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For the last two years i've notice that in the late 90's horror movies just arn't what they use to be. Most have become lame and boring only remaining as former shells of there father's and grand fathers. But I have seen some Great horror movies and some decent horror movies so i'd thought i'd make a list and see what people thought i'll probably keep updating this because some movies I forget or just don't know what the date of their release was). So here goes: "The best and worst horror movies of the 90's+" (based only on my opionon. No flameing if you disagree please)

Enjoyable: Night of the Liveing Dead (90's of course), Dead Alive, The Blair Witch Project, In the Woods, Dog Soliders, Evil Ed, 8 legged Freaks  .More to come (I'm sure there are some I can't remember right off the top of my head)

Unenjoyable: Jeepers Creepers, Children of the Living Dead, Crocidile 1 and 2, Spiders 1 and 2, Octopus 1 and 2, Night of the Liveing Dead revised (as in the one with added footage) Blair Witch Project 2, The "Scream" Movies, the "I Know What You did Last Summer" movies, Carrie 2. More to come probably.

Maybe it's just me I don't know maybe I'm wrong about horror movies turning awful but i'm just intrested what the rest of you think. I don't mean to offend anyone if I put a movie in the enjoyable/unenjoyable list, so please don't flame me. And also any suggestions , opinions.

-the first rule of the fat club-

In general (other than a rare gem here and there), I think horror movies have fizzled since the 1970s. The demise of the drive-ins had a lot to do with it. Modern horror movies rely too much on CG effects and super-duper-ultra-stereo-digital-mega-subwoofer sound effects. I prefer the classic 35 mm, 87 minute, mono sound horror movies from Italy and Spain, especially the ones from about 1968 - 1976.

I agree with most of your enjoyable/not enjoyable selections, except for JEEPERS CREEPERS. I didn't like it very much the first time I saw it, but I thought it was pretty good the 2nd time around.

Update:

Unenjoyable: Zarkor the Invader and Yongary/ Reptialian.

-the first rule of the fat club-

Horror sucks today because the film makers are more intrested in making a quick buck.

Horror is never big at the box office, except around Hollaween time.

So to make the horror movies pay off big in the box office, they dumb the story with cartoon like killings and cartoon like killers with cartoon like heros... Scream is a break thru??? Yea, and what was that story about??? [and people say that War of the Robots has no plot...]

I'll probably get booed for this comment (but I know some of you agree with me, even if you don't admit it), Scream was a decent horror film.  

~Ducks as the rocks are thrown~

At least horror is getting away from the effects driven glop that helped to sink it in the 80s.  Movies like The Blair Witch Project and Below (and others) renew my faith that movies with imagination and character can still be made today.

Home video pretty much killed the drive-in, but the ambience of home viewing is much the same (although not as filled with character).  People lounging on their couches instead of in a car.  But for me, cars are too damn small to go to a drive-in these days.  Besides, all the exploitation movies largely go straight to video anyway.

Skaboi, why should we booed you for that. We have our own opions which we do agree or disagree from time to time.

I like Pieces, Torso, and Mother's Day... but that dosent mean that everybody would agree with me here, either.

Given that it is difficult to get good horror out of hollywood does not mean it's difficult to find some good horror. Hollywood is the essence of mass appeal not quality film making. "The Ring" or its japanesse prepcessor was good, "28 Days Later", "The Cube", only to name a few. Good horror like good anything is something of an effort to find, but it exists and always has... in very small quantities.

All I can say about SCREAM is: "Shame on you, Wes Craven. Shame, shame, shame."

My evidence that the 60s and 70s were better:

 Wes Craven:
***1970s - HILLS HAVE EYES, LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT
***Later - DEADLY FRIEND, SCREAM

Tobe Hooper:
***1970s - TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, EATEN ALIVE
***Later - THE FUNHOUSE, INVADERS FROM MARS

George Romero:
***1960s - NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
***1970s - MARTIN, THE CRAZIES, DAWN OF THE DEAD
***Later - THE DARK HALF, MONKEY SHINES

Brian DePalma:
***1970s - CARRIE, SISTERS
***Later - RAISING CAIN, BODY DOUBLE

PLEASE NOTE THAT I LEFT OUT SOME GOOD MOVIES THAT THESE DIRECTORS MADE AFTER THE 1970s IN ORDER TO MAKE MY POINT. POLITICIANS USE TACTICS LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME, SO WHY CAN'T I?

i liked the first scream...and the second blair witch

the "i know what you did last summer"s sucked

what we need are more daughters of satan films hahahaha well no...

jeepers creepers was awful....

i forgot the icecream man...that was funny and so was mosquito

BODY DOUBLE was a good movie, kind of datted when you see it today, but where else could you see a movie about a porn movies are like 80's music video.

George Romero: DAY OF THE DEAD was a very bad movie, and that is because he didnt get the budget that was asked for... The remake of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD was 10 times better...

