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• "One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest" - mikenyc 01:59:19 10/17/02 (2)
  In Reply to: great horror film recommendations posted by njjohn on October 13, 2002 at 20:25:13:

  I just got through viewing the special edition DVD re-release.

  An astounding horror film, if there ever was one.

  There aren't enough words to compliment this excellent film.
  
  

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  • Re: "One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest" - njjohn 03:30:02 10/17/02 (1)
    In Reply to: "One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest" posted by mikenyc on October 17, 2002 at 01:59:19:

    i'm not sure the movie qualifies as horror, but i agree that the psychiatric profession, as reflected in the movie, is a bit of a horror show.

    the movie is a liberating experience by pointing out the inhumanness of the profession.
    
    

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    • Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely-nt - Mrs. Piggy 15:50:23 10/17/02 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: "One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest" posted by njjohn on October 17, 2002 at 03:30:02:

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• thanks, i have a great list - njjohn 18:47:58 10/16/02 (0)
  In Reply to: great horror film recommendations posted by njjohn on October 13, 2002 at 20:25:13:

  my list now is over 20. and i think most are available in the video store for a buck.

  i think it's the season for it.

  i think horror has that wake you up quality to it. and movies like angel heart, 8mm, and henry, do that also.

  hey, there's nothin like being dead and not knowing it. that's a great movie horror theme. isn't that angel heart? and the first horror movie i ever saw: carnival of souls. and it's really worse when the dead come after you to get you because you are one of them and don't know it.

  just as i'm typing, the name of the horror film that i could not remember came to me that takes place in the new england town. it's called

  dead and buried. you got to see it because it trips you into that unreal space that few horror movies do.

  and i really just have a great fondness for the recent movie "the others'. the ending is what makes it. and because of it, the 'mom' in the movie sweeps you away.
  
  

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• "Vampire's Kiss" - mikenyc 12:14:24 10/16/02 (1)
  In Reply to: great horror film recommendations posted by njjohn on October 13, 2002 at 20:25:13:

  Nicolas Cage gives the most over the top acting performance in a horror film in this one, this side of "Rocky Horror Show"...
  especially for his first vampire bite scene...TOTALLY WILD !

  Catch it and enjoy !
  
  

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  • Yes, Yes, Yes--a brilliant film!-nt - Mrs. Piggy 14:45:59 10/16/02 (0)
    In Reply to: "Vampire's Kiss" posted by mikenyc on October 16, 2002 at 12:14:24:

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• Re: great horror film recommendations - Rich S. 17:57:55 10/15/02 (0)
  In Reply to: great horror film recommendations posted by njjohn on October 13, 2002 at 20:25:13:

  Begotten (1989)
  Ring (1996?-Japanese)
  are two good ones.

  - best regards,
  Rich S.
  
  

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• I think "Angel Heart" qualifies: in spades - orejones 04:28:58 10/15/02 (3)
  In Reply to: great horror film recommendations posted by njjohn on October 13, 2002 at 20:25:13:

  "I think what is great about horror films is the weakening of boundaries between life and death. the issue of mortality and dying really come to the forefront. fear, anxiety, annihilation, insignificance, dying, all become overblown for 90 minutes, and the normal reality is lost"

  And that scene, when Bourke meets De Niro, and De Niro peels, and eats, an egg, is one of the scariest I´ve ever seen on screen...,for what it implies, especially when you remember it, after having watched the whole film.

  Regards

  BF
  
  

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  • "Mephistopheles is such a mouthful in Manhattan, Johnny." - dado5 05:58:45 10/15/02 (2)
    In Reply to: I think "Angel Heart" qualifies: in spades posted by orejones on October 15, 2002 at 04:28:58:

    In response to Mickey O'Rourke's line:

    "Loius Cypher.....even your name is a dime store joke."

    Di Niro was great in that roll in both appearence and delivery.

