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I need some recommendations/reviews
I'm in the process of starting a nice DVD collection of all movie genres. Since this is obviously all about horror (no shit, right?) then I'll post my list of what I plan on buying. If you guys could give me a brief review of any of the following, or recommend others, I'd appreciate it.
HORROR: House of 1000 Corpses Evil Dead 1 Evil Dead 2 Army Of Darkness Hellraiser The Devils Rejects Pet Sematary Session 9 Prince Of Darkness Stir Of Echoes Candyman The Hills Have Eyes The Grudge Exorcism of Emily Rose The Haunting The Changeling Demons Demons 2 The Church Inferno Tenebre Suspiria Deep Red The Beyond The Eye The Eye 2 Dark Water (Foreign Version) Dark Water One Missed Call Whispering Corridors Cannibal Holocaust Bloodsucking Freaks The Brood The House on the Edge of the Park Maniac Maniac Cop Memento Mori Inner Senses Dead Birds May ZOMBIE: Day Of The Dead Land Of The Dead The Return Of The Living Dead (1985) Dead Alive Re-Animator Bride of Re-Animator Beyond Re-Animator Resident Evil Resident Evil: Apocalypse The House By The Cemetery Zombie (AKA Zombie 2) City Of The Living Dead Dead and Breakfast Versus Stacy Zombie Holocaust Premutos - Lord of the Living Dead Junk Shaun Of The Dead Dead Meat Also on my list is every freddy/jason/myers movies but I don't need reviews because I've seen them all. Thanks in advance. I'll probably stick around here. |
my opinions .. for what they are worth :
House of 1000 Corpses - fun movie Evil Dead 1 - great Evil Dead 2 - great Army Of Darkness - great Hellraiser - great (only the 1st one) The Devils Rejects - not my cuppa Pet Sematary - not great Session 9 - amazing Prince Of Darkness - kind of fun Stir Of Echoes - solid Candyman - good The Hills Have Eyes - good retro The Grudge - amazing Exorcism of Emily Rose - dunno couldnt be bothered The Haunting - origional .. not bad .. remake .. not good The Changeling - great Demons - fun Demons 2 - fun The Church - dumb .. see cemetary man for better Soavi Inferno - havent seen it yet Tenebre - good Suspiria - overrated Deep Red - great The Beyond - horrible (sorry boys) The Eye - great The Eye 2 - havent seen it yet Dark Water (Foreign Version) - good Dark Water - not as good One Missed Call - good Whispering Corridors - havent seen it yet Cannibal Holocaust - unpleasant Bloodsucking Freaks - funny The Brood - good The House on the Edge of the Park - havent seen it yet Maniac - gory .. ok i guess Maniac Cop - goofy Memento Mori - havent seen it Inner Senses - have it - but havent watched it yet Dead Birds - solid May - have it - havent seen it yet ZOMBIE: Day Of The Dead - amazing Land Of The Dead - worth a rent The Return Of The Living Dead (1985) - amazing Dead Alive - amazing Re-Animator - good Bride of Re-Animator - have it - havent seen it Beyond Re-Animator - havent seen it Resident Evil - not bad Resident Evil: Apocalypse - inept shit for stupid 14 year old boys The House By The Cemetery - never finished it Zombie (AKA Zombie 2) - not a fan City Of The Living Dead - fun Dead and Breakfast - low budget fun Versus - i thought it was goofy and overrated Stacy - havent seen it Zombie Holocaust - havent seen it Premutos - Lord of the Living Dead - havent seen it Junk - havent seen it Shaun Of The Dead - fantastic Dead Meat - saw part 2 only and it was shit hope this helps - but unless you know/understand my personal tastes - it probably wont :) |
No that does help. I probably wont get either Resident Evil but who knows. Apocalypse is in the 2 for $12 bin at Blockbuster. The RE games always had badass storylines so I figured the movies would to
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resident evil 1 truely did feel like a game which is why i didnt mind it.
