Slasher Hall of Fame

[Ðèstîñy]

I'm sorry you and others are unhappy with the way the Sci-Fi Hall of Fame is being run. If I would have said, no horror-sci fi, no anime, no foreign language...the **** would have hit the fan! I didn't want to run it in the first place, I even asked for volunteers, but no one wanted to run it. This has been stressful for me. I tried to make it as open to all MoFos as possible and still I get ****.

I use smileys when I make my posts, and still people take me too serious. I say those things to show why it had too much horror, etc . . . The more specific Hall of Fame threads are, the more they will avoid this problem. The more specific they are, the better chance we all have of wanting to watch most, if not all the movies nominated. There's no reason to get stressed, or mad. This is no different than when people say bad things about movies we each nominate. Everything around here is going to receive an opinion, or more. Besides, this is a new idea, making them specific. Justin just came up with it, and is the first to test drive it. It just so happens, it's really working out, and will probably now be used more times than not. You had no way of knowing that. You guys started your threads at pretty much the same time. Actually, I believe you started your's first. I am not "blaming" you. I am simply saying my opinion on what type of thread works better.

[jiraffejustin]

Some thoughts ...

Christmas Evil - Not really sure what to think of this. It was really slow, which isn't normally a bad thing, but here it gave the whole thing an odd feeling. I ended up losing focus through the middle and don't remember much from then on (even though I watched it yesterday). So, just didn't make too much of an impression on me. I will possibly re-watch it at some stage..

Did you ever give this another watch?

I do agree about the movie having an odd feeling, but it never felt like a pacing issue to me. It just literally is a very odd film. I tend to love movies that are outside the norm, for better or worse, the experiences of these types of films becomes almost more important than content. I know that might not be the most intelligent way to digest these movies, but I can't help myself. With that said, I don't think Christmas Evil lacks the content to be a truly impressionable film. There's something in there that could be nearly fetishistic or perhaps even a bizarre allegory on gender identity. There's also a humorous side to it that adds an even darker edge, because even if it's nearly cartoonish in it's depiction, there are people like this that exist. If not in this form, then in another. Our guy here is not cartoonish in the same way as Jason Voorhees, or Uber-Jason (:p,) but if Travis Bickle had a Santa Claus fetish. If you haven't given it a rewatch, I hope you still decide to do so before voting. If not, I feel like you might be doing yourself a disservice. And of course the film itself a disservice, but I am biased. Just defending my darling here.

[Sane]

I can't promise I'll rewatch it before this is done. I actually seldom rewatch films - everytime I think about it I also think of the 20000 or so films I haven't seen that might be great :D

It's interesting that I generally appreciate atmosphere in films and it being uncomfortable or odd is usually a good thing but in slasher movies I tend to prefer them to be simply violent and preferably amusing. I have no idea why that is.

I have recently watched Alice Sweet Alice and Hatchet and found the atmosphere in ASA didn't work for me whilst I really enjoyed Hatchet. Considering the type of films I usually prefer this doesn't really make sense ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

Oh well ...

[honeykid]

Sane's right, not liking Alice, Sweet Alice makes no sense. :p:D

[MovieGal]

Anyone should be able to come in here and talk about whatever slasher film they want, even if they're not one of the people who nominated a movie. Like if Sexy wants to come in and talk about a movie he thinks got left out, he should be able to. Or if Captain Spaulding wants to come in and give his thoughts on slashers, he should be able to too.



Yo Nostro.. best thing about Freddy's Dead... is this!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuquMpWRFnU

[MovieGal]

I think GB is more sick and twisted than MovieGal. :D

Nah GBG is mellow... I enjoy those films that she does.. I just dont watch them much anymore...

Kate and Leopold is one of my favorites as is Pride and Prejudice... :p

GBG is cool... we are only a year apart and do share things in common...

I dont need another imitator around here.. I already have one :rolleyes:

[MovieGal]

:up:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FmGtCIOwB4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FmGtCIOwB4)
In sleep he sang to me
In dreams he came
That voice which calls to me and speaks my name

**** that! Gerard Butler can sing!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77umP7IRxD4

[MovieGal]

I'm going to start calling glorious and gory horror films gorious. Cause I'm a dork.

Yeah well Im Gore-geous... so bite me!

[MovieGal]

The next hall of fame I'd like to do is a zombie one I think.

http://www.horrorphile.net/images/day-of-the-dead1.gif

OOHHHH I want in!!!!!!

[gbgoodies]

Nah GBG is mellow... I enjoy those films that she does.. I just dont watch them much anymore...

Kate and Leopold is one of my favorites as is Pride and Prejudice... :p

GBG is cool... we are only a year apart and do share things in common...

I dont need another imitator around here.. I already have one :rolleyes:


I love Kate and Leopold too. I think Hugh Jackman is great in everything he does.

I have (had) a 2-disc set of the A&E version of Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth, but I loaned it to my Mom and I haven't gotten it back yet. (I think she's keeping it. :shrug:)

[MovieGal]

I love Kate and Leopold too. I think Hugh Jackman is great in everything he does.

I have (had) a 2-disc set of the A&E version of Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth, but I loaned it to my Mom and I haven't gotten it back yet. (I think she's keeping it. :shrug:)

I prefer the Keira Knightly and Matthew MacFayden version.. its actually in my top 6 English speaking... I would say top 5... but my #1 spot is a tie between to UK films...

[gbgoodies]

**** that! Gerard Butler can sing!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77umP7IRxD4


A while back, YouTube had a version of the Gerard Butler movie Phantom of the Opera, but with the London soundtrack with Michael Crawford over it instead of the movie's soundtrack. It was amazing, but unfortunately it got removed.

[Gatsby]

I disliked the idea of the 6th Hall of Fame being split into multiple threads, and this is why. It's impossible to have all these fun debates and conversations that go into so many levels of off-topicness. Just finished reading through all the mess. You guys are hilarious. :lol::up:

Oh and I agree that Citizen and GBG should create their own thread. It should be called "Citizen and GBG discuss rom-com, non-foreign happy films and other repulsive rainbow and pot of gold at the end stuff" :D

[MovieGal]

I disliked the idea of the 6th Hall of Fame being split into multiple threads, and this is why. It's impossible to have all these fun debates and conversations that go into so many levels of off-topicness. Just finished reading through all the mess. You guys are hilarious. :lol::up:

Oh and I agree that Citizen and GBG should create their own thread. It should be called "Citizen and GBG discuss rom-com, non-foreign happy films and other repulsive rainbow and pot of gold at the end stuff" :D

awww Gats, be nice to GBG... or I will have to cut you!

[gbgoodies]

I disliked the idea of the 6th Hall of Fame being split into multiple threads, and this is why. It's impossible to have all these fun debates and conversations that go into so many levels of off-topicness. Just finished reading through all the mess. You guys are hilarious. :lol::up:

Oh and I agree that Citizen and GBG should create their own thread. It should be called "Citizen and GBG discuss rom-com, non-foreign happy films and other repulsive rainbow and pot of gold at the end stuff" :D


I think Citizen watches some horror movies, just not the slasher type.

I'm the one who likes happy endings.

[cricket]

I started Jason X last night but fell asleep after 20 minutes(I was just too tired). I'll start it over and finish tonight leaving me with Jeepers Creepers and Happy Birthday to Me, the latter is coming to me next weekend.

[MovieGal]

I started Jason X last night but fell asleep after 20 minutes(I was just too tired). I'll start it over and finish tonight leaving me with Jeepers Creepers and Happy Birthday to Me, the latter is coming to me next weekend.

I did that with Halloween too... about 10 minutes into the film..

ANOES did the same thing to.. but Swan blamed it on Freddy.. lol :p

[BlueLion]

Christmas Evil (1980)

http://horrorwarehouse.com/horrorblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/christmasevil.jpg

An odd one indeed. I don't really consider it horror. For a slasher, I felt it wasn't dark enough. When there was violence, it left me thinking "what, that's it?". It's way too subtle when it should have kicked ass. It even felt pretty artificial at times - from the behavior of the protagonist (you can't really expect great acting from a slasher I guess) to the Christmas setting that just felt forced and unnatural to me for some reason. At least it looks good, though. I didn't really like it, but I can see why others do. Sorry JJ.

2.5

[honeykid]

I think Citizen watches some horror movies, just not the slasher type.

I'm the one who likes happy endings.

Now that's something we have in common. ;)

[Ðèstîñy]

I dont need another imitator around here.. I already have one :rolleyes:

Someone's pretending to like gore?

[Citizen Rules]

I disliked the idea of the 6th Hall of Fame being split into multiple threads, and this is why. It's impossible to have all these fun debates and conversations that go into so many levels of off-topicness. Just finished reading through all the mess. You guys are hilarious. :lol::up:

Oh and I agree that Citizen and GBG should create their own thread. It should be called "Citizen and GBG discuss rom-com, non-foreign happy films and other repulsive rainbow and pot of gold at the end stuff" :D ;) Ha! that made me laugh, Judy....But not quiet accurate, I'm luke warm to rom-coms and I prefer tragic dark endings, when appropriate.;)

[MovieGal]

I prefer tragic dark endings, when appropriate.;)

My kind of man! CR you shock me!

[Citizen Rules]

We all have a dark side MovieGal, some of us wear it on the surface and some deep under the skin.

[MovieGal]

We all have a dark side MovieGal, some of us wear it on the surface and some deep under the skin.

hey Im a nice person overall.. someone here said some really nice things about me that Im sure most would be shocked to hear..

just because I enjoy a bit of the darkside. doesnt mean every aspect of me is that way

[Citizen Rules]

One day I'll figure out why you do enjoy a bit of the darkside. The clues are there like a giant jig saw puzzle. You're an enigma MovieGal, curious indeed.

[MovieGal]

You're an enigma MovieGal, curious indeed.

you make that sound like a bad thing. :p

http://mrwgifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Barbara-Palvin-Sexy-Wink-Gif.gif

[Swan]

I think people who don't like horror are stranger than those who do. :)

[MovieGal]

I think people who don't like horror are stranger than those who do. :)

I dont know.. some of us are the strangest..

[Citizen Rules]

It's a good thing.

[MovieGal]

It's a good thing.

I know.. I was teasing you :p

[Ðèstîñy]

It's the quiet ones you have to worry about.

Shhhhh!

[Zotis]

Today at work a movie was playing. It had that typical slasher music and a couple of kids were screaming and running away from a car that was chasing them. The acting was terrible and the car was driving like 5 miles an hour. I said, "What is this Halloween 5?" Turns out it was...

[cricket]

Jason X

This movie is just what I thought it would be, and I really don't have anything new to add. It's a movie best watched with a few friends and some beers, and not to be taken seriously. It goes by quick and isn't boring. I would've liked to have seen this movie go the Piranha 3D route, and go completely over the top with the gore and nudity. It doesn't get close to that IMO, but it's entertaining. It was funny reading Sane's comments about how his horror taste doesn't seem to fit into his overall taste, and I was thinking the same thing. I give Sane a ton of credit for that, as he's a guy who watches a ton of high quality films, but isn't above watching and enjoying some good trash.

http://thatwasabitmental.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/jason-x-pic-2.jpg

Best Kill: Frozen blonde

Verdict: Average

[jiraffejustin]

I think people who don't like horror are stranger than those who do. :)

People are going to start thinking you love EVERY horror movie ever. Which ones do you HATE~!?

