The Batlord

Best Arnold sci fi action horror movie is Terminator though.

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Akai

ftfy

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Aloysius

Fixed it back. T2 is enjoyable but T1 still wins with a perfect gradual build of tension.

Akai

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Frownland

I don't know about you guys, but Kindergarten Cop is clearly his best.

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Akai

Richard Tyson as Cullen Crisp still haunts my childhood dreams.

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duga

A lot of these are great. I've been listing a lot of crap horror movies because I have a soft spot for crap movies in general - 80s cheese is like nostalgia heaven for me. But there are some really great, well made horror movies out there. All time favorite is hands down the original Halloween - I'm a fan of the sequels, but I generally regard the first one as its own standalone movie (where it's just a terrifying force of evil stalking innocent babysitters and the killer's not actually hunting down family). The Haunting, Poltergeist, the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Shining, Psycho, 28 Days/Weeks Later, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, The Ring (Japanese version), Carrie...you can't go wrong. Even the classic Universal monster movies are great (The Mummy, Frankenstein, Dracula...classics). I'll throw a more contemporary movie in and say I thought the Conjuring was really well done. A great horror movie is also a great social commentary since the truly scary ones are tapping into the fears of the culture at the time.

Prepare to snooze a bit for Barry Lyndon. As a period film, it's amazing - the costumes, sets, all natural lighting (every set was lit with whatever natural light sources you happen to see in the room or from moderate lighting shone in through the windows) - it's truly an accomplishment in that regard. The story is even engaging for the first 90 minutes. But then it just keeeppss goinggggg. Worth a watch, but it's definitely not my favorite Kubrick film.

What else haven't you seen? I've mentioned these earlier since I recently did a Kubrick run myself, but The Killing and Paths of Glory are often overlooked Kubrick films that really deserve a watch.

It's for sure sci-fi/horror. Aliens is sci-fi/action. Every Alien film is like a director's take on the material.

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Akai

Also great use of 'stylized direction', shot like an 18th century painting

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Frownland

Love pretty much all of those as well. I would have most definitely included TCM since that's probably my favourite classic horror movie that isn't The Shining, but I was posting stuff blankmind might not have known about. I probably would've added on Re-Animator as well.

Are you talking about the older version of The Mummy or the one with Brendan Frasier? I've only seen the latter.

I'm going to repost this until someone takes my great advice.

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duga

Exactly - it really feels like you are watching something from the 18th century as a result. Kubrick is a master of visuals.

Oh yeah! I should definitely have included Re-Animator. Although, I would recommend it to people who are already into horror movies - I've shown it to friends who just didn't "get" it. I included TCM because it seems obvious but I don't think people realize just how well made it was and they tend to lump it in with other slasher flicks. The atmosphere is so disturbing - the soundtrack consists of sounds from a slaughterhouse. It's used in a subtle way, but it definitely works its way into your subconscious. The first time I watched it, I popped it on expecting an easy Friday the 13th/Nightmare of Elm Street type watch but it scared the **** out of me. It first really hit me when the girl fell into the room with all the bone furniture...the way it was shot, I was able to put myself in her shoes and realized how incredibly terrifying that situation would be.

And I'm definitely talking about the original Mummy with Boris Karloff - the Brendan Fraser version is entertaining, but not a classic like the Karloff version. If you haven't seen it and you like the classics, it's a must-watch.

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