need some help...

[darchangel]

okay, i'd like to see some of the following movies (all of which were rated highly by Arrow).

although i trust Arrow's judgment, i want some schmoe advice...pick your top 5 or so of the following for me to see.

just give me a few good points of each movie (no spoilers, please) and why i should see it.

thanks in advance!


Duel
Suspiria
Demoni
Tenebre
Opera
The Ugly
Donnie Darko
Dog Soldiers
Blood
April Fool's Day
Haute Tension
The Hole
The Vanishing
The Changeling
Dark Water
Black Christmas
Alice Sweet Alice
Stage Fright
Bubba Ho-Tep
The Believers
May
Videodrome



Rockin' Like Dokken

~darchangel~

[Cabrini Green]

Picking five is tough..

Videodrome - A Cronenberg movie is mandatory

Suspiria - The direction is a must see

The Vanishing (88) - one of the best endings in movies

Black Christmas - The villian is unsettling

Demons - to kick back and enjoy

[Richard Stuart]

I'll just do two, if that's OK:

Duel

I don't know what sort of stuff generally floats your boat, but this is worth seeing if you're in the mood for something gripping and tense rather than splattered in innards. It's believable in its simplicity, and like Arrow said in his review, it makes you imagine yourself in the predicament of the main character and how you'd feel in that situation - being totally alone, and relentlessly pursued and hunted by a stranger for no specific reason.

Dog Soldiers

One of the stronger Brit horrors in recent years. Again, quite tense, but not overly serious. Entertaining and fun, with some surprisingly likeable characters despite the naff macho laddish-attitudes. For me, a bonus is that the characters are English, but if you're a foreigner who finds people wot talk proper English (like what the Queen does innit) hard to understand, then watch the DVD with subtitles. ;)

Hope that helps...

[Jas]

Wish I could help...But I've only seen a few of those.
May's pretty good.....

[countchocula]

Black Christmas
Videodrome
The Changeling
Donnie Darko
Bubba Ho-Tep

[Alan Remorse]

videodrome
donnie darko
demons
dog soldiers
bubba ho-tep

[Cronos]

Suspiria
Donnie Darko
Dog Soldiers
Black Christmas
Videodrome

[ComeNightfall]

From this list I've seen:

Suspiria---creepy and stylish
Dog Soldiers---a good mixture of horror & humor
April Fool's Day---fun slasher movie with a surprise ending
The Changeling---one of the best ghost movies
Black Christmas---one of the scariest slashers ever

So there are my five LOL.

[sharkstank]

i'll give to u the top 2, the only ones on there that i have seen that broke ***
Donnie Darko
May
see those

WWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[RogueSpear]

Five I would see:

01. Donnie Darko (9/10)
02. Bubba Ho-Tep (7/10)
03. Dog Soldiers (7/10)
04. May (7/10)
05. The Changeling (7/10)

[Inglorious]

Originally posted by RogueSpear
Five I would see:

01. Donnie Darko (9/10)
02. Bubba Ho-Tep (7/10)
03. Dog Soldiers (7/10)
04. May (7/10)
05. The Changeling (7/10)

I for the most part agree with this. ^

[darchangel]

the count so far stands as this:

Dog Soldiers- 6
Donnie Darko- 6
Videodrome- 4
Black Christmas- 4
The Changeling- 4
Bubba Ho-Tep- 4
May- 4
Suspiria- 3
Demons- 2
The Vanishing- 1
Duel- 1
April Fool's Day- 1


i need more schmoe help! i'm so torn! maybe Arrow could possibly give me his top 5 of the bunch? (looks pleadingly at Arrow's avatar)


Rockin' Like Dokken

~darchangel~

[Khain]

Duel
Suspiria
The Vanishing
The Changeling
May
Videodrome
...

Well, 6 is enough, but Bubba, Black Christmas and Darko are quite close.

[Maeljin_incarna]

Videodrome is a must. Deborah Harry's in it!

