To Be Respected...

[ItsAlive75]

Originally posted by The_Return
Cant wait for the R1 DVD release. Feb. 21st, I do believe. Really looking forward to seeing it.

I've been wating months, never had a release date til' about a month ago. So I'm psyched.

[The STE]

I haven't been as eagerly awaiting it, since I've already got a copy

[jenna26]

Originally posted by The_Return
You really think so? It wasnt a bad film, but I wouldnt really say it was influential, or even overly memorable for that matter.

The only things about Identity I found remotely interesting was one death scene and John Cusack. Not impressed by that movie much at all.

I would say The Devil's Rejects also, because to me, that film is the strongest indication that horror is getting back on track after what the Scream trilogy managed to do to the horror genre....lol....I also think American Psycho is a good choice, based on Christian Bale's excellent performance.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Don't have anything that hasn't been said already, except for maybe,sorta,kinda...Tesis('96).

[Skaboy]

Original Japanese films that Hollywood seem so keen to jump on and remake: Ringu, Dark Water etc. ought to be remembered in years to come.

I've not seen Final Destination mentioned thus far. I felt that quite a defining movie and certainly one that I'll go back to in years to come ("bus!").

6th Sense: definitely memorable, especially for the twist.

28 Days Later: great British film-making.

Dog Soldiers: ditto.

[AUSTIN316426808]

The Sixth Sense popped in my head too but it's not horror.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by The_Return
You really think so? It wasnt a bad film, but I wouldnt really say it was influential, or even overly memorable for that matter.

i loved the movie identity - but hardly anyone knows it.


i think a number of the J-Horror films - in general will always be respected - if nothing else but a force that rejuvinated the horror film industry and took it in a much needed direction away from the slasher film.

so on that note :

the 6th Sense ... which was also incredibly influential.

(and i think it falls into the horror bin - after all - it's a ghost story)

[Skaboy]

I must admit, I was wondering whether it could count as a horror.

It certainly has a couple of horror moments but what would you class it as? Supernatural thriller? What are the boundaries or criteria that define a film as being in the horror genre?

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by Skaboy
I must admit, I was wondering whether it could count as a horror.

It certainly has a couple of horror moments but what would you class it as? Supernatural thriller? What are the boundaries or criteria that define a film as being in the horror genre?

I think it's categorized as a drama thriller. It did have infulence on the horror genre and there's ghost and a number of scare scenes, so I guess there's no problem with calling it horror.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by urgeok


(and i think it falls into the horror bin - after all - it's a ghost story)

Just because there's ghost,vampires ect. in a film doesn't automatically make it horror.

Ex:Van Helsing- it had Frankenstein,the wolfman,Dracula, vampires and Mr. Hyde but it's an action movie. Although there might be a couple, I can't vividly remember one scare.