Fionavar Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 I just watched The Order (The Sin Eater over the Pond). I enjoyed this - though not really frightening. I would, however, liked to have seen the scenes that they used in the trailer - but did not even include in the deleted scenes of the DVD! I liked this one - it was similar to the Ninth Gate - which I also enjoyed The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mistress Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 I really liked 28 Days Later, but to call it a horror film is a bit of a stretch. I didn't find it scary at all - struck me as closer to a sci-fi film than horror. Sort of an Omega Man/Last Man On Earth type of sci-fi. Yep - I definitely wouldn't call 28 Days Later a horror film. Brilliant though. I loved seeing London almost completely empty. It would be brilliant if they could clear it out like that say, once a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phosphor Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 I just watched The Order (The Sin Eater over the Pond). I enjoyed this - though not really frightening. I would, however, liked to have seen the scenes that they used in the trailer - but did not even include in the deleted scenes of the DVD! I liked this one - it was similar to the Ninth Gate - which I also enjoyed A friend of mine said The Order was one of the worst films she had ever seen.. I thought the trailer looked decent, but I haven't seen the film yet. From what I saw in the trailers, it reminded me somewhat of Stigmata.. Can anyone compare the two? I know Stigmata was panned, but I really enjoyed it - I rather like that sort of thing. Ninth Gate was really good, too. Not scary, but a good mystery type of film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karzak Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Okay - I watched Ginger Snaps It sucked. I don't watch horror much, one reason is the wife doesn't like horror films, ut the main reason is that they all suck. Maybe we are all just too jaded by the horror in the news for a rosemarys baby to be a successful movie today? Let's keep the T&A in FanTAsy ***Posting delayed, user on moderator review*** Why Bio Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionavar Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 I think why the Order got slammed was that peeps expected scary and got heady instead. There is a lot of theological tendencies in the movie and references which are somewhat obscure. I think this makes it somewhat inaccessible - but then so is Ninth Gate, but peeps knew that since it was Depp I would say give it a try ... Stigmata I saw, but for the life of me cannot remember it well enough to compare ... The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TentamusDarkblade Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 anyone remember seeing an older horror movie called "The Entity"? nice and creepy ghost story, along the lines of Amityville Horror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Tonight I plan on watching Santa Sangre, although I expect I will end up watching it on my own or possibly with my boyfriend. Santa Sangre is a great film. Very worth watching IMO. The thing about most horror films is they're not really designed to hold tension. Its unfortunately a result of the influence of Giallo filmmaking on mainstream horror films [begining at least with the original Friday the Thirteenth film]. Gore gets substituted for mood and suspense. I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mistress Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 I love both Ninth Gate (big Johnny Depp fan :D ) and Stigmata. I really enjoy that kind of film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 I think why the Order got slammed was that peeps expected scary and got heady instead. There is a lot of theological tendencies in the movie and references which are somewhat obscure. I think this makes it somewhat inaccessible - but then so is Ninth Gate, but peeps knew that since it was Depp I would say give it a try ... Stigmata I saw, but for the life of me cannot remember it well enough to compare ... The Order was most likely heavily re-edited by the studio [it was delayed from release for over a year]. So odds are what we got wasn't really what was originally set out to be filmed. I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phosphor Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 I think why the Order got slammed was that peeps expected scary and got heady instead. There is a lot of theological tendencies in the movie and references which are somewhat obscure. I think this makes it somewhat inaccessible - but then so is Ninth Gate, but peeps knew that since it was Depp I would say give it a try ... Stigmata I saw, but for the life of me cannot remember it well enough to compare ... Your comments about The Order are encouraging. I love theological stuff in a mystery-type film (I love the works of M.R. James, who incorporated a lot of theology - mainly Christianity - into his ghost stories). Ninth Gate was a can't-lose movie for me. Roman Polanski directing Johnny Depp as a rare-book dealer who comes across an ancient theological puzzle. Perfect! Stigmata was that film with Gabriel Byrne as a Catholic priest investigating a report of a stigmata in a New York hair dresser whom is more or less an atheist. The gist of the film being that what the Catholic church teaches as Christianity is just a self-serving indulgence that has nothing at all to do with the teachings of Christ. I really liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phosphor Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 anyone remember seeing an older horror movie called "The Entity"? nice and creepy ghost story, along the lines of Amityville Horror. Haven't seen it, but I have fond memories of Amityville. I saw that on TV when I was just a kid and it gave me nightmares for weeks. To this day I remember it as being the scariest movie I've ever seen, and I've not watched it since then. I haven't watched it because I'm afraid it'll be really lame and ruin the memory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majek Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 The Shining is a masterpiece. 