[KillerKlown]

Bubba Ho-Tep - One of Bruce Campbells best performances
Suspiria - Argento at his best
Tenebre - A great Argento effort
Black Christmas - A freaky slasher
Opera - Again, a great Argento effort (shame about the ending)

[Tagia_Romero]

Originally posted by darchangel
okay, i'd like to see some of the following movies (all of which were rated highly by Arrow).

although i trust Arrow's judgment, i want some schmoe advice...pick your top 5 or so of the following for me to see.

just give me a few good points of each movie (no spoilers, please) and why i should see it.

thanks in advance!


The Ugly
Dog Soldiers
Haute Tension
The Changeling
Videodrome



Rockin' Like Dokken

~darchangel~

Definitely these from my point of view, especially The Ugly... a delightfully smarmy film.

[Jason13thh]

I pretty like all the mentioned movies I must say, so it is difficult just to pick 5.

If you are a giallo fan you will like Alice Sweet Alice but it is not for every-one, creepy movie but with a lot of atmosphere.

Stage Fright is a very good giallo by Michele Soavi, gory but also with style (very good music by Simon Boswell and beautiful cinematography)

The Hole is a clever british psychological thriller with a good ending and good acting.

The Ugly is a strange movie, it is not really a slasher but looks more like Henry:POASK which is a good thing.
Sometimes gory but has style (lot's of blue and when his inner demons appear,brrr !)

[EvilDeadGirl]

All good films. But here's my recommended five.

Donnie Darko
May
April Fools Day
Haute Tension
Bubba Ho-Tep

[hbkhhh45]

suspiria
opera
may
april fools day
black christmas

.... only movie i dislike from the list is alice sweet alice.

[martyds761]

Originally posted by KillerKlown
Bubba Ho-Tep - One of Bruce Campbells best performances
Suspiria - Argento at his best
Tenebre - A great Argento effort
Black Christmas - A freaky slasher
Opera - Again, a great Argento effort (shame about the ending) I'll agree with everything said here.......

[Richard Stuart]

Originally posted by Jason13thh
Stage Fright is a very good giallo by Michele Soavi, gory but also with style (very good music by Simon Boswell and beautiful cinematography)

Oh, I didn't notice this one in the list.. This is the one with the OWL'S HEAD, isn't it? I quite liked this one too.

[darchangel]

thanks much for the help, everyone! right now, my list looks like this:

Dog Soldiers- 7
Donnie Darko- 7
Videodrome- 7
Black Christmas- 7
Bubba Ho-Tep- 7
May- 7
Suspiria- 7
The Changeling- 6
April Fool's Day- 3
Opera- 3
Demons- 2
The Vanishing- 2
Duel- 2
Tenebre- 2
Stage Fright- 2
The Ugly- 2
Haute Tension- 2
Alice Sweet Alice- 1
The Hole- 1

i definitely plan on checking some of these out! keep the help coming, schmoes!!!

Rockin' Like Dokken

~darchangel~

[Nekroman]

Add another vote for Haute Tension. That is a flick that is bound to become a modern classic. Seriously badass stuff!

[The Arrow]

They're all great movies in my book but today (tomorrow my list would change) I'd re-watch:

Black Christmas
Dog Soldiers
Haute Tension
The Ugly
Suspiria

So consider that my advice ;)

[jagged halo]

1. The Changeling

2. Donnie Darko

3. Stage Fright

4. Bubba Ho-Tep

5. Duel

Class!!:D ;)

[!MorganOnyx!]

Right now I'd say:

1. STAGEFRIGHT
2. BLACK CHRISTMAS
3. SUSPIRIA
4. MAY
5. DOG SOLDIERS

But to be honest I haven't even seen most of those films on that list!!! DAMNIT!!!! :confused:

[Kocko]

Don't forget "They Live". Just gotta love Roddy Piper

[zayko12]

The Changeling- It is one of the best haunted house movie ive seen. its pace starts slow but if you like suspense youll like this.

May- This little movie is a very creepy one. it is character driven and pretty well acted.

videodrome- David Cronenberg. if you know who he is, you might know what to expect. a new dvd of it came out but i havent seen it. i still have my vhs copy.

Tenebre- Dario Argento. Colors, blood, dark gloves. italian giallo.

Donnie Dorko- mind trip