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#1
08-09-2009, 02:31 PM
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What's everyones top horror flicks of the 2000's?
These are films off the top of my head that I really enjoyed since 2000:
Malevolence High Tension The Decent Doomsday Rob Zombie's Halloween Wrong Turn Bloody Reunion Battle Royale Wild Zero Versus 28 Weeks Later -(I didn't care too much for the 1st one) Dawn of the Dead Freddy vs Jason Otis Feast Shaun of the Dead Hatchet The Exorcism of Emily Rose Audition Idle Hands BioZombie Cherry Falls Sleepless Creep Dark Ride Slaughter Night The Tripper Inside Cold Prey Frontiers Let The Right One In Eden Lake Them Martyrs  Last edited by Halloweenman; 08-09-2009 at 04:05 PM.. 
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08-09-2009, 03:11 PM
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BEST HORROR FILMS OF THE MILLENNIUM
1. DONNIE DARKO
2. GRINDHOUSE 3. SIGNS 4. THE ORPHANAGE 5. THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE 6. THE OTHERS 7. SHUTTER(Original Version) 8. FRAILTY 9. MAY 10. THE DEVIL'S REJECTS Last edited by Antonio141; 08-12-2009 at 03:54 PM..
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08-09-2009, 03:27 PM
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Lake Placid was 1999
 1 - The Descent 2 - Rec 3 - Inside 4 - Dog Soldiers 5 - Feast 6 - The Mist 7 - Fritt Vilt II 8 - Haute Tension 9 - Let the Right One In 10- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Honorable Mentions: Eden Lake, The Midnight Meat Train, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, The Tripper, The Hills Have Eyes, Hatchet, The Ruins, Frontier(s), Severance, Fritt Vilt
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#4
08-09-2009, 04:44 PM
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100. Last House in the Woods
99. Hollow Man 98. Re-cycle 97. Ghosts of Mars 96. Thir13en Ghosts 95. Fido 94. The Hitcher (07) 93. Saw III 92. Abominable 91. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (03) 90. Versus 89. Wild Zero 88. Jeepers Creepers 87. Undead 86. Jason X 85. Resident Evil 84. Dead & Breakfast 83. A Tale of Two Sisters 82. 2001 Maniacs 81. Orphan 80. Saw 79. Cube Zero 78. Land of the Dead 77. Black Sheep 76. Final Destination 75. Freddy vs. Jason 74. 30 Days of Night 73. Dead Silence 72. My Name is Bruce 71. I Am Legend 70. The Ruins 69. My Bloody Valentine 3D 68. Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed 67. Splinter 66. Cherry Falls 65. The Host 64. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning 63. Dagon 62. The Mothman Prophecies 61. Snakes on a Plane 60. Severence 59. Dark Water (02) 58. Pitch Black 57. The Ring (02) 56. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernan 55. Final Destination 2 54. The Others 53. Wrong Turn 52. Ginger Snaps 51. Seed of Chucky 50. Friday the 13th (09) 49. Halloween (07) 48. Midnight Meat Train 47. One Missed Call (Miike) 46. The Exorcism of Emily Rose 45. The Orphanage 44. Dance of the Dead 43. Frontier(s) 42. The Strangers 41. The Signal 40. Them 39. Storm Warning 38. Silent Hill 37. Uzumaki 36. Eden Lake 35. Wrong Turn 2: Dead End 34. [REC] 33. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber from Fleet Street 32. The Happiness of the Katakuris 31. Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer 30. Repo! The Genetic Opera! 29. High Tension 28. Rogue 27. Slither 26. Diary of the Dead 25. Bloody Reunion 24. Hatchet 23. Saw II 22. 28 Weeks Later 21. 1408 20. Martyrs 19. Dawn of the Dead (04) 18. The Descent 17. American Pycho 16. Feast 15. Bug 14. Dog Soldiers 13. Bubba Ho-Tep 12. 28 Days Later 11. Hostel: Part 2 10. The Devil's Backbone 9. The Hills Have Eyes (06) 8. Cloverfield 7. Inside 6. The Mist 5. Grindhouse 4. Shaun of the Dead 3. The Devil's Rejects 2. Drag Me To Hell 1. Hostel The order is always flexible and changes all the time, except for the #1, that hasn't changed yet. =) God DAMN has this been a fuckin' fantastic decade for horror!  And there's still a ton I need to see! 