[Swan]

Bad ones.

[MovieGal]

Bad ones.

You like **** ones I wont watch!

[Swan]

:laugh: :nope:

[MovieGal]

:laugh: :nope:

are you trying to say I watch the **** one?

[Swan]

I'm saying my taste in horror films is ace.

[MovieGal]

I'm saying my taste in horror films is ace.

as is Mine!

[Swan]

I never said yours wasn't. I never said anything about your taste. You just came in and insulted my taste in horror films, and it made me laugh.

[MovieGal]

I never said yours wasn't. I never said anything about your taste. You just came in and insulted my taste in horror films, and it made me laugh.

and I was joking Swan!

[Swan]

Well, I did laugh. :D

[MovieGal]

Well, I did laugh. :D

We have two different taste in horror.. combined they are awesome!

[Swan]

That's true, and with the help of another member, I have come to appreciate yours a bit more. :)

[Zotis]

You both have terrible taste in horror. I'm the only one with good taste in horror, everyone knows that. :D

[MovieGal]

You both have terrible taste in horror. I'm the only one with good taste in horror, everyone knows that. :D

Zotis... Im going to tell you what I say to Swan and SC... BITE ME!

[Ðèstîñy]

You both have terrible taste in horror. I'm the only one with good taste in horror, everyone knows that. :D

Exsqueeze me!?! I know that I have great taste in horror. ;)

[honeykid]

Personally I thought Zotis was doing quite a good impression of me. :D

[Ðèstîñy]

Honey, what have you watched so far? I don't want to scroll through all your posts. ;)

[honeykid]

I've seen everything but the ones I hadn't seen from the start. Or, in other words, I haven't watched any of them yet, though I only have two to watch. I was looking for Jeepers Creepers today but didn't see it anyway.

[rauldc14]

Lots of rewatches are in order then :)

[Nostromo87]

http://oi61.tinypic.com/8zic1c.jpg

Terror Train (1980)
Roger Spottiswoode
Nominated by cricket

When it comes to slashers, the fun comes in finding and discussing the ones that set themselves apart. Terror Train is a clever and unique slasher, set on a train, and more about pranks, gags, and magic rather than all-out gore. The gore is pretty minimal, taking the Psycho-route of leaving kill shots up to the imagination. This film is also set apart by cinematographer John Alcott, who excelled alongside Stanley Kubrick in 2001: a Space Odyssey and The Shining. Alcott teamed up with director Roger Spottiswoode, who worked previously on landmark films with Sam Peckinpah such as Straw Dogs (1971) and Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973).

One of the more stylish slashers of its period, released in the hot zone between 1978-1983, when slasher films were selling faster than hot cakes. The story begins at a fraternity New Years party, and some of the older brothers are pulling a prank on one of the pledges... while scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis reluctantly plays a part as well, forced by her sorority friends. The gag goes horribly wrong, and the freshman pledge may be the type to have more sinister games of his own down the line. In creating a story, choosing a good environment can be crucial to tension, and i like that about Terror Train. The train with its narrow hallways and claustrophobic cabins and cages make for the perfect arena for this story. This film has Ben Johnson who used to always act alongside John Wayne in westerns. He plays Carne the train operator, and was also in The Town that Dread Sundown. Carne was my favorite character in the film. Cool nom cricket, i'm glad i got a chance to watch this

Memorable Kill: Doc locks himself in the train cabin, gets his throat slit, and stuffed in the overhead luggage compartment. Doc (below) was a total azzhole, but a memorable slasher character

Above Average for days

http://oi62.tinypic.com/2mwrt53.jpg

[Ðèstîñy]

I've seen everything but the ones I hadn't seen from the start. Or, in other words, I haven't watched any of them yet, though I only have two to watch. I was looking for Jeepers Creepers today but didn't see it anyway.

I'm going to watch Jason X, or whatever it's called, tonight. I had one seriously messed up day. My last shout in the shoutbox explains why.

[MovieGal]

Tomorrow is my day off from work.. I will try to watch 2 at least.. hopefully I will.. just depends how I feel...

I have 5 total left to watch.. 2 of them I having a hard time finding.

[Ðèstîñy]

Which two?

[MovieGal]

Happy Birthday To Me (the link Cricket gave me on youtube had the movie removed due to copyright infringement)
Dressed to Kill

[jiraffejustin]

Okay, I've thought up a concept here that will make things a little interesting here (even though this thread is already dope,) I'll call it Defend Your Darling. Most of the things said in this thread are nice pats on the back, so this is where we will have our chance to criticize the films themselves. This is kind of like a roast, because none if it is meant to be taken personally. Each film will have it's chance to be "attacked" and then "defended," hence the title "Defend Your Darling." If you have any criticism whatsoever of the film that's currently being "defended," bring it on. Then the nominator and any fans of the film will have their chance to defend it. Since this is my idea and I am running the hall of fame, we can start with my nomination:

Okay attackers, any negative thing you have to say about Christmas Evil, let it out:


Defend Your Darling

Christmas Evil

http://i.imgur.com/ZgOLP57.jpg

Attack! Or say something nice if you want :p

[Ðèstîñy]

I still love it, and I also love this idea. ;)

[cricket]

Happy Birthday To Me (the link Cricket gave me on youtube had the movie removed due to copyright infringement)
Dressed to Kill

I just sent you a link for Dressed to Kill, but if you have Comcast on Demand, it's on that for free.

I ended up ordering Happy Birthday to Me from Netflix.

[honeykid]

I'll go back and read what people have said about Jeepers Creepers after this. However, the first thing which came to mind, even before this finished was, this is not a slasher film. There's stalking, but that's about it. This is The Terminator and, if that's a slasher film then so be it, but if someone had nominated The Terminator I think people would've pointed out that it's not a slasher film.

As for the film, it's OK. I had to watch it at my computer, which as I've said before isn't my preferred way of watching anything and I watched it during the day with the sun streaming in, so any atmosphere it might've created for me was lost. However, I don't think it was capable of making one. For one, the monster is far too clearly seen and too often, too. I'm sure whoever created and worked on that costume was delighted to see their hard work spend so much time onscreen, but it worked against it for me.

The rest of the film went pretty much as I'd expected considering what I'd heard about it. I didn't like the first 40 minutes or so as much as a lot of other people do, but then, I didn't hate the second half as much as many others do, either. I think it's a pretty average film and, while I'd watch it again, I have no desire to and I don't know if I'd make it to the end if I did take another look.

I think this is much more like another film I know that Derek really likes, Joy Ride. Sadly, that's not a slasher film, either.

[Nostromo87]

Tonight, he's back

http://oi62.tinypic.com/28mobvo.jpg

The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

Whatever you do, don't go back to your house
When Michael Myers was 6 years old, he stabbed his sister to death. For years he was locked up in Smith's Grove Sanitarium, but he escaped. Paul Rudd is in this, he's Tommy Doyle- the little boy Laurie Strode babysitted in 1978. Tommy studies Michael Myers, and on a crazy scale of 1 to 10, he's a 13. Jamie has been raped by a cult but manages to escape with her new-born baby. But Michael's in hot pursuit. The Strode family has moved into the Myers' house, in an attempt to break the curse and to finally sell the house

Memorable Kill: The Jackazz dad bought the Myers house for cheap bc no-one else would buy it, he gets stabbed and electrocuted by Michael in the laundry room

Rating: rating_2_5 5.0 / 10

http://oi58.tinypic.com/1z685sm.jpg

The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

Jamie Strode is in Haddonfield's Children's Hospital after attacking her step-mother the previous year. She is being treated by Dr. Loomis, and hasn't said a word since the attack.. but to her horror discovers that she has a mind-link to her murdering uncle, Michael who has spent the year recovering from his wounds in a coma and awakes to go after Jamie again. His plan is to lure Jamie out of the hospital by going after Tina, who is going to a Halloween party. Jamie knows that she must leave the hospital to save herself and with the aid of Dr. Loomis sets out to defeat Michael on his own home ground - The Myers house

Least favorite of all of these

Rating: rating_2+ 4.5 / 10

http://oi62.tinypic.com/2hq42mr.jpg

The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

it's the 10 year anniversary of Michael Myers' first attack on Haddonfield. 'Where society dumps its worst nightmares.' Myers has been in a coma ever since his killing spree was stopped by Dr Loomis and Laurie Strode, and is being transferred from Ridgemont Federal Sanitarium to Smith's Grove. Michael awakens. Dr Loomis, burned face and all, is on the trail of his cursed ex-patient, the Father of modern horror

Favorite Halloween sequel. Liked Act 1 and Act 2 quite a bit. Pretty strong on atmosphere. 3rd act is full of tension, but i'm not sure what i think about the ending when Jamie pulls a Michael at the end. Like this more than Halloween II (1981) even tho the only time we see Laurie Strode in this one is in a photograph. it leans more on suspense and atmosphere than gore.

Memorable Kill: Kelly pinned to the wall via stabbing with the barrel of a shotgun. that can't be possible

Rating: rating_3_5 7.0 / 10

http://oi57.tinypic.com/20h3ddl.jpg

Halloween II (1981)

we're back in Haddonfield on October 31st, 1978. picking up where we left off with Michael escaping Dr Loomis' grasp and wreaking havoc in the neighborhood. for those of us who love the original Halloween, there will be at least some level of curiosity as to where things go from there. at the same time, it feels like we're rehashing the same story too much

at first, the entire sheriff's department is in on the manhunt. later the US Marshall arrives to return Myers to Smith's Grove, the mental facility Michael escaped from in the original. Meanwhile Laurie's in the Haddonfield hospital and the staff is getting picked off one-by-one by the Shape. shoutout to Lance Guest playing Jimmy. he starred in the Last Starfighter (1984), he and Laurie got the hots for each other

there are a few things i like, and others i don't. it's got a Halloween-like atmosphere which is a plus, but don't like the twist with Laurie being Michael's long lost sis. too contrived. which John Carpenter admits when he wrote this sequel, boozed up on Budweiser, which he didn't really want to do. so he passed off the director's chair to Rick Rosenthal. it's not terribly exciting, but there is some decent suspense.

Memorable Kill: hammer claw to the head

Rating: rating_3 6.0 / 10

http://oi57.tinypic.com/35k6gbm.jpg

Halloween (1978)

orchestrated like a Hitchcock-film on cocaine. Delivers a thrill-packed experience set on every horror fan's favorite holiday. Plays like a legend of Halloween night set to Carpenter's striking music

Memorable Kill: Annie's entire death sequence, Annie's also my favorite character

Grade: Excellent

This is the film that really fired off this whole thing we're doing right now. At a later point in here i'll get into what is better, the launching point, or taking slashers to another level, as Craven has done several times. Personally don't think there is a right answer, necessarily, comes down to gut instinct

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvCGSVr0U9M

[Swan]

but don't like the twist with Laurie being Michael's long lost sis. too contrived.

:up:

Annie's also my favorite character

:up:

[cricket]

Jeepers Creepers

This was my second viewing of this movie. I thought it was decent the first time, and to my surprise, I enjoyed it more this time.