Damien01 wrote:

> > George Romero: DAY OF THE DEAD was a very bad movie, and that
> is because he didnt get the budget that was asked for...


Really?  It's my favorite movie in the series.

I appreciate all of your opinions. I will never dis your choices (except saying Children of the Living Dead is best movie ever). And thanks for being polite when you disagreed.

-the first rule of the fat club-

Maybe next week i'll do "50's best and worst giant bug movies"

-the first rule of fat club-

Them!  How can someone not like a giant ant movie

Them awesome raj. I never said Them is a bad movie, it's a good one. And about not liking a giant ant movie, it totaly depends on how well the movies made and also how entertaining. If a movie has giant ant in it then it's not entertaining only because of that that's just what I think.

-the first rule of fat club-

Didn't mean to imply you didn't like Them.

Actually it's the only movie I can think of with giant ants in it.  Sort of like saying Shakes the Clown is the Citizen Kane  of alcoholic clown movies--because it is the only one.

Oh I get you now sorry about that. Actually there is another movie with giant ants if you want to know. It's called "Empire of the Ants" but I heard it sucks though. Havn't seen it myself so I can't say.

-the first rule of fat club-

And, well, it does....but in an entertaining bad movie kind of way.  Great schlock cast.  No one does big bugs/pests like Mr. B-I-G hisownself, Bert I. Gordon.

Empire of the Ants is a great movie if your between the ages of 7 to 12... Also, a great movie to let your kids watch... :D

Cool.  Another movie to put on my list.  Now, what they should do is put both flicks on a dvd.  Actually, how about a drive-in double feature of the ant movies?  Somehow, giant animals on a small screen doesn't do it justice.

If anyone wants a (negative) review of "Empire of the ants" go to "Jabootu's Bad Movies Dimension" they have essay long review there. But there is a diffrence between reading a review about a bad movie and actually watching the bad movie so who know. If I ever see at a video store I'll watch and tell you what I thought.

-the first rule of fat club-

Chadzilla wrote:

> Damien01 wrote:
>
> > > George Romero: DAY OF THE DEAD was a very bad movie, and
> that
> > is because he didnt get the budget that was asked for...
>
>
> Really?  It's my favorite movie in the series.

Mine too.

ARGH! How could I forget!? (Slaps forehead) I forgot "Resident Evil"
that was a pretty bad movie and i'm putting it under the "Unenjoyable" list. And ,after thinking about it,  I decided not to add "Yongary/Reptilian", The "Tremors" movies, or "Zarkor" because I think they're more of a the "giant monster movie" genre. I do a topic about "the best and worst giant monster movies 90's +".

Enjoyable: Night of the Liveing Dead (90's of course), Dead Alive, The Blair Witch Project, In the Woods, Dog Soliders, Evil Ed, 8 legged Freaks .

Unenjoyable: Jeepers Creepers, Children of the Living Dead, Crocidile 1 and 2, Spiders 1 and 2, Octopus 1 and 2, Night of the Liveing Dead revised (as in the one with added footage) Blair Witch Project 2, The "Scream" Movies, the "I Know What You did Last Summer" movies, Carrie 2 , Resident Evil.

-the first rule of fat club-

See Gerry, my review was good!  It made you want to watch the movie!

Dr. Freex of TBMR has stated that he considered Doc Logan to be the cinematic Mad Scientist perfected, or something to that effect.

Chadzilla...what are you talking about!? What club? Do mean the message board club or "fat club" or something else?

-the first rule of fat club-

Something else, the Day of the Dead Appreciation Soceity.  Which consists of me and anyone else who thinks Day of the Dead is the bee's knees of zombie movies.

Here is the review I mentioned to Gerry

http://www.scifilm.org/reviews/daydead.html

"fat club"?  Can't join, too svelte.  But I have an inner fat man, does that count?

O.K.  
Anyway I use the quote "the first rule of fat club" is based on a line from the book "Fight Club". Then on t.v. I saw a cartoon where they were making a movie (which is normal on this cartton) the characters had gotton fat so they made a movie called "Fat Club" so any way I made that my quote (and i'm also chubby)

-the first rule of fat club-

The problem with horror movies now days is that the directors are all from hollywood.Come on the coolest and most memoriable horror movies have always been from primarily Indy directors and created on a low budget. Texas Chainsaw Massacre,Halloween(not really an indy movie but its low budget enough),The hills have eyes, Night of the living dead.
These movies kicked ass because they were made on a low budget and by director which have not yet been seduced by hollywood.They were made to actually scare us not to make us spend are money because of BIGGER BETTER MORRE BLOODY EFFECTS. Come on so many of the horror movies now days death scenes are just so comical.Sure they have goten more bloody but also they have gotten less real.
Come on holly wood get with the program and relise your horror movies suck.Stop trying to make a quick buck and produce something scary for a change.