personally pleased with the era-spanning results we've had so far, this is a really broad range of stuff.
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 18 May 2012 19:24 (twelve years ago) link
frankly, the grumbling about arty and effete borderline horror stuff is starting to make me wish i'd voted for nothing but lang, lynch and tourneur movies.
naw, we're just getting those outta the way fast and early ... the buckets o' blood & gore stuff will probably predominate the Top 50 of this list.
― Boris Kutyurkokhov (Eisbaer), Friday, 18 May 2012 19:24 (twelve years ago) link
xxp You don't think Caligari will show up?
― i love the large auns pictures! (Phil D.), Friday, 18 May 2012 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
The only time I saw Vampyr was a print where they'd just bunged a symphony over it, so the music would peak at all the wrong moments. Does the Criterion release have a proper soundtrack?
― A++++++ would deal with again (Matt #2), Friday, 18 May 2012 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, that one may show up. i don't think lon chaney sr. phantom of the opera will place at this point, though.
― Boris Kutyurkokhov (Eisbaer), Friday, 18 May 2012 19:26 (twelve years ago) link
as far as i remember ... though Vampyr was in many ways really a silent film in spirit. i liked the Criterion release b/c they cleaned up a lot of the visuals (some of which couldn't be completely fixed b/c of how the original versions had been butchered).
― Boris Kutyurkokhov (Eisbaer), Friday, 18 May 2012 19:28 (twelve years ago) link
Xpost Enfeebled, crazy lorre is a weird sort of pitiful villain. Versus preacher in hunter, who is totally scary and evil and not in a banal way.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 18 May 2012 19:30 (twelve years ago) link
Bride hasn't placed yet. Dracula hasn't placed yet. Nosferatu hasn't placed yet.
I suppose I shouldn't hold my breath for Golum, Cabinet or Faust, but who knows. Experience from previous polls indicates that these kinds of declarations are often premature.
― He's sick of the Swiss. He don't like em. (Austerity Ponies), Friday, 18 May 2012 19:32 (twelve years ago) link
i figure bride, dracula and nosferatu are guaranteed, cabinet is all but guaranteed, and the other two are long shots at this point
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Friday, 18 May 2012 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
Basically the way I feel. It looks like every film on here got a minimum of 6 or 7 votes. So even though something might not feel like a horror film to me, it's not one person disagreeing with me, it's a number of people. So I have to assume there's something there that's legitimate.
I agree with this, to be honest. Would prefer to complain about people liking rubbish than whether or not they're correct in their assumption that said rubbish is horror.
Vampyr is great - first caught it at an ATP, probably the only time I've headed back to the chalet through tiredness and turned on ATPTV, and man, am I glad I did.
― emil.y, Friday, 18 May 2012 19:37 (twelve years ago) link
amazed vampyr isn't top 50.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Friday, 18 May 2012 19:52 (twelve years ago) link
starting to lose hope that Haxan will place
― Darin, Friday, 18 May 2012 19:54 (twelve years ago) link
I've given up hope on the 1924 hands of orlac placing, wish it were more well known
there are a couple versions up on youtube, one with the classic score and another with a crazy ass electronic score
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Friday, 18 May 2012 19:54 (twelve years ago) link
I think haxan still has a chance
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Friday, 18 May 2012 19:55 (twelve years ago) link
"Some of your CATTINESS on this thread today makes me want to SCRATCH your EYES OUT!"
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59. CAT PEOPLEJacques Tourneur, USA, 1942(316 points, 12 votes)
What is not ludicrous about Cat People?― amateurist (amateurist), Tuesday, May 13, 2003 5:36 PM (9 years ago)Cat people have less body hair than dog people.― kenan, Wednesday, April 25, 2007 2:29 PM (5 years ago)http://www.petsinuniform.com/images/christmas_tree.jpg― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, April 7, 2006 3:16 AM (6 years ago)
Cat people have less body hair than dog people.― kenan, Wednesday, April 25, 2007 2:29 PM (5 years ago)
http://www.petsinuniform.com/images/christmas_tree.jpg― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, April 7, 2006 3:16 AM (6 years ago)
― Count-Dracula-Down (Eric H.), Friday, 18 May 2012 19:55 (twelve years ago) link
too low!
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Friday, 18 May 2012 19:56 (twelve years ago) link
I dunno, I'm with Darin. Much as I'd like it to, I can't see Haxan making it above Frankenstein and Vampyr.
― emil.y, Friday, 18 May 2012 19:56 (twelve years ago) link
well at least we got the 40s out of the way
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Friday, 18 May 2012 19:57 (twelve years ago) link
I'm getting a fair few of my older picks in today...
