Check out The Burning, The Stepfather, Sleepaway Camp (the whole series), Night of the Demons, Cutting Class, Waxwork, The Prowler, My Bloody Valentine...just to name a few.
Posted by pork pie mcfly (Member # 6802) on :
Thanks guys
Posted by Pyromantic (Member # 7658) on :
Some of my personal favs: Night of the Demons, Subspecies, Bad Dreams, The Stepfather, Dolls, Phantasm, The Deadly Spawn, The Shining, House, Videodrome, Fright Night, The Howling, Pet Semetary, Driller Killer, Alice Sweet Alice, Motel Hell, The Keep, Splatter University, Class of Nuke 'em High, Witchboard, Maniac Cop, Pumpkinhead, Parents.....ect....ect
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
Sorry if any of these are repeats
CANDYMAN THE SHINING CARRIE THE CHANGELING THE EXORCIST THE OMEN THE OTHER ALICE SWEET ALICE EVIL DEAD 1 N 2 HELLRAISER 1 N 2 HALLOWEEN 1 N 2 NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 1 ,3 N 4 THE LOST BOYS FRIGHT NIGHT HENRY;PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER SLEEPAWAY CAMP 1 N 2 CHEERLEADER CAMP THE PROWLER THE BURNING FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 4 FUNERAL HOME TOURIST TRAP
yes. some are 70s and I think CANDYMAN is early 90s but those slipped by cuz they are on my Favorites List.
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Posted by Tiffany (Member # 9077) on :
You should definitely watch Chopping Mall. One of my all time favorite 80's horror movie!
Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
Tiffany cool to see you posting more!
I've never seen Chopping Mall....it's been in my wishlist forever because of everyone in it.
I started Pumpkinhead the other night....hadn't seen it in forever....I forgot about the teenagers and how awful those first scenes are....argghhh.
Posted by Tiffany (Member # 9077) on :
Muffy watch Chopping Mall, it's well worth it.
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
I like "Chopping Mall" too, gals. It is one of those films that epitomizes what is wrong with movies today. Many of today's films are long, drag-arsed slogs to watch because they have no sense of fun. "Chopping Mall," from a different era of filmmaking, is self-aware that it has no pretensions of being anything other than junky exploitation and actually revels in it; thus, it is short, energetic, and endlessly entertaining.
While on this subject, I will suggest two favorites that probably haven't been seen as much as the other great 80's horror films folks have named here. First up, "Brain Damage" (1988), which I've always thought was Frank Henenlotter's best film (sorry about that "Basket Case" and "Frankenhooker"). There's nothing like using a talking and singing parasite as a methaphor for addiction. It's hilarious, gory, sleazy, and just great, 42nd Street grindhouse stuff about as well done as you can imagine. They just don't make 'em like this any more. And my second choice would be "Tenebrae" (1982). If you haven't seen any of Italian director Dario Argento's high-adrenaline, stylized, crazy, and brilliant giallo films, this would be a good one to begin your education, and I suggest that you do so immediately! I could go on and on about how fantastic this movie is from the loud, wonderful soundtrack to the gory all-in-broad-daylight murder set pieces including one of the most fantastic crane shots I have ever seen in a movie. (Unbelievably, the version released in the U.S. as "Unsane" is missing this shot. Who knows why? Stay away from "Unsane." I'm begging you!) The composition of this single shot alone with the Simonetti, et al. soundtrack pounding away makes me want to stand up and cheer every time I see it. It's that amazing. Argento's films from this era will give you a whole new perspective on the slasher-film genre because Argento, a visionary talent, breaks or bends rules or invents new ones.
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tiffany: Muffy watch Chopping Mall, it's well worth it.
i second that. muffy i think you need to get right on top of that! Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
"Right on top of that Rose!"
I just added it to my Netflix! woo hoo I'll get back to you guys about it Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
quote:Originally posted by Muffy Tepperman: "Right on top of that Rose!"
bahaha, i knew you'd get that one!
Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
I love that I made you laugh too Posted by Bodhi Zephyr (Member # 9067) on :
John Carpenter's stuff: "They Live" (you'll never look through wayfarers the same way again)!!!
Posted by pettyfan (Member # 2260) on :
Oh gosh don't get me started lol...
Children of the Corn Christine Silver Bullet Waxwork Bad Dreams Mountaintop Motel Massacre (sooooo bad it's good) The Hearse The Car (maybe 70s?) Ghost Story Funeral Home Mausoleum Motel Hell Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2 Happy Birthday to Me Candyman (it was 80s,right?) Subspecies (all of 'em...again, so bad they're good) Hellraiser Nightmare on Elm Street 3 Lost Boys Cassandra (super hard to find) The Shining The Changeling The Evictors (also super hard to find) Silent Night Deadly Night House House 2: The Second Story (more comedy I guess but good) I, Madman
Hope this helps!
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
quote:Originally posted by Bodhi Zephyr: John Carpenter's stuff: "They Live" (you'll never look through wayfarers the same way again)!!!
"I have come to chew bubblegum and kick ***, and I'm all out of bubblegum" I love "They Live." It's so original and funny. (Of course, I wear my Wayfarers every day. I've seen a few aliens at work, but I have a plan. I will defeat them. ) One of the funniest things that I have ever seen is the episode of "South Park" where they duplicated the big fight scene from "They Live," shot for shot. Parker and Stone, the "South Park" boys, obviously love it too.