    Rob
    
    

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    • The quick cutaway shot of a clean shaven DeNiro sitting on the bench, - kane 07:35:21 10/16/02 (1)
      In Reply to: "Mephistopheles is such a mouthful in Manhattan, Johnny." posted by dado5 on October 15, 2002 at 05:58:45:

      as Rourke's character runs back to his hotel room to find Angeline Proudfoot's body.....is SO good and creepy.

      The symbolism in the film is so much fun too. The slow decent of the elevator down to hell throughout the closing credits. The way the fan in the doctor's room slowly reverses as the evil soul of Johnny Favourite enters the room to kill the doctor.

      "WHO IS THE BOY?!!"

      One of Alan Parker's best........
      
      

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      • I think the best thing about the movie was Charlotte Rampling.... - Mrs. Piggy 17:41:40 10/16/02 (0)
        In Reply to: The quick cutaway shot of a clean shaven DeNiro sitting on the bench, posted by kane on October 16, 2002 at 07:35:21:

        Her eyes pierce the soul. A perfect combination with her sultry and seductive voice.

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• Peter Lorre in Fritz Lang's "M" (1931). - Mrs. Piggy 19:56:47 10/14/02 (0)
  In Reply to: great horror film recommendations posted by njjohn on October 13, 2002 at 20:25:13:

  Peter Lorre Plays a terrifying serial killer of children. I have included a web site link that has some remarkable images of the
  late great Peter Lorre.

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• Arsenic and Old Lace - Mrs. Piggy 19:44:28 10/14/02 (4)
  In Reply to: great horror film recommendations posted by njjohn on October 13, 2002 at 20:25:13:

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  • Is that a "Horror film"? I wouldn´t say so - orejones 04:15:07 10/15/02 (1)
    In Reply to: Arsenic and Old Lace posted by Mrs. Piggy on October 14, 2002 at 19:44:28:

    Black humour, yes. Tenderness, a lot. But horror? Why? Just because of Peter Lorre, and that Boris Karloffy guy?

    Regards

    BF
    
    

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    • Yes, simply because Peter Lorre is in it.... - Mrs. Piggy 14:37:56 10/15/02 (0)
      In Reply to: Is that a "Horror film"? I wouldn´t say so posted by orejones on October 15, 2002 at 04:15:07:

      Casablanca is also an excellent horror film.
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  • There's also... - gware@eudoramail.com 22:52:15 10/14/02 (1)
    In Reply to: Arsenic and Old Lace posted by Mrs. Piggy on October 14, 2002 at 19:44:28:

    a brilliant English remake of this starring Alistair Sim, I think it's 1950's, B+W, I've always felt it eclipsed the original
    Eric
    Tokyo
    
    

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    • Thanks.... - Mrs. Piggy 14:21:40 10/15/02 (0)
      In Reply to: There's also... posted by gware@eudoramail.com on October 14, 2002 at 22:52:15:

      That's good to know!
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• Nosferatu.... - Mrs. Piggy 19:30:27 10/14/02 (0)
  In Reply to: great horror film recommendations posted by njjohn on October 13, 2002 at 20:25:13:

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• Phantasm and Pet Sematary. (nt) - TAFKA Steve 05:17:42 10/14/02 (0)
  In Reply to: great horror film recommendations posted by njjohn on October 13, 2002 at 20:25:13:

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• Reanimator and - darkstar 05:00:54 10/14/02 (1)
  In Reply to: great horror film recommendations posted by njjohn on October 13, 2002 at 20:25:13:

  Hell Raiser/Hell Bound -- this was so scarey I had to turn off the VCR and pace nervously about the room for a while before finishing it.

  The one in the theatre you already mentioned, I think it was the "Demons" one.
  Randy

  
  It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye. - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
  
  

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  • Re: Hellraiser - Rob Doorack 12:38:31 10/22/02 (0)
    In Reply to: Reanimator and posted by darkstar on October 14, 2002 at 05:00:54:

    I've long thought that Hellraiser is one of the most unsettling movies ever made. Some of the images in it -- notably the scene where the woman is so hot for her dead - but - slowly - returning - to - life boyfriend that she makes out with him even though he's little more than raw exposed muscles -- are truly horrifying, not merely scary - the sort of stuff that no normal person would ever conceive. I first saw Hellraiser in a grind house in Times Square on a Saturday night, a venue where audiences considered it their God - given right to yell at the screen. On this occaision however the theater fell completely silent by 15 or 20 minutes into the movie; even the densest soul in the audience could sense that Hellraiser was going someplace disturbing and way beyond typical horror movies.
    
