I just watched A L'Interieur

[Ferox13]

I loved Eden Lake - sure it has a lot of flaws but Chavs as the villians in a Brit Horror film is great. THe illogical main characters were a bit off putting though I would hessitate to say that most people wouldn't be intimidated by those bunch of kids. Its a kinda lose/lose situation - you back down and look like a coward or you stand up and go to court for assault on a minor.....

Another great recent Brit horror film is MUM & DAD - its an English version of the American Gothic horror but this time the Murderous disfuctional family live in the English 'Burbs.

[Elvis_Christ]

I keep forgetting to check out Mum & Dad seems to be a flick people either love or hate. The real life case sounds twisted as fuck.

Originally Posted by Roderick Usher

I've made my extreme hatred of HIGH TENSION quite clear on ths site. The ending invalidates the film, nothing you saw happened or could have happened... it's a cheap cheat.

I don't know about that; I like to be surprised at the end of a horror film. I mean the first time I saw it I was genuinely surprised. I didn't feel cheated at all. Besides after all the crazy killings and extreme gore I couldn't really care less how it ended! That's not to say I don't care about a cohesive storyline but in this case I was already entertained enough to not really care.

Midnight Meat Train was really great, saw that a while ago too. The only thing that ruined it for me was seeing Vinnie Jones as the killer. I know he's a tough guy in real life but I never pictured him playing a physcopath killer, more like a dept collector or something less incriminating.

Anyway thanks for the all the recs. Going to watch Eles at some point. I'll set my standards pretty low so I won't be disappointed.

[Elvis_Christ]

Have you checked out Mordum yet? I'm pretty desensitized to most shit but a couple of scenes were eye openers.

No I havn't seen that one either. Thanks, adding it to the list! I also watched The Audition last night and actually enjoyed it, although the ending was a bit of a cop out for me. Girl starts going to town on this guy then something happens to put an end to it before the good stuff can begin. That makes me sound like some gore-fiend which I'm really not but if you're going to do a torture scene, do it properly.

Wait are you talking about August Underground Mordum? If so yeah I've seen that. It was strange.

[Elvis_Christ]

Originally Posted by Scythus

Wait are you talking about August Underground Mordum? If so yeah I've seen that. It was strange.

Yeh that's the one I was talking about. I've had Philosophy Of A Knife sitting here for ages too but haven't got round to watching it. People say thats pretty unsettling but we'll see.

[Ferox13]

Originally Posted by Elvis_Christ

Yeh that's the one I was talking about. I've had Philosophy Of A Knife sitting here for ages too but haven't got round to watching it. People say thats pretty unsettling but we'll see.

I was up on an allniter with the GF and I watched Philosophy Of A Knife - Aftermath - Grimlove and some other sicko all in a row. They are all a complete blur in my mind..

[ChronoGrl]

Originally Posted by Roderick Usher

I've made my extreme hatred of HIGH TENSION quite clear on ths site. The ending invalidates the film, nothing you saw happened or could have happened... it's a cheap cheat.

That said, I liked EDEN LAKE and I would not have taken any shit from a bunch of kids, I certainly wouldn't let them force me to move my vacation spot. I particularly liked the ending as it was the logical conclusion.

Loved INSIDE, liked MARTYRS, didn't really care for FRONTEIR(S). I though ILS (THEY) was way overrated and boring.

I'd say [REC] or might turn you on. MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN was overlooked by many and I really liked it - not genius, but quite fun. ANTICHRIST is going to upset a lot of you, but I'm quite pleased with it.

Must have missed your rantings about High Tenstion. And I completely agree with you. The ending invalidates that great suspense that was built up the entire film and it's INCREDIBLY cheap. It makes me feel more sane and validated to hear that.

We'll have to agree to disagree on Eden Lake - I would have just left and I don't think that their actions were particularly justified. Then again, it could have been that I know as a viewer that I'm watching all of this unfold in the context of a horror movie, so any retaliation would have serious consequences in that environment.

