HDC Presents: 100 Years of Horror

[Straker]

Fine with me...

[Giganticface]

Yep, I like it.

[_____V_____]

Okay, looks like the majority are in favor so the top 22 are sealed.

http://www.horror.com/forum/showthre...398#post954398


Now - the Honorable Mentions. Quite a few frontrunners for those 6 slots:-

The Sentinel (1977) 2 votes, 3 backings

Frankenstein: The True Story (1973, TV) 2 votes, 2 backings
The Night Stalker (1972 TV Movie) 2 votes, 2 backings
Magic (1978) 2 votes, 2 backings
The Brood (1979) 2 votes, 2 backings

A Bay of Blood (1971) 2 votes, 1 backing
The Dunwich Horror (1970) 2 votes, 1 backing
The Legend of Hell House (1973) 2 votes, 1 backing

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A single vote with a single backing to the following:

Blood for Dracula (1974)
Damien: Omen II (1978)
Deep Red (1975)
Gojira tai Hedora (1971)
I Drink Your Blood (1970)
King Kong (1976)
Straw Dogs (1971)
The Stepford Wives (1976)


Do we go with the top 5 by default and select ONE more from the rest?

Thoughts?

[Sculpt]

Considering the 5, are think there are better choices. I'd prefer all list the six we want. And post any 'why it should be included' with it.

To read why film should be selected, read corresponding # below.

1. Godzilla Vs. The Smog Monster (Gojira tai Hedora) 1971) (want diversity for our list?)
2. The Night Stalker (1972)
3. Magic (1978)
4. King Kong (1976)
5. The Stepford Wives (1976)
6. The Legend of Hell House (1973)

1. Gojira tai Hedora - A fantastic, innovative and scary film. It's psychedelic, they included animated sequences, amazing set and colors, use of jazz and acid rock, where they mix jazz in with the spoken parts, including rather bizarre things, like the eggs of Monster. It's the first film to attack the issue of pollution, at the same time it's a metaphor for the evil/neglect of mankind.

The horror scenes include a coastal giant sludge tadpole menacing a child's father, and then the child slicing it with his knife. In a nightclub, slug from monster pours down the steps, like the blob (the ending of the scene with the slug covered cat meowing is classic!). The Smog Monster flies over a children camp exercising, releases it's smog on them, and they're left as smoking skeletons (child's film?). The "flower children" teens are partying at night when a GIGANTIC Hedora walks up, even towering over Godzilla (genius). A true period piece. One animated sequence: http://youtu.be/rVLaqFWpm7A

2. The Night Stalker (1972) A classic, always highly rated, thoroughly enjoyable. Best made for TV I've ever seen, any genre. "An abrasive Las Vegas newspaper reporter investigates a series of murders committed by a vampire." Can see full film on Youtube.com for free http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAy8v0FMoAM So impressive, garnered a sequel and TV series.

3. Magic (1978) - fascinating, and unusually scary film about a ventriloquist (Anthony Hopkins) who can't put his dummy down, even for 20 secs... he's insane. Directed by Richard Attenborough. also starring Ann-Margret, and Burgess Meredith.

4. King Kong (1976) - completely different take on King Kong. Dark, moody, superior foreboding music. Many a child shed a tear for Kong at the end.

5. The Stepford Wives (1976) - mega famous cultural landmark classic movie. I haven't met an adult who hasn't heard of it.

6. The Legend of Hell House (1973) - famous cult classic with Roddy McDowall.

[neverending]

I would like to see Driller Killer get on this list somehow. It's important director Abel Ferrara's best film. Its violent take on depravity and degradation perfectly encapsulates the existential angst of the 70s, set against a punk rock backdrop. It even manages to be poetic in a few spots. Top all this off with the fact that Ferrara wrote, directed and stars in the film and we have a true tour de force. It's the one film from the 70s I think MUST be on the list, so I'm throwing all my backing behind this one film. Please give it your consideration.

I will also say that if King Kong somehow gets into consideration, I will negative vote it. It's a terrible film and a travesty of a remake.

[The Villain]

I'll say:

The Sentinel
The Legend of Hell House
Magic
The Driller Killer
The Night Stalker
The Brood

[realdealblues]

I Drink Your Blood (1970)
Deep Red (1975)
The Night Stalker (1972)
The Brood (1979)
The Sentinel (1977)
The Driller Killer (1979)

[_____V_____]

Looks like we have some changes in our Honorable Mentions.

The SIX films which have 3 or more members backing them, as of right now (as UNDERLINED), are:-

Magic (1978) - 2 votes, 3 backings
The Brood (1979) - 2 votes, 4 backings
The Legend of Hell House (1973) - 2 votes, 3 backings
The Night Stalker (1972, TV movie) - 2 votes, 3 backings
The Sentinel (1977) - 2 votes, 4 backings
The Driller Killer (1979) - 1 vote, 3 backings

http://www.horror.com/forum/showthre...398#post954398

Thoughts, agreements, debates?

[Giganticface]

I'll get on the Driller Killer train and back it. One of the top themes I can think of for the 70s is that it was the peak period of grindhouse cinema. I would have lobbied for one if we didn't already have a few in the list (TCM, Last house on the Left, the Hills Have Eyes, even the Exorcist was big in the grindhouses, but that film might have also shown up in regular theaters). However, I love the idea of adding one that's not as well-known. Also, as neverending mentioned, it has an art house quality that would add diversity to the list. It's a good movie and somewhat misunderstood due to its inclusion in the Video Nasties list, which was probably purely due to its cover art.

I'm keeping my vote for King Kong though. ;)

[metternich1815]

I will negative vote the King Kong remake, no offense to the people that liked it, but I do not see its significance and I find it to be a rather terrible film and remake. Additionally, I will back:
Driller Killer (This film come highly recommended from neverending, so I will back it)
It's Alive (Killer baby)
Deep Red (One of Argento's best films, in my opinion)
The Brood (A great Cronenberg piece from the 1970s)
Nosferatu The Vampyre (Generally regarded as a great remake of Nosferatu)

I stand by my backing of The Stepford Wives, I find it to be a really good movie and a classic from the 1970s.