Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Here's the one of the scariest I have seen - although not at a suspenceful... oh and there are many of them... <a href="http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/television/suitelifeofzackandcody/" target="_blank">http://disney.go.com/disneyvid...andcody/</a>
Originally Posted By kennect The Suite isn't scary it is more repulsive than anything else...It is horrible but not in a frightening way!
Originally Posted By kennect Dabob, Never have seen Dead of Night...Never heard of it but it brings to mind a US film from many years ago due to the date you mention...Night of the Hunter...A little later than the film you mention but still rather interesting for its time...It is one I would like to see a remake of if the right person could do it... Some of the anthology films are rather good, some are not...I don't find this title listed as being available at Netflix...Then again I don't belong to Netflix at the moment but I think I am going to have sign up again...Is this title around these days to your knowledge?
Originally Posted By kennect I just thought of a really cheap indie that I saw and loved at the time....Basket Case...
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Night of the Hunter is awesome! Almost a throwback to German Expressionism, and the only film Charles Laughton directed. I actually own the DVD of Dead of Night, so I know it's available for puchase - and if so, Netflix ought to have it.
Originally Posted By kennect I knew Laughton directed the film but didn't realize that was his only film as a director...That image of Shelly Winters underwater I'll never forget....
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <That image of Shelly Winters underwater I'll never forget....> Yeah, and did you notice that from that point on, after a first half that is largely realistic, even "plain" looking, that the film increasingly gets expressionistic and intentionally artificial looking? The river, especially, where the children take refuge, is clearly an indoor set, and they don't even try to hide it (even while they've had natural exteriors most of the time before that). It's like the movie takes on the visual logic of a child's nightmare... very interesting and it's too bad Laughton never directed again. Anyway, Netflix Dead of Night!
Originally Posted By kennect Dabob, You are so right pointing such out that never would have caught my attention...The one thing about the film though I didn't get was the diversion of the teenage gal sneaking into town...I mean I get it but on a very simple level...Was there something to that part of the film that I didn't quite get? I love though Lillian Gish with her rifle ready to take on anything threatening her property....Am I right in thinking there was a redo of this as a television film some years ago? Hey, I had my own horror movie today...I had to go to federal court regarding a social security claim...Now that was scary!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I'll be honest - it's been years since I've seen the film, and I remember almost nothing about the teenage girl part. So whatever you missed, apparently I missed too! And yes, they remade it for TV with Richard Chamberlain. Not nearly as menacing as Robert Mitchum.
Originally Posted By kennect What is so sad here is the idea that I started this thread with the idea of wanting to see a really good horror film...And to this date I still haven't...Things here have been nuts trying to get ready for company that is visiting for five days this weekend...I am just wondering if they might to be into horror films???? I have no clue....
Originally Posted By kennect Finally, I saw The Mist....I actually enjoyed since it got a little more involved that I thought it would towards the end...Pretty sad when you need five bullets but only have four...Regardless, I was suprised that it was a little more than I expected from it...Not sure it quenched my desire for seeing a really good horror film but it was the best I could do for the moment...
Originally Posted By Anatole69 Asian Films: The Ring Dark Water The Eye American Films: Val Lewton Series (just rent the DVD box set of his movies, they are all worth watching. Trust me on this one). British Movies: Night of the Demon Italian Movies: Suspiria These films are among my favorite of the more underground horror movies. - Anatole
Originally Posted By u k fan I saw 30 Days of Night a few weeks ago and while it's good I was ultimately disappointed. The ending was a huge let down and not just because it wasn't what we expected, but it because it was an awful anti-climax. We all agreed that between us we could have come up with something more satisfying. I haven't seen it personally, but my sister always raves about Silent Hill. She and her DH are seasoned horror-philes, but both agreed it scared the stuffing out of them!!!
Originally Posted By kennect Silent Hill for me was one of the worst films I ever saw...Fortunately it was on TV one day...I wouldn't have wanted to have spent a nickel on it...Funny how we all find different things frightening....
Originally Posted By Route66 One of the worst films I ever saw (maybe the worst) was the American Wickerman remake. One of the best is the original British Wickerman.. I love that one.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <Are the Hammer Horror films from England any good?> Most of them are more stylish than scary, especially the many variants on the Dracula and Frankenstein stories. If you like stylish horror, they're good. If you're looking for real scares, not so good, IMO.
Originally Posted By kennect But how far back do the Hammer films date? Just curious if it was Hammer that did all of the Poe titles when I was a kid....Those were fun for the most part....
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Maybe they did - what I remember are the Roger corman Poe titles (as well as 30's versions like The Black Cat with Karloff and Lugosi that had almost nothing to do with Poe other than the title!)
