Author Topic: The HALLOWEEN "Scary" Movie Watchlist (Read 23766 times)

vudu · « **Reply #25 on:** October 12, 2009, 05:33:19 PM »

That's the case for just about any book-to-movie adaptation. But it doesn't mean the movie isn't stellar.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #26 on:** October 12, 2009, 05:38:17 PM »

Quote from: Kashogi Y. Stogi on October 12, 2009, 05:31:12 PM

This is yet another case of the book being WAY better than the movie.

That is why I liked the mini series of the Shining (if that is what you are referencing). The book was a tragic downfall of a basically good man who was tempted back into drinking, who at the very end fought against his own demons to redeem himself. With Nicholoson I felt he was a bit crazy right from the start. Also I think the croquet mallet is far more interesting then the axe, it is a unique killing weapon.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #27 on:** October 12, 2009, 05:42:05 PM »

So you would recommend the 1997 TV mini series over the 1980 Horror classic?

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #28 on:** October 12, 2009, 05:45:28 PM »

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1 on October 12, 2009, 05:42:05 PM

So you would recommend the 1997 TV mini series over the 1980 Horror classic?

It doesn't have the production values of the 80s,they are really two different films. The Kubrick movie is its own unique entity, the 1997 TV series is closer to the book. One is more methodical then the other (the mini series being the methodical one).

EasyCure · « **Reply #29 on:** October 12, 2009, 05:47:56 PM »

I still recommend the Simpsons version.

Quote from: Homer Simpsons

No Work and no TV make Homer something something

Quote from: Marge Simpson

...Go Crazy..?

Quote from: Homer Simpson

DON'T MIND IF I DO!

Stogi · « **Reply #30 on:** October 12, 2009, 06:13:09 PM »

I think that goes without saying.

Simpson parodies are almost always better than what they parody.

Halbred · « **Reply #31 on:** October 12, 2009, 06:22:05 PM »

I don't like the movie. The creepiest thing in there is the wife, who looks like something out of Insmouth. It's never clear whether the ghosts are real or not, and the pacing is terrible.

EasyCure · « **Reply #32 on:** October 12, 2009, 06:33:29 PM »

Quote from: Halbred on October 12, 2009, 06:22:05 PM

I don't like the movie. The creepiest thing in there is the wife, who looks like CHER

Fixed

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #33 on:** October 13, 2009, 01:00:45 PM »

I guess another movie to mention in here would be the Saw series.

well, Saw 1-3 at least, and I still don't understand how it's up to Saw 6 already.

vudu · « **Reply #34 on:** October 13, 2009, 01:38:28 PM »

I enjoyed the first Saw well enough. Didn't care to see any of the sequels.

I'm not sure if it counts as scary, but Se7en is really freaking excellent.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #35 on:** October 13, 2009, 01:40:22 PM »

Quote from: vudu on October 13, 2009, 01:38:28 PM

I enjoyed the first Saw well enough. Didn't care to see any of the sequels.

I'm not sure if it counts as scary, but Se7en is really freaking excellent.

Jacob's Ladder as well

Halbred · « **Reply #36 on:** October 13, 2009, 01:52:57 PM »

What she said. A little slow sometimes, but definately very creepy in places. Interesting (and unsurprising) factoid: Jacob's Ladder largely inspired the original Silent Hill.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #37 on:** October 13, 2009, 02:09:30 PM »

Jacobs Ladder is a movie that I've been meaning to watch for longer than I can remember.
I never wanted to watch it on TBS/TNT/USA or whatever other channel it played on TV, it was one of those movies I was holding out to see uncensored & uninterrupted.

Stogi · « **Reply #38 on:** October 13, 2009, 02:21:00 PM »

Quote from: vudu on October 13, 2009, 01:38:28 PM

I enjoyed the first Saw well enough. Didn't care to see any of the sequels.

I'm not sure if it counts as scary, but Se7en is really freaking excellent.

^This.

Does anyone remember in the first saw where the dude locked in that room is yelling "WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH MY WIFE?!" and then cracks a smile?

EasyCure · « **Reply #39 on:** October 13, 2009, 03:01:45 PM »

Quote from: Kashogi Y. Stogi on October 13, 2009, 02:21:00 PM

Quote from: vudu on October 13, 2009, 01:38:28 PM
I enjoyed the first Saw well enough. Didn't care to see any of the sequels.

I'm not sure if it counts as scary, but Se7en is really freaking excellent.

^This.

Does anyone remember in the first saw where the dude locked in that room is yelling "WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH MY WIFE?!" and then cracks a smile?

No but i'll have to rewatch it tonight..

Stogi · « **Reply #40 on:** October 13, 2009, 03:05:15 PM »

Ok, when you do, watch his smile. It's not suppose to be in the movie.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #41 on:** October 13, 2009, 03:32:52 PM »

I'm debating on whether or not to rewatch the Saw series as part of my Halloween Horror Marathon, but I already have so many movies on my Netflix list, and the saw series isn't on Instant Watch like it should be.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #42 on:** October 13, 2009, 04:05:53 PM »

Should be watching Teen Wolf.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #43 on:** October 13, 2009, 04:26:25 PM »

Quote from: NinGurl69 *huggles on October 13, 2009, 04:05:53 PM

Should be watching Teen Wolf.

Only Teen Wolf Too is on Instant Watch.

They only have the double feature in disc format though.

Peachylala · « **Reply #44 on:** October 13, 2009, 05:36:05 PM »

Quote from: NinGurl69 *huggles on October 12, 2009, 04:47:45 PM

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1 on October 12, 2009, 04:27:42 PM
Arachnophobia, now there is a movie that sticks with me to this day.
I constantly check the inside of a lamp shade before reaching for the the switch, and I always make sure the inside of a cereal bag is closed in the box if I'm gonna eat it.

That is definitely a movie I always recommend to anyone that wants to get creeped out by something that could really happen.

Every bush, every tree is a potential threat. Big Bob could jump out of any one of them, including the ones in your backyard. A great movie for the kids if you want to them stay indoors their whole lives.

And be afraid of taking showers.

vudu · « **Reply #45 on:** October 13, 2009, 05:38:27 PM »

The bathtub scene in Ghostsbusters II scared the piss out of me when I was a kid. I was afraid to take a bath for like a week.

Stogi · « **Reply #46 on:** October 13, 2009, 05:41:55 PM »

and thus was coined the nickname "dirty jew"

that Baby guy · « **Reply #47 on:** October 13, 2009, 05:44:11 PM »

You know what's not scary, and instead, rather dull? Halloween Horror Nights. Okay, maybe they might not be dull the first time you go, but after that, it's just... lame.

What's the deal with all those Saw movies?

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #48 on:** October 13, 2009, 05:46:51 PM »

It's Hollywood's yearly Madden.

Stogi · « **Reply #49 on:** October 13, 2009, 05:48:03 PM »

I like bad horror movies though. They become comedies.

Haven't seen any of the Saws past 2, but I bet they're pretty funny.

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Author Topic: The HALLOWEEN "Scary" Movie Watchlist (Read 23766 times)