Good New Horror Films

[roddglenn]

Pan's Labrynth and Brotherhood of the Wolf should both be essential watching. Both beautifully crafted.

 

[j d worthington]

Back to recommendations - I know it gets quite a pasting from the critics but I have to admit a guilty secret - that is - quite enjoying Event Horizon (although I can't quite work out why)....no accounting for taste I suppose

I felt that the last 20 minutes or so were a letdown -- straight to the gorefest element -- but up to that point, I thought it was a very intriguing and fascinating film... nifty concept, very creepy....

 

[Foxbat]

I felt that the last 20 minutes or so were a letdown -- straight to the gorefest element -- but up to that point, I thought it was a very intriguing and fascinating film... nifty concept, very creepy....

I agree. Another movie with a similar problem is Carpenter's Prince Of Darkness. Good movie..up to a point.

 

[j d worthington]

Yep. That one -- and even In the Mouth of Madness -- have so much to really like... but they end up being brought down by too much reliance on gore and stereotyped events. Still worth watching... but they could have been sooooo much better.....

 

[tangaloomababe]

Originally posted by Ice Fyre

Teh best two "new" films I've seen recently are

Pans labrynth a strange and dark fary tale set during the Spannish Civil war.

Brotherhood of the wolf (loosley based on true events) a kung fu/monster/period costume drama/gothic/romance. Very intriguing film.

Both are foreign language films (pans in Spannish and Wolf's in French) but enjoyable nontheless.

Easily two of my favorite movies Ice, Brotherhood is an interesting although violent movie, I couldn't stop thinking about it after I had seen it. Best watched in subtitles, as in Pan's Labrynith.

Both movies are beautifully filmed, have an excellent storyline and captivate you from start to finish.

 

[Allegra]

Diary of the Dead. It's new but I don't know if it's good. The director George Romero has a strong opinion about zombies' running ability:

"Zombies don't run," he states firmly. "They can't! Their ankles would snap.
"What did they do - wake from the dead and immediately join a health club? I don't get it."

- BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Zombie maestro lays down the lore

 

[j d worthington]

I'm willing to give it a chance. So far, Romero has used his zombie films to not only tell character-driven stories, but to make some often very pointed social commentary; and not infrequently to make a few comments about the genre he works in, as well....

 

[HoopyFrood]

Yes, I was reading the other day (actually, I think it was the article Allegra posted) about this new film comments on all the forms of communication and technology that's arising -- things like YouTube and etc.

Needless to say, seeing as it's a zombie film and a Romero at that, I'll be going to see the new film.

And yes, zombies don't run! (But then I've probably grown up with the Romero zombies, so any that run in other films just seem wrong...)

As for good new horror films -- I haven't seen one for a while, partly because I don't go to the cinema a quarter as often as I used to, and plus I...just haven't seen any that have blown me away. I'll have a think...

OK, had a browse through the thread and I can certainly endorse some of the suggestions already made. Not surprising that I'm also going to say that all of Romero's previous films, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead etc should be watched. And also J.d's recommendation of Ringu (although I'm also quite partial to the remake, as well). And Sixth Sense. That's a great film, that one.

 

[Fried Egg]

Re: Update on my horror film watching

Just thought I'd update you helpful people on my horror film viewing thanks to the many recommendations I have received in this thread. There a still many films mentioned here that I have not found the opportunity yet to watch but here's the ones I have:

Cronos - I really liked this film. At first I thought the music was OTT and the film a little slow but by the end I found that the director had crafted a wonderful and tense atmosphere. The story itself was an interesting take on vampirism.

John Carpenter's Vampires - This was OK but not great. I thought the stylised special effects made the film appear older than it actually was (and not in a good way). The level of violence/gore didn't upset me but I found the story line to be a bit weak.

 

[Nesacat]

Am going to second Fried Egg on both. Cronos is a nifty little film, which I like very much and have watched several times. It's a new look at what being a vampire is all about. Another good one by the same director is Devil's Backbone.

Vampires was a let down after all the hype. I felt that the gore and violence was doing it's level best and failing to make up for a weak plot.

 

[ajit]

Natural Born Killers, Dawn of the Dead, The Devil's Rejects

 

[nj1]

i'm not a big fan of the genre, but i did enjoy watching 1408 the other night. Started out as a good story, jumping in parts, but lost the plot a bit near the end, (my wife was well confused). all in all a decent horror film which in the current climate is quite rare, most now a days are just gore fests.

 

[Winter Lord]

John Carpenter's Vampires - This was OK but not great. I thought the stylised special effects made the film appear older than it actually was (and not in a good way). The level of violence/gore didn't upset me but I found the story line to be a bit weak.

The book it was based on was so much better. Near Dark was a much better vampire movie.

 

[Fried Egg]

A couple more updates (I get around to them eventually!):

The Innocents - Very good I thought. Haven't read the original story but it felt well executed.

The Host - Suprisingly good. A horror but tempered by the bizarre humour and surreal imagery and scoring. The plot developed in unexpected ways that kept me guessing until the end.

 

[Diggler]

A couple more updates (I get around to them eventually!):

The Host - Suprisingly good. A horror but tempered by the bizarre humour and surreal imagery and scoring. The plot developed in unexpected ways that kept me guessing until the end.

The Korean's are kind of at the forefront of horror films at the moment. I'm really looking forward to seeing Thirst.

Other worthy Korean Horror's are:

Death Bell Typical slasher genre flick, but does have an interesting ending.

G.P. 506. This was a good one. These troops are sent to an outpost and they start being attacked by some mutating virus.

R-Point. One of my faves. A platoon of korean soldiers are sent on a mission during the Vietnam War to a seemingly haunted zone. Really creepy stuff.

There's a hell of a lot more out there, but I don't really watch too many nowadays.

 

[Fried Egg]

Any updates to this thread anyone? There must have been some good new horror movies this last year...

 

[Moonbat]

I have recently watched Rec a Spanish film that was remade by Hollywood as Quarantine. It is very good, kind of Blair Witchy (in that it is filmed at a mocumentary)
The sequel is just coming out at the cinema. I have watched several horror movies over the last few moths, but Rec was by far the best, I'm trying to think of the others I have seen.
I saw Thirst, and it was very good, though not very scary.
Wolfman wasn't scary at all, but was worth seeing if you enjoy that sort of thing.
Pandorum had a few moments of terror
Descent 2 was better than expected, but not as good as the first

 

[Fried Egg]

Well, I can't recall if anyone mentioned it here but I just saw The Eye (The original 2002 version) last night and it was brilliant. Just the sort of thing I was looking for. Don't think I'll bother with the Hollywood remake though...

 

[Triffids]

Anything after the original Halloween is rubbish.

 

[ravenus]

I thought the original Halloween was rubbish.