I agree with HK that this is not a slasher, but I won't hold that against the movie. I also kind of agree with HK about the monster. I thought that when it was shown up close from the front, that it kind of looked like an angry superhero. From other angles, or when the picture wasn't completely clear, I thought it looked pretty cool.

The one big negative for me was Justin Long. The character and the performance were fine, but I just found him annoying. Otherwise, I completely enjoyed this film from start to finish. I thought I remembered not liking the ending, but as it turns out, I absolutely loved the ending. I'm glad I watched it again because I now look at it in a different light.

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/3176aefc37a027395830836ff8aeca7f/jeepers-creepers.jpg

Best kill-Jail cell meal

Verdict: Above average

[honeykid]

The Justin Long thing is a problem I have with the film too, cricket. He spends the whole film looking like the love child of Keanu Reeves and David Schwimmer. It's not his fault obviously, but it kept distracting me. :D

[jiraffejustin]

So how is everybody looking? I am ready to set up a "due date" for votes. Where do we stand? How long do you think it will take each of you to finish up? There's no rush, but for the sake of hall of fames to follow this one I'd like to get a timetable set up.

[Swan]

I just have Happy Birthday to Me left, I can get to it whenever.

[MovieGal]

I still have 5 to watch.... I got 3 on dvd.. (bought Happy Birthday to Me used for $7.99)... need to finish "Halloween" or can I just give the films I have already seen in the past a rating? if so, then Im down to 2!

Halloween 5.75
Jeepers Creepers 5
and will reveal my rating for Hatchet at the end..

Unless I really need to rewatch those 3.. :(

[Swan]

You're not forced to rewatch films, but you can if you feel you need to.

[MovieGal]

then Im down to 2... dressed to kill and happy birthday to me...

I think I will return the 3 dvds I bought for this.. I really dont want the dvds... if I get 50 cents each... well that tells me what they are worth.. lol

[jiraffejustin]

There's no rush at all, don't feel like you HAVE to watch these things by a certain time. I'd much rather people rewatch movies if they want to instead of just not doing it because of time.

[MovieGal]

With the watch list in the middle of june... I want to get this done...

it seems we will have 21 weeks of film with that ... :)

[Derek Vinyard]

I still have 5 to watch.... I got 3 on dvd.. (bought Happy Birthday to Me used for $7.99)... need to finish "Halloween" or can I just give the films I have already seen in the past a rating? if so, then Im down to 2!

Halloween 5.75
Jeepers Creepers 5
and will reveal my rating for Hatchet at the end..

Unless I really need to rewatch those 3.. :(

Rewatch Jeepers Creepers !!!!

[cricket]

I just have Happy Birthday to Me and the DVD is in the mail, so I'll watch it this weekend.

[Derek Vinyard]

I'll go back and read what people have said about Jeepers Creepers after this. However, the first thing which came to mind, even before this finished was, this is not a slasher film. There's stalking, but that's about it. This is The Terminator and, if that's a slasher film then so be it, but if someone had nominated The Terminator I think people would've pointed out that it's not a slasher film.

As for the film, it's OK. I had to watch it at my computer, which as I've said before isn't my preferred way of watching anything and I watched it during the day with the sun streaming in, so any atmosphere it might've created for me was lost. However, I don't think it was capable of making one. For one, the monster is far too clearly seen and too often, too. I'm sure whoever created and worked on that costume was delighted to see their hard work spend so much time onscreen, but it worked against it for me.

The rest of the film went pretty much as I'd expected considering what I'd heard about it. I didn't like the first 40 minutes or so as much as a lot of other people do, but then, I didn't hate the second half as much as many others do, either. I think it's a pretty average film and, while I'd watch it again, I have no desire to and I don't know if I'd make it to the end if I did take another look.

I think this is much more like another film I know that Derek really likes, Joy Ride. Sadly, that's not a slasher film, either.

In my description of a slasher: it's someone who kill with knife , axe or pick... The Creeper originaly kill people with an unique axe (image below) and in the sequel he also kill people with unique knife (image below) to improve his character so in my definition it's a slasher...
http://i.imgur.com/EDo9oaT.jpg
http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131021165510/jeeperscreepers/images/7/71/Jeepers-Creepers-2-Screamer-Dagger-1.jpg

[MovieGal]

Rewatch Jeepers Creepers !!!!

I have seen it twice already.. once at the theatre.. once on starz.. did not like it either time...

[Ðèstîñy]

So how is everybody looking? I am ready to set up a "due date" for votes. Where do we stand? How long do you think it will take each of you to finish up? There's no rush, but for the sake of hall of fames to follow this one I'd like to get a timetable set up.

Unless I'm forgetting something, I have seen everything now. I just need to post my reviews. I had to double check on if something I was going to post for Jason X was allowed. It is! :D

[Ðèstîñy]

OK, some of the reviews have been nothing more than the title, pictures, and ratings. Close to, anyway. I'm only mentioning that because of what I want to do for my next review. I am in no way trying to be disrespectful, or rude. I simply did not like this movie, and minus all the swearing this guy does, I agree with pretty much everything he says. So, with that being said, I will be posting two videos for my next review. Once again, I promise there is no disrespect intended. :)

Jason X
Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQtS2m4zprk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n60I9SL_mTA

[BlueLion]

So how is everybody looking? I am ready to set up a "due date" for votes. Where do we stand? How long do you think it will take each of you to finish up? There's no rush, but for the sake of hall of fames to follow this one I'd like to get a timetable set up.

I believe I've seen half of the movies so far. My exams are finished for this month so I'm going to see the rest in the next couple of days.

[honeykid]

I just have Hatchet to watch and I'm done. I'll try and get it done this weekend. :)

Derek, I disagree completely, but no one stopped you having it as a nom so it's all good. Still not a slasher, though. :p:D

Des, this guys problem seems to be that it's a horror film. :D

[BlueLion]

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

http://i.imgur.com/sB2rbjI.png

Used to love it in my early teens, in fact I was downright obsessed with Freddy Krueger at one point. Some sequences are still quite striking, I was impressed by the special effects this time around. It's not really scary though. Freddy just feels very fictitious, there is no way he would frighten me if he were to actually appear in my dreams (you're just a movie character bro), unlike some protagonists from other slashers that would probably make me soil myself. Still a pretty unique and surreal slasher. Freddy is still rad regardless.

3.5

[Ðèstîñy]

Des, this guys problem seems to be that it's a very bad horror film. :D

I agree! ;)

[Sane]

OK, some of the reviews have been nothing more than the title, pictures, and ratings. Close to, anyway. I'm only mentioning that because of what I want to do for my next review. I am in no way trying to be disrespectful, or rude. I simply did not like this movie, and minus all the swearing this guy does, I agree with pretty much everything he says. So, with that being said, I will be posting two videos for my next review. Once again, I promise there is no disrespect intended. :)

Jason X
Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQtS2m4zprk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n60I9SL_mTA
I think anyone who makes a video of themselves finding mistakes in the 10th Friday the 13th movie has got way too much time on their hands :)

It's a comedy - it is stupid, pointless and doesn't make sense but unlike most of the other Friday the 13th movies it is well aware of those things.

[Nostromo87]

http://popcornhorror.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Alice-Sweet-Alice-2.jpg

Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)
Alfred Sole
Nominated by Destiny

A story of jealousy between two little sisters, Karen and Alice, takes a turn for the grotesque as we enter a murder mystery of little Karen, who got all the attention. Alice is the remaining daughter of a divorced couple, strictly forbidden in the Catholic religion. The whole film takes place in a Catholic-type community and this just adds to the ominous vibe of the story. The story centers on a little girl Alice, who is schizoid, rather violent, and perhaps not as little and undeveloped as she appears. Everyone, even Alice's aunt, thinks Alice killed her little sister out of jealousy... well, except for her divorced mother and father.

More disturbing and sinister than other slashers in here, Alice, Sweet Alice doesn't really have any light to speak of. This one has the most powerful blood content of all the nominations, for me, due to how the story is handled

There's some ambiguity to the conclusion. The main killer turns out to be a crazy old Catholic lady out to punish the sins of Alice's parents. Not only that, the crazy old woman kills the priest in church as they try and arrest her. Yikes. Alice ends up with the killer's knife and bag of bloody relics as we fade to black.

Above Average

https://gebryan.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/8c5bb9cd-84ff-4bfc-a75c-2a83c3cab6d81.jpg

[Swan]

Spoiler alert!

[Ðèstîñy]

Taking a break from the other thread! Wow!

I think anyone who makes a video of themselves finding mistakes in the 10th Friday the 13th movie has got way too much time on their hands :)

Yep, I always say that about a lot of things I see online.

I thought he was pretty funny, at times. He swears too much. I am not trying to be the pot calling the kettle black (If you were around me in everyday life, you'd get that.), but I think when you do something for the public, you could lay off of that a lot more than he did.

It's a comedy - it is stupid, pointless and doesn't make sense but unlike most of the other Friday the 13th movies it is well aware of those things.

Is it really? I'm sorry if I missed that earlier in this thread. I had no idea that when they made the movie, they were purposely being that way. I'll have to watch it again sometime, now that I know. When I first heard about this movie, I was like, "OK, this is great. They found a way to bring him back." Taking it as a serious attempt at a sequel, I was disappointed, before I ever watched it.

[Ðèstîñy]

Spoiler alert!

Um, yes! Nostromo darling, please add spoiler tags to that! :p

[Sane]

Is it really? I'm sorry if I missed that earlier in this thread. I had no idea that when they made the movie, they were purposely being that way. I'll have to watch it again sometime, now that I know. When I first heard about this movie, I was like, "OK, this is great. They found a way to bring him back." Taking it as a serious attempt at a sequel, I was disappointed, before I ever watched it.
I haven't really ever read too much about it but it had to be a comedy surely ;) "Guys, it's okay! He just wanted his machete back" :D

He's described as "Uber Jason" in the credits. The whole thing just feels completely tongue in cheek to me.

[honeykid]

Oh, Jason X is certainly not serious. It's a post-Scream Friday 13th. Comedy is taking it too far, but it's certainly not serious.

[Nostromo87]

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

...

It's not really scary though. Freddy just feels very fictitious, there is no way he would frighten me if he were to actually appear in my dreams (you're just a movie character bro), unlike some protagonists from other slashers that would probably make me soil myself.

pulling a 'defend-your-darling' card outta my red and green sleeves for a moment http://oi58.tinypic.com/214rvv9.jpg:)

I actually agree with you though in a sense BlueLion, i don't think Nightmare on Elm St is scary. before even seeing any of the movies, i thought Freddy Krueger was scary. i wrote a short story mentioning him for a class. But then when i watched Nightmare for the first time, it wasn't scary, it was packed with fun and style and atmosphere and great music and Heather Langenkamp

the only thing i can think of movie-wise that actually scared me was the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang when i was 8 years old. Thought i was watching a fun little family film and was introduced to a pedophile child kidnapper who lured children in with free candy

https://a.dilcdn.com/bl/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2013/01/the-child-catcher.jpg

I always imagined Freddy would be even worse than that, but he wasn't. The strange thing about Fred Krueger is, somehow everyone knows who he is. Even if they haven't seen the movies.. If you go walk through the ghetto and talk about Fred Krueger, they're gonna know who he is. If you walk through a luncheon full of rich tennis moms, they're gonna know who Freddy Krueger is. 'That guy whose movies i won't let my kids watch, gross!'