― emil.y, Friday, 18 May 2012 19:57 (twelve years ago) link
i do think that it's safe to say that now that cat people has placed, that this will be the last Val Lewton joint we'll see on this poll amirite?
― Boris Kutyurkokhov (Eisbaer), Friday, 18 May 2012 19:58 (twelve years ago) link
yeah I think jacques and val are done now
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
How far are we going today? 55? 50?
― emil.y, Friday, 18 May 2012 20:01 (twelve years ago) link
Three more. May have to post them in quick succession here.
― Count-Dracula-Down (Eric H.), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:08 (twelve years ago) link
"As SCARY Belafonte once sang -- Man smart, Woman s'MARTYR!"
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58. MARTYRSPascal Laugier, France, 2008(319 points, 10 votes)
well fuck me,that's another level― jumpskins, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 7:46 PM (11 months ago)the biggest thing in martyrs favor at least versus cheap cinema of discomfort garbage like anti-christ is that its never really distancing and its not really playing games w/ implication or meaning if anything its antirational in a way that gives it real power― Lamp, Sunday, August 28, 2011 3:23 PM (8 months ago)I thought this movie was totally shallow and padded the fuck out. It's like it was one of those weaker five page long short stories stretched out to feature film length. Didn't have much to say about anything, except how to make something out of nothing. All the portent of the intro scenes, or the home invasion scenes, or the escape from hallucinated horrors while the friend cleaned up the mess scenes ... pointless. Bunch of wheel spinning.― Josh in Chicago, Monday, September 5, 2011 3:19 PM (8 months ago)sort of a one trick pony. But oh sheesh, what a fucking trick.― Cass McCars (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, August 28, 2011 1:33 PM (8 months ago)martyrs was the best horror movie I've seen in years. it's french torture porn, and then again, it's not... which is what makes it so great. it totally transcends the genre and I can guarantee you won't guess where it's going.― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:21 PM (2 years ago)ok, about to watch martyrs, will report back in about 1:45― PHEAR MY POORAPULT (jjjusten), Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:33 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalinkoof. that was rough.― PHEAR MY POORAPULT (jjjusten), Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:29 AM (2 years ago)
the biggest thing in martyrs favor at least versus cheap cinema of discomfort garbage like anti-christ is that its never really distancing and its not really playing games w/ implication or meaning if anything its antirational in a way that gives it real power― Lamp, Sunday, August 28, 2011 3:23 PM (8 months ago)
I thought this movie was totally shallow and padded the fuck out. It's like it was one of those weaker five page long short stories stretched out to feature film length. Didn't have much to say about anything, except how to make something out of nothing. All the portent of the intro scenes, or the home invasion scenes, or the escape from hallucinated horrors while the friend cleaned up the mess scenes ... pointless. Bunch of wheel spinning.― Josh in Chicago, Monday, September 5, 2011 3:19 PM (8 months ago)
sort of a one trick pony. But oh sheesh, what a fucking trick.― Cass McCars (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, August 28, 2011 1:33 PM (8 months ago)
martyrs was the best horror movie I've seen in years. it's french torture porn, and then again, it's not... which is what makes it so great. it totally transcends the genre and I can guarantee you won't guess where it's going.― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:21 PM (2 years ago)
ok, about to watch martyrs, will report back in about 1:45― PHEAR MY POORAPULT (jjjusten), Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:33 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
oof. that was rough.― PHEAR MY POORAPULT (jjjusten), Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:29 AM (2 years ago)
roffle
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:13 (twelve years ago) link
Sorry to backtrack here, but this thread moves much faster than I do.
lol what was "erotic" about IE or Eraserhead
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, May 18, 2012 12:48 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
"Erotic" is maybe not the right term since they aren't necessarily sexy, but most Lynch films including IE and Eraserhead are largely concerned with worlds shaped by sexual anxiety
― Moodles, Friday, 18 May 2012 20:14 (twelve years ago) link
lol it wasn't until this one that I realized these were crypt-keeper quotes and not old school poster taglines
― da croupier, Friday, 18 May 2012 20:16 (twelve years ago) link
"This BITCHLORETTE PARTY had me in absolute STITCHES!"
