Agree on Blair Witch. Never understood the hoopla on that one. I couldn't make it all the way through it. On two tries.
Halloween and Nightmare, excluding the crapola string of follow-ups, weren't bad. Maybe not top ten worthy though.
Now Frailty is one creepy movie. As in good. look it up, Jeff. Bill Paxton's turn as star, and director, is exceptional. And Matthew MacConaughey's role is one of my favorites of his. When you add Powers Boothe, another long time favorite, in a key role, it only adds to the movie.
Yes, FRAILITY is a much better choice than most here.
Not only could Jeff do a more interesting list in his sleep. but I've already done more interesting lists on my blog...I, too, make a proviso that these aren't the Best in all cases, but what I was looking for were among the best that wouldn't be obvious to even the reasonably informed generalist moveigoer...while that list was a relatively weak attempt to hit the Zeitgeist heights (but no ROSEMARY'S BABY...goodness.)
13 Horror Films You Probably Should See... Cat People (1942) The Body Snatcher (1945) Three Cases of Murder Carnival of Souls The Haunting (1963) Night of the Eagle [aka] Burn, Witch, Burn! Onibaba The Three Faces of Fear [aka] Black Sabbath Hour of the Wolf The Last Wave The Rapture Hotel (2001) Martyrs (2008)
Similarly, 13 Suspense Films You Probably Should See... The Seventh Victim Odd Man Out (1947) Les Diaboliques (1955) Psycho (1959) Peeping Tom Odds Against Tomorrow The Virgin Spring Repulsion Z The Conversation (1974) The Silent Partner (1978) The Stepfather (1987) With a Friend Like Harry
And...13 Surrealist, SF, or Fantasy Films Resembling Horror and Suspense Films You Probably Should See: Häxan [aka] Witchcraft through the Ages Un Chien Andalou The Thief of Bagdad (1940) (though the 1924 film isn't too shabby, either) All that Money Can Buy [aka] The Devil and Daniel Webster I Married a Witch Beauty and the Beast (1946) Orpheus (1950) The Devil's Eye The Exterminating Angel Woman in the Dunes Quatermass and the Pit [aka] Five Million Years to Earth Twelve Monkeys Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Todd, I like your lists a lot. I was particularly pleased to see THE HAUNTING and REPULSION (which scared the crap out of me when I first saw it), both of which would make my list.
Love spells that REALLY work and effective spells that you could discover on-line are very unique in nature. Most effective appeal energies that truly paintings aren’t without difficulty observed or placed easily on-line or in the actual world.
Always wanted to watch some movies but couldn't know which title best suites me and entire family, i decided to watch the haunting and repulsion. thanks for this article.
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I've seen them all but one (Frailty, which I've never heard of) but, c'mon! Blair Witch Project sucked worse than Apple.
Halloween? Nightmare on Elm Street?
I could do a better list in my sleep.
Jeff
Agree on Blair Witch. Never understood the hoopla on that one. I couldn't make it all the way through it. On two tries.
Halloween and Nightmare, excluding the crapola string of follow-ups, weren't bad. Maybe not top ten worthy though.
Now Frailty is one creepy movie. As in good. look it up, Jeff. Bill Paxton's turn as star, and director, is exceptional. And Matthew MacConaughey's role is one of my favorites of his. When you add Powers Boothe, another long time favorite, in a key role, it only adds to the movie.
Yes, FRAILITY is a much better choice than most here.
Not only could Jeff do a more interesting list in his sleep. but I've already done more interesting lists on my blog...I, too, make a proviso that these aren't the Best in all cases, but what I was looking for were among the best that wouldn't be obvious to even the reasonably informed generalist moveigoer...while that list was a relatively weak attempt to hit the Zeitgeist heights (but no ROSEMARY'S BABY...goodness.)
13 Horror Films You Probably Should See...
Cat People (1942)
The Body Snatcher (1945)
Three Cases of Murder
Carnival of Souls
The Haunting (1963)
Night of the Eagle [aka] Burn, Witch, Burn!
Onibaba
The Three Faces of Fear [aka] Black Sabbath
Hour of the Wolf
The Last Wave
The Rapture
Hotel (2001)
Martyrs (2008)
Similarly, 13 Suspense Films You Probably Should See...
The Seventh Victim
Odd Man Out (1947)
Les Diaboliques (1955)
Psycho (1959)
Peeping Tom
Odds Against Tomorrow
The Virgin Spring
Repulsion
Z
The Conversation (1974)
The Silent Partner (1978)
The Stepfather (1987)
With a Friend Like Harry
And...13 Surrealist, SF, or Fantasy Films Resembling Horror and Suspense Films You Probably Should See:
Häxan [aka] Witchcraft through the Ages
Un Chien Andalou
The Thief of Bagdad (1940) (though the 1924 film isn't too shabby, either)
All that Money Can Buy [aka] The Devil and Daniel Webster
I Married a Witch
Beauty and the Beast (1946)
Orpheus (1950)
The Devil's Eye
The Exterminating Angel
Woman in the Dunes
Quatermass and the Pit [aka] Five Million Years to Earth
Twelve Monkeys
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
And "Like Me" doesn't seem to like to load twice.
Todd, I like your lists a lot. I was particularly pleased to see THE HAUNTING and REPULSION (which scared the crap out of me when I first saw it), both of which would make my list.
Jeff
Love spells that REALLY work and effective spells that you could discover on-line are very unique in nature. Most effective appeal energies that truly paintings aren’t without difficulty observed or placed easily on-line or in the actual world.
Always wanted to watch some movies but couldn't know which title best suites me and entire family, i decided to watch the haunting and repulsion. thanks for this article.
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