8o's horror films

[babycakes]

I wanted to talk about 80's horror because i love the 80's and of course horror. anyone have any favorites

[Creighton Duke]

good call, im a big fan of the era too.
Its the time when the horror films could become a series, and i really love that. The characters in the eighties films were given personality and we could relate to them because in each episode we learnt a bit more about them, it was more of a longer story. Different to the one off films of the 70s (whiche were great and in which alot were invented) and different to the shallow un resolving films of today like Valentine or something (which are shite)
My favs have got a be the friday 13ths, hence the name.

[ItsAlive75]

I love waffles and old sweaters.

[urgeok]

i think the 80's were fairly weak ...

not much else but slashers ... which bore me to tears ..

i'm sure there were some decent films too .. but the slasher film defined the 80s for horror.

[Vodstok]

wow, 20 year old movies are "upcoming"?

[alkytrio666]

Haha, yah, since they're all gonna be remade...:rolleyes:

I loved this era, slasher movies are probably my favorite genre of horror...I, too, like Friday the 13th a lot.

[slasherman]

Originally posted by urgeok
i think the 80's were fairly weak ...

not much else but slashers ... which bore me to tears ..

i'm sure there were some decent films too .. but the slasher film defined the 80s for horror.
...i love slashers(not all)...but I have to say the 70's was a stronger horror period...more serious and better quality...

...and lets not forget all the crapy splatter movies from the 80's...if you think slashers are stupid what do you think about splatter ?

[urgeok]

Originally posted by slasherman
...i love slashers(not all)...but I have to say the 70's was a stronger horror period...more serious and better quality...

...and lets not forget all the crapy splatter movies from the 80's...if you think slashers are stupid what do you think about splatter ?

slasher movies ARE splatter films ... not sure what you're getting at here.

everything that could be done with a slasher was done - after halloween and fri 13. after that it's the same old thing over and over and over again. (there are a couple of exceptions - not many)

the 70's horror films were defined by satanism - possession, devil worship, etc ... they had a real thing for them back then. they had a gritty feel and usually a cast of A list actors ...

the 80's horror films were populated largely with soap opera actors.

[slasherman]

Originally posted by urgeok
slasher movies ARE splatter films ... not sure what you're getting at here.


if you cant see the difference between "Re-Animator"(splatter) and "Friday the 13"(slasher)....thats your problem :p

[urgeok]

Originally posted by slasherman
if you cant see the difference between "Re-Animator"(splatter) and "Friday the 13"(slasher)....thats your problem :p


never considered re-animator to be a splatter film ...

Peckinpa's The Wild Bunch is credited by some to be the 1st splatter film.

i dont remember a lot of splatter in Re-Animator - just a lot of animated body parts.

[Elvis_Christ]

80s horror films were great. There were some awesome nasty minded slashers (The Mutilator, Silent Night, Deadly Night & Silent Madness are some good examples of this). My favorite 80s horror movie would have to be Re-Animator.

[zwoti]

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[urgeok]

i had to do a 'save as' on that pic to see the name of the file - to get the meaning..

[zwoti]

Originally posted by urgeok
i had to do a 'save as' on that pic to see the name of the file - to get the meaning..

nothing wrong with cryptic....wait till i drag out the olde kettle picture again :p

[urgeok]

Originally posted by zwoti
nothing wrong with cryptic....wait till i drag out the olde kettle picture again :p

THAT one was obvious .. to us older folk

[fredkrue4]

my favorites would have to be noes 1, and 3, and day of the dead

[IDrinkYourBlood]

day of the dead was probably the best thing to come out of the 80's.

[Elvis_Christ]

I really should watch Day Of The Dead again.

[Gnaghi]

Day of the dead, Noes, Re-Animator, Night of the Demons, Demons, Macabre, Blade in the Darkness, The Church, Stagefright, and Evil Dead are some of my favorites to come from the '80's

[Elvis_Christ]

Blade in the Darkness? I forgot about Demons awesome film.

[TheOmen]

April Fool's Day.......eat it!

[slasherman]

Originally posted by TheOmen
April Fool's Day.......eat it!
yeah thats ok...and "Timewalker"..

[dio]

Nightmare on Elm Street! One of the greatest of all

[The_Return]

Definatly a good era. The Shining, The Fly remake, and Day of the Dead are amazxing movies, definatly the best of the 80's

[slasherman]

Originally posted by The_Return
The Fly remake, definatly the best of the 80's
hmm not more than ok......but "The Omen" is great and I like "Damien-Omen 2"...too

[The_Return]

Originally posted by slasherman
hmm not more than ok......but "The Omen" is great and I like "Damien-Omen 2"...too

I actually havnt seen either of those:(

My list was just what I consider the best of the 80's out of what Ive seen.

[slasherman]

Originally posted by The_Return
I actually havnt seen either of those:(

My list was just what I consider the best of the 80's out of what Ive seen.
I'm not sure if "The Omen" is made in the 80's.....:eek: .....maybe late 70's....but the sequel is from the 80's

[The_Return]

Originally posted by slasherman
I'm not sure if "The Omen" is made in the 80's.....:eek: .....maybe late 70's....but the sequel is from the 80's

The Omen was '76, and Damien was '78:p

[slasherman]

Originally posted by The_Return
The Omen was '76, and Damien was '78:p
ohhh I fucked up.....:D

[The_Return]

Originally posted by slasherman
ohhh I fucked up.....:D

The 3rd Omen was in the 80's:p