if only five movies, which would they be?

[ASoron0424]

I'm gonna stop making so many goddamn threads, but anyways..

I started thinking about this because the othe rnight my dad said that after I was born he made up this scenario in his head that he though about for days, he thought, "If my son ever said to me, 'Dad, I hate reading, and I'm never gonna read anything out of my own will, but I'll read one book for you,' what would I tell him to read?"

I thought it was an interesting scenario, so in terms of horror movies, what would you guys tell someone? Your kid or your friend, whatever, if they said they'd only see five horror movies just for you, which would you make them see, and why? Would you make the list out of a hope to change their views about horror movies, to show them what horror movies are capable of, how beautifully violence can be portrayed, how intelligent they can be, etc., etc...?

[cmurdur]

American Psycho
Hellraiser
Saw
28 Days Later
A Nightmare on Elm Street

[skybrick]

Halloween
Black Christmas
28 Days Later
Hitcher
Carnival of Souls

[Metapher]

Evil Dead
Dellamorte Dellamore
Demons
Cannibal! The Musical (Let's count it as horror)
No idea what to put as the fifth so I'll just go with Silver Bullet cause it's the first horror I saw.

[3/6]

dead alive
evil dead
halloween
friday the 13th part 3
canibal halocaust

[Miss.Jasmine]

Saw
Cannibal Holocaust
The last house on the left
Hellraiser
Evil Dead

[BooBerry]

I did this with my friend because she's always been afraid/disgusted of horror movies and never watched any. She agreed to a few movies and has seen:

The Lost Boys
Poltergiest
GrindHouse
Carrie
28 Days Later
Sleepy Hollow
and a few other pg-13 type ones.

If I could choose ANY ones for her, I'd be mean and choose:
High Tension
Dawn of the Dead (04, because she wouldn't get the cultural aspect of the original)
Ginger Snaps
American Psycho
and probably Behind the Mask so she can learn how to poke fun at horror movies instead of be scared of them.

[Metapher]

My cousin had a friend who couldn't stand blood, so me, my brother and my cousin told her we were gonna watch a Scream-type of teen slasher, but we actually put on Braindead. We had a great time.

Sorry, just started thinking about that.

[H78]

So you're asking us what our top five horror movies are?

Lame!

[ammityville69]

Planet Terror
Mothman prophecies
The Ammityville Horror (origional)
Halloween
Night of The Living Dead

[ASoron0424]

So you're asking us what our top five horror movies are?

Lame!

No, not really, what five movies would you show to someone if you were trying to show them the higher points of horror. Not necessarily your top five, though you could put that down.

[ASoron0424]

Hellraiser
Bad Taste
Dawn '78
28 Days Later
Either Carpenter's Halloween or Halloween 4

[skybrick]

I guess I put some of my favorite movies. If I wanted to introuduce someone I would probably start them with.

Halloween
Night of the Living Dead
Exorcist
Jaws
Texas Chainsaw Massacure

[IKickAssForTheLord]

Evil Dead
Dead Alive
The Thing
Day Of The Dead
American Pyscho

[steelba]

Ok because if all these threads continue my sig is being re-instated...


1. Dawn of the Dead 78
2. Return of the Living Dead
3. High Tension
4. The Hitcher
5. The Howling

[Gilly]

The Exorcist
The Eye
Switchblade Romance
Friday the 13th
The Omen

[dead breed]

Jaws
Night of the Living Dead
Ravenous

and whatever the fuck looks good to the person...their choice

[smokey]

Dawn of the Dead
Nightmare on Elm Street
Halloween
The Thing
Session 9

[Toxic Voorhees]

Halloween
The Omen
Dawn of the Dead
The Lost Boys
Evil Dead

[TacK]

1. A Nightmare on Elm Street
2. Halloween
3. Friday the 13th 6:Jason lives
4. New Nightmare
5. Stephen King's IT

[dead breed]

1. A Nightmare on Elm Street
2. Halloween
3. Friday the 13th 6:Jason lives
4. New Nightmare
5. Stephen King's IT

I wouldn't have 2 NOES movies in the list, I would mix it up a little if I was trying to show someone different kinds of horror movies.

[TacK]

I wouldn't have 2 NOES movies in the list, I would mix it up a little if I was trying to show someone different kinds of horror movies.

Ok, well switch out New Nightmare with Fright Night(need some Vampire flavor)

[IKickAssForTheLord]

Jaws
Night of the Living Dead
Ravenous

and whatever the fuck looks good to the person...their choice

Ravenous... I love that movie, I think I've only see u give some love to that movie since I've been here.

[dead breed]

Ravenous... I love that movie, I think I've only see u give some love to that movie since I've been here.

Ravenous is fucking awesome. Great story line, setting and characters. I recommend everyone see this movie. :rocker:

[smokey]

Ravenous is fucking awesome. Great story line, setting and characters. I recommend everyone see this movie. :rocker:

Agreed. I have not seen this in ages. Might have to put it on over Christmas.

[ASoron0424]

I wouldn't have 2 NOES movies in the list, I would mix it up a little if I was trying to show someone different kinds of horror movies.

I see what you're saying, but NOES and New Nightmare are pretty different movies. Same characters and everything, but very different.

[FreddyFreakChica17]

A Nightmare on Elm Street
Halloween (1978)
Night of the Living Dead (Original)
The Exorcist
Carrie

...and possibly Scream...only because it was one of the first horror movies I saw and really got me into the older ones, such as those mentioned above. (Don't attack me.)

[koolmike]

Night of the Living Dead (original)
Dawn of the Dead (original)
Day of the Dead (original)
The Exorcist
Halloween

[K.I.N.G]

Bad Taste
Dead Alive
Return of the Living Dead
Dawn of the Dead
Texas Chainsaw Massacre

[K.I.N.G]

Stephen King's IT

What, are you trying to put them off horror forever?

[ASoron0424]

What, are you trying to put them off horror forever?

lol, I'm afraid I have to agree with King on that one, IT was terrible.

[Beast94]

1.Night of the living dead (1968)
2.Hellraiser
3.Candyman
4.Dawn of the Dead (1978)
5.Texas chainsaw massacre (1974)

[LgOr]

The exorcist
Jacob's Ladder
The Omen original
The Thing
Ravenous

[dead breed]

The exorcist
Jacob's Ladder
The Omen original
The Thing
Ravenous

nice to see Ravenous in another list :coolbeer: