Horror movies that aged well
what are the great horror movies that you think thay aged well , and didn't get ruined by the other movies that came after ?
some in my mind right now : psycho rosemary's baby the thing |
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Ooh, interesting topic. So many of the '70s and '80s pictures feel so cheesy and corny today. I love some decent horror for sure! In addition to what you mentioned:
Vampyr Nosferatu Onibaba Night of The Living Dead Suspiria (maybe) almost everything Cronenberg Tetsuo: The Iron Man Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer |
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The Shining (1980)
The Thing (1982) Halloween (1978) Psycho (1960) |
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Deep red
Zombi 2 |
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The Haunting (1963)
Them! (1954) Dawn of the Dead (1978) Suspiria The Evil Dead Night of the Creeps Critters Poltergeist |
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Nobody mentioned The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Wow, I am ashamed of you MoFos. That film aged like fine wine.
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Kazaam!
Nah seriously. I don't really have an answer to this question. To me The Exorcist is timeless, but a lot of people think it has not aged well. Obviously I disagree, still I can see where they are coming from. Even if they are horribly wrong. Edit: while its not close to being my favourite Horror film, Slobs pick of The Haunting fits this thread perfectly IMO. |
I would say "Halloween" (1978) and "The Bride of Frankenstein".
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"The Haunting", "The Uninvited", "Omen", "Rosemary's Baby", "The Exorcist" and a few others from the early years of Horror.
I loveeeee the original "Omen".. that movie can still get under my skin. |
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great choices everybody !
a lot of them i didn't watch yet , because i'm not really a big fan of horror until lately , and of corse a lot goes in my watchlist |
Originally Posted by GrindHouse (Post 1338105)
Deep red
Zombi 2 Don't get me wrong, I love the works of Argento, Bava, and others. I just think those qualities make them an acquired taste and a lot harder to watch. To watch most of those pictures, I have to be in the mood for some cheese. |
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The Shining
Jaws Psycho (AKA the movie that made me glad my house has a bathtub instead of a shower ;)) |
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Jaws is still every bit as good today, but i consider it a thriller more so than horror.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre still goes over pretty well these days, IMO. |
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If I just look at prior to 1980:
Dawn of the Dead (1978) The Omen (1976) The Invasion of the Body-Snatchers.(1978) Halloween (1978) Rosemary's Baby (1968) Psycho (1960) Carrie (1976) Alien (1979) Also, keep in mind that a film that is stuck in time is not necessarily bad. In fact you are losing out on some of the greatest horror films ever made and that directly influenced the genre if you cut out those that are "dated". If you ever want to watch the roots of the modern horror film, look into films produced by Amicus Productions or Hammer Films Productions. These films have not aged well at all but can you beat Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee? |
Originally Posted by Geek4Film (Post 1338579)
Carrie (1976) |
Another one that I thought of was 1932's "Freaks".
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I think films like
Phantom of the Opera (1925) Hunchback of Norte Dame (1923) Dracula (1931) Frankenstein (1931) The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) Dragonwyck (1946) Still hold their value of horror... |
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if you want to go with foreign horror
The Phantom Carriage (1921) Häxan (1922) Faust (1926) |
I generally find that I can enjoy horror films whether they age well or not. There's an obvious quality of corniness in those that don't age well, but there's also a certain kind of aesthetic pleasure in them too.
For instance, I don't think that Frankenstein, Night of the Living Dead, or The Evil Dead have aged all that well, but these are still classics in every sense. Ones that have aged exceedingly well though and still scare, for me at least: The Exorcist The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Vampyr And although it might not be old enough to warrant it's inclusion, something like The Shining still works exceedingly well, of course. |
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