Just saw the scariest 20 minutes in cinema history. - Page 2

Mistral · July 29 2009, 11:10 PM

A good horror story doesn't need any blood-just a ratcheting up of the tension to the point where your head feels like its going to explode. This was a good example, IMO. Another that got to me was Ghost Story with Fred Astaire. By the last scene I was crawling out of my skin. I don't even bother watching Saw or the Jason movies, etc. It's not really horror, IMO, just some graphic killing. Where's the entertainment in that?

Gary Mitchell · July 29 2009, 11:44 PM

Is "When a Stranger Calls" scarier or more suspenseful than "The Haunting"('63). Someone here recommended that one to me but it bored me to tears.

Davros · July 30 2009, 12:03 AM

Part of what make this movie scarier than the likes of Freddy Kruger or Friday the 13th parts 2+ is that the antagonist is believable.

Amasov · July 30 2009, 12:40 AM

Someone once told me they found the original Carrie to be very scary. That doesn't even seem to qualify as a horror film, in my opinion. It's more like a revenge story.

Emher · July 30 2009, 01:02 AM

Harvey wrote:

Aragorn wrote:

When The Exorcist was re-released into theaters, the younger people in the audience laughed at it.

That's because The Exorcist isn't really scary. It's got a great sense of style, but I wasn't scared by it. For that, you'd have to see Alien or the original Halloween.

I'll agree that "torture porn" (a label that is totally wrong, but I won't go there) isn't anything close to 1970s horror, though.

I agree. There where two genuinly creepy moments in "The Exorcist" and it's the two quick flashes of the white face. That shit's creepy, the other stuff is not. I honestly found "Poltergeist" to be a scarier film.

Davros · July 30 2009, 02:23 AM

Amasov wrote:

Someone once told me they found the original Carrie to be very scary. That doesn't even seem to qualify as a horror film, in my opinion. It's more like a revenge story.

Revenge is a common theme in horror.

Ward Fowler · July 30 2009, 02:58 AM

^and it's a powerful and compelling story. Plus, I dare the newbie not to get scared during the last minute of the movie.

mredom · July 30 2009, 09:05 PM

Emher wrote:

Harvey wrote:

Aragorn wrote:

When The Exorcist was re-released into theaters, the younger people in the audience laughed at it.

That's because The Exorcist isn't really scary. It's got a great sense of style, but I wasn't scared by it. For that, you'd have to see Alien or the original Halloween.

I'll agree that "torture porn" (a label that is totally wrong, but I won't go there) isn't anything close to 1970s horror, though.

I agree. There where two genuinly creepy moments in "The Exorcist" and it's the two quick flashes of the white face. That shit's creepy, the other stuff is not. I honestly found "Poltergeist" to be a scarier film.

I think that one of the things that plays into whether you find movies like "Excorcist" or "Omen" frightening, is if you believe in the powers depicted in the movie. I find both movies utterly terrifying, but primarily because I believe in the existence of demons, and the potential existence of an "anti-christ" If those things aren't real to you, they really won't frighten you much in a movie.

Emher · July 30 2009, 09:30 PM

I'm not religious, I think that does it.

Harvey · July 31 2009, 03:14 AM

I am also a nonbeliever, so perhaps there is some merit to the point. I'd have to think of other examples of religious-based horror and whether they scared me or not...

Corran Horn · July 31 2009, 05:52 PM

Aragorn wrote:

^ Two words: torture porn.

When The Exorcist was re-released into theaters, the younger people in the audience laughed at it.

well, mostly at the doctors smoking and the huge loud clatter-clatter MRI machine (or whatever it was). But yes, they did laugh.

Lonemagpie · July 31 2009, 08:12 PM

Corran Horn wrote:

Aragorn wrote:

^ Two words: torture porn.

When The Exorcist was re-released into theaters, the younger people in the audience laughed at it.

well, mostly at the doctors smoking and the huge loud clatter-clatter MRI machine (or whatever it was). But yes, they did laugh.

Torture porn does nothing for me, but The Exorcist is one of two movies I've fallen asleep in (When Harry Met Sally Is the other). Though I did wake up in time to laugh myself silly at the bit where the young priest starts with the "no, take me instead" rant. This may be because I'd seen the Leslie Nielsen spoof Repossessed first.

