[urgeok2]

A movie i saw on the weekend got me to thinking..

As horror fans - we're used to sub-par everything. The genre hasn't been taken seriously since the 70's (until just recently) and fans like us have been subjected to cheap production values and amateurish acting - to the point where we have been judging films by : 'well, considering they had a budget of 50$ - it was pretty good" - and we spend our time praising their ingenuity and imagination.

thats all well and good - but every now and then we are treated to a rare film that makes us go 'holy shit - that's what a good horror film looks like !"

for me - it usually boils down to

- editing
- lighting
- performances.


In this thread i'm just thinking about performances. standout performances where someone wen't (unexpectedly) above and beyond what we're usually exposed to in horror films.

I've got 3 off the top :


1) Michael Moriarity - Q - The Winged Serpent. Incredible job - the guy gives the performance of his lifetime in a low budget monster movie. Probably the best I've ever seen.

2) Mickey Rourke - Angel Heart. A guy i consider to be one of the worlds greatest actors at the apex of his career.

3) George Clooney - From Dusk Til Dawn - hypnotizing performance from a smooth operator.


can anyone else think of anything (in the last 30 years) anywhere near the quality of these performances ?