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Posted on: 08-08-08 19:05:31
One of my favorites of all time is "Silence of the lambs". Not exactly a horror movie, but not for the squeamish as well.
I have not seen a more brilliantly made movie and the casting was pure perfection. 10/10.
Some other good ones that come to mind and I don't have think been mentioned already
1. Fargo
2. Chances are - Not exactly an all time great, but a really good light hearted romantic comedy starring one of my favorite actors, Robert Downey Junior.
3. Go - Kinda like a teenage pulp fiction, good "light" watching
4. Back to the future - sci -fi
5. Serenity - sci-fi
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Speaking of horror, the original "The Exocist" takes the cake.
I'll need to add that to my selections at the begining of the thread.
To me, it's the ultimate horror/occult movie.
Completely gripping.
First time I watched it, couldn't sleep through the night for several days.
Just thinking about the "head turning" and the "reverse spider crawling" scenes still gives me the creeps.
Amongst all my selected movies listed, this is perhaps the only one that I'll pass on watching again, thank you very much lol
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-- Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind"
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Originally posted by pratickm
Speaking of horror, the original "The Exocist" takes the cake.
I'll need to add that to my selections at the begining of the thread.
To me, it's the ultimate horror/occult movie.
Completely gripping.
First time I watched it, couldn't sleep through the night for several days.
Just thinking about the "head turning" and the "reverse spider crawling" scenes still gives me the creeps.
Amongst all my selected movies listed, this is perhaps the only one that I'll pass on watching again, thank you very much lol
I beg to differ. To me "The Shining" is the scariest movie of all time. "The Exorcist" uses gruesome images to invoke horror where as "The Shining" creates the same effect by portraying the gradual onset of lunacy on a sane person.
When Jack Nicholson repeatedly types “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” on his typewriter, one could feel strong emotions of fear creeping in.
This movie is a must see for all horror fans.
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Originally posted by GoldFinger
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Originally posted by pratickm
Speaking of horror, the original "The Exocist" takes the cake.
I'll need to add that to my selections at the begining of the thread.
To me, it's the ultimate horror/occult movie.
Completely gripping.
First time I watched it, couldn't sleep through the night for several days.
Just thinking about the "head turning" and the "reverse spider crawling" scenes still gives me the creeps.
Amongst all my selected movies listed, this is perhaps the only one that I'll pass on watching again, thank you very much lol
I beg to differ. To me "The Shining" is the scariest movie of all time. "The Exorcist" uses gruesome images to invoke horror where as "The Shining" creates the same effect by portraying the gradual onset of lunacy on a sane person.
When Jack Nicholson repeatedly types “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” on his typewriter, one could feel strong emotions of fear creeping in.
This movie is a must see for all horror fans.
The genre of scary movies has many different sub-genres if you will. One cannot dispute the fact that Exorcist spooked the crap out of people in its time. The likes of Evil Dead and many sub-par movies based on Stephen King's novels followed suit of course never as well made as Exorcist.
If you want to be scared to the extent that you will in fact start believing it, then I suggest you watch "The Omen - Part 1" and "Damien - Omen Part 2". With no gore whatsoever, the movie just makes you pee in your pants.
What can scare you more than reality? So then you have movies that are based on true stories or that suggest to you it can happen and that there can be such creepy poeple. In this group, Seven scares the heck out of me. Hannibal Rising gives me the kicks and for some odd reason, I still love Friday the 13th.
I love long stories. And so I like Amores Perros - a classic spanish flick by the director of Babel which I like as well.
If you want to get pumped up, watch Cinderella Man.
I have about a zillion other movies I love...will try to keep on adding to this...
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Oh Yeah... Cinderalla Man was a very good one... Along the same lines, I also enjoyed "The Seabiscuit", it just shows how to make the best out of what you have...
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Originally posted by blorean
If you want to get pumped up, watch Cinderella Man.
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The cowards never started,
The weak died on the way,
Only the strong arrived.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yK1i9cLAMM
* Escape from Sobibor
* Five Men Army
* I dont remember the name but at the end 'the Bad guy' refused to give in (I rather would die) and was standing @ 45 degree on roof of the running train in snow storm. Train had no breaks.
* The Great Escape
* The Ghost & The Darkness
--- Just from the top of my head ... need to get back to work
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Mumbai Maazi Ladki ...
three more neat ones and among my top picks. All three are academy award winners.
Cider house rules: Great storyline and performance by Michael Caine, Tobey maguire and Charlize Theron. A feel good movie in spite of being unpredictable. Adapted by a novel by John Irving (he also wrote 'son of the circus'...set in India...those who liked 'A fine Balance' by Rohinton Mistry will like the 'son of the circus')
Traffic: Gritty movie about drugs and the battle against them. Michael Douglas is amazing as a powerful govt anti-drug czar brought to his knees by his daughters weaknesses. Benicio Del Toro is good too as a cop caught in the corrupt mexican system. A glimpse into the seemingly futile war on drugs.
Pans Labyrinth: Spanish movie with english subtitles. A Guillermo del Toro movie.
Good story. Contrary to what it may seem..DO NOT watch with kids. Too much direct violence...albeit necessary. A fairytale for adults.
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