Be Honest....

[LadyFrost]

Ok, whenever i tell people that my all time favourite Horror flicks are the "Scream" and "I still know what you did last summer" series, the always look at me funny....now is this because they are crap movies, or because they have a stigma surrounding them because their basic 'killer-never-dies' movies?

i dont know why but i love these movies...they arent scaring in the pee your pants in your seat way, but they are still pretty good horror movies...i mean i have other really really scary movies that i love, but whenever someones says Horror Movie i always automatically think of Scream.

Am i a lousy Horror Fan who needs to see the light?

Ciao

xXLadyFrostXx

[VampiricClown]

Scream was an excellent movie. Very underappreciated in the world or Horror. Most people don't like it for the fact that it spawned kind of a new genre.

I Know What You Did Last Summer was one of those spawns. It was an alright movie, but it wasn't something that fans of horror had not already seen.

[Despare]

I don't think there is any wrong or right, it's all subjective really. Personally I dug Scream but I couldn't really get into I Know What You Did Last Summer. There are no lousy horror fans... ok I supposed if you listed House of the Dead at the top of your list I'd be forced to ignore your opinions but hey, at least you're watching horror and not some cheesy coming of age story.

[The Flayed One]

There's nothing wrong with Scream & I Know What You Did Last Summer being your favorite horror movies. I don't find either one particularly endearing, but that's just my taste.

Have you watched a lot of horror, or are you a budding fan? Are you a big slasher fan? Take a look at the HDC Top 100 for an idea of what people around here like (Scream is on the list.)

[LadyFrost]

Have you watched a lot of horror, or are you a budding fan? Are you a big slasher fan? Take a look at the HDC Top 100 for an idea of what people around here like (Scream is on the list.)

thats a good idea i might just do that....

I love any kind of Horror, but i find some movies just go way over the top and do some really really stupid stuff....when a horror movie goes to far i tend to get either really bored or i sit there and think "as if that could happen"

take "The Hills Have Eyes" (no offence to anyone who likes this movie) but i would burn that movie right down to its last roll of film....its one of those movies where i cant get into it because its too far fetched! and because it scares the hell out of me...(dont read on if you dont wan to know what happens in the movie eg...SPOILER ALERT) they did not need to put the mutant raping the sister...i was nearly sick because of that! i hate that movie with passion...but if anyone out there likes it thats fine...each to their own...just trying to put my point across...movies like this are aiming for the gross and disturbed factor (such as Saw II and Hostel) their not giving us a scare for the sake of a scare, their trying to scar us for life....

thats the thing i hate about some horror movies. give me a nice, normal serial killer who uses a butchers knife any day :cool:

ive always dreamed about becoming a horror film maker....writing a horror script and then having it made into a really good movie...it doesnt even have to go to theatres, i would be satisfied with straight to dvd. thats where all the best horror movies are.

xXLadyFrostXx

[Burning in Hell]

These films are frowned upon by many horror movies fans because they ushered a new era of more "mainstream" horror movies aimed for teens and featuring mostly "cool kids". The two films by themsleves were ok, and just ok in my opinion, but it all went downhill from there.

I believe that the new wave of torture movies like Saw and the likes is a counter-reaction of some sorts to all these bland PG-13 horror movies.

[tic]

I wasn't going to answer this, because you are obviously disturbed. ;)

There's nothing wrong with either of them, if that's what you want to watch so be it. We all have our faves, just because someone doesn't agree with you, that's their hard lines, have you asked them what their faves are, you may think that their choice is just as bad.

My fave horrors are Jaws & King Kong (original). They may not be scarey, but are simply works of art, that still hold many peoples affection.

I like Jaws because I can remember seeing it at the pictures and as for King Kong, when you think it was made back in 1933, the special effects for its time IMO haven't been equalled.

[LadyFrost]

I like Jaws because I can remember seeing it at the pictures and as for King Kong, when you think it was made back in 1933, the special effects for its time IMO haven't been equalled.

i would never have looked at in that way....your right though...Jaws was pretty scary and for the kind of storyline it had, it made a big splash (pun intended)....

as for you suggestion of asking other people what they like i think thats a good idea...

so what is everyone's idea of a good horror movie?

I believe that the new wave of torture movies like Saw and the likes is a counter-reaction of some sorts to all these bland PG-13 horror movies.

you may be right there....the school based horror movie, or teen based horror movie's have gone down hill a little bit and as for the backlash (which created Saw and the likes) im terrified what to think will be coming next in retaliation of these kinds of movies. Saw was a good movie, i mean it was a breakthrough movie because of the storyline and all out twitch in your seat psychological grossness.

But i refuse to watch Saw II again it went way too far for me. And i better take back what i said about Hostel, as i agian refuse to even watch that movie. lol.

xXLadyFrostXx

[Shady]

Personally, Scream is one of my favorite movies of all time. It is one those movies I never get sick of watching. I cant even tell you how many times I have seen the original Scream, I absolutely love it. 2 and 3 were not as good as the 1st but for a sequel they were outstanding. As for I Know What You Did Last Summer I also enjoyed. I didnt love it but I definately did not hate it. Scream is one of the best trilogy's out there and nothing anyone can say will change that.

[LadyFrost]

i bow down to Shady!

Scream rocks and its one of my favourite trilogies. The third movie kind of sucked for me, but the second and first one rocked...the only thing i liked about the third one was the video footage of (i can even remember his name) the guy from the first and second movie, the one who knew all about horror movies and the rules that guide them....

i thought that bit really made the movie good.

xXLadyFrostXx

[stubbornforgey]

we all have different tastes n different veiws on movies..
whether it be horror or not.
If thats what you like..then don't give a damn what anybody else says.
Everybodies a critic but
nobodies the same ..

thats my opinion anyways' ;) :cool:

[Roderick Usher]

Am i a lousy Horror Fan who needs to see the light?


Yes.:D

Seriously, the next time you hear a reake is coming do yourself a favor and head to the video store (or netflix or whatever you use) and rent the original first.

If you like the remake better, fine...but see the originals, please, please, please!

