Edward III otm
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:01 (twelve years ago) link
some interesting reading FYI FWIW TBH
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_%28film_series%29#The_Poltergeist_curse
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
xxp really? Maybe I should watch those other two Paranormal Activity movies.
Just watched PA2 last friday; it is SCARY AS FUCK. Superior to #1 except for the fact that it depends on #1 to make sense.
― but he go's to a resturang and then die in a toilet (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
Poltergeist is one of the few horror movies that is actually scary, but it's also fun and funny. Very intense for PG, too. Much more so than Gremlins and Temple of Doom, which are always credited for Pg-13.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
the real-life fate of carol anne is really heartbreaking
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
I'm telling you, all the Paranormal Activities are good. We just don't want them to be good.
― The Thnig, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
Before Poltergeist, was there another horror movie that found scares in the suburbs and domesticity?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:04 (twelve years ago) link
(I mean, that's a real setup for you jokesters, but I;m serious).
most of the stuff in poltergeist could've slid under the PG rating except for the scene of the guy who basically tears his own face off. some kinda tribute to spielberg's mojo that he was able to strongarm that past the MPAA.
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:04 (twelve years ago) link
Lots of dead bodies. Also, kids in danger and intense killer tree/clown.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:05 (twelve years ago) link
Did Night of the Creeps place yet?
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:06 (twelve years ago) link
that one about the robot wives, to a lesser extent
The Blob?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:08 (twelve years ago) link
well the options at the time were PG or R, dead bodies and kids in danger were definitely PG material, how else do you explain this
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8e/Just_You_and_Me_kid.jpg
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:08 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, poor little Heather O'Rourke. :( That scene near the end, when they think it's all over, and the closet door opens up and the lights and sounds start, and she just gets the saddest look and says, "No more . . ."
― it was a dark and stormy genitals. (Phil D.), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:08 (twelve years ago) link
BTW to Edward III, Return of the Living Dead is on my ballot.
― it was a dark and stormy genitals. (Phil D.), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:09 (twelve years ago) link
I think the genius of Poltergeist is that it's not just the suburban setting but the hallmarks of the suburbs itself that are the threat: TV room, spacious closets, swimming pool, big tree in the yard, huge bedroom.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:10 (twelve years ago) link
thought I had voted for deadalive but I guess it was a late-breaking cut
ah well, I gave it love in the comedy poll so
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:11 (twelve years ago) link
I am realizing a few things that are missing at this point and holding back srs nerd rage because they probably aren't going to make it
― I want L'interieur chicken, not Hausu chicken (jjjusten), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:12 (twelve years ago) link
rage awayyou can rage all dayif you want to
― that is a weird thing to bring up over lean cuisine (DJP), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:13 (twelve years ago) link
oh i might
― I want L'interieur chicken, not Hausu chicken (jjjusten), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:13 (twelve years ago) link
me too
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:14 (twelve years ago) link
plz hold nothing back, I beg of you
― Count-Dracula-Down (Eric H.), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:14 (twelve years ago) link
But first ...
"Ever been whipped with a switch by Lillian ... well, you know the DRILL!"
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7078/7257582830_b7bf51fafb_o.jpg
19. THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTERCharles Laughton, USA, 1955(610 points, 17 votes)
christopher nolan to remake "night of the hunter" with vince vaughansome of you all are seriously fucking up the results a small group of friends and I came up with for the open-ended debate (inspired by a separate online discussion) on what film was the most universally beloved amongst film fans of all stripes, be it auteurist, buffdom, histiorian, critical, whatever...Passion of Joan of Arc got some soft support, Sunrise (my personal guess) nearly came out on top, but in the end we had settled on Night of the Hunter. Now I have to open the question back up among my chums.― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, January 1, 2004 7:22 PM (8 years ago)nice going assholes!― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, January 1, 2004 7:33 PM (8 years ago)
some of you all are seriously fucking up the results a small group of friends and I came up with for the open-ended debate (inspired by a separate online discussion) on what film was the most universally beloved amongst film fans of all stripes, be it auteurist, buffdom, histiorian, critical, whatever...Passion of Joan of Arc got some soft support, Sunrise (my personal guess) nearly came out on top, but in the end we had settled on Night of the Hunter. Now I have to open the question back up among my chums.― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, January 1, 2004 7:22 PM (8 years ago)
nice going assholes!― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, January 1, 2004 7:33 PM (8 years ago)
ohhhh yeahhhh
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:15 (twelve years ago) link
wait jjj, how long have you had that display name, because lol
― that is a weird thing to bring up over lean cuisine (DJP), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:15 (twelve years ago) link
Real Poltergeist house still standin' strong: http://g.co/maps/mkp9m
Only 30 miles from the E.T. house! http://g.co/maps/6c3ge
― it was a dark and stormy genitals. (Phil D.), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:16 (twelve years ago) link
really liked poltergeist, even on subsequent viewings after its initial release. but the last time I checked in around 10 years ago, it seemed dated and not very compelling at all.
