HDC Looks Back...

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I have been reading up some online articles from people remembering fondly about their favorite films from the past, and how those made them nostalgic.

Example - http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/957175/looking_back_at_the_neverending_story.html

And I thought of this idea.

Since these forums were first made (back in 2003 I reckon), we have had countless members tell us about their favorite horror films.

Top 10 lists followed, then came the Top 100 Stickys, "Recommends" threads, etc.

We have had dozens of lists and similar stuff, but we never had a particular thread in which members remembered back to their favorite horror films and why they liked them, specially when they watched them for the very first time (either at home on VHS, LD, DVD, or at theaters and drive-ins).

The idea is simple. Someone names a popular horror film from yesteryears, and others will reminiscence of the very first time they watched it, and the feeling/thoughts/memories it left with them, cultural impact in their prime, and why they feel that it is still a favorite, or not, and their likes/dislikes for the same.

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1) Do you remember when you first watched it?

2) Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3) How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?

4) How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?

5) Anything else you wish to share.

[Angra]

1) No, not really. 10 years ago maybe.

2) Nope.

3) Didn't do shit for me.

4) 1 time. It's still just a plain slasher with the mask being the only thing to remember.

5) Overrated. Or outdone might be a better choice of word.

[ImmortalSlasher]

1) Do you remember when you first watched it?


When I was very young. Probably a bit older than the kids attended by Laurie in the movie. Which was a really bad idea...


2) Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?


Not really. Horror movies were kind of hush hush back then. I would pick up on names like Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, and Friday the 13th. They were all off limits to normal viewing. Kind of like Playboy or something of that nature. If you were able to somehow stay up late at night and watch a cut version, which was still scary to a young viewer, it was like finding treasure.


3) How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?


Very scary. So scary that I wish that I did not watch the movie. The pretty babysitter, small middle of America town that is unaffected by big city crime, cute girls joking around, and the playful holiday. All that is ruined by the coming of the unstoppable boogeyman. All you are left with at the end is the music and breathing which scared me to death. I'm pretty sure when that scene started I turned the TV off as fast as possible (no remote back then either) and hid under the sheets.


4) How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?


Still the perfect horror film. I've watched it a ton of times. It never should have been remade. It's still scary but not as much. But that's normal. You get used to things the more times you watch or do something.


5) Anything else you wish to share.


Anyone who hasn't watched this film should totally check it out.

[The Villain]

1. Can't really remember. But young enough that horror movies still scared me.

2. No

3. Of everything i remember the opening scene sticking with me the most. For some reason that really freaked me out.

4. Too many times to count. I still watch it every Halloween. I find new reasons to love it every time i watch it.

5. When i watch it, it seems so simple to me but so well done and generally scary at the same time. It is definitely a movie every horror fan needs to see.

[fortunato]

I love this idea, V.

1) Do you remember when you first watched it?
Yes, very well. I had some friends staying over for my birthday party; I must have been either 8 or 9. My parents had it on VHS, and I they let us watch it (which was huge for me, because they had always been kind of strict when it came to what I watched). We all sat around the TV with popcorn and root beer, totally enthralled.

2) Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
Not really, or at least nothing beyond just being aware of its presence in pop-culture.

3) How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?
Yes, it was thrilling. The cassette stayed in my room after that.

4) How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?
Of course. I've seen it countless times, and it never loses its strength.

5) Anything else you wish to share.
Not sure. So many people have surely had a similar experience with this film. There's a reason it's gone down as a canonical horror touchstone.

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3) Didn't do shit for me.
4) 1 time. It's still just a plain slasher with the mask being the only thing to remember.
5) Overrated. Or outdone might be a better choice of word.

Vikings are clearly not bothered by Michael Myers. :D

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1) Do you remember when you first watched it?

About 20 years ago, on VHS. I was a young and hungry horror fan and Halloween was eluding me for quite some time. In fact, I watched Friday the 13th before it and thought that was the first slasher for awhile! But I finally got my hands on a copy and wow... the charm of the grainy and sharp picture quality of VHS, and Carpenter's masterpiece!


2) Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

None. I had read someplace that there was a film called Halloween and it was supposed to be a really scary slasher, and I was in love with slashers at that time!


3) How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?

Right from the opening credits (with that fantastic score) to the finale, it was an experience worth remembering. The town, the people, Michael's childhood, the stalking, the festival of Halloween, Donald Pleasance, PJ Soles and Jamie Lee. And that background score by Carpenter! Can't have enough of it. The scene of Michael getting up behind Laurie's vision is enough to give anyone alarming goose pimples, and I was no exception. A masterpiece indeed.


4) How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?

Many times. The second time, me and my friends decided to have a VHS party (of only slashers). We picked 3 films (don't exactly remember the other two, maybe it was The Burning and A Nightmare on Elm Street) on a holiday weekend and had a real blast! After that, maybe 2-3 more times on VHS before a long period of lull till I bought the DVD. Plenty of times since then. Watched it with my wife not too long ago and she was scared stiff. Glad to say it still holds it's own, and has aged pretty gracefully.


5) Anything else you wish to share.

I didn't know anything about Halloween until about 7-8 years ago. Till then it was just another successful slasher film for me. The facts that Carpenter made it on a budget, it became everyone's favorite cult classic in a short time, and people watch it on Halloween, Michael Myers' popularity, the "Boogeyman" tag, all this was revealed to me when I did research on the film. I am glad to say that Halloween will always be the ultimate milestone in slashers - not many makers today can boast of making any film/short anywhere near or close to this film. No wonder Carpenter is a god amongst horror fans the world over.

And of course, why William Shatner's mask will always be a very sought-after collectible.

*tips hat*

[ManchestrMorgue]

1) I must have first seen Halloween when I was quite young - I remember that it was on TV, and an edited for TV version. I am guessing around 10-12?

2) I had heard that it was a scary film :D

3) I remember finding it quite scary but not the most scary film I had seen to date.

4) I soon after got to see it on VHS in its full form, which I found no more scary than the edited-for-TV version. I have since watched it once or twice more (on DVD).

5) I do think it is a step up on most of the slashers, and I do like the way it portrays the female lead as strong and intelligent, as opposed to a lot of slashers.



1) Do you remember when you first watched it?

2) Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3) How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?

4) How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?

5) Anything else you wish to share.

[ZombieDrone]

1) Do you remember when you first watched it?
A few years ago after I'd recorded it off the TV.

2) Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I was already well aware of it and knew some things about it as well as it's reputation.

3) How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?
It was an entertaining film and I enjoyed it, although it's still not one of my favourites.

4) How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?
A couple of times. It's alright to watch every now and then.

5) Anything else you wish to share.

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I love this idea, V.

Thanks, buddy. Glad you approve! :)


1) I must have first seen Halloween when I was quite young - I remember that it was on TV, and an edited for TV version. I am guessing around 10-12?

4) I soon after got to see it on VHS in its full form, which I found no more scary than the edited-for-TV version.

What all did the edited-for-TV version skip on, MM? How short was it from the original unrated version?

[roshiq]

1) Do you remember when you first watched it?

Few years back...most probably on 2008.

2) Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

Plenty! After becoming member on different online horror movie forum/community (Including HDC), I found HALLOWEEN on top 10 in every list & recommendation thread and it made me highly curious about it as my first love into horror was slasher films particularly after watching TCM & FT13 part 2. And specially whenever you guys here discussed about the legacy of Michael I have gradually become a fan of his stories before even watching them properly.

3) How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?

Oh, man! It gave me a pretty hard time to track down & finally watched it for the very first time. Back on 2006, when I passionately started watching horror films then I used to rely on our local dvd stores where they sells pirated dvds. The most strange & frustrating thing was JC's HALLOWEEN was totally unavailable here back at that time! There wasn't any single dvd store left in Dhaka where I didn't look for HALLOWEEN (1978) & original TCM. And I couldn't find it anywhere. It was highly frustrating & annoying but as I was becoming sucker for horror films I took a very brave & risky effort (as my friends told me here in compare to any movie lover in BD)...I made an effort to buy it on e-bay by sending dollars in CASH via regular mail! My first effort went in vain as the seller (from Canada) failed to send it properly. Then I did the same thing with another seller (Stuart, UK) and finally got the double disc dvd in my hand after waiting for it like years!! The feeling was like a long waited huge victory or meeting with someone very special who you thought lost forever.

4) How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?

Anyway, then one fine night after having a nice dinner I came into my roof top little studio apartment & turn off the lights and played the dvd...I just liked it as I had a huge expectation. But I gradually become a great fan of it after watching multiple times in later years on special occasions.

5) Anything else you wish to share.

IMO: JC's HALLOWEEN is like an all time lovable fairy tale for Slasher genre that none can deny. Like THE HAUNTING (1963) for haunted house films, THE EXORCIST for exorcism/demonic possession genre, HALLOWEEN (1978) can be treated as holy book for today's any new/future Slasher film maker.

[Straker]

Do you remember when you first watched it?

I have vague memories of watching it when I was very young, maybe around 9, possibly younger.

How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?

My strongest memory is of how dark the film was, certain scenes it was hard for me to see what was actually happening.... The music stood out to me too. I think, at least for me, watching horror at a young age, its the music that really grabs hold of you and draws you in.

How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?

Like most I've watched it countless times since. I think as a viewing experience it peaked for me as a teen. Today, I still view it as one of the best horror films out there, its just hard for any film to really beat the experience you have of watching these types of movies with friends in your teens.

Anything else you wish to share.

Donald Pleasence/ Dr. Sam Loomis is and always will be one bad ass mother fucker. :cool:

[hammerfan]

Do you remember when you first watched it?
I saw it in the theater when it came out in 1978. I was 19.

How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?
I remember the thing that creeped me out the most was the music.

How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?
I've watched it about a gazillion times. It absolutely holds good for me!

Anything else you wish to share.
I always envied Jamie Lee Curtis's body.

[newb]

Do you remember when you first watched it?
I saw it in the theater when it came out in 1978.

How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?
from what I remember [ killed many many many brain cells with beer ] I liked it...a lot

How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?
maybe 3 or 4. yes....it was a well made movie and as Hammer said...great music

Anything else you wish to share.
I always envied Jamie Lee Curtis's body. :D

[Elvis_Christ]

Do you remember when you first watched it?

I was about 12 or 13 and me and a friend had been watching a bunch of horror movies each weekend working through stuff like the Friday The 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street flicks. Always heard about it and read about it in magazines like Fangoria but never could lay my hands on it. A new video store opened in town and they had a section of ancient tapes you could hire for $2 and Halloween was in there. I nervously took it up to the counter hoping they'd let me rent it because a lot of places were strict with the age restrictions on tapes. They let me rent it and that was the place I went to from then on to rent more dubious titles.

How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?

I remember it being one of the first horror films to creep me out most notably the opening scene shot though the eyes of the mask and the shots of Myers creeping around in the background. Most of the previous horror films I'd watched were fairly comical but Halloween was straight up errie to me. I watched it off the old Media tape (which I still own) and it was quite murky and dark which added to this effect. I thought it was great and it stood out to me as being stylistically different from a lot of the other horror films I'd seen especially the music and innovative shots. The title sequence still remains on of my favourites.

How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?

It's a film I haven't watched a lot of times compared to other older horror films because the tape was so hard to come by over here. That tape disappeared from that store probably eaten by someone's hungry VCR before I got to rent it again or dub a copy. Caught it again a few times since DVDs came onto the scene and it holds up well and along with The Thing is Carpenter's best work. Halloween is a film I hold in high regard and discussing it here has reminded me I should watch it again.