it was too bloodless for a zombie movie .. but it was still ok. part 2 was total shit - despite it being shot where i live .. it was so bad that even that didnt make it interesting |
Re: I need some recommendations/reviews
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House of 1000 Corpses not seen Evil Dead 1 7/10 Evil Dead 2 5/10 Army Of Darkness 4/10 Hellraiser 7/10 The Devils Rejects not seen Pet Sematary 6/10 Session 9 not seen Prince Of Darkness 5/10 Stir Of Echoes 5/10 Candyman 5/10 The Hills Have Eyes 6/10 The Grudge 5/10 overrated (both versions) Exorcism of Emily Rose not seen The Haunting new version 2/10 The Changeling 9/10 Demons 4/10 Demons 2 4/10 The Church not seen..i think Inferno 4/10 Tenebre 8/10 Suspiria 6/10 overrated Deep Red 9/10 The Beyond 5/10 The Eye 5/10 ...ok The Eye 2 not seen Dark Water (Foreign Version) 7/10 Dark Water not seen One Missed Call 3/10 overrated Whispering Corridors 2/10 Cannibal Holocaust 7/10 good to be a cannibal movie Bloodsucking Freaks not seen The Brood 9/10 The House on the Edge of the Park 6/10 Maniac 6/10 Maniac Cop 8/10 Memento Mori :confused: Inner Senses not seen Dead Birds ..dont remember May 0/10 ZOMBIE: Day Of The Dead 6/10 Land Of The Dead 6/10 The Return Of The Living Dead (1985) 7/10 Dead Alive 4/10 Re-Animator 7/10 Bride of Re-Animator 5/10 Beyond Re-Animator not seen Resident Evil 5/10 Resident Evil: Apocalypse 3/10 The House By The Cemetery 6/10 Zombie (AKA Zombie 2) ..dont remember |
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Thats Memento Mori... looks promising. Thanks for the reviews. For anyone else, you don't have to review every single movie, just whatever you want to do is appreciated. And The Haunting is the old version.. I know the new one is horrible |
the Haunting - origional is always very highly regarded .. dont go by me .. i just wasnt crazy about it for some reason ..
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I have the Haunting (original) on DVD in my collection... Its not scary unless sounds of banging scare ya. Overrated! You should definitely start with horror gems like "The Shining" before you start picking up the modern horror movies. For some ideas, check out my horror dvd collection in my signature.
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Yeeeah, I have the shining and the exorcist. As far as other classics, well.. I thought they were on my list?
Is the Haunting just a bunch of noises and really not worth a purchase? |
You must be loaded w/ lots of cash if your gonna go out and buy all those.
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just pick up session 9 .. and add Cemetary man to your list..
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You do realize that Zombie movies are Horror movies right?
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I do want to speak up for The Haunting (original)...I'm one of those people that loved it. Psychological, character-driven horror. Didn't care for the remake, it had too many effects popping up without reasons to pop up, and it added all kinds of weird stuff to the story for no reason.
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U are missing one more vital horror movie that every horror junkie should own.....
The Omen...check it on amazon.com dont wanna ruin the story...oh and if u like that one...check out Damien:The omen II stay away from the final conflict though...unless u love the series....oh yeah and IV sucks....ass so yeah.. |
Well I have a job and most dvd's cost like 10 bucks used so.. It doesn't cost all that much.
I was going to ask about The Omen. I saw the first one and loved it, I would probably get the entire series. I think I will actually. Hmmm.. And yes, zombie movies are horror, I just seperated them anyway. I've heard alot of mixed stuff on Cemetary Man.. what's so great about it? |
Re: I need some recommendations/reviews
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House of 1000 Corpses - Good to have (doesnt have much replay value) Evil Dead 1 - Must have Evil Dead 2 - Must have (both on principle alone) Army Of Darkness - My favorite out of all 3(yes i said it) Hellraiser (They are all good in my opinion - none as good as the first, but they all have their moments) good for late night viewings. The Devils Rejects - Mind blowingly amazing(thats why you should get 1, cause 1 is nowhere near as amazing as this...but it kinda sets up the unexpected glory that is this move Pet Sematary - Meh, i like 2 better Session 9 - dunno Prince Of Darkness - AWESOME Candyman - stupid The Hills Have Eyes - Hit or miss Exorcism of Emily Rose - mildly interesting - worth a rent The Haunting - Must have classic Demons - fun Demons 2 - fun Cannibal Holocaust - good for testing out your gore handling capabilities Day Of The Dead - amazing Land Of The Dead - fun The Return Of The Living Dead (1985) Awesomely fun Dead Alive - AMAZING! Zombie (AKA Zombie 2) A little boring, but has its totally kicka ss moments (PLUS the zombies are totally different frmo your standard romero) Dead and Breakfast - One of the best movies ive seen in a long time Shaun Of The Dead -Fucking Fantastic |
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(english lead actor Rupert Evert - the rest of the cast is italian) I say 'thinking mans' zombie film because it is so stylish it makes you think it's smarter than it is ... it pulls it off really well .. it starts simply .. a man lives (!) and works in a cemetary with his hulking 'igor-like' assistant. His job is to kill the dead after they come back to life .. which they do in this particular cemetary for no given reason ... it gets weird from there .... |
Hah.. sounds interesting. I'll add it. Is it Fulci?
Thanks for the input guys. |
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same guy who directed The Church on your list ..
and Stage Fright .. which a lot of folks like as well .. Fulci in his wildest dreams couldnt have directed a film like this .. |
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Cemetery Man is one of my favorite horror movies. I think it's absolutely brilliant.
