I started this post roughly 6 hours ago. Ignore how slow I am . . .
By that logic "our" Horror list also can't include Halloween, The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby, The Shining, Carrie, Night of the Living Dead, The Omen, Poltergeist, Frankenstein (1931) or Dracula (1931). I think that's a mistake. So what if they're on another list or two?
No, I'm not saying that if they are on other lists, leave them off. I'm just referring to those that are actually Sci-fi movies, or Thrillers. I just tossed in the fact that they are on those lists already, because that's what they really are. I've just always hated when people mix those three genres up. Those up there are horror movies. They are to me, anyway. Maybe I look at it different than others, but to me, a horror movie is not possible. Killers that can't be killed, girls that get really pissed when you dump pig's blood on them, ghost (Please don't get religious on me, people), Satan knocking you up, etc . . . Aliens aren't possible either (Please don't get Star Trek on me, people.), and they are scary, but they are also Sci-fi. Multiple personalities are possible. You can have a guy that thinks he's his mother, go around killing people. Should I wrap that up in spoiler tags?
what kind of Horror list are we making?
This kind right here . . .
Halloween, The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby, The Shining, Carrie, Night of the Living Dead, The Omen, Poltergeist, Frankenstein (1931) or
Dracula (1931).
I already had all of those, and a whole lot more, on my list.
I remembered a few of those being on the lists already, but I thought it was the 100 years, 100 movies, and the Watch before you die, or whatever it's called. Now I need to go see where some of those have been placed. It was probably the "Thrills" list. I hope that means that they thrill you when you watch them. Not that they are to be put in the Suspense Thrillers section. I said I was anal about it. Could you imagine how long I would last at Hollywood Video, before they'd fire me for moving a lot of them around.
I assume that once we get everyone that's interested in this on board, and the voting starts, I'll lose. I figure that's the best way to do it. We'll take a vote on if we should leave Sci-fi out, since there is already a Sci-fi list posted. (I just thought I'd toss that in there one more time.
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Anyway, our biggest problem will probably be getting a bunch of the classics on the list. Especially silent films. I hope I'm just being negative with my thinking, but I know that a lot of people love today's horror remakes, and newer slasher films better. It seems that way, anyway.
Originally Posted by Holden Pike
And unlike the AFI lists, I definitely think the list should have Horror movies from all over the world, not just America. Hammer, Giallo, J-Horror, etc.
I totally agree. When the time comes, suggest away. Like I said, it's October. It's the perfect time of year to check out a bunch of new horror movies that I've never seen before.