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[quote]Professor X wrote:

[quote]matko5 wrote:

[quote]The Savage wrote:
Dreamcatcher, I thought it was pretty good and I was impressed by Donnie Wahlberg’s performance.

(Dreamcatcher)
A movie directed by Lawrence Kasdan
2003

The native peoples of North America gave us the tradition of the dreamcatcher, a hoop of twigs woven with an intricate web of sinew. It is believed that good dreams, floating in the night air, pass through the hanging web and flow down the dangling feathers to the sleeper below. But nightmares are caught in the web and held until they perish in the first light of day.

Four young friends who perform a heroic act Ã??Ã?¢?? are changed forever by the uncanny powers they gain in return. Years later the friends, now men, are on a hunting trip in the Maine woods when they are overtaken by a blizzard, a vicious storm in which something much more ominous movesÃ??Ã?¢?Ã??Ã?¦ Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends must first prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante, then overcome a threat to the bond between them. In the end, the friends confront an unparalleled horror, with the fate of the world in the balance…

Cast
Morgan FREEMAN
Thomas JANE
Jason LEE
Damian LEWIS
Tom SIZEMORE
Timothy OLYPHANT
Donnie WAHLBERG
Ingrid KAVELAARS
Alex CAMPBELL
Chera BAILEY
Shauna KAIN
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When I finished watching the movie, I had no idea what it’s about.[/quote]

An alien infection that causes the hosts to literally become hosts for their off spring named “The Ripley” in homage to the Alien movies lands on Earth as part of an invasion.

The 4 friends who were meant by fate to help save the world were brought together by “Duddets” (Douglas), an alien (who in human form, comes across as “mentally handicapped”) who gave them all individual gifts or “powers” to help them out at very specific points during the invasion.

The book is epic. The movie did not live up to it but it was not a total waste.

The gift of a “mental storage warehouse” is what saves one of the friends from being completely infected by the alien because he can lock his true mind away inside and safe from it.
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That seems to be the next book I’ll read. :smiley:

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Im just curious but what do you guys classify as “horror”?

Just skimming the thread you guys mention Aliens and some other “thriller” movies as horrors. Personally whenever I think of the horror genre I think of gore and blood and all that other kinda shit like Saw, Texas Chainsaw massacre and etc; movies that I would never watch. X is a doctor so he definitely shouldn’t have a problem with all the blood/gore but man I really cant stomach that stuff.

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[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
Im just curious but what do you guys classify as “horror”?

Just skimming the thread you guys mention Aliens and some other “thriller” movies as horrors. Personally whenever I think of the horror genre I think of gore and blood and all that other kinda shit like Saw, Texas Chainsaw massacre and etc; movies that I would never watch. X is a doctor so he definitely shouldn’t have a problem with all the blood/gore but man I really cant stomach that stuff.[/quote]

Aliens is “sci-fi/horror”. It is basically a monster movie in space. Event Horizon is also “sci-fi/horror”. It is basically a haunted house movie in space.

Movies like Saw are actually a sub-genre of horror “gore-fests” and drama. Saw isn’t jump out of your seat scary.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a horror movie. It is basically a monster movie only the monster is human…much like Jason, Michael Meyers, Freddie Krueger and so on.

I personally really like good sci-fi/horror movies. It combines two genres that I watch most.

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Evil Dead

BOTH

House of Wax w ph

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[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
This is one of my fears for the new predator movie. Rodriguez makes cool movies, but he has a tendency to get real silly real fast. I don’t want to see some super mutated predator with 6 arms that spits barbs and kncocks down walls while Adrien Brody runs around screaming one-liners.[/quote]

Trailer premiers next friday before Repomen, w00t can’t wait!

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30 days of Night surprised me. It freaking rocked.

I have been meaning to catch the Daywatch/Nightwatch series (its Russian), but haven’t yet had the chance. Anyone?

Still waiting for Evil Dead 4:

http://www.cinematical.com/2009/03/26/sweet-sam-raimi-has-started-writing-evil-dead-4/

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[quote]jjackkrash wrote:
30 days of Night surprised me. It freaking rocked.

I have been meaning to catch the Daywatch/Nightwatch series (its Russian), but haven’t yet had the chance. Anyone?

Still waiting for Evil Dead 4:

http://www.cinematical.com/2009/03/26/sweet-sam-raimi-has-started-writing-evil-dead-4/[/quote]

I saw 30 Days of Night on FX this weekend very fucken sick liked it alot!

