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I don't imagine very many will reply to this thread, never really been Off Topix's cup of tea, but I figure that I took the time to make this long-post on another forum, might as well make it a thread on here. /cool
What is your favorite movie out of the following horror franchises? (and any others?)
Friday the 13th - All of the originals were atrocious, with Freddy vs. Jason ultimately being the best performance of the character. However, I'd say that the Friday the 13th remake was the first all-out Jason movie that I enjoyed. It had a lot of problems, but they weren't as abundant as the pieces of **** that came before it.
Halloween - I liked Halloween 6: Curse of Michael Myers, the remake, and the original Halloween movie. All for different reasons, I liked the remake because it re-imagined the idea in a unique way that gave Michael Myers mortality, made him seem like a person, and not just like a monster. However, I'll admit that there was some excess that hurt the movie. The original movie stands entirely off of Dr. Loomis, which was also well-done in the remake, but in this one, I think I appreciated it a lot more. I don't know why, maybe it's a lot of nostalgia. As for the sixth movie, I really liked the idea of the disciples, and the darker, almost Gothic spin felt very different in my first-time viewing. I'm going to say Halloween 6 is the best of them.
A Nightmare on Elm Street - Wes Craven's New Nightmare, although not really an installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise as much as it is a new thing altogether, is easily the best of the series. I really loved the concept and idea of it.
Saw - This one is a little iffy, I am going to go with the original movie which is sixty-four on my favorite movies of all-time, however, I also thoroughly enjoyed the third movie. After that, the rest of them are kind-of mediocre, however.
Scream - The second and third movies didn't really do it for me, they had their moments, but their twists were stupid, whereas the first one's twist was hilariously outlandish. "My parents are going to be so mad at me!" The fourth movie is easily the second best of the series, but I liked the original the most because of how fresh it was at the time.
Child's Play - I liked both the first and second movie, however, Child's Play 2 seemed to really come together for the franchise before its ultimate downfall with Child's Play 3, which wasn't really bad, but I didn't like it.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - I hate the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, absolutely despise it, and I think that the original may very well be one of the worst movies ever made. "It was great at the time." That may very well be the case, but I think that it aged like chicken-****. I haven't seen the rest of the original series, but I did watch the 2003 movie with Jessica Biel. I didn't like it at all, but I'm happy to say that The Beginning really helped to wash the taste from my mouth after all of these years. If only for the performance of Sheriff Hoyt, whose dark humor really brought the series to life for me.
Hellraiser - Hellraiser has always been a series that I held in very low-regard, a mere number above the Puppet Master movies in the horror hierarchy, but there is some enjoyment to be had from them. I think that the best movie was Hellraiser: Inferno, which is the first, and only movie from the series that I considered to be good. Which is funny because it's the first movie of the series not to have Clive Barker's involvement. Which may very well be the reason why it worked. I love Clive Barker's demented imagery in things like Jericho, and I love the imagery for the Cenobites, but his stories can be a little difficult to grasp on film.
Children of the Corn: I've only seen two of them, the original, and Isaac's Return. I hated them both.
Evil Dead: I've seen Evil Dead 2 and the Evil Dead remake, and while I enjoyed them both, Evil Dead 2 is certainly better in a lot of ways. There is a lot more outlandishness and innovation, whereas the remake is merely a strongly entertaining splatter film.
Leprechaun: Hate 'em all.
The Grudge: I've only seen the first.
Psycho: I've seen the first two, and while, obviously, the original Psycho is more original, and has way more memorable one-liners, I think Anthony Perkins did even better in the second movie. I like them both, however.
What is your favorite movie out of the following horror franchises? (and any others?)
Friday the 13th - All of the originals were atrocious, with Freddy vs. Jason ultimately being the best performance of the character. However, I'd say that the Friday the 13th remake was the first all-out Jason movie that I enjoyed. It had a lot of problems, but they weren't as abundant as the pieces of **** that came before it.
Halloween - I liked Halloween 6: Curse of Michael Myers, the remake, and the original Halloween movie. All for different reasons, I liked the remake because it re-imagined the idea in a unique way that gave Michael Myers mortality, made him seem like a person, and not just like a monster. However, I'll admit that there was some excess that hurt the movie. The original movie stands entirely off of Dr. Loomis, which was also well-done in the remake, but in this one, I think I appreciated it a lot more. I don't know why, maybe it's a lot of nostalgia. As for the sixth movie, I really liked the idea of the disciples, and the darker, almost Gothic spin felt very different in my first-time viewing. I'm going to say Halloween 6 is the best of them.
A Nightmare on Elm Street - Wes Craven's New Nightmare, although not really an installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise as much as it is a new thing altogether, is easily the best of the series. I really loved the concept and idea of it.
Saw - This one is a little iffy, I am going to go with the original movie which is sixty-four on my favorite movies of all-time, however, I also thoroughly enjoyed the third movie. After that, the rest of them are kind-of mediocre, however.
Scream - The second and third movies didn't really do it for me, they had their moments, but their twists were stupid, whereas the first one's twist was hilariously outlandish. "My parents are going to be so mad at me!" The fourth movie is easily the second best of the series, but I liked the original the most because of how fresh it was at the time.
Child's Play - I liked both the first and second movie, however, Child's Play 2 seemed to really come together for the franchise before its ultimate downfall with Child's Play 3, which wasn't really bad, but I didn't like it.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - I hate the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, absolutely despise it, and I think that the original may very well be one of the worst movies ever made. "It was great at the time." That may very well be the case, but I think that it aged like chicken-****. I haven't seen the rest of the original series, but I did watch the 2003 movie with Jessica Biel. I didn't like it at all, but I'm happy to say that The Beginning really helped to wash the taste from my mouth after all of these years. If only for the performance of Sheriff Hoyt, whose dark humor really brought the series to life for me.
Hellraiser - Hellraiser has always been a series that I held in very low-regard, a mere number above the Puppet Master movies in the horror hierarchy, but there is some enjoyment to be had from them. I think that the best movie was Hellraiser: Inferno, which is the first, and only movie from the series that I considered to be good. Which is funny because it's the first movie of the series not to have Clive Barker's involvement. Which may very well be the reason why it worked. I love Clive Barker's demented imagery in things like Jericho, and I love the imagery for the Cenobites, but his stories can be a little difficult to grasp on film.
Children of the Corn: I've only seen two of them, the original, and Isaac's Return. I hated them both.
Evil Dead: I've seen Evil Dead 2 and the Evil Dead remake, and while I enjoyed them both, Evil Dead 2 is certainly better in a lot of ways. There is a lot more outlandishness and innovation, whereas the remake is merely a strongly entertaining splatter film.
Leprechaun: Hate 'em all.
The Grudge: I've only seen the first.
Psycho: I've seen the first two, and while, obviously, the original Psycho is more original, and has way more memorable one-liners, I think Anthony Perkins did even better in the second movie. I like them both, however.
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