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AndrewG · 26 Sep 2016, 17:41

I think it's really hard for me to compile a list but it would probably include about 5 or 6 from your list anyway.However I'd like to see most of those movies again in your list to form an honest rather than nostalgic opinion.
It's been a long time since I've seen Halloween but I did always really like John Carpenter's films, also the fact he often made the music himself too!

I really liked: Conjuring 2 (Don't think I saw part 1!), Poltergeist 82, The Shining, Alien (very scary indeed, very realistic looking still and eerie), Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Nightmare on Elm Street was pretty good but the sequels went a bit mad. Remember seeing the Wes Craven New Nightmare one during an all night horror cinema event in Haarlem, Netherlands! 1996 or so.

I watched Dark Skies on Netflix the other day. About alien abduction. Thought it was pretty good.

First time I saw Dead End (2003) in the cinema I thought it was really good. Not so much on repeat viewing.
Same goes for The Fourth Kind. Probably freaked out the most during those two movies in the cinemas. Such scary movies definitely work better in the cinema.
Enjoyed the recent Oculus. It was ok too.

The remakes of Poltergeist and Nightmare on Elm Street were terrible. Poltergeist remake especially was a total and utter joke. Couldn't believe how bad it was!

Also like the simplicity of some of the Paranormal Activity movies.
A terrible spin off movie idea from that was "Ouija". Like watching a terrible teenage tv series. Awful acting and couldn't really finish it. Bleh.

So at the moment a potential list:

1. The Conjuring 2
2. Poltergeist
3. Alien
4. The Shining
5. The Fourth Kind
6. Paranormal Activity 1&2. They're both equally as good from what I remember.
7. Dead End
8. Dark Skies
9. Oculus
10. Texas Chainsaw Massacre / Nightmare on Elm Street

I also really like Dawn of the Dead 1978 but it's not really scary to me. More just enjoyable. It would probably go near the top of the list I guess... Again the remake of that was awful. I don't like the rage zombie approach at all.

26 Sep 2016, 17:41	#2
AndrewG I hope your salmon sucks! Join Date: 18.01.2004 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 7,084	I think it's really hard for me to compile a list but it would probably include about 5 or 6 from your list anyway.However I'd like to see most of those movies again in your list to form an honest rather than nostalgic opinion. It's been a long time since I've seen Halloween but I did always really like John Carpenter's films, also the fact he often made the music himself too! I really liked: Conjuring 2 (Don't think I saw part 1!), Poltergeist 82, The Shining, Alien (very scary indeed, very realistic looking still and eerie), Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Nightmare on Elm Street was pretty good but the sequels went a bit mad. Remember seeing the Wes Craven New Nightmare one during an all night horror cinema event in Haarlem, Netherlands! 1996 or so. I watched Dark Skies on Netflix the other day. About alien abduction. Thought it was pretty good. First time I saw Dead End (2003) in the cinema I thought it was really good. Not so much on repeat viewing. Same goes for The Fourth Kind. Probably freaked out the most during those two movies in the cinemas. Such scary movies definitely work better in the cinema. Enjoyed the recent Oculus. It was ok too. The remakes of Poltergeist and Nightmare on Elm Street were terrible. Poltergeist remake especially was a total and utter joke. Couldn't believe how bad it was! Also like the simplicity of some of the Paranormal Activity movies. A terrible spin off movie idea from that was "Ouija". Like watching a terrible teenage tv series. Awful acting and couldn't really finish it. Bleh. So at the moment a potential list: 1. The Conjuring 2 2. Poltergeist 3. Alien 4. The Shining 5. The Fourth Kind 6. Paranormal Activity 1&2. They're both equally as good from what I remember. 7. Dead End 8. Dark Skies 9. Oculus 10. Texas Chainsaw Massacre / Nightmare on Elm Street I also really like Dawn of the Dead 1978 but it's not really scary to me. More just enjoyable. It would probably go near the top of the list I guess... Again the remake of that was awful. I don't like the rage zombie approach at all. Last edited by AndrewG; 26 Sep 2016 at 17:54. Reason: Just remembered Dawn of the dead...