19-04-2005 20:24									#31
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quote: See the American version of "The Ring" over "Ringu." The original Japanese version is kinda dull. The American version is superior, though not flawless.

"Ringu 1" has it's moments. I enjoyed it, and found it pleasantly eery ( though I must admit that "The Ring" was much better, and truly scary to me)

	19-04-2005 20:29									#32
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"The body snatchers"

Movie traumatised me for years ( yes...I was little when I saw it)

	19-04-2005 20:33									#33
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btw, "The return of the body snatchers" is perhaps out of the funnier movies I've saw.

	19-04-2005 20:40									#34
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The original Invasion of the body snatchers was quite terrifying, but then I was only about 10 years old when I saw it.

Alien still tops the chart for horror for me.
I saw it in a prescreening so didn't have any of the good parts spoiled.

	19-04-2005 20:47									#35
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Especially for you, alva!

	20-04-2005 00:49									#37
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The original Amityville Horror is bad, don't bother with it. Not particularly scary, kinda slow and horrendous acting. It gets pretty silly by the end, too.

	20-04-2005 00:55									#38
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I really like Lady in White - plenty of atmosphere and a few good frights. Excellent old-school type horror.

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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov See the American version of "The Ring" over "Ringu." The original Japanese version is kinda dull. The American version is superior, though not flawless.

Are you on drugs or something? The japanese original was so much better...

	20-04-2005 00:58									#40
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Thanks everyone! This is great Lots of movies I want to see now.

	20-04-2005 01:02									#41
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The Grudge freaked my freinds out...

Jon Miller

	20-04-2005 01:07									#42
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horror movies suck. They were only scary when I was a kid. Poltergeist was one that scared me. It's still pretty good today.

The shining was pretty good movie. It wasn't scary, but I still enjoyed it. original version of course.

	20-04-2005 01:09									#43
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quote: Originally posted by Dr Zoidberg Are you on drugs or something? The japanese original was so much better...

It would have been nice to have had drugs to help stay awake during Ringu. Really, it was slow and dull. The American version was generally superior, although I did think it went to excessive lengths to explain things.

Hideo Nakata sucks. He has developed a stock set of imagery and situations which he reuses again and again. The man has virtually no subtlety. Look what happened when he took over for The Ring 2. Lame. The Grudge? Sucked. So did Ju-on. Bad, bad movies.

Verbinski took something that was okay and made it a lot better and then wisely stepped away.

	20-04-2005 01:10									#44
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quote: Originally posted by Jon Miller The Grudge freaked my freinds out... Jon Miller

Ah, I agree actually, brilliant film.

Watched it at 4am after getting in from a club and it actually kept me awake for the full length of the film. Thats a v rare feat these days, must have been a truly scary film.

	20-04-2005 02:07									#45
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov It would have been nice to have had drugs to help stay awake during Ringu. Really, it was slow and dull. The American version was generally superior, although I did think it went to excessive lengths to explain things. Hideo Nakata sucks. He has developed a stock set of imagery and situations which he reuses again and again. The man has virtually no subtlety. Look what happened when he took over for The Ring 2. Lame. The Grudge? Sucked. So did Ju-on. Bad, bad movies. Verbinski took something that was okay and made it a lot better and then wisely stepped away.

As a rule of thumb, american remakes suck. Even if they are made by the one who made them initially. Strange but true... I think the problems are that americans are destroyed by the crap they get force fed with from Hollywood. And of course actually being in the system ****s you up as well, no matter how good you were before you got there. Take Luc Besson for instance, before going to Hollywood he made classics like Subway, Le Grande Bleu and Nikita. After? The Fifth Element and Joan of Arc??

And as americans couldnīt see quality if it bit them in the ass we get dumbed down versions of classic japanese or european movies. Movies that will suit the american pallet, bland, tasteless and utterly stupid. I mean could you imagine a Hollywood version of Tarkovskijs "Stalker"? No... The crappy remake of "Solaris" says it all. Art is something no one in Hollywood can spell or even comprehend. The only thing that goes is money and putting out crap to entertain a bunch of yahoos that canīt be arsed to read a subtitle or even follow a plot that a moderately intelligent monkey could follow with ease.

