HDC Presents: 100 Years of Horror

[Kandarian Demon]

Ghostbusters! I'd like to defend this movies right to be on the list, in one way or another.

I'm glad to see it mentioned. It would have been in my original top 20 list, as it is my "other favourite movie", apart from "Evil Dead" - but I didn't think we were allowed to vote for it as it wasn't on the list. It's the movie that got me into horror! And I've never seen it in a theatre, by the way...

Many of you older members (I'm 36 myself) have defended some of the classics from your youth... movies that left a great impression on you and got you interested in the genre.

Well... Ghostbusters might not mean much to YOU, but it was a BIG deal for a lot of us 80s kids, and I know for a fact that quite a lot of horror fans my age started with Ghostbusters. It's not just any movie, it was and still is a pop culture phenomenon - and if we could back The Raven earlier (as I did myself), we can certainly back Ghostbusters too. Personally, I actually find the movie rather creepy in places, especially that library ghost which has been haunting my nightmares for 30 years now :D

Each generation has it's classics, and I think it's something that many people tend to overlook or forget applies to the "younger" generations too - and their experiences of being blown away by a movie are just as valid. After all - that's what's keeping the genre alive.

So yes - I definitely think Ghostbusters should be somewhere on our list...

[neverending]

I agree with everything you say... I just don't think we can go back and redo a list that's already finalized.

[Straker]

I'm a little too young to have had the 'cinema experience' with regards to Ghostbusters, but I can say I spent many a happy hour running round my house with one of these;



Happy Days. :cool:

[The Villain]

I'm gonna make my peace one more time and then shut up, maybe even for the rest of this whole issue. Ghostbusters does not belong on this list, it is a comedy. The other comedic movies that have been included on here are not strictly comedies like Ghostbusters is. They are a mixture of horror and comedy, movies that manage to be horror movies and comedies at the same time. Ghostbusters does not do that.

Everyone needs to put aside their own personal feelings towards the movie. We've said before on here that this list isn't about personal feelings and it's about judging the best horror movies.

We've also not included movies because IMDB didnt have it listed as horror. On IMDB Ghostbusters is listed as Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi. Not horror.

I know i'm beating a dead horse here, i just wanted to get my point across without it just being shot down or ignored which is how i felt. Like i said before, a special recommendation is fine with me but no movie should be taken off the list to include it.

There i'm done.

[metternich1815]

Originally Posted by The Villain

I'm gonna make my peace one more time and then shut up, maybe even for the rest of this whole issue. Ghostbusters does not belong on this list, it is a comedy. The other comedic movies that have been included on here are not strictly comedies like Ghostbusters is. They are a mixture of horror and comedy, movies that manage to be horror movies and comedies at the same time. Ghostbusters does not do that.

Everyone needs to put aside their own personal feelings towards the movie. We've said before on here that this list isn't about personal feelings and it's about judging the best horror movies.

We've also not included movies because IMDB didnt have it listed as horror. On IMDB Ghostbusters is listed as Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi. Not horror.

I know i'm beating a dead horse here, i just wanted to get my point across without it just being shot down or ignored which is how i felt. Like i said before, a special recommendation is fine with me but no movie should be taken off the list to include it.

There i'm done.

I agree that it should not replace any of the chosen films, but I disagree it is not horror. The Little Shop of Horrors and Ghostbusters are in the same boat, in my opinion and Little Shop ultimately made the list, so I think it is reasonable to include it theoretically. Horror themes certainly exist in this film. Personally, I would include it under horror comedy and, in my opinion, horror comedy is in the horror genre.

[_____V_____]

Not to stretch the debate any further, since we are deviating from our 90s selection here - Ghost Busters is the first film short-listed for the Special section. I haven't gone through the thread yet, but 40 films are to be selected for that section, and Ghost Busters seals a spot for itself.

Let's close that chapter now.


More than 12 hours have passed and I see no objections or new contenders, so Ringu seals it's spot in the top 22 for the 90s.

http://www.horror.com/forum/showthre...943#post954943

Now, we move to the Honorable Mentions. The NINE films with the maximum support are -

Audition,
From Dusk Till Dawn,
Halloween H20,
Night of the Living Dead,
Deep Blue Sea,
Event Horizon,
Natural Born Killers,
The Faculty,
Tremors.

In addition, there are several others with 1 backing, which I am not listing here. It can be seen in the link above.

Audition and From Dusk Till Dawn look to be pretty safe, so we might be looking to get FOUR from the rest.

Have your say.

[Giganticface]

I usually like to back one or two at a time and see how things go, but I'm going to be away from civilization for a few days, so I'll spend all six at once.

I've already backed these, but I'll mention them again:

Audition
Natural Born Killers

I'd like to add:

Cemetery Man
Man Bites Dog
Night of the Living Dead
Funny Games

[The Villain]

Audition
From Dusk Till Dawn
Fear
Tremors
The Faculty

Hiruko The Goblin: A bizarrely creepy film that has always stuck out with me amongst the foreign horror movies I've seen.

[_____V_____]

Added.

3 films look to make the cut for the Honorable Mentions right now, plus plenty of new contenders (as underlined) have sprung up for those final spots.

http://www.horror.com/forum/showpost...postcount=1042

Keep the thoughts coming.

[realdealblues]

Originally Posted by Straker

I'm a little too young to have had the 'cinema experience' with regards to Ghostbusters, but I can say I spent many a happy hour running round my house with one of these;



Happy Days. :cool:

I had all those same toys as a kid!...lol.