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Old 3rd January 2003, 11:06 PM   #16 (permalink)
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I used to love Et when I was little. I could quote the whole movie. Now, it kinda annoys me b/c I watched it so much as a kid.

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Old 4th January 2003, 10:50 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Ive watched ET once b4, it freaked me out but not that much.
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Old 11th January 2003, 07:07 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Oh, I just thought of another one "IT" that clown totally freaked me out! :errrr:
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Old 12th January 2003, 03:15 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Another movie that i just remembered - Labyrinth!!! Ahhhh! Freaky or what! The whole upside down stairs, and monsters, and swamp, and just plain uch!

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Old 26th October 2003, 09:06 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Scariest Moments

This weekend Channel 4 in the UK are running a countdown of the 100 scariest moments in film and TV as voted by the public. There are some mighty strange entries in here. Consider this:

Doomwatch (70s TV series). A young Robert Powell announcing that he had discovered a new, intelligent rat - Rattus Sapien.
He then proceeds to fight with one of the aforementioned rodents which is obviously glued to his flared, crimplene trousers....oh the horror!

The scariest thing about this is that scriptwriters were allowed to get away with such rubbish.
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Old 7th November 2003, 03:18 PM   #21 (permalink)
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The only trouble with the recent two-parter on Channel 4 called, The 100 Scariest Moments, was that most of them weren't! Those clips from films that were actually scary, like "THE WICKER MAN", "PEEPING TOM", original "NOSFERATU" etc, weren't always the best chosen bits! Likewise, some of the tv clips. "DOOMWATCH" {devised by two "DW" writers "KIT PEDLER" & "GERRY DAVIES") was, good for it's time (1970's) and, is now like other shows of that period, considered a "classic".

Two other episodes with rats, instantly spring to mind!

An episode of the "NEW AVENGERS" when, they used a real sequence of rats, to prove that a giant rat was killing folk in a sewer system and, the 'fake' Giant Rat used in the "DR. WHO" story, "TALLONS OF WENG-CHIANG!" The "AVENGERS" looked more realistic because it used real rats, than did the latter and, both were shown at the same time!

Don't forget, series made by the "BBC" from "B7", "DW", "SURVIVORS", "DOOMWATCH", "MOONBASE 3", etc all had one major problem (small budgets but, produced the best they could with what resources they had!!!) The "BBC" didn't like spending money if they could avoid it, then or, now!
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Old 16th January 2004, 07:25 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Scary Films

I can watch the Exorcist on my own, in the dark - no problem. But Ring (japanese original - not weak American remake) really gets to me. I've just watched that and immediately followed it by Ring 2....God I need a drink!

So what floats your boat across the River Styxx? What scary movie sends a shiver up your spine? Go on, give a penny to Charon
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Old 16th January 2004, 07:45 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Re: Scary Films

"Alien" - the original - was the most frightening film I've ever seen.

My own view is the most frightening thing is what you don't see. So, films that are all bloody and gory just don't scare me at all. I rarely see them, as I don't care much for blood and guts just for the sake of blood and guts. I haven't got that strong a stomach. That's why, while I will read Clive Barker, I've only seen a couple of his films.

I didn't find the film of "The Exorcist" frightening at all, although the book scared the wits out of me.
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Old 16th January 2004, 08:36 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Re: Scary Films

I'm not a fan of scary movies. I was severely scarred (mentally not physically) by a horror movies I was taken to as a child - still remember the horror of it.

I'm also with LittleMiss on this one, blood and guts are really silly to me, not realistic so not scary.

The ones that freak me out are the psychological ones, where you never know if there is a killer watching you as you go about your business...especially those based on real life stories. War movies do the same thing to me, those that are realistic that is. I had a real hard time getting through Schindler's List because of this, but all the same I couldn't stop watching it.

Anything that is scary without being blood and guts (like Exorcist or The Omen or somesuch) I can watch but I just don't enjoy them. I'd rather sit back with a large bowl of popcorn and re-watch Godzilla Vs Mothra .
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Old 16th January 2004, 08:54 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Although Ring has some startling visuals, it's basically one that plays with your mind. From what you've both posted I think you'd enjoy it.

Alien...yep this one got me first time around. All that steam, dirt and shadows - plus of course the incomparable visual imagination of H.R. Geiger.

The shower scene in Schindler's list was a real tension builder - wonderful film but too exhausting emotionally to watch on anything close to a regular basis.

For all those Godzilla movies - I've just uncovered a website specialising in this stuff (and much much more) http://www.oldies.com
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Old 16th January 2004, 09:39 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Although Ring has some startling visuals, it's basically one that plays with your mind. From what you've both posted I think you'd enjoy it.

Alien...yep this one got me first time around. All that steam, dirt and shadows - plus of course the incomparable visual imagination of H.R. Geiger.

The shower scene in Schindler's list was a real tension builder - wonderful film but too exhausting emotionally to watch on anything close to a regular basis.

For all those Godzilla movies - I've just uncovered a website specialising in this stuff (and much much more) http://www.oldies.com
Well thanks for the link to a fascinating site! Although I couldn't find any Godzilla movies listed there.
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Old 16th January 2004, 10:00 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Re: Scary Films

My fault. I should have posted 'Godzilla-type movies'. Here's some of the titles I've found:
Attack of The Monsters, Youngray-monster from the deep, War of The Monsters, Gammera The Invincible.

They're from the same people responsible for the Godzilla movies. Should be fun
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Old 17th January 2004, 12:38 AM   #28 (permalink)
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Re: Scary Films

If I could afford I'd have a library of those type of films, including all of the Godzilla ones. Fun stuff. Unfortunately nobody in the house would watch them with me. They'd be saved for those rare days when I've got the house to myself. There's some cool stuff on that site. Nice find.
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Old 31st March 2005, 02:04 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Re: Scary Films

This is something that I feel is much lacking now. A good horror movie that scares you

What is it that makes so many people love to be scared. I use to think I was abnormal or strange, but when I got older I realised I'm not alone

I personally liked The Ring, had some good creepy scenes. I also thought The Grudge wasn't a bad movie, it had a japenese director too so possible that's why it worked

The oldest movie I still find creepy is Saloms Lot (the Stephen King adaptation)
I've never seen vampire scenes in another movie so disturbing

I also think for disturbing factor 28 Days Later is very good. Something about how the infection affected it's victims and the shiftness in how the changed into mindless creatures It made me cringe the first time I watched it.

I've seen clips to a new Amytiville (sorry can't spell) movie. A remake.
I quite enjoyed the first version.
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Old 31st March 2005, 02:23 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Re: Scary Films

I thought the original Japanese Ring was really disturbing. It was made worse that I first saw it on a VHS that my friend had lent me!
I actually couldn't sleep at all that night!
I like most of the Japanese/Korean horror movies. I recommend one called "The Eye" if anyone's interested.

I'm not a huge fans of Horror movies per say but I do enjoy the thrillers.
Funny enough, one of the scariest movies I remember seeing was a B-Movie Horror I saw as a kid called "The Children of Ravensbeck" - or just "The Children" in the US.
Basic plot was that a school bus goes through a radioactive gas cloud released from the local power station (as you do! ) and all the children on it vanish, leaving the driver dead and decomposing!
All the parents are frantic as you'd expect. Then the children start re-appearing in the town but they all have black fingernails and when anyone touches them they start to literally decompose!
Also the only way to kill the children was to chop off their fingers!

btw, I actually found Jaws quite a scary movie too!
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