Not that this will get a reply, but I thought I'd ask... what is your FAVORITE SCARY MOVIE???

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Permalink Reply by Shari on October 30, 2011 at 12:00pm

I'd have to say that mine are:

 

The Shining (never have slept soundly since)

Exorcist (AAGGHHH!!)

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (scared the CRAP out of me!)

SAW

Paranormal Activity 2 (still have yet to see 3)

Halloween 

Silence of the Lambs

The Strangers

High Tension (OMG!!! SICK!)

Devil's Rejects

 

Outside of The Shining being number one, I have no particular order.  Anyone else?

 

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Permalink Reply by j24young on October 31, 2011 at 2:44pm

Love part of your list but also worth a mention is Nightmare on Elm St. (original of course), Sixth Sense, OldBoy (depends on if you consider it a horror movie), [rec],and It (Pennywise made me hate clowns)... 

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Permalink Reply by Dave Lathrop on October 30, 2011 at 12:06pm

Anything with Adam Sandler in it really scares me...!

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Permalink Reply by Shari on October 30, 2011 at 12:10pm

And now for a serious list, Dave?

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Permalink Reply by Dave Lathrop on October 30, 2011 at 12:12pm

I take it you haven't seen "Don't Mess with the Zohan"?

 

OK, lemme think about it...

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Permalink Reply by Shari on October 30, 2011 at 12:25pm

Thank you.  :)

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Permalink Reply by Justin G on October 31, 2011 at 11:27am

I'm horrified by this one too...

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Permalink Reply by Shari on October 31, 2011 at 11:31am

Post your list, Justin.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Lathrop on October 30, 2011 at 12:31pm

Don't like scary movies... for the most part, they aren't scary, just stupid... but some of the ones I do like are (in alphabetical order)...

 

Alien (especially for the "Chestburster" scene)

Blob (with Steve McQueen) - gave me nightmares when I first saw it

Cape Fear - the original 1962 version... not the remake

Dead and Buried - Dan O'Bannon made this right after Alien

Exorcist - not really scary... just disturbing

Halloween (but ONLY the original!)

Night of the Living Dead (from 1968) - another one that scared me as a kid

Scanners - I likes me David Cronenberg movies!

Shriek of the Mutilated - the movie that introduced the song "Popcorn" by "Hot Butter".

Wait Until Dark - blind woman is alone with robbers in her apartment - great Audrey Hepburn movie

 

As you can tell, I like older scary movies better than the newer ones. To me, there is very little originality in modern scary movies.

 

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Permalink Reply by Shari on October 30, 2011 at 12:35pm

What is wrong with the Cape Fear REMAKE?!?!?  Deniro was INSANE in that part.  When he has Juliette ALONE the drama class - WOAH!!  Never have seen Wait Until Dark... or Dead and Buried.  See... ya learnt me sumthin', Davey!

 

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Permalink Reply by Dave Lathrop on October 30, 2011 at 12:47pm

Sorry Shari, but Juliette Lewis is the worst actress since Pia Zadora... and Robert DeNiro played the part in Cape Fear a little bit too over the top for me... liked the Robert Mitchum portrayal a lot better.

 

I'd also acknowledge a movie called "Dead Again" with Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson. Not scary (at least not for me) but it is very original and interesting...

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Permalink Reply by Shari on October 30, 2011 at 1:38pm

Psychological thrillers are the best.  :)  The idea that something could really happen to you, someone could really be lurking out there with the capabilities of hurting you without a thought in there mind really are the true scary movies.  Gotta disagree with you about your reasons to barely include Cape Fear on your list, though.  I loved it. 

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