As far as fictitious, that's one way to approach stories, and movies, and characters. But it's not the way i choose to. As a kid i always enjoyed making up stories and characters, and drawing pictures of them, and sharing them with friends who liked to look. I used to make up Halloween stories and draw pumpkins to procrastinate doing school work :shifty: I think that crossed over naturally as i began to get into movie-watching. This Nightmare film is a story that fogs the line between dreams and reality. I like that best about it, it's one reason why it's my favorite movie. It's possible for dreams to merge with reality, they can come true, that's what moviemaking is all about :)

[BlueLion]

I understand completely. I agree regarding Freddy - he is definitely pretty iconic, and it's what makes the movie iconic, but upon revisiting it after nearly a decade it turns out he's not as terrifying as I once thought. I think there is some pretty dark stuff in one of the Nightmare movies, but I'm not sure which one (could it be the one with Patricia Arquette?). I'm not sure, so I guess I'm going to have to rewatch the other movies at some point. Something tells me that one is probably my favorite of the Nightmare movies.

[BlueLion]

Jeepers Creepers (2001)

http://baselineimages.s3.amazonaws.com/images/560306/560306_medium.jpg

I dug the setting and the premise, but boy are the characters in this film stupid. I liked that it was nicely shot and it had some pretty tense moments in there as well, but most of this occurs only for about 30 minutes, as it slowly begins to become pretty ridiculous beyond that. This was also one of those times when I was reminded of the cliche that what is unseen is always scarier than what is actually seen, so I stopped taking it seriously as soon as I saw the appearance of the villain. Definitely watchable though. Overall not a bad nomination.

2.5

[Lucas]

I always dug Jeepers Creepers. The ending scared the crap out of me as kid. Not a fan of the second one, but the first one's a solid horror flick. Quite atmospheric at times.

[Derek Vinyard]

I always dug Jeepers Creepers. The ending scared the crap out of me as kid. Not a fan of the second one, but the first one's a solid horror flick. Quite atmospheric at times.

Hell Yeah

[cricket]

Happy Birthday to Me

This movie was a little frustrating to me. I thought it did everything well, but I didn't think it excelled in any area. One great thing can make a movie memorable; a theme song, a major shock, a great villain, etc., but this movie didn't have any of that. I can't point out any weakness in the movie, and I thought it had some of the best kills of the tournament, but it just left me wanting more. I don't mean too sound overly critical; it's just that I thought it was pretty close to being great. As it is, I definitely enjoyed it.


http://aslashabovedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/873467438738738738723.jpg?w=300&h=226

Best Kill: Weightlifting

Verdict: Above average

[cricket]

I'm done and will vote soon

[Ðèstîñy]

I owe reviews for Happy Birthday to Me, Jeepers Creepers, Alice Sweet Alice, Terror Train, Dressed to Kill, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Halloween. Why in the hell didn't one of you tell me how behind I am?!? I'm going to attempt to finish this off by Monday. Then I better get my ass over to the Sci-fi thread. Why in the hell did I join that new thread!?! I'm screwed!

[Ðèstîñy]

What the hell? I know I said that like two to three days ago. Why on Earth does it say one day ago? I'm taking a nap. I'll right these tonight. Maybe I should start saying things like, "In three days", or " Gimme a couple of days" I feel like I'd have more time.

*Now playingThe Twilight Zone theme*

[mark f]

"One day ago" is 24:00 to 47:59 hours ago.

[Ðèstîñy]

In the middle of Saturday night, which is Sunday morning? If so, it feels farther away than that. I swear it was like Friday night, early Saturday morning.

[BlueLion]

Alice Sweet Alice (1976)

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/b1/37/d0/b137d040362e4b514fdf904658fc3725.jpg

I saw this film on Youtube as I couldn't find it anywhere else and the quality of the video wasn't that great, so I'm not sure if that's influencing my rating. I liked it nonetheless. Subtle, but effective. It's slow-paced but there is rarely a dull moment, in terms of violence it definitely delivered. Pretty stylish in its own right.

3

[BlueLion]

So how close is everyone to finishing then? I hope I'm not too far behind. I only have Hatchet and Jason X still to see (the latter will be a rewatch), so I should be done in about two or three days.

[Swan]

I have Happy Birthday to Me left, should be getting to it within the next few days. This week is hall of fame week for me.

[Ðèstîñy]

I have Happy Birthday to Me left, should be getting to it within the next few days. This week is hall of fame week for me.

Did you say the next few days? Do your days consist of 24 or 48 hours? Oh, who cares!?! I love ya kid, for posting that. I will relax a little now, too. :)

[Sane]

I have Happy Birthday to Me left, should be getting to it within the next few days. This week is hall of fame week for me.
That's the only one I've got left as well - will watch it tonight.

[Ðèstîñy]

If you haven't watched this, don't read it. I don't want to figure out where all to put spoiler tags at.

Now, a finale is always the best part of the show, which is why I will review Halloween last. Oh yeah, baby! You know it!

Would I get more replies, or even more rep, if I'd put a pretty picture up to start my review?

Jeepers Creepers

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/nunions/jeepersblu_shot10nl.jpg

OK, not my favorite, by any means, but I don't hate the film. It just had a lot of competition. It beat two of the films in my voting poll. Can anyone guess which two? :D I have watched this film three times, so far. Yes, on purpose. I do, however, like the sequel a whole lot more. It had Ray Wise! Hello! I enjoyed that story more, because of how it ended. I also loved the father's determination to kill Mr. Creepers. I love what all he did to pull that off. I'm a big revenge freak. OK, to start the movie, you just find yourself watching this idiot kid make all kinds of stupid mistakes. I hated that one scene, too. The place he fell down into. All because he wouldn't listen to his sister. Unlike some of you, though, I just love that kid. Justin Long is in a few films I really like. My favorite being Galaxy Quest. Did you read that, Nostromo? ;) Your joke last night was perfect. Did you ever find that other picture? OK, back to Jeepers. A few things I liked . . . I liked the rest of the cast just fine, like the actress they used for the psychic. Patricia Belcher, who is the lawyer from Bones. Also, Eileen Brennan from Private Benjamin, Clue, etc . . . I also liked that the song would play in the background, while he talked to the psychic, and on the car radio. I also thought the road game was intense. Not nearly as intense as it was for Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis, but still. Last would be his sick way of killing people. The story of why he did it, was bad enough, but how he did it, was truly nasty. As well as what he did to them afterwards. This takes me to the ending, which is the only thing about this film that I truly hate. What the hell? Why did he have to die? p.s. You wouldn't be yelling in that condition. Just sayin'! It helps get me over the fact that he died. What? It's not a spoiler! I didn't say who. :p

[Ðèstîñy]

Has anyone seen Road Games? Do you know what movie it is, or who is in it, without looking it up?

[MovieGal]

I watched "Dressed To Kill" today.. and all I have left is "Happy Birthday To Me".. maybe get to it Thursday night or Friday day. we shall see..

[Ðèstîñy]

I watched "Dressed To Kill" today.. and all I have left is "Happy Birthday To Me".. maybe get to it Thursday night or Friday day. we shall see..

Gotta love when things get extended!

[MovieGal]

Gotta love when things get extended!

I was supposed to watch it last night with Ren but when I asked him about it..it seemed as if he ignored me... he said he never seen my message :(

Or I would already be done.

[cricket]

It's all Ren's fault.

[MovieGal]

It's all Ren's fault.

yeah when we stopped talking about 12;30 last night.. right before then.. he said he realized he didnt see my message.. then he said maybe we watch it tonight.. but I work tomorrow so that wont happen..

[Ðèstîñy]

Thank you, Ren! Who the hell is Ren?

My IPad keeps changing that to Ten. Get it? Ren Ten Ten! Just spelled wrong!

Yeah, sorry! It made me smile.

[MovieGal]

Thank you, Ren! Who the hell is Ren?

My IPad keeps changing that to Ten. Get it? Ren Ten Ten! Just spelled wrong!

Yeah, sorry! It made me smile.

He is a very good friend of mine who has an account here... sometimes I call him by his user ID.. which is Ren.. and other times, I use his real name...

[cricket]

I bet he would've answered you if it was a booty call.

[MovieGal]

I bet he would've answered you if it was a booty call.

lol I dont know about that...

[MovieGal]

I always tell him to post here... on the forum.. he's got great taste in cinema... like Sane and Lucas... watching rare arthouse films...he would be highly admired.. he loves horror too.... and he watches the Extreme stuff that I enjoy....

[Derek Vinyard]

I've watch ''Terror Train'' tonight and do my review tomorrow for the info :)

[honeykid]

Has anyone seen Road Games? Do you know what movie it is, or who is in it, without looking it up?

Of course I do. I think I was about 10 or 11 when I saw that. Don't think I've seen it since I was in my teens though.

[BlueLion]

Hatchet (2006)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AOT3NgtKfUw/Sa7pCB_BpPI/AAAAAAAAAlg/tC06rPzz1Z4/s320/hatchet.jpg

Think I enjoyed it more than I should have. It looks and feels really amateurish and cheap, so it took me a while to get used to it. The acting in particular is atrocious. Has enough gore to make your stomach churn. That's the one thing that is really well done in this film. I didn't even dislike it, even if that's what the rating may indicate, but it's just a really silly movie. So far I guess it's my least favorite even if my expectations couldn't be any lower.

1.5

[BlueLion]

Jason X (2001)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Qu15clDr-iM/St5xWVwFmAI/AAAAAAAADvA/opImPFdgXuc/s320/jason-x-poster.jpg

I nearly died of ennui. This was actually worse than I remembered (though David Cronenberg was a nice surprise, I had no idea he acted in films before). But seriously, if I made a list of the most boring and humorless films I've seen, this would no doubt be near the top. The gore and some of the effects are alright I guess, so at least it deserves some credit for that.

1

[Ðèstîñy]

It gets credit for gore. hehehe

Oh!

Of course I do. I think I was about 10 or 11 when I saw that. Don't think I've seen it since I was in my teens though.

Well, it's about f@cking time! I think it's a better Jamie Lee Curtis horror film than Terror Train, or Prom Night.

and when I say horror film, I do mean suspense thriller . . . for all three films, actually.

[Zotis]

Well, I went to one of the largest video stores in my city and they didn't have Alice Sweet Alice. I'll keep looking around though. I really want to see that one.

[Ðèstîñy]

Well, I went to one of the largest video stores in my city and they didn't have Alice Sweet Alice. I'll keep looking around though. I really want to see that one.

Here, I found it on Youtube.

Alice Sweet Alice (1976)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgnUJQhtcNU

[MovieGal]

I finished all movies last night. Ren and I started watching "Happy Birthday To Me" early which was great (watching early, not the film). I will send my ratings to JJ later today.

[Ðèstîñy]

I could have sent that list in awhile back, but it never even fazed me. I'll do that later tonight.

[Derek Vinyard]

Terror Train (1980)
http://images.best-horror-movies.com/terror-train.png
- I really like that flick mainly because of the environment and because this slasher flick is quite awesome in mood and highly rewatchable. Jamie Lee Curtis character is perfect and the casting is pretty good. Really a great nomination from Cricket and the kill especially the Doc which I was glad that he died.
Best Kill: The Doc
Rating: Above Average.

