The remake is great but only because it's like scene for scene of the original, isn't it?

I've seen the remake but I can't remember if I found it boring or good.

The remake is good (I have a real thing about remakes and never liking them as much as the originals - but this is an example of remakes done WELL). It's just the Swedish original, with the language and all just feels more foreign and sparse and thus chilling for me. Not much between them I agree, but if I had to choose one, it'd be the original for sure.

I think it's probably because I saw the remake first and I adore Chloe Moretz probably.

Definitely wasn't expecting No Country For Old Men to pop up as never even thought of that being a horror! Excellent movie though and superbly acted

 

Not seen Let The Right One In but I watched the English remake- which was one of the first few horrors I'd ever watched- and therefore I absolutely hated it as the gore and that really freaked me out, maybe one I need to re-watch though due to me improving with gore and my love for Moretz!

30. The Orphanage >> Along with '[Rec]' & 'Martyrs' it's in my top 4 favourite non-English films. I prefer this to 'Pans Labyrinth' personally, a film which I find good, but overrated. If you've not seen the first two '[Rec]' movies & 'Martyrs' Bal, I'd highly recommend, although the latter is extremely hard to watch at times! <<

 

LOOOOOVING this so far <3 Looking forward to seeing where all the classics will end up!

See [REC] and Martyrs would be in my top 5 horror fims list. I definitely second their recommendation! (although Martyrs is one of the most harrowing things I've ever watched in my life and it's probably important to be aware of that)

She left behind small traces of her time on Earth, visible only to those who know where to look.

 

 

24. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

 

Overrated or not Pan's Labyrinth is still one of the most sensational films of recent times for me. The horror of the film comes from the juxtaposition of childhood innocence with the brutality of war and the true terror that humans can instill. It's beautifully shot and acted and directed, with wondrous caverns filled with mystery and intrigue alongside the harsh backdrops of the Spanish civil war. It's a film about imagination but more specifically the danger of losing this imagination. Not necessarily scary, like some of the other films here, but it carries such a heavy gravitas that I can't help but leave the film feeling panic-stricken and full of grief and sadness - two terrifying states of being.

 

Best scene: Pale man. :mellow: Yes it's a predictable choice but it's utterly terrifying and dangerous.

we watched Pan's Labyrinth in Spanish last year and I was completely blown away. Absolutely FANTASTIC film, one of the only films I've cried in public over :kink: Okay this one we HAVE to watch on rabb.it!!!!

 

The torture scene was the absolute worse for me :(

It's the end of the world

 

 

23. The Birds (1963)

 

The first of two Hitchcock films to make it (his two defining horror films, I couldn't NOT include them). Yes. It's The Birds. Not technically a perfect film like some of his main masterpieces but it's one of his most fun movies. Du Maurier's novel (she has another novel to come in the countdown as it happens) was the perfect choice for film adaptation. The film's horror comes in its gradual build up... trips to bird shops, slow momentary attacks, gradually increasing to legions and legions of menacing birds, culminating in the horrifying final few scenes. What do they actually stand for and represent? It's pretty lacklustre in terms of today's special effects but it doesn't matter because for Hitchcock the effects come from his masterful direction, his attention to every single bit of detail and his wondrous way of making his films leap out of the screen.

 

Best scene: School yard scene and build up of the menacing dark birds :mellow: I actually saw this scene in isolation away from the film initially, and was pretty wowed by it, but it makes even more sense in relation to the film around it. A brilliant, masterful piece of cinema.

Both two films I've heard lots about and I really want to see, both look and sound great!

 

we watched Pan's Labyrinth in Spanish last year and I was completely blown away. Absolutely FANTASTIC film, one of the only films I've cried in public over :kink: Okay this one we HAVE to watch on rabb.it!!!!

 

The torture scene was the absolute worse for me :(

Yes we do! We'll do that sometime over the next couple of weeks :) (I start half term end of next week and planning quite a few rabb.it movie sessions so hopefully we can do a few horrors then!)

The Birds is another one on my "must watch" list! Have heard incredible things so really need to get round to it.

'Pan's Labyrinth', despite finding it overrated myself, I still really liked it and wouldn't not recommend it to anyone. It's most certainly one of the most unique films this side of the millennium!

 

'The Birds'! YESSSS! One of my absolute favourites too. My fave by Hitchcock also, but I think that's down to it being the first of his movies I saw (at a really young age) so I have a big connection with it! He is the master of suspense for a reason and this film only further proves it!

I don't find Pan's overrated in the slightest. I think it's utterly captivating and there's nothing quite like it. The blend of war drama / thriller / horror / family drama / fantasy is just totally unique. The two female leads are also totally believable and I always cry at the end, so powerful.

 

The Birds is jokes.

Of the recent entries -

 

Shaun of the Dead is fun and a great film but I wouldn't put it anywhere near a top 50 personally.

 

Scream is surprisingly good, surprisingly clever and the opening scene is a masterclass. What makes the film really work is that even though it's clearly a parody it's made by people who want to pay homage and truly love the genre rather than trying to mock it (Scary Movie I'm looking at you)

 

No Country For Old Men - great film and some wonderful acting but I can't bring myself to call this a Horror.

 

Let The Right One In - If vampire movies come in pairs then the 80s had The Lost Boys' teen vampire fantasies vs Near Dark's more adult take. Recently we had Twilight (urgh!) and this would be the modern Near Dark. Smarter, funnier, darker and just better in every way. The final scene shows just how cold and calculating she is. Chilling stuff. The remake is ok but I'd never watch it again in preference.

 

 

Pan's Labyrinth - It has moments of Horror but for me this is pure Fantasy. The real horror comes from man's behavior much like any War film. That said it is among my favourite ever films.

 

The Birds - Also my favourite Hitchcock movie. Although on another day I might say Psycho. A masterpiece of the genre and the schoolyard scene is utter, utter genius.

I actually laughed in my film club at school when we watched The Birds. Like properly laughed out loud.

They are f***ing Birds.

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Like the others before you, one by one, we will take you.

 

 

22. The Evil Dead (1981)

 

Apologies for the delay! We're back now and kicking off with the most iconic gruesome horrors going. The one that really set the bench mark for all others. I mean it is billed as an out-&-out horror but it's so hysterically hilarious and zany that it's a laugh a minute alongside the horror. Incredibly over the top and eccentric, Sam Raimi really mastered this tragically awful, yet oddly brilliant escapism of horror cinema with The Evil Dead and he continued to work on the formula at other times during his career, including much later on in a film still to feature!

 

 

Best scene: A fair few that make me scream (in laughter and horror) but Ash being tormented and then being scared as he peers into the basement is probably the one that gets biggest reaction from me :mellow:

They are bad people. They should suffer.

 

 

21. Kill List (2011)

 

From the zany and eccentric to the gritty and real. Kill List won't have been seen by many here, but it's one of the great British horrors to come from recent years in my opinion. I love films about cults (not to be confused with 'cult films') and this is one of the most intense and frightening of the genre. Filmed in Sheffield it is very British at heart, often difficult to understand the accents of the actors and creepily close to home. Merging thriller action with psychological horror and eventually occult mystery, it's a haunting trip of a movie and well worth a watch. A brilliant trailer too, it's what drew me into the film initially.

 

Best scene: I'm not sure about best but the hammer scene stuck with me for ages after viewing the film :mellow: Not for the faint hearted!

Evil Dead and Kill List are both visceral delights.

 

Kill List is a real slow burner and it nicely hides it's Horror credentials for some time

I'm not really a horror films person but I've been following this anyway. Pan's Labyrinth though!! We watched it twice for Spanish GCSE and it was absolutely excellent. :heart: