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Post by lazario on May 15, 2009 5:49:11 GMT -5
This is perhaps the greatest horror film opening I've ever seen! You just can't beat this fucking creepy whistling, the woeful sorrow, the sullen repression of the main character. Walking through those dark woods. The stick-like dead trees. Those hard-edged, sharp gate spikes. Cold air, her breath showing in the black night, the frozen vocals of Nanette singing "Ladybird" ...
Fright (1971):
(BEEN REMOVED FROM YOUTUBE)
Any other scenes you guys think are the best openings to a horror film you've ever seen?
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Post by tsmooth31 on May 17, 2009 4:04:20 GMT -5
i forget what movie it was, but the begining was when there was like 100 people on a ship and they all get sliced in half
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Post by BitchFromHell on May 17, 2009 19:08:55 GMT -5
i forget what movie it was, but the begining was when there was like 100 people on a ship and they all get sliced in half Ghost Ship? |
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Post by tsmooth31 on May 18, 2009 22:57:16 GMT -5
yep thats it thanks, pretty cool begining that i didnt expect, i think i remember the movie sucking tho, been awhile since i saw it tho
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Post by lazario on May 27, 2009 9:18:10 GMT -5
If I wanted to see a good movie with a special effect like that... I wouldn't expect they would serve it upfront and then, bore me the rest of the way.
I'm grateful for the work that produced the effect. But a good horror film knows how to reserve its' shock and great gore for the right moment. That makes even Nightmare on Elm Street 3 much smarter than Ghost Ship.
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Post by tsmooth31 on May 28, 2009 7:30:18 GMT -5
I'm grateful for the work that produced the effect. But a good horror film knows how to reserve its' shock and great gore for the right moment. That makes even Nightmare on Elm Street 3 much smarter than Ghost Ship.
i wouldnt say that, i think right in the begining like that is the perfect time, i know i didnt expect it the first time i saw it and im sure not many other people did, true the rest of the movie could and should have been better, but im all for a movie to surprise me right off the bat, just give me some more of the goods throughout
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Post by lazario on May 30, 2009 4:26:43 GMT -5
Yeah but you don't get what horror is missing. It's best to start NOT with shock, but with intelligence, wit, or a good story. Why would I be impressed by a movie that starts with 1 flashy gore effect? Then they movie's spent its' entire wad and I have to sit through crud.
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Post by tsmooth31 on May 30, 2009 20:12:33 GMT -5
not if the whole movie is filled with some great gore scenes, i think every horror movie should start with a big bang like that and then keep it up throughout
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Post by lazario on Jun 2, 2009 2:47:44 GMT -5
Gore is not enough alone to make a good horror movie.
And there is no one rule for every horror movie. You should know better. In fact, I've said it before and I think you've agreed with me.
Horror is not a Stupid Person's Genre. It's not made to just keep people from being bored. It's still an Artform too. And Stupid Movies With Gore are not enough to keep the genre going.
Of course now, if you have other ideas - let's hear 'em.
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Post by tsmooth31 on Jun 2, 2009 6:21:31 GMT -5
i have nothing wrong with stupid movies filled with gore, maybe they would get boring if every single one was like that, but like i have said i watch a movie to be entertained, a movie filled with gore entertains me, therefore it does its job, i suggest you start reading books, you can actually find some smart books easier then a smart movie
i know i will never get tired of watching annoying teens get slaughtered by clans of backwoods cannibals or masked killers!! and i really dont care what you say or think
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