Jason X (2001)
http://www.notrecinema.com/images/filmsi/vendredi-13-:-jason-x_470853_34447.jpg
- This flick is whole fun and pleasure like every movie with Jason Voorhees. First it start great with Jason killing the hell out of everybody inside the biocrynegical lab after he wake up inside a space ship were he kill again the hell out of everybody and get kill again and now become a goda*mn monster with metal everywhere. it's definitely not a movie for everybody but for myself it's the perfect guilty pleasure with one awesome icon of horror.
Best Kill: http://jarviscity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/jason-x-liquid-nitrogen-kill.gif
Rating: Above Average .

[cricket]

"killing the hell out of everybody"

I love that-great job Derek!

[MovieGal]

Submitted all my scores to JJ!

Its done!

[jiraffejustin]

We have some interesting scores so far, it's exciting to watch the progress.

[Ðèstîñy]

Don't tempt me ;)

You little turkey! You should have joined in. Well, for someone who said just two days ago, that I could have had this turned in already, I am a bit stuck. I know the first three, and the last three. It's the four in the middle that have me stuck. Funny that! I am right, right? There are ten films here?


I'm suppose to be making grill threads. I will before I leave today. No lie!

[Swan]

Finally getting around to Happy Birthday to Me, then I can turn in my list.

[honeykid]

I'll try and get this done in the next day or so. :)

[Nostromo87]

http://oi57.tinypic.com/105b5op.jpg

Dressed to Kill (1980)
Brian De Palma
Nominated by BlueLion

Don't make me be a bad girl again
Suppose the line can be hazy between a murder-mystery and a slasher, although there's enough major slasher tropes here to see why BlueLion nominated Dressed to Kill. There's the a killer hunting down blondes, a straight-razor kill weapon, several showers scenes, and a really nice use of tension and style by Brian De Palma. I think my favorite part was in the art museum. That sequence was craftily & stylishly made. Recognized Angie Dickinson from Rio Bravo (1959), that's a growing number of John Wayne's co-stars in slasher films i've watched recently, with Ben Johnson in both Terror Train and The Town that Dreaded Sundown, which also had Andrew Pine. Going to be challenging figuring out where to place this in my rankings, as it's a good film. I've got three left to watch in here- Christmas Evil, Jeepers Creepers, & Happy Birthday to Me.

Above Average

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[honeykid]

I was feeling similar to you when I saw this had been nominated. But as Psycho is considered a slasher (not by me though) it certainly fits in.

[Ðèstîñy]

Going to be challenging figuring out where to place this in my rankings, as it's a good film. I've got three left to watch in here- Christmas Evil, Jeepers Creepers, & Happy Birthday to Me.

Above Average

I'm in the same boat. I had no idea I'd get this confused. The four in the middle have me stuck. It's kind of annoying. :p I've switched them a good four to five times, already, so I walked away from it. This is why I've never done a top 100 list.

[Swan]

Finished Happy Birthday to Me. Don't want to do a whole review but I'll say I found it to be an incredibly underrated, unique slasher film. Was much more competently made than most slashers, I found. The twist was a little silly, but silly twists aren't unusual for slashers. I'd say when it comes to slasher films, it's probably one of the best I've seen, or at least a favorite. Great nomination honeykid, was really impressed.

Anyway, sending my list in in a second. Had a lot of fun with this hall of fame. Cheers guys.

[honeykid]

Glad you enjoyed it, Swan. I think it's underrated, too.

[Ðèstîñy]

Um, out of curiosity, am I the only slackass left, who hasn't sent in a list?

You have to PM me sometimes, people. My life and health are seriously screwed up. I'll data dump just about anything.

[honeykid]

No, I haven't done one yet either.

[BlueLion]

I sent in my list a long time ago.

[Ðèstîñy]

No, I haven't done one yet either.

I love you!

[honeykid]

It's just like it was in school. If you were worried about whether or not you were in trouble, I was the person you went to as I was usually the last person to hand the essay/homework/whatever in. If I'd not done it, either you were OK or at least you wouldn't be in trouble on your own. However, if I'd already handed it in? Ooh, you should see the look of panic I've seen on someone's face. :D

[Ðèstîñy]

I sent in my list a long time ago.

Well LA de DA!

I'm just messin' with ya, kid!

It's just like it was in school. If you were worried about whether or not you were in trouble, I was the person you went to as I was usually the last person to hand the essay/homework/whatever in. If I'd not done it, either you were OK or at least you wouldn't be in trouble on your own. However, if I'd already handed it in? Ooh, you should see the look of panic I've seen on someone's face. :D

I would just have to bullsh!t Justin. I mean, sweet talk him. I mean, explain my troubles to him. Yeah, the third one . . . I think!

[honeykid]

Right. Tomorrow. Tomorrow I'm determined to watch Hatchet.

[Nostromo87]

made these a while ago actually well before this Hall of Fame even came into existence, forgot about em & posting em now

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i'll be watching my last three noms by early this week and send in my rankings. to get a bit of chatter going, or jibba jabba, if you will. (this is the good kind that i have time for :D) anyone care to make some commentary on slasher history? however brief

to get a lil something started by hitting on some of my viewpoints when it comes to key slasher movie history, Peeping Tom and Psycho are the grand daddys whose craft inspired and legitimized what became a movie genre... although i don't consider either of those movies actual pure slashers the more i've thought on it. My take doesn't have to be definitive or anything, i think each viewer has the freedom to choose for themselves. Both Peeping Tom and Psycho were released in 1960. There were a lot of cool giallos that came about in the 60s that sort of foreshadowed and began to generate the spirit and atmosphere of the slasher flick. The first movie i'd call a slasher is a Bay of Blood (1971), then came Black Christmas and Texas Chainsaw Massacre in 1974. There are a few i'd like to watch from there before Michael introduced himself, such as Massacre at Central High (1976) and Drive-In Massacre (1977). Naturally, Halloween launched slashers into major notoriety and box office success in 1978. Inspiring a slasher film craze that ran into 1984, as slashers seemed to have run their course and become rotten... when Wes Craven came in and resurrected the slasher with Nightmare on Elm Street. A trick he pulled off again in 1996 with Scream. there's a really rapid and concise rundown skipping lots of cool fun flicks. For more tune into the slash vault some time :) by the way, where's Swan? i feel like he hasn't been in this thread in a bit

[cricket]

Cool post as always Nostro! Funny you mentioned Massacre at Central High; I almost watched that last night!

[Nostromo87]

i'd be down to do a second Slasher Hall of Fame at some point, this has been a good one to kick-it-off. There are still plenty of others that are fun that weren't nominated here, so another one could be just as fun. Hoping we might can get Sexy in here for one of these. I know he doesn't like Hall of Fames, but if he was to do one i think slashers might be the one he'd have some fun with. maybe

more coming in the next few days, as i watch Jiraffejustin, Honeykid, & Derek V's noms and wrap-up my rankings. check out the montage movie (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1299170#post1299170) if you haven't yet !

[Swan]

I'm here, Nostro. I finished though. :p

[MovieGal]

Im no longer doing any Hall of Fames...Im ok with the Watch List

[cricket]

Im no longer doing any Hall of Fames...Im ok with the Watch List

What is the difference between those two?

[MovieGal]

What is the difference between those two?

I dont have to say one film is better than another by rating them.. and I dont have to watch one if I dont want to...

This first round of the watch list... Im watching all the films out of respect for everyone since I started it.. but if more are done... I might not watch a film I dont like

[cricket]

I dont have to say one film is better than another by rating them.. and I dont have to watch one if I dont want to...

This first round of the watch list... Im watching all the films out of respect for everyone since I started it.. but if more are done... I might not watch a film I dont like

Ok I see, so there's no winner, just a relaxed kind of recommendation thread.

[MovieGal]

Ok I see, so there's no winner, just a relaxed kind of recommendation thread.

exactly.. its just for fun and intelligent discussion...

[cricket]

exactly.. its just for fun and intelligent discussion...

I'm going to stay away from that. I'm not nearly smart enough and I hate a good time.

[Ðèstîñy]

I'm here, Nostro. I finished though. :p

Oh, shut up!

Can I pay you to do my homework?

[Sexy Celebrity]

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n617/frankog10/Elm%20St%20x1984x_zpslsycfr7t.gif


Very good work. I especially like Freddy up at the top and the animated logo at the bottom.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Right. Tomorrow. Tomorrow I'm determined to watch Hatchet.

Knowing you, you'd probably like it. But if Hatchet was on my agenda tomorrow................. :sick:

[honeykid]

You're right, I did like it. Not great or anything and it's not troubling the top of my list by any stretch, but it was OK.

One of the main reasons I bought this unseen was because Mercedes McNab was in it, but I didn't know she went topless. :eek: That was a very nice surprise, so thank you MG for finally getting me to see this film that'd been sat on my shelf for a few years now.

As for the film itself, well it's a greatest hits of American horror with obvious and numerous nods to (but not limited to) The Burning and Friday The 13th. I felt the last 20 minutes really took this film up a notch and I think it sits well in my memory because of it. The kills are quite good, but my two favourites are the more old school (the tour guide getting his head taken off with a spade and the girl getting her face sanded and then speared on the handle)

And with that I've sent my list in.

[Nostromo87]

http://m.cdn.blog.hu/ho/horrormirror/image/christmas_evil-pic.jpg

Christmas Evil (1980)
Lewis Jackson
Nominated by JiraffeJustin

The thing about Christmas-horror story concepts is how well they work in a twistedly way. parts of Christmas that seem innocent and good become strange and weird. The story is about a guy named Harry who works at a toy factory, and he's all kinds of messed up from a Santa experience he had as a kid. All grown up as an odd middle-aged man, now Harry keeps a book on people... One for the good boys & girls, and one for the naughty. he writes about people in the naughty book 'picks his nose,' 'uses profane language,' 'kicks over garbage cans,' 'throws rocks at dogs,' etc. Then in the good book, he writes about one little girl 'just a darling!' There's definitely a current of dark humor, at the parties and around town, and some of the looks you catch in Harry's eyes, played by Brandon Maggart, are actually pretty scary. Just his eyes. He really got into the role, and had me both understanding him and being totally creeped out by him at the same time. It's that kind of movie. And the end fits really well
with his van soaring off into the night sky like Santa Claus. Kind of got the sense of how, ya know if Santa really was real in a way he might be really sort of freaky, knowing who did good things and who did bad things and making toys for them

Best Kill: can't remember his name, but the guy who had Harry work for him at the toy factory when he lied and said he was going out of town but really just went to the local bar and bragged to his friends about 'getting that shlug Harry to work for me tonight'

Above Average, definitely

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/spacemonkey_fg/ChristmasEvil7.jpg

next up, honeykid's Happy Birthday to Me

[Ðèstîñy]

and with that I've sent my list in.

Oh LA de DA!

Well, I could keep dragging this out, until the last person is done, but I've decided to work my list on up. I'll have it in, in a few!

[Derek Vinyard]

Happy Birthday To Me (1981) - J. Lee Thompson
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/5lSIQcHuOjQ/maxresdefault.jpg
- Wow only 6/10 on IMDb ??? I'm actually impress by the nice atmosphere of the movie and the incredible strange mood of some scenes! The casting is very nice Glenn Ford especially who was great. The Twist as the end was awesome in my opinion and it's definitely one of my favorite movie from this HoF.

