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Godziwolf		#61	[-]
May 23 09 9:54 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Nickolas Cook wrote: The 90s had Scream and that was pretty much it. The 2Ks? Like I said, I don't see anything that has done what the movies listed above, and in my example of the 70s genre defining films, have done. If you'd like to take a stab at finding titles that have, please be my guest. Personally, I don't need to jump off a building without a safety net to know how it'll end. It's 2009. There's one year left to this decade. I just don't see it happening. Blair Witch, eventually, is going to be recognized for being a very important film for horror. Maybe not a great film, but something akin to Dementia 13 -- where the concept wasn't totally realized and was before its time, but where later films would capture what it was going for better than the original. (Important and Good are not the same thing) 2000s brought horror back to the art house. There was a ton of good foreign horror -- from all over Asia, Scandinavia, and Spain. Old Boy, The Ring/Ringu, [REC], Devil's Backbone, The Orphanage.
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dracsback		#62	[-]
May 24 09 3:59 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Well I will need to add OLD BOY to my list. Just saw that today - I had heard a lot about this movie before. Really really good. "I saw what I saw when I saw it!"
Son of Street Worm		#63	[-]
May 24 09 4:09 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I like a bunch of 2000 & up Horror flicks Hellraiser Inferno & Hellraiser: Hellseeker are the 2 Hellraiser flicks I've probably watched the most times (even though 1 & 2 are my favorites) Hellraiser: Deader's pretty cool, too The Short List- Session Nine Jeepers Creepers 13 Ghosts (remake) Dagon House Of A 1000 Corpses Wrong Turn Dead End Monster Man TCM (remake) Toolbox Murders (remake) Suspect Zero Mosquitoman Shallow Ground House Of Wax (remake) Devil's Rejects Dead Birds Death Tunnel (except the ending) The Hills Have Eyes (remake) Feast(s) The Butcher (I think it's a great spoof) Return to House On Haunted Hill Unholy Reeker(s) Whisper The Rage Carver (my T.P. pick- I think it's the 'sounds') The Sickhouse The Cottage The Devil's Chair Midnight Movie Midnight Meat Train Splinter & The Burrowers
Dwayne C		#64	[-]
May 24 09 11:24 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My favorites since 2000: Wrong Turn(2003) The Descent(2005) Jeepers Creepers(2001) Feast(2006) Saw(2004) Even angels eat beans
AlfredLynch		#65	[-]
Oct 7 09 7:42 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Where is the love for In the Mouth of Madness? Nice to see I'm not the only one who digs Jeepers Creppers.
Ichigo Kurosaki		#66	[-]
Oct 7 09 1:09 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thir13en Ghosts.
Pulpmonster		#67	[-]
Dec 24 09 11:39 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I still like my original list..don't think I would change my top 10, but I would add: Frailty (2001) Baby Blues (2008) Zombieland (2009) Drag Me to Hell (2009) House of the Devil (2009) Paranormal Activity (2009) everyone here should check out these. Last Edited By: Pulpmonster Dec 24 09 11:46 PM. Edited 2 times.
Wicked		#68	[-]
Jan 6 10 4:55 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Off the top of my head, I'm probably missing some... Kairo Bunshinsaba The Eye ('02) The Eye III (I love the dish tapping scene) House of the Devil Jennifer's Body Mulberry Street Session 9 Ju-On [Rec] Them Martyrs The Ruins Eden Lake Cabin Fever A Tale of Two Sisters The Exorcism of Emily Rose Jeepers Creepers Wolf Creek Ginger Snaps The Others High Tension 28 Days Later Shaun of the Dead Saw The Mist Let the Right One In Pan's Labyrinth Hostel Parts 1 & 2 Grindhouse Funny Games The Ring Slither and Trick r Treat were fun, especially with a crowd. Still lots I haven't seen yet on a few folks lists that I really want to see.
Monsterpal		#69	[-]
Jan 7 10 5:54 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Looking at these lists, I can't help but think the last ten years was a pretty good time for horror movies after all.
MikeTheMook		#70	[-]
Jan 12 10 8:59 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	28 DAYS LATER.
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Schmilsson1969		#71	[-]
Jan 13 10 1:30 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hmmmm...... Slither Dawn of the Dead (2004) Drag Me To Hell Wrong Turn Let The Right One In The Mist May Wolf Creek Dark Water (Hideo Nakata) Phone (Korea)
Doc Savage		#72	[-]
Jan 20 10 4:05 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I can only think of a few I really found satisfying (a tepid decade overall). And most of them are genre films, rather than horror films. But I found the following very enjoyable: King Kong (best genre film of the decade) Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow The Incredibles Up Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (the least of the series, but enjoyable) X-Men X-Men 2 Corpse Bride Willie Wonka Looney Tunes: Back in Action Journey to the Center of the Earth (cheesy, but spirited) There may be something else rattling around my brain, but it wouldn't be significant enough to come to the fore.
