... I felt that the board needed it. I've been ungodly obsessed with Silent Hill lately, and I'm surprised to know how many of my friends (two!) have actually played the game/watched the movie (three!).
Okay, well, I'm just curious as to who all enjoys this series. I do, and I love SH2 & SH3, it's hard for me to pick favourites. I found SH3 scarier, but SH2 sadder and... upsetting. I honestly haven't played SH1 (I've watched others play it, though) or SH4, sadly. ;_; I did see the movie, though.
I'd love to play the games, might see if I can get the first one somewhere because I have a PS1 but all the others are for consoles I don't have ;-;
A friend on LJ introduced me to Pyramid Head, which started me off.
Well, I've heard of it, just never had the chance to go out and buy it. It sounds pretty cool.
It is pretty cool. :3
I rented the movie the night I made this topic, the movie itself is really nice. I love the special features, particularly the making of the creatures. -has a deep respect for Hollywood monster makers/makeup artists-
I'm... going to change this topic to a horror movie discussion, though, 'cause... I dunno, it occurred to me half-way through the week that not many people will have played the game over on these forums. ^^;
I've only heard of it but it sounds cool enough. I like zombie movies though... Like all the Dawn of the Dead ones and that British Shaun of the Dead. I liked Shaun of the Dead. I liked The Invasion too because the infected people were sorta like zombies.
Well, technically speaking, in Silent Hill, they aren't zombies. They're just damned people. (at least, in the movie they were... sort of. Damned people/illusions.)
I'm actually kind of disappointed with the fact that there were no Groaners/Wormhead Dogs, Prisoners, or Pendulums. Of course, I can totally see why they wouldn't have the dogs or pendulums (special effects can only do so much) but the prisoner was amazing in SH2. (Thinking about it, Valtiel would be a good addition in the second movie.)
I for one thought the scariest movie ever was The Shining based on Stephen King's book of the same name. Most horror films simply try to entertain you and most times you get scared are coincidences. The Shining was one of the few films that tried to scare you. It was awesome.
Also, this made me remember a Bravo show I watched during Halloween about the 100 Scariest Movie Moments (http://www.bravotv.com/The_100_Scariest_Movie_Moments/index.shtml).
My favourite Horror film is probably 28 Days Later, though I don't really know if it's really a horror movie as such...
I also like The Amityville Horror and Silence of the Lambs, though SOTL isn't much of a horror either.
When it comes to horror movies, I actually like Saw and stuff... things that teach a lesson, yet have a... disturbing quality. I'm not a big fan of "oh look, zombies!!!1" or just flat-out gore.
I watched Terror Planet once. (It's... don't watch it unless you're 18+, kiddies. That's all the advice I can give you. Hell, don't watch it at all. it's scarred me more than anything else in my life. D:) It's so terrible, it has to be a joke. And it's disgusting.
Disturbing is fine, but disgusting is stupid and pointless.
Quote from: Whocares on December 01, 2007, 12:58:00 PM
I for one thought the scariest movie ever was The Shining based on Stephen King's book of the same name. Most horror films simply try to entertain you and most times you get scared are coincidences. The Shining was one of the few films that tried to scare you. It was awesome.
Also, this made me remember a Bravo show I watched during Halloween about the 100 Scariest Movie Moments (http://www.bravotv.com/The_100_Scariest_Movie_Moments/index.shtml).
Watch the rest of Stanley Kubrick's work and call me in the morning. (A Clockwork Orange will mess with your head. I hear 2001 is genius though)
I just went off to see The Mist last week. Heh... It's been a while since I've seen a 'new' (as in latest) movie. It wasn't too bad, really... Though I thought that the psychological tension needed to be more subtle with all those people. Then again, being in a supermarket with dozens of other people doesn't create much room for subtlety.
Also A Clockwork Orange. It's not necessarily Horror in as much as it's suspense/Drama. But using what fisk would call 'disgusting/mind-scarring' videos to rehabilitate someone is... a bit messed up.
If you want horror, and by that I mean incredible suspense, try Hitchcock. there's a lot a certain SOMEONE would learn a little about SUBTLETY.
Also this (http://youtube.com/watch?v=l48HTZUHfeQ) should provide enough entertainment for a certain number.
Horror is more about disturbing things. I prefer disturbance to outright fright.
If you want something that'll scar your mind, try some graphic scenes of real murders/rapes/suicides. That stuff is much worse than what any Hollywood movie would be able to do.
I saw The Mist about a week ago... I thought it was pretty good, but the ending was horrible. I won't give anything away, but it was a very un-Steven King-like way to end it.
My favorite horror movie has got to be "Saw." It kept me on edge almost from the very beginning. The type of horror in it is psychological, and it doesn't rely on lots of blood and gore to be scary. I think horror movies are better that way.