'Horror' is a rather wide genre as of late. What are you looking for? Gruesome stuff, people dying in horrible ways and things like that? If you want stuff like that you're looking at movies like Saw or Hostel. If you want pure tension, go for stuff that's low on the "BOO"-scare effects - try Eden Lake or 28 Days Later. Then there's the 'scary because it's abnormal, not gruesome' genre, which is more along the likes of the Blair Witch Project or Paranormal Activity. Last but not least there's the ghost-style of horror, which you'll find in movies like the Grudge and Rec.
Tell us which of those 'genres' exactly you're looking for, and I might be able to come up with some names that are more to your liking.
Well the genres I'm looking for is the "Creepy Atmosphere", "Simply Disturbing" and "Lot's o' Shock" Genres
So I kinda want a film that makes me feel really uncomfortable, and gives me a lot of shocks that really is going to freak me out :P
Get Hostel (1 & 2) for one. A Serbian Film if you really want to be shocked (snuff porn and stuff like that, but with a meaning). The Human Centipede. The Taxidermist (original title: L'Imbalsamatore). Martyrs. Lake Eden. Those would all fit into 'disturbing' and 'lot's o' shock'.
As for Creepy Atmosphere, get some Stephen King stuff. Also Paranormal Activity. Also the earlier mentioned 28 Days Later, and Rec.
If you want to be shocked, you should definitely watch any Dimension Extreme films (Lake Eden... the ending pissed me off SO much, I was actually MAD that the ending played out that way, totally did not expect that, hahaha...), The Mother of Tears... Dimension Extreme's gotta be one of my faves. The movies the put out might seem mainstream, but there's always something a little more twisted and shocking about their movies.
Masters of Horror is another good little series. I've got 3 volumes of their stuff, it's awesome.
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You actually liked Pandorum? Cool I guess, but I found the atmosphere to be extremely weak, and the clincher was the fight... they turned this 'horror' movie into a joke at the fight. *snicker* ugh. I'd never been so bored, and that fight made me turn off the movie.
(Lake Eden... the ending pissed me off SO much, I was actually MAD that the ending played out that way, totally did not expect that, hahaha...)
Yeah, Lake Eden is good because it's so real. We've all seen those characters and the story isn't horribly far-fetched. You get pissed off at the effing antagonists. It's not gory or anything, but it makes you feel really hard.
Actually I didn't look at any of them. I just flipped through real quick and saw it. I don't watch horror movies. I just dont get it..... Why not buy a comedy or action movie that makes you enjoy your 2 hours of entertainment. And from what I've heard, saw is not a horror movie. Its just a gore-fest. Just my opinion tho...
I agree anyway. I am looking forward to THOR, pirates of the Caribbean 4, and transformers 3
Actually I didn't look at any of them. I just flipped through real quick and saw it. I don't watch horror movies. I just dont get it..... Why not buy a comedy or action movie that makes you enjoy your 2 hours of entertainment. And from what I've heard, saw is not a horror movie. Its just a gore-fest. Just my opinion tho...
Some people enjoy scares though. That said, most horror movies aren't made to 'make you laugh' or such, unless they have ridiculous over the top effects *cough* hostel *cough*. Most horror movies are made to make you think about the extremes and situations they are presenting. It's A) a bit of a test and B) a bit of philosophical thought. It's something that has it's place, but it's a bit of a niche.
I never said they were bad either. I just perfer action/adventure/sci-fi themes. Some horror movies have a tendency to be a bit, for lack of a better word lets call it, overemphasized or repetitive? Idk just many of the ones I have heard things about make them seem to be the whole "don't walk into that house you idiot" kind of thing. If there was a movie that didn't have a stupid looking houses, or murderers, or closet doors, I may try it. Most of them seem to be the same thing over and over, so the violence gets boring.
Truth is actually, it was a try hard, disturbingly awkward movie with a flowing story line. DON'T ASK ME HOW THAT WORKS TOGETHER. :P (It's a CGI by Nickelodeon)
Back On Topic: Horror movies I have seen are kinda like this in three small steps.
1. Watch a trailer, your going to need to change your pants after the trailer.
2. Go to the movie and ask yourself why you had to change your pants because this was not scary.
For me Ringu came closest to actually scaring me. I haven't seen a lot of horror films because I've had the feeling most of them would rely too much on boo-effects. So far my list of films I can remember is limited to Halloween, Scream, The Shining (Stanley Kubrick version), Ringu, Jaws, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock version), the Birds, Alien, Saw and Shaun of the Dead of which my favorites would be The Shining and Alien.