[Burning in Hell]

Yes.:D

Seriously, the next time you hear a reake is coming do yourself a favor and head to the video store (or netflix or whatever you use) and rent the original first.

If you like the remake better, fine...but see the originals, please, please, please!

Absolutely! It might be the only good thing about a remake if it can spark some interest for the original, but I'd still prefer they would stop doing them.

[LadyFrost]

ok ok ok...i promise the next time im in the mood to be watching a remake or a sequal, ill pull myself back and head in the direction of the original...i do like originals...but movies that are older then i am i tend to go for the remakes

i cant help it!

xXLadyFrostXx

[Burning in Hell]

ok ok ok...i promise the next time im in the mood to be watching a remake or a sequal, ill pull myself back and head in the direction of the original...i do like originals...but movies that are older then i am i tend to go for the remakes

i cant help it!

xXLadyFrostXx

We'll you're missing a lot of gems then! By the way, since you seem to be from my area, do you know about the Fantasia Festival? If you don't, well just look out for it next year!

[LadyFrost]

We'll you're missing a lot of gems then! By the way, since you seem to be from my area, do you know about the Fantasia Festival? If you don't, well just look out for it next year!

and what might that be? It does sound interesting and id love to find out what it is so that i dont miss it next time it comes round.

xXLadyFrostXx

[knife_fight]

I can't help but think that the replies to this thread would be different if the original poster wasn't obviously female.

that said, I can't honestly say that I hate any horror movie. the Scream and IKWYDLS movies don't really do it for me. they seem a bit too polished and overproduced.

you mentioned that you didn't like the rape scene in THHE remake and that it wasn't necessary. I didn't enjoy the scene, but I hafta say that the whole movie made me happy to see such extremity being shown in a major Hollywood release.

to me, intense scenes are great. I like seeing exactly how far directors will push the limit.

my favorite episode in the Masters of Horror series is Cigarette Burns, just for that reason... because I could identify with two of the characters. one of them says that he "only wants the most extreme images" (paraphrasing) and the other, the director of a notorious film, made movies because he "wanted to utterly destroy the audience."

now that's some shit I can respect. but once again, that sort of thing isn't for everybody. and whether or not it's some "macho" thing or even if it's a "sick" thing (my wife thinks the former), it all comes down to what is pleasing to you aesthetically and if the Scream (or any teeny-bopper horror, for that matter) is what you like I, personally, have no problem with that.

[Roderick Usher]

ok ok ok...i promise the next time im in the mood to be watching a remake or a sequal, ill pull myself back and head in the direction of the original...i do like originals...but movies that are older then i am i tend to go for the remakes

i cant help it!

xXLadyFrostXx

Yes you can, I have faith in you.

[LadyFrost]

Yes you can, I have faith in you.

Your faith will see me through this dark time Rod, the light will guide me to the originals i seek so dilegently!

you mentioned that you didn't like the rape scene in THHE remake and that it wasn't necessary. I didn't enjoy the scene, but I hafta say that the whole movie made me happy to see such extremity being shown in a major Hollywood release.

to me, intense scenes are great. I like seeing exactly how far directors will push the limit.

my favorite episode in the Masters of Horror series is Cigarette Burns, just for that reason... because I could identify with two of the characters. one of them says that he "only wants the most extreme images" (paraphrasing) and the other, the director of a notorious film, made movies because he "wanted to utterly destroy the audience."

now that's some shit I can respect. but once again, that sort of thing isn't for everybody. and whether or not it's some "macho" thing or even if it's a "sick" thing (my wife thinks the former), it all comes down to what is pleasing to you aesthetically and if the Scream (or any teeny-bopper horror, for that matter) is what you like I, personally, have no problem with that.

ok in some movies scenes that are very dramatic and full on i can handle...but when it came to that scene in that particular movie i dont know...it just gave me the willies and i couldnt stomach it...i physically felt ill after it....i think it had something to do with Lizard...the mutant raping her. It scared me beyond belief and i will never watch that movie agian...but i do like when movies push things to the limit...bending the rules...breaking them is when i have a problem.

xXLadyFrostXx

[urgeok]

i dont have a hate on for the 1st scream .. i thought it was fun..
but the sequels ..

and lumping it together with last summer .. its movies for kids, staring kids ..

that is not the recipe for my favorite horror.

[Burning in Hell]

and what might that be? It does sound interesting and id love to find out what it is so that i dont miss it next time it comes round.

xXLadyFrostXx

Already told you about it in private, but for the benefit of others :

www.fantasiafest.com

One of the largest Horror/Sci-Fi/Asian Movies festival in North America, Goes on for three-four weeks each summer and usually has lots of premieres.

[stubbornforgey]

I can't help but think that the repies to this thread would be different if the original poster wasn't obviously female.

that said, I can't honestly say that I hate any horror movie. the Scream and IKWYDLS movies don't really do it for me. they seem a bit too polished and overproduced.

you mentioned that you didn't like the rape scene in THHE remake and that it wasn't necessary. I didn't enjoy the scene, but I hafta say that the whole movie made me happy to see such extremity being shown in a major Hollywood release.

to me, intense scenes are great. I like seeing exactly how far directors will push the limit.

my favorite episode in the Masters of Horror series is Cigarette Burns, just for that reason... because I could identify with two of the characters. one of them says that he "only wants the most extreme images" (paraphrasing) and the other, the director of a notorious film, made movies because he "wanted to utterly destroy the audience."

now that's some shit I can respect. but once again, that sort of thing isn't for everybody. and whether or not it's some "macho" thing or even if it's a "sick" thing (my wife thinks the former), it all comes down to what is pleasing to you aesthetically and if the Scream (or any teeny-bopper horror, for that matter) is what you like I, personally, have no problem with that.



erm...em a female so does my reply count??

I found no offense to the rape scene..why?
cos it was only a movie and its reality ..whether we wish to admit and visualise it or not...it happens.
Its actually good for ppl out there to see how much pain and suffering a rape victim goes through.
How many objections were made to the scene in the green mile when the 2 girls bodies were shown.?
The most taboo thing to me ..is a child murder/rapist/etc and these are being shown on televison via prgrammes like law and order .S.V.U etc.
You can't have a storyline without a story.
I think its hypocritical for a horror fan especially ..to sit there and cheer for some scenes in some movies and on the same token ..criticiise a scene in another.