Anything else you wish to share.

Whether or not it's the true "original" slasher film is debatable but it's definitely the first iconic one. The sequel is great too and I agree with newb's sentiments of Jamie Lee Curtis being smoking fucking hot :D

[ManchestrMorgue]

What all did the edited-for-TV version skip on, MM? How short was it from the original unrated version?

To tell you the truth, I really cannot remember. I was around 10 or 12, so that was up to nearly 30 years ago :(

What I do remember is that it didn't really make that much of a difference to the film. What probably was skipped were shots of blood and gore. All the scares were still there.

I don't know how much shorter it would have been, because there were advertisements during the movie. But it would not have been much shorter - most probably just a few minutes.

Australian TV used to show a lot of modified-for-tv versions of movies. I remember when Jaws first came on TV, some of the cuts included when the swimmer's amputated leg sank to the bottom of the ocean - the very last few frames when the top of the amutated leg was visible was cut. Also when Quint expired blood out of his mouth was cut.

These days, these scenes would not be cut. The movie would be shown a bit later instead.

[ManchestrMorgue]

BTW, I agree. This IS a great idea for a thread. Can't wait for more films to comment on :D

[TheWickerFan]

I would have been 9 years old when it came out, and wasn't allowed to go see it. I remember my parents finally allowing me to see an edited version on TV. No scenes of Michael stabbing, no sex scene, no pot scene, and no profanity. I can't remember when I finally got to see the whole thing, but it certainly was a welcome sight.

I still love the film, and don't think it's aged badly. Also agree with others about the fantastic soundtrack.

[Elvis_Christ]

Isn't the TV cut actually longer than the theatrical version? I remember reading somewhere that it had some extended scenes to lengthen it's running time for the 2 hour time slot for films screened on network TV and allowed for the cuts made. Pretty sure we'd get a lot of the censored TV versions from the States like the infamous "Mellonfarmers" Repo Man print Alex Cox devised.

Forgot to mention this is a great thread... looking forward to discussing more films :)

[roshiq]

Isn't the TV cut actually longer than the theatrical version? I remember reading somewhere that it had some extended scenes to lengthen it's running time for the 2 hour time slot for films screened on network TV and allowed for the cuts made. Pretty sure we'd get a lot of the censored TV versions from the States like the infamous "Mellonfarmers" Repo Man print Alex Cox devised.

Forgot to mention this is a great thread... looking forward to discussing more films :)

Ditto. The double disc version that I have includes Theatrical release in 1 disc & the TV version on the other one. I saw the TV version only 1 time. As far I remember there's 2 added scene in TV version: In one scene Dr. Sam Loomis is talking with someone in the institution about Michael but I forget about the other one...need to check it out again!:o

[TheWickerFan]

There was a scene when Linda visited Laurie and borrowed her blouse. She complained that the creepy guy in the station wagon had followed her.

The other scenes were a hearing regarding Michael when Dr. Loomis urged the people in charge to put Michael in a maximum security hospital, and then had one final meeting with a silent Michael. After Michael broke out, Dr. Loomis visited Michael's room and the word 'sister' was written across the wall.

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Let's see if we can have some more members to chip into this discussion, before we move to the next one.

[Fearonsarms]

I would guess I saw the TV version when I was very young unsurprisingly one halloween-I recorded it and rewatched it many times I've lost count. It was years before I saw Halloween 2 though. One of the earliest horror movies I ever watched-set me up to stay up late and record on blank vhs's many horror films from then on-spending any pocket money on blank vhs' but couldn't do this every week. They were usually on tv friday or saturday evenings or middle of the night in the weekedays) and eventually my parents kept all the tapes and recorded non horror films usually westerns that my dad loved over the horror. Luckily mates would have tapes of them. This was all in my pre-teens though things changed then.

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Next one...

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1) Do you remember when you first watched it?

2) Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3) How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?

4) How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?

5) Anything else you wish to share.

[hammerfan]

1) Do you remember when you first watched it?
Honestly, I can't remember if I saw it in the theater or on VHS. It came out in 1982, which is the year I went into the Air Force. So, the latter part of '82 and the beginning of '83 was all training, with very little contact with the outside world.

2) Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I remember people talking about how creepy it was.

3) How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?
The part that creeped me out the most was the kid's toy clown.

4) How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?
I've watched it a few times, usually when it's on TV since I don't have it on DVD.

5) Anything else you wish to share.
Most critics pan the second one, but I really liked it.

[ZombieDrone]

1) Do you remember when you first watched it?
Yes I do. Just a couple of months ago as a matter of fact.

2) Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I knew some people who saw it and said it was really good. I also had a fair amount of knowledge of the film before hand.

3) How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?
Good film and very entertaining but not that scary for the most part...I don't really regard as it as a "horror" film to be honest...supernatural mystery really.

4) How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?
Not rewatched it since, but plan to go back to it soon.

5) Anything else you wish to share.
I know a lot of people say that Spielberg had a hand in directing at least some of this rather than Tobe Hooper. I can see what they mean as it does have more of the look of a Spielberg film than a Hooper film (budget is probably one of the main reasons). Fun fact: Tobe Hooper was offered by Spielberg to direct a sci-fi horror film, Night Skies. He turned it down, Spielberg decided to direct it himself, dropped the horror angle and re-jigged the plot and now we have E.T.

[TheWickerFan]

I watched it on HBO, so it must have been 1983. It was PG, so I was allowed to watch it in full.

I'm still very creeped out by the toy clown and the giant dead tree (great judgment there, keeping a dead tree in the backyard so it can fall into the house during the first big storm:rolleyes:). I still can't believe they got away with a PG rating after Marty ripped his face off.

I still enjoy the film a great deal.

[fortunato]

1) Do you remember when you first watched it?

2) Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3) How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?

4) How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?

5) Anything else you wish to share.

1. Not specifically, but I do remember seeing it here and there on TV when I was a kid.

2. Not really. I was young.

3. I was rabid for anything scary when I was a kid (not like that's changed), so I loved it. I was particularly freaked out by the scene with the clown doll and the mirror scene, where the guy pulls his own face off. It was even more exciting because I knew I wouldn't be allowed to watch it, had my parents known I was watching it.

4. Not sure. Maybe 5 or 6 times total. It's actually been quite a while since I saw it last. Might have to give it a spin.

5. Love the special effects.

[ImmortalSlasher]

I know I watched this before but I can't remember it at all. So, I'm looking forward to a fresh viewing one of these days.

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Anyone else remember their first "Poltergeist" encounter?

[ManchestrMorgue]

1) I first saw this film on VHS. It would have been around 83 or 84, because I remember that it was fairly new at the time.

2) There had been reviews on TV and radio that said it was a good film, and pretty scary.

3) I remember enjoying this film. I think I found it thrilling, but nothing that would have given me nightmares.

4) I haven't rewatched this film. But I think I should.

5) I haven't seen this one in nearly 30 years, so memories for individual scenes are feint. However when I think about it, there is a positive feeling associated with it. I also remember that it was one of the few horror films that my parents were interested in seeing.


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1) Do you remember when you first watched it?

2) Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3) How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?

4) How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?

5) Anything else you wish to share.

[Elvis_Christ]

1) Do you remember when you first watched it?

Christmas one year round the late 80s. One of the stations used to play heaps of late night movies over the holidays. Think it was one of the first times TV over here went for 24 hours... my memory is pretty hazy because it was so long ago. Think I caught Twilight Zone: The Movie round the same time.

2) Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

I'd heard from a few sources like Fangoria and word of mouth that it was top notch stuff. The famous "They're Here..." line had already been drilled into me from pop culture even before seeing the film.

3) How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?

I found the film really underwhelming and didn't think it lived up to the praise. It just didn't gel with me at all. I got more bored than scared.

4) How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?

I've seen the film about 3 or 4 times since. I still don't hold it in as high regard as a lot of people but I appreciate it more nowadays. Some great scenes but overall it doesn't blow me away. I don't hate it or anything I just find it a bit bland and I think it's one of the reasons I've never been a big fan of ghost films. I put off watching a lot of great films because I figured they'd be like Poltergeist.

5) Anything else you wish to share?

I've always wondered why Spielberg never ventured into horror more often.

[The Villain]

1) Do you remember when you first watched it?
I was really young. This is actually one of the first horror movie's i've ever seen. At least one of the earliest i can remember.

2) Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
Not that i can remember

3) How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?
Scared the hell out of me. Especially the evil clown (it's the reason i'm afraid of clowns to this day) and the part where the tree tries to eat the kid. We had a huge tree outside our house that looked a lot like that one and so after seeing that i thought the tree was going to eat me.

4) How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?
Too many times to count. In fact i actually just watched it on Sunday with a girl. It doesnt scare me anymore but it's still a great movie.

5) Anything else you wish to share?
Still my favorite haunting movie

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1) Do you remember when you first watched it?

Not exactly. Must have been about 19-20 years ago on VHS, definitely a rental. I bought a VHS copy shortly afterwards.

2) Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

I read about it a lot. Since my early love for all horror was mostly into ghost stories, I was really pumped to see this ever since I read an article on it in a film mag.

3) How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?

Boy, it was scary! I remember being grossed out by the chicken leg (maggots) scene and the guy pulling off his facial flesh in front of the mirror. And that floating apparition scene had my jaw hanging open. Not to mention that clown! And all those swimming skeletons in the pool at the climax.

It was scary. Brrrr...

4) How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?

Countless times. It has aged well and still holds up for a repeat viewing, I am glad to admit. Tobe Hooper has made a great film. I remember being quite impressed by this and part 2, although #3 was quite a bit of a disappointment.

5) Anything else you wish to share.

A good, effective scary story is always a fantastic viewing experience. Too bad we don't have such films made these days. Or maybe we have become too jaded to feel the horror of similar films in recent times.

Either way, Poltergeist ranks right up there with the finest in cinematic ghost story telling for me. A quality, top-notch film.

[Straker]

Do you remember when you first watched it?

Not really, I know I was young, probably around 10

How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?

I still have a vivid recollection of the skeletons in the pool at the end, so while I dont exactly remember much about my first viewing experience, I'm sure it must've scared me plenty to remember it so clearly.

How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?

Rewatched it a bunch of times over the years. Really big fan of Tobe Hooper and I think he does a great job with this, but its the cast that really make it work.

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Moving on...to everyone's favorite cult classic.

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was the viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[ZombieDrone]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? VHS or DVD?
DVD a few years back. One of the first horror films I owned.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I remember when I first heard about it was in a TV guide around 1999 (when it was released uncut as it had been in and out of circulation and banned status with various censorship cuts for years.) Of course I thought the title was just gnarly.

3 - How was the viewing experience?
I remember it having quite the impact on me, and it was a rather intense viewing experience. I've still not seen a horror movie that's scared me quite as much.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?
I've never watched it since the first time in one sitting, because if it's intensity. I usually have to split it in two parts, but I've not seen it for a while because I've lost track of where my DVD is...but I'm eager to find it.


5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[ManchestrMorgue]

1. I first saw TCM on VHS. Would have been in the mid to late 80's I guess.

2. You would have to live on a desert island to not have heard of TCM's reputation :D .

3. It was good, but because it had been so hyped, I was expecting something more gory (with more onscreen violence and gore) than I got. Its strength is as much psychological as visual (however that was a bit lost on me as a youngish teenager).

4. I have seen it about 5 or 6 times since that first viewing.

5. This is a movie that I appreciated more on subsequent viewings than I did at first. Not that I didn't like it originally, but I think once I knew what was on offer, I could appreciate it more for what it was (rather than what I thought it would be). Watching it when a bit older, I think I appreciated the psychological aspects of this film much more. This film is truly one of the greats of the genre, and lives up to its reputation.



