HDC Presents: 100 Years of Horror

[Straker]

Originally Posted by neverending

So, which two films do you think should be added to the "in the cut" section?

And if I read V's post correctly, once we have finalised the two that make the cut, we can move on to the honorable mentions...

I don't know, I didn't really get exactly what was going on with the process at this point, so I kinda just threw out a few opinions and hoped the details sorted themselves out. :o

I guess I was working on the assumption that The Lodger and Hands of Orlac were already in the cut, so was really just pushing the movies I mentioned forward as candidates for the honourable mentions section.

[neverending]

Originally Posted by Straker

I don't know, I didn't really get exactly what was going on with the process at this point, so I kinda just threw out a few opinions and hoped the details sorted themselves out. :o
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The initial backings stay. Remember, we are here to select TWO films from the remaining ones in the DEBATABLE section. The "In The Cut" section is NOT for debate.

Once that is done, we can proceed to select SIX films from the rest to figure in our Honorable Mentions.

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[Straker]

From the debatable section I'll just second the votes for The Lodger... I can't split Waxworks and Hands of Orlac for my second 'in the cut' vote.

[Sculpt]

I just saw Devil's Backbone last night with a buddy. We both agreed, it was beautifully shot, fine score and acting, but the story was bland, slow, relatively uneventful and unconsequential and not very scary. I wouldn't consider one of the best.

[ChronoGrl]

Originally Posted by Giganticface

This was an excellent recommendation, ChronoGrl, thanks! Good concept, excellent characters, strong writing, good tension, and (gulp) romance? The handoff between directors for the three parts gave it variety in tone without being too jarring, or feeling like an anthology. I loved the indie feel. Some of the violent scenes were pretty hairy. An enjoyable film all around. I'm sure I'll watch it again. And if I had seen it prior to doing my rankings, who knows, it might have made the top 22. Probably a lock for at least the top 44. Thanks again.

So glad you liked it! I think I'm going to have to rewatch it now. It's been a while. :D

Originally Posted by neverending

My god, once again, some of the films only getting one vote- Ils, Frontier(s), Hard Candy, Home Movie (well, I suppose not many have seen it), Mum & Dad, One Missed Call...

That's weird... I thought that I had voted for Home Movie - Oh well...

[neverending]

Originally Posted by ChronoGrl

So glad you liked it! I think I'm going to have to rewatch it now. It's been a while. :D



That's weird... I thought that I had voted for Home Movie - Oh well...

Maybe you're the only one who did. I can't remember if I did or not. :p

[Sculpt]

Backing for 1920's 22: The Lost World

I very highly endorse/back The Lost World for one of the two added inclusions in the 22 for 1890-1920 Best. What a miles stone that film was.

I think it deserves more than an honorable mention, especially for anyone who also has an interest in having a more complete/inclusive 1920 list. The Lost World is a huge land mark film, I think it's a glaring omission from our current list. Hands of Orlac and the Lodger are good, but are basically of the same to the current 20.


For Honorable Mention: Jekyll and Hyde (Sheldon) and Waxworks

[_____V_____]

So this is how the final 22 for the first period looks like:-

The 1890s to the 1920s

IN THE CUT

Nosferatu (1922) - 9
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) - 9
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928) - 9

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) - 8
Faust (1926) - 8
Frankenstein (1910) - 8
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) - 8

The Cat and the Canary (1927) - 7
The Golem (1920) - 7
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) - 7

Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922) - 6
London After Midnight (1927) - 6

The Bat (1926) - 5
The Man Who Laughs (1928) - 5
The Phantom Carriage (1921) - 5
Un Chien Andalou (1929, Short) - 5
West Of Zanzibar (1928) - 5

Le Manoir du Diable (1896) - 3
The Hands of Orlac (1924) - 3 (voted in by majority)
The Lodger (1927) - 3 (voted in by majority)

A Page of Madness (1926) - 2
Dante's Inferno (1911) - 2


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HONORABLE MENTIONS

Waxworks (1924) - 4 (backed by metternich1815, seconded by Straker, Sculpt)
The Golem (1915) - 3 (backed by Kandarian Demon, seconded by The Villain)
The Lost World (1925) - 3 (backed by Sculpt)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920, Sheldon Lewis) - 2 (backed by Sculpt)
The 400 Tricks of the Devil (1906, Short) - 2 (backed by Straker)
The Student of Prague (1913) - 2 (backed by Straker)


DEBATABLE

The Monkey's Paw (1923) - 4

Bluebeard (1901, Short) - 3
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1922) - 3


MINORITY

The Monster (1925) - 2
The Penalty (1920) - 2
The Terror (1928) - 2
The Unknown (1927) - 2
The Wizard (1927) - 2


SINGLE VOTES TO

A Blind bargain (1922)
Der Januskopf (1920)
Destiny (1921)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912, Short)
Eerie Tales (1919)
House of Horror (1929)
Salome (1923)
The Dark Mirror (1920)
The Haunted Castle (1921)
The Headless Horseman (1922)
The Man Who Cheated Life (1926)
The Sealed Room (1909)
The Unholy Night (1929)
Wolf Blood (1925)


If nobody has any objection, I move to include the SIX underlined films (with strong backing and support) as the line-up for our Honorable Mentions of this period. This will wind up the proceedings for this first period of horror and we can move into the 30s.

All in agreement?

[neverending]

Yes......................

[realdealblues]

Agreed................