Would you consider any of these Horror Classics to be overrated? Or do they all deserve the praise they get? BTW, you can vote for more than one if you feel more than one is overrated.
scott1598
09-16-08, 10:17 PM
Rosemary's Baby sucked testicles.
riotinmyskull
09-16-08, 10:17 PM
i don't consider any of those to be overrated...i love them all.
abe55
09-16-08, 10:26 PM
Elaborate? I voted for Friday the 13th and Dawn of the Dead. People always babble on about Romero's witty satire of consumerist culture, but I don't find a few shots of zombies stumbling aimlessly through a shopping mall to be any kind of brilliant statement on the human condition. As for Friday the 13th, it's enjoyably sleazy if you're in the right frame of mind, but I doubt if anyone would seriously affix the "classic" moniker to it.
I despise Friday The 13th, but you'd be surprised how many people consider it a horror classic on the level of Halloween, TCM, etc.
NoirFan
09-16-08, 10:27 PM
Rosemary's Baby sucked testicles.
Elaborate? I voted for Friday the 13th and Dawn of the Dead. People always babble on about Romero's witty satire of consumerist culture, but I don't find a few shots of zombies stumbling aimlessly through a shopping mall to be any kind of brilliant statement on our society's material obsession. As for Friday the 13th, it's enjoyably sleazy if you're in the right frame of mind, but I doubt if anyone would seriously affix the "classic" moniker to it. As for an actual classic that I feel to be overrated, I find Bride of Frankenstein to be pretty tedious - the attempts at humor are poorly handled and simply not funny.
fumanstan
09-16-08, 10:31 PM
The Exorcist was more humorous to me then suspenseful. I didn't care for Rosemary's Baby either.
Rockmjd23
09-16-08, 10:32 PM
Even though I love the series, Friday the 13th just doesn't hold up to the rest of that list.
NoirFan
09-16-08, 10:34 PM
I despise Friday The 13th, but you'd be surprised how many people consider it a horror classic on the level of Halloween, TCM, etc.
I always feel a bit uncomfortable labeling any relatively recent film a classic. To me, classic horror films are titles like Nosferatu, Frankenstein, Cat People, Peeping Tom and The Haunting. No one could seriously suggest that Friday the 13th could measure up to any of those.
cardsfan111
09-16-08, 10:44 PM
I don't think Friday the 13th is overrated. As mentioned before, no one refers to it as a classic. I would vote that none of the films listed are overrated...if only there was an option for that in the poll.
scott1598
09-16-08, 10:47 PM
Rosemary's Baby sucked testicles.
Elaborate?
Rosemary's Baby sucked the components of both the reproductive system (being gonads) and the endocrine system (being endocrine glands). The respective functions of these are producing sperm (spermatozoa). Producing male sex hormones that of which testosterone is the best-known. Both functions of them, sperm-forming and endocrine, are under control of gonadotropic hormones produced by the anterior pituitary.
RichC2
09-16-08, 10:59 PM
Rosemary's Baby was an extremely well made, atmospheric little movie. Loved it when I was a kid, still do. It isn't particularly "scary" though.
That said, Friday the 13th is a terrible movie all around. It isn't overrated, it just sucks.
JumpCutz
09-16-08, 11:01 PM
In what universe is Friday the 13th considered a classic? :lol: Sure it begot a lot of sequels and became a mini pop culture phenomenon, but the film itself is pedestrian and derivative at best.
Rosemary's Baby is sublime. It is part of Polanski's brilliant unofficial "apartment trilogy" along with Repulsion and The Tenant.
It's got great performances all around and atmosphere you can cut with a knife (in the water :D).
NoirFan
09-16-08, 11:02 PM
Rosemary's Baby was an extremely well made, atmospheric little movie. Loved it when I was a kid, still do. It isn't particularly "scary" though.
I don't know about that. Old people are terrifying, especially when they're naked.
inri222
09-16-08, 11:24 PM
Friday The 13th
emachine
09-16-08, 11:47 PM
I dislike - The Exorcist, The Thing, Elm Street, and Friday the 13th.