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Re: I need some recommendations/reviews
House of 1000 Corpses - average
Evil Dead 1 - Excellent Evil Dead 2 - Excellent Army Of Darkness - Great Hellraiser - average The Devils Rejects - haven't seen it Pet Sematary - Great Session 9 - Haven't seen it Prince Of Darkness - Good Stir Of Echoes - Good Candyman - Good The Hills Have Eyes - Average The Grudge - Horrible to watch more than once Exorcism of Emily Rose - Haven't seen it The Haunting - Haven't seen it The Changeling - Great Demons - Good, Funny Demons 2 - Haven't seen it The Church - Not that great Inferno - haven't seen it Tenebre - Good Suspiria - Average Deep Red - Good The Beyond - Good The Eye - Excellent The Eye 2 - Haven't seen it Dark Water (Foreign Version) - Haven't seen it Dark Water - Good One Missed Call - Haven't seen it Whispering Corridors - Haven't seen it Cannibal Holocaust - Haven't seen it Bloodsucking Freaks - Haven't seen it The Brood - Haven't seen it The House on the Edge of the Park - Haven't seen it Maniac - Good, disturbing Maniac Cop - Depends on who you ask Memento Mori- Haven't seen it Inner Senses - Haven't seen it Dead Birds - Great May - Good ZOMBIE: Day Of The Dead - Great Land Of The Dead - Good The Return Of The Living Dead (1985) - Great Dead Alive - Good Re-Animator - Average Bride of Re-Animator - average Beyond Re-Animator - Good Resident Evil - bad Resident Evil: Apocalypse - haven't seen it The House By The Cemetery - haven't seen it Zombie (AKA Zombie 2) - good City Of The Living Dead - haven't seen it Dead and Breakfast - great Versus - Haven't seen it Stacy - Haven't seen it Zombie Holocaust - Haven't seen it Premutos - Lord of the Living Dead - Haven't seen it Junk - haven't seen it Shaun Of The Dead - Excellent Dead Meat Also on my list is every freddy/jason/myers movies but I don't need reviews because I've seen them all. Thanks in advance. I'll probably stick around here. [/B][/QUOTE] |
Dude, the original THE HAUNTING is scary as hell, in my opinion--in a quiet, classic movie kind of way. It just messes with your head--I almost went insane watching it.
Also, you MUST MUST MUST get Roman Polanski's REPULSION, although it might be a little hard to track down--in my opinion it's better than the more popular ROSEMARY'S BABY. |
if you like arty horror I can recommend:
"Santa Sangre" "Lost Highway" |
I'll get Repulsion, it looks pretty interesting.
And I have Lost Highway on my list but I didnt think it was a horror film. I liked Mulholland Dr alot so i'm getting most of Lynch's work |
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if you like repulsion, get The Tennant as well ... |
psycho - most watchable horror film of all time!
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i had no idea that she was still alive ! |
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I love it, I can definately see why some people wouldn't though. :p |
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You seem to have a penchant for movies that are hard to find Urge. Ive been searching my ass off for both of those, and aside from over the net, I cant find either. I think I may break down and buy Phantasm online, even though I HATE to. Always takes forever to get here, usually costs twice as much as if I could find it in stores:rolleyes:
Anyway, heres some mini-reviews of ones Ive seen: HORROR: House of 1000 Corpses- Pretty good. Nothing special if you've seen TCM, but still worth seeing. Evil Dead 1 - Great, gory, crazy movie. Buy it. Evil Dead 2 - Alot the same as the first, only better IMO. Ash is beyond cool in this one. Hellraiser - It's a classic. Great gore effects, bizare, original plot, and the cenobites are pretty awesome here. The first sequel is good too, havent seen the others. Session 9 - Get it. Im serious, buy it now. This is one of my all-time favourites, everything about it is great. The last line will haunt you long after you've finished watching it... The Grudge - Ouch. Rent it if you must, but I didnt like it much at all. Exorcism of Emily Rose - If you like coutroom dramas as much as I do, this is a must-see. If you dont like them...Id forget it. This movie is at it's best in the court. Suspiria - Stylish, creepy, and gory. Argento ear the top of his game. The ending isnt great, but overall it's a great movie. The Eye - My personal favourite Asian horror movie. VERY creepy. Dead Birds - Moves really slow in parts, but the scares the slow bits set are are worth it. One of the coolest horror movies made in a long while ZOMBIE: Day Of The Dead - Not many agree with me around here, but IMO, this is head-and-shoulders above Dawn. Bub is my idol. Land Of The Dead - Not as good as the rest in the series, but certainly worth seeing/having. Re-Animator - Another one of my favourites. Really strange movie, but really cool. Highly recomended, though dont be expecting a typical zombie movie. Resident Evil - I liked it more than most folks did. Not really much of a horror movie, but worth seeing so long as you like action, too Resident Evil: Apocalypse - Basically, same goes for this one, only it's ALOT more mindless. I liked it. The House By The Cemetery - I wouldnt call this a zombie movie, although I would call it great. Awesome ending. Zombie (AKA Zombie 2) - Liked it. Cheesy in places...but what zombie movie isnt? Overall, it's pretty cool, not to mention fairly gruesome. Dead and Breakfast - If you liked Evil Dead 2, you aughta like this one, too. It's in the same vein, but is a very original, crazy, funny, thrill-ride of a horror flick. Easily the best of '04, IMO. |
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