Carl Eyesnheart		#73	[-]
Jan 22 10 9:45 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Nickolas Cook wrote: 1. "No, but when you disparage the amount of crap of the last decade as if it is something unusual, it seems as though you are suffering from the good old "nostalgic haze." Oh, most definitely part of the problem. But my opinion stills stands that 90% of modern horror is shite and meant for kids. "Again, rewind the clock and people complained that "slasher" horror wasn't "real" horror either. We're getting old, and we like things we liked when we liked them, not like they are now, and that's normal. But there's a difference between not liking the films and refusing to even admit that they are horror films despite the broadness of the genre." So are you saying you liked Van Helsing and the Underworld crap? Maybe I'm coming from a literary background here, but horror is not a video game scenario and overblown CGI sequences that do nothing to further the narrative. I like my horror to have a shot of realism and pathos, thanks--something you will not find in most modern 'horror' fare. 2. "Please note the films you chose were all from the same 10 year (5year?) time span, in the decade that most concede was cinema's best. I don't see ANY decade offering up rivals to those films." And that's where I'm going to have to disagree with you. 1920s: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Nosferatu, The Phantom of the Opera just to name a few genre defining films 1930s: Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy...need I say more? 1940s: The Wolfman, I Walked With a Zombie, hell, most of Lewton's films remade the idea of what horror could do and spawned more psychological horror flicks. 1950s: Them, Godzilla, The Thing From Another World... 1960s: Psycho, of course, Black Sunday, Corman's movies... My points is that every decade, so far, has had movies that redefined horror, pushed it to the next level. The 90s had Scream and that was pretty much it. The 2Ks? Like I said, I don't see anything that has done what the movies listed above, and in my example of the 70s genre defining films, have done. If you'd like to take a stab at finding titles that have, please be my guest. Personally, I don't need to jump off a building without a safety net to know how it'll end. It's 2009. There's one year left to this decade. I just don't see it happening. Now I will give you the pathos, but the realism? I thought one of the main complaints, since the 70's really, is that Horror is becoming TOO realistic. I know one of my problems is that the movies are centering too much on REAL monsters than the kind that hang out in our closets. I 100% believe something like HOSTEL or SAW could happen way before anything like DRACULA. Also, isn't this list just looking for the best of the 2000's? It's not saying "what films from the 2000's are classics". So in reality, even if you have 10,000 pieces of crap, you can still compile a list of the 10 best of the crap. I personally saw a lot of decent-very good films in the 2000's. I'll make my list a little bit later. My fanzine all about Rock N Roll: www.sonicruin.com
taraco		#74	[-]
Jan 24 10 3:53 PM Burgomaster Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I really liked 30 DAYS OF NIGHT. Not groundbreaking but well-made, intelligent, fun and I knew where I was at all times (important to me lately!).
SiBurning		#75	[-]
Jan 25 10 5:51 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Roughly in order favorite first... May -- creepiest thing since Rosemary's Baby -- I'll never again watch either of them The Call of Cthulhu -- first movie to capture both the spirit and atmosphere of Lovecraft Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary -- most emotional version of the story, and the dancing isn't too distracting The Others -- I love a good ghost story Shadow Of the Vampire -- he don't drink... wine Dagon -- good Lovecraft production Dark Water (Honogurai mizu no soko kara) -- good atmosphere The Shunned House -- for the Erich Zahn bits A Tale of Two Sisters -- I still don't get it Mimic 2 -- I don't know why, except Alix Koromzay was great as Remi. Maybe I just dig the bug lady. Also rans include a few Japanese movies like Ju-On. Also The Abandoned, The Devil's Backbone. Note the preponderance of ghost stories. At least 6 depending how you count. Seems like this decade is dominated by Asia, especially Japan, and they have some interesting ghosts. A lot of it is highly stylish (stylistic?), and that style seems to be slowly moving into American films. I like to think this decade's been pretty slim, but it was worse from 1983-1998. Looking back at other decades, it's hard for me to find a lot of really good movies in any decade that stand up for me today and are intelligent. My favorite era is about 1960-1972, but even there, when pressed, it's hard to come up with 20 really good flicks that aren't cheesy or mostly just nostalgic for me. I'm talking about movies I'd recommend to someone that's only seen a few modern horror flicks and wants something better, or even people who don't like much horror. I'm just glad the Japanese are putting English subtitles on their newer movies. Now if they'd only do that for the older ones. Guide to Resources on CHFB Last Edited By: SiBurning Jan 25 10 6:31 AM. Edited 4 times.