1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was the viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[neverending]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? VHS or DVD?

None of the above. It was in a dusty darkened theatre at a midnight showing in Omaha, Nebraska, stoned as all fuck, with a group of teenage friends.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

Oh yes, we knew all about it and couldn't wait to finally see it.

3 - How was the viewing experience?

Blew us away. We indentified quite well with the group of hippies getting stoned in the bus, an experience we'd shared many times amongst ourselves. The audience was dead silent during the showing, something that at the time indicated deep enjoyment and immersion into the film. Something quite different from a theatrical showing these days.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

A few times. I tend not to rewatch films, but when I come across this on cable, I watch it because it really is an amazing film, the best thing Tobe Hooper ever did.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

Its sick humor was quite unique for the time- something that has certainly been overdone to the nth degree since then. And that iconic image of Leatherface doing his dance at the end is something that can't ever be forgotten.

[Straker]

Do you remember when you first watched it? VHS or DVD?

As a young teen, I had watched plenty of horror before this, but had never seen anything like this before.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

I watched it with a bunch of people at a house party. I think very few of the people watched it from start to finish, some probably got bored, some probably were trying to hide the fact that they were scared, but I remember it really didnt grab the other people watching it around me.

3 - How was the viewing experience?

It was one of a handful of movies I watched that essentially showed me something I wanted to see before I even realised I wanted to see it. It really is a classic, not just of the genre but of cinema as a whole.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

Lots... Watching it as an adult you can maybe articulate why you love it better, but ultimatley the reason I love it now is the same as why I loved it the fist time I watched it. Its raw, its intense, its gritty and it really is an amazing piece of cinematography.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

I just remember being frustrated that noone liked it as much as I did when I first watched it. I guess thats when you know you're a fan of something... You see something or do something then take a step back and realise that the average person just doesnt care about it as much as you do.

[The Villain]

Do you remember when you first watched it? VHS or DVD?
I was a little late seeing this. It was 2005 or 2006. I was working at a Hollywood Video and i was working alone. It was slow and there was nobody in the store either. We had one of those little TV's with the VCR built in and so i decided to watch in the middle of the day.

Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
Oh of course. I had heard a lot about it especially how good it was so my expectations were pretty high.

How was the viewing experience?
Despite watching it on a tiny tv, in the middle of the day while keeping an eye out for customers and my boss of course, i still loved it and it has stayed one of my favorite horror movies to this day. I still hold that the scene where you first see Leatherface is one of the scariest moments of any horror movie.

How many times have you rewatched it since?
A few times. It's not a movie i can watch over and over again and frankly i don't want it to. The horror movies i love the most i tend to not watch that much so i can contain that special feeling every time i watch it.

Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
I own a container of dirt from where the movie was filmed.

[illdojo]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was the viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

1) The mid 80's. I was 9 or so. It was my Dad's VHS.

2) I did from my Dad and Uncle. They warned me it was "brutal" and I might be too young to watch it. I had already seen Halloween, F13, and NOES ...so we popped it in.

3) It blew my mind. The macabre atmosphere and the insanity was a lot for a 9 year old kid.

4) Too many to count.

5) It's the film that left me wondering... "Does it get any crazier then this?"

[Elvis_Christ]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? VHS or DVD?

I first watched it one school holidays, think I was about 13 or 14. Watched it on VHS when it turned up one day at the video store. I'd been wanting to see it for years! This is the tape right here:

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2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

Out of all the horror films I'd read and heard about this one had the biggest reputation. Heard it was extreme and it was all TRUE and actually happened! I remember seeing clips of it on Summer School and I had been on the hunt for it ever since.

3 - How was the viewing experience?

It was a bit underwhelming as the film's reputation/title had lead me to believe the film would be a shocking wall to wall gorefest. A lot of what makes the film so effective was lost on the teenage version of me. I still dug it a lot and thought it was a great film especially how it looked and the style of it in general. I had just built up something different in my mind. It had quite an impact on me changing my taste in film giving me a love for gritty realism.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

Countless times and it just gets better every time I watch it (after discussing it here I'm going to watch it again tonight!). It's the quintessential horror classic for me and IMO one of the greatest flicks to come out of the US. It's so good I own three different copies :D

The shower scene in Psycho gets talked about a lot but Kirk's death is a lot more unsettling. I get goosebumps when Leatherface slides that door shut. Amazing scene.

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5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

I remember lots of the other kids lied and said they had seen it haha which I found out wasn't true once I'd seen it myself.

[Elvis_Christ]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? VHS or DVD?

None of the above. It was in a dusty darkened theatre at a midnight showing in Omaha, Nebraska, stoned as all fuck, with a group of teenage friends.


Haha that's awesome. I wish I could've seen it the same way. Would've been a whole different experience seeing it when it came out. It's just got such a folklore behind it now it's impossible to go into it with a clean slate. It would be great if they restored a print and this hit the theatres again.

[Fearonsarms]

When I was at uni one of my housemates had it on vhs I remember us all being excited (this would have been 2000)about it. We had some spacecakes, smoking and bucket bonging weed while it was on so we were all pretty fucked and completely hynotized by how intense it was. Surprisingly none of us got the giggles but all throroughly enjoyed it.

[_____V_____]

This is the tape right here:

That VHS cover art looks killer! Wish we had one of those around these parts.

Anyone else remember their first encounter with Leatherface?

[hammerfan]

Do you remember when you first watched it? VHS or DVD?
I honestly can't remember the first time I watched it, whether it was in the theater or on VHS.

Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I remember seeing the trailers for it on TV and thinking it looked pretty good.

How was the viewing experience?
Can't remember

How many times have you rewatched it since?
A few times.

Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
Can't think of any.

[roshiq]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? VHS or DVD

Couple of years back, on dvd.



2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?



As usually plenty of recs from almost every top horror film list online.



3 - How was the viewing experience?



Truly one of a kind. Got a 'real' 70's found footage vibe on it. Watched it alone in a middle of the night. Totally blew me away.



4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?



Not much...2 or 3 times.



5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

After looking for it years finally found an original dvd on a store. But probably showing my huge interest for it, they didn't sell the original copy as they had only one. They told me to give them some time (days) to make couple of pirated dvd copies of it by copying it into the blank dvds. I gave them a week & requested them make a good copy for me. When I went back next week to buy & collect it from the store I found the dvd with a wrong cover. As they didn't know much about it, they used a poor photocopy cover of the remake for the dvd disc & the box. To make sure I requested them to play for me on their player. The funny thing happened when the dvd started to play...before appearing the dvd/disc options like play, scene selection, special features etc. there is the scene of Sally tied up in a chair & the camera is moving back & forth on her bloody face and she was screaming like hell. The scene & the sound instantly grabbed the attention from everyone who were inside & just outside the store at that time. Believe me...for a moment they all thought it's something very original. Slowly one after another started to ask about the movie with a jaw-dropping expression in their face. The seller at the store was freaked out too as he never checked even the original dvd until then. Only one exception was me...there was one big smile on my face with tons of satisfaction like conquering something very desirable after a long search & time.

[fortunato]

Moving on...to everyone's favorite cult classic.

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was the viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

1. Oh yes. I rented from one of the small video shops in town, over one night at a friend's house. My parent's wouldn't have let me watch it, so that always made it even more exciting. This was VHS of course, and it blew us away. I even remember realizing back then that there wasn't much blood, that Hooper implied much more than he showed, and that made it even more terrifying. Also, just the chance of it all, that these kids could be anybody anywhere, scared me too.

2. Yes, at the time, I'd buy Fangoria issues whenever I actually saved some allowance money. Of course, I'd read about it plenty in there.

3. Like I said, we were blown away. That year for Hallowe'en, my friend and I argued who would dress up as Leatherface. He ended up doing it. Asshole.

4. Countless times. It's absolutely one of my favorite horror films ever.

5. Yes:


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That is amazing. Man, I wish I had one of those.

[_____V_____]

After looking for it years finally found an original dvd on a store. But probably showing my huge interest for it, they didn't sell the original copy as they had only one. They told me to give them some time (days) to make couple of pirated dvd copies of it by copying it into the blank dvds. I gave them a week & requested them make a good copy for me. When I went back next week to buy & collect it from the store I found the dvd with a wrong cover. As they didn't know much about it, they used a poor photocopy cover of the remake for the dvd disc & the box. To make sure I requested them to play for me on their player. The funny thing happened when the dvd started to play...before appearing the dvd/disc options like play, scene selection, special features etc. there is the scene of Sally tied up in a chair & the camera is moving back & forth on her bloody face and she was screaming like hell. The scene & the sound instantly grabbed the attention from everyone who were inside & just outside the store at that time. Believe me...for a moment they all thought it's something very original. Slowly one after another started to ask about the movie with a jaw-dropping expression in their face. The seller at the store was freaked out too as he never checked even the original dvd until then. Only one exception was me...there was one big smile on my face with tons of satisfaction like conquering something very desirable after a long search & time.

Quite an experience.

Moving on...

[_____V_____]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was the viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[hammerfan]

I know I'm going to get a ration of shit for this, but.....I've never seen it.

[ZombieDrone]

I know I'm going to get a ration of shit for this, but.....I've never seen it.

Same goes for me.

[TheWickerFan]

I know I'm going to get a ration of shit for this, but.....I've never seen it.

Well, now I don't feel so embarrassed admitting that I didn't see it until this past decade. It's very good and faithful to Shirley Jackson's novel.

[fortunato]

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1. I think I first saw it on TV when I was a kid. I was always looking for scary movies to watch, and I'm sure I caught it then.

2. Not that I remember.

3. I definitely thought it was very cool as a kid. I loved anything to do with haunted houses. Getting older, I've been able to appreciate just how restrained and totally creepy it is.

4. Not sure, a handful. I actually haven't seen it in years. I might have to give it a spin some night soon.

[Angra]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD? - I remember catching it on tv (TCM) about 10 years ago.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it? - Nope.

3 - How was the viewing experience? - It was pretty creepy actually, even tho most of the scares consisted of sounds only. I still prefer the remake tho, especially because you actually get some answers to the mystery in the end.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since? - Only once.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share? - Yea, i didn't have a cat back then.. fart!

[roshiq]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

= on youtube!

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

= Yeah, particularly on HDC.

3 - How was the viewing experience?

= Though saw it on youtube where the uploader divided the film into several parts (probably 8 to 10) but still it was a great viewing. Robert Wise's direction, characterization, the mood & the background scores totally blew me away. Very much effectively creepy and delivers one of the finest definitions of Horror.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

= Only 2.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

= Not only the best Haunted house movies ever made, it's also in general one of the TOP BEST HORROR FILMS of all time, IMO. If I ever complete my ultimate list of All time great horror films, it'll stand either on no. 1 or 2 spot.

[ImmortalSlasher]

I watched this fairly recently. Like a year or so ago. I remember it was good and the ending was freaky. A nice old school horror movie. I wanted to watch it again to get a better feel for it but it expired. It's definitely better than the remake which I watched about 30mins. I think it's still on demand somewhere. I'm going to watch it again.

[_____V_____]

Anyone else wishes to share their first scary memories of The Haunting?

[Fearonsarms]

Goodness I saw The Haunting when I was very young-too young I think so after the remake came out (and I avoided it due to dreadful reviews) I watched it again and enjoyed it but found it more fun than scary-though for some reason I seemed to enjoy The House On Haunted Hill (it was shown straight after the haunting on tv as a horror double bill they used to show on friday nights) a lot more-I think I need to see it again and give it a fresh perspective. So I'll do that.