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:16 (twelve years ago) link
loooooooooove night of the hunter
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:17 (twelve years ago) link
love night of the hunter, don't consider it a horror movie, so didn't vote for it <- we need some kind of shorthand for this
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:17 (twelve years ago) link
i don't know what it is exactly
Once again, a film so ahead of its time it basically destroyed the director's career.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
Citizen Kane, Peeping Tom, Night of the Hunter ...
this my 3rd post with this displayname, so you arent asleep at the wheel
― I want L'interieur chicken, not Hausu chicken (jjjusten), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
I was genuinely shocked to see Shelley Winters dead at the bottom of the lake in a movie from 1955.
― it was a dark and stormy genitals. (Phil D.), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
n/a OTM about Night of the Hunter. I like it, it's a solid film, but I didn't vote for it and this placing seems ridiculous
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:22 (twelve years ago) link
yr right, shoulda been higher.
― circa1916, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
if neither of the first 2 hostels makes this countdown, you people are completely fucking insane
― I want L'interieur chicken, not Hausu chicken (jjjusten), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
Uh.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
or is it ... completely fucking intoo sane?
― Count-Dracula-Down (Eric H.), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, seriously. Don't want to see no Hostelry here.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:26 (twelve years ago) link
catching up:
Dreamcatcher Poopcatcher - this reminded me that, tho I've not actually seen it, Dreamcatcher has an awesome wiki plot recap:
Henry and Owen go to Duddits home, where he tells them that Mr. Grey is headed for Quabbin Reservoir to seed the water with alien larva. Arriving at the reservoir Owen is ambushed by Curtis' helicopter and mortally injured, but manages to ground Curtis. Henry takes Owens weapon and kills Mr. Greys worm. Duddits confronts Mr. Grey, who finally exits Jonesys body. Duddits then reveals that he himself is an alien and attacks, causing both aliens to explode in a cloud of red dust which briefly resembles a dreamcatcher. Jonesy, now himself again, steps on the final worm that was just about to contaminate the water.
Jacob's Ladder - FOUR first place votes?! - I like this movie OK, but this def surprised me. #1 voters, plz explain. lol Flatliners - def a much worse film, but also an otm comparison point
Carnival of Souls - this is new to me, but I loved it so much that I gave it high placement on my ballot. The imagery is creepy and haunting by design, but also I think enhanced substantially by how cheaply the film was made. The degraded film quality & over-saturation in parts gives the naturally dreamlike feel similar to what Lynch achieves elsewhere - speaking of which, I think Robert Blake's boogeyman in Lost Highway is a pretty obvious homage to creepy smileyman in COS.
Pillbox, your choice of screen grab from Let The Right One In is so brilliant that it's compelling me to wrestle with what I cannot stand about this genre. - genre is subjective, KJB. Just change your POV ;) RE: LTROI - thanks, the fact that I had a hard time deciding on that one speaks to how beautifully filmed the movie is in general. That is one case (& a film I voted for) in which plot and dialog are serviceable enough, but totally secondary to the photography.
― "horror shirt" (Pillbox), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:26 (twelve years ago) link
haha, I have been awaiting this meltdown with bated breath
― that is a weird thing to bring up over lean cuisine (DJP), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:26 (twelve years ago) link
have you seen either of them? xxpost
― I want L'interieur chicken, not Hausu chicken (jjjusten), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:26 (twelve years ago) link
Dreamcatcher is insane. It's like 50% explosive alien diarrhea.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
Jacob's Ladder - FOUR first place votes?! - I like this movie OK, but this def surprised me. #1 voters, plz explain.
... some of us already did?
― that is a weird thing to bring up over lean cuisine (DJP), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
I wasn't making a value judgment, ftr (still trying to avoid those as much as possible until the results are done). But it seems to me that sanity would be the deterrent toward voting for Hostel, not insanity.
― Count-Dracula-Down (Eric H.), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:28 (twelve years ago) link
Hostel Takeover.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:28 (twelve years ago) link