Sangre, cuchillos, y tetas --- Horror Film Discussion

[Rowland]

Really? I enjoyed it. It was very different, but maybe because 08 was a weak year for horror.

Well, do you have any response to my criticisms, or would you argue they aren't evident or perhaps don't significantly detract from what works about the picture?

[Dukefrukem]

Well, do you have any response to my criticisms, or would you argue they aren't evident or perhaps don't significantly detract from what works about the picture?

I don't, or at least nothing is coming to mind. I watching it a few months ago. But like I said, when you have a bad year of horror, even the mediocre films look good. I'm just not that talented a critique to recognize it. I watch a lot of horror, and when I continuously see bad after bad after bad horror films, when I come across one with some promise, I automatically put it at the top of my list. It's a bad habit. I've used this example before, the best horror of 05 versus the best horror of 07... Decent vs Mist. The Mist doesn't even touch the level of awesome of the Decent.

Eden Lake is below the Mist.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Feel free to elaborate, because I'm genuinely looking for recommendations here.

I didn't really, because the horrors I'd place above TCM are all pretty well-known. Namely, Halloween, Dawn of the Dead, Alien, Nosferatu, and The Haunting.

Here's my top 100 from RT I did a few years ago. There may be a few things that've changed (I don't think Peeping Tom is on there), but that should be helpful.

[KK2.0]

I loved Darabont's The Mist.

I think it's really close to the level of awesome of Descent, but they are very different movies. Mist is more psychologically opressive, Descent is more intense scary, both have awesome nightmarish conclusions... choosing between both is almost as cruel as choosing between two sons.

[Grouchy]

I loved Darabont's The Mist.

I think it's really close to the level of awesome of Descent, but they are very different movies. Mist is more psychologically opressive, Descent is more intense scary, both have awesome nightmarish conclusions... choosing between both is almost as cruel as choosing between two sons.

I agree. I think Mist and Descent are two of the absolute best of recent years, and I wouldn't put one as tremendously more quality than the other one.

Best Horrors by Year:

2008 - Let the Right One In
2007 - The Mist
2006 - Slither
2005 - The Descent
2004 - Shaun of the Dead
2003 - House of 1000 Corpses
2002 - May
2001 - The Others

[Dead & Messed Up]

My view:

Best Horrors by Year:

2008 - Let the Right One In
2007 - The Mist
2006 - Hostel
2005 - The Descent
2004 - Shaun of the Dead
2003 - A Tale of Two Sisters
2002 - 28 Days Later
2001 - Pulse

[Dukefrukem]

hehe. And mine would be:

Best Horrors by Year:

2009 - Martyrs
2008 - Let the Right One In
2007 - The Mist
2006 - Slither
2005 - The Descent
2004 - Shaun of the Dead
2003 - High Tension
2002 - 28 Days Later
2001 - Final Destination

I've never seen the Others.

[Grouchy]

It's funny that, for most of these years, we don't have any discrepancies on our lists. Modern Horror is such a wasteland that it's very rare that two exceptional movies on the genre come out the same year!

[Dukefrukem]

btw, look what came out a few days ago. I'm so blind buying it this weekend. :twisted:

[Dukefrukem]

It's funny that, for most of these years, we don't have any discrepancies on our lists. Modern Horror is such a wasteland that it's very rare that two exceptional movies on the genre come out the same year!

That's exactly it. So many good ideas, that are so poorly executed.

[Dead & Messed Up]

2001 - Final Destination

Technically a 2000 release.

It's funny that, for most of these years, we don't have any discrepancies on our lists. Modern Horror is such a wasteland that it's very rare that two exceptional movies on the genre come out the same year!

I don't know. I think that some years were pretty damn good:

2001 was a fantastic year. Session 9, Frailty, Pulse, Joy Ride, and The Devil's Backbone.

2004 was pretty good, thanks mostly to Shaun of the Dead, Three Extremes, and Dawn of the Dead, the latter of which was far better than it should've been.

And 2008 did have Cloverfield, Let the Right One In, Repo!, and The Ruins.

[Spun Lepton]

My take:

2008 - Let the Right One In
2007 - The Mist
2006 - Slither
2005 - The Descent
2004 - Shaun of the Dead
2003 - A Tale of Two Sisters
2002 - Dog Soldiers
2001 - The Devil's Backbone

[KK2.0]

What about Midnight Meat Train? I may watch it tonight, impressions?

[Dukefrukem]

Technically a 2000 release.

yeah and Martyrs is technically a 2008 release in France.

