natural light to incredibly expressionistic hot and cold or just jarring lighting/colors. It's pretty cool
Completely agree with you on Zodiac. I got totally caught up in the film and towards the end I was very freaked out. Really well made film too, and maybe the best performance I've seen of Gylanhal.
Speaking of Cronenberg, The Dead Zone is one of the best Stephen King adapts and Walken is great throughout.
I really like the rest of your picks, especially Rosemary and Alien.
I read that Kubrick used light for subliminal narrative in Eyes Wide Shut too. His films reward repeated viewing/ new analysis like none other.
I saw Zodiac in the theater, and I did not want it to end.
I think one of the best Psychological horror movies of late would be Audition (1999) from Miike