I like - Halloween, Jaws, Night of the living Dead, & Dawn of the Dead.
The other two I have never seen.
vcuram
09-17-08, 12:05 AM
Jaws blows.
thelwig14
09-17-08, 12:14 AM
Jaws and TCM are the only ones imo that aged well from that list.
Mountain Biker
09-17-08, 01:25 AM
The Exorcist EASILY. How it is always at or near the top of "scariest movies of all-time" lists is beyond me. What an absolute borefest.
Norm de Plume
09-17-08, 01:39 AM
The Exorcist (about as frightening as a bag of cotton balls), A Nightmare on Elm Street, Jaws, and, to a lesser extent, Rosemary's Baby, are overrated. As others have pointed out, Friday the 13th isn't highly regarded to begin with.
In my view, Halloween, Texas Chainsaw, and The Thing are true timeless horror classics (in the pantheon alongside others like Black Christmas), while the "Dead" series is merely very good.
Mondo Kane
09-17-08, 02:27 AM
Bride of Frankenstein....Oh wait, no "Other" option available.
Sonic
09-17-08, 02:42 AM
I think Jaws is overrated. I don't recall one time ever I been afraid, because frankly the shark looks fake as hell. It don't look real. And yeah I know it's an old movie, but there is no fear factor there.
But the last time I saw the movie on DVD I couldn't watch it all, it put me to sleep.
Gunde
09-17-08, 04:41 AM
'Susperia'
Interesting choice of music and a great opening kill didn't make up for everything else being mind-numbingly bad
Of the ones on the list:
'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' and 'Dawn Of The Dead'
I like both but don't think they are masterpieces. Guess I saw them too late
caligulathegod
09-17-08, 06:54 AM
NONE OF THE ABOVE and you all should be ashamed. Ashamed, I tell you. Horror has an admittedly low bar, but there's genuine crap out there and none of these films fall that low. The worst of the lot is miles above something like Mirrors.
mzupeman2
09-17-08, 07:16 AM
They're talking about 'classics' though.
marty888
09-17-08, 08:10 AM
<b>THE OMEN</b> and its endless sequels.
LiquidSky
09-17-08, 08:18 AM
i don't consider any of those to be overrated...i love them all.
Me too! I guess if I had to pick one, it would be "Friday the 13th".
chuckd21
09-17-08, 08:19 AM
I dislike - The Thing
Who broke you?
Trevor
09-17-08, 11:20 AM
I don't understand how anyone could dislike Jaws. I don't really consider it horror though, more a buddy picture.
Yeti4623
09-17-08, 11:28 AM
I think the original Friday the 13th is overrated, and I'm a fan of the series.
KillerCannibal
09-17-08, 12:43 PM
Rosemary's Baby. I've only watched it once, but I thought it was kinda boring. Not a whole lot going on and not very engaging. I'm going to give it another shot next month for the Horror Challenge.
d2cheer
09-17-08, 01:30 PM
TCM never thought this was any good.
Hokeyboy
09-17-08, 01:37 PM
Rosemary's Baby sucked the components of both the reproductive system (being gonads) and the endocrine system (being endocrine glands). The respective functions of these are producing sperm (spermatozoa). Producing male sex hormones that of which testosterone is the best-known. Both functions of them, sperm-forming and endocrine, are under control of gonadotropic hormones produced by the anterior pituitary.
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Drop
09-17-08, 03:25 PM
I don't think any of the films are overrated. They are all quite good, and get the appropriate attention they deserve.
I voted Friday the 13th just because it's the least of all the films listed.
Giles
09-17-08, 03:38 PM
Nightmare had all the goofy hair and clothes (as did the F13 films), but Freddy (and his one liners) were more annoying than scary IMO.
LiquidSky
09-17-08, 03:40 PM
Nightmare had all the goofy hair and clothes (as did the F13 films), but Freddy (and his one liners) were more annoying than scary IMO.
It's been a long time since I've watched it, but did Freddy have all the cheesy one liners in the first one?