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#5
08-09-2009, 05:18 PM
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In no particular order: Ginger Snaps, Ginger Snaps Back, Ginger Snaps Unleashed, INSIDE, Pan's Labyrinth, Freddy Vs Jason, Hatchet, Behind the Mask, Uzumaki, Frontier(s), Martyrs, Slither, Dawn of the Dead ('04), Feast, Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds, Feast 3: The Happy Finish, Bubba Ho Tep, Drag Me To Hell, Hostel, Grindhouse, Dog Soldiers.
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#7
08-09-2009, 05:39 PM
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Large epic list LS
Here's my favorites from 2000 and on (not in any specific order) [Rec] Martyrs Frontiers Friday the 13th (2009) Land of the Dead Final Destination 1-3 Seed of Chucky Aliens vs Predator Requiem (yeah bitches )Jeepers Creeper 1 & 2 The Hills Have Eyes (2006) Hostel & Hostel: Part II Resident Evil 1-3 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Underworld: Evolution Wrong Turn 2 The Feast Trilogy The Ruins 28 Days Later 28 Weeks Later Black Christmas (2006) The Saw series Dance of the Dead Bubba Ho-Tep Cabin Fever Black Sheep Doomsday Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead The Host Abominable 2001 Maniacs Motherfucking Snakes on a motherfucking Plane Cloverfield The Mist Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer High Tension Them Inside Eden Lake Storm Warning Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon Hatchet Laid to Rest Cold Prey Cold Prey II My Bloody Valentine 3-D Slither Zombie Strippers Dead and Breakfast Bug The Descent Spiral 30 Days of Night The Killing Gene The Last House on the Left (2009) The Collector Planet Terror The Devil's Rejects Santa's Slay The Hitcher (2007) Freddy vs Jason Pan's Labyrinth Dawn of the Dead (2004) The Tripper Freak Out Shaun of the Dead The Hazing Repo! The Genetic Opera! Dead Silence The Midnight Meat Train I have to agree with Lordsimen. Awesome decade. Last edited by MisterTwister; 08-09-2009 at 05:51 PM..
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#8
08-09-2009, 06:11 PM
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Sean of the Dead, the Midnight Meat Train, Spiral (absolutely adore this film, even if it isn't exactly Horror), 30 Day sof Night, Cold Prey, Doomsday, Cabin Fever, Wrong Turn 2...
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#9
08-09-2009, 06:26 PM
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I'd say REC or 30 Days of Night. Both were too awesome.
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#10
08-09-2009, 06:34 PM
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The Happening: there, I said it! The film was pure cheezy entertainment and there were a few moments where I was laughing so hard I nearly cried. So hang me from a tree, burn me at a stake, call me a herotic, whatever you please, but I'm sticking to it.
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#11
08-09-2009, 07:36 PM
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I will do my top 100 since other people have. A few of these may be kind of questionable whether they are really a horror flick, but I included them anyway.