1.13 killed off Ja2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionavar Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Stigmata was that film with Gabriel Byrne as a Catholic priest investigating a report of a stigmata in a New York hair dresser whom is more or less an atheist. The gist of the film being that what the Catholic church teaches as Christianity is just a self-serving indulgence that has nothing at all to do with the teachings of Christ. I really liked it. Oh yeah now I remember - not a bad film, but still more action oriented when compared to The Order fwiiw ... The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Interesting thing about The Entity is that, like The Amityville Horror was based on a true story [and AFAIK doesn't have the controversy surrounding it whether it really happened or not like Amityville]. http://maxpages.com/mapit/THE_ENTITY_CASE I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mistress Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Stigmata was that film with Gabriel Byrne as a Catholic priest investigating a report of a stigmata in a New York hair dresser whom is more or less an atheist. The gist of the film being that what the Catholic church teaches as Christianity is just a self-serving indulgence that has nothing at all to do with the teachings of Christ. I really liked it. Oh yeah now I remember - not a bad film, but still more action oriented when compared to The Order fwiiw ... I'll have to look for The Order, sounds like a film I would enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudospawn Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 **reads through posts** ah i see you're only interested in crappy mainstream horror. carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phosphor Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 **reads through posts**ah i see you're only interested in crappy mainstream horror. carry on. :D That's so sad it's funny. As a troll post, that's firmly a D- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KainiaK Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 I just watched The Order (The Sin Eater over the Pond). I enjoyed this - though not really frightening. I would, however, liked to have seen the scenes that they used in the trailer - but did not even include in the deleted scenes of the DVD! I liked this one - it was similar to the Ninth Gate - which I also enjoyed I found that movie odd :/ (and I normally like odd) And I didn't feel like I got anything out of it when it was over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calliope Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 I recommend the film Session 9. it's an American film from 2001 with David Caruso. The creepiest film I've seen in a long time. Tragic, too. If you haven't seen this, you ought to spank yourself. I think most "horror" movies we see now would be better characterised as "slasher" or "monster", which can be fun, but usually aren't scary. I think nowadays I prefer creepy to scary Session 9 was....eh. Not as good as I'd hoped. Did you see the deleted scenes on the DVD? Last film to creep the crap outta me was Ju-On: The Grudge *shudder* Mistress' Lair Boldly Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hell Kitty Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Session 9 was....eh. Not as good as I'd hoped. Did you see the deleted scenes on the DVD? I don't think the DVD released here had any deleted scenes, but i can't quite remember. Was there something particularly good or bad about them? Anyway, I thought it was great, so there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calliope Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 I don't think the DVD released here had any deleted scenes, but i can't quite remember. Was there something particularly good or bad about them? Anyway, I thought it was great, so there. They were planning a different angle on things (basically suggesting someone else was there) but they cut all the scenes alluding to this. Kinda interesting to see them as it made a couple of the things in the film seem clearere. @Missy - The Order (AKA Sin Eater over here) I found disappointing. Not what I was expecting either. Perhaps I expect too much from horror these days. Still, it was better than My Litte Eye and Halloween Resurrection. Guh. Mistress' Lair Boldly Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hell Kitty Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 They were planning a different angle on things (basically suggesting someone else was there) but they cut all the scenes alluding to this. Kinda interesting to see them as it made a couple of the things in the film seem clearere. ***SPOILER*** Ah, I read on the IMDb that originally they had a homeless woman living there who witnessed the murders and then killed Gordon. Test audiences got confused thinking she was Mary, so it was cut. I'm glad it was cut, it was just a way to "punish the bad guy" - as close to a happy ending as they could get. Lame. I thought it was clear enough, and liked that it could be viewed a number of different ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mistress Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 @Missy - The Order (AKA Sin Eater over here) I found disappointing. Not what I was expecting either. Perhaps I expect too much from horror these days. Still, it was better than My Litte Eye and Halloween Resurrection. Guh. Hmmmm. I'll seek it out and let you know what I think Being poked in the eye with a red hot poker is better than My Little Eye. I refuse to watch Halloween Resurrection, H20 was bad enough thank you very much. <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calliope Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 You should watch Resurrection for the comedy value :D If possible it was even more predictable than H20 D: Jason X > Halloween Resurrection. Mistress' Lair Boldly Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mistress Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 You should watch Resurrection for the comedy value :D If possible it was even more predictable than H20 D: Jason X > Halloween Resurrection. Good heavens....I might watch it one day for a laugh I also want to get around to seeing Jason X for the chuckle value.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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