Go Back   Horror.com Forums - Talk about horror. > Horror Movie Discussion > Classic Horror Movies
Register FAQ Community Calendar

Reply
 
Thread Tools
  #11  
Old 02-18-2005, 05:02 AM
urgeok's Avatar
urgeok urgeok is offline
Banned

 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 19,465
Re: Re: Re: must see classic horror films

Quote:
Originally posted by slasherman
Hmmm they dont have to be black and white to be called a classic...early 80 isnt modern anymore...but its difficult to say/decide(who decides?) when a movie becomes a classic..:p
i think a movie becomes a classic when it is generally held to be believed as one of the best of it's kind.
Especially if it set a new standard for the genre.

Halloween isnt that old but it's a classic
Dawn of the Dead is a classic ..

i think the distiction could be :
Golden age of horror VS modern classics
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 02-18-2005, 01:32 PM
Tat2's Avatar
Tat2 Tat2 is offline
Evil Dead
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Indiana
Posts: 731
Re: must see classic horror films

Quote:
Originally posted by lee challenger
THE EXORCIST
THE EVIL DEAD
JOHN CARPENTER'S THE THING
POLTERGEIST
ALIEN
HALLOWEEN
FRIDAY THE 13TH
THE OMEN 1, 2 AND 3
DAWN OF THE DEAD (original)
AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
THE HOWLING
ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
DRACULA ( Christopher Lee)
INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE
JAWS
PUMPKINHEAD
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (original)
THE HILLS HAVE EYES
SCANNERS

These all are good movies and most are must see, but they aren't considered "classics" thats the 1960's and prior. Okay, you do have one classic (NOTLD) but never the less, I have underwear older than some of these titles.
__________________
Reality...who needs it!
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 02-18-2005, 01:45 PM
Tat2's Avatar
Tat2 Tat2 is offline
Evil Dead
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Indiana
Posts: 731
Re: Re: Re: Re: must see classic horror films

Quote:
Originally posted by urgeok
i think a movie becomes a classic when it is generally held to be believed as one of the best of it's kind.
Especially if it set a new standard for the genre.

Halloween isnt that old but it's a classic
Dawn of the Dead is a classic ..

i think the distiction could be :
Golden age of horror VS modern classics

Urge, you do bring up a valid point. There are films, that as soon as they are released, you will hear the Critics say "destined to be an instant classic."

I believe that in some realms, such as cars for example, they are considered classic at 20 years old, vintage at 25 years old and antique at 30 years old (I could be off on the years, but I'm sure you get the idea).

I agree with you, that movies like DOTD, Holloween and The Exorcist deserve some form of distinction because they are older movies just not as old as ---say---The Day The Earth Stood Still , or The Wolfman etc...

So maybe it needs to be brought to the forum and polled on...lets come up with our own categories. Thoughts?
__________________
Reality...who needs it!
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 02-18-2005, 06:13 PM
The_Return's Avatar
The_Return The_Return is offline
AKA Vampenguin/Dark_Hero

 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 17,540
Send a message via AIM to The_Return
I personally think a "classic" is a movie that had a significant impact on it's genre/films in general. Example: Scream will, to me, forever be a classic. I havnt seen it, but it shaped and changed the look of "horror" movies for years to come.

NotLD, TCM, Exorcist...All classics...I think the picture has beeen gotton
__________________
"There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old 02-21-2005, 01:41 AM
slasherman's Avatar
slasherman slasherman is offline
.
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Norway
Posts: 4,026
Many people will see "Titanic" and "Lord of the Rings" movies as classics...cause of there sucess and impact....To me there not...and they never will be...
Its like "Gone with the Wind"...that film has never been a classic to ME....but film "experts" wanted it to be and it become....nearly all the so called classics films are from Hollywood...why is that ?....Cause a "classic" can earn more money!
__________________
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 06:26 AM.