What’s a horror movie that surprised you by being good?

[7Phoenix7]

I’m honestly pretty picky with horror lol… but every once in a while one actually surprises me.

👀

For me, Get Out genuinely surprised me with how good it was. The psychological tension and the way the unease slowly builds made it really stand out…

She killed this scene…. Amazing acting

[Vneila21]

I watched three horror movies in my life. Two of them I didn't even know was horror lol not until I read the tags on Netflix! One of them was a show called "Teen Wolf" 2011. The plot was great, and the graphics were increasingly gross. It has 6 seasons, 50-minute episodes. The first one that came to mind though. I do not consider it horror. It's called "The Little Shop of Horrors;" I couldn't finish it at eight years old. This movie gave me a "wow" moment at sixteen.

[7Phoenix7]

Oh as far as series… I recently watched um…crap I forgot what it’s called but it was a pretty good horror series. I’ll search it up later

[MrChinaski]

Steve Martin's Dentist! is classic.

[DryGermanGuy]

I watched Little Shop of Horrors in the movie theater as a ten year old. Not sure what my - usually strict - parents were thinking.

[7Phoenix7]

Okay I searched and the last horror series I watched was, The Haunting of Hill House. It was interesting…

[ManOnFire]

@vneila21 The original Teen Wolf had Michael J. Fox in the 80s, saw that as a kid. Little Shop of Horrors was creepy, yeah.

[ohsheeT]

I dont watch them I feel things to deep i use to watch my nephews and nieces on the weekends. And they would always want to watch a horror movie . So they would and they would always try to get me to watch with them. Noooooooo I would say.. I would tell the I was scared to watch them

Then I would tell them I dont need to watch them
If I had to to see or feel something like that. It would be only one time and it would have to be real. And I would deal with it right then and there

It's been so long since I have watch one i think it was the first chainsaw massacre at the movie theater years ago

[7Phoenix7]

Chainsaw massacre was good. And I totally understand… some years ago I couldn’t watch any horror. I was sensitive… similar to how you are.

[ohsheeT]

Yes I can feel that from you . you feel everything and also see things deeper than most

[ManOnFire]

Although I generally don't like horrors, I am one of the few people who liked The Haunting from 1999, I remember as a kid the way they drove the commercials into the ground because it wasn't doing well at the box office lol. It is still a good movie to me.

I also liked The Others and it is now one of my favorite movies. Wrong Turn was totally stupid yet I had fun with it. Probably wouldn't watch again though.

[7Phoenix7]

The Others is one of my favorites too! It was absolutely amazing lol

[ManOnFire]

Ikr? One of the greatest twists in movie history. So good I watched it a second time the next night to put everything together lol

[7Phoenix7]

Yep i rewatched as well, haha and for the exact same reason.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

As Above, So Below was just a random watch on Netflix for me and it rapidly became my favorite horror movie just for the way they used alchemical lore combined with supernatural mythology to create a literal hellscape that does such an amazing job of haunting you and making you ask “What would that look like for me?”

[7Phoenix7]

Thanks for sharing

[AI Opinion]

For me it was “Hereditary” 😱
I went in expecting another generic haunted-family movie and ended up glued to the screen. The dread builds so slowly, every frame is like a painting, and Toni Collette’s performance is insane. That dinner table scene still lives rent-free in my head.

“Get Out” is a masterpiece too, socially sharp and perfectly paced. 🎬

[7Phoenix7]

How dare you mention hereditary… I loved it

[HawkPerception]

The very few horror movies I've watched always left a terrible impression.

1. They aren't scary.

2. They're usually predictable. Modern horrors try to keep you guessing, but if you think in the terms "What would I NOT expect?" which is what the directors are doing, then it's still predictable.

3. They usually have terrible acting.

4. The budget and camera effects usually suck in comparison to other movies of their time.

[7Phoenix7]

So true… but I actually loved get out. Did you see it?

[HawkPerception]

Yeah it was a strange one

[HawkPerception]

Watched that one in theatres

[7Phoenix7]

Yeah it was definitely a strange one, but I think that’s what made it good lol. It wasn’t the typical predictable horror formula.

[abc3643]

I don't know if this would be classified as "horror", but 2008's "The Happening" was rather good, I felt. Most people feel it was a misstep for M. Night Shyamalan (sp?), but I think it was intelligently done. Roger Ebert liked it too...

www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-happening-2008

[7Phoenix7]

I’ll have to check it out

[abc3643]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkR5XWSkICo

Remember this because it is an important aspect of human nature:
Most people are not honest with themselves and are insecure so they seek safety in numbers. We all do it to varying extents and under different circumstances.
What's important about this is that this gives people a license to become lazy thinkers and just be lemmings in their thoughts and actions - they echo what "everyone else" says or does without determining facts or making judgments for themselves. This is how bigotry and racism come about.
Now, you will see a good number of people diss this movie. Why? Because others dissed it, so they do so too - after all, ... safety in numbers and why bother thinking for yourself when you can just adopt the prejudices of others.