[knife_fight]

it just gave me the willies and i couldnt stomach it...i physically felt ill after it

that is awesome.


breaking them is when i have a problem.

that's when it starts to get interesting, to me.

[LadyFrost]

I found no offense to the rape scene..why?
cos it was only a movie and its reality ..whether we wish to admit and visualise it or not...it happens.
Its actually good for ppl out there to see how much pain and suffering a rape victim goes through.
How many objections were made to the scene in the green mile when the 2 girls bodies were shown.?
The most taboo thing to me ..is a child murder/rapist/etc and these are being shown on televison via prgrammes like law and order .S.V.U etc.
You can't have a storyline without a story.
I think its hypocritical for a horror fan especially ..to sit there and cheer for some scenes in some movies and on the same token ..criticiise a scene in another.

thats your opinion and i appriciate you voicing it...but as ive said before i dont agree...but thats just me...i dont know whether its because of the way ive been brough up...my psychological programming or the media...maybe its a mix of both....like ive said...i normally dont mind rape scenes...but for some reason that one just really got to me

xXLadyFrostXx

[PR3SSUR3]

What Scream spawned was a new generation of self-aware, knowing 'party' horror movies - specifically aimed at excitable teenyboppers and self-aware, knowing twentysomethings.

This safely in place, Kevin Williamson then went on to further irony in his I Know What You Did Last Summer, then thankfully fell pretty much flat on his face with Teaching Mrs Tingle and Cursed (another collaboration with sellout hack Wes Craven) after the irritating teen-angst drama series Dawson's Creek.

Things are kind of steadying themselves now with the arrival of nasty, torture mainstream horror (Hostel, Saw et al) that doesn't need to seep itself in clever references, so it will be interesting to see where the mainstream genre goes from here.

Perhaps the likes of Williamson can adapt his style, or maybe he will just fade away like Craven should have done years ago when he stopped making decent films.

[urgeok]

What Scream spawned was a new generation of self-aware, knowing 'party' horror movies - specifically aimed at excitable teenyboppers and self-aware, knowing twentysomethings.

This safely in place, Kevin Williamson then went on to further irony in his I Know What You Did Last Summer, then thankfully fell pretty much flat on his face with Teaching Mrs Tingle and Cursed (another collaboration with sellout hack Wes Craven) after the irritating teen-angst drama series Dawson's Creek.

Things are kind of steadying themselves now with the arrival of nasty, torture mainstream horror (Hostel, Saw et al) that doesn't need to seep itself in clever references, so it will be interesting to see where the mainstream genre goes from here.

Perhaps the likes of Williamson can adapt his style, or maybe he will just fade away like Craven should have done years ago when he stopped making good films.


do you think the current nod to the old grindhouse flicks will continue and influence the immediate future of horror films, or do you think it will be a blip on the radar ?

i'm not sure if it will become the new level of acceptance or if it will spur on some kind of morality force backlash.

usually this kind of thing will exist for a while before the powers that be get wind of it (being the least plugged in part of the populace) They'll hear something from a senator who's wife caught their kid watching hostel.

[LadyFrost]

This safely in place, Kevin Williamson then went on to further irony in his I Know What You Did Last Summer, then thankfully fell pretty much flat on his face with Teaching Mrs Tingle and Cursed (another collaboration with sellout hack Wes Craven) after the irritating teen-angst drama series Dawson's Creek.

Now "Teaching Mrs Tingle" did kind of bite the big one (but i will admit i own it on DVD...dont throw any rotten vegies or fruit at me please!!) but "Curse" was a pretty good movie...not the best werewolf movie...but it did have a certain aura about it. it could have done better...the storyline needed work...but the consept was good....and i never thought id see the day when Joshua Jackson would actually be a main in a horror movie....but it has happened.

PS i dont like Josh Jackson by the way...he kind of went bla for me when he was in Dawsons Creek.

xXFrostXx

[knife_fight]

erm...em a female so does my reply count??

yes


I think its hypocritical for a horror fan especially ..to sit there and cheer for some scenes in some movies and on the same token ..criticiise a scene in another.


this makes almost no sense. so, if you are a fan of horror, you're just supposed to blindly accept any horror movie, or to narrow it down, any horror scene, without question?

I love the scene in Halloween when MM sticks the guy to the cupboard and then stands there and examines him like a butterfly pinned to a board.

I dislike the scenes in Halloween when Laurie has asides to herself like, "I thought you outgrew superstition." to me, that's kinda cheesy.

but being as I like one scene, and dislike another, does that mean I'm not a true fan of the genre? or to take it a bit further, does this comparison mean I don't like the movie Halloween? as a matter of fact, I consider it to be one of my favorites.

to me, a true fan has cultivated a taste for what is good and what is bad... particularly in their chosen genre.

[LadyFrost]

this makes almost no sense. so, if you are a fan of horror, you're just supposed to blindly accept any horror movie, or to narrow it down, any horror scene, without question?

I love the scene in Halloween when MM sticks the guy to the cupboard and then stands there and examines him like a butterfly pinned to a board.

I dislike the scene in Halloween when Laurie has asides to herself like, "I thought you outgrew superstition." to me, that's kinda cheesy.

but being as I like one scene, and dislike another, does that mean I'm not a true fan of the genre? or to take it a bit further, does this comparison mean I don't like the movie Halloween? as a matter of fact, I consider it to be one of my favorites.

to me, a true fan has cultivated a taste for what is good and what is bad... particularly in their chosen genre of choice.

Bravo!

xXLadyFrostXx

[slayer666]

I thought the Scream series and the Last Summer series were entertaining and worth watching. Even though none of these films were scary, the original Scream was an interesting take on the horror genre. Unfortunately, the cool teen thing got old really quick.

[PR3SSUR3]

do you think the current nod to the old grindhouse flicks will continue and influence the immediate future of horror films, or do you think it will be a blip on the radar ?

i'm not sure if it will become the new level of acceptance or if it will spur on some kind of morality force backlash.

usually this kind of thing will exist for a while before the powers that be get wind of it (being the least plugged in part of the populace) They'll hear something from a senator who's wife caught their kid watching hostel


No, I think people are toughening up - which is a good thing, product of a harsher and crueller world or not.