Gore movies aren't scary, they're just disgusting.
The real scary terror movies are those that make you scream without actually showing anything; and when showing, showing only a bit.
My favorite horror movie is, no doubt, The Thing, which has the best horror movie sound track I've ever heard. My favorite national one is The Others, which is nice too.
Following The Thing are Alien and Event Horizon, no doubt.
Gore movies aren't scary, they're just disgusting.
If you say that you haven't watched any good gore movies. That said, they're pretty sparse. The idea of a good gore movie is that it becomes so repulsive that it becomes scary. Characters find themselves in situations where human beings are tortured to such an extend that it you just start feeling odd, akward and repulsive about it. Why are people doing this? It's not about the 'scare' per se (though it's often present in good 'gore movies'), but about everything that comes with it. Of course, I'll agree with you that some movies simply try to push the gore over the top and suck as a result. I personally couldn't take Hostel serious for the life of me after like 30 minutes in. The infamous eyeball scene is so ridiculously over the top that all I did was laugh at it.
If you say that you haven't watched any good gore movies. That said, they're pretty sparse. The idea of a good gore movie is that it becomes so repulsive that it becomes scary. Characters find themselves in situations where human beings are tortured to such an extend that it you just start feeling odd, akward and repulsive about it. Why are people doing this? It's not about the 'scare' per se (though it's often present in good 'gore movies'), but about everything that comes with it. Of course, I'll agree with you that some movies simply try to push the gore over the top and suck as a result. I personally couldn't take Hostel serious for the life of me after like 30 minutes in. The infamous eyeball scene is so ridiculously over the top that all I did was laugh at it.
For example, Saw movies. Their gore part is meh, sometimes you're like "ungh, disgusting" but most of the time, I laugh at it. Much of the gore situations are very ridiculous. Those kind of movies only make me feel anxious, because the tense situation and because I want them to end because I'm getting bored.
Anyway, what's your definition of good "gore movie"?
That would be a movie focused around gore that actually makes you feel something. Or one where the gore has a clear purpose other than "This stuff is just here to shock you". 28 Days Later would classify, for example - plenty of 'zombies' and stuff in there that could be called gore, but the gore serves the movie instead of vice versa. There's more, but like I said, they're sparse and I cannot quite recall all those I've watched.
'Horror' is a rather wide genre as of late. What are you looking for? Gruesome stuff, people dying in horrible ways and things like that? If you want stuff like that you're looking at movies like Saw or Hostel. If you want pure tension, go for stuff that's low on the "BOO"-scare effects - try Eden Lake or 28 Days Later. Then there's the 'scary because it's abnormal, not gruesome' genre, which is more along the likes of the Blair Witch Project or Paranormal Activity. Last but not least there's the ghost-style of horror, which you'll find in movies like the Grudge and Rec.
Tell us which of those 'genres' exactly you're looking for, and I might be able to come up with some names that are more to your liking.
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Well the genres I'm looking for is the "Creepy Atmosphere", "Simply Disturbing" and "Lot's o' Shock" Genres ^^
So I kinda want a film that makes me feel really uncomfortable, and gives me a lot of shocks that really is going to freak me out :P
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It's very subjective so kind of hard to give advice, that top 50 list someone linked.. perhaps just try a few of those.
Than watch Masters of horror series. (its intro: )
btw The sphere was a great movie too. (it was like the Event Horizon....)
Get Hostel (1 & 2) for one. A Serbian Film if you really want to be shocked (snuff porn and stuff like that, but with a meaning). The Human Centipede. The Taxidermist (original title: L'Imbalsamatore). Martyrs. Lake Eden. Those would all fit into 'disturbing' and 'lot's o' shock'.
As for Creepy Atmosphere, get some Stephen King stuff. Also Paranormal Activity. Also the earlier mentioned 28 Days Later, and Rec.
That's gonna be all for now.
If you want to be shocked, you should definitely watch any Dimension Extreme films (Lake Eden... the ending pissed me off SO much, I was actually MAD that the ending played out that way, totally did not expect that, hahaha...), The Mother of Tears... Dimension Extreme's gotta be one of my faves. The movies the put out might seem mainstream, but there's always something a little more twisted and shocking about their movies.