Top 100 Horror flicks from 2000 - 2009: 1. Insomnia 2. Identity 3. Joy Ride 4. The Cell 5. The Mothman Prophecies 6. The Gift 7. Open Water 8. Zodiac 9. Frailty 10. The Ring 11. Dreamcatcher 12. Silent Hill 13. The Others 14. Underworld 15. In the Cut 16. One Hour Photo 17. The Invasion 18. The Skeleton Key 19. 1408 20. Wolf Creek 21. Suspect Zero 22. The Hills Have Eyes ('06) 23. Pulse 24. The Mist 25. House of Wax 26. Vacancy 27. Dawn of the Dead ('04) 28. 28 Weeks Later 29. Blade II 30. Scream 3 31. My Bloody Valentine 32. Final Destination 2 33. P2 34. Freddy Vs Jason 35. Jeepers Creepers 36. Jeepers Creepers 2 37. Disturbia 38. Resident Evil: Apocalypse 39. White Noise 40. 28 Days Later 41. The Night Listener 42. Funny Games 43. Abandon 44. Hostel 45. Stay 46. The Hitcher 47. Red Dragon 48. The Forgotten 49. Mindhunters 50. Session 9 51. Exorcist: The Begining 52. The Eye 53. Underworld: Evolution 54. Constantine 55. An American Haunting 56. Drag Me to Hell 57. The Ruins 58. Murder by Numbers 59. The Butterfly Effect 60. Pan's Labyrinth 61. Taking Lives 62. Snakes on a Plane 63. Cry Wolf 64. The Cave 65. Hannibal 66. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans 67. The Machinist 68. The Exorcism of Emily Rose 69. Saw II 70. Halloween: Resurrection 71. Signs 72. War of the Worlds 73. Final Destination 74. Lady in the Water 75. Planet Terror 76. Cloverfield 77. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Movie ('03) 78. Ghost Ship 79. Boogeyman 80. The Order 81. Soul Survivors 82. Darkness Falls 83. Annacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid 84. AVP:R 85. Saw 86. Lost Souls 87. Blade: Trinity 88. The Ring Two 89. Red Eye 90. 30 Days of Night 91. Wrong Turn 92. AVP 93. Captivity 94. The X-Files: I Want to Believe 95. Mr. Brooks 96. Slither 97. The Hills Have Eyes 2 98. Dead Silence 99. Feardotcom 100. Blood and Chocolate
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#12
08-10-2009, 12:30 PM
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2 movies. drag me to hell and severance.
totally agree though, great decade for horror. especially compared to the 90s.
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#13
08-12-2009, 08:47 AM
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I honestly feel most people who have hated on this decade will look back on it and think "You know, it wasn't as bad as I thought" in a few years.
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#14
08-12-2009, 10:52 AM
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i agree, and not just for American horror films, but Japanese horror films have been great this decade as well, so has Italian and hell even the France have put a few great horror films out this decade. Last edited by Halloweenman; 08-12-2009 at 10:58 AM..
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#15
08-13-2009, 09:17 PM
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Hmmm... this is one I really gotta think about. In the meantime I'll be moving this to Best/Worst. Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.
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#16
08-13-2009, 10:23 PM
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#17
08-15-2009, 12:37 AM
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Jesus Christmas LS , you put together quite a list there
 It really has been a terrific decade for horror . We still have a couple of months left for some more goodness . Trick or Treat is def going on a best of list and GR's latest Zom flick if it's released before the end of the year . Hey where the hell is Brotherhood of the Wolf . If it's there , i missed it , if it isn't , it should be . And Dead End also .
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#19
08-16-2009, 10:32 PM
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In no order: The Good
-Dawn of the Dead -TCM -TCM The Begining -Quarantine -Wrong Turn -Wrong Turn 2 Dead End -28 Days and Weeks Later -30 Days of Night -Dark Ride -Identity -I Am Legend -Silent Hill -Halloween -The Ruins -The Rage -Shutter -Saw2 -Jenifer -The Breed -House of Wax Dissapointing: -Cloverfield -Saw -Turistas -Final Destination 2 -The Gravedancers -Incident on and off A Mountain Road -Land of the Dead -The Descent -The Ring -The Strangers -Wolf Creek Terrible: -Hatchet -The Off Season -Storm Warning -Ed Gein: Butcher of Plainsfield Last edited by Cropsy; 08-16-2009 at 10:36 PM..
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#20
08-17-2009, 04:03 AM
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Firstly the 2000's have been miles ahead of the 90's.
