100 Greatest Horror Films

European Son · **Posted:** Sat Aug 04, 2012 11:33 pm

Negative Creep wrote:

Okay I didnt understand one word of that.....

What woman in black? And are you saying The Exorcist was garbage? :eh:

one post, two different topics.

boo boo · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:36 pm **Posts:** 10835

Avery_Island wrote:

I see you say "cheesy" as a criticism to horror quite a bit, Neg and I have to say I don't really get it.

Horror is a genre which in its roots is a high camp artform. Most horror films are camp, kitschy or "cheesy".

Cheesy, camp and kitsch are all just artistic styles and should never be used as adjectives for criticism (of course a film can be cheesy in a bad way, but films can also be surreal in a bad way too, doesn't mean surreal should be used as an outright critical word, just a style).

^ This.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11747

5-Hydroxytryptamine wrote:

Negative Creep wrote:

Okay I didnt understand one word of that.....

What woman in black? And are you saying The Exorcist was garbage? :eh:

one post, two different topics.

My bad.
Does this mean you haven't seen the original Exorcist?

PBR Streetgang · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:15 am

Here's a random comment: Goblin's music for Suspiria was used in one of the trailers for last year's Jane Eyre.

Cruz · **Posted:** Sat Dec 08, 2012 4:35 am

Curious what horror fans think of James Rolfe's view of the greatest Universal monsters:

ClashWho · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:45 pm **Posts:** 19297

PBR Streetgang wrote:

Yeah, the great thing about the Danny/twin girls thing for me is that Kubrick works with abrupt cuts. He doesn't gradually reveal the bloody aftermath, it's there immediately and then it's gone just as quickly as it appeared.

That's because if you're allowed to look at the image for too long, you'd realize that the girls are completely intact.

ClashWho · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:45 pm **Posts:** 19297

Why is Hellraiser not one of the 100 greatest horror films?

D.J. · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:33 am **Posts:** 726

Negative Creep wrote:

Love this to pieces.
Awesome little preview of the greatest and most fascinating horror film ever made (imo).

I totally agree.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11747

ClashWho wrote:

Why is Hellraiser not one of the 100 greatest horror films?

Because it's not that great.
The only saving grace was that really hot girl whose name escapes me at the moment...

Pinhead was indeed an appropriate name for the character.... :lol:

Forgotten Son · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:36 am

Piss off. Clive Barker is awesome.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11747

Give me Wes Craven or Tobe Hooper any day of the week.

Hellraiser's alright, I just think it pales in comparison to most of the other great horror films from that era.

PBR Streetgang · **Posted:** Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:30 am

Agree with ClashWho. Hellraiser definitely is essential on a 100 horrors list.

And Hellraiser > most of what Craven and Hooper have done imo.

Forgotten Son · **Posted:** Sat Mar 23, 2013 11:13 pm

Hellraiser and it's immediate sequel are some of the only films that have done what horror promises: horrified me.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11747

To each his own, I guess. It found it more cliche and pretentious than "horrifying"...
Trippy and interesting, but far from what I would call truly scary.

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