[_____V_____]

Lukewarm response to The Haunting so far. We will get to it later, if we can.

Moving on...

I am reminded of a certain (very) popular cult classic that people have forgotten in recent times.

Let's revisit the first memories of us sitting down to watch

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was the viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[ManchestrMorgue]

Dawn of the Dead:

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was the viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

1. I first saw this on VHS in the mid 80's.

2. I had seen stills and read a bit about it in a horror movie book that I had.

3. A bit lukewarm the first time I saw it.

4. I have seen it probably 6-8 times since that first viewing.

5. It was the first of the Romero "dead" movies that I had seen, and probably the first modern zombie film I had seen. I think prior to this, I had only seen older zombie films like "I Walked With A Zombie".

I think I wasn't so impressed on my first viewing because I was used to (and expecting) a film more like these older films - something more plot-driven. However, on subsequent viewings I have come to really like this film, and it is my favourite "modern" zombie film, and probably my favourite zombie film.

[Fearonsarms]

Unfortunately I'm not sure when I first saw it-it's lost in my pre-teen friday night horror viewing but I do remember seeing it in my teens then I saw it again recently. So I've seen it three times-I would say my second viewing must have had the most impact on me-It was the scale of the zombie outbreak and the epic scope of the direction and production. I wouldn't have been able to comment about the film like that at the time but having seen it recently it still affected me in the same way and in no way seemed of it's time-to me it's still relevant today. I think being introduced to this level of gore at such a young age has helped desentisize me in more recent years also cementing my fan appreciate for horror. It's one of those horror films that you could show to action film fans and they would enjoy it to.

[ZombieDrone]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?
None of those. I watched it on Youtube (I no longer do this, what with the poor visual quality and the fact I now pay for copyrighted material to stay within the law. Silly of me to take such measures so strongly, I know).

This would've been about 4 years ago and it was one of the first horror films I saw.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I was certainly aware of it. It's a very famous film and the fact was not too long after the remake and Shawn Of The Dead, it's one of those titles that even virtually all non-horror-fans know.


3 - How was the viewing experience?
Pretty good and I was pretty absorbed by it. As this was one of the first horror films I saw, I remember being blown away by the gore (particularly the sequence where the biker gets his guts ripped out).

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?
I couldn't really count. I'm not good at keeping track of all that and it probably ranks as one of the films I've seen most over and over again. Seen it on the internet, on TV, DVD and Blu-Ray.


5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
I highly reccomend the Blu Ray released by Arrow in the UK (I don't know if Arrow distributes outside the UK, but I don't think so) I got a copy for a good price (£17, which was actually cheaper than the Arrow DVD version which had the same stuff) and you get the Blu Ray cut of the film, two other DVD versions (the director's cut and the Argento cut) plus a lot of special features.

[_____V_____]

Anyone else remember their first memories of watching the mighty Dawn of the Dead?

[fortunato]

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1. I rented it at the same mom-and-pop video store that introduced me to so many low-budget, gory classics. I was probably 13 or so.

2. I had read about it in issues of Fangoria. Some of my friends had heard about it, too, and we'd all talk about how awesome it must be.

3. It was great. I watched it with some friends who had heard of it. We all were completely into it.

4. Not sure. Probably at least 10.

5. It's one of those horror films I have that nostalgic connection to. It reminds me of being young, rabidly going through as many horror movies I could find, sometimes borrowing my parents' camcorder and making my own horror movies with friends. I personally don't like it as much as Night or Day, but it's still definitely special.

[Elvis_Christ]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

I first caught it on VHS. This fucker right here...

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...a friend of mine hired it and loaned me the tape and said I just had to see it.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

I had heard nothing really before watching it. Don't think it was even mentioned in a lot of the issues of Fangoria I had at the time. It had slipped under my radar and I went into this one fairly blind aside from my friend telling me it had some great gore.

3 - How was the viewing experience?

It was like nothing I had ever seen before. It had all the gore and graphic violence that other horror flicks I'd watched at the time promised but never delivered. I found the story and characters really captivating. Loved the tense claustrophobic atmosphere too. I was pretty blown away and it still remains one of my favourite films.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

Countless times and three different versions.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

Like fortunato mentioned it's a film that holds a lot of nostalgia for me. Brings me back to younger care free times (like a lot of the movies in this thread have/will continue to do) and experiencing the classics for the first time.

[fortunato]

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i305/Elvis_Christ/dawn.jpg

Man, another awesome box. Which version is that?

[ImmortalSlasher]

I've only seen the remake. This and a bunch of movies in the series are on my watch list.

[_____V_____]

Anyone else?

[Elvis_Christ]

Man, another awesome box. Which version is that?

It's the uncut "Romero" version. Think it was one of the few uncut PAL releases before the DVDs came out.

[_____V_____]

Moving on...

Do you remember your first induction into the world of

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was the viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[hammerfan]

LOL, you're going back too far for me to remember. I know I loved it the first time I saw it. That's about all I remember. :p

[TheWickerFan]

I first saw it as a teenager, but that would have been about 25 years after it was released so there were no surprises. I still enjoyed it a great deal.

My father saw it in the theater (I guess he would have been 19 or 20 at the time), and said he was gripping the arm of the theater seat so hard he got bursitis in his shoulder.

[The Villain]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?
Honestly i can't remember

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I already knew the ending before i watched it.

3 - How was the viewing experience?
Despite knowing everything about it, the feel of the movie and the sudden way the music would play still got me.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?
2 or 3

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
Everyone talks about the shower scene but for me the scariest part is when the guy is looking around in the house and all of a sudden the music plays and Mrs. Bates runs up and kills him.

[fortunato]

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1. It was a looong time ago, VHS obviously.

2. I was really young, so no one would have told me much about it.

3. I don't really remember specifically the first time watching it, but I do remember being freaked out by the ending.

4. A lot, not sure exactly.

5. I got to see the 2009 restoration on the big screen, which was just amazing.

[Straker]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?
First time I remember watching it was in my late teens/ early twenties, on TV... Its possible I saw it at a much younger age, but I dont have clear memories of it.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I knew about the movie and had a decent understanding of Hitchcock and what he had done, but wouldnt call myself a fan, at that time.

3 - How was the viewing experience?
Loved it... The mid-plot twist is beautiful and its the first time I had seen anything like that happen in a movie. Since then I've always loved movies that try to break the rules and/or play with the audiance in some way.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?
Not many, maybe 3.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
My favourite scene is where Norman is being quizzed by the detective about Marions whereabouts. Quality piece of acting from Anthony Perkins.

[Zero]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

Film class as an undergrad. Definitely VHS but in an auditorium classroom.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
We'd been told it was "the most influential american film of all time" and of course I'd heard of the shower scene and knew the ending.


3 - How was the viewing experience?
Awesome. We were riveted. And that wasn't the case for most of the 'really important' older films (I remember someone in front of me snoring loudly through citizen kane. But Psycho had everyone on the edge of their seat because other than the shower scene and the end none of us knew what else was going to happen.


4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?
at least 100

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
Not really. I've introduced some of my friends to it and find that if they watch through the first 10 minutes or so they get hooked. but if they keep getting up for beer or whatever during the first part then I know it just isn't going to gel with them

[ZombieDrone]

Moving on...

Do you remember your first induction into the world of

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was the viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?



1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?
Okay...well I got it on DVD when I was about 17 and hadn't seen it before. What I'd expected was basically a horror film from the start and what turned out to be at first a pretty mediocre and colour-by-number thriller (by Hitchcock standards) and never actually made it to Norman and all that. (I was a lot less patient with my films back then). I knew stuff was in there, just couldn't be bothered to wait and was completely thrown off by the different tact the film took at the begining.

I now realise that Hitchcock intended the opposite since he was considered a director of thrillers rather than horror and he wanted people to be shocked when he killed off the "star" some fourty minutes into the film.


I saw the whole thing start-to-finish just a little over a year ago. I was studying music at university and one of the classes was Music In Film where we studied some of the works of Bernard Hermann. There's a facility at the university called The Void which is a lecture hall/screening room (imagine an average screening room for an inependent cinema with fold-out desks) and one of the films we watched was Psycho and I liked it when it was pulled together. Anthony Perkins (especially in the film's epilogue) provides one of my all-time favourite acting performances.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
Well everyone knows the shower scene and I knew about things like Norman Bates and the Ed Gein connection, but it was sort of like loose pieces from a jogsaw puzzle if you see what I mean. I just didn't quite know how they were put together.


3 - How was the viewing experience?
I mentioned above. Boring when I tried to watch it the first few times (tbh, I'm still not that thrilled about it now) but it's all worth it once Anthony Perkins turns up. Controversially though, I still prefer The Birds which I consider Hitchcock's only "true" horror film (Psycho and his often overlooked penultimate film Frenzy both have elements of horror but I sort of still consider them both thillers...although the line is blurred with Psycho.)

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?
I've seen the whole thing 3 times.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
I think I've said all I needed to.

[Fearonsarms]

LOL, you're going back too far for me to remember. I know I loved it the first time I saw it. That's about all I remember. :p

Same here no idea how young I was but I must have been very young. I only have a vague memory of talking about it in the school playground the next day.

[Elvis_Christ]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

Saw it on VHS.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

Pretty hard to not have heard anything about this one. The shower scene and ending had all been revealed to me through various parodies on TV shows or people singing it's praises.

3 - How was the viewing experience?

Despite knowing a lot of the key moments the film was still amazing and kicked my ass.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

Many times including seeing a print of it on the big screen.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

This was the first "old" black and white film that I enjoyed as much as anything modern.

[roshiq]

1 - Nope! actually can't remember when I first saw it...probably on TV or VHS.

2 - Not actually. But as far I can recall my bro invited/insisted everyone in the house to watch it together.

3 - Jaw dropping! Norman's mother's voice & even her shadow on the wall or window totally freaked me out.

4 - Many times...one of my most watched horror movies.

5 - My no. 1 favorite horror film of all time!

[_____V_____]

Sir Hitchcock's masterpiece moves past the limelight.

Next up...

"Da... dun....

Da-dun...

Dun-dun, Dun-dun, Dun-dun Dun-dun, Du-dun, Du-du-dun Du-du-dun!"


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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was the viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[The Villain]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?
Can't remember exactly when but it was with my siblings in my living room

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
My brother was relentlessly trying to scare me since this was a time in my life when horror movies terrified me.

3 - How was the viewing experience?
Suffice to say, it worked. I was pretty freaked out.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?
A few

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
Not really. I like it and all and own it but i never had any personal memories attached to watching this film

[hammerfan]

Sir Hitchcock's masterpiece moves past the limelight.

Next up...

"Da... dun....

Da-dun...

Dun-dun, Dun-dun, Dun-dun Dun-dun, Du-dun, Du-du-dun Du-du-dun!"


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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was the viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

1. Saw it in the theater.
2. There was mega buzz on TV before I saw it.
3. Excellent!
4. Multiple!
5. My Mom - who hates horror movies - went with me and when the guy's head came out of the bottom of the boat, she jumped so hard she hit the guy next to her and punched herself in the face! :D

[ManchestrMorgue]

1. I first saw Jaws at the drive-in. It would have been around the time of its release, I guess.

2. I was very young, and I really loved sharks. I pestered my parents to take me :)

3. Loved it.

4. This is one film that I have watched countless times. I may not watch it for a long time, but will then watch it a few times in a few weeks. It never loses its impact for me.

