100 Movies. 31 Days. The 5th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) Pt 2
10-23-09, 09:43 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 5th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
So, been meaning to watch the Brothers Grimm which I haven't opened yet since getting it in a dump bin months ago. Would that be on a borderline as I hear it has a few frights in the film?
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10-23-09, 09:54 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 5th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
I'll be doing the same and MGM HD will be showing TWINS OF EVIL (as well as VAMPIRE CIRCUS) on November 1. Too late for the Challenge, but at least I can top off the trilogy.
10-23-09, 10:06 PM
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The last movie that made me "jump" was a film called Dark Remains. The acting was shit, but some of the effects were really good.
10-23-09, 10:29 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 5th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
So how many of us are jumpers?
I'll admit that I'm a wimp and jump/flinch at almost all the jump scares in any movie. Just had a particularly effective one at the beginning of End of the Line, but I'll bring that to it's thread.
I imagine that is the principal reason we all watch these films, right? The psychological impact of being scared is what we crave.
I'll admit that I'm a wimp and jump/flinch at almost all the jump scares in any movie. Just had a particularly effective one at the beginning of End of the Line, but I'll bring that to it's thread.
I imagine that is the principal reason we all watch these films, right? The psychological impact of being scared is what we crave.
I think the biggest jump for me so far this year was from Hellraiser
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I do love the tension in horror movies, but I'm not sure I would say I like being scared. I also am probably a lot more mainstream than a lot of other people participating, so it will be unlikely that I will delve into some of the "B-type" movies that are out there. That's not to say they aren't entertaining, but I just don't see myself going there for now.
I will say that anything horror that has to do with dentistry or teeth or drilling into peoples mouths really bothers me and I don't think I could bring myself to watch a movie for which that was the main plot. There was one of the Hellraisers (I think) that had a scene like that and it was tough to watch.
As a final thought, it is very rare for any movie to freak me out for any length of time more than the duration of the movie. I'm not sure I could handle that if I went to bed worried that someone was going to get me. The only two exceptions have been the first time I saw Nightmare on Elm Street when I was a kid and, more recently, when I saw American Psycho. Fortunately, those only stuck with me for one night and then I was fine.
For American Psycho, the thing that freaked me out the most was
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