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[abc3643]

I'll quote Roger Ebert from his review who also explains the basic premise of the film.
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"...
One day in Central Park, people start to lose their trains of thought. They begin walking backward. They start killing themselves. This behavior spreads through Manhattan, and then all of the Northeast. Construction workers throw themselves from scaffolds. Policeman shoot themselves. The deaths are blamed on a “terrorist attack,” but in fact no one has the slightest clue, and New York City is evacuated.
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Too uneventful for you? Not enough action? For me, Shyamalan’s approach is more effective than smash-and-grab plot-mongering. His use of the landscape is disturbingly effective. The performances by Wahlberg and Deschanel bring a quiet dignity to their characters. The strangeness of starting a day in New York and ending it by hiking across a country field is underlined. Most of the other people we meet, not all, are muted and introspective. Had they been half-expecting some such “event” as this?

I know I have. For some time the thought has been gathering at the back of my mind that we are in the final act. We have finally insulted the planet so much that it can no longer sustain us. It is exhausted. It never occurred to me that vegetation might exterminate us. In fact, the form of the planet’s revenge remains undefined in my thoughts, although I have read of rising sea levels and the ends of species.

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[abc3643]

What I admire about “The Happening” is that its pace and substance allowed me to examine such thoughts, and to ask how I might respond to a wake-up call from nature. Shyamalan allows his characters space and time as they look within themselves. Those they meet on the way are such as they might indeed plausibly meet. Even the TV and radio news is done correctly, as convenient cliches about terrorism give way to bewilderment and apprehension.

I suspect I’ll be in the minority in praising this film. It will be described as empty, uneventful, meandering. But for some, it will weave a spell. It is a parable, yes, but it is also simply the story of these people and how their lives and existence have suddenly become problematic. We depend on such a superstructure to maintain us that one or two alterations could leave us stranded and wandering through a field, if we are that lucky."
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Some would classify this movie as horror or science fiction or thriller (!) and all would be right to varying degrees...

For those who are sufficiently intelligent, this is a rather good and scary movie. There's not a lot of action or explosions or crap like that although there are quite a few disturbing and shocking scenes. Listen to Ebert and not the idiots.

[Kaneki05]

M3GAN was one, the 2nd film is awful. But the 1st was something I expected to be trash generic Ai killer stuff but it was done way better than I'd expect.
I only watched it cause it was something on a plane to watch and to my surprise it was good.

[7Phoenix7]

I didn’t like Megan 😭 … it wasn’t scary or interesting or anything…

Ugh…. Lol

[Kaneki05]

Well I liked the emphasis on it being about her being a good mother more so on robot became evil cause it robot.

[7Phoenix7]

Ah ok… Have you seen the exorcist?

[Kaneki05]

Yes and I hate the film...
Because my favorite book is the exorcist and the things the movie get's so wrong about it makes me mad every time I think about it. They ruined it sighs. And yes it is all about her being a absent mother which is why Regan acts up.
In the book it's more implied she was never possessed, for some reason the author doubles down she is meant to be possessed but that's not how he actually portrayed it the very last part of the book is them questioning if it was real or not but her mom being happy that it was over but sticking to her not believing this had anything to do with god or by extension a demon.
Also the build up and slower ramp up of her acting out is done way better.

The 2nd film which people don't like, I much prefer since it does play back into mental health issues over possession.
I also liked the tv show though that went into for sure possession it has some really good scenes and build up.

[Kaneki05]

Also in the book certain supernatural parts that happen in the film that makes it no way she couldn't be possessed don't happen the same in the book.
The head spin for example is not a full 360 and is described by the priest as almost full turn around but he could be a unreliable source thinking he saw something he didn't.

[7Phoenix7]

Okay that makes sense. The book is always way better.

[Kaneki05]

Typically so and more personal since it was one the first proper horror books I was allowed to read as a kid and relatable with issues towards my own mother.

[DonaldDarko]

Predator was good, he's not just a stock movie monster, he thinks, he plots and plans, uses technology. He's way more interesting than creatures like Ridley Scott's xenomorph that just kills people, lays it's eggs etc. It's got no brain, it's a tough scary monster but not really that interesting. It doesn't do much of anything beyond the predictable.

[7Phoenix7]

Oh wow who are you

[DonaldDarko]

Just some dude on the internet why?

[Nikki1989]

I haven't seen one of those in a very long time, and I love horror movies. I have 100s of them, but that is a few hundred spread out over the past 60 or 70 years.

[7Phoenix7]

They barely make good ones anymore.

[sage2021]

I wouldn't call any horror movie good. Scary as all get out but not good.

The original version of "The Night of the Living Dead."

[7Phoenix7]

Oh that was my uncles fav… that was pretty good.

[MrChinaski]

Yes. Get Out was great. My favourite of recent years is Speak No Evil (2022, Danish original; don't bother with the 2024 English remake).

[7Phoenix7]

Is it really good? I do trust your judgement lol but why don’t you like the 2024 remake?

