MSN--Top 10 Teen Slasher Films...
02-04-06, 07:38 PM
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MSN--Top 10 Teen Slasher Films...
http://movies.msn.com/movies/slasher_intro?GT1=7756
Decent list, haven't seen April Fool's Day or Black Christmas.
Decent list, haven't seen April Fool's Day or Black Christmas.
02-04-06, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by MartinBlank
http://movies.msn.com/movies/slasher_intro?GT1=7756
Decent list, haven't seen April Fool's Day or Black Christmas.
Decent list, haven't seen April Fool's Day or Black Christmas.
A Canadian film that started the whole slasher film genre as we know it today.
It scared the hell out of me when I first saw it when I was 8 (1977).
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02-04-06, 07:55 PM
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April Fool's Day is a lot of fun and it's got a good cast.
I've seen all the others and like them but never have seen Funhouse.
Does everyone else think it's as good as msn thinks it is?
I've seen all the others and like them but never have seen Funhouse.
Does everyone else think it's as good as msn thinks it is?
02-04-06, 07:58 PM
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its not as good as msn says it is, but Funhouse is pretty good. It has more atmosphere than most 80s slashers, but aside from that its pretty average. Of course, an average slasher is still better than most other things to me, so take that for what its worth.
02-05-06, 10:06 PM
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10. 'The Slumber Party Massacre' (1982)
9. 'Scream' (1996)
8. 'Friday the 13th' (1980)
7. 'April Fool's Day' (1986)
6. 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (1984)
5. 'Cabin Fever' (2002)
4. 'Black Christmas' (1974)
3. 'The Funhouse' (1981)
2. 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (1974)
1. 'Halloween' (1978)
If one was to:
> Remove 10, 7, and 5 from the list.
> Move 9, 8, and 6 higher.
> Move 3 lower.
You would then actually have a respectable list.
9. 'Scream' (1996)
8. 'Friday the 13th' (1980)
7. 'April Fool's Day' (1986)
6. 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (1984)
5. 'Cabin Fever' (2002)
4. 'Black Christmas' (1974)
3. 'The Funhouse' (1981)
2. 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (1974)
1. 'Halloween' (1978)
If one was to:
> Remove 10, 7, and 5 from the list.
> Move 9, 8, and 6 higher.
> Move 3 lower.
You would then actually have a respectable list.
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02-05-06, 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by DVD King
Strange not to see Pyscho take the #1 spot, given it invented the slasher flick
The Funhouse is definitely a good, atmospheric slasher flick, but not better than Friday the 13th or Black Christmas.
02-05-06, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
10. 'The Slumber Party Massacre' (1982)
9. 'Scream' (1996)
8. 'Friday the 13th' (1980)
7. 'April Fool's Day' (1986)
6. 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (1984)
5. 'Cabin Fever' (2002)
4. 'Black Christmas' (1974)
3. 'The Funhouse' (1981)
2. 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (1974)
1. 'Halloween' (1978)
If one was to:
> Remove 10, 8, 7, and 5 from the list.
> Move 9, 8, and 6 higher.
> Move 3 lower.
You would then actually have a respectable list.
9. 'Scream' (1996)
8. 'Friday the 13th' (1980)
7. 'April Fool's Day' (1986)
6. 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (1984)
5. 'Cabin Fever' (2002)
4. 'Black Christmas' (1974)
3. 'The Funhouse' (1981)
2. 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (1974)
1. 'Halloween' (1978)
If one was to:
> Remove 10, 8, 7, and 5 from the list.
> Move 9, 8, and 6 higher.
> Move 3 lower.
You would then actually have a respectable list.
02-05-06, 11:14 PM
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I know What You Did Last Summer was always a fave of mine.
02-06-06, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by MartinBlank
What four films would you replace 10, 7, and 5 with?
- Cherry Falls
- Final Destination
- Final Destination 2
- Halloween 4
- Haute Tension
- I Know What You Did Last Summer
- My Bloody Valentine
- A Nightmare On Elm Street 3
- Phenomena
- Prom Night
- Scream 2
- Sleepaway Camp
- Terror Train
And the sad thing is, I barely like more than half of the films on that brief list I included but they're all fucking better than The Slumber Party Massacre and April Fools Day.
And as much as I love Cabin Fever, it is in no way, a slasher film.
Last edited by Matthew Chmiel; 02-06-06 at 09:30 AM.
02-06-06, 12:38 AM
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Chmiel, you said to remove eight from the list, then in your next bullet point you said to move it higher. Where was the typo? Hopefully in the former, since Friday the 13th belongs on any list of the best slasher films of all-time. I'll also second your sentiments that while I loved Cabin Fever, it wasn't a slasher movie (despite all of the gore)...and I would've loved to have seen Sleepaway Camp make this list.
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02-06-06, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by NatrlBornThrllr
Chmiel, you said to remove eight from the list, then in your next bullet point you said to move it higher. Where was the typo? Hopefully in the former, since Friday the 13th belongs on any list of the best slasher films of all-time. I'll also second your sentiments that while I loved Cabin Fever, it wasn't a slasher movie (despite all of the gore)...and I would've loved to have seen Sleepaway Camp make this list.
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However, none of it's sequels belong on the list. Well maybe Part Four.
02-06-06, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
If one was to:
> Remove 10, 7, and 5 from the list.
> Move 9, 8, and 6 higher.
> Move 3 lower.
You would then actually have a respectable list.
> Remove 10, 7, and 5 from the list.
> Move 9, 8, and 6 higher.
> Move 3 lower.
You would then actually have a respectable list.
02-06-06, 03:14 PM
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Yeah, I didn't even notice that. Yeah, we can't move Friday the 13th from the list.
Not a bad list. Certainly a more competent list than many I've seen. Though Cabin Fever wouldn't classify as a teen slasher. So that should be removed. April Fool's Day is an underrated film. Glad to see it on the list. I would put the original Nightmare On Elm Street higher on the list.
02-06-06, 03:39 PM
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On any top 10 teen Slasher list. It's not complete without My Bloody Valentine or The Burning. Both quality hack n slash ficks that are well made and quite frightening!
But otherwise,it's a better than expected list.
But otherwise,it's a better than expected list.
02-06-06, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by devilshalo
These are not teen slasher films. There is no slasher.
02-06-06, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by BigDan
And yet, they mention Final Destination 3 in the intro as proof the genre isn't dying anytime soon.
02-06-06, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Coral
You should check out Black Christmas.
A Canadian film that started the whole slasher film genre as we know it today.
It scared the hell out of me when I first saw it when I was 8 (1977).
A Canadian film that started the whole slasher film genre as we know it today.
It scared the hell out of me when I first saw it when I was 8 (1977).
02-06-06, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by paradicelost
I thought Bava's "Twitch of the Death Nerve" got that honor.