Brit Flick

[Femme_Fatale]

Hey guys, whasssup?! just feelin a bit patriotic this morning, and im wonderin whats yer fave British horror movie???

I have loads, but i bet no one has heard of them!

[unicorn207]

Of course we haven't heard of them, they're british movies. We beat you guys in a war once and you needed our help in WWII to beat the bad guys.

Oh, by the way, all the good Bond movies come to mind.

[loner]

Actually, we beat them in a war twice didn't we. Femme Fatale, you say you have loads of favorite British horror movies. But I bet you can't name three that anyone across the big pond has heard of. And don't say An American Werewolf in London. That don't count.

[andy13]

HOW ABOUT BLIND TERROR(SEE NO EVIL) CLASSIC THRILLER. QUITE SCARY.
OR ANY OF THE HAMMER HORRORS MADE IN THE LATE 50'S TO 70'S.

[!MorganOnyx!]

Hey, c'mon guys. I admit that us British suck at making movies most of the time, especially horror flicks (we're probably worse than the austalians - lol), but don't rag on us!
Besides, amongst the shite, i've said it before, there is a diamond:

THE WOMAN IN BLACK

It's more of a chiller, but it can mix it with the big boys anyday!! It's the SCARIEST movie i've ever seen, scarier than THE EXORCIST, THE SHINING, PSYCHO, all of them.

Check it out and you'll realise that someone out here in the UK does have a clue about how to make a decent horror flick!!!!!

[The Troll Man]

How about Hellraiser (British cast and crew, made in Cricklewood - means Brit to me, I don't care if it got redubbed), The Omen (again Brit cast and crew, and even the imdb lists it as UK origin!), Alien (same as the Omen above), Don't Look Now (Italian/Brit co-production), Witchfinder General aka {i]The Conqueror Worm[/i], The Wicker Man, Dracula (Christopher Lee/Peter Cushing - or any Hammer film pretty much), The 39 Steps for starters...


PS How many in the War of Independence without at the very least British Grandparents? Yeah, we whupped our own arses good there.... /ubb/wink.gif

[the night watchman]

Troll Man has a good list, although I'd consider "Alien" an American horror movie, because it was produced and distributed by American companies.

I'd add the Quartermas series, and "Night of the Demon" (aka "Curse of the Demon") which I consider to be the finest Brit horror movie ever, next to "Hellraiser." I haven't seen "The Woman in Black" yet.

[The Troll Man]

Well I had been considering Alien as a US film, but then thinking about John Hurt, Ridley Scott, O'Bannon and all... so went to the imdb and they said it was from UK... hence why I included it /ubb/smile.gif

Almost forgot a little corker that I love - Paperhouse, directed by Bernard Candyman Rose. Oh, and Gods and Monsters by him too, although thats about horror rather than horror itself...

[the night watchman]

I saw "Paperhouse" when it first hit video, but haven't seen it again since. I remember it being quite good. I'll have to see if I can hunt it down.

[Skaboy18]

Tomb Of The Blind Dead was Brit.....I think...kick ass movie anyway

[unicorn207]

By some of your definitions, BATMAN starring Michael Keaton counts since it was made in Britain.

Hellraiser I did not understand at all!!!!!
When Alien and The Omen are on TV, I'll watch.

[andy13]

I MUST ADMIT US BRITS HAVE MADE SOME GREAT FILMS IN THE PAST, AND PRESENT, BUT NOT ALL WHERE IN THE HORROR CATORGORY. FOR EXAMPLE
BILLY ELLIOT, ALL THE CARRY-ONS, SHIRLY VALENTINE AND... ALL THE JAMES BOND MOVIES.

BUT NOT ALL OUR HORRORS HAVE BEEN GOOD- FOR EXAMPLE KILLER'S MOON, VERY VERY BAD. OR SLAUGHTER HIGH, OR DON'T OPEN TILL CHRISTMAS OR... TALOS THE MUMMY.
BUT WE HAVENT HAD HALF AS MANY CRAPPY FLICKS AS THOSE OVER THE ATLANTIC, OR YOU AMERICANS.

[loner]

You don't make as many bad movies as us Americans because you don't make nearly as many movies. But I think the good/bad ratio is pretty much the same if you compare both countries.

[unicorn207]

Scientifically speaking, the ratio of bad movies to good movies is similar in the U.S. to the British with respect to the X-axis and Y-axis. When we identify the slope we come up with a ratio of nine bad movies to one good movie, this one being the peak of our adjusted income for reserve. Now then...

[AntonioDelLago]

AFRAID OF THE DARK (1991), directed by Mark Peploe, is a sad, haunting tale of a young boy (brilliantly played by Ben Keyworth) who is going blind AND begins experiencing terrifying visions of a mad slasher who targets blind women. Light on FX and gore, this is an intelligent psychological thriller that boasts a great twist midway through the film which takes the story in a totally different direction. For those who prefer to be intellectually challenged by psychological horror, rather than watch a guy in a hockey mask chase blonde bimbos through the woods with a chainsaw.

[This message has been edited by AntonioDelLago (edited 02-28-2001).]

[Femme_Fatale]

i did say 'i bet no one has heard of them' but heres a list of faves

* Dracula
* Mary Shelleys Frankenstein
* Frenzy
* Scream and Scream Again
* Are you Afraid of the dark?
* A Clockwork Orange (not strictly horror, but pretty terrifying!)
* The Omen
* The Mummy (original)
* The Curse of Frankenstein (hehe, and the guy who wrote it is a distant relative, we have the same surname!) /ubb/smile.gif
* The House that Dripped Blood (does that count?!)
* Hound of the Baskevilles
* The Wicker Man

have u heard of 3 of them?!

and dont be so bitchy about Britain, at least we got a history that descends past the 1800's- just remeber this: if it werent for the Brits, there would be no USA!