Clasic Films You Think Are Shit

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i absolutely HATE "wizard of oz" and "cold mountain". i'd much rather stab my eyeballs out than watch either of those films ever again.
 
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Most classic horrors are dreadful. Then again, the Horror genre as a whole has great potential that's rarely ever used.
 
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The Shining, I don't really like that movie, wasn't scary and it wasn't what I'd consider a thriller.
 
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Musey, I think you be watchin' the wrong horror movies if you think that about horror as a whole. Same goes to you lumpenstein.
 
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Obdurate said:
Musey, I think you be watchin' the wrong horror movies if you think that about horror as a whole. Same goes to you lumpenstein.
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Ok but you are going to have to give some examples to convince me. We also may disagree on what makes a good horror flick.
 
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Many people consider "The Wicker Man" to be a classic, and while I have not seen the original the Nicolas Cage re-make is pure shit.
 
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I can't name many good horror films, but I thought The Ring and The Shining were both very well done
 
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But, since we’re all going to die, there’s one more secret I feel I have to share with you. I did not care for The Godfather.
 
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lumpenstein said:
Ok but you are going to have to give some examples to convince me. We also may disagree on what makes a good horror flick.
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Alright, no problem, haha.

I'm sure we'll disagree on whether some of these are good (no doubt, who has the same taste exactly???), but I'm really open on the different types of horror and the sub-genres of horror (suspense for example, or even thriller). But here's a good mixture of the many different types.

Paperhouse - Inventive, beautiful cinematography and a really intense moment involving not having eyes that I wouldn't want to ruin.

Silent Hill - Amazing atmosphere, set pieces and costume design. Yeah, I know, the dialogue is pretty wonky and so is the acting sometimes, but the story still remains awesome, even if it isn't entirely faithful (why does it have to be?)
Takashi Miike films like Audition or Visitor Q
The Wicker Man - Is a classic.
Eraserhead - Insanely weird and pretty terrifying once you see the levels of it all unfold.
INLAND EMPIRE - Like Eraserhead, may not technically be a horror movie but damn creepy/scary. Probably moreso, actually.
Funny Games (the original) - Because you're completely helpless and so is everyone else. Experimental as fuck.
Carrie - I'm not sure I have to say anything.
Santa Sangre - Jodorowsky did what he co uld with a pretty low budget. He's just a master in general, though.
Session 9 - Has a few flaws, but Brad Anderson is a great relatively unknown American director.
Rosemary's Baby - Maybe not so scary, though it has its moments. Still a great flick for other reasons.
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? - I haven't seen this yet. But I've heard amazing things.
Eyes Without A Face - Same with this. Getting it now, though.
The Orphanage
Repulsion
Peeping Tom - Just creepy stuff from a great director.
The Fly - It got recognition for makeup for a reason. It also influenced Heroes, obviously (haha)
Suspiria - Not really my idea of a great movie (not a huge huge fan of gore, generally) but there you go.
Saw 1 - Forget the rest. This has flaws, but it's low budget. Made it work for it though, with a great idea.
The Mist - This and 1408 aren't amazing films, but they're definitely a step in the right direction for horror to get back to being scary instead of just torture torture torture.
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Parasite Eve - Psychological horror at its best. A fave of mine. It's not going to scare you but the creepiness of what's going on might unnerve you. Some of the effects are blah but it builds an incredible atmosphere.
The Shining - A lot going on here...
Invocation of My Demon Brother - Unlike anything you'll ever see. It's a short film.
Man Bites Dog - It's more a dark comedy than a horror, much like Severence.
Videodrome - Body horror at its finest. Cronenberg is a master.
Jacob's Ladder - Been a while since I saw this but it's lovely. Great, pioneering special effects.
Cube - Kinda got lost among the Saw hype but it's basically the same idea, only the Cube is completely vague (until the sequels)
Ernest Scared Stupid - Hahahahaha. Nah, but it scared the shit out of me as a kid.
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The Strangers - Okay... the first half hour or so is fucking intense but it loses a lot of steam. Still worth seeing for the beginning, especially the skipping music which is one of my fave horror moments.

There are more... but yeah. I just don't like when entire genres are almost entirely dismissed. I mean, it's cool if people aren't fans, I just try to let people know there is good stuff out there.
 
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Obdurate said:
I just don't like when entire genres are almost entirely dismissed. I mean, it's cool if people aren't fans, I just try to let people know there is good stuff out there.
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I don't hate the genre. I just don't like it when they decide to have a stupid plot, just to have an excuse for gore, and crap.
 
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