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Cherry Falls Final Destination Ginger Snaps Ju-on Shadow of a Vampire Brotherhood of the Wolf Ghosts of Mars The Devils Backbone Jeepers Creepers The Others Session 9 28 Days Later Bubba Ho-tep Dog Soldiers Eight Legged Freaks May My Little Eye Resident Evil Dead End Haute Tension Wrong Turn Dawn of the Dead Dead and Breakfast Saw Shaun of the Dead The Descent The Devils Rejects Evil Aliens Feast Hostel Saw II Wolf Creek All the Boys Love Mandy Lane The Hills Have Eyes Severance Slither 28 Weeks Later Frontiere(s) Wrong Turn 2 The Midnight Meat Train Inside Drag me to Hell
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#21
08-18-2009, 02:18 PM
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I didn't realize how good and just how many horror movies i've seen this past decade . No order , just ones that i genuinely enjoyed and made these past 10 years or so a sort of modern day Golden Age :
DOTD 04 Res Evil 1-3 Shaun of the Dead Hot Fuzz ( definitely horror , it has strong slasher elements and copious amounts of gore ) Dead End ( a hidden gem for sure ) Brotherhood of the Wolf Silent Hill Slither Friday the 13th Quarantine REC Wishing Stairs Uzumaki Kairo Dog Soldiers Severance 28 days later 28 weeks later Land of the Dead Diary of the Dead Zombie Diaries Descent Scarecrow ( yep , i liked it Texas Chainsaw Massacre Book of Shadows ( once you get over the fact it's only a sequel in spirit , it's a great film ) Ring remake Ring 2 ( it expanded on the mythos to excellent effect ) Dark Water original Juon 1 and 2( the ones shot on video . Think those were 99 but i'll put them on this list ) Phone ( excellent Korean film ) Tale of two Sisters original Haute Tension Evil Aliens ( must see goromedy in the spirit of Bad Taste ) The Others My little Eye ( highly recommend this low budget creepfest ) The Ruins Cloverfield ( just may be the best big monster run amok film ever made ) The Mist The Eye original Planet Terror The Card Player Nonhossono ( may have spelled it wrong , but it's aka Sleepless ) La Terza Madre My Bloody Valentine The Happening ( way better than people are giving it credit for ) I am Legend Wild Zero
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#23
08-21-2009, 10:12 PM
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DAWN OF THE DEAD
SHAWN OF THE DEAD TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 28 DAYS LATER SAW HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES THE DEVILS REJECTS ROB ZOMBIE'S HALLOWEEN PLANET TERROR http://horrornews.net Horror News | Reviews | Interviews | Trailers | Scripts | Columns | Podcasts HorrorNews.net - Your Horror News resource joyhorror@horrornews.net
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#24
08-22-2009, 05:33 AM
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Wow LordSimen, even at 100, I never thought I'd see Last House In The Woods on any "best of" list.
And I agree, this has been a great decade for horror, and I'd thank a little indie horror flick for the resurgence back in '99. I can't be nackered to come up with all of them, but this is a bunch I can pull off the top of my head, and I know I'll read this in a week and go "SHIT! How could I forget..." [REC] - 9/10 Dawn of the Dead - 8.5/10 Wrong Turn - 8/10 Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 8/10 A Tale Of Two Sisters - 9/10 Wolf Creek - 9/10 Dog Soldiers - 9/10 The Descent - 8.5/10 Hostel - 8/10 Hatchet - 8/10 Final Destination Series - 9-8-8.5/10 (with one more to come) Splinter - 8/10 The Ruins - 8/10 Cloverfield - 8.5/10 (even tho I don't consider it a horror... wtf) Quarantine - 8/10 Zombie Diaries - 8/10 Pontypool - 8/10 The Signal - 8.5/10 Dead Sno (Dod Sno) - 8/10 Deadgirl - 8.5/10 Outpost - 8/10 Let The Right One In - 9/10 Hell, I'll stop there, cause I could type forever, and still miss a bunch. I know there are still a TON of Asian horror flicks I left off. Let me add the inverse as well. Some of the worst: Martyrs - 3/10 The Mist - 3/10 The Happening - 4/10 The Uninvited - 5/10 Surveillance - 4/10 Saw 4 - 3/10 Boogeyman - 3/10 Inside (L Interieur) - 5/10 Last House In The Woods - 4/10 Haute Tension - 2/10 House of 1000 Corpses - 3/10 Dretch!
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08-22-2009, 05:38 PM
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In No Particular Order:
28 Days Later (2002) 28 Weeks Later (2007) 1408 (2007) High Tension (2003) The Mist (2007)
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08-22-2009, 05:41 PM
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08-22-2009, 07:24 PM
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28 Days Later 28 Weeks Later American Psycho Anatomy Antichrist The Attic Expeditions Bubba Ho-Tep Dagon Dead End Deaden The Descent The Devil's Backbone The Devil's Rejects Diary Of The Dead Dog Soldiers Eyes Of Crystal Frailty Ginger Snaps Halloween High Tension House Of 1000 Corpses Identity Jeepers Creepers Land Of The Dead Let The Right One In Malefique The Mist Pontypool Will add more when I think of them. Last edited by Cronos; 08-26-2009 at 02:32 PM..
