I need some movie advice!

[Staal]

Now, I'm starting to run out of ideas for movies to watch. Thing is, we here in Denmark don't see anywhere near half the releases you guys get. So, I probably missed out on a whole lotta action.

Anyway, I'm a fan of the movies that makes you jump. Preferably no older than mid 90's.

To give you a sense of what I thought were good films, here's a little list of movies I recall having enjoyed.

The Strangers, Haute Tension/Switchblade Romance, Vacancy, The Descent, Eden Lake, Timber Falls, The Hills Have Eyes.

Anyone got any ideas for movies I need to look up?

[Disease]

If you're not willing to go back further than the mid 90's then you aren't going to find a lot of great movies in the Horror genre.

Maybe you could check out Funny Games, session 9, Wrong Turn...

[newb]

Now, I'm starting to run out of ideas for movies to watch. Thing is, we here in Denmark don't see anywhere near half the releases you guys get. So, I probably missed out on a whole lotta action.

Anyway, I'm a fan of the movies that makes you jump. Preferably no older than mid 90's.


:rolleyes:

[Staal]

If you're not willing to go back further than the mid 90's then you aren't going to find a lot of great movies in the Horror genre.

Maybe you could check out Funny Games, session 9, Wrong Turn...

I know I'll be making enemies when I say this, but I prefer the ones that are 1995+

[newb]

I know I'll be making enemies when I say this, but I prefer the ones that are 1995+

HOLY SHIT.....LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE

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[urgeok2]

HOLY SHIT.....LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE

Nobody's posted in almost 2 hours

YOU KILLED THE FORUM


plus ... neverending's head exploded !

[missmacabre]

Anyway, I'm a fan of the movies that makes you jump. Preferably no older than mid 90's.


Now there's your problem, all the best and scariest movies are much older.

Some of my personal favourites are Suspiria and Deep Red. They're not recent but they are great. I just suggest that you open your mind to new things, because you're missing out on so much of the genre.

Oh and Black Christmas as suggested in your essay thread.

[Staal]

Now there's your problem, all the best and scariest movies are much older.

Some of my personal favourites are Suspiria and Deep Red. They're not recent but they are great. I just suggest that you open your mind to new things, because you're missing out on so much of the genre.

Oh and Black Christmas as suggested in your essay thread.

Well, you might be right. Pre 90's has just always been a dissapointment to me. Friday The 13th, Halloween, Nightmare On Elm Street. Oh, and the sequels.
Not that they we're all bad. They just didn't scare me. But I might have had a bad start going for the "oldies"

Anyway, i'll try to look up the ones you mentioned.

You'll be glad to hear I just stopped by my local shop and picked up Black Christmas. Looking forward to seeing it. And yes, I'll stay open minded.

Edit: I'll consider picking up Suspiria this week. I see it's only around 8$

[stubbornforgey]

Now, I'm starting to run out of ideas for movies to watch. Thing is, we here in Denmark don't see anywhere near half the releases you guys get. So, I probably missed out on a whole lotta action.

Anyway, I'm a fan of the movies that makes you jump. Preferably no older than mid 90's.

To give you a sense of what I thought were good films, here's a little list of movies I recall having enjoyed.

The Strangers, Haute Tension/Switchblade Romance, Vacancy, The Descent, Eden Lake, Timber Falls, The Hills Have Eyes.

Anyone got any ideas for movies I need to look up?

sorry to say but..your not a true horror fan..
Horror fans watch anything in relation and make thier judgment from there..
to simply say 'you prefer no older than pre 90's' is like saying..you dont like ketchup on your burger..
the older movies paved the way for suspense and thrills..
you want to see movies that make you jump..??then i recomend you widen your search ..beyond the 90's.. ..
slasher films are boring...they dont work very hard on the storyline ..they put too much empathis on making the movie as gory as possible..more bloody..
which gets monotonous.

[Staal]

Well, that's all opinion. I actually enjoy the gore.

But yes, I should widen my search.

However, I was merely asking for titles, as I know I missed out. As I said, we don't see half the releases you guys do in the US. But they're around, I have usually just never heard of them. Hence my question of movies "alike" the ones mentioned.

