Horror Movie Discussion Thread

Matt Stone · 11-02-2004, 01:36 AM

At the urging of several members participating in this year's Scary Movie challenge, I've decided to start up a horror movie discussion thread. Scott has a pre-existing thread that will be devoted to discussion of upcoming releases (release dates, trailers, new info, etc) that can be found here:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...hreadid=193729

This thread will be used to discuss films already released. Feel free to post about the good, the bad, and the ugly in gory detail. But, since it's only a general discussion thread, make sure to use spoiler tags.

If you guys want to post reviews of films in here, I can update some sort of master-list linking to the reviews. If not, no biggie, but be sure to let me know what you want me to do.

Good Luck!

Scott Weinberg · 11-02-2004, 04:37 AM

Anyone play an Xbox game called The Suffering?? I wanna write a screenplay based on this game!

Matt Stone · 11-02-2004, 04:46 AM

From your description, I'm going to have to find a way to play it.

...even though I don't have an X-Box.

Justin_S · 11-02-2004, 05:53 AM

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Anyone play an Xbox game called The Suffering??

Yeah, great stuff. I love the killing of the cop via the gas chamber.

Andy Sheets · 11-02-2004, 07:02 AM

I played the demo

The part where you look at the security monitor and see a guy coming towards your back, only to turn away from the monitor and see no one there: creepy

I didn't really watch any horror movies this Halloween. I guess I'd already seen a few in the weeks beforehand so I just couldn't get in the mood again. I did watch that 100 Scariest Movies thing on A&E, which was fun except for the VH1-style idiots making comments on the film clips (Upright Citizens Brigade, you die now).

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Jason Roer · 11-02-2004, 08:50 AM

Hey Matt,

Thanks for being the Horror Bandleader around here and opening up the thread. I'll be dropping by from time to time when workflow permits. Nice thoughts on Cabin Fever in the scary movie challenge - not enough to change my mind, but well spoken regardless.

Cheers,

Jason

Matt Stone · 11-02-2004, 02:41 PM

Thanks for the nice thoughts, Jason!

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I didn't really watch any horror movies this Halloween. I guess I'd already seen a few in the weeks beforehand so I just couldn't get in the mood again. I did watch that 100 Scariest Movies thing on A&E, which was fun except for the VH1-style idiots making comments on the film clips (Upright Citizens Brigade, you die now).

Amen! I watched it too, and after the first night I was thinking "Why the fuck does this sound like I Love the 80s?" I would have expected it on VH-1, but they had the crappy comedy stuff intercut with insightful comments from critics, Eli Roth, Wes Craven, etc, so it felt really uneven. Pretty interesting seeing what moments they picked, though.

Rich Romero · 11-03-2004, 07:47 AM

Anyone wanna discuss Dario Argento's films? I just want to add a few thoughts on Inferno.

Dario Argento's Inferno is like watching a nightmare on screen. Anything can happen at anytime and anything goes. Nothing in this movie is remotely positive or uplifting and there is zero resolve with any of the characters. However, it is one of the best looking and well shot movies ever and has an atmosphere that is totally un-matched. It's probably my most watched horror DVD that I own and I watched it twice last month alone. It takes all the best attributes of Suspiria and takes them further and in a different (much darker) direction. Suspiria has brutal deaths but is a much more light hearted look at the Italian style of filmmaking. Inferno is like a dark, urban maze in which nobody is safe no matter where you venture. Part of the reason the feel of the movie is so much more evil is the piano score by Keith Emerson as opposed to the louder, more driving soundtrack on Suspiria. You never have a clue where the camera is moving or where the character is going and it definitely adds to the dreary tone of the film. It's one of my favorite horror films and one of the more underrated films ever made.

Brian_H · 11-03-2004, 12:53 PM

Has anyone here ever seen a movie called Carnival of Souls? I picked this up in a 2 pack at Walmart. I had just bought Romero's Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead and while looking though the $5.50 bin I saw Night of the Living Dead in a 2 pack with this movie. I haven't watched it yet and was wondering what to expect (or if it's even worth watching).

Scott Weinberg · 11-03-2004, 01:06 PM

Depends on which Carnival of Sould you bought.

1962 =

1992 =

Brian_H · 11-03-2004, 01:43 PM

Cool, it's the 1962 version. I'll have to give it a spin sometime soon. Thanks Scott.