I think the distraction of internet 'depravity' has quietened the campaigners so far as violent films go, particularly as Hollywood is now churning out grade-A nastiness with a sheen that the old gorefests couldn't afford. Now there is morality and purpose in the terror. Which is bullshit, but boils down to the fact that the casual observer refuses to see any merits behind a cheaply made sicko since they have to work harder than they would watching the same story filmed by a cool new Hollywood director. Give the blood & guts some gloss and a few decent actors, and all of a sudden it's fine.

[LadyFrost]

to all those out there, can anyone tell me...did you know that there was a third in the "I know what you did last summer" movies?

me and the bf went and got some movies out tonight and it jumped at me from the shelf...im serious it literally fell off the shelf and nearly knocked me in the head...so i hired and im about to watch it...will tell you guys what i think of it as soon as i finish watching it.

Lets see how cliche and "the same" this one is to the rest lol

Ciao

xXLadyFrostXx

[Grizz]

Lady Frost,
I love all horror types! and damn proud to say I own all the "Scream" and "I know" movies on dvd and yes they do get viewed from time to time!
;)

[Despare]

I'm glad there are some PG-13 horror films. I don't watch them but it does allow people with weak stomachs or those who are scared easily to get into and support the genre. Some of them can even be decent films.

EDIT: To clarify I'm glad there are some PG-13 horror films but not particularly excited about the teenage/self-aware/mtv music video style horror flicks that have come out lately.

[LadyFrost]

well i just watched "I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer" and the only thing i can do is...shake my head in shame.

The basic plotline to the movie is exactly the same as the first one....group of kids accidently kill someone and then either that someone or someone out for revenge comes back and starts killing off the kids....on year later on the anniversary.

The acting was crappy, the storyline had no imagination, the death scenes were under par and the gore was less the bizmall (as ive said many times before i suck at spelling). The only good thing about this movie was the cinematography. It was really down well (a bit MTV for Despares Taste) but i found it suited the movie quite well. The opening scene that introduces you to the small "hicksville" town is done very well with a lot of overlaying and cuts back and forth, in very quick sucsession.

It still wasnt worth watching though....the bf and i got so bored we didnt even watch the ending. Well it was on....but we werent watching. By the time it came to the end fight, the one between the last or two last characters and the villian, "the showdown" if you will, i was about ready to write a scathing letter to the director and/or writer. [Spoiler Alert!] Although in most teenybopper horror movies the killer is the same character in each movie come back from the death of the first or previous movie (excluding Scream as it was different characters, but in some way connected) this movie took it just a little too far. Not only was it the same killer from the first movie (Ben Willus) but he wasnt back from the dead. He was the living dead. And i mean decaying and all.

Now i dont think i like the fact that they used Ben as the killer for this third movie as it had nothing to do with the other two movies...it only connected them by newspaper clippings of the murders from the first two movies. The fisherman killer who bares a hook comes in as an Urban Myth...another bad move i say. I would have believed it a lot more if the killer had been one of the family of the dead guy from the start of the movie, or even the dead guy come back from the dead (aka like the first two movies out for revenge). But Ben Willus moving out into Jason and Freddy territory is just class jam.

Im sorry to all those fans out there who have seen and fallen in love with this movie, but for me, i could have lived without it. It did nothing for me, and kind of ruined my opinion of the rest of the movies. Dont get me wrong i still love IKWYDLS, i own the second and am hoping to buy the first one soon. But there is no third on in my opinion, just a very BAD remake of the first.

Did i mention the acting sucked!

Ciao

xXLadyFrostXx

[slayer666]

Thanks for the warning about the most recent in the Summer series. I'll avoid that one.

[urgeok]

i dont know about anyone else .. maybe its my PC ... but i cant read that font without getting eye strain (lady frost)

[slayer666]

i dont know about anyone else .. maybe its my PC ... but i cant read that font without getting eye strain (lady frost)

Agreed. It is hard to read.

[LadyFrost]

Thanks for the warning about the most recent in the Summer series. I'll avoid that one.

my pleasure for warning you Slayer666. But for the rest of you if you want to waste your time watching this movie, be my guest...but you have been warned!

i dont know about anyone else .. maybe its my PC ... but i cant read that font without getting eye strain (lady frost)

im sorry for the font, but i like it so im going to keep it. unless i get more then ten posts from ten different people about font being hard to read then im going to keep it this way. So if you dont like it people then please tell me...i wouldnt want you guys to stop reading my posts because you cant read them.

Let me know all.

xXLadyFrostXx

[LadyFrost]

ok i felt like i was being a bit mean so i thought id post this reply....how is this font can everyone read it without pulling their eyes from their sockets in strain?

xXLadyFrostXx

[urgeok]

ok i felt like i was being a bit mean so i thought id post this reply....how is this font can everyone read it without pulling their eyes from their sockets in strain?

xXLadyFrostXx

i'll be able to read it now .. i was skipping the other posts before.

[LadyFrost]

then im terribly sorry that you had to miss out on the genious that is me. lol KDNG! anyway im glad i could make it easier for you to read...its a lot more fun since i do tend to post a lot on this thread...as i started it and like to voice my opinion...alot!

xXLadyFrostXx

[Despare]

Sorry, your font sucks. (That's 3)

[LadyFrost]

Despare...the fonts already been changed...i realized how hard it was to read...so i was kind enough to change it...

xXLadyFrostXx

[Despare]

Excellent, I'd hate to skip reading your posts just because of the font.

[LadyFrost]

lol yea thats why i changed it...i didnt realize people were skipping my posts...i dont want that too happen, i want people to actually read my posts

xXLadyFrostXx

[PR3SSUR3]

No-one will ever read your posts unless you are ever so kind enough to change the font again to this standard one.

It'll be like being on ignore.

