"Intelligent horror" films?

[Sick_As_Fuck]

Originally posted by avenger00soul
The first few minutes of The Ring raised the hair on my arms. That closet shot was freaky as hell. If the Ring wasn't scary, pray tell, what movie is?

IMO "scary" is something that either makes you jump, squirm, lose your stomach, fucks up your mind, or of course you would never want it to happen in real life. Like I said earlier, only the first scene of The Ring, as well as the end when we learn the girl actually comes out of the TV to kill her victims are scary IMO. The rest wasn't scary at all. Pretty boring actually.

[slasher]

Originally posted by avenger00soul
I don't find that film "scary." It's a great horror film that offers some serious social commentary, but nothing in it actually frightens me. What in that movie "scares" you?

I found it to be real scary when I watched it at the age of 10. But to this day the part that still gives me chills is the beginning when the guy is trying to scare his sister in the cemetary and the real scary part has not even started yet. the main reason that movie scares me is because I have a fear of reanimated corpses, especially from this movie because it freaked me out so much when I was young. Since this is really a childhood scare I will give you a different one then that really got to me as an adult. I sit here trying to think of one and I cannot. i have watched movies that have caught me off guard and made me jump at isolated parts of the movie but nothing that had me scared out of mind. One movie I liked was Ghost Ship. I realize that some of you may not like it but I thought it was well done and had a good plot. I also liked Thirteen Ghosts which was made by almost all the same people.

[roguesblight]

oooh do we looove 13 ghosts. "samara" and I have watched this tape so many times I think it's wearing the tape out. Great effects, and the ghosts are pretty scary. I am still trying to find a good clear picture of "the charles manson of ghosts....The Jackyl" I want that as my avatar.

[Killer Clown#1]

This is the best I could find for ya(resized it would be to small I know) but I will keep lookin. I don't know how to rezize them but ask anybody ealse on the board they might know.http://outnow.ch/movies/2001/13Ghost...pg&w=700&h=468

[Killer Clown#1]

The Jackal
Ok Found a good one this time but you might want to e-mail it to somone so you can get it resized if you don't know how to.

[roguesblight]

oh yeah! the second was was fabulous! thanks killer clown #1! Just a bit of resizing and a bit of lightening and it will be perfect!

[Colm O' Toole]

I think that the recent surge in Intelligant Horror Movies is a desperate attempt by the industry to legitimise the horror genre. I hope that the new Texas Chainsaw doesnt try to be intelligant and mysterious it is the mother of all slasher movies not a sophisticated intelligant movie.

[Killer Clown#1]

Originally posted by Colm O' Toole
I think that the recent surge in Intelligant Horror Movies is a desperate attempt by the industry to legitimise the horror genre. I hope that the new Texas Chainsaw doesnt try to be intelligant and mysterious it is the mother of all slasher movies not a sophisticated intelligant movie.

Trust me it's not intelligant :)

[Ritualistic]

Originally posted by Killer Clown#1
Trust me it's not intelligant :)

that is great to hear... :D

[barbra]

bringing back old threads....
The Haunting of Hill House was really smart movie. It didn;t need gore to be scary, just good lighting and sounds.