Best Kill: The Shish Kebab Kill
Rating: Very good

[Nostromo87]

http://oi60.tinypic.com/21dk77t.jpg

Happy Birthday to Me (1981)
J. Lee Thompson
Nominated by Honeykid

Liked that first-scene schoolgirl in the high white leggings, why'd she have to die so quick. The story is a murder mystery of sorts following the 'top 10' students at a fancy-prestigious school for the wealthy. Just got done watching this and my mind is still spinning, this is one wild movie hk :laugh: so Jenny is a member of the 'top 10' inner circle of students at the school. are they the 10 smartest? are they the ten 'cool' kids? we don't really find out for sure, and i guess it doesn't really matter. All we know is apparently none of the other top 10 kids wanted to go to Jenny's birthday party, even tho she's one of the top 10. :skeptical: anyways, i really liked the opening vibe of the film, the characters were really fun interacting with each other at the pub and in the ensuing scenes. We start to find out more about Jenny (Melissa Sue Anderson), who has brain damage from a traumatic event that gradually comes back to her over the course of the story... where Jenny and her mom crashed off a bridge into the water. outrageous, bizarre, an enigma movie, the last twist was so random, but it had to be i guess to find a way to top everything you'd just seen. definitely a honeykid experience, and for that i find myself liking it for some odd reason

verdict? wtf outta 10

http://houseofhorrors.com/crypt/pages2/uploads/1/008_-_HAPPY_BIRTHDAY_TO_ME.jpg

[honeykid]

I'm very pleased to see the last few people really liking Happy Birthday To Me. It is silly, but it has a great atmosphere and I think it's a hugely underrated/underseen gem of an 80's slasher film.

[Nostromo87]

http://www.stomptokyo.com/otf/Jeepers/Jeepers4.jpg

Jeepers Creepers (2001)
Victor Salva
Nominated by Derek Vinyard

First off i want to say that i was not very much looking forward to this, but I always want to have an open mind so that's how i approached Jeepers Creepers. The story follows Justin Long's character and his sister Trish (Gina Philips), who was quite easy on the eyes. They're driving down a country highway and come across a maniac in a big truck who tries to run them over. Down the road they see him again dumping body bags down a sewer pipe. Surprisingly i sort of thought Justin Long's mouthy annoyingness kind of worked in a film called Jeepers Creepers- which just sounds like a corny title to me. Anyways, lets get into the killer, who is called the Creeper, i guess. To me he looked like a cross between the Creature From the Black Lagoon, mixed with an alien from an old Star Trek episode, mixed with a bat-like demon guy, and then later his netting around the face looked kind of like Predator. Basically he looked like this big mishmash of stuff and different ideas

http://24.media.tumblr.com/b3990cd3d6172bdd8b1474a186545540/tumblr_mywhwbhfr41rp0vkjo1_500.gif

this demon creeper guy smells people, kills them, eats them, and hangs them up all over his room and sews them all together in this really sinister looking dark dungeon thing down a sewer pipe literally right off the main road. Like 10 yards off a country highway. Really? i mean if you were gonna dump bodies down a sewer and do all this weird stuff wouldn't you go somewhere more secluded? eh, whatever.
His kill weapon was this sort of random-looking axe

http://oi57.tinypic.com/2450svt.jpg

so there's sort of this really dark vibe in a way, but then it's in a movie called Jeepers Creepers... where the killer sings a really easy-going 'Jeepers Creepers' song. So you had some really dark-looking stuff, mixed with kind of a goofy Justin Long vibe and a kind of corny title

http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/jeeperscreepers/images/b/bc/Jeepers-creepers-2001-09-gjustin-long.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110617050523

I don't want to take anything away from Derek's enjoyment of Jeepers Creepers, i respect that he likes it. Had they gone for an all out kind of cornball, camp vibe and just made it really funny i might have enjoyed it quite a bit. As it is i think it just had too many different things and vibes going on. as it stands i saw it is as basically average, gave it my best shot Derek

And with that, i'm done. i'll send in my rankings to jiraffejustin

http://oi60.tinypic.com/4rw0pi.jpg

[honeykid]

The sister was the best thing about Jeepers Creepers.

https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.celebirony.com%2Ffoto%2Fattrici%2FGina_Philips%2Fgina_philips_grande2.jpg&f=1
https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.mademan.com%2Fchickipedia%2Fuploaded_photos%2F4%2F43%2FGina_Philips-babe-young-soft-stunning-chicki-eyes-before_thumb_585x795.jpg&f=1

[Sexy Celebrity]

Ick! Clearly the "Jeepers Creepers" was that nose of hers.

[Derek Vinyard]

Dressed To Kill (1980) - Brian De Palma
http://www.slantmagazine.com/assets/film/dressedtokill.jpg
- This is one hell of a great work by Brian De Palma. He's never been one of my favorite director but this flick is truly an awesome stylish slasher with some amazing tension scenes like the museum one because of the soundtracks and the camera shots shown by De Palma. Michael Caine (like Usual) and Angie Dickinson are great in it Direction and atmosphere are astounding in my opinion.

Very Good anyday

[Derek Vinyard]

I only got one movie left to watch and it's Alice Sweet Alice! so I send my list to JJ tomorrow :)

[Derek Vinyard]

Alice Sweet Alice (1976) - Alfred Sole
http://150597036.r.cdn77.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Mask-Alice-Sweet-Alice.jpeg
- First, I didn't expect to be entertain like that from a 70's slasher and The movie was not to high in my expectations but it turns out to be one awesome psycho slasher. I don't usually like religious aspects in movie but in Alice Sweet Alice the vilain is too damn awesome. Totally my kind of slasher movie and it's very UNDERRATED. The casting is great, the direction is more than good and the atmosphere for a slasher movie is perfect. Awesome nomination and great finist for this HoF.

Rating: Very Good near Excellent

[Derek Vinyard]

I send my list !

[honeykid]

Is Alice, Sweet Alice underrated? Or just underseen?

[jiraffejustin]

All of the votes are in. I am just adding Derek's votes now. I'll have the results ready to go soon.

[jiraffejustin]

Let's do this in countdown form, shall we?


10. Hatchet

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a1jr46t8t84/U7nuWpe5yeI/AAAAAAAAVQs/yIKBGJmU7vM/s1600/hatchet-poster1-733175.jpg

Nominated by MovieGal
29 points

[honeykid]

Should've done a little better than that. Jeepers Creepers isn't even a slasher film for crying out loud.

[jiraffejustin]

9. Jeepers Creepers

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yxH0XkbmPz8/UlIsyMvtJhI/AAAAAAAACZk/jugCaFvv4hw/s600/Jeepers+Creepers+2001+In+Hindi+hollywood+hindi+dubbed+movie+Buy,+Download+trailer+Hollywoodhindimovi e.blogspot.com+1.jpg

Nominated by Derek Vinyard
31 points

[jiraffejustin]

8. Jason X

http://www.dvd-forum.at/img/uploaded/kinoplakate/large/121429287883527300.jpg

Nominated by Sane
38 points

[Sexy Celebrity]

Hallejulah. HATCHET was the worst. No surprise.

Hope NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET won!

[honeykid]

Jason X was top half of my list. :cool:

[Sexy Celebrity]

Hurry.

[Derek Vinyard]

a little bit dissapointed :p I though it's gonna be more appreciate than that but it's cool after all I appreciate every movie in this HoF

[Gatsby]

Woman in the Dunes is gonna be #1.

[jiraffejustin]

7. Christmas Evil

http://i.imgur.com/ZgOLP57.jpg

Nominated by jiraffejustin
47 points

[jiraffejustin]

6. Happy Birthday to Me

http://img2.mtime.com/mg/2009/27/784cfbd3-bb67-49eb-8b5a-490fdbf25c03.jpg

Nominated by honeykid
49 points

[Sexy Celebrity]

We get it. Finish this.

[Sane]

I think the fact that Jason X didn't come last is a massive victory! Thanks guys :up:

[Sexy Celebrity]

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=21782&stc=1&d=1434148507

Hurry! I can't breathe!

[Nostromo87]

well, i'm ready to make my results post win or lose, but now i gotta head to dinner. bring me fortune :D

[Sexy Celebrity]

Hurry.

[jiraffejustin]

Torturing Sexy is half the fun.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Fine. Then I'm leaving. Goodbye.

[jiraffejustin]

5. Terror Train

http://img11.nnm.me/d/2/0/c/3/1889a55e0a7762f7c43fb235472.jpg

Nominated by cricket
52 points

[jiraffejustin]

4. Alice Sweet Alice

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LjmKqUUgC5Q/UT_vUpnNaFI/AAAAAAAAYkQ/BsfSp7kyNlQ/s640/alice_sweet_alice_poster_01.jpg

Nominated by Destiny
67 points

[jiraffejustin]

3. Dressed to Kill

http://image.cine21.com/resize/cine21/poster/2005/0628/M0010063_pos[S600,600].jpg

Nominated by BlueLion
68 points

[rauldc14]

Add Halloween to the ring of winners!

[jiraffejustin]

2. A Nightmare on Elm Street

https://pp.vk.me/c621526/v621526997/cd47/HxnDmAoFRNk.jpg

Nominated by nostromo87
79 points








That means:


1. Halloween

http://www.panorama-cinema.com/V2/images/critique/critique607/affiche1.jpg

Directed by John Carpenter, nominated by Swan
90 points out of a possible 100
Six first-place votes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFSDR1iJrZ4

[jiraffejustin]

The obvious choice was obvious for obvious reasons, obviously the obvious choice was obviously right on this occasion.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Yawnfest. This is exactly why I did not join this. There was no point.

[Swan]

Thanks everyone for the votes! I'm very pleased to see the all-time greatest slasher be the first slasher inductee. :)

[jiraffejustin]

Yawnfest. This is exactly why I did not join this. There was no point.

lol


Anyway, congrats Swan. The point of this hall of fame was to induct a great slasher into our hall of fame, and we did just that. :up:

[Swan]

Cheers to nostro for a commendable runner-up!

I also think BlueLion deserves praise for his nomination getting third place, considering Nightmare and Halloween were the two big ones in the running.

[jiraffejustin]

Thanks for participating everybody. I had fun and I hope you did too. Except for you, Sexy. I hope you had a miserable time following this hall of fame. :bea:

[Derek Vinyard]

Thanks everyone for the votes! I'm very pleased to see the all-time greatest slasher be the first slasher inductee. :)

the logical choice as win simply because it's the best slasher of all-time!

Awesome nomination Swan and nice win buddy !

[rauldc14]

I remember the day when SC loved Halloween and inspired me to watch it.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I remember the day when SC loved Halloween and inspired me to watch it.

I did?

I don't hate Halloween. It's just not as great as everyone else says it is.