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#28
08-24-2009, 02:59 AM
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EDIT: UPDATED
Last edited by Film Fan BeAm2k; 12-01-2010 at 09:09 PM..
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#29
09-14-2009, 03:37 PM
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1.American Psycho- 90/100
Either the most satiric horror film or the darkest comedy ever made, American Psycho is in a class all its own. Christian Bale's performance as the psychotic playboy with a mask of conformity is absolutely incredible. He's demented, hilarious, frightening, and powerful. The script is razorsharp and almost as grizzly as the novel. A must see. 2.Donnie Darko- 90/100 How can a straight to video film contain such a stellar cast? The entire cast is spot on in their performances and Richard Kelly's dark vision of a tormented teenage hero is absolutely breath taking. Modern day classic. 3.Grindhouse- 89/100 Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's stab at the b-horror films of the '70s and '80s is absolutely fantastic for any fan of film. The sights and sounds are so reminiscent to that of the genre they set out to embody, its almost criminal that the two haven't returned to the horror genre since. And despite what you may have heard, the shock scares and over the top gore of Planet Terror is no match for the edge of your seat suspense in Death Proof. 4.Silent Hill- 87/100 Best. Video. Game. Movie. Ever. Christophe Gans creates such a twisted hell in Silent Hill that it almost embarasses the video game its based upon. The story is as dark and twisted as anything I've ever seen and may be the best straight forward horror film of the decade. But don't come in expecting Resident Evil, because you'll get something much deeper and haunting than you'd ever find in a Paul Anderson film. 5.Antichrist- 86/100 Far and away the most disturbing film of the decade, and possibly EVER. Charolette Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe deliver power house performances in an unnerving hell of built up tension between the two over the loss of their infant son. Don't let the cynics scare you off, this is much more than just a grusome display of shock effects, this is a deeply haunting and dark film. 6.Bubba Hotep- 86/100 Another genre bender, Bubba Hotep is absolute undefinable greatness. Bruce Campbell cranks out his best performance since "Army", and Don Coscarelli delivers a film thats neck and neck with Phantasm for his best. Hilarious, thought provoking, and eerie. 7.Cabin Fever- 86/100 To me, this is Eli Roth establishing a name for himself in the horror industry. Balls out grusomeness, creepy atmosphere, unsettling characters, and off the wall hilarity. Call it a guilty pleasure, but I cant help but absolutely love this film. 8.The Devil's Rejects- 84/100 For most, Rob Zombie's a pretty hit or miss filmmaker. And while his writing abilities are questionable, his love for the genre and originality behind the lense are unquestionable. Devil's Rejects is where he's at his best. 9.Frailty- 83/100 Bill Paxton's directorial debut is nothing like I'd expected it to be. Part growing up drama, part Se7en; Frailty is a brutally bleak look at religion with plot twists around every corner. 10.The Road- 82/100 Viggo Mortenson's performance is enough for anyone to love this film, but if that isn't enough take a look at the gorgeous atmosphere created in this film. The scariest part of the film is that its the most plausible scenario on this list. 11.Hostel Part 2- 82/100 12.Hostel- 82/100 Most people despise this series claiming it to be "torture porn" but to me Hostel is Saw's smarter, less popular older sister. The film has a much bigger message than the Saw serries and has much more relevance into today's political climate. Everything works so well, too bad it felt he held back on some of the creative stylistic touches he threw into Cabin Fever... 13.Shaun of the Dead- 82/100 You wouldn't expect one of the best zombie films of the decade to be a British romantic comedy as well, but such is the case with Simon Pegg's breakout film. The leading duo are hilarious together and the script puts a smart and hilarious twist on the zombie genre. 14.Joy Ride- 82/100 This may be another guilty pleasure for me, but I found this film to be really creepy. The whole aspect of the Trucker's revenge seemed a bit unlikely at times, but still fun and still scary as fuck. 15.Final Destination- 82/100 Despite the terrible sequels (okay, the second one was pretty decent), the first Final Destination is quite the horror film. With mostly unknowns in the cast, its fairly hard to perceive who's next on death's chopping block and just how merciful their fate will be. In most cases, not whatsoever. 