Underrated Horror Films?

[thenammagazine]

And I agree with you 100%. I honestly never cared for Rosemary's Baby. My Mom used to always say "how can you like horror and not like it" and to be honest I just never saw the appeal. The Sentinel is just creepy and it has that raw feel to it because it's old. Like a 'what the hell is this?' feel.

Whereas Rosemary's Baby is absolutely predictable all the way through. It felt more like an exercise in bad mothering than anything else. I bought it on the advice of a friend and hated it. I imagine, for it's time, it was new and fresh and probably horrific. Nowadays, I'd stick it in the "Babysitter thriller" category as it seems more like a Lifetime movie than a true Horror film.

 

[ArmoredFoe]

I just put the Sentinel on my netflix instant watch...i'll probably check that out this weekend for sure.

 

[furystorm]

You can watch it on the computer via netflix. I just added it to my list and noticed that.

 

[Shanester]

I'll give The Sentinel a watch tonight. I think I've seen it but I'm not 100% sure. I always like to rewatch and see what I missed the first viewing.

That is cool Fanboy, about living near the reform school building from Sleepers. Living in New Orleans, I m always surrounded by former movie locations. In fact, the building that the Night of the Demons redux was filmed in, is just down the street. I pass it almost every day. It really is a creepy looking former mortuary.

Rosemary's baby was a decent read, but more of a thriller. The movie was ok, but not very scary. I guess Satan is a monster...

 

[Morbach]

Yeah, I still got the vhs. Didn't bother to upgrade Not worth it.

Whereas Rosemary's Baby is absolutely predictable all the way through. It felt more like an exercise in bad mothering than anything else. I bought it on the advice of a friend and hated it. I imagine, for it's time, it was new and fresh and probably horrific. Nowadays, I'd stick it in the "Babysitter thriller" category as it seems more like a Lifetime movie than a true Horror film.

so awesome that you guys are going to give The Sentinel a watch

 

[Fanboy]

I'll give The Sentinel a watch tonight. I think I've seen it but I'm not 100% sure. I always like to rewatch and see what I missed the first viewing.

That is cool Fanboy, about living near the reform school building from Sleepers. Living in New Orleans, I m always surrounded by former movie locations. In fact, the building that the Night of the Demons redux was filmed in, is just down the street. I pass it almost every day. It really is a creepy looking former mortuary.

Rosemary's baby was a decent read, but more of a thriller. The movie was ok, but not very scary. I guess Satan is a monster...

Next time I'm out with my camera I'll take a few pics and post them up here.

The other movie set one I always tell people about is from Spider-Man 3. The scene with Gwen Stacy and the out of control crane is a building I used to work in. It's was also the exterior for Dunder Mifflin's New York headquarters on The Office . (And somewhere in the background I hear my wife calling me a geek and sighing again).

Going to have to add The Sentinel to my ever expanding list of movies I need to watch one day.

 

[ArmoredFoe]

my netflix Que has about 200 movies in it not including the instant watch. When movies go instant I usually get to them right away. I usually watch a 1 or 2 over the weekend. Depends on if the wife is up for some horror.

 

[LChinoz]

Just watched Ketchum's The Girl Next Door with my gf. Not a bad flick, my gf had to look away a couple of times. Makes you wonder about what kind of crazy people are out there.

 

[Morbach]

Night Of The Demons is another old movie I like. It's an 80's movie so it has it's cheese in it but I like it. That main chick is scary. Kinda looks like my ex....

 

[thenammagazine]

Night Of The Demons is another old movie I like. It's an 80's movie so it has it's cheese in it but I like it. That main chick is scary. Kinda looks like my ex....

Angela, and again, a few pages too late.

Though we're all in agreement any update on the remake would be much appreciated.

 

[LChinoz]

This just in, for anyone who liked "The Orphanage" they are remaking it (already) for those who don't like to read subtitles...https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1486191/

 

[ArmoredFoe]

I thought the orphanage was good, but not good, but do we need a remake...really.

 

[Darth_Fatso]

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. Though probably not underrated when it first came out, it is today it seems. I remember seeing this when I was 10 or 11 and the first movie that made me feel disturbed afterwords.

Also anyone remember Silent Night, Deadly Night? I allways thought that was a pretty cool, underrated slasher. I heard it was a bit controversial in the 80's among mothers.

 

[ArmoredFoe]

Henry was decent...when I seen it as a kid I can say it was messed up...not probably not so much. Was definetly good for its time.

Silent Night Deadly Night...fantastic. I love Slasher films of all kinds.

 

[Morbach]

Angela, and again, a few pages too late. Though we're all in agreement any update on the remake would be much appreciated.

They're doing a remake? Damn.

I liked Silent Night, Deadly Night and The Orphanage. I don't think a remake will do any good for The Orphanage. I like how it turned you on your ass, you think it's a scary story and then it turns out to be somewhat touching.

 

[ArmoredFoe]

See, I liked that part of the story also, but unfortunately I think thats what will hurt it as a remake as far as the Orphanage goes.

 

[Fanboy]

I heard it was a bit controversial in the 80's among mothers.

Yeah. People were upset that the movie was using a person dressed as Santa Claus as a murderer. Guess people had nothing better to do but go picket during the 80's.

It's still one of my guilty please movies though.

 

[King Darkness]

Silent Night Deadly Night is classic.

 

[thenammagazine]

Yeah. People were upset that the movie was using a person dressed as Santa Claus as a murderer. Guess people had nothing better to do but go picket during the 80's.

It's still one of my guilty please movies though.

Where the hell did you live? The North Pole?

 

[Voorhees27]

Silent Night Deadly Night is classic.

Yep. This is one of those classics me and my buddies watched at 4 in the morning back in Jr. High.