[Nostromo87]

Swansonite, the unstoppable MoFo force, argh http://oi58.tinypic.com/288trpt.jpg:):D

Halloween's a great film, love it, it was my #2 in here. In comparing Halloween and Nightmare, I saw Halloween first, like 5 years ago, and i liked it. It grew on me thereafter. Then i saw Nightmare a couple years later, and i don't recall actually weighing it against Halloween at that point. I just recall putting in the blu-ray, and getting to the title screen, which looks like this

http://oi62.tinypic.com/97qump.jpg

and has quotes playing over it 'Come to Freddy' 'aghhh' 'nancy!' '*scream*' 'ahahaha' with excellent Charles Bernstein nightmare music. and then the movie happened, and there's not another movie that beats it for me. There's not one movie i'd put ahead of Nightmare on Elm Street, in an all-time Hall of Fame. Not even The Shining, which i love basically to infinity. So in a way maybe it's sad that my #1 can't win this thing. Anyways, this Hall of Fame got me back in the drawing zone, and now i'm looking into going to illustration school to develop my own stories. So this has still been a lot of fun for me

All right, Mr Demille, Freddy was ready for his close-up

http://oi59.tinypic.com/2d8rfw2.jpg
http://oi61.tinypic.com/23uo7du.jpg
http://oi62.tinypic.com/2uzp36f.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml6qShkWpi8

[Swan]

My movie might have won, but nostro is clearly the thread's MVP. :cool:

[Sexy Celebrity]

Michael Myers is absolutely nothing compared to Freddy Krueger.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=21783&stc=1&d=1434154789

[Swan]

Psh. Freddy got annoying after the first film. Michael stayed badass all the way through.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Psh. Freddy got annoying after the first film. Michael stayed badass all the way through.

At least they never tried to ditch Freddy entirely like they did with Michael in Halloween III.

[Swan]

They should have, though.

[Nostromo87]

No dig on Halloween, its strength is its directness and its simplicity. Michael is pure evil, it doesn't have more to it than that, and it doesn't need to either

Nightmare brings layered storytelling to slasher films that weren't there before. Wes Craven made Freddy more subliminal and in your imagination and in your sleep. Maybe dreams are just a weird brain function, and nothing more. If that's the case, life is boring and scientific. I choose for life to be exciting and mysterious and imaginative. I thought about making a big montage about movies and dreams, pulling in Total Recall (1990), The Wizard of Oz, Inception, The Maltese Falcon, etc, etc

http://nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/maltese-falcon-060615.gif

anyways, i'm glad i have Sexy with me

[Sexy Celebrity]

There's more creativity involved with Freddy's whole creation than there is with Michael Myers, who is just any man who can stalk and kill people.

[Swan]

By the way, I had Nightmare at #2 on my list and definitely love the flick, so I don't mean to sound like a hater. :)

[cricket]

Congrats to Swan on the big W!!

This is how I ranked them-

1. Halloween
2. Dressed to Kill
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street
4. Alice, Sweet Alice
5. Christmas Evil
6. Jeepers Creepers
7. Terror Train
8. Happy Birthday to Me
9. Hatchet
10. Jason X

The only easy choices were Christmas Evil at #5 and Jason X at #10. 1 through 4 were very close, and 6 through 9 were very close.

I hardly like any movies set in outer space, no matter what kind they are. Spaceballs, Star Trek, 2001, Gravity, Jason X, it doesn't matter. That was the only movie that didn't leave me with a positive feeling. I really enjoyed Hatchet, but I hated how it ended in the middle of the action, and that's why I put it at #9. I think I owe Happy Birthday to Me another watch. I think that's a very good movie, but I watched it when I was in a bad mood. Terror Train is an average slasher; I just love the settings and the costumes. I enjoyed Jeepers Creepers, and unlike Hatchet, I loved the ending. Christmas Evil was my favorite nomination, a movie I totally enjoyed, and one I never would've watched on my own. The top 4 are all superb, and really could go in any order for me. It had been the longest time since I had seen Halloween, and therefore seemed the most fresh. That's probably part of the reason I had it at #1. On the other hand, I had recently seen Alice, Sweet Alice for the 70's countdown.

Scariest-Halloween
Best Villain-Freddy
Best Actor-Brandon Maggart(Christmas Evil)
Best Actress-Nancy Allen(Dressed to Kill)
Biggest Surprise-Christmas Evil
Biggest Disappointment-None

Thanks to JJ for running this awesome Hall of Fame, and thanks to all the other members for the great nominations and posts, and for making it a blast and finishing up!

[Sexy Celebrity]

By the way, I had Nightmare at #2 on my list and definitely love the flick, so I don't mean to sound like a hater. :)
Stupid. If you want a better chance of your movie winning, you put its biggest competition dead last on your list.

[seanc]

Hey nice job Swan. I am going to see Halloween this year. Might be the only bug horror franchise left that I haven't seen at least one film from.

[Nostromo87]

By the way, I had Nightmare at #2 on my list and definitely love the flick, so I don't mean to sound like a hater. :)

absolutely, same for me with Halloween

i don't want this thread to end, honestly. i've been wanting to come up with a fun Michael and Freddy drawing. maybe i'll do that

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7UUNlLgRic

[Ðèstîñy]

1. Halloween

http://www.panorama-cinema.com/V2/images/critique/critique607/affiche1.jpg

Directed by John Carpenter, nominated by Swan
90 points out of a possible 100
Six first-place votes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFSDR1iJrZ4



Aw, my all time favorite movie won. I knew it would. To think, I've been watching this movie for longer than the most of you have been living. Isn't that sweet? I am nine years older than this movie. Way to go, Michael!

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/nunions/tl.jpg
Stop kissing your sister, dude!

[Ðèstîñy]

1. Halloween
2. A Nightmare on Elm Street
3. Alice Sweet Alice
4. Terror Train
5. Dressed to Kill
6. Happy Birthday to Me
7. Christmas Evil
8. Jeepers Creepers
9. Jason X
10. Machete

This is my list, and way to go, guys. We are to list these in order of favorite, to least favorite, no matter what that might do to our own selection. It's nice to see that everyone played by the rules. :)

[BlueLion]

Wow, I didn't expect my nomination would rank this high. Glad you liked it guys. This was my first ever HoF and I'm glad I participated. JJ did a great job with it.

I hope we do another horror Hall of Fame during the Halloween period, that would be awesome.

Here's how I ranked the films:

1. Halloween
2. A Nightmare on Elm Street
3. Dressed to Kill
4. Alice Sweet Alice
5. Terror Train
6. Christmas Evil
7. Jeepers Creepers
8. Happy Birthday to Me
9. Hatchet
10. Jason X

[cricket]

1. Halloween
2. A Nightmare on Elm Street
3. Alice Sweet Alice
4. Terror Train
5. Dressed to Kill
6. Happy Birthday to Me
7. Christmas Evil
8. Jeepers Creepers
9. Jason X
10. Machete

http://www.nextmovie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Machete_Nonchalant.gif

[Camo]

Congrats Swan! Deserving winner, not sure what I would've had first out of Halloween and Nightmare . Also agreed on Nostro being MVP here, he put a lot of work into this :)

[honeykid]

Psh. Freddy got annoying after the first film. Michael stayed badass all the way through.
But as has already been pointed out. He's not a character. I'd also put forward that he's not badass either, but that's just me. :D

Stupid. If you want a better chance of your movie winning, you put its biggest competition dead last on your list.
Which is why it's always great to have Swan (and people like him) taking part in these. They're honest and don't skewer the results.

As for me, well, my nomination finished one spot lower than I thought it might, but I'm glad that some of you saw it and really liked it. Anyway, my votes went as follows.

A Nightmare On Elm Street
Halloween
Happy Birthday To Me
Jason X
Alice, Sweet Alice
Hatchet
Dressed To Kill
Terror Train
Christmas Evil
Jeepers Creepers

Hatchet was the biggest surprise for me as, if I'd put this list together on day one without having seen Hatchet or Jeepers Creepers, I'd have thought I'd have had Dressed To Kill higher (as I like that film) and, maybe Terror Train, too.

Thanks for running this, JJ, you've done a great job. :up:

[jiraffejustin]

Which is why it's always great to have Swan (and people like him) taking part in these. They're honest and don't skewer the results.

This hall of fame was awesome, and mainly because nobody strategically voted. Or at least it didn't appear that way. More than one person had their nomination in the bottom half of their votes, and seven of the voters had a movie that wasn't their nomination as their #1.


Thanks for running this, JJ, you've done a great job. :up:

Thanks, hk. My strategy was to just not get in the way, I think I did a fine job of letting a great concept and great members do all the work. ;)

[Nostromo87]

Congrats Swan! Deserving winner, not sure what I would've had first out of Halloween and Nightmare . Also agreed on Nostro being MVP here, he put a lot of work into this :)

this is for fun. all right, so. here are the backers for best slasher film (thinking all-time rather than just the 10 nominees in here)

Halloween:
jiraffejustin
Swan
Derek Vinyard
cricket
Destiny

Scream:
Honeykid

Texas Chainsaw Massacre:
BlueLion

Nightmare:
Nostromo

The Slumber Party Massacre:
SexyCelebrity

I'm interested to hear everyone's favorite slashers

glad you guys enjoyed reading some of my ramblings, this might be the MoFo thread i was always the most invested in, this felt like my MoFo chance to shine (if there is such a thing :dizzy::laugh:).. there's a good chance i'll continue to revive this thing and keep some kind of discussion going :)

[BlueLion]

or, Sexy, is Texas Chainsaw Massacre your favorite slasher? i think it might be. It's also possible Honeykid has a different favorite slasher than what was nominated in here. I'd be interested to hear, if so, and that goes for everyone too

TCM is my favorite slasher as well. I wanted to nominate something different because I thought for a slasher it was too popular and most of the people here had seen it.

But Halloween is definitely the best slasher in this list for me. It's obviously the most well directed.

[honeykid]

Plus, TCM is a horrible film. :p

I think I'd still have Scream as my favourite slasher film but, if I think purely in slasher terms, it's possible I'd put Nightmare above it.

[Derek Vinyard]

My list was:
1- Halloween
2- A Nightmare On Elm Street
3- Jeepers Creepers
4- Alice Sweet Alice
5- Dressed To Kill
6- Happy Birthday To Me
7- Terror Train
8- Jason X
9- Christmas Evil
10- Hatchet

[honeykid]

What is it with Hatchet? Derek called it Hatcher and Destiny called it Machete. :D

[Derek Vinyard]

What is it with Hatchet? Derek called it Hatcher and Destiny called it Machete. :D

keyboard mistake hahaha but the Machete mistake is hilarious

[Sexy Celebrity]

What is it with Hatchet? Derek called it Hatcher and Destiny called it Machete. :D
Nobody called it by it's real name: Sh*t

[Sexy Celebrity]

or, Sexy, is Texas Chainsaw Massacre your favorite slasher? i think it might be.
I call these things horror films, not "slashers."

Going by the slasher title... overall, I think probably the best one is The Slumber Party Massacre.

Then Scream 2.

I don't know. It's hard to pick favorites. When it comes to doing that, I think you have to judge more without your emotions, but I feel that emotions are just as important. They all have their strengths and weaknesses.

Halloween just doesn't thrill me like it used to. It's possible all the stupid sequels it has had bleached out the appeal of the original movie. Or maybe it's just age and I'm no longer all that fascinated by Dr. Loomis and Laurie Strode. The characters in that movie don't hold up with me -- although I do like Dr. Loomis in the sequels. But the others... not so much. It has atmosphere, it has a great villain, it has great music... but it has a lot of lame scenes, no matter how well they might have been shot. I think the teenage characters are weak. Way overshadowed by that booming loud Michael Myers, as heard on the soundtrack. And as I've said before -- Jamie Lee Curtis is too mannish. She works better when she's playing sexy and not geeky. When she's only in her bra, she looks more like a woman. But in Halloween, she looks like a guy babysitting two kids. It's just weird. I'm criticizing that movie on things that I think are overlooked and ignored. It's a good movie, but not one I'm always eager to rewatch. Not anymore, at least.