5. Nothing specific - just one of my all-time favourite films. Definitely in my top 10 films of any genre.



1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was the viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[ZombieDrone]

This is going to sound so wrong as a horror fan as well as an admirer of one of my favourite directors, Steven Spielberg, but...I've never seen Jaws.

I've simply never got around to it. I also remember watching the first twenty minutes or so when I was very young and being very scared. I still think the part with kid gets eaten is just brutal.

Strange that most horror films get an 18 or perhaps 15 certificate from the BBFC and Jaws of all things is a PG.

[Fearonsarms]

I can only remember seeing Jaws sometime on tv while at school-another one I remember discussing in the playground-I do remember that Jaws 3 was at the cinema at the time cos I remember telling one of my mates that there was going to be a Jaws 4 coming out and in it Jaws would attack people on the beach so even the Beach wasn't safe lol completely made up cos she was absolutely terrified by Jaws.

[TheWickerFan]

I can't remember when I finally watched the film, but the buzz was powerful. I would have been 6 when it came out, and I frequented the Long Island beaches at the time, so talk of sharks was constantly circulating.

It is one of the greats that I watch on a regular basis.

[fortunato]

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1. I first saw it on TV when I was maybe 6.

2. Actually, what first made we want to watch the movie was riding the Jaws ride at Universal Studios on a family trip. It totally blew my mind.

3. As a 6-year-old, there's nothing much more awesome and enthralling than a giant killer shark.

4. Maybe 3 or 4.

5. Not really, just the experience of riding the attraction at Universal. I obsessed over seeing it after that. My parents got me this souvenir from the ride; it was the shark, halved, with two suction cups on the inside so you could make it look like it was going right through the window. I played with that thing constantly.

[Elvis_Christ]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

Saw it on TV when I was maybe 6 or 7.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

I had heard it was a great film and it would put me off swimming in the sea :)

3 - How was the viewing experience?

I loved it. Especially when they go after the shark in the boat and the soundtrack.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

I wore out the tape I recorded off TV so quite a few times. Watched it every day for awhile.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

Jaws was the film that turned me into a total movie buff.

[newb]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD? at the movies on it's initial run.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it? the "have to see movie" of the summer

3 - How was the viewing experience? more than expected...a great piece of cinema

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since? too many to count....most likely my most repeated movie ever.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share? Living in "The Ocean State" it most definitely gave me pause every time I went to the beach....hell...I would hear that music in my head whilst swimming in my pool and get creeped out.

[_____V_____]

Lots of memories associated with, quite possibly, the scariest horror film involving water of all time.

Moving on to another cult classic...

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was the viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[fortunato]

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1. Yeah, the first time I saw it was with my mom on TV when I was probably 10 or 11. She told me about watching it when she was younger and how much it scared her. Of course, some of that umph was removed with it being on TV, but it still creeped me out bigtime.

2. I just remember my mom telling me about it.

3. I thought it was awesome, and it really gave me the willies for a while. I remember being freaked out when I would go to bed, thinking that I'd wake up and Damien would be standing at the foot of my bed or something.

4. 2 or 3

5. Not really. I like it, and think it's an effective horror film, but it hasn't remained one of my favorites.

[ZombieDrone]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?
Watched it on TV a few years ago.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I remember a few years before I saw it for the first time my mother (who isn't usually the kind to watch horror films) watched it after I had gone to bed. It was quite loud and could hear it while I was lying in bed. I was already aware of the film though.


3 - How was the viewing experience?
Can't quite say I remember. When I was first going to watch it on TV, I was getting prepped as I had the house to myself only for my sister and her boyfriend to barge in and watch TV instead, which annoyed me. I've always been honest that this has never been a favourite, although I am fond of it. I always felt that Omens II and III are underrated. Omen IV is dire though.


4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?
A few times

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
Again in my University days this was required viewing to learn about scoring horror films. Unfortunately I missed the screening (I had to have a criminal record check which was standard procedure at the university so a few of us missed the screening). It was a shame because I always prefer watching a film in a screening room or theatre environment to anything else and one of my friends (Who HATES horror movies and is scared witless by them) got to go and I missed his reaction. Still I got the film on DVD and watched that and the next week we watched the openings of several horror films in class and freaked him out (I especially recall his reaction to the opening to Texas Chainsaw Massacre. lol).

[_____V_____]

Anyone else?

[Posher778]

Not a fan. Do something Posher likes next ^_____^

[Angra]

I can't think of a single gay horror classic.

Sorry Posher.

[Posher778]

I can't think of a single gay horror classic.

Sorry Posher.
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[newb]

I can't think of a single gay horror classic.

Sorry Posher.

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[Angra]

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True.

That's both classic and gay. A little gay.

[Fearonsarms]

The Omen-This is another film I saw in my pre-teen days. i remember that it was around the time where a lot of people where playing with ouija boards. I remember at a full school meeting at my primary school that the teachers were telling everyone not use them and if they were caught they would be confiscated. Anyway the film scared the hell out of me and still affects me today

[fortunato]

I liked this thread a lot, too. So I'll give it a reboot.

Let's go waaaay back with an early genre touchstone:

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was the viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[newb]

Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?---at home when I was a kid with my dad.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?---no..I was pretty young

3 - How was the viewing experience?--must have been good....because I remember watching it

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?...not enough...and I have it on DVD in the boxed "Legacy Collection"

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?...like I said...I was pretty young...but damn-it...it's only 11:45 on a Saturday night....wife just went to bed....guess what I'm about to watch

[fortunato]

but damn-it...it's only 11:45 on a Saturday night....wife just went to bed....guess what I'm about to watch

Haha, nice! Actually, I have a similar history with this movie:

1 - My dad had a bunch of Universal horror movies on VHS when I was a kid. I remember him showing me this one around Hallowe'en. I loved it and was definitely one of the first horror movies I can remember sparking my love of the genre.

2 - No, I was too young.

3 - I thought it was so great. Like I said, it was probably the first film I can remember that gave me the taste for horror films.

4 - A lot. I usually watch it at least once a year in October.

5 - Nothing really other than watching it with my dad when I was really young.

[Elvis_Christ]

but damn-it...it's only 11:45 on a Saturday night....wife just went to bed....guess what I'm about to watch

Something off redtube? ;)


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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

Watched this one on DVD.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

Heard it was one of the great classics and better than the original

3 - How was the viewing experience?

Enjoyed it a lot. This and the original have kinda melded into one film for me though because I watched them round the same time. I've got the Legacy edition and have been meaning to watch them again along with the other sequels.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

None.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

It just reminds me some of the first DVDs I picked up.

[Fearonsarms]

I liked this thread a lot, too. So I'll give it a reboot.

Let's go waaaay back with an early genre touchstone:

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was the viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

What film is this?I'm not getting any photo of a film?

[Disease]

What film is this?I'm not getting any photo of a film?

Lord of the cockrings...

pretty obvious when you read Newbs answers. ;)

[fortunato]

What film is this?I'm not getting any photo of a film?

Bride of Frankenstein

[Fearonsarms]

Bride of Frankenstein

Thanks I saw this on late night TV before I went to university. I remember being very pleasantly surprised by it. It wasn't what I was expecting and I enjoyed it a lot. I have a vague recollection of seeing it more recently but not sure. I have the Universal The Wolfman Legacy collection so I would like to get the Frankenstein one at some point.

[fortunato]

Anyone else care to share their memories of James Whale's classic?

[Toadliquor]

Which one?

[Toadliquor]

D'oh! nevermind! I watched Frankenstein a few weeks ago, and I have a question about this flick. In the classic horror forum, I posted that it had a terrible ending for such a great movie. But I was informed that it had multiple endings. What are the other endings? The one I watched had frankenstein convalescing in the background, while his father is drinking wine with the women servants.

[_____V_____]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

VHS.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

Nope. Just a follow-up to Frankenstein.

3 - How was the viewing experience?

Fantastic. Liked it a bit more than the original.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

2-3 times.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

VHS was very grainy. A thin, stubborn line stayed throughout. Enjoyed it much more on DVD (Legacy Collection).

[fortunato]

Heading into the 70s with this psychedelic art-house horror masterpiece:

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was the viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?[/QUOTE]

[Fearonsarms]

Heading into the 70s with this psychedelic art-house horror masterpiece:

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?
Amazingly this wasn't the first Dario Argento movie I ever saw-it was Trauma in the late 90s and then Deep Red. I actually didn't see Suspiria until 2003 after I had left uni and moved into my own place for the first time. I was getting online every day at work skiving as everyone was and there was a lot of rave reviews of it on the net at the time so luckily I saw it on late night TV (channel 4 I think).
2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
Mainly online feedback from horror fans on a forum I used to go on.
3 - How was the viewing experience?
Amazing I was overwhelmed there was so much to take in (repeated viewings have made me love it more) I understand when people say it's a bit jarring at first but once you get past that it's amazing.
4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?
Four or five
5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
Living on my own having my own place was a shock after university-I lived with a lot of people when I was there. I would have liked to have heard what my uni mates thought of it.
[/QUOTE]

There's my bash at Suspiria :)

[fortunato]

Heading into the 70s with this psychedelic art-house horror masterpiece:

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1. DVD, I was probably 16 or so.
2. I had read about it in Fangoria and online.
3. I loved it. I was so taken aback by the aesthetic.
4. Five, maybe.
5. As I recall, it was my introduction to Argento, so I'll always look on it fondly. It's still one of the most gorgeous horror films I've seen, too.

[roshiq]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

At probably 2007 or 08, on DVD.

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Bought it from e-bay:)

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

Yup! From HDC's lists & friend's recommendation.

3 - How was the viewing experience?

Fantastic! Color contrast, set design, background scores, camera works and overall atmosphere totally blew me away. It was one of those my early films that introduced me with the golden era of Italian horror movies. Loved it.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

Probably 3 or 4.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

Nothing particular. Though at the first viewing expected a mind-fuck, freaky-bizarre ending but still loved the story & it made me a good fan of Argento. Undeniably a true classic indeed.

[fortunato]

Anyone else care to share their first Suspiria experience?

[fortunato]

Okay, let's try another film. Everyone should have a story for this one:

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was the viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[_____V_____]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

DVD, actually. I didn't get the VHS of this and kept postponing it till I rented the DVD.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

Oh yes! Apart from being touted as Argento's masterpiece, the music by Goblin was already a superhit. I read about it in film mags, saw bits and pieces of it on TV shows, read about it on the Net, etc. A lot of feedback, actually.

3 - How was the viewing experience?

Fantastic. The use of colors by Argento is brilliant, and the harrowing Goblin music! So reminiscent of Indian film music, specially the suspenseful tracks. It did not disappoint me at all. Loved it.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5-6 times since then.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

Bought Goblin's audio CD shortly after my first Suspiria watch. Someday I might get them to sign it for me. A distant dream.


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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

VHS. A fine, grainy print which added to the atmosphere.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

Of course! Who hasn't heard of the milestone of our genre?!

3 - How was the viewing experience?

Fantastic. It surpassed all my expectations. Right from the opening scenes to the lockout inside the house, the tension build-up, the ultra-creepy child zombie scene, and the shocking finale! That one shot fired in the ending made me jump back in my chair. Poor Ben.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

Lost count. I don't know...around 30-odd times, maybe more.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

None, except that if this scenario became real someday, you know where it all began.

[fortunato]

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1 - A VHS tape that my parents had. I remember being fascinated by the cover, and then finally watching it when my cousin was babysitting me.

2 - No, I was too young. I kind of remember my parents telling me it was too scary and violent for me to watch.