    

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• "Maniac", "Night Of The Living Dead" et al, "Demons" - mikenyc 00:43:09 10/14/02 (1)
  In Reply to: great horror film recommendations posted by njjohn on October 13, 2002 at 20:25:13:

  "Maniac" stars Joe Spinell...of "Rocky" and "Godfather" fame...one of the premier character actors of this generation, and takes the slasher film to new heights !

  Here's a link...http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=A31310

  George Romero...the stepdaddy is Wes Craven...is still the grandaddy of horror films, with his cottage industry of modern horror. Can't beat it, after all these years!

  "Demons", et al, is the ultimate Euro-horror film, with the team of Argento-Bava taking the cake for combining all of elements, Bava learned from Romero. Combining Motley Crue with horror really makes it Rock !

  
  
  

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  • thanks, all - njjohn 05:27:59 10/14/02 (0)
    In Reply to: "Maniac", "Night Of The Living Dead" et al, "Demons" posted by mikenyc on October 14, 2002 at 00:43:09:

    i got 13 recommendations so far. and there's a couple of video stores that still have this old stock and i can probably get them.

    i never really watched the movie 'carrie', and it's about time i did so.

    i agree that the recent movie, 'the others', while not horror, is a fine film. thinking now that the actress really does a great job. she's perfect for the role.

    with all the real killings going on in this inner city town, that seems very unreal to me. people really killing each other all the time.

    then there is alot of killing in ordinary films. like in 'frailty' and in the movie 'in the bedroom'.

    reminds me that no one has mentioned the movie: 'henry, portrait of a serial killer'. that is one of the most shocking and finest films i ever saw. and it teaches a gret lesson that you really have to be aware or you could be a victim. and it's a great psychological film too.

    that movie has made an impression on quite a few people. i saw another movie, but i don't remember which one, that had a little bit of footage from the movie 'henry'.

    if you haven't seen 'henry' yet, that is a must.
    
    

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• The German Horror Classics of the silent era: - Audiophilander 22:31:49 10/13/02 (2)
  In Reply to: great horror film recommendations posted by njjohn on October 13, 2002 at 20:25:13:

  The recently remastered Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Der Golem, Nosferatu, Waxworks, and for good measure I'd also recommend Faust (Murnau).

  For something a little more contemporary I'd recommend The Haunting (of Hill House) original 1963 movie directed by Robert Wise; Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, which you've probably seen umpteen times but is still creepy; George Romero's original Night of the Living Dead; The Others; Legend of Harvest Home; The Wicker Man; Roman Polanski's Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby and The Tenant.

  This doesn't even scratch the surface, but should get you started, ...or at least give you a start! ;^)

  Cheers,
  AuPh
  
  

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  • Rosemary's Baby... - Mrs. Piggy 19:34:14 10/14/02 (0)
    In Reply to: The German Horror Classics of the silent era: posted by Audiophilander on October 13, 2002 at 22:31:49:

    Good one, more contemporary but very horrific in a quietly disturbing way.

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  • Re: The German Horror Classics of the silent era: - tinear 06:40:52 10/14/02 (0)
    In Reply to: The German Horror Classics of the silent era: posted by Audiophilander on October 13, 2002 at 22:31:49:

    Ah, AuPh, how canst thee forget "Vampyr?" A greaaat silent effort by, I believe (without cheating and looking it up) the same guy who directed the classic "Joan of Arc?"
    And, for my money, (after "Psycho"), the scariest movie of all, because it forces you to internalize the fear, "The Vanishing." This is truly the most underrated of all scary pictures. The acting is superb! (NB: do not, under any circumstances, rent the Hollywood remake with the same director and "starring" Jeff Bridges; get the original Dutch).
    
