View Poll Results: The BETTER film?
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
23
20.54%
The Omen (1976)
8
7.14%
The Exorcist (1973)
81
72.32%
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Which of these horror films would you rate as "The Best," and why?
03-29-09 | 05:47 AM
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Re: Which of these horror films would you rate as "The Best," and why?
I'm curious if people who consider these three films to be scary are religous people. As a non-religious person who doesn't believe in evil spirits/the devil/supernatural forces/etc, these films don't really scare me at all because they come across as silly because they could never happen in real life.
For me, the orginal JAWS is probably the scariest film I've ever seen. The quote that "the majority of shark attacks occur in three foot deep water or less" has always stuck with me. I will not go in the ocean ever again -- not even wading out a short distance -- because of this film. So as "horror" films go, JAWS is infinitely scarier to me than the three films proposed in this poll.
For me, the orginal JAWS is probably the scariest film I've ever seen. The quote that "the majority of shark attacks occur in three foot deep water or less" has always stuck with me. I will not go in the ocean ever again -- not even wading out a short distance -- because of this film. So as "horror" films go, JAWS is infinitely scarier to me than the three films proposed in this poll.
Love 'The Exorcist', Like 'The Omen' was bored to fucking tears by 'Rosemary's Baby'
03-29-09 | 09:08 AM
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03-29-09 | 11:18 AM
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Re: Which of these horror films would you rate as "The Best," and why?
I voted The Exorcist....
The Omen,it's a close second....
I hated Rosemary's Baby, it's very over-rated....
The Omen,it's a close second....
I hated Rosemary's Baby, it's very over-rated....
03-29-09 | 11:52 AM
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I haven't seen The Omen but I thought Rosemary's Baby was fairly boring and I chuckled at most of the Exorcist. 
03-29-09 | 11:54 AM
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03-29-09 | 04:41 PM
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Re: Which of these horror films would you rate as "The Best," and why?
I'll agree that an SE would have been nice for ExIII - and I do like the film. Just read Blatty's Legion (on which ExIII was based - it was a bit of a slog) and rewatched the movie. Kinda doesn't stand up to repeated viewings.