3 - I was just so in love with watching anything horror. I watched it with my older cousin, and we both were so into it.

4 - I couldn't even begin to guess.

5 - So many. That first time at my house. Pretty much every Hallowe'en season since I was a kid. Random late night TV broadcasts.

[The Villain]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?
Me and my brother snuck downstairs after our parents had went to sleep and watched it in our basement on VHS.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I hadn't actually heard anything specific about it but the movie just had a natural recognition without even having to hear about it.

3 - How was the viewing experience?
It was amazing. I remember me and my brother being really afraid the whole time especially when my Dad heard us and came downstairs. He scared the hell out of us. We ended up having to sneak down another night to finish it

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?
A few times.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
It's still after all these years, my favorite Zombie movie and was one of the earliest horror movie's i watched as a kid.

Replies in bold.

[ImmortalSlasher]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?


My first viewing was fairly recent. I'm talking maybe a few years ago on TV. It was on one of those classic channels where someone describes the impact of the movie. I only saw bits and pieces of the remake on TV and thought that it was awesome and that I needed to see the whole movie. But I was surprised at how different Barbara is in the original.


2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?


None really except for what the commentator said before the movie. I found the remake watching TV late at night. I only vaguely knew of the original before the surprise viewing on TV.


3 - How was the viewing experience?


Awesome and surprising. As I mentioned in the first question. Barbara's character was different. I love the music in the original and the remake for that matter. I like how it's not really the zombies that are a problem but the people.


4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?


Tons. It's one of the best horror movies.


5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?


"They're coming to get you." I love that line. I'm still not sure if I prefer the original or the remake. I do like Barbara's character more in the remake. I need to pickup both of these on Blu-ray. I saw an HD version of the remake and it was beautiful.

[Disease]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

A late night horror movie show on cable here in Australia called the graveyard shift, I taped it from tv that night and still have the tape.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

I don't recall knowing anything about it

3 - How was the viewing experience?

great, I was 17, I was only beginning to understand the suttle undertones horror movies had and my girlfriend at the time loved dissecting horror with me.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

maybe 20 or so, I watched it a lot at first, but now save it for every couple of years.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

It was the first movie I saw that made me want to know how it was made, and I managed to get a copy of the the "Night of the living dead movie book" which explains eveything Romero and co went through prior to making it and how they managed to put it together. better than a behind the scenes featurete, highly recomended if you can get your hands on a copy.

I still rate it as the equal greatest movie ever ever made, along with taxi driver.
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[ImmortalSlasher]

Night of the Living Dead is on Encore for a while. Anyone who hasn't seen it, now's your chance.

[_____V_____]

Let's move to a more contemporary film. Should make for some interesting memories.

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[hammerfan]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

DVD

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

If I remember correctly, someone here recommended it.

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

Had a hard time with the accents, was bummed there was no closed captioning, but LOVED the movie!

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

I own it, so multiple times. I watch it at least once a month.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

Can't think of any.

[The Villain]

I knew you'd be first to respond Hammer

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?
I watched it on DVD a few years ago

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I just kept hearing how good it was

3 - How was your first viewing experience?
I loved it.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?
Actually i've only watched it the one time

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
I'm not a big fan of werewolf movies. I like the obvious ones, The Wolfman as well as a lot of the older ones, American Werewolf in London, The Howling and not so obvious, Ginger Snaps and i've never really been that excited to watch one but this one was amazing and is now one of my favorite werewolf movies maybe even my favorite.
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[ImmortalSlasher]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?


I watched Dog Soldiers on DVD. But I couldn't watch the widescreen version because my player couldn't read the disc. I'll probably watch it again some day as I like Neil Marshall's movies.


2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?


Nope.


3 - How was your first viewing experience?


Full screen movies annoy me so that probably took away some of my enjoyment of the movie.


4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?


Zero so far.


5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?


I liked the twist ending.

[_____V_____]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

DVD.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

Plenty of feedback, from HDC itself and from the internet. Mostly positive, some glowing.

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

Superb. Right from the opening sequence till the climax, it had me glued to the screen.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

4-5 times, because of my love for all things werewolf.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

It's a different take on the age-old lore, and that's why it's a fantastic watch. Any horror fan worth his/her salt should watch it at least once during their lifetime. Highly recommended.

[_____V_____]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[hammerfan]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?
In the theater

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
Hmm, don't remember

3 - How was your first viewing experience?
Since it was on the big screen, fabulous!

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?
Multiple, I own the DVD

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
I know most people absolutely hate this movie....I LOVE it!

[ImmortalSlasher]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

I watched Blair Witch on DVD. I should see more horror movies in the theater. But the experience can be so hit or miss depending on the audience and if the theater has a good setup.


2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

Not really. I knew people that saw the movie just because of the money it made. They weren't into horror at all.


3 - How was your first viewing experience?


I thought it was a good movie. I like how the characters acted when they got lost in the woods and crazy stuff started happening.


4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?


1/2 time. I saw parts on TV once. I'll probably see it again before watching part 2.


5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?


I think the movie is a good reality, foolish people go into the woods unprepared type of movie. It's both funny and unsettling.

[The Villain]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?
At home with my brothers, relentlessly making fun of it

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
Nope, just the hype

3 - How was your first viewing experience?
As i said me and brothers made fun of it since we found it boring and stupid

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?
Never

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
Nope, i really didnt like it

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[fortunato]

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1 - In the theater

2 - Oh yeah, I had seen the fake documentary about the Blair Witch on Sci-Fi and was really excited to see it.

3 - I really liked it; it freaked me out quite a bit.

4 - A few.

5 - I was 13 or 14 when it came out, and it was a big deal among me and my friends. We all thought it was great, and I even recall making our own spoof version or something with a mini-cassette recorded we had.

[_____V_____]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did you see the twist coming?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[hammerfan]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did you see the twist coming?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

1 - I believe I saw it on DVD.

2 - I remember hearing positive things about it.

3 - Enjoyed it very much. Did not see the twist coming.

4 - Quite a few.

5 - Not really.

[MichaelMyers]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did you see the twist coming?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

1 - Yes, on DVD, as part of my diet of 10 horror films/day

2 - No, no outside friends or media influences (in general)

3 - Good, and was overjoyed by the twist

4 - 3 or 4 times

5 - I was glad this film rejuvinated teenage interest in horror films at the time

[fortunato]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did you see the twist coming?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

1- VHS

2- Not really. I was 10 or 11 years old, and had seen the trailers, but obviously wasn't able to see it in theaters.

3- I watched it at a friend's house, really late at night. I remember being absolutely horrified by the opening scene.

4- I've seen it probably 3 or 4 times since.

5- That first time is one of my favorite horror movie memories from my childhood, watching it on VHS in a dark room with some friends, all huddled around the TV, completely shocked. I hadn't seen anything as intense as the opening sequence at that time, and it really freaked me out.

[The Villain]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?
It was at home with my Dad. He just randomly put it on one day which i thought was weird since he doesnt like horror movies.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I had heard a lot about it especially about the ending

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did you see the twist coming?
I loved it and i actually guessed wrong about the ending.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?
Many times.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
For some reason this movie always sticks with me, maybe because of the age i was when i watched it or that i watched it with my Dad but i still always remember it fondly and is one of my favorite horror movies.

[Fearonsarms]

I managed fortunately to see Scream in the cinema's when it was released with a schoolmate bunking off school. I remember what a joy it was because I must have been 15 or 16 when I saw so I'd seen enough horror films at the time to get it and me and my mate absolutely adored the opening sequence. As much as I love it I find it more of it's time and it's something I would watch only for nostalgic purposes now-I doubt I'd really enjoy it enough to revisit it too often though.

[ImmortalSlasher]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did you see the twist coming?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

1. Watched it on VHS. It was a present for a relative that wanted to see it for some reason. They didn't seem to be the horror type either.

2. Nope. I wasn't watching that many horror movies around the release of Scream. I think I heard it in passing but I knew nothing of the story.

3. I thought it was great. How it broke down the horror rules was new to me. It had cameos and nods to horror films. Freddy in the school with the sweater. And I didn't see the twist at all.

4. Tons of times. I watch it when it's on demand a lot.

5. No special memories really, other than the "I'll be right back" line. It's crazy how much that line is used in horror movies.

[_____V_____]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[hammerfan]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

1. Too long ago to remember
2. Too long ago to remember
3. Too long ago to remember
4. Multiple
5. Can't think of any

:D

[neverending]

On TV, a late night Creature Feature showing. It was creepy as hell. Still one of the best endings ever... and the reason why the remake falls short. The ending on the remake removes all ambiguity, and without that doubt, it doesn't have the creepy factor of the original.

[ImmortalSlasher]

Oh! I've never seen this version. I thought the one from the 70s was the original. I'll have to add this to my list. I've only seen the 70s version twice. Once when I was young. It freaked me out. Again a few years ago. It was still disturbing.

[_____V_____]

Anyone else?

[horrorfangirl66]

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Do you remember your first induction into the world of

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS, DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was the viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?


1. I remember it because I was around the age of 9 and I rented it from Movie Time on VHS.

2. I did my grandma had shown me a lot of 1950s horror that she loved. When I told my dad I liked it. He suggested Psycho because it was his first horror movie.

3. The viewing experience was great. I know a lot of people my age that don't appreciate films just because they are Black & White, but because of being introduced to them I love them. I thought it was scary and awesome.

4. I have watched it about five more times after that initial experience.

5. I was really susceptible as a kid to being fearful and yet I loved horror, go figure. I was more wary when I took a shower. That lasted for a little bit.

Some others that were listed:

Scream 1996:

1. I first watched it when I was 11. I again rented it at Movie Time on VHS. (I miss that in a way)

2. I had no prior suggestions to watch it. I had already seen Nightmare of Elm Street and knew of Wes Craven. The cover and description intrigued me when I was browsing the video store.

3. My experience was good. I had a better one when I re watched it the second time with my cousins and we were home alone in a dark living room with a lot of windows. We really freaked each other out.

4. I have watched it more than 7 times since then.

5. It embraced my love of the genre because it was aware of the genre in itself. Loved that concept.

Halloween:

1. I was around 7 when I first watched it on TV during Halloween.

2. I had heard about it and always had a tradition of watching horror movies on Halloween even before I really got into them. I was young so watching them on TV meant that they were more censored to my parents. They watched them with me and I loved that thrill of being scared.

3. My experience was great because it was actually on Halloween night after I went trick or treating so that made it so much better.

4. I have seen it every Halloween since then.

5. It was really the first slasher movie I had ever seen, and I really did not even know it at that time. I just found it scary each Halloween. The music was very memorable and built so much suspense.

Poltergeist:

1. Watched it on TV during around 6 or 7.

2. Both my parents had seen it in the 80s so they told me I should watch it.

3. I had a good experience because I watched it alone, makes it creepier.

4.I have watched i more than five times.

5. I really found it scary, especially the clown part. I though the concept was great too when I watched it as I got older.

Jaws:

1. Watched it on TV with my dad when I was 6 or 7.

2. Its one of my dad's favorites.

3. The experience was cool because I was watching it with my dad. We liked the same movies.

4. I have seen it a lot and I don't know how much.

5. I liked it a lot. Dun duh dun duh dun duh I can hear every time.

The Omen:

1. I think I was 12 or 13 and I saw it on TV.

2. I knew my parents had seen it.

3. I found the experience to be enjoyable.

4. I have watched it a few more times.

5. I really liked it. I thought it was a creepy film. " Look at me Damien, It's all for you!" is the creepiest part to me.