    

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• more horror film recommendations - Doomsday Machine 22:27:23 10/13/02 (0)
  In Reply to: great horror film recommendations posted by njjohn on October 13, 2002 at 20:25:13:

  The Ring, which opens Oct. 18th (saw preview last night)
  The Exorcist
  The Last House on the Left
  Hellraiser
  The Shining
  Alien

  
  
  

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• Suspiria, Nosferatu, Possession, Carrie... - gware 21:26:22 10/13/02 (5)
  In Reply to: great horror film recommendations posted by njjohn on October 13, 2002 at 20:25:13:

  Suspiria: Dario Argento directs, Jessica Harper stars, unique and powerful use of lighting (they used expired Kodak film stock, then underdeveloped it) Driving, totally creepy soundtrack by "the Goblins" which itself was a collectors item on vinyl 'til recently released on CD
  Well paced, minimal dialog, lots of suspense, and a fair amount of blood, it's a Classic
  Nosferatu: if you'll allow me to include the Vampire genre, the Klaus Kinski/Isabelle Adjani 80's remake takes quite some beating
  Klaus Kinski was creepy without playing a Vampire IMHO, he's just awesome in this role. John Malkovich has attempted to scale this peak recently, I've seen it, and would say "no competition", Klaus was BORN to play Nosferatu..., Klaus 1, John Nil..
  Possession: Sam Neill and Isabelle Adjani, one of Sam Neills first films. A film so creepy, it's details are best not revealed...
  Carrie: ha, ha, John Travolta is YOUNG in this one! What starts out as a fairly typical "B" type Hollywood cookie cutter production turns into a Classic. Sissey Spacek shows, and not for the last time, that she is capable of transforming a mediocre film into something really great...
  There's are, hem, hem, oldies, but goodies
  Eric
  Tokyo

  
  
  

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  • Carrie.... - Mrs. Piggy 20:09:16 10/14/02 (4)
    In Reply to: Suspiria, Nosferatu, Possession, Carrie... posted by gware on October 13, 2002 at 21:26:22:

    I forgot about that one! That was scary--wasn't Piper Laurie (as Sissy's mom) good in that--and remember John Travolta!?

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    • Re: Carrie... Piper Laurie. - Doomsday Machine 18:06:26 10/15/02 (1)
      In Reply to: Carrie.... posted by Mrs. Piggy on October 14, 2002 at 20:09:16:

      Piper Laurie was so good in this movie that she actually was nominated for the Oscar for best supporting actress. She didn't win, but it is quite an accomplishment to be nominated for this type of role (supporting actress) in a "horror" movie especially a movie which, at the time, was not taken very seriously as a true "work of art".
      
      

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      • Re: Carrie... Piper Laurie. - Mrs. Piggy 18:35:25 10/15/02 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: Carrie... Piper Laurie. posted by Doomsday Machine on October 15, 2002 at 18:06:26:

        I believe it. I saw that movie almost two decades ago, and her performance is what stands out in my mind.

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    • Absolutely spot on Mrs. Piggy... - gware 22:48:42 10/14/02 (1)
      In Reply to: Carrie.... posted by Mrs. Piggy on October 14, 2002 at 20:09:16:

      Carrie is a film that totally hinges on the interplay between those 2 women, and they're both brilliant IMHO
      You like some good films; I keep meaning to ask if you've ever seen the Nic Cage/Lara Flynn Boyle/Dennis Hopper "Red Rock West"? and if you had any opinion?
      Eric
      Tokyo
      
      

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      • You are very kind... - Mrs. Piggy 13:45:24 10/15/02 (0)
        In Reply to: Absolutely spot on Mrs. Piggy... posted by gware on October 14, 2002 at 22:48:42:

        I haven't seen this picture, but it sounds good. I like all the actors mentioned--I will have to check it out as well!

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