Can i get some recommendations on good horror/action/comedy movies if that makes sense lol!

Movies such as slither, Evil Dead, 30 Days of Night, Fido, Dead Snow … Like a little less on the horror but more on the action/comedy route, Im a chicken when it comes to ACTUAL horror I have Quarantine on Instant streaming but im a little girl and won’t watch it lol.

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This movie scared the shit out of me as a kid. Especially the scene with the kid on the bike on the country road and the whole small town part of the movie.

Anyone else seen it?

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Hey anybody know of the vampire movie that got released early this year or late last year that was about Vampires being the majority like having a city and humans living underground trying to survive? I can’t for the life of me recall the name of it.

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
Oh, and one more shout out for The Descent (2005). This movie was way better than expected once they get under ground.[/quote]

Critics called The Descent, the most terrifying monster movie since Alien. The film was well received by critics worldwide, earning an 86% overall approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It is one of the true gems produced in the last 10 years. It is unfortunate that most modern horror movies are more focused on the visual effects and gore than telling a story catchy enough to scare you.

The following films should qualify

  • Ravenous (1999)
  • Mirrors (2008)
  • The thing (1982)
  • Orphan (2009)
  • Silver bullet (1985)
  • Jacobs Ladder (1990)
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[quote]optheta wrote:
Hey anybody know of the vampire movie that got released early this year or late last year that was about Vampires being the majority like having a city and humans living underground trying to survive? I can’t for the life of me recall the name of it.[/quote]

Daybreakers

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[quote]Therizza wrote:
This movie scared the shit out of me as a kid. Especially the scene with the kid on the bike on the country road and the whole small town part of the movie.

Anyone else seen it?[/quote]

Saw it in a theater in Corpus Christi when I was in the 7th grade. That and the fact that it was really long and fucking terrible are all I remember.

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[quote]optheta wrote:
30 days of Night surprised me. It freaking rocked.

I have been meaning to catch the Daywatch/Nightwatch series (its Russian), but haven’t yet had the chance. Anyone?[/quote]

Daywatch/Nightwatch was pretty decent. Kind of a Matrixy Supernatural film series. It’s got some really awesome cinematography and visual effects. I would say get it through Netflix as opposed to buying it.

I think you asked about horror-comedy and I can recommend:

The Hazing
Dead Alive
Bad Taste
Idle Hands
Psycho Beach Party
Dance of the Dead
Slither

also, List of comedy horror films - Wikipedia

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Yeah I liked Descent a lot actually. The Orphanage (Guillermo Del Torro) was a good directed movie, also agree it could have pushed the envelope a bit more.

Will try to think of some movies that I thought were going to suck but surprised me lol…but awesome idea for a thread nonetheless

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I agree with the person that put up “Trick or Treat” that one was very good anthology throwback.

Not sure if anyone mentioned “The Mist” but I thought that was one of the best ones of the year. It had a great bleak ending that reminded me of those 70’s sci-fi horror movie endings…you know, where instead of everything ending up ok, William Shatner pulls back the curtain to find the whole town engulfed in spider webs? Yeah…just like that.

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I don’t know if this is too much of a classic to mention, but the japanesse ring series redefined horror in my mind. For those who saw the crappy american remakes, the plots are completely different, and the structure of the 1st film is whats really gets to you. I can’t explain that without ruining it, but that film is really great.

The oters in the series were also pretty badass. But the first one is probably my favourite horror ever.

p.s. i want to unwatch daybreakers.

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[quote]medevac wrote:
I agree with the person that put up “Trick or Treat” that one was very good anthology throwback.

Not sure if anyone mentioned “The Mist” but I thought that was one of the best ones of the year. It had a great bleak ending that reminded me of those 70’s sci-fi horror movie endings…you know, where instead of everything ending up ok, William Shatner pulls back the curtain to find the whole town engulfed in spider webs? Yeah…just like that.[/quote]

Agreed. The Mist is one of my favorites now. They got about as close to the short story as humanly possible on screen…aside from that HUGE change of an ending.

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[quote]Anonymity wrote:
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You beat me to it dude. This movie was awesome. A sequel that didn’t suck.

Serenity

It followed a proven formula with the usual cliche’s but for some reason it didn’t bother me. Good movie.

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“LÃ¥t den rätte komma in” (Let the right one in)is one of the best movies I have seen the last few years, regardless of genre.