Didn't really care for Frontier(s) either. I thought that it was a bit disjointed. Tried to pull in Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Hostel, but ultimately failed for me. I'm surprised that you didn't care for Ils, though I think I recall you talking about that before. I thought that it was an incredibly well-done suspenseful film.

I agree with you guys on Midnight Meat Train - Definitely overlooked and a nice gory flick. Still haven't seen Martyrs. Will have to check that one out.

Originally Posted by Scythus

No I havn't seen that one either. Thanks, adding it to the list! I also watched The Audition last night and actually enjoyed it, although the ending was a bit of a cop out for me. Girl starts going to town on this guy then something happens to put an end to it before the good stuff can begin. That makes me sound like some gore-fiend which I'm really not but if you're going to do a torture scene, do it properly.

Was actually going to recommend that one, but wasn't sure whether or not the pacing would be interesting (love the film, but I think that it's incredibly slow at the beginning, while the climactic scene is absolutely brutal). I love Takashi Miike, though. You might want to check out Ichi The Killer, though it's more of a character piece laced with extreme violence than it is a straight-up horror film. I absolutely love it, but have to give that warning. His contribution to the Masters of Horror series, Imprint, is equally as gory and bizarre, though the acting is pretty apalling. Regardless, I enjoyed it.

You liking The Audition makes me want to recommend a short film to you. There's a collection of three short Asian horror films called Three... Extremes. The second film is directed by Chan-Wook Park, Korean directof of Oldboy - It's brilliant and I think has the sort of roughness to it that you're looking for. The other two short films are great, but might not be what you're looking for right now (the third film, "The Box" is another Miike film).

Have you seen any of the Cube movies?

[jenna26]

Originally Posted by ChronoGrl

Must have missed your rantings about High Tenstion. And I completely agree with you. The ending invalidates that great suspense that was built up the entire film and it's INCREDIBLY cheap. It makes me feel more sane and validated to hear that.

We'll have to agree to disagree on Eden Lake - I would have just left and I don't think that their actions were particularly justified. Then again, it could have been that I know as a viewer that I'm watching all of this unfold in the context of a horror movie, so any retaliation would have serious consequences in that environment.

I agree as well, it was cheap trick just to shock the audience, and for a film that was working reasonably well until then, there is no excuse to throw all that was good about the movie out the window, just to "trick" the viewer.

And I totally agree about Eden Lake. And its not just because I know I am watching a horror movie. Their actions were, in my opinion, ridiculous. And its because of the more realistic feel of the film that makes it impossible for me to give a damn about them after they do something so stupid (you already mentioned the scene I am talking about in your spoiler warning), and once I lose sympathy for the characters, I'm done. Same thing happened with The Strangers. I lost sympathy for the characters as soon as they started making the same mistakes that the characters in the campier horror movies make, they lost me. I didn't "believe" it, and I didn't believe Eden Lake. And for it to work for me, I have to.

Originally Posted by Roderick Usher

I'd say [REC]or might turn you on. MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN was overlooked by many and I really liked it - not genius, but quite fun.

Midnight Meat Train was a hell of a lot of fun, I really enjoyed it. And [REC] is excellent.

Originally Posted by ChronoGrl

You liking The Audition makes me want to recommend a short film to you. There's a collection of three short Asian horror films called Three... Extremes. The second film is directed by Chan-Wook Park, Korean directof of Oldboy - It's brilliant and I think has the sort of roughness to it that you're looking for. The other two short films are great, but might not be what you're looking for right now (the third film, "The Box" is another Miike film).

Thanks again! Those sound like they're worth checking out. It seems like Asian film makers have a completely different approach than most Western film makers in terms of how they write a scary story. I've actually never once watched an Asian slasher flick before. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing but hey.

Ichi The Killer,

Seen that too.

Have you seen any of the Cube movies?

Haha yeah I've seen the Cube movies. Thought they were awesome (at least the first 2 were) albeit completely retarded. "Hey guys this will be a movie about you all getting trapped in a big cube" Doesn't sound too interesting does it but it actually was.

I'm not completely new to horror at all I'm looking for more obscure, lesser-known horror films that don't shy away from being completely brutal, if you know what I mean.