Favorite Halloween Films
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Posted by glen 8 years, 6 months ago
What's everybody's favorite Halloween films? I'm kind of a weenie when it comes to scary movies, so I like to go with more I think I'd have to go with these 3:
- The original Halloween
- Shaun of the Dead
- The original Psycho (or just about anything Hitchcock)
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OperationBrandon
8 years, 6 months agoAh I'm a big horror fan, doesn't need to be near Halloween for me to watch a scary movie! Although this Halloween the plan is to watch Hocus Pocus - classic
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glen
8 years, 6 months agoHocus Pocus is great. It's so cheesy and quintessentially 90's.
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OperationBrandon
8 years, 6 months agoIt was considered the acceptable Halloween film when I was a kid (not too scary) so there's all the nostalgia.
I watched [REC] the other night, which is stupidly good (but not for the faint of heart)
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Razorback
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glen
8 years, 6 months agoSome excellent ones in there, Razorback. I remembered this documentary posted about the Amityville Horror from the early days of GM.
http://gentlemint.com/tack/33299/
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Razorback
8 years, 6 months agoI will have to check that documentary out. The entire thing is on YouTube (of course).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2wgNLQ6gNQ
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Chet_Manly
8 years, 6 months agoWe didn't watch much in the way of movies or tv as I was growing up so I have no childhood Halloween classics. However as my family is growing (the kids are still young) we are developing or own go to list for movies:
I just watch the presidential campaigns and that generates a strong enough element of fear to last me the next three halloweens.
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glen
8 years, 6 months agoWhy stop at 3?
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Chet_Manly
8 years, 6 months agoGood point, but how do they always manage to make each sequel more scary than the last?
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glen
8 years, 6 months agoThat's what makes them so great! (And by great I mean truly terrifying.)
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OperationBrandon
8 years, 6 months agoWatched a great film the other night, Digging Up The Marrow. Styled like a documentary, lots of hand-held footage, Blair Witch-y in feel but surprisingly funny? Ray Wise is the goddamn man
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glen
8 years, 6 months agoWow, interesting. I'll have to check it out. Thanks!
Ray Wise has that built-in creepy vibe about him. I've always liked his characters
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OperationBrandon
8 years, 6 months agoYeah there's something really innately terrifying in his eyes. He's actually the funniest in the film, but in this really deadpan way
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lhriv
8 years, 6 months agoI watch a lot of horror movies, but most of the time, none are that noteworthy. I've been brainstorming a bit and I don't know if I would call these favorites per se, but these really stand out in my memory. Wish I had a running list...I know there are more! I'll keep brainstorming...
Triangle - great time loop movie, way better than I thought it would be and I couldn't stop thinking about/trying to figure it out afterwards. The whole movie is on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfoRkXQlkg4
The House at the End of Time - this is an entertaining low-budget movie, but I loved the storyline/time travel element, and there are genuinely creepy moments
As Above, So Below - kind of a fun, entertaining documentary style flick about entering Hell through the Catacombs of Paris
In Fear - I liked the creepy setting (being lost in the Irish countryside) and build-up of suspense and air of mystery in this one
The Ones Below - watched this one recently and I appreciated the Hitchcock vibe. Better than expected and entertaining.
Idle Hands - a very cheesy oldie...but a goodie
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glen
8 years, 6 months agoGreat list! I'd not heard of many of these. The Ones Below looks terrifying, but not in a slasher way...
Idle hands. Yes! Gotta love the classics.
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brian
8 years, 5 months agoI wanted to do a GM blog post about this, but ran out of time. Definitely next year, but I wanted to throw a couple in here for future reference:
** The Night of The Hunter** This is based on a true story and one of my all time favorites, so expertly crafted it will blow you away that the director never got behind the lens again.
** The Wickerman (the original 1970s version)** Again, one of my all time favorites, though not based on a true story. This is a very weird film, but so creepy and unique.
** Halloween** Of all the classic slasher movies, this one stands far above the rest. John Carpenter expertly achieves not only a stunning suspense film, but writes an iconic soundtrack in the process.
** Vertigo** This is Alfred Hitchcock's most personal film and an absolutely spellbinding story centered around the blurry line between obsession and love.
** The Town that Dreaded Sundown ** This is a damn good recent film, it is based on the 1976 film of the same name that is actually about real events in a small town in Texas.
** Carnival of Souls** I really dig this one, but I'm biased. It was mostly filmed in Lawrence, Kansas — the town I live in. However, it is an interesting story and a film that critics point to as being incredibly influential to modern horror film makers.
I could basically go on and on about this subject, but if I had to pick a handful, these would be the ones.
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