What about Midnight Meat Train? I may watch it tonight, impressions?

I have mixed feeling towards it. But you can see i gave it a 65 in my sig. I'd watch it again.

[D_Davis]

What about Midnight Meat Train? I may watch it tonight, impressions?

Your time would be better spent reading the short story.

The movie really drags during the second act, which was added to pad out the running time.

[The Mike]

Best Horrors by Year:

2009 - Friday the 13th
2008 - Repo! The Genetic Opera (Runners-up - Let the Right One In, Splinter)
2007 - The Mist (Runners-up - Grindhouse, Rogue)
2006 - Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (Runners-up - Slither)
2005 - Masters of Horror: Incident On and Off a Mountain Road (Runners-up - Hard Candy)
2004 - Shaun of the Dead
2003 - High Tension (Runners-up - Freddy vs. Jason)
2002 - Dog Soldiers (Runners-up - 28 Days Later..., Bubba Ho-Tep)
2001 - Frailty (Runners-up - Session 9, The Others)


In retrospect, 2002, 2006, and 2007 were excellent, while 2003 sucks hard.

Top 10 of the Millennium: 1) The Mist, 2) Dog Soldiers, 3) Shaun of the Dead, 4) Behind The Mask, 5) Grindhouse, 6) 28 Days Later..., 7) Bubba Ho-Tep, 8) Incident On and Off a Mountain Road, 9) Frailty, 10) Rogue

[Dukefrukem]

I forgot about the Masters of Horror series.....

[megladon8]

That's a pretty awesome list, Mike

Some great horrors have come out the last few years.

[Grouchy]

2001 - The Others

Big mistake on my part. I somehow forgot the true best Horror of that year.

2001 - The Devil's Backbone

[Dead & Messed Up]

In retrospect, 2002, 2006, and 2007 were excellent, while 2003 sucks hard.

2003 did indeed suck.

Also, I had no idea you were such a fan of The Mist. I love it too.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Top 10 of the Millennium: 1) The Mist, 2) Dog Soldiers, 3) Shaun of the Dead, 4) Behind The Mask, 5) Grindhouse, 6) 28 Days Later..., 7) Bubba Ho-Tep, 8) Incident On and Off a Mountain Road, 9) Frailty, 10) Rogue

And hey! Another list I can make.

01. Pulse
02. Shaun of the Dead
03. The Mist
04. Session 9
05. Frailty
06. The Descent
07. 28 Days Later
08. Cigarette Burns
09. Let the Right One In
10. Hostel

[trotchky]

I didn't really, because the horrors I'd place above TCM are all pretty well-known. Namely, Halloween, Dawn of the Dead, Alien, Nosferatu, and The Haunting.

Here's my top 100 from RT I did a few years ago. There may be a few things that've changed (I don't think Peeping Tom is on there), but that should be helpful.

Thanks for the recs. I'm still fairly new to the horror genre but much of what I've seen has blown my mind (particularly the Texas Chain Saw Massacre). Dawn of the Dead I watched maybe a half hour of before turning it off. I could appreciate the craft on an intellectual level but it didn't move me in any way; the latter is what I love about horror movies--that they're all about feeling--so finishing it seemed kind of pointless. I'll try to check out some of those others, though.

[Dukefrukem]

Top 10 of the Millennium: 1) The Mist, 2) Dog Soldiers, 3) Shaun of the Dead, 4) Behind The Mask, 5) Grindhouse, 6) 28 Days Later..., 7) Bubba Ho-Tep, 8) Incident On and Off a Mountain Road, 9) Frailty, 10) Rogue

Oh shiiiiiet. Let me think about that for a bit.

[Grouchy]

Outpost is quite solid. I was kind of jarred by how abruptly it began, but then I reflected - exactly what kind of exposition was I expecting? The guys are hired mercenaries on a mission. That's enough. It was kind of funny when Ray Stevenson's character was asked "what do you do when you're not fighting?", and he simply said "I drink". Totally in character answer. Once the supernatural part of the story kicked in, I found the movie totally absorbing. The praise here should go to the cinematographer, the composer (although the score was a tad overused), and the editor. The atmosphere their combined efforts create inside that little bunker is very strong. This is the best Nazi zombie movie you're likely to see. And the ending is perfect in context of what had gone before.

[soitgoes...]

This is the best Nazi zombie movie you're likely to see. And the ending is perfect in context of what had gone before.

I just saw this too, and I have to say that Dead Snow is miles better. Keep on the lookout when that one gets a release.