:eek: :eek: :eek:

[LadyFrost]

so this font is still bad then....i dont like using the standard...its standard

but if i have to i guess i will then

xXLadyFrostXx

[PR3SSUR3]

There are other ways to stand out from the ground, dear Lady.

;)

[LadyFrost]

ah yes but none so fun and captivating as a fancy, elegant font, but if you wish for me to be plane and disolve into the background then i shale by going 'standard' with my font.

xXLadyFrostXx

[tic]

I think your 'font' is actually easier to read than the "standard" one, if you like it keep it.

*If people are ignoring your posts, they wouldn't take the time to post in the first place.*

[PR3SSUR3]

Why don't you put numb3rs in your name instead - it's c00L.

[LadyFrost]

I think your 'font' is actually easier to read than the "standard" one, if you like it keep it.

*If people are ignoring your posts, they wouldn't take the time to post in the first place.*

that is quite true...and dont worry no matter how many people post that my font sucks im not going standard...it is my choice to post in this...i only changed from Century Gothic to Palantino Linotype becuase it was harder to read the Century Gothic i had to admit that.

Why don't you put numb3rs in your name instead - it's c00L.

because i like my name the way it is...i dont like adding numbers. it doesnt suit me.

xXLadyFrostXx

[Popsicle Cannibal]

Enough talk about fonts, eh?

Anyhoo, I'm not afraid to say that I like my horror movies nice and hard-edged. I've never been a big fan of PG-13 horror flicks. Subtle horror just isn't done right terribly often IMO. Carnival of Souls is a great example of how its done. If only someone would do that kinda thing nowadays........

[LadyFrost]

Carnival of Souls? i've never heard of that movie, but it sounds interesting. is it an easy movie to find? cause if it is ill go and rent it and then let you know if i like the 'subtle' kind of horror your talking about because at the moment im trying think of a suggestion that i can relate to.

like what kind of other movies are 'subtle' horror?

xXLadyFrostXx

[noctuary]

Carnival of Souls? i've never heard of that movie, but it sounds interesting. is it an easy movie to find? cause if it is ill go and rent it and then let you know if i like the 'subtle' kind of horror your talking about because at the moment im trying think of a suggestion that i can relate to.

like what kind of other movies are 'subtle' horror?

xXLadyFrostXx
The Haunting and The Changeling are two great examples of subtle horror. Carnival of Souls is a good one too, by the way.

[LadyFrost]

now The Haunting...thats the one about the haunted house...are two of the main characters lesbian? cause i've had friends talk about The Haunting but it hasnt been the same one that i've seen just wanted to make sure i knew which one you were talking about?

xXLadyFrostXx

[PhilnEdee]

Touted as Bev Hlls 90210 Meets HORROR...I actually liked SCREAM one...didn't care for I KNOW WHAT......but I think the actors were sort of a turn off for me in that one...Nothing wrong with those, I consider them to be good slasher flicks...heck, all of us ahve a movie (or 10) that we really think rocks and this forum would tear us a new one about how crappy it is..be proud of your favorites and check out the top 100...get Netflix or B-buster online and have em coming your way!

[PhilnEdee]

Excellent, I'd hate to skip reading your posts just because of the font.

Like skipping a movie because of the font of the title...dreadful....:)

[LadyFrost]

Touted as Bev Hlls 90210 Meets HORROR...I actually liked SCREAM one...didn't care for I KNOW WHAT......but I think the actors were sort of a turn off for me in that one...Nothing wrong with those, I consider them to be good slasher flicks...heck, all of us ahve a movie (or 10) that we really think rocks and this forum would tear us a new one about how crappy it is..be proud of your favorites and check out the top 100...get Netflix or B-buster online and have em coming your way!

"I Know What..." has gone way downhill since the first movie, the third one really stinks! but you're right everyone has their own opinion of whats the best and worst horror movie.

By the way, your quote...thats from Blade Trinity isnt it? doesnt King say that about Danica? Or am i wrong?

xXLadyFrostXx

[LadyFrost]

Like skipping a movie because of the font of the title...dreadful....

please dont tell me you've actually skipped a movie because of the font of the title...id loose all respect for you if you did...

lol

xXLadyFrostXx

[noctuary]

now The Haunting...thats the one about the haunted house...are two of the main characters lesbian? cause i've had friends talk about The Haunting but it hasnt been the same one that i've seen just wanted to make sure i knew which one you were talking about?

xXLadyFrostXx
Not exactly. It's implied that Theo is a lesbian, but they never come right out and say it. But yes, that's probably the one you were thinking of.

Oh, and for the love of god, get the original, NOT the remake!

[LadyFrost]

Oh, and for the love of god, get the original, NOT the remake!

hmmm then i am afriad to say this but i've probably seen the remake not the original...how old is the original?

cause i think i've seen the remake as they flat out told you the girls are lesbians...the one i've seen there's a blonde guy in it but i cant remember his name....i want to say owen wilson but i know it cant be him...

xXLadyFrostXx

[LadyFrost]

and yet it is Owen Wilson...just googled it lol...im an idiot!

[Roderick Usher]

The original Haunting is one of the best horror flicks of all time and the BEST haunted house movie ever.

It's black & white, but don't let that scare you away. You owe it to yourself to watch it...at night...with all the lights out:D

[LadyFrost]

It's black & white, but don't let that scare you away. You owe it to yourself to watch it...at night...with all the lights out

dont worry im a black and white fan...its so artistic and ol school i love it...especially when they use it in new movies...such as Van Helsing i love how they did the opening scene with Frankansteins Monster all in black and white, it just gave it such effect.

xXLadyFrostXx

[Roderick Usher]

all right...don't reference Van Helsing ever again - please?

I feel like your head is in the right place, you've just been exposed to the wrong material. Go through the HDC 100 list and watch as many as possible. I can see your passion is there - now we just need to fill your head with the twisted beauties that most of us here hold dear.

[LadyFrost]

all right...don't reference Van Helsing ever again - please?

I feel like your head is in the right place, you've just been exposed to the wrong material. Go through the HDC 100 list and watch as many as possible. I can see your passion is there - now we just need to fill your head with the twisted beauties that most of us here hold dear.