[Ðèstîñy]

That is f@cking hilarious! Did I really name it that on my list? Well, both films suck equally, so oh well! :p

As far as I'm concerned, five of us won. Obviously so! I for sure would have nominated Halloween, but Swan and Justin set this Hall of Fame up, or at least they set it in motion. Anyway, I may not have been on time to nominate it, but it was at the top of our lists for a reason. What happens to it now, though?

Honeykid, what do you mean, saying that you were happy that "some" of the people watched your film? I would assume that we all had to see it, to vote on it.

p.s. I'm about to turn 46!

[Ðèstîñy]

Honeykid, what do you mean, saying that you were happy that "some" of the people watched your film? I would assume that we all had to see it, to vote on it.

Hello Honeykid?

Not that I care if someone didn't finish it. I'm leaving all the policing of these threads to Gaupy, however, I was curious what made you say that. If by chance the fact that my reviews stopped, is why you think that, then no, I have seen every movie here. Hell, if I am going to watch Machete and Hatchete, then I will watch just about anything, except maybe some Anime (Episodes!).

I honestly stopped my reviews, because I spent more time on them, then my life's schedule allows. So, since I have a very strong belief that they weren't getting read, I stopped wasting my time on them.

[honeykid]

I said I'm glad that some of you watched and really liked it. Not that only some of you watched it.

[Ðèstîñy]

Thanks for participating everybody. I had fun and I hope you did too. Except for you, Sexy. I hope you had a miserable time following this hall of fame. :bea:


Well, my nightmare from this morning is slowly coming together . . .

This morning's dream . . . I am in a gigantic white building, where the rooms are connected in a maze pattern. There is a psycho killer out for everyone, so I need to find my mother and sister. The next thing I know, I am with Beatrice Arthur from The Golden Girls. We are talking to some older detective about finding our missing families. We are walking off, when I see the killer go by one of the rooms, after a midget. Then he raises his machete up, and slices the midget right down the middle. He falls to the floor in two pieces, and I gasp. The killer looks my way, and I do what those dumb girls do in slasher movies. I cover my mouth, and hope he didn't hear me. Suddenly, in real life, someone opened my back door very loudly, and it woke me up.

[Nostromo87]

can't believe this thing's over

http://oi57.tinypic.com/2yy1amw.jpg

oh, and Michael wears Freddy pajamas to bed

http://oi59.tinypic.com/9ftcuv.jpg

muhahaha http://oi57.tinypic.com/oixgso.jpg

[Ðèstîñy]

Yeah, and John Carpenter rules it all, baby! Two in a row! Yep, two in a row!

[Derek Vinyard]

This HoF was awesome!!! Thanks JJ for running it :cool:

[Ðèstîñy]

http://oi59.tinypic.com/9ftcuv.jpg

I can understand why he would want to wear a mask, but Freddy isn't cool enough for Michael's mask.

[Nostromo87]

I can understand why he would want to wear a mask, but Freddy isn't cool enough for Michael's mask.

http://oi59.tinypic.com/10hvtdl.jpg

all right, going on a series rating spree (of what i've seen)

http://oi62.tinypic.com/2hq42mr.jpg

Halloween -------------------------- rating_5 10.0 / 10
Halloween 2 ------------------------ rating_3 6.0 / 10
Return of Michael Myers ------- rating_3_5 7.0 / 10
Revenge of Michael Myers ---- rating_2+ 4.5 / 10
The Curse of Michael Myers ---- rating_2_5 5.0 / 10
Series Avg: 6.50 / 10

http://oi58.tinypic.com/wthybo.jpg

Nightmare on Elm St --- rating_5 10.0 / 10
Freddy's Revenge ------- rating_3_5 7.0 / 10
Dream Warriors ---------- rating_3_5+ 7.5 / 10
Dream Master ------------ rating_3_5 7.0 / 10
Dream Child -------------- rating_2_5 5.0 / 10
Freddy's Dead ----------- rating_3 6.0 / 10
New Nightmare ---------- rating_3_5 7.0 / 10
Series Avg: 7.07 / 10

http://oi60.tinypic.com/2qxaslh.jpg

Scream ----- rating_4+ 8.5 / 10
Scream 2 --- rating_3_5+ 7.5 / 10
Scream 3 --- rating_2_5 5.0 / 10
Scre4m ----- rating_3_5 7.0 / 10
Avg Rating: 7.00 / 10

wouldn't have thought the numbers would come out to putting the Scream series ahead of Halloween, although i like Halloween's original better than the Scream films

http://24.media.tumblr.com/4505c00956e28cca5c88abdf8de61db2/tumblr_mkjye6R50D1rp0vkjo1_400.gif

[Ðèstîñy]

That's hilarious!

http://oi59.tinypic.com/10hvtdl.jpg
http://24.media.tumblr.com/4505c00956e28cca5c88abdf8de61db2/tumblr_mkjye6R50D1rp0vkjo1_400.gif

It's almost as funny as your ratings. :p

You better know I'm just messin' with you, Nostro!

p.s. Did you ever take that hat off?

[TheUsualSuspect]

This is a HoF I am devastated I missed.

[cat_sidhe]

This is a HoF I am devastated I missed.

I think I would have participated in this one...

[Citizen Rules]

This is a HoF I am devastated I missed.I think I would have participated in this one...
You guys can always do another one:) You just need a host, maybe JJ? I bet people would join.

[cat_sidhe]

You guys can always do another one:) You just need a host, maybe JJ? I bet people would join.

I swore the B-movie II HoF would be my first and only. But would actually drop my oath about as fast as prostitutes drop their pants for this. :lol:

Could even be persuaded to host. Or co-host, since my hosting appears to be the kiss of death to some things. :blush:

[jiraffejustin]

This is my favorite Hall of Fame I've participated in. I think it has one of the more positive reputations among members than a lot of other HoF threads. Probably because it was a right time, right place, right group of people type of situation. Plus, Nostromo really raises the bar when he is all-in on something. Suspect and Cat, you guys would have been great additions to the fun.

[Siddon]

This is a HoF I am devastated I missed.


I think I would have participated in this one...


This is my favorite Hall of Fame I've participated in. I think it has one of the more positive reputations among members than a lot of other HoF threads. Probably because it was a right time, right place, right group of people type of situation. Plus, Nostromo really raises the bar when he is all-in on something. Suspect and Cat, you guys would have been great additions to the fun.


Well figure you have at-least 4-6 because pahaK and @Nostromo worst comes to worst you can do what we did in the comedy Hall and do double noms

[Siddon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZb9AVz9RbE
Credit to nostromo87 for the excellent video.


Welcome to the Slasher Hall of Fame.

I haven't been able to gather a massive following for this hall of fame, but you know, that's alright with me. I think the enthusiasm of the members we do have will make up for the lack of numbers, and while we only number six strong at the moment, I expect we might be able to pick up a couple stragglers along the way. I'd accept up to six more people, so join or die!

Now for the already committed members, go ahead and send me your nominations. I'm ready to get this show on the road.

For what is acceptable for nominations, I won't make the rules for what a slasher is. Each person might have their own definition, and I'll allow you to make your own distinction. Just use some sense when nominating, don't get crazy on us.

The one thing that you can't nominate is Psycho. Not because I don't think it belongs in a slasher hall of fame, but because it is already in our hall of fame. It won the very first one.

Nominees:

Alice Sweet Alice (Alfred Sole, 1976) Nominated by
Ðèstîñy

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LjmKqUUgC5Q/UT_vUpnNaFI/AAAAAAAAYkQ/BsfSp7kyNlQ/s640/alice_sweet_alice_poster_01.jpg

Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978) Nominated by Swan

http://www.panorama-cinema.com/V2/images/critique/critique607/affiche1.jpg

When I was thinking about what I would nominate, I was trying to decide if I should nominate Halloween - the quintessential and best slasher film to date - or go with something lesser-known. But when I pictured myself nominating something else, I felt like I was being a bit... blasphemous. Not only to the slasher genre, not only because it defines a slasher in every inkling of its being, but because it is one of those films that defines me, as a person. It has been there for my enjoyment for most of my life and has inspired me in many, many ways. It has influenced much of what I seek in cinema - effective simplicity, visceral horror, intelligence, passion, and overall, a good time. So it's a very personal nomination. On top of that, though, I simply think it deserves to win the first, maybe only, slasher hall of fame.

Christmas Evil (Lewis Jackson, 1980) Nominated by jiraffejustin

http://i.imgur.com/ZgOLP57.jpg

Okay, so hear me out. This is like an art-slasher or something. It's by far the most surreal slasher I've ever seen, and I think it's a misunderstood movie that really needs to be reexamined by cinephiles. John Waters is the biggest fan of the movie, in terms of fame x vocal support. He calls it the greatest Christmas movie of all-time. I don't really know what to say, it's a bizarre movie. I hope everybody will at least appreciate it on some level, because there's nothing else like it.

But most importantly, the main character looks like a combination of Bill Murray and Tommy Lee Jones.

Dressed to Kill (Brian De Palma, 1980) Nominated by BlueLion

http://image.cine21.com/resize/cine21/poster/2005/0628/M0010063_pos[S600,600].jpg

Terror Train (Roger Spottiswoode, 1980) Nominated by cricket

http://img11.nnm.me/d/2/0/c/3/1889a55e0a7762f7c43fb235472.jpg

I decided to go with a prototypical slasher from when I consider to be the golden age for these movies. It stars that era's scream queen and my all time favorite butterface, Jamie Lee Curtis. I think it's a movie that fits in perfectly with this Hall of Fame, and I think everyone will enjoy it.

Happy Birthday to Me (J. Lee Thompson, 1981) Nominated by honeykid

http://img2.mtime.com/mg/2009/27/784cfbd3-bb67-49eb-8b5a-490fdbf25c03.jpg

A Nightmare on Elm Street (Wes Craven, 1984) Nominated by nostromo87

https://pp.vk.me/c621526/v621526997/cd47/HxnDmAoFRNk.jpg

Jason X (Jim Isaac, 2001) Nominated by Sane

http://www.dvd-forum.at/img/uploaded/kinoplakate/large/121429287883527300.jpg

Jeepers Creepers (Victor Salva, 2001) Nominated by Derek Vinyard

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yxH0XkbmPz8/UlIsyMvtJhI/AAAAAAAACZk/jugCaFvv4hw/s600/Jeepers+Creepers+2001+In+Hindi+hollywood+hindi+dubbed+movie+Buy,+Download+trailer+Hollywoodhindimovi e.blogspot.com+1.jpg

Hatchet (Adam Green, 2006) Nominated by MovieGal

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a1jr46t8t84/U7nuWpe5yeI/AAAAAAAAVQs/yIKBGJmU7vM/s1600/hatchet-poster1-733175.jpg


I don't think I can do a second Hall of Fame but a heads up we've got Friday the 13th(September) and Halloween coming up might be time to do another one of these