Uncle Bingo		#76	[-]
Jan 30 10 2:09 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Session 9 (I love this movie so much I based a band off the premise called Wretched Asylum.) Dreams in the Witch House Zombieland (My kingdom for a Twinkie!) Shaun of the Dead The Ring Dead Silence Red Dragon The Mist Shadow of the Vampire The Exorcism of Emily Rose Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows Land of the Dead Dawn of the Dead 28 Days Later (...barely makes it, but I did enjoy it for the most part aside from the crazy editing that gave me a headache.) Exorcist: The Beginning (Bingo ducks the tomatoes thrown at him. I don't care what you say, it is way better the Exorcist 2!) Dagon (Ezra Godden's acting improves as the film goes along...it starts off horrible and by the end it isn't so bad) From Hell (Ian Holm is awesome in this.) The Ninth Gate (1999 - but I didn't see it until 2000 so pfft!) Saw (first one was entertaining, after that the novelty wore off REALLY fast.) I wish I could say Alien vs. Predator but I can't...the critters look good but the human actors suck in both films. The second one was "I Know What You Did Last Alien" - a total teen flick with Aliens and a Predators in it. Incubation times for the xenomorphs seems to have speed up exponentially. Sure, it was pretty fast in the first two films, but now, it only takes 5 minutes for the little critters to burst out. They should have just made a movie with NO HUMANS and all Aliens and Predators. At the worst, add in the space marines stranded somewhere. Ideally though, a movie with Aliens and Predators with subtitles for the Predators would have been awesome. I'm sick of looking at people anyway. As for the Zombie films...I LOVE his music, but his movies haven't worked for me at all. After I saw House of a Thousand Corpses I wanted that 90 minutes of my life back. Thing was, I really wanted to like it as I was waiting for it for over a year. I saw some of the Halloween remake and turned it off. I don't want to know the backstory of Michael Myers. I liked him as an inhuman unstoppable force, not a kid that tortured his hamster. Devil's Rejects fares a little better, but I don't need to hear Freebird again either. Also, I'd include Mouth of Madness, but that came out in 1995. House on Haunted Hill and Sleepy Hollow came out in 1999 as well so I didn't add them to the list. There have been a lot of movies on this thread I haven't seen since so many of the new horror movies aren't my taste (Saw series, Hostel). However, I'd like to see The Descent and May. I own High Tension, but haven't watched it yet. It was a gift.
Dr Acula		#77	[-]
Jan 31 10 2:24 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My top 10: Jennifer's Body - a really excellent horror film all the way around Brotherhood of the Wolf - love the historical fantasy look at this amazing legend... surprised it doesn't have more of a reputation here. Thir13en Ghosts - this is the way a remake should be - taking the general kernel of the original, and building interesting concepts into it. Loved the "Black Zodiac", the glass house, the Angry Princess... Bubba HoTep - Such a strange story, but it works due to the performances The Ring (American Remake) - my favorite J-horror remake, and did I mention Naomi Watts? Exorcism of Emily Rose - I find demonic possession very scary as an idea, so this pushed it's way into the top because of the great freaky scene when Emily Rose's boyfriend awakens to see her twisted all over. Grindhouse - the failure of this project is insane. Both features are great fun, as were all the faux trailers. I wish it had begat a series of Grindhouse features, but if we can at least get Thanksgiving or Don't, it'll be great. Cloverfield - a novel new way to show the horror of a giant monster in a way that hadn't really been done before, and it was also well done. 28 Days Later - the best of the new zombie wave for me Paranormal Activity - I had the most fun with being in an audience full of scared people, making this a novel experience, and the director really showed that you can get attention with very little money! Other top flicks of the aughts: Ginger Snaps Dagon Lost Skeleton of Cadavra Dog Soliders Eight Legged Freaks Freddy Vs. Jason Underworld Call of Cthulhu House of Wax Nightmare Man Slither Stay Alive 1408 30 Days of Night Dead Silence Feast The Ruins
Slaphappy	favorite horror films since 2000 top 5	#78	[-]
Feb 6 10 7:50 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	let the right one in paranormal activity Halloween Texas chainsaw massacre amuesment
kinggirlfriend		#79	[-]
Feb 14 10 7:02 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Dagon Silent Hill Ginger Snaps Pans Labyrinth The Prestige The Fiancée of Dracula Hellraiser: Inferno Deadwood Park
Monster Kid		#80	[-]
Mar 25 10 1:37 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Bubba Ho-Tep The Others Pan's Labyrinth The Call of Cthulhu Shadow of the Vampire Red Velvet That's it, I'm afraid. It's a sad commentary on the present state of filmmaking that I can't think of any more horror films that I really like from that decade. I gave up on most of the big budget ones after about a half hour because they were boring and/or idiotic. Some of the movies others have mentioned on this thread sound good, like Shawn of the Dead and I hope to see it soon so I might perhaps add it to the list.
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