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Post by The Curmudgeon on Oct 30, 2014 13:34:12 GMT 2
The second horror list in two days, and this one is from Rolling Stone. It's basically "we know more horror movies than you do", and to be fair - they do. I fully expected this list to be pretty much a checklist for every horror film going, but while I've seen some, I certainly haven't seen them all. Take a look. www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/20-scariest-movies-you-need-to-see-20141029Some definitely obscure titles that I'll need to hunt down. I've tried blind watching a few horrors on Neflix and they've been dreadful, so a list of films I've never seen is always welcome. Although I've no idea why the Descent is in this "never heard of" list. |
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Post by Ben on Oct 31, 2014 4:51:09 GMT 2
It's definitely odd to include The Descent. Everyone knows about that film.
I can safely steer you away from Excision. Apart from the final scene, which was admittedly pretty fucked up and worthy of the "horror" label, the rest of the film was like a Napoleon Dynamite comedy. The reward at the end doesn't justify the time spent to get there.
Ravenous is also misrepresented as a horror flick. I'll admit enjoying it, but that has more to do with it being really over dramatic.
I Saw the Devil is on my watch list. It's got a reputation for being one of the goriest films out there. As for unknown films that didn't make the list, Triangle was a phenomenal horror/thriller that I enjoyed immensely, and V/H/S (which the list mentioned but didn't list) and its sequel breathe new life into the monotonous "found footage" genre.
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Post by trashcanman on Nov 1, 2014 1:02:41 GMT 2
I fucking love I Saw the Devil. Vintage Korean revenge porn, but hardly scary unless you're a rapist. Deathdream was a cool concept, but more of an obscure flick for a hipster name check than scary. Audition is a J-horror standard. Funny Games is genius and a rare occasion of the remake matching the original (same director). Inside is one of the the finest home invasion films ever made and without a doubt the most brutal. Kill List is super original, but not scary. Martyrs is excellent. May is a freakin' excellent blend of Frankenstein and Carrie. The Orphanage was a mainstream release that was only produced by del Toro, but it feels like it was drected by him, which is a very good thing. I'm sure I've seen Ravenous, but I can't remember shit about it. The Signal was paint by numbers as fuck.
An interesting list with at least a few I haven't seen, but they were clearly struggling to come up with 20 quality picks. No horror experts there at RS, I guess.
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