New Wave of French Horror
 

Ok, I really liked High Tension, Irreversable, Sheitan and The Ordeal. Other than those, and some cool serial killer films, what else is available in the way of good French horror films?

do i need an excuse to mention jean rollin :o

(certainly not for everyone)


belgium

brotherhood of the wolf isn't bad. SPOILER !!!!!!!! the effects on the beast at the end really let it down

Vidocq

http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26771

malefique was also pretty good.

Inside and Them - New French horror films
 

There are two new French horror films that apparently are very very good. The first one is called Inside
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldUsz12kSQU
They say it is the most brutal horror film since High Tension (another classic french flick) and is pretty damm scary.
The second is called Them
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFTbcDRkG1o
Again they say its pretty damm scary. I know its not "new" but I have yet so catch up with it.
So im off to find some releases for these movies but if anyone has seen them leave some feedback.

I haven't seen Inside but I didn't think much of Them... Really sleep inducing. Although judging by High Tension, the french know how to make a good horror flick. And I know it's not horror, but the Piano Teacher is a monumentally fucked up movie.

I really liked Inside (which was much better and actually more brutal than High Tension) which I've been referring it since it came out. Them is in my netflix queue and I think it was just added to watch it now...

More brutal than High Tension? Wow, I'll have to look out for that.

Theres another one on the way, slightly sci-fci called Eden Log. Theres a trailer on the site
http://www.bacfilms.com/site/edenlog/
Looks very interesting. I would have to say the French Movie industry is doing very well. Not just in the Horror genre but action also.

In my opinion yes, especially toward the end.

As far as French action goes, Leon and District B-13 are two of my favorites.

Yes yes YES

I also didnt mind "The Red Siren" and "The Code". There were a few good serial killer ones as well which I will have to try to remember.

Someone was just recently talking about Them... Who was it...?

http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33735


Inside I actually really want to see. It's currently on my Netflix queue. I thought that High Tension was predictable and incredibly overrated. I'm hoping that Inside lives up to the hype that I've read about.

i'm a big fan of french films and enjoyed High Tension - looking forward to these two as well!

So I finally saw Inside.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...grl/inside.jpg


And... Wow.

This is the most disturbing horror movie that I've seen that is not from Asia... But believe me that's a compliment. This is the third French film that I've seen, following High Tension (which I thought was overrated with a predictable twist that ultimately made no sense and felt contrived) and Them (which I thought was a fantastic suspenseful film).

Inside is a well-made slasher that definitely borderlines on the exploitative (as most slashers do), using a particularly pathetic and vulnerable victim, a pregnant woman. The movie is fierce, bloody, gory, tortured, and genuinely disturbing. This movie is fierce. This is a fantastic slasher, for those who love slashers. I give it an A-/A.

Hey Chronogirl... if you can (I don't know if it was released over there or what), you should give Malefique a try. I found this little horror film very disturbing and creepy. It's a simple premise that surprisingly delivers a lot. And it made me feel all dirty after watching it. :p

I'm going to watch INSIDE tonight....if all goes as planned

Nice. I've just added it to my Netflix queue.

There's also Frontier(s) that's supposed to be pretty fantastic. It's not released until next week, but also on my Netflix queue.

Liked Frontiere(s), but preferred Sheitan which is pretty much in the same vein. Vincent Cassel is, for once, over the top but in a good way. It's a pretty gross film as well.

Sheitan was a pretty strange film. The whole raver thing kinda ruined it for me.
Real excited about seeing Inside I've heard nothing but good things... should have a copy by the end of the week hopefully.

Just watched INSIDE.

What a sick, twisted fucking movie.

I loved it.....thought it was better than Haute Tension

Watched Inside last night. Very cool. It's impressive cinematography gave it some really creepy moments (loved the scene with the chick outside her window) and the gore was top notch. Really diggin' the strong entries to the genre from '07 and early '08 its been awhile since there's been a consistant run of great flicks.
...and if you haven't seen Inside definatley give it a spin, its brilliant. I hope Them kicks my ass as much as this one.

Glad that you liked Inside. The more I think about it, the more I realize it's such a brilliant horror film. And, seriously, I haven't been that scared by a Big Bad since Mike Myers (scared the HELL out of me the first time I saw halloween - and he still haunts my nightmares occasionally).

