The "Get PR_GMR To Watch Horror Movies" thread

[Teggy]

This has worked well before (with "Human Centipede", for example), so lets try this some more, shall we? I don't like the gorier side of horror films, but I'm always intrigued by their storylines. Also, there are a lot of bad horror movies. So, I figure, just let PR_GMR watch them all, since he likes to anyway.

I ran across this movie called "Growth" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1300159/
It is in the genre of movie most likely to give me the willies, the "creepy crawly thing that goes into people's bodies" genre. So, PR_GMR, go see it. Who am I kidding, he probably already has.

[hepcat]

DeNiro in that one?

[El-Producto]

One that I have not, and will not watch is Subconcious Cruelty.

Don't even search for it.

[Teggy]

One that I have not, and will not watch is Subconcious Cruelty.

Don't even search for it.

That's why I asked PR_GMR and not you

[El-Producto]

One that I have not, and will not watch is Subconcious Cruelty.

Don't even search for it.

That's why I asked PR_GMR and not you

Haha!  Touche.

[Teggy]

One that I have not, and will not watch is Subconcious Cruelty.

Don't even search for it.

That's why I asked PR_GMR and not you

Haha!  Touche.

And of course, I googled that movie. Which you knew I would.

[PR_GMR]

Bunch of yellow cowards in this thread. I've watched 'Human Centipede' 1, 2, and 'A Serbian Film'. I've watched 'AntiChrist' 3 times. I've watched 'Transformers 3' three times (take that, hep!). I will search for 'Growth' and 'Subconcious Cruelty' and ace thru them, easily. 

[El-Producto]

Sadly, I've all but given up on modern horror movies.  I spend my time wading through 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's films, it's an endless pool really.

[Teggy]

Bunch of yellow cowards in this thread. I've watched 'Human Centipede' 1, 2, and 'A Serbian Film'. I've watched 'AntiChrist' 3 times. I've watched 'Transformers 3' three times (take that, hep!). I will search for 'Growth' and 'Subconcious Cruelty' and ace thru them, easily. 

I knew we could count on you!

[hepcat]

I've watched 'Transformers 3' three times (take that, hep!).

It's like watching a guy repeatedly shoot himself in the leg while screaming "TAKE THAT!" at passerbys.

Sadly, I've all but given up on modern horror movies.  I spend my time wading through 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's films, it's an endless pool really.

There are quite a few good ones out there.  It's just that they seem to be coming from outside America. 

[El-Producto]

I've watched 'Transformers 3' three times (take that, hep!).

It's like watching a guy repeatedly shoot himself in the leg while screaming "TAKE THAT!" at passerbys.

Sadly, I've all but given up on modern horror movies.  I spend my time wading through 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's films, it's an endless pool really.

There are quite a few good ones out there.  It's just that they seem to be coming from outside America. 

Yep, the French particularly make some nasty stuff, I'll usually give those a go.

[PR_GMR]

I've watched 'Transformers 3' three times (take that, hep!).

It's like watching a guy repeatedly shoot himself in the leg while screaming "TAKE THAT!" at passerbys.

Sadly, I've all but given up on modern horror movies.  I spend my time wading through 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's films, it's an endless pool really.

There are quite a few good ones out there.  It's just that they seem to be coming from outside America.  

Yep, the French particularly make some nasty stuff, I'll usually give those a go.

'Martyrs', 'Frontier(s)', and 'Inside (L'Interior)'. All great.. for all you scary-kat moviegoers looking to grow some hair on your chest.  

[hepcat]

I really, really liked Martyrs.  I'm not a fan of gore for gore's sake, but the story itself was so interesting that I understood the need for it.  Frontiers was also good, but not as good as Martyrs.  And Inside just didn't click with me.  I didn't hate it, but it doesn't come to mind when I think of good French horror films.

There was a french horror film on netflix streaming a while ago called Sheitan.  I think it's no longer available though.  But man, that was one messed up movie.  I'm a fan of Vincent Cassel and I still can't say whether or not I recommend that one.   

[Blackjack]

Sadly, I've all but given up on modern horror movies.  I spend my time wading through 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's films, it's an endless pool really.

If you want to see a reasonably decent, recent horror film of the supernatural variety, try to rent the bargain-budgeted ($1.5M!) Insidious, which I quite enjoyed in theaters, and which enjoyed a remarkably long, profitable box office run.

You might also want to check out The Descent (2005), which I think has a few fans here. Most people would suggest the finale makes a mistake -- turning away from the effective creepiness and mystery into, well, something far less subtle. I would skip the much lesser sequel.

My brother and I saw the indy horror film "The Silent House" recently. While it's "twist" is ultimately sick, it's more the concept than any sort of gore/FX. Until then, it's a "locked inside a house" creep-fest that works up to a certain point.

I think there are plenty of modern horror gems out there. Unfortunately, the stuff that spawn endless sequels (most of them, with occasional exceptions, crappy) and do insane box office for a couple weeks, like Saw, Hostel, Paranormal Activity, Blair Witch Project, etc. tend to make the smaller gems harder to find.

I find it a shame that modern horror films seem obsesssed with twist endings, or shock, uber-violent endings. imho, too many spend about 70-80% building up suspense effectively through other means and then they decide "oh no, this won't appeal to the Saw/Hostel or maybe Blair Witch/Paranormal Activity crowds, so we've gotta add in a bunch of footage or a shock ending that doesn't fit with the rest of the film at all."

[El-Producto]

Although I believe Romanian, one of my all time favorites that nobody has seen is Ils.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465203/

I like Insidious for the first 2/3 and then the final act was just stupid.

[hepcat]

Although I believe Romanian, one of my all time favorites that nobody has seen is Ils.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465203/

I like Insidious for the first 2/3 and then the final act was just stupid.

Absolutely loved Them (it's French, actually).  Refuse to watch the American remake because I thought the original was just perfect.  It became even creepier to me when I found out it was based on a true story.

And I completely agree about Insidious.  They just dropped the ball towards the end.

[CeeKay]

Bunch of yellow cowards in this thread.

oh yeah?  how about you sit down and watch the entire Twilight series?