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57. THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEINJames Whale, USA, 1935(326 points, 9 votes)
Bride of Frankenstein is the best. Wes Craven, Clive Barker et al couldn't make something that good if their lives depended on it.― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Saturday, May 14, 2005 10:03 AM (7 years ago)gorgeous james whale flick, superior in every way to its predecessor. so strange, inventive, touching and beautiful. a nearly perfect film.― And the piano, it sounds like a carnivore (contenderizer), Wednesday, June 8, 2011 9:29 PM (11 months ago)I seem to recall Richard Schickel is a big homophobe, btw, which could explain why Bride of Frankenstein is the queerest film on the list (leaving the problematic LOTR aside)...― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, May 25, 2005 2:21 PM (6 years ago)
gorgeous james whale flick, superior in every way to its predecessor. so strange, inventive, touching and beautiful. a nearly perfect film.― And the piano, it sounds like a carnivore (contenderizer), Wednesday, June 8, 2011 9:29 PM (11 months ago)
I seem to recall Richard Schickel is a big homophobe, btw, which could explain why Bride of Frankenstein is the queerest film on the list (leaving the problematic LOTR aside)...― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, May 25, 2005 2:21 PM (6 years ago)
― Count-Dracula-Down (Eric H.), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:17 (twelve years ago) link
have not been able to bring myself to watch Martyrs, based on the wikipedia plot summary
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:18 (twelve years ago) link
Me, neither but I'm going to one of these days.
― Polly biscuit face (carl agatha), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:19 (twelve years ago) link
Probably while sitting in an adjoining room and watching the TV from around the corner, tbh.
may have to wait until the wife goes out of town, no way will she sit through this
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:23 (twelve years ago) link
josh in chicago otm re: martyrs. a bunch of loud noises in the first half, protracted agonies in the second, nothing gained.
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:25 (twelve years ago) link
bride of frankenstein: TOO LOW!
"Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's GAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH OH GOD NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO?"
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56. THE VANISHING [aka SPOORLOOS]George Sluizer, France/Netherlands, 1988(326 points, 11 votes)
Can't seem to search this one without landing on hundreds of posts from De Subjectivisten.― Count-Dracula-Down (Eric H.), Friday, May 18, 2012 3:30 PM (0 minutes ago)
― Count-Dracula-Down (Eric H.), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:30 (twelve years ago) link
HOORAY!
― Apartment of Evil (Pillbox), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:30 (twelve years ago) link
well there's three more i figured would be top 50 locks... can psycho, the exorcist and the shining show up soon please?
― second only to popcorn (or something), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:31 (twelve years ago) link
glad to see my top 10 placing lobbed martyrs this high up the list. on one hand I feel like it runs the danger of being overhyped, on the other hand it's akin to audition, where no amount of prep can really prepare you for the hammering it will deliver. somebody upthread described the exorcist as feeling out of control which in turn amps up its scariness. martyrs has some of that same chutzpah. there are moments where I'm like "is this movie actively trying to drive me insane?"
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:37 (twelve years ago) link
"The Vanishing" is such a fucked up movie. Like watching a really slow car crash that you can't avoid. One of the few movies where knowing/guessing how it ends makes it even more unnerving.
Audition>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Martyrs.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 18 May 2012 20:38 (twelve years ago) link
kind of shocked about bride, too. would've figured that to be top 30. morbz will be by later to castigate you.
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:39 (twelve years ago) link
I am way excited to watch The Vanishing. That looks amazing.
― Polly biscuit face (carl agatha), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
Oh man, Martyrs was in my top 5 I think. It sort of redefined the genre IMO and it stands as one of the best horror films of all time.
― a parker full of poseys (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
DIE the way, i'm loving the TOE TAG-lines, SCARE-ic:
You can lead a country girl to city water, but you can't make her SINK INTO DEPRESSION!Ah, Twin Peaks. My favorite little town, where you can truly TROUBLE your DOUBLE!...And they sure solve that pesky RING around the COLLAR ... you know, down there. THAT collar!Oh HENRY you're so SICK, you're so SICK you'd slice a DICK!*...This one comes from Henry James' The Turn of the EWWW!As SCARY Belafonte once sang -- Man smart, Woman s'MARTYR!
* to the tune of "oh mickey", genius
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
i had martyrs p high but i never want to see it again, i would never recommend it to anybody and there's a couple of images i wish i could wash away from my brain forever.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
'The Vanishing' is one of those films I haven't watched because the concept of it is so terrifying to me. In a way it should be my #1 choice as the thought of it is more scary than nearly all of the films I voted for.
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:41 (twelve years ago) link
audition>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>a whole lot of stuff
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:42 (twelve years ago) link
never seen Audition either. I guess I should.
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:45 (twelve years ago) link
nothing personal, and everyone is allowed to like whatever, but i just do not get this. it starts off as dumb but exciting slam-bang action movie, and winds up with a long imprisonment and torture section. how does it redefine the genre? you mean that it finally breaks the "peeling a person like a grape (in a fakey but still kinda gross way)" barrier? or are you talking about the meta implications?
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
Hellraiser broke the peeling person barrier, better.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 18 May 2012 20:47 (twelve years ago) link
love the vanishing, but i disagree that it'd be improved by foreknowledge. saw it totally blind, and it just about did me in.
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Friday, 18 May 2012 20:48 (twelve years ago) link