What 5 films in the last 10 years have scared you and why

[deadpunk]

As for the whole "torture porn" argument, I don't buy it at all, and seems particularly snobby coming from horror fans in general. Sure, you're totally entitled to not like it, but bemoaning "teh pe0plz R gettin hurtz!" just strikes me as hypocritical considering the horror genre in general. I would have agreed with this statement as a general rule if I had not been treated to Hostel. God, what a load of gore crap that was. Titties, murder, titties, murder, murder the titties... That was most ridiculous excuse for a movie I ever saw.

[blind2d]

You actually saw Hostel... intentionally? I feel sorry for you... but what do I know, I'm a 70-year-old dwarf.

[deadpunk]

You actually saw Hostel... intentionally? I feel sorry for you... but what do I know, I'm a 70-year-old dwarf. It was a friend's turn to pick.

[Danny]

It was a friend's turn to pick. i learnt to plan not only my choice, but work around possible friends choices to avoid another fiasco like fucking mirrors.

[clanglee]

You know. . I kind of liked Hostel. Granted, it was over the top gross, but I enjoyed the style of the movie. Just like Cabin Fever, it was a shallow and gross movie, but one with great style and quirkiness. I love the pancake kid in CF and the little bubblegum gang in Hostel.

[Danny]

You know. . I kind of liked Hostel. Granted, it was over the top gross, but I enjoyed the style of the movie. Just like Cabin Fever, it was a shallow and gross movie, but one with great style and quirkiness. I love the pancake kid in CF and the little bubblegum gang in Hostel. see i dont know why cabin fever has a bad rep. i got the dvd free in a wholesale of flicks off ebay and never watched it, then was doing some college shit years back and caught it on tv, and whilst it was nothing special, it seemed to me like some random people in a house hiding form something, like an american dog soldiers, i mean i saw it once barely so i probably missed something but whats the problem with that film that it has such a foul reputation?

[clanglee]

see i dont know why cabin fever has a bad rep. i got the dvd free in a wholesale of flicks off ebay and never watched it, then was doing some college shit years back and caught it on tv, and whilst it was nothing special, it seemed to me like some random people in a house hiding form something, like an american dog soldiers, i mean i saw it once barely so i probably missed something but whats the problem with that film that it has such a foul reputation? I dunno, I liked it. It was nothing new per se, but I enjoyed it. .

[deadpunk]

I thought Cabin Fever was decent. It sure wasn't the worst thing I'd ever seen. It has that reputation because it has three bad qualities: 1. The cast sucked. Some of the worst acting I have ever seen. 2. It was predictable as hell. After 15 minutes, you knew exactly where it was going. 3. The plot was cheesy. Not Evil Dead intentional cheesy, the other kind. It had some pretty good moments though.

[Danny]

i dont know, i think eli roth flicks have the same type of problem as the davinchi code stuff, it has such a bad reputation most people wont even consider it as anything but shit without looking into it themselves. -though i do think dan browns books are shit from past experience, but the metaphor stands, sometimes a thing is "cool" to hate, even if people dont know why. -to add the double whammy, its like the antithesis of dollhouse, which was an incredibly poor television show, but even after hating episode 1 youll give it two more because its joss whedon.

[shootemindehead]

I'd have to disagree with you there. If you think about the average movie-goer and zombie movies, they usually root for or against the characters and then in turn the gore is rated as related to their connection. People cheer if the "bad guy" is gutted, they sigh or scream if a "good guy" is taken down, etc. And that of course is all related to the plot. Tricky special effects are a bit of an added bonus, though. That's not an issue really. The average movie-goer doesn't "do" zombie flicks in general. I'm old enough to remember the tail-end of 70's-80's zombie cycle, kicked off by the...ahem...notoriously gory 'Dawn of the Dead' (where flesh chomping and exploding heads were onscreen before were even knew the names of characters). The likes of 'Zombie Flesh Eaters', 'The Beyond' or 'Zombie Creeping Flesh' didn't attract viewers because of their characters or plot...it was the gore (inspired by Romero's 1978 gore-fest). And for a long time, that WAS the promise of the average zombie movie. Most "average movie-goers" still think that zombie flicks are filled with dumb plots, bad acting and tons of flesh eating gore. The reason for this is that that is what they were sold on and for a long time, that's what they contained. The very premise is "flesh eating" by rotting corpses. A taboo that is perhaps blase now, but when the zombie film was in it's hayday, it was truly upsetting and objectionable for many people. The corner was probably turned in the 2000's though, when gore simply isn't enough to attract the horror fan any more, as the gore make-up effects in most movies far outstrip the level that was par the course in the 70's-80's and it's far more prevalent these days.

[kortick]

I cant remember the last horror movie that i found 'scary' That doesnt mean I havent seen movies that I enjoyed a lot, but as far as sitting there in the theater frightened, its been a long time. I have read books that I can honestly say creeped the hell out of me. But I dont give up hoping that there is a movie out there that will frighten.

[deadpunk]

I have read books that I can honestly say creeped the hell out of me. My first Stephen King read was Cujo. I think I was maybe 12? The opening bit, with the monster under the bed... I don't think I slept for a week.

[Minerva_Zombi]

The Blair Witch Project - One of the scariest movies period. Paranormal Activity - Very realistic. So much that it just gives the creeps thinking about it. [REC] - The last 20 minutes or so is just extremely intense. 28 Days Later - A perfect look at the end of the world. Which is must scarier to me than infected monsters. Silent Hill - Great video game adaptation. Very intense movie.

[kidgloves]

The Blair Witch Project - One of the scariest movies period. Paranormal Activity - Very realistic. So much that it just gives the creeps thinking about it. [REC] - The last 20 minutes or so is just extremely intense. 28 Days Later - A perfect look at the end of the world. Which is must scarier to me than infected monsters. Silent Hill - Great video game adaptation. Very intense movie. It seems that we have similar tastes my friend. Paranormal Activity has totally done me. As did Blair Witch before it and other POV/cam movies.

[Mike70]

it's not a movie but that show "hoarders" on A&E puts the creeps on me for sure. that freaks me out in ways that horror could never do.