HDC Presents: 100 Years of Horror

[The Villain]

I'll remove my backing of Hell House and back Martin as well.

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A turnaround - The Brood drops out of the top 4, and Martin storms in.

A new contender here, Herzog's Nosferatu, joins the race for the final 2 HM spots. Of course, Magic and Night Stalker still lead that race, with The Brood still in contention.

http://www.horror.com/forum/showpost...&postcount=907

What next?

[Sculpt]

Originally Posted by Straker

Also, I want to put forward the idea that we should cap the number of films people can back in each section. Maybe just two honourable mention backings per era....I realise its a bit late in the day for this and I haven't thought the idea through too much so maybe there are negatives to this idea that I haven't considered. I just feel that we would get a better reflection of diversity if we limited the number of backing people could make. Just an idea, maybe too late now anyway, but I thought I would throw it out there, might make the last few decades a little more interesting.

Originally Posted by metternich1815

I agree Straker made a good point about Cronenberg with reluctance I will remove my backing of it, but I will note that I actually really enjoy that film. I completely disagree with limiting the number of honorable mentions to two. I think it is good, as is.

It's an interesting idea. One good thing about all of us picking 6 films is we get past the pet films everyone has demonstrated they have, and we get a wider consensus and find common appreciations of notable works.

Perhaps V might consider trying to combine the best aspects of both ideas: with the basic point system we're already using, each person backs two films, which allots two points each. And then their remaining four films are awarded one point each. That gives important films weight, and still affords a wider consensus.

For personal consideration/discussion: should any of us really decide to neg any films with the initial intent of try to 'make room' for another film we prefer? Rather, we seemed to have had been building a precedence, not only that negging would be extremely rare, but also that one wouldn't neg a film for being merely OK, but rather extremely bad in some way.

[neverending]

If I'm allowed, I'll back again, Frankenstein the True Story. It's a quality television production with a star studded cast, and the only film to tell the entire story of Frankenstein as it was written in the book.

I'll also cast a vote for Night Stalker.

[Kandarian Demon]

Originally Posted by Sculpt

It's an interesting idea. One good thing about all of us picking 6 films is we get past the pet films everyone has demonstrated they have, and we get a wider consensus and find common appreciations of notable works.

Although I see your point, I think it becomes a problem if we have to back "just to back", if that makes any sense. Maybe that's just me, but I think you should back a movie because you think it deserves to be on the list, and not because "I'm missing 2, I guess I've got to pick something... "

Originally Posted by Sculpt

For personal consideration/discussion: should any of us really decide to neg any films with the initial intent of try to 'make room' for another film we prefer? Rather, we seemed to have had been building a precedence, not only that negging would be extremely rare, but also that one wouldn't neg a film for being merely OK, but rather extremely bad in some way.

I totally agree with this. It shouldn't become a competition about who gets to have their favourite movies on the list. I wouldn't neg vote something unless I REALLY thought it was dreadful. But - NOT telling others what to do, this is just my personal opinion on neg voting.

[metternich1815]

Originally Posted by Kandarian Demon

I totally agree with this. It shouldn't become a competition about who gets to have their favourite movies on the list. I wouldn't neg vote something unless I REALLY thought it was dreadful. But - NOT telling others what to do, this is just my personal opinion on neg voting.

There was only one time that I used negative voting to ensure a film that I thought was better would make it. All the other times, that I remember, I disliked the film that I neg voted and did not think that it deserved to be on the list. I have used it very rarely, in my opinion. Sometimes the films I wanted in were not necessarily my favorites, just films I believed should be on the list. For instance I loved Tarantula, but believed, objectively, that The Quatermass Xperiment better deserved to be on the list. I do get and understand what you are saying and I do agree that negative voting should be reserved.

[Straker]

Awesome, loving the honourable mentions for this decade.... I'll back The Night Stalker too. I'm guessing my backing for Frankenstein: The True Story still stands from earlier in the process, hoping that it can still make a late run into the final couple of spots!

[Straker]

Just to clarify my position on the two neg votes I made. I have hardly made any in this process, but when I do its because I don't believe the film belongs on the final list. If anyone can give me a reason why this is not the correct way to use a neg vote, I'm all ears...

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And we have The Night Stalker joining the ranks under Honorable Mentions as the 5th chosen film.

Still need to find ONE more, out of SIX frontrunners for that final spot.

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

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*bump*

Still need to finalise 1 more film before we start on the 80s, folks.