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re: The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Posted on 10/10/24 at 8:09 am to pevetohead
Posted on 10/10/24 at 8:09 am to pevetohead
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I think pound for pound it's the greatest horror movie ever made. The final shot of Leatherface swinging that chainsaw around in the morning sun is one of the most beautiful shots of all time.
Watched it two days ago at a friend's house and that scene gives me chills and makes my horror heart so happy. It's weird.
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Posted on 10/10/24 at 8:20 am to RLDSC FAN
I have been a horror movie fan for a very long time and have seen most of the movies on the list.
Like some other posters, I feel that movies like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Jaws belong in their own category or at least a sub-category.
To me the best Horror Movie is the one that relies on the viewers imagination to create the intensity.
I believe that Halloween is one of the greatest primarily due to the lack of gore and, of course, the music. I feel the same about Alien (yes - horror nor Sci-Fi).
I would leave 2,3,5,6, 8 and 10 on the list and move the others.
Like some other posters, I feel that movies like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Jaws belong in their own category or at least a sub-category.
To me the best Horror Movie is the one that relies on the viewers imagination to create the intensity.
I believe that Halloween is one of the greatest primarily due to the lack of gore and, of course, the music. I feel the same about Alien (yes - horror nor Sci-Fi).
I would leave 2,3,5,6, 8 and 10 on the list and move the others.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 8:24 am to LSUZombie
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Did this "Top 100" list omit Poltergeist? If so, that's inexcusable
I’m no horror film expert and I have not seen a bunch of movies on that list but Poltergeist is definitely in my personal top 10 of movies I remember scaring the shite out of me. Probably a lot to do with being way too young when I saw it the first time. Several scenes were nightmare inducing for a kid.
Was pleasantly surprised to see Event Horizon on that list. Saw that one in a packed theater and people were freaking the frick out at the jump scares and overall creepy mood of that movie. A few people dipped out. One of my favorite movie theater experiences to this day.
This post was edited on 10/10/24 at 8:25 am
Posted on 10/10/24 at 8:48 am to RLDSC FAN
The Strangers not being on the list is trash. That movie still gives me the chills.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 9:22 am to warlock1974
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I feel that movies like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Jaws belong in their own category or at least a sub-category.
Why? Especially TCM. What makes it not horror, exactly?
Jaws is part of the subgenre of animal attack horror movies. It's just the best (by far).
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To me the best Horror Movie is the one that relies on the viewers imagination to create the intensity.
I believe that Halloween is one of the greatest primarily due to the lack of gore
So how does TCM not apply?
Halloween has more gore than TCM, IIRC
Posted on 10/10/24 at 9:32 am to pevetohead
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I think pound for pound it's the greatest horror movie ever made.
I think pound for pound its some of the worst acting I have ever seen
Posted on 10/10/24 at 9:43 am to RLDSC FAN
1. Psycho
2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3. Halloween
4. Scream
5. The Thing
Definitely wouldn't put Silence of the Lambs as a horror flick.
2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3. Halloween
4. Scream
5. The Thing
Definitely wouldn't put Silence of the Lambs as a horror flick.
This post was edited on 10/10/24 at 9:45 am
Posted on 10/10/24 at 9:51 am to iwyLSUiwy
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Definitely wouldn't put Silence of the Lambs as a horror flick.
It's on the border, like Seven. There is an unclear line where certain thrillers become horror movies, and you can argue movies like these 2 can fall on either.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 10:08 am to RLDSC FAN
No Friday the 13th in the top 100? 
Posted on 10/10/24 at 10:20 am to SlowFlowPro
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Halloween has more gore than TCM, IIRC
Halloween is gore free and has little to almost no blood in it.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 10:21 am to iwyLSUiwy
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Definitely wouldn't put Silence of the Lambs as a horror flick
I mean you consider Psycho a horror movie but not Lambs?
Silence of the Lamb absolutely falls under the horror genre. It also falls under the crime, thrilled, and mystery genres.
Movies can fit under multiple genres.
This post was edited on 10/10/24 at 10:23 am
Posted on 10/10/24 at 10:29 am to LSUZombie
There is only a very small amount in TCM. Primarily when Franklin gets killed. There is a lot of blood when Judith Myers is killed.
We can just say both are lacking in blood/gore, which is why I'm still confused about his comments about the 2.
We can just say both are lacking in blood/gore, which is why I'm still confused about his comments about the 2.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 10:34 am to LSUZombie
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I mean you consider Psycho a horror movie but not Lambs?
Everyone does, it's one of the earliest slasher films ever made. It's not even one that is on the fringe of "is this a horror movie or not". It was a different time when the genre was different. You weren't allowed to show the stuff that you can today that makes people associate a movie as a horror movie.
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Silence of the Lamb absolutely falls under the horror genre. It also falls under the crime, thrilled, and mystery genres.
And if you had to put those genres in order of what best describes Silence of the Lambs best, horror would be last. Is is a crime, mystery, thriller, suspense, film way more than it is horror.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 10:36 am to Gifman
In a justified world a post this stupid would get you a lifetime ban from ever talking movies online again
Posted on 10/10/24 at 10:54 am to iwyLSUiwy
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Crime-Thriller : There is a fine line when a crime thriller becomes a horror movie, and noo ne is particularly good at defining this line. There will be an investigation (typically police) of killings which may lead to questions of supernatural causes. Serial killers are typical. Unlike other movies in the genre, the focus is on the investigation, and often the horror emerges from the toll of the investigation (overlapping with psychological horror).
That's how I described the genre
Posted on 10/10/24 at 11:06 am to SlowFlowPro
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There is a lot of blood when Judith Myers is killed.
There's a smear of blood across her chest. It's pretty tame. Halloween is widely regarded as being one of the best horror movies and being virtually blood-free.
The desecrated corpse at the start of TCM is way more jarring than anything in Halloween.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 11:08 am to dallastiger55
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Audition (1999)
lol this guy must have been in the credits. Halloween not being in the top 10 is criminal
It's one of the absolute best films of the 90s, regardless of genre. It's turn from social discomfort to extreme torture is about as unsettling an experience as you can have as a viewer.
Halloween should also probably be in the top 10.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 11:12 am to LSUZombie
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The desecrated corpse at the start of TCM is way more jarring than anything in Halloween.
Sure but that's using an expansive definition of blood/gore.
The subject matter and atmosphere is more unsettling for sure, but that's not blood/gore either. That's just effective filmmaking.
I'm just saying I don't get his comment. TCM and Halloween are both light on blood/gore. Trying to move one into a specific, non-horror category and praising the other for it's lack of blood/gore seems strange
Posted on 10/10/24 at 11:20 am to SlowFlowPro
Yeah I still need an explanation on how TCM is "barely" a horror movie.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 11:21 am to RLDSC FAN
The Thing belongs in the top 10. As a story, it’s bleak, unnerving, and speaks to a very real human/societal flaw of paranoia and mob mentality. As a technical achievement, it’s the standard by which all practical effect-based movies are scored - horror or otherwise.
This post was edited on 10/10/24 at 11:23 am
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