The thai version of 'Shutter', that movie gave me chills. 'The Audition', it's a very misleading film, for the first hour and thirty minutes you think it's a weird love story, but within the last 5-10 minutes... Woah... One of the most gruesome torture scenes I've seen, they show everything. If you want straight up gore, check out 'Ichi the Killer'.
Dawn of the Dead 2007(dunno exact date, but its a remake of the original) was very good, a fair amount of gory scenes and good action. It certainly wasn't a very scary movie in the truest sense of the term, but I found it to be quite good.
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Don't try to be a great man, just be a man... and let history make its own judgment. -Zefram Cochrane, Star Trek
Most zombie movies are good no matter what. Just cause the genre kicks ass. There is a difference between horror movies and zombie movies. Even a bad zombie movie I can enjoy because they all pander to my fantasy of living in a post apocalyptic world where you have to survive by raiding grocery stores for canned goods, finding safe places to sleep, and blowing the heads off of zombies using guns and ammunition from Wal-Mart.
What's up with those Asian horror films anyway. They seem more focused on torture and rape than just classic horror elements.
Granted, there are a lot geared that way, specifically Ichi the Killer. But even though there is a torture scene at the end of The Audition, it's easily one of the greatest horror movies I've seen. It really digs deep into the elements of romantic obsession, to the extent of leaving you wonder, 'This could really happen'. The thai version of 'Shutter' has nothing to do with rape or torture, and in fact is the first movie in a long ass time to scare the shit out of me. And as far as "classic horror elements" go, the last movie I've seen to really use them is 'The Orphanage', which is another really good horror movie.
I'll recommend The Shining as a classic psychological horror movie that is a must-see. From the 80s horror movies the first few Nightmare on Elm Street (first and third entry are awesome), and also don't miss the first two Hellraiser movies. If you're into splattergore and zombie movies, the mother of them all is Dead Alive (aka Braindead by Peter Jackson).
If you're into thriller movies I can recommend Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon, and Hannibal. And probably the best thriller movie of all time: Scissors (starring Sharon Stone, year 1991), however, do not read the reviews for the movie or you're in for a huge spoiler and you may as well skip the movie all together.
All of the movies I mentioned could fit your description in the OP.
EDIT: Yeah, I recommend Shutter too from the modern Asian horror movies (and the only I would ever recommend).
I'll recommend The Shining as a classic psychological horror movie that is a must-see. From the 80s horror movies the first few Nightmare on Elm Street (first and third entry are awesome), and also don't miss the first two Hellraiser movies. If you're into splattergore and zombie movies, the mother of them all is Dead Alive (aka Braindead by Peter Jackson).
If you're into thriller movies I can recommend Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon, and Hannibal. And probably the best thriller movie of all time: Scissors (starring Sharon Stone, year 1991), however, do not read the reviews for the movie or you're in for a huge spoiler and you may as well skip the movie all together.
I would not have imagined anything with Sharon Stone was really worth seeing. Except maybe Catwoman. Just kidding. That movie obviously sucks balls.
But yeah, The Shining kicks ass. It's a genuinely scary and unnerving movie. Many directors who do horror films could learn a lot just by watching that movie.
Hellraiser I and II are really fun movies. Kind of silly movies, but they're really fun. I liked Silence of the Lambs. I hated Hannibal.
I rarely watch horror movies. The most recent one was Texas Chainsaw Massacre with my cousin. It was terrible. It wasn't scary AT ALL. The whole time we were laughing at the idioicy of it all. We cringed at the fingernails part though. *shudders*
Shaun of the Dead is a great movie if you want a comedic way of mindless zombie mashing. As someone referenced to earlier. =)
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One becomes strong when they are fighting to protect someone close to them... - Shiro Haku
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Eh, the one by Rob Zombie? I'm gonna have to go ahead and disagree with you.
Honestly, I never understood what people thought was great about the Halloween movies. It's a mute guy in a white mask, that walks around and kills people. That's it. And every moment that's supposed to be scary is someone either running from him, or walking around in a dark place as he inevitably appears out of one corner or another. Boring.
Honestly, I never understood what people thought was great about the Halloween movies. It's a mute guy in a white mask, that walks around and kills people. That's it. And every moment that's supposed to be scary is someone either running from him, or walking around in a dark place as he inevitably appears out of one corner or another. Boring.
I think you just summarized the series in one post.
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oh yeah, you can watch the whole thing on youtube if you type it in.
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Or destroying the brain with crappy vinyl LPs (NO! Not that one!), and cricket bats...
Granted, there are a lot geared that way, specifically Ichi the Killer. But even though there is a torture scene at the end of The Audition, it's easily one of the greatest horror movies I've seen. It really digs deep into the elements of romantic obsession, to the extent of leaving you wonder, 'This could really happen'. The thai version of 'Shutter' has nothing to do with rape or torture, and in fact is the first movie in a long ass time to scare the shit out of me. And as far as "classic horror elements" go, the last movie I've seen to really use them is 'The Orphanage', which is another really good horror movie.
If you're into thriller movies I can recommend Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon, and Hannibal. And probably the best thriller movie of all time: Scissors (starring Sharon Stone, year 1991), however, do not read the reviews for the movie or you're in for a huge spoiler and you may as well skip the movie all together.
All of the movies I mentioned could fit your description in the OP.
EDIT: Yeah, I recommend Shutter too from the modern Asian horror movies (and the only I would ever recommend).
Begotten.
Rise and rise again, until lambs become lions
But yeah, The Shining kicks ass. It's a genuinely scary and unnerving movie. Many directors who do horror films could learn a lot just by watching that movie.
Hellraiser I and II are really fun movies. Kind of silly movies, but they're really fun. I liked Silence of the Lambs. I hated Hannibal.
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Shaun of the Dead is a great movie if you want a comedic way of mindless zombie mashing. As someone referenced to earlier. =)
One becomes strong when they are fighting to protect someone close to them... - Shiro Haku
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Was that the one where he
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**opened the guy's head and ate his brain?**
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Honestly, I never understood what people thought was great about the Halloween movies. It's a mute guy in a white mask, that walks around and kills people. That's it. And every moment that's supposed to be scary is someone either running from him, or walking around in a dark place as he inevitably appears out of one corner or another. Boring.
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