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are_you_sad
12-05-2011, 09:21 AM
Here are my choices:


Event Horizon
The Orphanage
Mirrors
The Happening


Which movie should I watch tomorrow night?

Thanks! :)
hammerfan
12-05-2011, 09:28 AM
I highly recommend The Orphanage.
are_you_sad
12-05-2011, 09:44 AM
I highly recommend The Orphanage.

Do you think it is scarier than Event Horizon?
hammerfan
12-05-2011, 09:50 AM
Definitely.
are_you_sad
12-05-2011, 10:17 AM
Definitely.

Not to be devil's advocate, but why? (Without giving it away.)
hammerfan
12-05-2011, 10:22 AM
I think The Orphanage had a much creepier atmosphere than Event Horizon did.
are_you_sad
12-05-2011, 10:25 AM
I think The Orphanage had a much creepier atmosphere than Event Horizon did.

How many stars out of 5 would you give it?
hammerfan
12-05-2011, 10:28 AM
Five......
are_you_sad
12-05-2011, 10:34 AM
Five......

What was the scariest part of the film? The story? The visuals? The music?
hammerfan
12-05-2011, 10:40 AM
All of it.
are_you_sad
12-05-2011, 10:51 AM
All of it.

Okay! I'm going to give it a shot tomorrow night. Thanks!
crazy raplh
12-05-2011, 10:58 AM
scratch mirrors out of the picture
are_you_sad
12-05-2011, 11:01 AM
scratch mirrors out of the picture

I was kind of thinking that. Sounds dumb.
The Villain
12-05-2011, 02:21 PM
I agree with The Orphanage. Creepy and an excellent movie.
fortunato
12-05-2011, 03:10 PM
Scratch The Happening off your list, too. Go with The Orphanage.
are_you_sad
12-06-2011, 03:39 AM
Thanks guys!!

The Happening isn't good?
ChronoGrl
12-06-2011, 04:45 AM
The Happening was truly awful. Some really genuinely creepy scenes, but all used in the trailers, so don't expect anything more than that. Oh, and while I do like Mark Walberg, he was terrible... But that could have been the turgid writing and direction...
Straker
12-06-2011, 06:09 AM
I would've gone with Event Horizon.
are_you_sad
12-06-2011, 08:10 AM
The Happening was truly awful. Some really genuinely creepy scenes, but all used in the trailers, so don't expect anything more than that. Oh, and while I do like Mark Walberg, he was terrible... But that could have been the turgid writing and direction...

Sounds promising lol.

I like Mark Walberg as well.

Is there a twist in this one like other M. Night Shamalayn films?
are_you_sad
12-06-2011, 08:11 AM
I would've gone with Event Horizon.

You know now I myself is going back and forth. Not too much time to decide- I'm out of work at 5pm.

Event Horizon or The Orphanage?

Maybe I'll go with the shorter film, which I'm assuming is Event Horizon.
ChronoGrl
12-06-2011, 10:00 AM
Sounds promising lol.

I like Mark Walberg as well.

Is there a twist in this one like other M. Night Shamalayn films?

To be honest, I don't even remember - LOL - There was more of a "lame explanation" than twist. ;)

As for Event Horizon vs. The Orphanage, they're both good movies and entirely different genres...

I say start off with Event Horizon, get your dose of scifi horror and then finish off with the nice atmospheric Orphanage - A good solid ghost story to lull you to sleep.
are_you_sad
12-06-2011, 10:46 AM
I say start off with Event Horizon, get your dose of scifi horror and then finish off with the nice atmospheric Orphanage - A good solid ghost story to lull you to sleep.

I only have time for one of them tonight ;).

But, seriously, I think I'm leaning towards Event Horizon now. GOD this is a hard decision lol.
ChronoGrl
12-06-2011, 10:55 AM
I only have time for one of them tonight ;).

But, seriously, I think I'm leaning towards Event Horizon now. GOD this is a hard decision lol.

There's always time for another horror movie. ;)
Anthropophagus
12-06-2011, 11:25 AM
Bit of a no brainer this question.

The Orphanage wins by a landslide.
are_you_sad
12-06-2011, 11:52 AM
Bit of a no brainer this question.

The Orphanage wins by a landslide.

Really? How so.

CRAP! I only have a little over an hour to make a decision!
TheWickerFan
12-06-2011, 12:42 PM
Watch The Orphanage,

Why, you ask?

Because I said so.:cool:
ZombieDrone
12-06-2011, 02:06 PM
The Orphanage is the only one of these films I've seen (I've not seen too much of this new-fangled stuff)

It's pretty good, although the credit sequence at the beginning is very cheesy. I wouldn't say it's too scary (although kudos to the fact that this film delivers it's share of atmosphere over cheap gore and effects)

I think of it more as a macabre horror-esque drama then a straight-up horror film. It's sort of similar to The Others in tone, which is another great modern horror film.
are_you_sad
12-06-2011, 05:02 PM
Watch The Orphanage,

Why, you ask?

Because I said so.:cool:

LOL...

Well, I ended up watching Event Horizon. I rated it 2.5 stars out of 5. Not a great movie by any stretch although the scene where you see what happened to the previous crew with the demon orgy is SO SO SO scary!! I rewound it back just to see it again after the film was over.

The Orphanage will be the next movie I watch for sure! I just requested it at my local library.