Hey! Dont get between me and Van Helsing, ever! lol i do profess that i tend to lean towards the more box office pop movies...the ones that everyone likes and adores, but i do like some of the old stuff as well, the b grade movies and movies that absolutely no one likes. But in the interest of keeping the peace i will not mention the VH word/s again....

and how do i find this HDC 100 anyway?

xXLadyFrostXx

PS if you havent notice yet im a huge vampire fan, anything vampire whether it be good or terrible ill watch and love!

[urgeok]

all right...don't reference Van Helsing ever again - please?

I feel like your head is in the right place, you've just been exposed to the wrong material. Go through the HDC 100 list and watch as many as possible. I can see your passion is there - now we just need to fill your head with the twisted beauties that most of us here hold dear.


count chocula to the wolfman:

"bla bla bla, we could have been friends !"

[PR3SSUR3]

all right...don't reference Van Helsing ever again - please?

I feel like your head is in the right place, you've just been exposed to the wrong material. Go through the HDC 100 list and watch as many as possible. I can see your passion is there - now we just need to fill your head with the twisted beauties that most of us here hold dear

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/cultureshock/flashpoints/theater/images/clockwork_big.jpg


And that font is still far too distinctive and outrageous.

You'll never fit in here unless you change it and stop liking Van Helsing.

Never.

:( :( :(

[LadyFrost]

then i guess ill be an outcast for the rest of my life...people seem to like me no matter what font i use and what movies i like...so :p

xXLadyFrostXx

[Popsicle Cannibal]

Carnival of Souls? i've never heard of that movie, but it sounds interesting. is it an easy movie to find? cause if it is ill go and rent it and then let you know if i like the 'subtle' kind of horror your talking about because at the moment im trying think of a suggestion that i can relate to.

like what kind of other movies are 'subtle' horror?

xXLadyFrostXx

I got a double sided DVD at a pawn shop with Carnival of Souls on one side and Night of the Living Dead on the other for $4. You should definatly try to find that somewhere. They're both great examples of pre-70's horror.

[The Flayed One]

I got a double sided DVD at a pawn shop with Carnival of Souls on one side and Night of the Living Dead on the other for $4. You should definatly try to find that somewhere. They're both great examples of pre-70's horror.

You can get the same deal at Wal-Mart for around $5.50, except it's on two seperate discs. It's a hell of a bargain for 2 quality movies.

[Roderick Usher]

We won't hate you for liking VH - just give you a lotta shit about it:)

The HDC 100 is at the top of the General Forum - read, view, enjoy

[urgeok]

And that font is still far too distinctive and outrageous.

(


i just cant read it ...

[Spec7ral]

i stayed away from scream and last summer for years just due to the actors in it (my sisters watched party of five when i lived at home and that show made me sick. no one, i mean NO FUCKING ONE, let alone a whole family has that much shit luck.). When i finally watched scream i was actually pleasantly suprised that it didn't suck eggs. Last summer, however, sucked an 18 pack.

[urgeok]

. no one, i mean NO FUCKING ONE, let alone a whole family has that much shit luck.


i guess you were too young to have ever seen The Waltons.

[Haunted]

Well, Lady Frost, I guess you've come to the right place.:)

I have my favorite horror films: The Exorcist and Night of the Living Dead. I may add The Ring, to some people's chagrin. If you do run into people who think that they're taste in horror is more profound than yours, ignore them. In theory, HDC is supposed to be a vast and dense population of horror fans, some old skool (as the saying goes) and some new. Just hang out, and be patient.;)

[the_real_linda]

i guess you were too young to have ever seen The Waltons.

i loved the waltons and little house on the prairie

http://www.unshod.org/pfbc/waltons.jpg

http://www.mortystv.com/showcards/little_house.jpg

[urgeok]

poor people with problems ... and funny hats

[the_real_linda]

american dad

http://www.fox.com/americandad/features/wallpapers/francine1152.gif

[LadyFrost]

ok i HAD to send a reply to this post Linda, Amreican Dad rocks....im sorry but i love anything to do with American Dad, Family Guy and Futurama...im a sucker for Matt Groening and Seth Macfarlane.

xXLadyFrostXx

[PhilnEdee]

poor people with problems ... and funny hats

at least the Ingles had shoes.

[PhilnEdee]

"I Know What..." has gone way downhill since the first movie, the third one really stinks! but you're right everyone has their own opinion of whats the best and worst horror movie.

By the way, your quote...thats from Blade Trinity isnt it? doesnt King say that about Danica? Or am i wrong?

xXLadyFrostXx

Yes...you are correct, that is exactly where it is from!
As for skipping a movie for its font...not me, I never skip anything...I worked in a vid store for about 5 years in HS and junior college(87-92)...I've seen some crap...but I've seen many a movie that was awesome and I'd never have known anything about it. In the summertime, after closing, I'd grab movies to watch just because I hadn't seen them.

[LadyFrost]

Yes...you are correct, that is exactly where it is from!
As for skipping a movie for its font...not me, I never skip anything...I worked in a vid store for about 5 years in HS and junior college(87-92)...I've seen some crap...but I've seen many a movie that was awesome and I'd never have known anything about it. In the summertime, after closing, I'd grab movies to watch just because I hadn't seen them.

lol i've always wanted to work in a Video store, to be surrounded by so many DVD's for an entire shift (drools) that would be ultimate heaven for me lol

xXLadyFrostXx

and i knew it was from blade trinity straight away because when i heard that line i laughed my tits off...ohh and i love the Blade Trinity...it rocks!