I actually just saw Frontiere(s) last night and... well... I guess I was a little disappointed. Based on how much I liked Ils and Inside, I really thought that Frontiere(s) would be just as brilliant, but I thought it was just... derivative. It was like Texas Chainsaw Massacre meets Hostel meets... Nazis.

I don't know - The movie wasn't terrible, but it wasn't a particularly good derivation. Maybe I'll check out Sheitan, though.

I felt the same way. To me it was just lacking and a bit of a mess. Bored me a bit as well. It was ok, but it pales in comparaison to the others, that's for sure.

With Sheitan, I was shocked that I liked it, since I loathe Cassel and movies centered around french wankstas usually turn me completely off. But it was surprisingly dark humored, distasteful and so over the top at times, that it turned out to be really fun and enjoyable... for me at least.

Inside was such a dark and brutal movie. I think french directors decided to shock a little, because others movies like that are comming this year, like Frontier(s).

Inside (À l'intérieur)
 

Don't know if this one has been covered here yet but has anyone seen Inside (À l'intérieur) from directors Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury? I bought a copy over the weekend and just got finished with it. Overall I really liked it but I do have a few criticisms. Namely the CGI, having to see the baby move around inside it's mother just took away from the film, I had a difficult time taking it seriously whenever the baby is looking terrified and waving it's hands around. I also didn't like the ending, I was hoping it would go a different direction. Otherwise it was fast paced (though short), creepy and had a generous amount of gore/blood.

just watched inside as well, and this movie was bloody good time, it's up there with high tension...Good story and bloody

New Wave of French Horror
 

I saw this interesting article about the new wave of french horror that is coming out.

http://www.greencine.com/central/frenchhorror

It talks about the new school of directors in france that is turning horror on its ears.

give me your take on it

I'm definitely no expert on French horror, but of the three French horror movies I've seen (Inside, Them, High Tension), I've been very impressed. They've all seemed less typical or predictable I guess than many of the American and Asian horror films I've seen. I'm curious to check out the other five films on that list.

agreed.................

And would you, perhaps, have anything PERSONALLY to do with this website? Hmmmmm?

i do know someone who works there so i have a personal connection to the place, i admit, but i wouldn't push them if i didn't think it was a great article.

thanks for having me here

SPAM or not, thanks for the rec. I mean, it's sites or mags like these that introduce me into these films (it was Fangoria that sold me on Inside).

I've seen four of the movies listed. And of them, 2 I find to be absolutely amazing (Frontiers and High Tension were a HUGE disappointment... Frontiers was silly; Hostel meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre meets... Nazis... LOL... And High Tensions had some brilliantly brutal parts... but the predictable "twist" was just lame and, ultimately, didn't make sense).

Ils and Inside are utterly brilliant, however, especially the latter.

I'll add the other 4 to my Netflix queue. Always looking for more foreign horror.

New French Extremity
 

Talk about movies associated with the new French extremity movement like High Tension, Martyrs, À l'intérieur, or Irréversible.

well someone reply at least. New french cinema is occasionally stylish gore with a more cohesive and sometimes beter contructed plot line. Some peopple find it too much, not me. However i must be one of the few people who didn't really enjoy the end of haute tension, then again at the time i had seen a lot of the 'it's reallly him/his schizo alter ego' type endings. The one where they are held hostage by neo-nazis, can't remeber its name, let me down on lack of gore/cruelty

I love the new wave of Froggy horror.And do not dismiss:

Ils aka Them
High Lane
The Pack
Frontiers

I want to check out Ils because I hear you guys on here bring it up quite a bit. I appreciate all of the movie recommendations on here ::smile::

I have to disagree with you on Frontiers and High Tension. I think if one is in a 'gore' mood, they are the perfect choices! I can make a lot of predictions with movie endings but I didn't with High Tension; I thought the ending was entertaining to say the least.

I just recently watched The Pack and it was okay, not a favorite. I did enjoy High Lane though!

Frenchies
 

As I've mentioned, i've been away from the horror genre for some time.
Watched Matyrs last night. I know it's relatively old now (2008).
Quite fond of French movies, they did invent cinema after all. Any other recommendations?

F.

High Tension

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338095/


Sombre

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166808/


Frontier(s)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814685/



Mutants


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1146320/


Livide

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727516/

Inside

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0856288/