16.Rob Zombie's Halloween- 81/100 Another one I'm probably in the majority about, in my opinion Rob Zombie's Halloween is the best remake since John Carpenter's The Thing. Zombie's gritty vision of young Michael growing up in an insane asylum butchering animals and beating bullys to a pulp was an incredible addition to the Halloween folklore in my opinion. Its where the remake actually starts about halfway through the film that it begins to lose its luster. Don't even get me started on the sequel... 17.Drag Me to Hell- 81/100 Sam Raimi's return to horror is a welcome one, it just isn't quite as successful as you may have been lead onto beleive. While the entire premise is very inriguing, some of the slapstick comedy gets to be a bit much at times. And the twist is so obvious my 6 year old sister pointed it out to me 30 minutes before the ending came. 18.Signs- 81/100 For the most part, Shamylan has been pretty downhill this millenium. But Signs was definitley one of his better efforts. Gibson gives a great performance and the script is very well written, even if it is a bit odd that extra terrerstrials with a sensitivity to water came to a planet made almost entirely up of the substance. 19.Club Dread- 81/100 One of the most underappriciated genre films of the decade, Broken Lizard's Club Dread is everything Scary Movie tried to be and more. It's actually a decent horror film, with some really inventive shots and true moments in terror. Turn off your brain and let the blood fly. 20.28 Weeks Later- 80/100 The far superior sequel is jam packed with scares, gore, and a fantastic story about the youngest people alive. Faster and more furious than its sequel, 28 weeks turns a mediocre concept into a brilliant serries. Last edited by Kevin Smith fan; 01-17-2011 at 04:40 PM..
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09-15-2009, 01:56 PM
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just a few of my favorites
American Psycho Devil's Rejects The Descent Midnight Meat Train 28 Days Later High Tension lol they keep coming to mind, hard to name just a few
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#31
09-15-2009, 03:49 PM
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10. American Pyscho
There are a couple of movies on this list that I don't really consider as horror, but I put 'em on here cuz either they're using a subject that is usually centered in horrors flix, or just because I wanna have a list that comes out to an even ten, and these certain films come close enough. AP is a good example of this. 9. The Devil's Rejects A family of rednecks that makes even Satan go "Damn.... these people are just plain downright evil.....!"  8. The Mist This was a really good movie up until the end. INO, it felt too forced. And I know that it's the same ending as in the book, but onscreen, it didn't worked as well I thought it could. Still, overall, the film was good was enough to make it my list. 7. Ginger Snaps There comes a time in every young girl's life when her body starts to give off signs that she's becoming a woman. Or a werewolf.  6. Shaun Of The Dead I knew that this was gonna be my kind of zombie movie when in one early scene, the main character, Shaun (duh!) said that he still liked Second Coming, the much under-appreciated 2nd. album by the Stone Roses. After that part, my hairy pimp-ass just sat back into my easy-chair, relaxed, & enjoyed all the thrills, chills & gags.  5. Planet Terror While the shlock that comes with most zombie flicks usually puts me off, Robert Rodriguez's style of depicting his half of The Grindhouse as a caricature of a genre that has already gone cartoonishly over the top, makes this a walking undead gore-a-rama that I could not only stomach, but enjoy as well. Coupled with a modern sense of violence that we've all mindlessly grown to love, it's a zombie action flick of an energetic quality that sparked some life into my usually dead reaction to most shambling corpse fare. So, if you're into chicks with guns, zombie apocalypeses & amputees (& let's be honest.... who isn't?), then this is the zombie flick for you.  4. Cloverfield This movie gets an extra point just for the surprise factor of how much I ended up enjoying it. I really didn't expect to like this as much as I did. I saw this flick with my brother-in-law, & remember that when the lights in the theatre came on, we both looked at each with an expression of "Whoa" on our faces. As an adult, one of my absolute favorite things about going to the movies is when I see a film that brings back those feelings that I used to experience as a kid whenever I saw something that was too fantastic that it was beyond the realm of our realty & yet watch it come to life on the big screen in front of me. A giant alien monster rangin' thru the streets of the Big Apple is a pretty good f'rinstance.  