[the_real_linda]

ok i HAD to send a reply to this post Linda, Amreican Dad rocks....im sorry but i love anything to do with American Dad, Family Guy and Futurama...im a sucker for Matt Groening and Seth Macfarlane.

xXLadyFrostXx

yay!!! i think american dad is better than family guy....not sure how they did it tho...but its just so darn funny..... I LOVE ROGER!!!!!

http://www.garmentdistrict.com/store/popculture/americandad/roger_sm.jpg

and fry is cute...for a cartoon character

http://simpsonovi.comics.cz/Futurama/Fry.gif

[LadyFrost]

yay!!! i think american dad is better than family guy....not sure how they did it tho...but its just so darn funny..... I LOVE ROGER!!!!!

http://www.garmentdistrict.com/store/popculture/americandad/roger_sm.jpg

and fry is cute...for a cartoon character

http://simpsonovi.comics.cz/Futurama/Fry.gif


Fry is friggin helarious, but i love bender as well, he's just funny in the fact that he's so mean and disgusting sometimes ( i love the fact that they made it Robots are more function when their drunk lol)

xXLadyFrostXx

[the_real_linda]

OMG!!! yeah bender acts drunk when hes sober it tis fab!!!! i love gender bender too

http://www.garmentdistrict.com/store/popculture/futurama/gender1.jpg

i wish i had bought one when they were in forbidden planet but i didnt...slap....wicked child.....and stewie steels the show on family guy....

http://sum41.blogware.com/_photos/Stewie%202.GIF

http://www.shrani.si/pics/stewiema19782.jpg

[LadyFrost]

Shake me, shake me like a British Nanny!
Lois: Oh, I haven't been on a college campus in years. Everything seems so different.
Stewie: Really? Perhaps if you laid on your back with your ankles behind your ears that would ring a few bells.
Stewie (to one of the prostitutes at Cleveland's house): So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?

Stewie rocks, he is my new god. i love him to pieces...the little devil!

xXLadyFrostXx

[the_real_linda]

i love post self aware horror films....kevin williamson writes awsome scripts and i love asian horror too.......never thought anything was wrong with either....and wouldnt care if people thought there was....i love em so thats kinda all that matters



Stewie: How you uh, how you comin' on that novel you're working on? Huh? Gotta a big, uh, big stack of papers there? Gotta, gotta nice litte story you're working on there? Your big novel you've been working on for 3 years? Huh? Gotta, gotta compelling protaganist? Yeah? Gotta obstacle for him to overcome? Huh? Gotta story brewing there? Working on, working on that for quite some time? Huh? (voice getting higher pitched) Yea, talking about that 3 years ago. Been working on that the whole time? Nice little narrative? Beginning, middle, and end? Some friends become enemies, some enemies become friends? At the end your main character is richer from the experience? Yeah? Yeah? (voice returns to normal) No, no, you deserve some time off.




Guy on Airplane: Oh great, I always end up sitting next to a damn baby.
Stewie: What did you just say?
Lois: Stewie, stop fussing.
Stewie: Pipe down Lois. (Slaps guy on head.) Hey big man, turn around. Oh you can't hear me now. I was going to watch the movie, but forget it. For the next 5 hours, you're my bitch.

[LadyFrost]

Stewie: How you uh, how you comin' on that novel you're working on? Huh? Gotta a big, uh, big stack of papers there? Gotta, gotta nice litte story you're working on there? Your big novel you've been working on for 3 years? Huh? Gotta, gotta compelling protaganist? Yeah? Gotta obstacle for him to overcome? Huh? Gotta story brewing there? Working on, working on that for quite some time? Huh? (voice getting higher pitched) Yea, talking about that 3 years ago. Been working on that the whole time? Nice little narrative? Beginning, middle, and end? Some friends become enemies, some enemies become friends? At the end your main character is richer from the experience? Yeah? Yeah? (voice returns to normal) No, no, you deserve some time off.




Guy on Airplane: Oh great, I always end up sitting next to a damn baby.
Stewie: What did you just say?
Lois: Stewie, stop fussing.
Stewie: Pipe down Lois. (Slaps guy on head.) Hey big man, turn around. Oh you can't hear me now. I was going to watch the movie, but forget it. For the next 5 hours, you're my bitch.

giggles you got those from the same website i did...i read through those ones and decided not to post them as they were too long...but they're so funny!!!

xXLadyFrostXx

[the_real_linda]

olo! i noticed that too........awsome web site....like how many pages of stewie quotes was ther


http://www.familyguyquotes.com/characters/stewie-griffin-quotes.html

[LadyFrost]

around twenty three pages...maybe more lol

xXLadyFrostXx

[the_real_linda]

i know you've all visited this site

http://www.familyguyfiles.com/

[leatherface16]

Exactly. Whenever I announce that I'm an avid Friday the 13th fan, people either frown or laugh at me. Fuck, that shit pisses me off. I suck all of it up, but it's getting harder to do. I'm really feeling guilty for being an 80's slasher fan.

I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT PEOPLE HATE ME. :mad: :(

[BlackSunProductions]

It's all really just a matter of taste. After all one of my favorites is The Blair Witch Project even though I think it could've been done better. And despite what everyone else says about it, no one can contest the fact that the scene with the giggling child's hand being pressed into the side of the tent was genuinely creepy. In fact, this film is a large inspiration for my first feature-length film. I will say that Scream was Craven's last great feat as a horror director. I hated Cursed. However, as a thriller director (i.e. - Red Eye), I think he has a bright future.

[LadyFrost]

Exactly. Whenever I announce that I'm an avid Friday the 13th fan, people either frown or laugh at me. Fuck, that shit pisses me off. I suck all of it up, but it's getting harder to do. I'm really feeling guilty for being an 80's slasher fan.

I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT PEOPLE HATE ME. :mad: :(

dont listen to any of them...you can like whatever the hell you want...i mean i havent watched any of the Friday the 13th movies or 80's slashers...but my friends tell me their really good.

Go Jason! lol i think it was Jason right?
anyway like what ya want! viva le resistance lol im so tired...no wonder im babbling.

xXFrostyXx

[The Flayed One]

dont listen to any of them...

Of course he should listen to us. People don't come here to post their own opinions of good horror. People join here to be smacked around by the heavy hitting elitist horror snobs like myself until they realize the wrong of their ways and conform to our opinions. We'll make the world right and purge you of your shitty tastes yet.

Take it easy, mate. You're a bit over paranoid about what others think of your taste in movies. There's nothing wrong with the F13th franchise. The first one is a classic, and the rest are good cheesy fun. I personally don't get down on many people for their tastes in movies. Might suggest people get a little more viewing experience in if their taste is really appalling, but at the end of the day it's your choice. Unless you like Boo. Then you're beyond all hope and I hate you.;)

[LadyFrost]

as always you know just what to say Flayed.

xXFrostyXx

[Roderick Usher]

Exactly. Whenever I announce that I'm an avid Friday the 13th fan, people either frown or laugh at me. Fuck, that shit pisses me off. I suck all of it up, but it's getting harder to do. I'm really feeling guilty for being an 80's slasher fan.

