Horror Movies

[Fish]

I love horror movies. I love crappy horror movies, I love gory horror movies, I love clever horror movies, and I love old horror movies. I love horror movies that make me have nightmares, and I love horror movies that make me wonder if I accidentally rented a regular drama.

I don’t know why, but I’ve always loved scary movies. By this time, I’ve seen so many that it’s actually been a while since I saw one that was actually scary. But I love the ways that all the movies try to be scary. Some movies do a lot of startling jump-out scenes to put you on edge. Some rely more on suspense than on actual scares. Even others rely on copious amounts of gore – sometimes realistic, sometimes laughable. But no matter what kind of horror movie it is, I almost always enjoy it, no matter how terrible, or un-scary, or poorly made it is.

When I was a little kid, I used to be terrified of everything. My parents had to take me out of the theater during the Muppets Movie because I was so terrified of Animal. I had nightmares for days after the first time I saw The Birds. I even remember having trouble sleeping after I saw a trailer for Child’s Play on TV one night. But somehow, all that being scared got embedded into my psyche, and now I just find horror movies to be fascinating.

Maybe it’s the thrill of watching other people being hunted down and killed by something. Maybe it’s the curiosity of seeing just what it is that the writers have created. Perhaps it’s even some sort of Freudian compulsion to compensate for the terror endured as a child by desensitizing myself later in life. I honestly don’t know, but one thing is for sure:
I am always up for watching a scary movie.

[AtrainV]

Scary movies still fuck me up. I'm a lot better about it than I used to, but I'll still genuinely get scared, even at movies as poorly done as "The Ring" (which I still refuse to watch again). I'll still close my eyes sometimes.

However, I love it. I love being scared. I love afterward when I feel uncertain about being by myself. It's exciting. My girlfriend, however, won't go near anything horror related, because she gets so scared it's almost silly (at least for supernatural horror films, she's okay with man-made horror).

[parkus]

even at movies as poorly done as "The Ring" (which I still refuse to watch again).

If we are talking about the original Japanese version of The Ring then I have to disagree.. it is probably one of the best made horror films ever made. There is so much subtle and unoticed stuff that has such an impact on the scene IF you notice it. Problem is most people are too lazy / dumb to notice it.
Seriously though, so much you won't have noticed.

[AtrainV]

If we are talking about the original Japanese version of The Ring then I have to disagree.. it is probably one of the best made horror films ever made. There is so much subtle and unoticed stuff that has such an impact on the scene IF you notice it. Problem is most people are too lazy / dumb to notice it.
Seriously though, so much you won't have noticed.

Nope, I'm talking about the Hollywood version.

[ArmsMerchant]

Fsih, are you familiar with the amazingly cheap DVD sets of horror movies? I mean cheap as in a 50-film package for $20 or so.

I have a bunch of them, and find them well worth the money. Sometimes you find a gem like a really odd jobbie made by Peter "LOTR" Jackson, evidently whern he was a student.

[Joshlikespenis]

Japanese horror films scare the shit out of me. Ringu was very very well made and managed to do what the remake failed to...but my favorite is Suicide Club...which actually seriously creeped me out while retaining humorous undertones. It's probably my favorite horror films.

Personally I liked horror movies when I was younger not because they scared me but because they were more "mature movies" (and i use that term lightly) that I could understand and made me feel like i was more adult. Now I can still appreciate the camp as an art form and watch tongue-in-cheek horror films for amusement more then cheap thrills.

[SpadedJoker]

Japanese horror films scare the shit out of me. Ringu was very very well made and managed to do what the remake failed to...but my favorite is Suicide Club...which actually seriously creeped me out while retaining humorous undertones. It's probably my favorite horror films.



I've been debating on getting Suicide Club off netflix. I'm a HUGE fan of Asian horror, but that really didn't look like it was really scary or creepy. Was it any good and worth watching. Right now, I would recommend A Tale of Two Sisters from Tailand. It's very rare anymore than any American made horror movies scare me because most are just the same thing over and over again or are remade Asian movies. I tend to get original before watching remakes. Anyway, that sisters movie was one that really creeped me out and it felt nice to finally be freaked out from a movie. Most Asian horror that's I've seen so far have twist endings that make you think back through the movie so you really need to pay attention to what you're watching. IMO, Asian's have horror movie making down to an art form. It's not just about gore and jump scares. Most are slow and just down right creepy.

[Joshlikespenis]

I've been debating on getting Suicide Club off netflix. I'm a HUGE fan of Asian horror, but that really didn't look like it was really scary or creepy. Was it any good and worth watching. Right now, I would recommend A Tale of Two Sisters from Tailand. It's very rare anymore than any American made horror movies scare me because most are just the same thing over and over again or are remade Asian movies. I tend to get original before watching remakes. Anyway, that sisters movie was one that really creeped me out and it felt nice to finally be freaked out from a movie. Most Asian horror that's I've seen so far have twist endings that make you think back through the movie so you really need to pay attention to what you're watching. IMO, Asian's have horror movie making down to an art form. It's not just about gore and jump scares. Most are slow and just down right creepy.

Yeah it is pretty creepy, to me atleast...but I find suspenseful drama creepier than most conventional horror themes. I did enjoy it immensely though...it had dabs of satire and dark comedy thrown in as well...but it had some seriously suspenseful scenes and creepy imagery. The story and plot structure is a bit sloppy...but it succeeds in it's ability to execute ideas...but not nesscarily covey a completely solid coherent piece. It's the horror equivalent to a Robert Rodriguez movie to me.