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
petty, i have The Car on vhs. i haven't watched it in soooo long. you just reminded me of it!
i think it is '79 or something like that?
and since it was brought up, i am now, in the mood for Chopping Mall. Posted by pork pie mcfly (Member # 6802) on :
Thanks everyone...some I've seen but there are alot I will be getting my hands on. thanks
Posted by pork pie mcfly (Member # 6802) on :
Anybody seen "Clownhouse"(1988)?
Posted by Bodhi Zephyr (Member # 9067) on :
quote:"I have come to chew bubblegum and kick ***, and I'm all out of bubblegum" I love "They Live." It's so original and funny. (Of course, I wear my Wayfarers every day. I've seen a few aliens at work, but I have a plan. I will defeat them. )
Great quote crash, chew bubblegum and kick..., only in the '80s would you get that kind of kind plot for a film, so original indeed... don't think i've seen that southpark episode, will check it out, thnks!
Ps - I wear my wayfarers everyday too, but they're growing in numbers!!
Director's commentary is good on They Live too, JC is great... 'Big Trouble in Little China' as well is great, commentary too!
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Carpenter's commentaries, especially when he's with Kurt Russell, are a blast. They always sound like two best friends kicking back with liquor in hand and having a good old time. And I think one can learn a lot about filmmaking from JC too. He's excellent at explaining things. (David Cronenberg's commentaries are like that too. He's so well-prepared that you come away really understanding how he does what he does.) I like on the "Escape from New York" commentary when Kurt Russell chuckles when his ex-wife Season Hubley shows up in the film. As I recall, Carpenter makes a crack about his ex too.
By the way, that "South Park" episode with the brilliant homage to "They Live" is called, I believe, "Cripple Fight" (of course, Parker and Stone would be politically incorrect).
Posted by Bodhi Zephyr (Member # 9067) on :
Crash you're a man after my own heart as John Carpenter would say! I bought all the JC movies, for the commentaries as much as the movies themselves, i even bought 'Rio Bravo' because JC does the commentary on that, being such a Howard Hawks fan etc.
Yeah they do have a beer with the BTiLC commentary, and start talking about their kids, it's great, you feel like you're in the room with them!!
Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
Is "The House By The Cemetary" any good...seen it at a second hand store, but wasn't sure about it.....
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
I think,kevdugp73, it depends on how much you like the films of Lucio Fulci. It's typical of his 80's output--moody, indifferently dubbed, somewhat goofy, and fairly gory. It's not boring, for one thing. Personally, although I know a lot of people love this one, "Zombie," "The Gates of Hell," and "The Beyond," and there is a sizeable "cult of Fulci," I much prefer his earlier giallo stuff like "Lizard in a Woman's Skin," "The Psychic," and "Don't Torture a Duckling."
Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
Thanks Crash....I guess for $4, it might just be something I see for myself....$4 I know doesn't sound like much, but when you buy movies like I do 4 + 4 + 10 + 7 +....starts to add up!
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
I think that "The Gates of Hell" is worth your $4. I know exactly you feel, my friend! Those lovely, shiny silver discs are like crack--habit forming and hard on the wallet. I don't know how many I have--some are still in the shrink wrap--but I have closets overflowing. And I have closets overflowing with VHS tapes. And a box of old school LaserDiscs, not to mention stuff in MP4 files on computers, thumbdrives, Sony PSP memory sticks, etc.... A friend of mine is always going on and on about "cloud computing" and that soon DVDs will go on the decline like music CDs because folks will just stream or download movies "from the clouds." I don't know about that. Somehow I enjoy having the physical platters of stuff like "I Spit on Your Grave" and "The Sinful Dwarf" with their wonderfully lurid covers scattered around my apartment. It really sets the tone, don't you know? Posted by pettyfan (Member # 2260) on :
quote:Originally posted by kevdugp73: Is "The House By The Cemetary" any good...seen it at a second hand store, but wasn't sure about it.....
I didn't care for it. I thought it was kinda dumb.
Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
Thanks petty...I'm convinced on passing. Halloween and Christmas are about the only times I briefly put my typical "only 80's" buying sprees on hold and look to increase my horror and holiday collections. I have about 80 + horror movies and typically increase my collection by 5-10 each Halloween season. Easy enough to target primarily 70's - 80's horror, but I'm not well versed on most of the modern stuff....
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
I love Fulci flicks. Yes those are a little bit dumb sometimes but always very atmospheric and entertaining.
I need to watch some Fulci stuff, just noticed that i watched Murder Rock over a year ago.
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
aTomiK, have you seen Fulci's earlier stuff? A friend of mine gave me an uncut version of "Lizard in a Woman's Skin" a few years ago. It is something else! (It has one scene where the special effects are so good that it got Fulci in trouble with the law for animal cruelty.) "Don't Torture a Duckling" is my favorite, an excellent giallo. And although I have not seen it since I saw it every night for a week back in 1978 when it played the drive-in where I worked, I like "The Psychic," a/k/a "Seven Black Notes." If you look at these three films and compare them to something like "The Gates of Hell" or "Zombie," you'd think that they were directed by two different guys.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
I havenŽt seen them, but iŽve heard and read about those movies. IŽll try to get them because this is interesting stuff. Especially Don't Torture a Duckling.
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) One of the funniest things that I have ever seen is the episode of "South Park" where they duplicated the big fight scene from "They Live," shot for shot. Parker and Stone, the "South Park" boys, obviously love it too.