I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT PEOPLE HATE ME. :mad: :(

I'm guessing it isn't because of your taste in film

[crabapple]

Leatherface, you gotta relax. There's lotsa people that like 80's slasher movies. Heck, I watch those things from time to time, there's nothing quite like 'em. Besides that, if you are so concerned with people "likeing you," then why did you chainsaw massacre all those people in them movies huh, can you answer that for me? And don't say "I felt like it" because that's not real answer. You are maniac monster.

[Tisha]

There's nothing wrong about liking slasher movies. I like them too and judging from their success, so do many other people. Personally, I have been most terrified by The Amityville Horror (1979) and for this, I have been ridiculed too. I do not care what everyone else thinks of my taste in horror. If I love it, it's good enough for me. You should follow your instincts because we are not all alike. I think it's great that we don't like all the same stuff, because that would be a very boring world, indeed.

[LadyFrost]

it doesnt matter what you like as long as its horror thats what i say. i mean come on im terrified even to this day of House of on Haunted Hill....i cant even watch it anymore i get scared so much.

I just watched Thirteen Ghosts and well they scared me too, but i like that movie and i dont care what anyone else thinks of me because of this fact.

xxFrostyxx

[Roderick Usher]

it doesnt matter what you like as long as its horror thats what i say. i mean come on im terrified even to this day of House of on Haunted Hill....i cant even watch it anymore i get scared so much.

I just watched Thirteen Ghosts and well they scared me too, but i like that movie and i dont care what anyone else thinks of me because of this fact.

xxFrostyxx

I'm really glad you're here. I totally disagree with your taste, but I love that you stand up for the teen cheesies. Good on you.

Now we just need to get you to see a few GOOD movies:D

[LadyFrost]

You may all Hail me as the Queen of Teen Cheesie's lol i love my teeny bopper horror im afraid...but please do inlighten me on what a real horror flick should be.

And dont worry im not going anywhere...i like this forum too much. I like what i like and nobody can say anything that will make me change my mind.

xxFrostyxx

[waxonwaxoff]

i have loved horror movies for years since i first saw the exorcist... the scared the living crap out of me....

now the more gore and blood the better for me..

i have not seen a really good scary horror film in a long time, but i thought the hills have eyes was a really good remake and am looking forward to seeing
no 2

and woot to you frost

[LadyFrost]

W00t right back at ya waxonwaxoff...and dont get me started on "The Hills Have Eyes" to this day i have not seen the end of that movie, i had to work out of my living room and hide under my bed because of that film, i nearly threw up the bottle of cola and bowl of popcorn i had devoured before the movie had even started...depravity that one...but hey if you like it then thats kool:D

and i agree the more blood and gore the better...but i think kids and teens, and some adults for that matter are becoming too tolerable for blood and gore, nothing shocks us anymore.

i think the old school horror trick of suspence, not showing the death scene just elluding to it with shadows or audio and stuff will be back in fashion soon...its the only way to go.

xxFrostyxx

[XtRaVa]

You may all Hail me as the Queen of Teen Cheesie's lol i love my teeny bopper horror im afraid...but please do inlighten me on what a real horror flick should be.



Scary :p

But seriously speaking, if you DO find them scary, then they work for you.

I prefer them to be as gruesome/distubing etc as possible to try and make it slightly difficult to watch because I'm desensitised to pretty much anything due to the fact my dad let me stay up late watching horror when I was a very young kid.

For example; I was born the same year Nightmare On Elm Street was released, and I watched it on TV when I was old enough to know what TV was.

Like I said, if you enjoy them or they scare you, then thats good enough. I personally liked Scream when I originally saw it, but the sequels werent so good...

[The Mothman]

i think poeple with I Know What you Did Last Summer as their fovorite film, probably havnt seen too many horror movies, frankly.

[vanlutz]

They're not "horror" horror movies. They're by the books, and unoriginal, but well acted and put together with medium/high budgets.

No one has bad taste in movies till you equate story and substance with an over abundance of tits and ass, then your taste can be considered crap.

I like both those series, they're not the best horror movies ever made, but they're entertaining.

[obsessedwhorror]

I personally LOVE Scream 1-3 & own the trilogy.
They seem to never get old. They are just very good movies.
[2 is not as good as 1&3 in my opinion]
I also enjoyed I know What You Did Last Summer.
Not as much as Scream, though.
There's just something about those teenagers vs. slasher movies that i love!

[LadyFrost]

Thank God someone with my sense in movies lol

And the heavens opened by the hand of GOd! I love those movies and any other teenage slasher movie...i'm not a big fan off the old original movies, i think it's because i was born too late to appriciate them, i like the new stuff for some reason.

I tried to watch the orginial of Black Christmas and i turned it off after the first kill, i just couldn't watch it.

xxxfrostyxxx

[obsessedwhorror]

haha.
some of the new stuff does suck, though.
but definitely not scream 1-3 & i know what you did last summer.
i still know what you did last summer wasn't as good.
have you seen i'll always know what you did last summer?
i heard that one was bad...

[LadyFrost]

OMG that movie sucked the big one!!! i saw it the other week and shook my head in disgust.

*****SPOLER ALERT*******

they turned the fisher man into a supernatural entity because he had been killed so many times and come back to life. he's now a being who only exists because people believe in him, an urben legend.

it's terribe, one of the worst teenage slasher movie's i've ever seen. the acting was the worst id seen. im sorry but normally i give a movie a fare go but not this one.

xxfrostyxx

[obsessedwhorror]

thanks for the warning!

[LadyFrost]

well if you want to watch it go ahead, i'm not stopping you im just letting you know it has nothing compared to the first two..nothing...it doesnt even feel like a IKWYDLS movie.

xxfrostyxx

[obsessedwhorror]

i might give it a try sometime.