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 Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:15 pm
I'd say Mana had it about right as far as Event Horizon was concerned. There were some good bits of atmospheric tension throughout, and I give them credit for not ripping off Alien and having something bumping around the ship. The ending was weak, Weir wasn't a very intimidating villain, and character development was virtually nonexistent. I don't recall a mouse in liquid, so I don't think that was it. It's a cliche, but I felt the eponymous book Sphere was based off was better. One of the precious few Crichton books worth reading.
As for the best horror film, well... While most movie critics pine over the old '30s Boris Karloff pictures and, of course, Hitchcock's work, I never found these movies at all frightening. Fine films in their own right, but not really horror. I would also vouch for The Thing, as well as Kubrick's The Shining. Good modern horror is hard to find, but I would suggest The Descent and Session 9 as good choices. The anime film Doomed Megalopolis is sort of creepy as well.
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Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:40 pm
Ash - I meant that didn't The Sphere have that liquid that they could breathe in? Like a golden-yellow liquid that they first tested on mice. And The Shining by Kubrick was alright, it was really inaccurate if you've read the book (I had when I saw it the first time). They've made a mini-series of The Shining as well which is based on the book more. But I guess Kubrick wanted to take some artistic liberties when he made his version.
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:26 pm
Yeah, that's what I was referring to. I don't remember a scene like that in Sphere, but it's been years since I last saw it. To be honest, I'd prefer Kubrick's film to the book. Stephen King is a mostly pulpy, middling writer, while Kubrick is a genius.
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Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 12:04 am
I think Stephen King is a pretty good writer, some of his books are LONG though and stuff could've been edited out, but still, I like to read them.
And my brother went to see Paranormal Activities this weekend, obviously it's landed here as well, though it's only shown during nighttime (starting from midnight) and only for a few weeks. He said it was alright, kinda like Blair Witch Project but a bit better. He thought the atmosphere was pretty creepy, but it wasn't a scary film. The end bit gave him a shock though.
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Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:23 pm
Dark_Mana Ash - I meant that didn't The Sphere have that liquid that they could breathe in? Like a golden-yellow liquid that they first tested on mice. And The Shining by Kubrick was alright, it was really inaccurate if you've read the book (I had when I saw it the first time). They've made a mini-series of The Shining as well which is based on the book more. But I guess Kubrick wanted to take some artistic liberties when he made his version. While I respect King's standing as a writer, I have much more respect for Kubrick as a filmmaker. I know King hated what Kubrick did to The Shining, and that's why he wanted the more accurate version made. Personally, though, tried watching the newer one and it was so much worse I couldn't handle it. I thought I was going to go into a spastic fit of seizures and die from the awfulness of it... but that's just me. As an answer to my own question, I still think, cliche as it may be, that the impact of The Exorcist on the very foundation of how horror was made, combined with the genuinely shocking nature of the film in its own right make it the greatest horror movie ever made. Once again, though, that's just me.
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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:24 pm
Volvy As an answer to my own question, I still think, cliche as it may be, that the impact of The Exorcist on the very foundation of how horror was made, combined with the genuinely shocking nature of the film in its own right make it the greatest horror movie ever made. Once again, though, that's just me.
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Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:42 pm
Shadowlit Facade Volvy As an answer to my own question, I still think, cliche as it may be, that the impact of The Exorcist on the very foundation of how horror was made, combined with the genuinely shocking nature of the film in its own right make it the greatest horror movie ever made. Once again, though, that's just me. Indeed, hurrah for things that pop out of human chests to kill everybody cool ... Sorta sounds like "Attack of the Killer Boobies" when I say it like that.
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Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:26 pm
Volvy Indeed, hurrah for things that pop out of human chests to kill everybody cool ... Sorta sounds like "Attack of the Killer Boobies" when I say it like that.
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:46 am
Shadowlit Facade Volvy Indeed, hurrah for things that pop out of human chests to kill everybody cool ... Sorta sounds like "Attack of the Killer Boobies" when I say it like that. I was thinking more along the lines of boobs that actually popped off and went around killing people on their own. As for my avi, I guess I can see that. I don't know why (since it has NOTHING to do with either the words or the band) but I keep thinking "Electric Wizard" when I look at it.
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:02 pm
Volvy I was thinking more along the lines of boobs that actually popped off and went around killing people on their own. As for my avi, I guess I can see that. I don't know why (since it has NOTHING to do with either the words or the band) but I keep thinking "Electric Wizard" when I look at it.
The semi-random-assemblage-of-stuff look is kinda reminiscent of the cover of their first album?
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Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:36 am
Shadowlit Facade Volvy I was thinking more along the lines of boobs that actually popped off and went around killing people on their own. As for my avi, I guess I can see that. I don't know why (since it has NOTHING to do with either the words or the band) but I keep thinking "Electric Wizard" when I look at it.
The semi-random-assemblage-of-stuff look is kinda reminiscent of the cover of their first album?I dunno. Maybe it's the wizard beard... just what pops into my head. As for the mobility, I think just crawling/bouncing around. And they could always get the up-close zombie kill camera... where it's getting closer and the victim just stands in a corner screaming until they die, without us seeing the death itself...
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Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 11:09 pm
Volvy As for the mobility, I think just crawling/bouncing around. And they could always get the up-close zombie kill camera... where it's getting closer and the victim just stands in a corner screaming until they die, without us seeing the death itself...
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Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 11:27 pm
Shadowlit Facade Volvy As for the mobility, I think just crawling/bouncing around. And they could always get the up-close zombie kill camera... where it's getting closer and the victim just stands in a corner screaming until they die, without us seeing the death itself... Suffocation? Radioactivity? A heart attack from the thought of being attacked by a disembodied boob?
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:15 am
surprised I saw Event Horizon referenced. I love that movie, one of my all time favorites. Though... on topic. I personally thought Paranormal Activity was quite retarded. It wasn't scary... and it kinda felt like a rip off of The Exorcist combined with The Blair Witch Project. The Exorcist is sweet... and Blair Witch sucked. So it undoubtedly brought down the movie. 90% of the movie was blah blah bull crap. The other 10% was hilarity at trying to be scary.
I've yet to see a recent horror film that was actually good... it's depressing because I really love the horror genre. Although... the most recent horror flick I was truly impressed with... was High Tension... which was surprisingly made by the french.
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