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ERIN_LoJ
10-29-2003, 10:10 PM
Sort of an unusual thread I admit, but something I thought of tonight.

Movies names and trends I've noticed

John Carpenter for example.

In the mouth of madness was a good name, but what about the rest? Village doesnt really count as it was a remake (and re-name)

Halloween... simple and I guess it works so no big gripes

The Thing...okay I know this sums it all up but the name is .. well, corny, cheesy. It's a little embarrassing if someone asks a list of my favorite movies and I say, THE THING. Maybe it's just me.

They Live...Again, same thing

Vampires....At least we know theyre not going out on a limb being creative :rolleyes:

Prince of Darkness.....sounds cool but such a cliche saying


Craven thinks of some good names though, even though I enjoy Carpenter more.

( People under the stairs, serpant and rainbow, last house on the left, ect..)

People see where I'm going with this? What are your thoughts on different names & such?
Juice
10-30-2003, 05:43 AM
I think Ringu has one of the greatest names. It isn't until the ending you figure out why it's called Ringu.
Jules Winnfield
10-30-2003, 07:49 AM
Originally posted by Juice
I think Ringu has one of the greatest names. It isn't until the ending you figure out why it's called Ringu.

I agree.

I like the titles of Ed Wood's movies:

Plan 9 From Outer Space
Night of the Ghouls
The Sinister Urge
Glen or Glenda
pyscho dude
10-30-2003, 03:24 PM
I like romero's title for his dead films:
Night of the living dead
Dawn of the dead
Day of the dead
I love the fact that they follow that order.
ERIN_LoJ
11-01-2003, 04:29 PM
I feel like an absolute moron not even realizing they followed that order before, psycho.
countchocula
11-01-2003, 04:33 PM
Mario Bava has the coolest titles...

Blood & Black Lace
Whip & the Body
Twitch of the Death Nerve
Black Sunday
Black Sabbath
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
Lisa & the Devil
Planet of the Vampires
Kill, Baby, Kill
pyscho dude
11-01-2003, 05:36 PM
ERIN_LoJ are you serious or are you being sarcastic?
Sutter_Cane
11-05-2003, 05:06 AM
Originally posted by pyscho dude
I like romero's title for his dead films:
Night of the living dead
Dawn of the dead
Day of the dead
I love the fact that they follow that order.

I never realised that either!
pyscho dude
11-05-2003, 03:23 PM
Okay now I know your just being sarcastic.
madness295
11-06-2003, 01:17 AM
I think IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS just may be my favorite horror movie title of all time. Pretty good film, too.
Jason13thh
11-06-2003, 02:10 AM
John Woo :

The Killer
A Better Tomorrow
Hard Boiled
Face Off

for the horror directors :

Dario Argento with :

The Bird With The Crystal Plumage
Deep Red
The Cat O' Nine Tails
Non Hon Sono ( aka Sleepless but I prefer the original title meaning I can't sleep )
ERIN_LoJ
11-06-2003, 03:32 AM
Originally posted by pyscho dude
ERIN_LoJ are you serious or are you being sarcastic?

No, genuinely serious. I haven't seen Dawn yet; never payed as much attention to the series as most schmoes here.
pyscho dude
11-06-2003, 03:40 PM
Oh I thought you were joking. You should see them though just to give them a chance.
ERIN_LoJ
11-06-2003, 11:15 PM
I saw night of the living dead (B&W) and loved it. I also saw the remake but didn't think it was even half as good.

Saw day on TV (with the commerical breaks). Nice and gory but boring. I tried to get into it but couldn't.

I have heard Dawn (the mall???) is much better, but haven't caught that one yet.
BloodFrenzy
11-07-2003, 04:53 PM
They show Day of the Dead on TV??? I can only imagine how lame that would be. Seeing as a wondersful part of this awesome movie is it's gore factor. Cut to shit, I bet you had to sit through a shitload of commercials.

Day is my favorite (8/10) of the trilogy btw.
Dawn - 8/10
Night - 8/10 (I give it props, but it bores the shit out of me. I prefer the remake - 6/10
BloodFrenzy
11-07-2003, 05:05 PM
I retract my 6/10 for Night remake and give it a 7/10. No wait...8/10. It is a good time. The extra point is for the Savini factor alone!

And...keeping with the subject, Argento does have some cool titles. As well as Wes Craven.
The Hills Have Eyes; great movie and title - 8/10.

Apparently I'm all about the "8's". WTF?
ERIN_LoJ
11-07-2003, 08:32 PM
Originally posted by BloodFrenzy
They show Day of the Dead on TV??? I can only imagine how lame that would be. Seeing as a wondersful part of this awesome movie is it's gore factor. Cut to shit, I bet you had to sit through a shitload of commercials.

Day is my favorite (8/10) of the trilogy btw.
Dawn - 8/10
Night - 8/10 (I give it props, but it bores the shit out of me. I prefer the remake - 6/10

I believe it was the sci fi channel and they usually douse us with commericals every 10 min on the dot. But they left all the gore in I believe. It was pretty explicit.