New Poll Part Deux. Scariest Movie of All Time!!!

[Worf101]

Alien was indeed scary to me, but Blair Witch project and Signs scared the brown stuff outta me. I watched both of these movies with the lights off and the sound turned up. You could have built a wall from the stuff that came out of my BLEEEEEEEP!!!!!.

"Signs" was aight. But BWP was "eh". I saw it in the movies and was kinda scared but scared to the point of Hershey Squirts? Ah think not. But hey, different horses for different Courses.

Da Worfster

[Kam]

Big E vote from me as well, although a close second would be Jacob's Ladder. Another good one no one's mentioned yet, Event Horizon. That's another really scary one and that Sam Neil can be one really creepy dude. And the wife with the black eye's shot always gets me. whew! turn the lights on!

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[daigoro]

To me, The Shining is the creepiest movie ever made. Texas Chainsaw Massacre would be my number 2, followed by Alien. The Exorcist and Halloween also get honorable mention. I'll probably get a lot of flack for this, but I thought the Blair Witch Project was the scariest movie I have seens since....well, since The Shining.

One similarity between The Shining and Alien is the idea of being trapped in a limited space and being totally defenseless.

To me, more static movies are scarier. Movies that let you lock in on the dread and don't look away. Much better than stupid parlor tricks like "jump seaters" which became so predictable by the 80's that you could see 'em coming a mile away most of the time. (i.e. people walking backwards into a room, closing a mirrored medicine cabinet door, things lurching out after a false alarm, etc.)

[RGA]

To me, The Shining is the creepiest movie ever made. Texas Chainsaw Massacre would be my number 2, followed by Alien. The Exorcist and Halloween also get honorable mention. I'll probably get a lot of flack for this, but I thought the Blair Witch Project was the scariest movie I have seens since....well, since The Shining.

One similarity between The Shining and Alien is the idea of being trapped in a limited space and being totally defenseless.

To me, more static movies are scarier. Movies that let you lock in on the dread and don't look away. Much better than stupid parlor tricks like "jump seaters" which became so predictable by the 80's that you could see 'em coming a mile away most of the time. (i.e. people walking backwards into a room, closing a mirrored medicine cabinet door, things lurching out after a false alarm, etc.)

I think the Blair Witch prokject worked more for people who did not have the film given away prior to seeing it. I thought it was a very effective film especially when you factor in the budget etc. It seemed to polarize people because some absolutely hated the film - I liked it but I understand why some would not.

I like the Shining. I liked it better than Stephen King's vision (the made for TV movie King directed was not very good). The Shining had some parts that were quitre scary indeed. The two girls "Come play with us Danny, Forever and ever and ever." The Shining is a highly re-watchable film as well. It's also worthy to note that the location choice was a character in itself (the hotel) and Kibrick utilized it all brilliantly. If I didn't put on my list I should have - just too many to remember.

[Worf101]

To me, The Shining is the creepiest movie ever made. Texas Chainsaw Massacre would be my number 2, followed by Alien. The Exorcist and Halloween also get honorable mention. I'll probably get a lot of flack for this, but I thought the Blair Witch Project was the scariest movie I have seens since....well, since The Shining.

One similarity between The Shining and Alien is the idea of being trapped in a limited space and being totally defenseless.

To me, more static movies are scarier. Movies that let you lock in on the dread and don't look away. Much better than stupid parlor tricks like "jump seaters" which became so predictable by the 80's that you could see 'em coming a mile away most of the time. (i.e. people walking backwards into a room, closing a mirrored medicine cabinet door, things lurching out after a false alarm, etc.)

While I don't agree about BWP, perhaps all the hype led me to a "let down" and I thought the "The Shining" was interesting neither makes my top 10. I agree with you about "Jump Seaters" I also hate that hack of eliciting chills but you know people, they'll take the easy way every time.


Da Worfster