3. 28 Days Later Y'know, the concept of zombies has gotten bogged down with the campiness that has overtaken this horror sub-genre over the years, that the horror aspect seems to have been practically filtered out. And though alot of this may be due to the logistic of being able to easily escape these stumbling monstrocities, the fact is, if anyone reading this actually saw a zombie, they'd still be scared to the point of shittin' out their own skeletons. If at least by the idea that they have born witness to something as "death-defying" as an entity of the "undead". This movie attempts to address these issues by respectfully replacing the idea of rising from the dead more akin to being infected with a rabid mind-devolving plague. And IMO, that's enough to turn the concept of a zombie into a more reality like creature that's pretty damn scary. Especially when added to the fact that they can now move fast enough to actually catch you.  2. Let The Right One In Good horror movies come so rarely into my life. The same with good vampire movies. And the same also goes for good love stories (I refrain from using the term "romance movies" since I find Hollywood's idea of romance is always so impossibly & ridiculously fairy-tale-like). This movie is 2 outta 3 (Though there is some, it's very light on the horror). Told more in an adult manner, yet still with enough of an escapist sensibilty that is respective to the genre, this is a soft, beautiful & beguiling story (which is really saying something since I don't know what that word means) of two 12 year olds finding love for the first time thru the flaws of each of their separate (& sometimes desperate) life situations. The lead actors for this movie portray their characters with a true down to earth awkwardness that is usually found with kids at this age, along with a longing that is both sincere & convincing. As far as vampire love stories go, I find myself agreeing with those who compare this one with another human-falls-for-bloodfeeder film that was released around the same time: the 15 year old girls can have their Twilight. I'll take LTROI.  1. [REC] Take what Cloverfield took from The Blair Witch Project, add a dash of 28 Days Later, and then sprinkle on some sub-titles (at least, in my case), & there you go. A quality zombie flick of which I rarely get to see without a giant glob of gooey camp splattered all over it. 
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09-16-2009, 02:20 AM
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Das Experiment Battle Royale Martyrs Ju-On 2(Original) Gozu Ichi The Killer Wishing Stairs Whispering Corridors 28 Days Later Shaun Of The Dead Sympathy For Mr. Vengenace Oldboy Lady Vengeance Sleepless The Card Player Tale Of Two Sisters The Devil's Rejects Frailty The Isle Halloween In My Skin The Devil's Backbone The Ring Hostel The Others The Eye(Original) Red Dragon Dark Water(Original) My Bloody Valentine 3-D Zodiac Dominion Dreamcatcher WORST of the DECADE: Uzumaki The SAW Series THEM Haute Tension Most American Remakes of 70's Classics The Underworld Series Kiyoshi Kurasawa Films(majorly disappointing- Cure is the most watchable) Last edited by Prismatic Sphere; 09-16-2009 at 02:24 AM..
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#33
02-10-2010, 05:22 PM
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In no particular order
Let the Right One In Shaun of the Dead The Exoricsm of Emily Rose The Descent Drag Me to Hell The Mist Freddy vs Jason Fraility 28 Days Later Devil's Backbone Bubba-ho-tep Last edited by darknite125; 03-17-2010 at 08:49 PM..
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#34
02-20-2010, 01:43 PM
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My top 10 of the ones I can remember would be;
1. Saw 2. 28 days later 3. The devil's rejects 4. Saw V 5. Hostel 6. Halloween 7. The hills have eyes 8. Texas chainsaw massacre the beginning 9. The host 10. Texas chainsaw massacre Not only have the horror movies been awesome in the noughties but the remake's have been almost or as effective as the original's.
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#35
02-26-2010, 12:41 PM
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Not really sure if I can think of a top 10 list for the decade...there have been some good horror flicks out there but I still haven't seen many of the ones that are getting a lot of praise....and as everyone knows that it is a scientific fact that horror films achieved perfection in the 1970s and 1980s. That's why there's so many remakes these days.
