lashee Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Yes, Akiravn1. (I pronounce your name Akee-raven-one, instead of A-caravan-one.) I cry all through Dead Ringers, one of my favorites. I'm an emotional freak when it comes to horror. And Jeremy Irons is so awesome in that. Basically I just call everything horror. It's easier that way. Like to see you have Audition on your list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiravn1 Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Ray, For the most part, my favorite films revolve around certain director's whose style I admire. Dario Argento had quite a number of films in the horror genre, but Deep Red really stood out to me. Roman Polanski I felt had to be represented after turning out films like Rosemary's Baby, Repulsion and The Tenant. Some of his non horror films that I also enjoyed were Chinatown, Tess and The Pianist. Lashee, David Cronenberg is one of my favorite director's and Dead Ringers is my favorite film of his. He also had other films that could easily fit under this topic such as The Fly, Videodrome, Scanners and Existenz. Also like Polanski, he too had some non horror films which I enjoyed, such as, Crash, A History of Violence and Eastern Promises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monokuro Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Just recalled another. The movie once voted the worst movie ever. Plan 9 From Outer Space (based on a true story) Ray Ray, Worst movie ever? Leonard Part Six. Thankfully they didn't make parts one through five, 'nuff said. -Monokuro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanroberts Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 deanroberts:OMG I agree Oldboy is possibly one of my fav korean movies of all time. Have you seen sympathy for mr. vengeance and sympathy for lady vengeance? Both amazing, though not as good as Oldboy. OOOH and 3 extremes!! Though it has nothing really to do with the other 3 movies. We just happened to be talking about it at the office today which is why I bring it up. OLDBOY is definitely in my top 5 movies of all time, regardless of country it was made in. Seen it about 15 times. Twice in the theater. I own 4 versions of it on DVD. Yes, I've seen and own the two other Vengeance films. Lady Vengeance in the theater. Incidentally, I read the script for the 2005 American remake than thankfully never happened. Get this -- they changed the gyoza to taquitos! Makes my brain hurt. Have you seen Chanwook's newest movie yet? THIRST. Bloody vampire lust. It is beautiful, emotional, and funny. Comes on DVD in November, if you missed it, SEE IT! Three Extremes. Own it. Definitely a mixed-bag of good/okay. The full length Dumplings, with the insane and wonderful Bai Ling, is pretty good. Other good ones: Memories of Murder, R-Point. The Host, was disappointing. You NEED to see 'Hausu". It is hard to find. I have a rip of a German DVD. It has English subs. If y'all have P.O. Box, I can send a copy. It is sheer pre-EVIL DEAD madness from 1977. Check out the trailer: I could go on for pages. I own over 1,000 DVDs in all genres... Big time film geek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistress Vu Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 I love horror movies!!!!! Is this REALLY scary? (seriously) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistress Choi Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 I was kinda scared and really jumpy during the movie - but I'm very bad with horror movies :-) I love horror movies!!!!! Is this REALLY scary? (seriously) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistress Ahn Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Dear Nistress ,I agree with you about the movie, It was outstanding. My question is ,do you believe in paranormal activity,is it real ? I have spent a lot of time explaning my feelings to Mistress Kang. I have experienced real activity.I would like very much to speak to you about this.Before I get in trouble I better stop.Hope to hear your opinion I will work on seeing you.Spockme I think the human mind is capable of making us believe incredible things. OLDBOY is definitely in my top 5 movies of all time, regardless of country it was made in. Seen it about 15 times. Twice in the theater. I own 4 versions of it on DVD. Yes, I've seen and own the two other Vengeance films. Lady Vengeance in the theater. Incidentally, I read the script for the 2005 American remake than thankfully never happened. Get this -- they changed the gyoza to taquitos! Makes my brain hurt. Have you seen Chanwook's newest movie yet? THIRST. Bloody vampire lust. It is beautiful, emotional, and funny. Comes on DVD in November, if you missed it, SEE IT! Three Extremes. Own it. Definitely a mixed-bag of good/okay. The full length Dumplings, with the insane and wonderful Bai Ling, is pretty good. Other good ones: Memories of Murder, R-Point. The Host, was disappointing. You NEED to see 'Hausu". It is hard to find. I have a rip of a German DVD. It has English subs. If y'all have P.O. Box, I can send a copy. It is sheer pre-EVIL DEAD madness from 1977. Check out the trailer: I could go on for pages. I own over 1,000 DVDs in all genres... Big time film geek. REALLY? Taquitos? LOL... Oh, American remakes... I havent seen memories of murder or R-Point BUT I LOVED the Host!! Oh man, it was a really fun movie! Like a Korean Godzilla, but with more character development! I'd LOVE if you sent Hausu, just email Jessy! It looks awesome! Thank you! Its cool to be a film geek, I wish I had the patience to watch all the movies I want to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistress Zhao Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Paranormal Activity = Domestic Blair Witch Sorry, I have a hard time suspending my disbelief when I feel like the filmmakers are blatantly pulling my strings. My favorite horror/suspense is still The Others. I think thats the point of suspense thrillers though. To feel like the director is pulling your strings. I just think it was done very well in Paranormal Activity. I love looking around the theater and looking at everyone leaning forward or hiding partially behind their hands visibly holding their collective breath. The Others? Really? With Nicole Kidman? With the M. Night Shyamalamadingdong-esque ending and no replay value whatsoever? I almost walked out of it when I saw it in theaters. I guess we have totally different psychological aesthetics. I think that going into Paranormal Activity, I knew just about everything to expect, and that there was a lot of hype surrounding it, like having to request it at your local theater, etc. I admit that the suspense was thrilling for some, but maybe I was just spoiled by expectation.. The Others, to me, is a more romantic if not spooky narrative. Less mundane because of all the dark corners and twisted perspective. I don't really even consider The Others much of a horror tale. It's not the least big horrible One film that did catch me off-guard was the first half of The Descent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Trouble Baby Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 I thought The Ring was scary, and The Skeleton Key was OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistress