I really thought "horror" movies didn't scare me until

[Contratrombone64]

Judy

Actually - i think you'll find that Sigourney Weaver was in that one, the first, and yes, it's the best of the lot in my humble opinion.

[greatcyber]

David,

Have you seen either of these: The Feast or Endangered? Both are Aussie flicks, gore fests, actually. Saw them last week after finding them on the web. Really creapy ones.

Leg of Limb, mmmmm.

[Tûrwethiel]

Ha! If you want to see something truly revolting, take a look at Black Sheep - http://www.blacksheep-themovie.com/ (I love it!). It's a movie from New Zealand made by, I reckon, the next Peter Jackson. Mr Jackson started with splatter movies that are amusing and horrifying at the same time - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Jackson . Think zombies, think lawn mowers.

I love thefirst two Alien movies. The first one, in particular, was very scary and elegant. I can't bear to watch the Freddy, Halloween etc movies.

Cheers

Vicki

[greatcyber]

I'm afraid I haven't outgrown my love of bad horror movies. Of course, I prefer good ones. Freddie and Michael kind of slasher movies don't scare me, they make me laugh most of the time. Right off the top of my head, I can't think of the last one I saw that actually scared me.

[sunwaiter]

If you ask me about the last time i had to shut down my tv in the middle of a movie, i'll answer Wolf Creek. Actually it's a particular scene that made me behave like this: One of the "heroins" is caught by the nasty redneck in the garage, and gets her fingers cut off, before she's turned into a "head on a stick". I just can't stand pain as realistic as in this scene (the screams, etc). So i can also conclude the actress is quite good. Despite this detail, i managed to watch it until the end, and i find it's a good movie.

[mathetes1963]

Not really into horror flicks myself, but I've long been a devotee of tokusatsu films, especially kaiju eiga (Google those terms and see what you come up with ).

[greatcyber]

Wolf Creek...sounds like one to add to my list to search for. To revise my previous post, I did see the Unborn and it was "creepy" but actually, about 2 months ago and old classic, "The Exorcist" was on. That one still makes the hair on my arms stand up, but since I have seen it so many times it doesn't scare me now. My reaction to it goes back to when it was originally released...and BOY, was I scared then!

Interestingly enough, after these what, 30 years later(?) the version I saw on satellite recently was one that I had NEVER seen before. For example, in the version released to the theatres back then you saw the demon's image superimposed over Raegin's face only twice in the movie. (There go the hairs) But in this version, they superimposed it at least six times before the exorcism begins. There was also a deleted scene when Fr. Caras comes to the house (which was never in the original) and she came down the stairs, albeit she was climbing down while on the ceiling and her head turned up in a most unusual way. Sort of like in The Unborn trailer. I remember thinking, "why would they add that scene sooooooo many years later?"

So, that would be the last movie that actually scared me (again).

[tittualex]

I think The Exorcist was a scary movie..........

[Buchpteclare]

I'm not a great fan of that type of film - but those I have seen don't particularly bother me. With one exception - Alien, in all it's versions. I won't watch them at all!

[marval]

I queued up when The Exocist came out, everyone said I should not go to see it on my own. I did, and people in the cinema were fainting, but it had no scary effect on me. The only film that made me shiver a little was Picnic at Hanging Rock, perhaps because it was suppose to be a true story.


Margaret

[Contratrombone64]

deleted scene when Fr. Caras comes to the house (which was never in the original) and she came down the stairs, albeit she was climbing down while on the ceiling and her head turned up in a most unusual way.

I saw this with Vicki, and we both laughed so much we nearly had bladder loss.

[Tûrwethiel]

Actually, it was the "director's cut" ... many, many years after the first release. CT64 and I went to one of those swish cinemas and were prepared to be frightened. We ordered glasses of wine to be delivered when we thought we would be suitably frightened and ended up giggling a lot about clothes, hair and a general lack of acting ability.

Cheers

Vicki

[marval]

Yes, that I can understand, I was always a bit puzzled about the hysteria. I think people read about the film and assumed it would be scary.


Margaret

[methodistgirl]

The Exorcist was based on a true story about a boy that was possessed
like that but the movies used a girl. Linda Blair.
judy tooley

[Contratrombone64]

Thanks for clearing that up Judy, I wondered where they got the story from ...