Lookingglassman · August 1 2009, 01:56 AM

Today's horror movies dont scare me. All they are are ways for a director to show as much blood and guts as possible. It aint scary knowing some dude or chick is about to have their intestines ripped out and eaten by some lunatic.

Give me movies like Ghost Story, or The Shuttered Room or Burnt Offerings anyday.

T'Baio · August 1 2009, 01:47 PM

Goddamn it...I hope no one ever stages another Shakespeare play! I mean, after the brilliance of Olivier's performances, all these remakes are just talentless bullshit! When will the theater community regain its originality!?!

Kelthaz · August 1 2009, 11:32 PM

Aragorn wrote:

When The Exorcist was re-released into theaters, the younger people in the audience laughed at it.

The Exorcist has been mercilessly parodied for the past thirty years. You can't expect people to be able to take the movie seriously.

July 29 2009, 11:10 PM	#16
Mistral Vice Admiral Location: Between the candle and the flame	Re: Just saw the scariest 20 minutes in cinema history. A good horror story doesn't need any blood-just a ratcheting up of the tension to the point where your head feels like its going to explode. This was a good example, IMO. Another that got to me was Ghost Story with Fred Astaire. By the last scene I was crawling out of my skin. I don't even bother watching Saw or the Jason movies, etc. It's not really horror, IMO, just some graphic killing. Where's the entertainment in that? __________________ ...sf fandom is only a personality disorder if you do it right.-Klaus http://www.adastrafanfic.com - archive stories! www.4rumboys.com for honest gaming

July 29 2009, 11:44 PM	#17
Gary Mitchell Vice Admiral Location: Delta Vega ¯\_(°·O)_/¯	Re: Just saw the scariest 20 minutes in cinema history. Is "When a Stranger Calls" scarier or more suspenseful than "The Haunting"('63). Someone here recommended that one to me but it bored me to tears. __________________ The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote.

July 30 2009, 12:03 AM	#18
Davros Fleet Admiral Location: Kaled bunker, Skaro	Re: Just saw the scariest 20 minutes in cinema history. Part of what make this movie scarier than the likes of Freddy Kruger or Friday the 13th parts 2+ is that the antagonist is believable. __________________ "With great power comes great responsibility"-Uncle Ben Parker

July 30 2009, 12:40 AM	#19
Amasov Rear Admiral Location: Boston, MA	Re: Just saw the scariest 20 minutes in cinema history. Someone once told me they found the original Carrie to be very scary. That doesn't even seem to qualify as a horror film, in my opinion. It's more like a revenge story. __________________ YouTube http://www.youtube.com/FomorViceroy

July 30 2009, 02:58 AM	#22
Ward Fowler Commodore Location: Lucerne's Parlor of Mystery	Re: Just saw the scariest 20 minutes in cinema history. ^and it's a powerful and compelling story. Plus, I dare the newbie not to get scared during the last minute of the movie. __________________ "Playing is for pleasure." -Master Shake

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July 30 2009, 09:30 PM	#24
Emher Admiral Location: Sweden	Re: Just saw the scariest 20 minutes in cinema history. I'm not religious, I think that does it. __________________ "I am who I am. Someone has to be."-Brendan Gleeson as Reynald in Kingdom of Heaven.

July 31 2009, 03:14 AM	#25
Harvey Admiral	Re: Just saw the scariest 20 minutes in cinema history. I am also a nonbeliever, so perhaps there is some merit to the point. I'd have to think of other examples of religious-based horror and whether they scared me or not... __________________ "What do you hear, Starbuck?" "Nothing but the rain, sir." "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat."

August 1 2009, 01:56 AM	#28
Lookingglassman Admiral Location: America	Re: Just saw the scariest 20 minutes in cinema history. Today's horror movies dont scare me. All they are are ways for a director to show as much blood and guts as possible. It aint scary knowing some dude or chick is about to have their intestines ripped out and eaten by some lunatic. Give me movies like Ghost Story, or The Shuttered Room or Burnt Offerings anyday.

August 1 2009, 01:47 PM	#29
T'Baio Admiral Location: Ontario, Canada	Re: Just saw the scariest 20 minutes in cinema history. Goddamn it...I hope no one ever stages another Shakespeare play! I mean, after the brilliance of Olivier's performances, all these remakes are just talentless bullshit! When will the theater community regain its originality!?! __________________ Posthuman: A Science Fiction Web Series at www.sfntv.com and www.whatisameme.com, on the TrekBBS, and on the social network.