[_____V_____]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[The Villain]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?
Late night on TV i think

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I might have, i don't remember

3 - How was your first viewing experience?
I thought it was really cool and creepy and it was definitely memorable

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?
Not as many times as i'd like to

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
Not really but i've also thought this was one of the best monster movies i've ever seen

[ImmortalSlasher]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

1. Very recently like a few years ago. It was on cable. I don't know why I didn't watch it sooner.

2. Nope. I just knew it was a Carpenter movie and one of the best horror movies. I knew nothing going in.

3. Awesome. It wasn't a let down.

4. Tons. I'm talking hundreds. Watching or listening.

5. So many good things I use from this movie. I whistle the music. Use many of the lines. It's a movie not to be missed for horror or movie fans.

[Kandarian Demon]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD? VHS

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it? No

3 - How was your first viewing experience? I was pretty young and it was one of the goriest movies I had seen at the time, so I was impressed! :)

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since? Probably... about 5 times or so.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share? Yeah, my dad rented the movie for me, and it kind of marked the point in time where he started to accept my taste for horror.

[cheebacheeba]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

Television. Late night. Alone. Caught it from about 15 minutes in.
I was about 11 years old, so by then it was near a decade old...though I remember even after seeing Krueger and Hellraiser, this was quite "new" for me.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

Nope.
Had not even heard of it at the time.

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

Yeah...pretty scary...as I said, while I grew up in the 80's and was no stranger to the more hm "physical" representations of horror, this was maybe one of my first outings, or realisations of atmosphere used to good effect in horror. I felt suspense, and dread, and at the same time the concept of a creature that could be anyone/any living thing was...quite thought provoking.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

Probably 4 repeat viewings. I still consider it a great film, though I like to space things a bit. I now own it on BluRay and I have to say it's just the most brilliant conversion of an older film onto BR I've ever seen...if you have the dvd already, I'd still recommend an upgrade.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
I guess what I already mentioned - it was my first experience/realisation thereof, of atmospheric horror.



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[fortunato]

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1. I was maybe 9 or 10, and I saw it on TV around Hallowe'en, as I recall.

2. I don't think so.

3. Perfect. Watching this for the first time is one of those particularly special horror-related memories from when I was young. It was definitely a big part in contributing to my life-long love of horror films.

4. Countless.

5. Watching it with friends, especially if they haven't seen it before.

[_____V_____]

Certainly a very interesting movie experience. It wouldn't be wrong to say that after numerous rewatches, the film has firmly etched itself as one of my top 10 horror films of all time. One of the near-perfect remakes ever made.

Moving on...


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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[The Villain]

Certainly a very interesting movie experience. It wouldn't be wrong to say that after numerous rewatches, the film has firmly etched itself as one of my top 10 horror films of all time. One of the near-perfect remakes ever made.

Moving on...


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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?
On TV i think, can't remember

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I had heard a lot about it

3 - How was your first viewing experience?
It was amazing. My love for Villains is pretty obvious and i couldn't get enough of Hannibal Lecter

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?
A few. Watched it with my girlfriend recently

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
No special memories but Hannibal Lecter remains one of my favorite villains of all time

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[Kandarian Demon]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

It was on VHS, my parents bought it for themselves.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

Yes, from the media

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

I wasn't very impressed at all. I was too young for it at the time, I think.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

2 times, I think.


5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

Not really

[_____V_____]

Anyone else?

[fortunato]

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1. VHS

2. I had heard plenty about it, and I remember always thinking the cover art looked so cool.

3. It was my 12th or 13th birthday, and I had a bunch of friends over. My mom let us rent a bunch of horror movies, and this was one of them.

4. A few.

5. Not really, other than that first time. It was a lot of fun watching it late at night with a group of friends. And, movie geek time, a couple of years ago I found the out-of-print Criterion DVD at a second-hand shop. Watching that with all the cool extra features was great, too.

[cheebacheeba]

Certainly a very interesting movie experience. It wouldn't be wrong to say that after numerous rewatches, the film has firmly etched itself as one of my top 10 horror films of all time. One of the near-perfect remakes ever made.

Moving on...


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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

Probably VHS.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

I think my mother had seen it, she liked the thriller genre and seemed to think I'd enjoy it...I was about 11 as I recall.

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

While I like it now, I found it boring and drawn out then.
I was very into action and horror at the time. Words were like, superfluous to my movie experience at this stage in my life.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

About 3.
Definitely thought a lot more of it when I wasn't being immediately dismissive. Rates as one of my top thriller films to this day.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

I thought Jodie Foster sounded like she was always talking around a mouthful of gum.
I used to like imitating Hannibals "FS-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S" and "Where will it tickle you when you see your little girl on the slab?" at school.
They did not like this.
Never thought any of the sequels really did it justice.




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[knife_fight]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD? VHS. I was with my parents, at home.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it? I had a few friends that had seen it and said it was good. I was 13, so I don't remember a whole lot.

3 - How was your first viewing experience? It was good. I don't remember being scared by it, but my sister definitely was. I definitely thought the face mask part was awesome.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since? No idea on this one. Probably about 5.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share? Just that I'm thankful my dad liked horror movies and let me watch it.

[ImmortalSlasher]

I haven't seen Silence of the Lambs in years. I'm talking 90s. I can't even remember seeing the whole movie. I'll put it on my watch list. I will say that I think Manhunter is the best in this series. I'll check out that new TV show that airs soon.

[metternich1815]

Certainly a very interesting movie experience. It wouldn't be wrong to say that after numerous rewatches, the film has firmly etched itself as one of my top 10 horror films of all time. One of the near-perfect remakes ever made.

Moving on...


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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

1. The first time I watched it was probably when I was five on vhs.

2. None, I just watched it. I did not really have any friends.

3. My first viewing experience was great, I really enjoyed it.

4. I have re-watched it dozens to hundreds of times, this movie is awesome.

5. The only memory I can think of was that I tried to imiate Hannibal, in terms of his manners.

[Sculpt]

Certainly a very interesting movie experience. It wouldn't be wrong to say that after numerous rewatches, the film has firmly etched itself as one of my top 10 horror films of all time. One of the near-perfect remakes ever made.

Moving on...


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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

Theater

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

I can't remember any feedback from friends. But from the media I got the impression it was good and mainstream.

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

I made the awful mistake of taking a date, a new girl, to the movie with me. She wasn't into it. I discovered it when I whispered a sarcastic joke to her mid in the movie. I could tell it wasn't my comment, she just was not settled or enjoying the movie. I asked if she wanted to leave, but she declined. She was courteous about it. But as you can imagine, I couldn't enjoy myself.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

Once.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

Besides the date... I was really into the relationship between Clarice and Hannibal. That was really the movie. Everything else was very old shoe to me..........................

[Sculpt]

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

I thought Jodie Foster sounded like she was always talking around a mouthful of gum.
I used to like imitating Hannibals "FS-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S" and "Where will it tickle you when you see your little girl on the slab?" at school.
They did not like this.
Never thought any of the sequels really did it justice.

You may have already seen it; but in case you haven't, I thought Red Dragon was very good. It has Edward Norton and Hopkins. Was a suspenseful chess game I thought.

[_____V_____]

The film which made Hannibal Lecter a popular name for audiences worldwide. Certainly a landmark in films of that era.


Moving on...


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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did the "twist" make you jump out of the seat?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[The Villain]

The film which made Hannibal Lecter a popular name for audiences worldwide. Certainly a landmark in films of that era.


Moving on...


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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?
Saw it in the theaters with my brothers

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I had heard that there was a spoiler from the previews

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did the "twist" make you jump out of the seat?
I really enjoyed the movie and its scares but i predicted the twist on the way to the theater so it didnt shock me.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?
Once or twice

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
There was something wrong with the particular reel that was sent to that theater as the boom mic could clearly be seen during many shots and not even subtly. During the scene in the classroom where Cole is talking about the people being hanged in the school, the boom mic stretched across the entire shot extremely visible. Me and my brothers could not contain our laughter during that scene and probably annoyed a few people but it remains something that the three of us still talk about.

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[knife_fight]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD? One of the few movies that I saw more than once in the theatre.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it? I've always liked ghost movies, so I was anxious to see it.

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did the "twist" make you jump out of the seat? I thought it was great. Still do. I didn't expect the twist, but I also had no clue what the movie was about, going into it, other than ghosts.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since? A few. I don't own it, and I own a lot of movies. So I guess that says something.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share? When I took my sister with me to see it, the theatre blinked the lights on and off before the film started, mimicking supernatural activity. I thought that was great, and hoped it was a sign of a coming return of theatre parlor tricks and humbuggery. Unfortunately, it was just an isolated incident.

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Anyone else want to share their first experience with The Sixth Sense?

[ImmortalSlasher]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did the "twist" make you jump out of the seat?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

1. On DVD.

2. Somehow I found out about the twist. Don't remember how.

3. No surprise on the twist. It was obvious seeing the movie. I didn't understand the big deal. The only jump surprise I recall was a scene with someone hanging I think in a room.

4. Zero.

5. None really. Maybe I'll watch it again one day. I don't think it was a bad movie. But I don't remember being really excited about it either.

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Anyone else?

[realdealblues]

Anyone else?

Why not...

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

DVD

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

I heard it did well at the box office and people said they liked it but I knew nothing about it before viewing.

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did the "twist" make you jump out of the seat?

No jumps, but I felt entertained throughout the film. I guessed the twist early on so I wasn't really shocked.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

Probably once on cable.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

Not that I can remember. I remember thinking it was an "ok" movie, but I didn't feel I had just witnessed an event or a happening like many others did. Perhaps if I hadn't been able to guess the "twist" it would have been different.

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[The Villain]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?
I think it was on TV when i was really young

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I had heard about it, and was very interested in seeing it but also afraid to as i was really young.

3 - How was your first viewing experience?
It scared me and excited me and made me fall in love with giant monster movies.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?
Too many to count.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
I watch this every year on my birthday

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[ManchestrMorgue]

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1 - do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, vhs or dvd?

on television when i was quite young.

2 - did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

i think i read about it in a classic monsters magazine. Either that or one of the books i had growing up.

3 - how was your first viewing experience?

enjoyable, but i think i was looking for something a bit more gruesome. Kids... :)
4 - how many times have you re-watched it since?

i haven't. However it is certainly something that i would like to see again.

5 - any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

none specifically. But it is something that i would like to rewatch as an adult. I think i would appreciate it more for what it is.


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[hammerfan]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?
On TV, on the Saturday afternoon horror show, Dr. Shock.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
No

3 - How was your first viewing experience?
I was enthralled.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?
Too many to count.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
Can't think of any.

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Hey V? Which movie to you mean? You mean 1954 Gojira/Godzilla, or the '1956' Godzilla, King of the Monsters with raymond burr? In some ways, they are the same, and many diehards would insist they are very different.

You probably mean Gojira, but I'll write about both.


1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

Even though I was a gigantic Godzilla fan, I saw 90% of the pre-1984 Godzilla movies as a kid, except for Gojira (which was not available) and Godzilla, King of the Monsters, which very rarely was shown on TV. I had to miss it every time it was on TV.

I finally saw Godzilla, King of the Monsters on VHS around 2000. And finally was able to see Gojira around 2008 on DVD I rented from Blockbuster Mail.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

I had heard from general media that Gojira was anti-nuclear bomb themed, or even that Gojira symbolized the United States (1954). I got the sense it was more serious than the other Godzilla movies (LOL).