Ahn Posted October 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 I thought The Ring was scary, and The Skeleton Key was OK. The ring? or ringu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanroberts Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 I guess we have totally different psychological aesthetics. I think that going into Paranormal Activity, I knew just about everything to expect, and that there was a lot of hype surrounding it, like having to request it at your local theater, etc. I admit that the suspense was thrilling for some, but maybe I was just spoiled by expectation.. One film that did catch me off-guard was the first half of The Descent. I agree about Paranormal. I wasn't scared in the least by it. Not enough happened. It felt like an hour of noises with little payoff. Plus, well lots of other stuff I won't go into to avoid spoilers. Also agree about The Descent. The claustrophobia of the first half was incredible. Otherwise, the creatures were a little too Lord of the Rings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanroberts Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 I thought The Ring was scary, and The Skeleton Key was OK. The ring? or ringu? The Ring (2002) was good. Probably the best J-Horror remake. Ringu was creepy too but not quite as effective here as it was in Japan. It came out there in 1988. Few people saw it in the theater. Most people that saw it did on VHS -- people passed around copies of the movie! Now that is creepy. I know someone who saw it that way. She was home, alone at night, living in Tokyo. Said it scared the shit out of her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Trouble Baby Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 I thought The Ring was scary, and The Skeleton Key was OK. The ring? or ringu? Mistress Ahn, The Ring (2002) with Naomi Watts. There was a Ring II but it was pretty bad. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistress Vu Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Blah! Just saw paranormal activity! BLAH is all I can say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Trouble Baby Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Recalling another scary flick, High Tension from 2003. Pretty tense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Trouble Baby Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Dawn Of The Dead -78 original, great fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lashee Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Mistresses Vu, Choi and Ahn: i love all Your different reactions to horror! Mistress Vu, You're funny. That Blah! comment. And we all know the Mistress Choi type: no problem dishing it out, but try getting Her to a horror movie. Mistress, i would love to feel Your heartbeat through the heel of Your boot. i saw Paranormal. It even made it out here to San Francisco! i liked it a lot. i don't think Horror has to be scary, at least not jumpy-scary. Look at "Let the Right One In." It's about being an outsider, being seduced and falling in love, even if it is with EVIL! i loved it, but how scary was it? It certainly had mood. i think of all our sessions as Horror. Look how different they are, the different moods and paces, the building of tension, the quick violent terror, as well as the laid-back style of knowing exactly what is coming but who has the power to stop it? Do you want to jump OUT of your skin or be trapped INSIDE it? Thank You, Mistresses of Fortress, for bringing us into Horror! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanroberts Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 I'd LOVE if you sent Hausu, just email Jessy! It looks awesome! Thank you! Hausu disc is burnt. I wrote Jessy a few days ago, but no response. Don't want you to think I'm not good for my word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistress Ahn Posted October 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Mistresses Vu, Choi and Ahn: i love all Your different reactions to horror! Mistress Vu, You're funny. That Blah! comment. And we all know the Mistress Choi type: no problem dishing it out, but try getting Her to a horror movie. Mistress, i would love to feel Your heartbeat through the heel of Your boot. i saw Paranormal. It even made it out here to San Francisco! i liked it a lot. i don't think Horror has to be scary, at least not jumpy-scary. Look at "Let the Right One In." It's about being an outsider, being seduced and falling in love, even if it is with EVIL! i loved it, but how scary was it? It certainly had mood. i think of all our sessions as Horror. Look how different they are, the different moods and paces, the building of tension, the quick violent terror, as well as the laid-back style of knowing exactly what is coming but who has the power to stop it? Do you want to jump OUT of your skin or be trapped INSIDE it? Thank You, Mistresses of Fortress, for bringing us into Horror! I just saw Let the Right One In a few weeks ago! (thank you Netflix Instant View) It was so adorable. I'm so not into the whole vampire hype that's been going on since Twilight (grumble) came out. But I think that LTROI is def worth seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistress Zhao Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 I just saw Let the Right One In a few weeks ago! (thank you Netflix Instant View) It was so adorable. I'm so not into the whole vampire hype that's been going on since Twilight (grumble) came out. But I think that LTROI is def worth seeing. I totally agree with you. It's interesting to see cultural differences in horror films. Oh, Swedes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistress Vu Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 I really love the Japanese Horror films. When they do American remakes it's never as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiravn1 Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Dear Mistress Vu, I really have to agree with you, I can only think of one American remake of a Japanese horror film that I enjoyed which was The Ring, but then the follow up turned out to be quite a let down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Trouble Baby Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Some good recommendations on here. I'll add: Suspiria Bird with the Crystal Plumage The Haunting ('63) The Wicker Man ('73) Andy Warhol's Dracula (hilariously daft) Angel Heart (absurd, but incredibly moody) OLDBOY (not a horror so much, but one of the best movies in the past 15 years) Dead Ringers The Fly ('86) Videodrome Hausu (aka HOUSE; Japanese movies from 1977; mind-blowing insanity) Saw "The Haunting" when I was little. Scared the crap out of me. Two more- Hostel and Hostel II. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Trouble Baby Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Wes Craven's "Shocker" (1989). Hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magdiver Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Just saw Paranormal Activity... It was horrible! So boring! 3/4 of the way though I turned to my date and said "I'd have no problem sleeping in that bed right now!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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