Films you've seen recently and would unreservedly recommend:
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IdleRich
IdleRich
All those bits are good I agree but the tension dissipates when Jack becomes the manifestation of the evil and it just totally runs out of steam. The ending is the bit you remember at the end I think and the earlier more powerful scenes are weakened by what follows.
Yeah, seen that, nothing groundbreaking but the hooded bad guys are creepy until they are revealed - and then arguably more creepy.
Invasion of the Bodysnatchers is great - well, I've seen two of the three(?) versions and they were both great.
empty mirror
remember the jackalope
yeah, i watched The Shining again last year (by myself, late at night) after a long interval of TheShininglessness and it freaked me the fuck out
then the movie started again from the beginning and its effect on me was not diminished one bit
that's a great one
and incredible score, too
i recently mentioned this one, but Bergman's Hour of the Wolf is a sublime horror film
then the movie started again from the beginning and its effect on me was not diminished one bit
that's a great one
and incredible score, too
i recently mentioned this one, but Bergman's Hour of the Wolf is a sublime horror film
empty mirror
remember the jackalope
nochexxx
harco pronting
thanks for the list, interesting choices. Salo and Vampyr are cued up!
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
Yes, excellent list Squires. Glad to see Videodrome on there, and Henry, which is a fucking masterpiece.
I'd add:
Dead Zone (not even really for the horror itself, but the beuaty of some of the scenes)
Don't Look Now
The Wicker Man
Clean...Shaven (another masterpiece)
My Little Eye
Paperhouse
Possibly Abre los Ojos (got to be something Spanish on a horror list, at any rate)
Outback (not strictly speaking a horror, but hell, it is)
I'd add:
Dead Zone (not even really for the horror itself, but the beuaty of some of the scenes)
Don't Look Now
The Wicker Man
Clean...Shaven (another masterpiece)
My Little Eye
Paperhouse
Possibly Abre los Ojos (got to be something Spanish on a horror list, at any rate)
Outback (not strictly speaking a horror, but hell, it is)
IdleRich
IdleRich
There is a good German film called Angst which is a very real seeming and grimey story of an inept serial killer which would make a good companion piece for Henry
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165623/
Also a recent film called Tony which is set in Dalston.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165623/
Also a recent film called Tony which is set in Dalston.
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
Yep, that's the Austrian one I was referring to - cheers! Almost impossible to get hold of a copy though.
Edit; The one I was referring to on my original post that didn't get published, and which I had to rewrite....are you psychic? Very weird.
Edit; The one I was referring to on my original post that didn't get published, and which I had to rewrite....are you psychic? Very weird.
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No problem - all this talk has got me quite keen on filling some gaps in watching so The Haunting and The Innocents are both on the list... I'll be interested to know what you reckon about Salo and Vampyr... good luck...
Thanks... The Dead Zone and Don't Look Know should both be in my list I reckon... Not sure about Paperhouse although it is pretty interesting and The Wicker Man I loved on my first watch as it seemed so strange but now I'm not so sure... also do Irreversible and Requiem for a Dream count? - I loved both of these anyway... Not seen Clean... Shaven, Outback or Abre los Ojos so more to add to the list... thanks...
What's the feeling about I Spit on Your Grave (original version)?
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
I really disliked Irreversible, but love(d) Requiem. Neither are genre horror, but I think the definition's been stretched a lot recently, with that kind of extreme (but not classic horror) cinema.
IdleRich
IdleRich
Did someone back there say that they hated Cronenburg? Why that?
R for a D - everyone except me seems to like that, maybe I should watch again, I've never felt so outnumbered. People are always telling me it's their favourite film or something. Started reading the book recently but got interrupted - it's very different as far as I can tell, set in the sixties whereas the film seemed to be contemporary as far as I can remember.
R for a D - everyone except me seems to like that, maybe I should watch again, I've never felt so outnumbered. People are always telling me it's their favourite film or something. Started reading the book recently but got interrupted - it's very different as far as I can tell, set in the sixties whereas the film seemed to be contemporary as far as I can remember.
Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps
Favourite film would certainly be pushing it, but I think it's very powerful and inventively shot, great use of music as well, perfectly capturing the desperation of the young couple as they go through withdrawal and the terror of the mother as she loses her mind. However it could almost be a piece of D.A.R.E. propaganda, I mean really it should have a disclaimer at the start saying "Even most people who get into smack don't end up as deep in the shit as these poor bastards".
slim jenkins
El Hombre Invisible
Empty Mirror...that visual is brilliant...
nochexxx
harco pronting
i enjoyed TCM, but, to my mind the ending didn't make sense.
the victim tries to escape via the truck. she climbs in the truck but decides to leave through the other door, as does the driver. i don't get why they didn't drive away? it's comical.
the other puzzling thing with the ending is the blonde victim suddenly becomes brunette? is that the same actor with different coloured hair? if so, did shy dye it so spite the director? or did they have to use another actor?
the films concept of redundant slaughter-house butchers gone mad because their inhumane primitive killing techniques has been outmoded is a funny idea! great film.
the victim tries to escape via the truck. she climbs in the truck but decides to leave through the other door, as does the driver. i don't get why they didn't drive away? it's comical.
the other puzzling thing with the ending is the blonde victim suddenly becomes brunette? is that the same actor with different coloured hair? if so, did shy dye it so spite the director? or did they have to use another actor?
the films concept of redundant slaughter-house butchers gone mad because their inhumane primitive killing techniques has been outmoded is a funny idea! great film.
Glad you like I Spit On Your Grave - it's not for everyone but its much better than its reputation I think...
Not sure if Irreversible or Requiem are horror to be honest - Irreversible is a rape/revenge though and they often get included... A friend reckons Fire Walk with Me should be in the list as well - I imagine that's fairly controversial on a couple of points...
nochexxx
harco pronting
worst film ever.