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

Godzilla, King of the Monsters -- I was impressed with the story, the over all look and visual techniques (suited man & minitures, puppet Godzilla head), and the Godzilla roar was different -- it has a 'drag smear dip' pitch bend in it that make it sound very twisted, sick and evilly insane. (Did you all notice the different roar?). I rather enjoyed it.

Gojira -- Gojira was much more difficult to watch. It's dark mood, slow pace and duration (especially where Gojira moves through the city) made me feel dread, misery, distress, helplessness and depression. I imagine that's a taste of what the Nipponese felt during the US fire bombings of their cities (67 Japanese cities, 500,000 Japanese deaths and 5 million more made homeless). By the end of the movie, I was wiped out. It wasn't pleasant at all.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

Godzilla, King of the Monsters I've seen twice. Gojira once.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

I have a vague fond memory of seeing the last half of Godzilla with my mom, who stayed with because of Raymond Burr. I saw both movies alone. The American distributor who decided to change Gojira with the Raymond Burr addition did an excellent job with it, and successfully made it an enjoyable movie. Many would say they butchered Gojira and should burn eternally in an atombomb hell. I say they are two different movies, both good and classic.

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Anyone else like to share their experience of watching Gojira the first time?

[ImmortalSlasher]

I vaguely remember seeing Godzilla. I don't know if it was the original or Godzilla vs that Moth creature or any other creature. I did put Godzilla back on my movie list a while back because I heard of a remake. I know I didn't see that 90s version which I heard was bad.

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did you like Gary Oldman's take on the Count?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[hammerfan]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?
I saw it in the theatre when it came out.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I remember hearing how bad Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder were.

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did you like Gary Oldman's take on the Count?
I had to agree about Reeves and Ryder. I did like Gary Oldman's portrayal, and Anthony Hopkins as Van Helsing.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?
I own it, so multiple.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
None that I can think of.

[The Villain]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?
DVD a few years ago

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I heard a lot of negative things about it

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did you like Gary Oldman's take on the Count?
If it wasn't for Oldmans portrayal I probably wouldn't have liked it. still not my favorite portrayal though. I'm just a big fan of Gary Oldman

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?
Just once

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
Not really

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[Straker]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

Not sure, probably watched it a few years after release on VHS....

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

Mostly remember the heavy (and deserved) criticism of Keanu Reeves

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did you like Gary Oldman's take on the Count?

This is the movie that made me fall in love with camp, over blown cinema... I really hadn't seen anything as ridiculous or equally amazing as this movie before. Every colour, detail, action and line is delivered with total excess. I guess it would be wrong of me to ignore the women in this movie too. I'm sure I would have been around 14 or so when I first watched this movie and pretty much every woman in it is insanely sexy.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

Lots.... probably still watch it around once every couple of years or so.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

Really just love this movie so much.... Over acted, over produced, over saturated colour and lighting, impossibly camp and ridiculous dialogue. Total invasion of the senses that really shouldn't work but I loved it on first viewing and still love it now. Everything a vampire (campire?) movie should be and then some....

Really enjoyed Cary Elwes' performance as Holmwood too.... But I am a huge fan of the Holmwood, Seward and Morris characters in general.

Most over acted line of the movie? There's the bastard! Courtesy of Keanu...

[fortunato]

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1. VHS

2. No, I was pretty young.

3. I was maybe seven or eight when I first saw it, and I just thought it was really cool. Since then, I think it's a great take on the material, except for some poor casting choices, maybe.

4. A couple.

5. Not really. I think it's a great vision, but it's never really done much for me otherwise.

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Anyone else wishes to share their experience with Bram Stoker's Dracula?

[Kandarian Demon]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

On TV... sometime in the mid 90s, I think.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

Not much... I'm sure I must have read a few reviews.

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did you like Gary Oldman's take on the Count?

I thought Gary Oldman did a fantastic job. Visually I thought it was a beautiful movie. I enjoyed watching it, but thought it was a bit too romantic/sugary.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

Probably 3-4 times.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

Oh yes... watching the movie with friends, having a bit too much to drink, turning into the depressed drunk, and destroying my own tough tomboy image by crying because I felt so bad for poor Dracula :D :D

[MichaelMyers]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

On TV.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

No, just heard it was a solid adaptation.

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did you like Gary Oldman's take on the Count?

The experience went really well. I thought this was a top-notch rendition of Dracula and think it is an underrated horror flick

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

Between 10-15 times.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

Spent many an hour playing the superb pinball companion to this film.

[realdealblues]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?
VHS

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
Not really, just who was in the cast.

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did you like Gary Oldman's take on the Count?
Oldman did a good job, but I continue to watch it because of Anthony Hopkins.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?
Probably 50 times.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
I watch it with my dad a lot and we always bust out laughing when they are sitting at dinner and Mina asks, "How did Lucy die? Was she in great pain?"

Professor Abraham Van Helsing: Yeah, she was in great pain. Then we cut off her head, and drove a stake through her heart, and burned it, and then she found peace.

Still our favorite part in the whole movie.

[metternich1815]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did you like Gary Oldman's take on the Count?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

1. I first watched this on a dvd that, I believe, my Dad had bought for me. Me, my Mom, and my Dad all watched it together. This was probably nine or ten years ago (I was probably nine or ten), I am not entirely sure (It could have been fewer years than that, I am only giving my best guess). The first time I watched it I did not really like it a lot because I was so used to Dracula (1931), which I loved and watched a lot when I was a kid. After the first couple of times, I started to like it and now it is one of my favorite films.

2. I had not heard anything good or bad about it. Although, it was featured in a horror movie documentary I watched a lot called Monster Mania.

3. I described my first viewing experience in number one. Today, I really enjoy the film. I love how close it is to the book, which I have read. I thought all the performances were great, especially Oldman's and Hopkin's (Hopkin's as Van Helsing was probably my favorite character in the film). Plus, the film has a really good score. I am actually really surprised that a number of people do not like it because I like it so much now.

4. I have probably watched this, no exaggeration, 100-150+ times since. In fact, this film used to be the film I would watch when I was ready for bed (I have always had to sleep with the TV on and I would often put in a movie as well).

5. I have a number of special memories with it, which I have described above.

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did the gore shock you?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[realdealblues]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

VHS

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

The only thing I knew was that the director was the same guy who had made Bad Taste.

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did the gore shock you?

Not really shocking. I was surprised at the time how much fake blood was in the lawnmower scene. I watched it with a couple buddies and we laughed through the whole thing.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

Realistically...probably around 30 times.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

One of my friends that I watched it with killed himself a few years later and while we watched a bunch of movies back then, I really remember him laughing a lot during that one.

[_____V_____]

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

One of my friends that I watched it with killed himself a few years later and while we watched a bunch of movies back then, I really remember him laughing a lot during that one.

Interesting.

Anyone else?

[ImmortalSlasher]

Is this the Peter Jackson movie? I barely remember seeing it once. I thought the story was pretty bad and the horror aspect wasn't scary but I think it was over the top. I can't remember much except a lot of blood and a crazy large monster at the end. I saw it on Fear Net I believe.

[The Villain]

Hey V, now that the 100 years of horror is done, how about more of this?

[CaraBloodyCara]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did the gore shock you?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

1. None of these...FearNet.

2. I had heard something from one of my older sister's ex-boyfriends. He was not a horror fan, and he didn't like it. But the way he described it sounded great to me, so I decided to give it a shot.

3. I laughed through nausea, I know that much. It didn't shock me, but I can't act like I'm made of stone.

4. I've seen it over 5 or 6 times now. Love it.

5. I showed it to one of my high school boyfriends, and he "coincidentally" broke up with me the next day. About a year ago, I ran into him at the bar and he said that he had dumped me because the movie freaked him out and I was "too hardcore" for him. I found that hysterical.

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[Sculpt]

5. I showed it to one of my high school boyfriends, and he "coincidentally" broke up with me the next day. About a year ago, I ran into him at the bar and he said that he had dumped me because the movie freaked him out and I was "too hardcore" for him. I found that hysterical.

LOL! I'm sorry, I just can't imagine a guy breaking up with a girl because she picked out Dead Alive to watch, and that meant she was "too hardcore". I guess everybody's different and anything is possible, but seems a bit convenient to blame a movie someone picked out or likes. It's not like your favorite movie was Faces of Death, or the Bad Lieutenant. It's impossible to take Dead Alive seriously, it's just too goofy. I recommend you don't believe anything that guy had ever said, Cara. :) I can't imagine dropping someone over a movie... I think I would really have to believe they enjoyed cruelty.

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[hammerfan]

Hmm, have to pass on this one. I've never seen it.

[The Villain]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?
VHS or TV I believe

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
No. I hadn't heard about it

3 - How was your first viewing experience?
I loved it

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?
A few

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
I remember it really creeped me out when I watched it. I've always regarded it highly for that.


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[Sculpt]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?
Online, in the last year

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
Nothing from friends. But from the general media that it was good, that it was scary, and made by Peter Jackson.

3 - How was your first viewing experience?
Very disappointed. Had decent special effects, and the idea was original to the big screen. But to me, it wasn't scary, and it wasn't funny (except for one or two lines). It was a little too goofy and kiddie for me, like watching a Sat morning cartoon.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?
Will never happen.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
Yes, I loved gazing upon Trini Alvarado's beautiful face.

[DrFrankensteinsGirl]

1) Do you remember when you first watched it?

I think I was about 7 or 8

2) Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

Nope

3) How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?

I loved it, it made me laugh and it scared me at the same time but this was one of the movies that really started to get me into the horror genre so for that this movie will always hold a special place in my heart.

4) How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?

I usually watch it multiple times during October so God only knows how many times I've seen it. It certainly holds up the same parts I thought were funny back when I was 7 I still find funny today and the parts I used to find scary I still consider to be creepy. I remember right after I watched it I tried to convince my parents to get me some ghost friends (safe to say my request was denied.)

5) Anything else you wish to share.

Marty McFly ain't scared of no ghost!
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"Enjoy that dead girl's body."

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Anyone else?

[metternich1815]

1- Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

Yes, on AMC's Fearfest. They used to play that film every year.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

None, but I had heard that it was more of a comedy than horror.

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

I loved it. I found it to be quite excellent and really funny.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

At least six to twelve

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

Not really. Except that I watched it in the past couple months and it made me realize how excellent it really was, in my opinion.

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, TV or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Were you scared stiff by the time the end credits started rolling?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

[hammerfan]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, TV or DVD?
DVD

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
Positive feedback right here on horror.com

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Were you scared stiff by the time the end credits started rolling?
I was! First movie in a long time that scared me!

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?
A couple.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
Not really

[The Villain]

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, TV or DVD?
DVD

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I had seen Quarantine first and heard this was the better version

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Were you scared stiff by the time the end credits started rolling?
I found it similar to Quarantine but as I had heard, it was better

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?
I havent

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
One of the best movies I saw that year and I preferred it to Quarantine especially the ending.


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[_____V_____]

Anyone else?

[metternich1815]

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, TV or DVD?

Yes, I purchased the DVD from Amazon on a Thursday and it arrived by the next day at noon. It was a DVD.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

Yeah, I had heard many good things about it (including from this website). It had just been added to the Scary Movie Rankings then, so I decided to give it a shot.

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Were you scared stiff by the time the end credits started rolling?

I loved it. I was not really scared, except for at the final scene. Of course, when the plot twist was revealed, it significantly increased in scariness, for me.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

I have not. I plan to watch it with my nephew, who has seen Quarantine, though.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

Not really. I watched it with my friend, Elijah. We thought it was really good.

Note: I have never seen Quarantine, even though I own both.