Masters of Horror is another good little series. I've got 3 volumes of their stuff, it's awesome.
@Hookah604: Go You actually liked Pandorum? Cool I guess, but I found the atmosphere to be extremely weak, and the clincher was the fight... they turned this 'horror' movie into a joke at the fight. *snicker* ugh. I'd never been so bored, and that fight made me turn off the movie.
Yeah, Lake Eden is good because it's so real. We've all seen those characters and the story isn't horribly far-fetched. You get pissed off at the effing antagonists. It's not gory or anything, but it makes you feel really hard.
I agree anyway. I am looking forward to THOR, pirates of the Caribbean 4, and transformers 3
Scariest Movie Ever: Rango. It's very disturbing.
Some people enjoy scares though. That said, most horror movies aren't made to 'make you laugh' or such, unless they have ridiculous over the top effects *cough* hostel *cough*. Most horror movies are made to make you think about the extremes and situations they are presenting. It's A) a bit of a test and B) a bit of philosophical thought. It's something that has it's place, but it's a bit of a niche.
I never said they were bad either. I just perfer action/adventure/sci-fi themes. Some horror movies have a tendency to be a bit, for lack of a better word lets call it, overemphasized or repetitive? Idk just many of the ones I have heard things about make them seem to be the whole "don't walk into that house you idiot" kind of thing. If there was a movie that didn't have a stupid looking houses, or murderers, or closet doors, I may try it. Most of them seem to be the same thing over and over, so the violence gets boring.
@Reaper872: Go
lol.
Truth is actually, it was a try hard, disturbingly awkward movie with a flowing story line. DON'T ASK ME HOW THAT WORKS TOGETHER. :P (It's a CGI by Nickelodeon)
Back On Topic: Horror movies I have seen are kinda like this in three small steps.
1. Watch a trailer, your going to need to change your pants after the trailer.
2. Go to the movie and ask yourself why you had to change your pants because this was not scary.
3. Go home, cry of wasted time. And wasted pants.
For me Ringu came closest to actually scaring me. I haven't seen a lot of horror films because I've had the feeling most of them would rely too much on boo-effects. So far my list of films I can remember is limited to Halloween, Scream, The Shining (Stanley Kubrick version), Ringu, Jaws, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock version), the Birds, Alien, Saw and Shaun of the Dead of which my favorites would be The Shining and Alien.
Gore movies aren't scary, they're just disgusting.
The real scary terror movies are those that make you scream without actually showing anything; and when showing, showing only a bit.
My favorite horror movie is, no doubt, The Thing, which has the best horror movie sound track I've ever heard. My favorite national one is The Others, which is nice too.
Following The Thing are Alien and Event Horizon, no doubt.
Real Life...nothing else needs to be said about this
If you say that you haven't watched any good gore movies. That said, they're pretty sparse. The idea of a good gore movie is that it becomes so repulsive that it becomes scary. Characters find themselves in situations where human beings are tortured to such an extend that it you just start feeling odd, akward and repulsive about it. Why are people doing this? It's not about the 'scare' per se (though it's often present in good 'gore movies'), but about everything that comes with it. Of course, I'll agree with you that some movies simply try to push the gore over the top and suck as a result. I personally couldn't take Hostel serious for the life of me after like 30 minutes in. The infamous eyeball scene is so ridiculously over the top that all I did was laugh at it.
For example, Saw movies. Their gore part is meh, sometimes you're like "ungh, disgusting" but most of the time, I laugh at it. Much of the gore situations are very ridiculous. Those kind of movies only make me feel anxious, because the tense situation and because I want them to end because I'm getting bored.
Anyway, what's your definition of good "gore movie"?
That would be a movie focused around gore that actually makes you feel something. Or one where the gore has a clear purpose other than "This stuff is just here to shock you". 28 Days Later would classify, for example - plenty of 'zombies' and stuff in there that could be called gore, but the gore serves the movie instead of vice versa. There's more, but like I said, they're sparse and I cannot quite recall all those I've watched.
I love 28 days/weeks later, but it doesn't have that much gore, and yes, what it haves serves the purpose, and isn't the purpose itself.
In those cases I'm fine, which I find boring is focusing on gore over anything else :S.