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Wait… was this a comedy? The acting is so hammy, the dialogues are laughable, horror? don't make me laugh… LOL… did people in the 1960s actually find this scary? Morons… this needs a remake. BORING!
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"No fate but what we make." -Terminator II
Why? Because I thought it was boring and not scary at all? If you were scared by this, fine. I read somewhere it's one of the scariest movies ever made. Eh… hm… no, it's not. Maybe, if you're 6 years old. How is it scary? How, exactly?
shareEh… hm… no, it's not.
Entirely apart from MY opinion (which was set when I saw the film at age 7 and has never wavered), it is mutually agreed upon (by objective and professional audiences and not just horror aficionados) as one of the top ten most frightening films ever made, and most modern directors of horror will say (if they admit it) that it's been an influence on every successful scare-inducing movie made since.
Now, dropping into a Board primarily made up of people who are anything but objective about what is widely considered to be a masterpiece is an invitation to be eviscerated.
Just saying.
There are many films I abhor that others seem to love...but I don't go onto their Boards and give my opinion...because I know what would happen.
Doing so simply to get a reaction is the definition of being a troll.
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Yep, number 1 on Scorsese's scariest horror movies of all time.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/10/28/martin-scorseses-top- 11-horror-films-of-all-time.html
Great list. Thanks for the link.
The original has always been #1 on my scariest movies list too. I first saw it when I was a kid and it scared the pants off of me. I've seen it probably 10 or more times since, and it's still as scary as it ever was.
To the OP, it's a psychological horror film. Part of its great effectiveness is you never really see anything.
I agree with the other posters, the remake was terrible. Too bad, as I'm a fan of Liam Neeson, Lilli Taylor, and Bruce Dern, so it sounded promising. share
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I think I saw it, years and years ago. But I'm not positive, and have now found it on YouTube, so will take a look. Thanks!
Just finished watching the 1989 version of The Woman in Black. You've seen it? It was decent, I like the atmosphere in the scenes at and around the house on the marsh.
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Yes, I did, but now I feel like I need to watch it over again to compare the two.
I just came across one of your posts on the Woman in Black board, and while I've only just watched it, I can see why watching it years after your original viewing left you disappointed. I agree that The Scene isn't very effective.
I'm now 20 minutes into The Changling and don't recognize any of it, so this is a treat! The house is amazing, and George C. Scott is excellent, as usual.
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The Changeling is worthy inheritor of The Haunting's creep factor. No spoilers here, but...
No fate but what we make. -Terminator II
So basically you think this board is for people who like the movie, and those who do not need not apply? Who the heck made you king of this forum, and who gave you the power to decide who posts what and when?
I guess fascism IS in fact an innate aspect of the human psyche, judging by your lamentably juvenile attitude.
Having said that...telling people that a bunch of folks think such and such has no bearing whatsoever on the actual truth of a film's quality, not that one can objectively measure the quality of a work of art such as a film.
Call me back in 50 years when your posts are being discussed in a forum.
The Mona Lisa is very small, faded, and is not all that attractive. In the end my opinion on that particular masterpiece matters not at all.
There are plenty of films that I find intolerably worthless that are considered 'great masterpieces of horror', but I don't go onto their Boards to criticize them with my 'opinion' because...as I said above...the people have spoken on that matter and my opinion isn't going to sway theirs, only make them angry (which is called 'trolling', as I've mentioned previously in this thread.) I simply know better than to throw mud on someone's sacred cow, no matter what I think.
No fate but what we make. -Terminator II
Lolllll you're funny, you're good at telling jokes.."top ten most frightening films ever made" hahaha!!!
shareI agree, despite the director made the Curse of the Cat people witch i like. this is BS, i'm not enough patient to watch it.
The Gosh and Mrs Muir for example is also much better.
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It's an interesting flick, but not scary. You may not agree - and it doesn't mean either of us is "wrong."
The Kubrick film IS far superior, in every way.