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You're Favorite Horror Films
moremojo:
I voted for The Shining, Rosemary's Baby, Shaun of the Dead (really more of a horror comedy than a horror movie per se), Nosferatu, eine Symphone des Grauens, and, in selecting Other(s), mean to represent Dario Argento's stylish and atmospheric 1977 Suspiria, starring Jessica Harper (one of my favorite actresses).
The Shining remains an underrated classic by Stanley Kubrick, which, while not the scariest movie imaginable, is certainly eerie and an undoubted example of an intelligent work of art within the genre. Rosemary's Baby shares this keen intelligence with a dash of quirky black humor, making an unsettling and memorable film. Shaun of the Dead (again, more of a comedy to my mind than a straight-out horror film) is delightful and compulsively watchable--Simon Pegg in the titular role, along with Nick Frost, are both absolutely charming. F.W. Murnau's silent masterpiece Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens is still probably the single greatest vampire movie ever made. And Suspiria, with its splendid Neo-Art Deco sets enhanced by the director's striking late use of Technicolor, combine with a marvellous prog-rock score by Goblin to create a vivid and unforgettable movie experience.
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on October 21, 2007, 08:02:24 pm ---I picked:
Dawn Of The Dead, The Birds, Halloween, and "other" for two that are not on the list!
"Night Of The Living Dead" (1968) and "the Changeling"
David, if you like haunted house type movies, you HAVE to see this one!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080516/
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I don't think I've seen that movie before, Chuck. But I love George C. Scott, so I'll be looking for it! Thanks! :D
Brown Eyes:
I voted for the Haunting. One of my all time favorite films. With an interesting lesbian subtext even.
:)
mvansand76:
Poltergeist definitely!
:D
Scared the shit out of me when I first saw it!
moremojo:
I wouldn't put it up there with my favorites, but I'd like to recommend the 1960 House of Usher, produced and directed by Roger Corman and starring Vincent Price, which I saw yesterday on Turner Classic Movies. This is an intelligent, atmospheric production which strikingly respects the sense of tragedy and irreversible doom of Edgar Allan Poe's vision. Vincent Price does what he does best, investing Roderick Usher with the air of a morbidly refined gentleman with more than a touch of madness to him, with just a hint of ham to his performance that never goes over the top. The film is distinguished by handsome art direction (replete with some striking if anachronistically expressionistic paintings), and all is shot in vivid color CinemaScope. A worthwhile entry in the horror canon.
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