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save charles manson 07-20-04 05:47 AM

the greatest horror film ever made
 
What do you think was the greatest horror film ever made

Pyro Tramp 07-20-04 08:54 AM

Night of the Living Dead

mott hamble 07-20-04 10:32 AM

I'm not sure if this can be classified as a "horror" film, but Fire in the Sky scared the crap out of me! I hate aliens..

Holden Pike 07-20-04 12:11 PM

Rosemary's Baby (1968 - Polanski), with The Shining (1980 - Kubrick) just behind it.

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"What have you done to his eyes, you MANIACS?!?!"

Shaolin 07-20-04 01:20 PM

I second Rosemary's Baby.

James_Sparrow 07-20-04 05:09 PM

I've actually never seen Rosemary's Baby yet. Thats one I may pick up next time I go.

Eyes 07-20-04 06:12 PM

What about Jaws, that was scary as hell to anyone who saw it, today it's pretty dull cause everyone knows everything about the movie, but if it just came to the theatres, people would get scared

Black Mamba 07-20-04 08:17 PM

Id say The Shining. Very well done, and so very creepy.

James_Sparrow 07-20-04 08:42 PM

I couldn't really chose since I've never really been scared from a film. I was raise on horror films throughout my childhood. I think I started at like 5 with "The Shining." Ever since then I yet to see a film that will scare me or raise the hairs on the back of my neck. If anyone has any suggestions i'd be glad to hear em.

I fought Jason and Freddy 07-20-04 11:51 PM

ethier Freddy Vs. Jason or Halloween 4

Eyes 07-21-04 01:14 AM

not scary to a buff, if anything, then Gothika was pretty good, so was that new Angelina Jolie Movie, where she has some sort of gift for murders, and the murderer keeps stealing his victims' identities

mott hamble 07-22-04 10:59 AM

I don't know, anything with Hillary Duff is terrifying!

Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD 07-22-04 02:00 PM

This is a pretty tough question.

Putting my favorite horror movies aside, I'd say Night of the Living Dead is the absolute greatest in terms of innovation.

Pyro Tramp 07-22-04 02:59 PM

I really enjoyed Rosemarys Baby but the ending lost all the suggestions of paranoia. I thought it was great that you didnt know if they had the baby, i think it shoulda ended after she finds the secret door so you were left to think about the whole film, instead the amazing and massive build up of tension is lead (to what i thought) an un-satisfactory ending.

Shaolin 07-22-04 05:54 PM

Use the spoilers tag please!!!

FallsAngel 07-22-04 06:41 PM

Greatest
 
Okay. The greatest horror movie EVER made is THE EVIL DEAD. Mainly because it is so raw and visually stunning. It achieves shock value and campiness. It introduced us to the now legendary actor Bruce Cambell and the directing talents of Sam Raimi. It was shot on a low budget and still manages to have plenty of effects that would be done with computer today. It captured my imagination the very first time I saw it. The colors are dazzling and the set is great. The movie is amazing. A truely timless piece of cinematic magic.

mack 07-22-04 10:46 PM

Since I like scifi, Id have to say Event Horizon. I know, I know, there is no excuse, but that movie scared the beejesus out of me, and I wasnt even a child.

Eyes 07-23-04 06:24 PM

Taking Lives, that's what it was called

Sinny McGuffins 07-23-04 06:37 PM

The greatest horror film is probably The Shining.

But my favorites are Evil Dead II and Dawn of the Dead.

leeched 07-23-04 08:31 PM

I going to have to go with most other people in this thread and vote for The Shining.

Rosemary's Baby has dated too much to be considered the greatest horror film of all time.


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