Top 5 Horror films of all-time???
Mine are:
1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2. Freddy Vs Jason
3. Hellraiser
4. The Thing
5. Day Of The Dead
Ben Trevitt
jeepers creepers 1
scream
resident evil
final destination
final destination 2
well , it's all getting pretty confusing in movieworld , what is horror nowadays , what is a genre , the above clearly states that no-one really knows annymore , i c evil dead 2 wich clearly intended to be a horror whilst E.D.army of darkness stated to be a dark comedy sequeling e.d.1 wich they had to remake into e.d.2 for it , also i c ppl mention silence of the lambs wich obviously has nothing of horror it's even based on reality a.s.o. we might as wel call the scary movie's horror movies but they clearly r intended to laugh .
this besides yah i could be wrong in my choise 2 and a will not take one movie out of an entire series to place it as stand allone "best" ...
so here go 5 of the best ... i've seen ...
Deathwatch ( the bunker is basicly the same story yet deathwatch is so much better and is shot more beautifull )
hellraiser ( pain = pleasure )
final destination ( finally bringing back the good old gore especially in part 2 yet misses all of the suspence of other horrors we know they all die eventually , oh wait so do we ... )
children of the corn ( 123 r ok but then it's all downhill )
nightmare on ... (u know what street i had to give a fifth before a run out to work :p )
there r so many marked "horror" on the box but most o them r just thriller, fantasy or even comedy i think the genres should be redefined or just be called entertainment ... hasta luego ... baby
Trying to be a writer, I always have to go with the films that leave indelible marks on me...making me want to put elements from those films in my stories...
With that...I'd have to say the top 5 (in no particular order) are:
HALLOWEEN (for the brilliant use of shadows -- out of the darkness comes a brief glimpse of The Shape)
HELLRAISER (great story and one of the first movies I had seen where the supposed "slasher" was pretty ambiguous. you assume pinhead is this freddy/jason like character who will end up killing a bunch of people, but he turns out to be used sparingly and more of a moderator. i loved that.)
HILLS HAVE EYES (unbelievable feeling of suspense and tension and michael berryman is awesome)
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (another believable scare...that's just so raw and intense...especially in its minimalism, which i think is much more effective than a highly stylized, effects-heavy horror film)
WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE(fictionally mixing the Elm Street films with the "real" people involved. A precursor to films like BEING JOHN MALKOVICH and ADAPTATION, where reality and fiction over lap so perfectly)
Honorable mentions must go to JEEPERS CREEPERS (just that opening scene alone of the Creeper's truck coming up on the car and that horn...very intense - put me on the edge of my seat right away), EVIL DEAD (for it's brilliant use of comedy and non-stop action...besides, bruce is the best), THE EXORCIST (for its creepy intelligence and unflinching horrors), and NIGHTBREED (monsters can be the good guys). I know there are so many more, but, off the top of my head, I can't think of any that make me want to go to my notebook or computer and start writing...
My favourite 5 films of all time:
1. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3- Dream Warriors
2. The Omen
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2- Freddy's Revenge
4. The Exorcist
5. Amityville 2- The Possession
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