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Funny, we were talking about that film (the name of which I won't mention so as not to spoil the suspense/surprise) in the chat last night; that and the Wanderers, which is one of my favourite films of all time.

 
Most modern horror movies are rubbish. I've seen fluffy, pink bunnyrabbits who are scarier than modern horror movies.

There are of couse some exceptions. One that spring to mind is "The Others". Pretty scary movie. Spine-tingling.

Of the old ones I'm a huge fan of:

Alien (sci-fi/horror, I know)

Nosferatu (the 1922 version of course)

Psycho (if you're thinking of the remake then you're off your rocker, mate)

Halloween (greatest theme song ever?)

Now don't start thinking of the sequels. Psycho 1 is great, the rest aren't as good. Halloween 1 is great, the rest...no.

But this is of course common knowledge. Sequels (or prequels) are worse than the first movie 99% of the time.

 
I realise that I'm resurrecting this topic, which may have run its course, but glancing through it, I'm amazed nobody has mentioned The Wicker Man, which I think is so much more frightening than the Exorcist, because it is so plausible.

 
The Wicker Man takes me back to back to the point I made about films like Apocalypse Now. A superb film and definitely one I would consider if someone asked me to name my favourite 25 films ever but not one I would ever think of if someone asked me to name my top 10 horror films. The reason for this being that I don't see it as a horror film. Maybe that is for the very reason you say, that being that so much of it is entirely unbelievable (just last week I spent the night in our local hotel and was disturbed throughout the night by a naked busty Scandinavian pounding on the wall of my room with her fists)

 
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The Wicker Man takes me back to back to the point I made about films like Apocalypse Now. A superb film and definitely one I would consider if someone asked me to name my favourite 25 films ever but not one I would ever think of if someone asked me to name my top 10 horror films. The reason for this being that I don't see it as a horror film. Maybe that is for the very reason you say, that being that so much of it is entirely unbelievable (just last week I spent the night in our local hotel and was disturbed throughout the night by a naked busty Scandinavian pounding on the wall of my room with her fists)
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And you find it implausible that a voluptuous Viking blonde would demand admittance to your room in the night?

 
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Funny, we were talking about that film (the name of which I won't mention so as not to spoil the suspense/surprise) in the chat last night; that and the Wanderers, which is one of my favourite films of all time.
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I love the film you won't mention - brilliant from start to finish. Takes me back to my teens.

I remember seeing the Wanderers too but can't remember it being any good!

 
The best Action films are the Bourne trilogy. Miles better than James Bond.

Horror is a tricky one to say the best one.

The worst Horror I've ever seen is The Hills Have Eyes 2. Absolutely awful. No plot whatsoever.

The really good Horror is 30 Days Of Night. One of my favourite films of all time that one :D

 
As far as the horror genre goes, i also think The Fly is awesome.

 
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