10 Scariest movies by MSN Entertainment

[IronSerif]

Just got to work a lil bit ago and saw this interesting thing on MSN about the 10 scariest movies.

Check it out - 10 scariest movies (http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=103115)

Let us know what you think! :D

Spooky spooky!

[llbbl]

I think they gave Psycho #1 just cause it was made in 1960 and they had to give Hitch**** props for all his films. I guess it was kinda scary the first time. Bates creaped me out, major!

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I found the worst movies ever on the internet movie database. I was going to say " What about ..." and then list a movie that was pretty bad that I had saw. I looked at this list, cause I couldn't remember any ones that would be funny. Some movies on the list don't sound half bad.

http://www.imdb.com/bottom_100_films

I mean who wouldn't want to see "Fire Maidens From Outer Space (1956)" ??

[IronSerif]

lol..."The Astro-Zombies"....that just sounds cool..haha

"Sizzle Beach U.S.A." Doesn't sound half bad ;)

Hm..and just the sound of some of the titles....haha.. :D

[Ioman]

I thought Signs was a pretty scarey movie when I saw it.

I think there is a difference between a horror movie and a scary movie. They don't have to be the same.

[llbbl]

Man that is alot of page views for only 3 replys. Come on you buggers out with it !!!!!!!!!!!!

[IronSerif]

yeah no kidding, that is a lot of views!

Anyone gonna watch something scary tonight????

[MayC]

The Scariest Movie by far is the Exorcist. I looked at the MSN list and thought is was a joke. They have a couple of good ones, but the Exorcist should have been number 1. Does anyone remember or have seen The Entity, another scary movie. Based on a true story.

[sinistar]

Horror is my favorite genre however few movies or books manage to be scary at all. Only once in a while when my mind drifts a bit will I get caught by the sudden "unexpected cat leaping out of the dark" type trick, but that's more akin to someone popping a balloon behind your head than a true scare. Poltergeist was the scary one for me as a kid, leading me to keep an eye on my closet till I fell asleep, but no movie has kept me awake at night since. If I found one that did, I have tons of respect for it and it would be a favorite. The Sixth Sense had some good spook factors and I can't remember anything else in recent years that stands out film-wise. "The Shining," the book, was actually quite spooky to read as an adult. I highly recommend that for anyone who's only seen the movie or even not...

[ECA]

horror, is 1 genre..
Scary is another....Anyone see the BBC serices, based on the book that the movie "Day of the Trifids" was from... The BBC series was cool.

MSN site is Horror.
Horror is based on 1-2 charactors that are the Focus of the problem.
Like Eight legged freaks.

Scary could be a free fall in 3D from outer space. Its a situation.
The head on crash of 2 trains, from the trains perspective.

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a reality show of martha stewert's time in prision .. no wait that's a comedy . lol

[mikeywalnutz]

They should have called it the Top 10 Horror Movies instead of scariest. I'll give Psycho the nod because real human beings can be that F'd up in the head. I'm more scared of the dementia and perversions that lead to real people committing horrible acts of depraved violence than supernatural beings and monsters that aren't real. You want to see a scary movie? Watch the French film Irreversible.

[sinistar]

yeah there are definitely some good foreign horror, and if we must split hairs now, (thanks ECA), or "scary" movies out there... we can continue to split the hair further to add suspense, which has the element of fear which...

but yeah, there are especially some cool Japanese horror movies. I rented this one Chinese one called "Ghosts" a while back but it sucked.. it was like the Scream series, but without the laughs even.

those interested might want to rent "Another Heaven" or "Audition" both from Japan.

included in that top 10 list was "suspiria" -- I rented that one a few months back and while it was rich in color and scenery, I was pretty bored and my finger was moving to the FF button on the remote toward the end.


on an off-topic but still movie related note -- I saw Starsky & Hutch last night and it was pretty funny. Movies that Owen Wilson are in tend to be pretty good. If you liked Zoolander, you'll like S&H.

[ECA]

Now,
Jacobs lader was Neet...
Scary with a plot. and if you REALLY watched, you can get the whole idea of the film...

[sinistar]

i'll rewrite this for everyone and say yes, "Jacob's Ladder" was good... i agree on that

[Ioman]

I thought Signs was a pretty spooky movie.

[znaps]

horror, is 1 genre..
Scary is another....Anyone see the BBC serices, based on the book that the movie "Day of the Trifids" was from... The BBC series was cool.


Aw man the Day of the Triffids scared the crap out of me! Although I was only 4 or 5 when it was on tv. I'll never forget that spitting noise that they made. :eek:

Other movies that scared me were Salem's Lot, The Shining, and The Blair Witch Project. I watched Blair Witch in the dark and with the surround up high and thought it was very scary, probably the number 1 for me.

[ECA]

Aw man the Day of the Triffids scared the crap out of me! Although I was only 4 or 5 when it was on tv. I'll never forget that spitting noise that they made. :eek:

Other movies that scared me were Salem's Lot, The Shining, and The Blair Witch Project. I watched Blair Witch in the dark and with the surround up high and thought it was very scary, probably the number 1 for me.

Was that the BBC series, or the US made movie?
The US movie was scarie, but they took the book and destroyed the whole plot.

[znaps]

It was the BBC series shown in the 80's (I'm from the UK)


those interested might want to rent "Another Heaven" or "Audition" both from Japan.

Such a coincidence, I watched Audition last night. Slightly gruesome in places!

[llbbl]

10. "Eraserhead" (1977)
David Lynch's cult classic is the closest thing to being stuck in a nightmare: Not much makes sense, but you get the feeling that nothing is quite right. Lynch employs dinners that walk off the plate, eerie silences that become deafening and an infant that makes Rosemary's baby seem cute and cuddly. So chilling it's damn near unwatchable.

9. "The Exorcist" (1973)
The real terror of "The Exorcist" may not involve Satan and possession, but the helplessness of a parent trying to save a child. Of course, a ton of harrowing special effects and director William Friedkin's somber respect for the supernatural subject matter doesn't hurt either. It's horror for grown-ups.
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8. "Halloween" (1978)
John Carpenter's film is blamed for the rash of slasher films that destroyed the genre in the '80s, but "Halloween" possesses a style and intensity that most of its copycats lack. From the opening sequence -- when we see through the eyes of little boy Michael Myers as he stalks and murders his sister -- onward, the film relies on suspense rather than sensationalism. Our fear is caused by what might happen rather than actual events, as Carpenter spends a good amount of time in darkness, making us see things that may or may not be there.
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7. "Don't Look Now" (1973)
Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie head to Venice to forget the tragic accidental death of their child. However, it's impossible to forget when the dead child keeps reappearing. Nicolas Roeg's labyrinthine film is rich in dreamlike atmosphere and works on a purely psychological level: It disorients, frustrates and builds to a horrible climax, reminding that tragedy can never be forgotten ... and neither can this film.
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6. "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (1974)
A group of annoying teens make a wrong turn on a road trip through Texas and encounter the most dysfunctional family imaginable. It's a teen exploitation flick shot like a documentary. Wonderfully grim, mean and inhumane, director Tobe Hooper's debut doesn't spill much blood, instead opting to giddily, relentlessly torture and chase its audience (much like Leatherface treats his victims) for 80 minutes. It feels like days.
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5. "Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984)
Before dream-killer Freddy Krueger became a quipping pop-culture reference, he represented the most twisted monster unleashed on the public since Halloween's Michael Myers. Seeking vengeance by slicing and dicing the children of the parents who murdered him, Freddy scared the hell out of Cineplex audiences. His on-screen entrance remains terrifying, as does much of director Wes Craven's surreal, smart and shocking masterpiece.
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4. "Suspiria" (1977)
"Suspiria" is a full-on sensory assault by Italian horror master Dario Argento, the cinematic equivalent of an anxiety attack. A poor American ballet student arrives in Europe and Argento berates her with weather, grisly murders, a possible coven of witches, his virtuosic camera, and possible the freakiest score ever conceived (by the director himself). The plot barely makes sense, so just let it terrorize you.
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3. "Night of the Living Dead" (1968)
A group of kids get trapped inside a farm house by an endless stream of flesh-eating zombies. Sounds silly, but director George Romero takes his simple premise and redefines the genre with a shoestring budget. The amount of sadistic gore, the claustrophobic tension, the rising levels of hysteria and an increasingly deflated awareness that a happy ending is impossible make this a nasty classic. There is no hope here, only suffocating terror.
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2. Repulsion (1965)
Director Roman Polanski did more horror afterward, with "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Tenant," but this -- a menacing, nightmarish profile of one woman's descent into madness -- may be his most realized effort. Catherine Denueve embodies sexual repression as a young woman left alone in her apartment -- and to her deluded fantasies -- for the weekend. The film is nearly silent, creating a mounting mood of dread. Try watching it alone with the lights off and see how long you last.

1. "Psycho" (1960)
Alfred Hitch****'s blueprint for contemporary horror: More than just a film, "Psycho" was a cultural slap in the face. Censors wanted to ban it, while screaming audiences couldn't get enough of it. Hitch employs all of his tricks -- shifting audience sympathies, killing off the main character halfway through the film and a ton of macabre humor -- but more importantly he makes the horror internal. Norman Bates isn't a monster in the classic sense; he suggests that the greatest evil can lurk beneath the quietest, most pleasant surface.
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oops did i do that?

[llbbl]

The Ring was scary!