Instead I will just choose one. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon It's clear that the makers of this movie are true horror/slasher fans and they put a lot of effort into their satire. I have never seen horror deconstructed the way it is here. You always wonder, maybe in the back of your head, what exactly does a dude like Jason Voorhees do in his off-time? How does he choose the people to kill in seemingly the perfect order? Etc. This film provides the answer to these kinds of questions. It's funny, it's intriguing, and yeah, it even has good kills and some T&A. There are only 3 things that keep it from being a MASTERPIECE: 1. The killer's design. They really could have worked harder on making something a little more memorable than overalls and a goofy mask. Luckily he's unmasked so much that it's almost not an issue. 2. The ending could have been a bit better. It seemed to just go on auto-pilot in the final scenes. 3. Not enough Robert Englund. Other than that, I loved the movie. Best of the decade.
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#36
04-11-2010, 11:57 PM
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In no particular order...
The Ring 28 Days Later Cabin Fever Paranormal Activity The Hills Have Eyes The Mist The Exorcism of Emily Rose The Descent Saw The Strangers
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#37
04-12-2010, 06:48 AM
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No particular order
The Descent Pandorum The Strangers Splinter Robert Kurtzman's The Rage The Mist Grindhouse Rogue Hatchet Trick R Treat 30 Days of Night Last edited by razgriz21; 04-15-2010 at 10:29 PM..
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#39
05-19-2010, 11:53 AM
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Ok, here we go:
Trick 'r Treat [Rec] Shaun Of The Dead 28 Days Later The Mist Saw Planet Terror 30 Days Of Night Final Destination 2 The Ring Jeepers Creepers The Descent Pan's Labryinth Drag Me To Hell The Exorcism Of Emily Rose Ju On Dog Soldiers The Hills Have Eyes American Psycho Dawn Of The Dead Let The Right One In The Others From Hell Wrong Turn 2001 Maniacs Ginger Snaps The Midnight Meat Train Freddy vs. Jason Pulse (original version) Joy Ride Cabin Fever Slither Cloverfield Jennifer's Body
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#40
10-29-2010, 09:59 PM
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1. Elephant (2003)
2. Let The Right One In (2008) 3. Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) 4. Dracula: Pages From a Virgin’s Diary (2002) 5. May (2002) 6. Session 9 (2001) 7. Requiem (2006) 8. Shaun of the Dead (2004) 9. Anti-Christ (2009) 10. Shadow of the Vampire (2000) 11. The Cell (2000) 12. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) 13. 28 Days Later (2002) 14. American Psycho (2000) 15. The Devil’s Backbone (2001) 16. Martyrs (2008) 17. The Decent (2006) 18. Bug (2006) 19. The Orphanage (2007) 20. Hard Candy (2005) 21. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) 22. REC (2007) 23. Frailty (2001) 24. Pontypool (2008) 25. Gozu (2003) 26. Drag Me to Hell (2009) 27. Orphan (2009) 28. Thirst (2009) 29. Ils [Them] (2006) 30. Death Proof (2007) 31. Inside (2007) 32. The House of the Devil (2009) 33. Jack Ketchum’s The Girl Next Door (2007) 34. The Mothman Prophecies (2002) 35. 28 Weeks Later (2007) 36. The Others (2001) 37. Wolf Creek (2005) 38. Trick R’ Treat (2008) 39. Ginger Snaps (2000) 40. Hannibal (2001) 41. Taxidermia (2006) 42. Amir (2002) 43. The Hole (2001) 44. The Eye (2003) 45. Feast (2005) 46. King of the Ants (2004) 47. Hostel (2005) 48. The Signal (2007) 49. Teeth (2007) 50. Ju-On (2002) Just in time for Halloween, i've been wrapping my head around the best horror films of the past decade (2000-2009). I know off the bat many won't agree with my number 1 pick (some might not even consider it as a horror movie) but tell me what the difference is in the basic outline between Elephant and All the Boys Love Many Lane? Well, despite one being fucking amazing and the other being mediocre as hell, the only difference is marketing. One is marketed as a horror film, the other is marketed as an art house romp. Though Elephant actually horrifies, stimulates and provokes, while most every horror film post-Scream, like All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, is made as an overly-meta, self conscience take on the genre which I think suffocates most of the terror and tension.
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