	20-04-2005 03:17									#46
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Best horror movie of all-time?

No question; no ifs, ands, or buts; not a doubt in my mind:

Alien. The ultimate haunted house movie--there truly is no escape.


The best Hollywood horror movie of recent years? Again, no doubt about it: The Ring. Couldn't sleep right for weeks. I haven't seen the sequel because a) it looks dumb, and b) on the off chance it isn't dumb, I don't want to be that creeped out again.

	20-04-2005 04:16									#47
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"And as americans couldnīt see quality if it bit them in the ass we get dumbed down versions of classic japanese or european movies. Movies that will suit the american pallet, bland, tasteless and utterly stupid. I mean could you imagine a Hollywood version of Tarkovskijs "Stalker"? No... The crappy remake of "Solaris" says it all. Art is something no one in Hollywood can spell or even comprehend. The only thing that goes is money and putting out crap to entertain a bunch of yahoos that canīt be arsed to read a subtitle or even follow a plot that a moderately intelligent monkey could follow with ease."

I pop my pimples at you and call you the son of a silly thing.

Now, go away or I shall taunt you some more.

	20-04-2005 04:37									#48
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quote: Are you on drugs or something? The japanese original was so much better...

No. No way.

	20-04-2005 06:36									#49
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I got the Ring and it's just started. OMG the fridge is...opening!

	20-04-2005 07:03									#50
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Ok, this is freaky...

	20-04-2005 08:09									#51
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spoiler(highlight to read): The end really gets me... she's proud and relieved by what she has done, tells her son that it's over, she put the girl to rest, and the son freaks out--don't you get it, Mom? She's evil! That's why her mom did what she did in the first place! And now you let her out!

And then, that scene with the television... holy christ, that is scary as hell.

EDIT:

	20-04-2005 08:34									#52
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I didn't crap my pants, I'm pretty sure. It was just a wet fart.

Now I'm going to plug in 'Dragonfly', a Kevin Costner film.

Guy, you're right, but people are going to get on you for the spoiler unless you edit.

	20-04-2005 08:40									#53
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I usually don't go to horror films. They scare me but here goes:

"Psycho." Scared the $#@%^!! out of me.

I'm with rah & co. "Body Snatchers" [when I was a kid] was horrifying.

I'm still in awe of the last 30 minutes of "The Terminator"

Any film by Michael Moore.

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	20-04-2005 08:46									#54
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Well Zkrib, I just watched 'The Ring'. Excellent...

	20-04-2005 09:28									#55
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I always thought it was about a wedding ring, so.

	20-04-2005 09:34									#56
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No, it's a horror film, it's not THAT scary.

	20-04-2005 10:42									#57
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The Omen (Damien, its all for you)
Alien
Aliens
Pumkinhead

few oldies

Creature of the Black Lagoon
Monster of Piedras Blancas
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Dont expect much, they're low budget B & W from the 50s but better than most.

	20-04-2005 10:47									#58
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oh yeah,

Them

was good too

	20-04-2005 12:58									#59
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quote: Originally posted by Lancer "And as americans couldnīt see quality if it bit them in the ass we get dumbed down versions of classic japanese or european movies. Movies that will suit the american pallet, bland, tasteless and utterly stupid. I mean could you imagine a Hollywood version of Tarkovskijs "Stalker"? No... The crappy remake of "Solaris" says it all. Art is something no one in Hollywood can spell or even comprehend. The only thing that goes is money and putting out crap to entertain a bunch of yahoos that canīt be arsed to read a subtitle or even follow a plot that a moderately intelligent monkey could follow with ease." I pop my pimples at you and call you the son of a silly thing. Now, go away or I shall taunt you some more.

Meh, no one here has any taste whatsoever. Iīm appalled and I will leave forever. So, there!

	20-04-2005 14:12									#60
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Okay, some more suggestions:

Paperhouse, Henry:Portrait of a Serial Killer, Les Yeux Sans Visage, Les Diaboliques, House of Whipcord and Frightmare.


And two more American contributions: Race With The Devil and The Devil's Rain.


And of course, The Wicker Man.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A660232