[Doc Faustus]

The 90s and 00's actually pulled back on the gore in some ways and definitely pulled back on the entertainment value. If you like gore and you want to have some fun with it, see the Abominable Dr. Phibes and Theater of Blood. Nowadays, gore and fun are rarely seen under the same roof. I Spit on Your Grave is transgressive, Camille Keaton is a sexy avenging angel. Ms. 45 kicks some serious ass. Driller Killer reflects modern life driving a man insane wonderfully and contains some stunning imagery and some punk camerawork. H.G Lewis' the Gore Gore Girls oversteps several boundaries of decency to bring you splatstick brilliance. You haven't seen gore until you see an H.G Lewis movie.

[Plaguewind]

Well, Funny Games (both versions) seems like a nice option for me...

And maybe you'd like to check out a movie called Dark Corners. It's somewhat confusing, but still, hehe...

Besides that... In A Dark Place (based on Henry James' The Turn of the Screw) is fairly good, and the Spanish movie Rec is quite interesting.

[The_Return]

As opposed to just being a dick and calling you out for being incredibly closed minded and a disgrace to genre fans everywhere (No comment :rolleyes: ), I'd rather give you some suggestions that actually do fit the criteria:

Dagon, In The Mouth of Madness, Cloverfield, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Dog Soldiers, Dawn of the Dead '04, House on Haunted Hill '99, Session 9, The Machinist...

Just a few to tide you over until you see the error of your ways.

[bwind22]

Wrong Turn would probably be right up your alley.

Also check out Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The original is a masterpiece but it was filmed in the late 70's so I suppose the remake will have to do for you.

Others you might like...

American Psycho
Cabin Fever
Jeepers Creepers
The Mist
The Skeleton Key
Wolf Creek

Those should be a good start for ya.

[Staal]

Thanks guys. I'll definately try to look up the titles you posted. :)

[bwind22]

If you like zombie films there are a lot of good ones... (Not all fit your 95+ criteria, but they're all excellent films.)

Night of the Living Dead (Original & remake)
Dawn of the Dead (Original & remake)
Day of the Dead (Original only.)
Diary of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead
*28 Days Later
*28 Weeks Later
*Quarantine
Fido
Demons
Demons 2

*Not exactly zombies, actually infected humans acting like zombies

[roshiq]

The Strangers, Haute Tension/Switchblade Romance, Vacancy, The Descent, Eden Lake, Timber Falls, The Hills Have Eyes.

Anyone got any ideas for movies I need to look up?

As per your taste of movies here are some slasher/survival horror flicks that I think may fill your 'appetite';) :

Battle Royale (2000)
The Devil's Rejects (2005)
SL8N8 aka Slaughter Night (2006)
Them (2006)
The Last House in the Woods (2006)
Frontière(s) (2007)
Inside (2008)
Rovdyr [Backwoods] (2008)
The Ruins (2008)
Donkey Punch (2008)

[Posher778]

Scream Trilogy.

[Staal]

Thanks everyone. Alot of these movies look very promising. :D

[Plaguewind]

Just to reinforce other people's sugestions that I can't believe I forgot... House on Haunted Hill 99, The Strangers and Wolf Creek, hehe!!!

[Plaguewind]

And I keep remembering, hehe...

May... Sick Girl (it sucks so much it ends up being funny)... Imprint (the last two were both released as part of the Masters of Horror series)... House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects (both directed by Rob Zombie).

[Staal]

I just watched Sick Girl a few days ago. I'm not really sure if I dislike that movie or actually hate it. Man, that was a weird one!

[Halfpastundead]

There are much better Masters of Horror, Stuart Gordon's The Black Cat and Brad Anderson's Sounds Like should give you a good start. You have to look at the track record of these directors, nothing but quality.

As far as movies that have not been mentioned: Event Horizon, Mirrors, Beyond Re-Animator, Brainscan. All good ones

Hope that helps

[Halfpastundead]

sorry for the DP

[Plaguewind]

DP happens, hehe...

Now, Staal, about Sick Girl... It's not that I don't like it... It's more like... I can't actually determine why the hell it disturbs me... And THAT disturbs, me, hehe!