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lotita View member profile	26th May 2016, 06:06 PM Post #141
feminist icon Pronouns: she/her Joined: 21 April 2015 Posts: 25,354 User: 21,777	I've read the Exorcist but never got round to seeing the film (I know, I know, it applies to WAY too many in here!!! I'm going to aim to watch quite a few of these after my exams finish ) Incredible write ups, I've really enjoyed this countdown! Thanks Bal


Chez Wombat View member profile	26th May 2016, 06:22 PM Post #142
The owls are not what they seem Pronouns: He/him Joined: 11 July 2009 Posts: 37,125 User: 9,232	Oh I actually thought The Exorcist had already been somehow I probably should've guessed that seeing as the main song from the soundtrack was your Halloween spin off entry! Anyway, fantastic film and very worthy number 1. I agree that the Regan images stayed with me a long time too and it's such a deep and tragic story, I like that it treats something like a possession story with real care and thought and isn't just played for cheap scares, it truly shows the full horror behind it in many ways. I must get round to seeing some of these I haven't seen yet as what I have are some of my all time favourites too! Great countdown, absolutely loved reading it.


Nina West View member profile	30th May 2016, 10:48 PM Post #143
We're all Glitter and Tears in the Moonlight... Joined: 24 September 2013 Posts: 10,022 User: 19,846	Some great movies here and some amazing classics. Peeping Tom = Yes, yes, yes a 100 times yes, this would definitely be in my alltime fave horror movies and glad it's remembered, such an eerie and unpleasant movie, that's so beautifully shot and had the injustice of being panned at it's time, probably coming out at the wrong time. One of the first slasher movies and really set the bar for the genre. The POV shot of the victims terrified faces is still unnerving to this day and the performances in this are excellent and you never know what he's gonna do next. Omen = Another firm fave of mine, I do agree that scene with the nanny hanging herself was so unsettling and twisted, this movie was just so good and even liked the 2 follow ups which concluded the trilogy. The remake was terrible and best avoided. Halloween = Probably the greatest teen slasher of alltime, the opening scene of a young Michael really set the tone for what's to come. Everything about this was perfect, the tone, the direction and the cast, Donald Pleasure was simply brilliant as the manic Dr Loomis and Jamie Lee Curtis was just amazing. The creepy tension and Michael Myers himself has never been scarier. Shame none of the sequels that followed matched this brilliance and only got worse and worse, although did enjoy Part 2 as it picks up where this one ends and love to watch both this and No2 on Halloween as a double bill. This post has been edited by SamJudd: 30th May 2016, 10:48 PM


Harve View member profile	30th May 2016, 10:59 PM Post #144
Cœur poids plume Joined: 3 November 2007 Posts: 18,129 User: 4,718	Eeek, slightly worrying (for me) that I've only seen two of your top 10. I've always been a bit obscure in preferring 21st century horror but I can definitely see why the Exorcist is your fave. <3


Nina West View member profile	30th May 2016, 10:59 PM Post #145
We're all Glitter and Tears in the Moonlight... Joined: 24 September 2013 Posts: 10,022 User: 19,846	Psycho = Another amazing classic and definitely ranks as my fave Alfred Hitchcock movie, the opening murder really takes you off guard as you think that the character is gonna be main star, and that amazing twist at the end, which everybody probably already knows was just brilliant and loved it upon first viewing. This never gets boring and the entire plot and events unfolding keeps you hooked to the screen the entire time. Suspria = Didn't think anyone on here would know this one, but glad we're on the same wavelength here. Italian horror at it's finest, Dario Argento's masterpiece on full display here, the eerie tension, the beautiful colours and manic weirdness that's going on throughout, and plus the gruesome murders are beautifully shot and well crafted. This is just a pure work of art and love Dario Argento's movies, other classics he's had are 'Deep Red', 'The Bird With Crystal Plummage', 'Tenebrae', 'Opera' & 'Phemonena'. Nightmare On Elm Street = What can I say about this, just brilliant and one of my personal fave horror movies of alltime, just awesome and Robert England is just a legend and the plot was just so inventive and that first murder was just so gruesome and disturbing, just fantastic. As for your #1 choice 'The Exorcist', well I do like that one, but don't love it and wouldn't class it as one of my alltime faves, but a great choice all the same and thanks for hosting this, it has been a well and truly interesting read.