PopcornTreeCt
09-17-08, 04:03 PM
Night of the Living Dead -- Romero is overrated.
GenPion
09-17-08, 04:06 PM
Why isn't The Evil Dead an option?
Mister Peepers
09-17-08, 04:07 PM
It's been a long time since I've watched it, but did Freddy have all the cheesy one liners in the first one?
The cheesy stuff started with the third one when they started showing him in the light more and it became less scary.
I'd go with The Exorcist since it was only really scary when it came out and doesn't hold up over time.
Michael Corvin
09-17-08, 04:17 PM
the Shining
GenPion
09-17-08, 04:20 PM
the Shining
:jawdrop:
LiquidSky
09-17-08, 04:26 PM
The cheesy stuff started with the third one when they started showing him in the light more and it became less scary.
I'd go with The Exorcist since it was only really scary when it came out and doesn't hold up over time.
Thanks. I remember the first one being scary. The Exorcist still scares me. :)
Hokeyboy
09-17-08, 04:51 PM
Suspiria is not only one of the most over-rated horror movies of all time, IT ISN'T EVEN REMOTELY SCARY.
I mean it. Not even a little bit.
In fact, it isn't even a GOOD movie. It totally, totally blows in almost every capacity.
People who hold that movie up as a classic are worse than Pol-Pot!
LiquidSky
09-17-08, 04:54 PM
Suspiria is not only one of the most over-rated horror movies of all time, IT ISN'T EVEN REMOTELY SCARY.
I mean it. Not even a little bit.
In fact, it isn't even a GOOD movie. It totally, totally blows in almost every capacity.
People who hold that movie up as a classic are worse than Pol-Pot!
I gotta disagree with you Matt. It's one of my all-time favorites. The movie has a cool dream-like quality, a great use of color, sound, and the gore is groovy! :)
Have you seen "Mother of Tears"? I liked it but not as much as Suspiria.
PopcornTreeCt
09-17-08, 05:25 PM
the Shining
:up:
Maxflier
09-17-08, 05:57 PM
Romero is overrated.
Truth.
My vote goes to Dawn of the Dead, though. I never cared for it (but love the remake), and it blows my mind that people go on about the makeup effects being so good.
Dimension X
09-17-08, 06:02 PM
Friday The 13th
Dr Mabuse
09-17-08, 06:02 PM
Rosemary's Baby sucked the components of both the reproductive system (being gonads) and the endocrine system (being endocrine glands). The respective functions of these are producing sperm (spermatozoa). Producing male sex hormones that of which testosterone is the best-known. Both functions of them, sperm-forming and endocrine, are under control of gonadotropic hormones produced by the anterior pituitary.
Because it's so awesome it almost defies the laws of physics.
KillerCannibal
09-17-08, 06:39 PM
No big surprise about <i>Friday the 13th</i>, since most fans will agree the sequels are where it's at, but I <i>am</i> surprised about <i>The Exorcist</i>. I still think it's one of the most effective horror films ever made. The concept of demon possession is one of the few subgenres, like hauntings, that can still be genuinely frightening when done right.
c'mon that was funny. he asked me to elaborate on why i thought RB sucked testicles, so what i did see is elaborate on the definition of testicles, when really he was asking me to elaborate on my reasons for not liking RB. he left it open to elaboration interpretation. so what i did was flipped it!
Drop
09-17-08, 07:27 PM
Truth.
My vote goes to Dawn of the Dead, though. I never cared for it (but love the remake), and it blows my mind that people go on about the makeup effects being so good.
For the time the FX were good, and they are pretty creative, but who today praises them against today's standards? If anything most fans concede the FX have charm but have aged poorly.
I'm not too surprised by the poll results. Horror is just as subjective as comedy. I think most of the movies mentioned are atleast well made.
brianluvdvd
09-17-08, 07:30 PM
Easily Rosemary's Baby. That movie is a snore-fest. I have never understood how anyone could find it remotely scary.
emachine
09-17-08, 10:30 PM
Who broke you?
Sorry, but I hated it. And I'm a fan of Carpenter, just not that movie.
mndtrp
09-17-08, 10:42 PM
I didn't really like Jaws much, but I haven't seen it in at least 10 years. Maybe if I watched it again, and not hope for the shark around every corner, I would like it more.
NoirFan
09-17-08, 10:56 PM
Why isn't The Evil Dead an option?
"Because it's a brilliant film. It's so funny, and violent, and the soundtrack kicks fucking ass."
abe55
09-17-08, 10:58 PM
Judging by the results of this poll, Friday The 13th shouldn't have been an option. I probably would of been better off going with The Shining or Alien.
Maxflier
09-17-08, 11:20 PM
For the time the FX were good, and they are pretty creative, but who today praises them against today's standards? If anything most fans concede the FX have charm but have aged poorly.
If white clown face paint is all it took to pass someone off as a zombie back then, then I guess you're right. Planet of the Apes was made a decade before and it's makeup effects make Dawn's look like a joke.
mike45
09-17-08, 11:58 PM
Friday The 13TH. It shouldn't buy on any list except the worst list of all time. All the films on the list, though I don't like some of them, have some merit. Friday The 13th has no merit at all.
Josh-da-man
09-18-08, 12:06 AM
I went with Nightmare on Elm Street.
It's an okay movie (though the franchise soon fell into awful camp), but it never really clicked with me for some reason. Neither did Freddy Krueger. Never saw what the big deal was supposed to be.
Charlie Goose
09-18-08, 09:39 AM
Suspiria is not only one of the most over-rated horror movies of all time, IT ISN'T EVEN REMOTELY SCARY.
I mean it. Not even a little bit.
In fact, it isn't even a GOOD movie. It totally, totally blows in almost every capacity.
People who hold that movie up as a classic are worse than Pol-Pot!
Absolutely. When I saw it, I actually thought I had rented the wrong movie because i figured there was no way ANYONE could consider this a decent movie, let alone a classic.
If white clown face paint is all it took to pass someone off as a zombie back then, then I guess you're right. Planet of the Apes was made a decade before and it's makeup effects make Dawn's look like a joke.
To be fair, PotA was a big budget movie with a huge star. DotD was made for 35 cents.
Mister Peepers
09-18-08, 11:58 AM
No big surprise about <i>Friday the 13th</i>, since most fans will agree the sequels are where it's at, but I <i>am</i> surprised about <i>The Exorcist</i>. I still think it's one of the most effective horror films ever made. The concept of demon possession is one of the few subgenres, like hauntings, that can still be genuinely frightening when done right.
I agree the concept can be frightening but I don't know anyone personally that has watched The Exorcist for the first time, not when it first came out but much later, and found it frightening.
If it really held up over time, it would still be frightening a lot of people. It was scary then because it was the first of it's kind, in a way.
inri222
09-18-08, 12:27 PM
If white clown face paint is all it took to pass someone off as a zombie back then, then I guess you're right. Planet of the Apes was made a decade before and it's makeup effects make Dawn's look like a joke.
Approximate Budgets
Planet of the Apes (1968)......$5,800,000 (adjusted for 1979 = $12,126,734.09. almost 20X the budget of DOTD)
Dawn of the Dead(1979)........$650,000
abe55
09-18-08, 11:48 PM
Looks like Friday The 13th "wins".
RyoHazuki
09-19-08, 01:55 AM
:up:
First Goodfellas is overrated and now the Shining -screwy-
GenPion
09-19-08, 02:10 AM
Because it's so awesome it almost defies the laws of physics.
Yeah. It's an awesome movie no doubt. I just thought as a horror film classic someone was bound to find it overrated. I myself love all three of the Evil Dead films but prefer the sequels.
Michael Corvin
09-19-08, 07:42 AM
First Goodfellas is overrated and now the Shining -screwy-
The movie has little in common with the book. Kubrick used the title and the name of the hotel and characters. That's about it. Oh and it has Jack Nicholson being, well, Jack Nicholson. Yawn.
Huge letdown of a film, when the book is such a masterpiece.
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