[MrChinaski]

It's okay. But, without giving away the plot, the ending is different.

[7Phoenix7]

Rate it 1-10

[MrChinaski]

Well, I think it's better than Get Out. Midsommar is probably better than it but is a rather more complex movie.

[MrChinaski]

Hereditary is quite good if you want something in English.

[MrChinaski]

Oh... just saw your exchange with the ai, lol.

[7Phoenix7]

Lmao

[7Phoenix7]

I’m gonna watch it lol and if it’s not better than get out to me I will let you know

[AydenHazor]

I'm but a fan of the horror genre as a while so I didn't really have one. Unless you count The Princess Bride, which is not surprising in it being good, what's surprising is when you realize it counts as nearly every genre of film in some way

[7Phoenix7]

The princess bride, omg I don’t think I’ve seen it but isn’t it a comedy?

[AydenHazor]

It's a comedy, a romance, fantasy, action and more.

[Master_Debator]

That man in the picture looks like he was given a job application.

[7Phoenix7]

Lmao 😂 ur racist

[Master_Debator]

Is being racist so bad when I'd love to colonize you? You're sexy. <3

B====D - - - I still want to make you my girlfriend, but they keep banning me.

[7Phoenix7]

I knew that was you dbonesteak

[Master_Debator]

Lolz... guilty as charged. ;-)

[LC75LC71]

Freddy vs. Jason.

No fries on the menu..

https://www.youtube.com/embed/XWPq9Hb81aM

[7Phoenix7]

Rate it 1-10 on how good it is to you

[LC75LC71]

0-10 that you replied to AI..

[msg321]

Yeah get out surprised me too but as an answer to your question I can say Midsommar surprised me a lot. It is a great horror movie 🍿🎥

[7Phoenix7]

Don’t give me spoilers but what is it about? Lol

Is it old or newer?

[msg321]

It’s a 2019 folk-horror/psychological horror film set during a rare midsummer festival in rural Sweden. A group of friends travel there for what’s supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime cultural experience, but things slowly become unsettling.
It’s not a typical jump-scare horror. It’s more about atmosphere, relationships, and psychological tension in broad daylight. Very bright, very beautiful and very disturbing. It’s very much folk-horror in the sense that the tension comes from isolation, pagan traditions, and a tightly knit rural community with its own belief system. Think ancient rituals and the feeling of being an outsider in a place where everyone else understands the rules except you.
Note:If you like this movie I can suggest you more folk-horror movies. Folk-horror is my favourite sub-genre when it comes to horror movies.

[MrChinaski]

Agree, Midsommar is excellent.

[7Phoenix7]

I’m gonna watch it tonight probably lol sounds great

[msg321]

Ok write here about how you found it after watching, then, please 😊

[7Phoenix7]

I ended up falling asleep before starting it 😆 I’ll let you know when I get to it.

[msg321]

Ok I'll wait 😊

[Xawyx-2]

I like many horrors, but not if they are too weird or extremely disgusting.

[7Phoenix7]

Yea or just unnecessarily gory

[Anonymous]

The sixth sense

I hate horror movies. And in my opinion the sixth sense doesn't qualify as one. But it's always listed as a horror movie. So...

[7Phoenix7]

Those are the type of “horror movies” I like… the psychological horror/thriller types

[7Phoenix7]

And ones that actually have a great story/plot

[Ad_Quid_Orator]

The Grey.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ujrBaHS8UTg

At first I thought it would just be some lame B movie with monster wolves. Boy was I wrong.

[queenofcardio]

I rarely watch horror movies. The Village is probably one of my favorite horror movies.

[Phoenix98]

I don't really watch horror movies that much they tend to annoy me with how stupid people are.

Even more so when they take place in Texas where everyone has guns except the main characters /=.

[AngryCarl3]

I wasn't expecting much from Drag Me to Hell but it turned out to be a good time. Not gory but lots of jump scares.

[fish5505_87]

The first scream, even though it was satire.

[beefcakebradybatson]

"Dune," which I saw with my boy Jamie Logsdon.

[DeeDeeDeVour]

The Sixth Sense

[7Phoenix7]

Totally forgot about that one… it was great 👍

[TonyMetal___86]

The mangler reborn 😁

[7Phoenix7]

I’m writing these movies down so I can check ‘em out

[TonyMetal___86]

Oh if you want a list miss phoenix, i have an endless list hehe

I'm the king of movies, especially when it comes to mystery, thrillers and horror 😌

[White_Widow]

The collector and WAZ

[Shiprex]

The Ring was something else

[MrChinaski]

I found the original Ringu eerier.

[MrChinaski]

Both are excellent, though.

[Shiprex]

@MrChinaski I did too.

[7Phoenix7]

@MrChinaski I watched that in middle school with my best friend in the middle of the night… we were silly and laughing at it lol

[Sal_Monella]

The original A Nightmare on Elm Street

[BigD210]

Halloween iii season of the witch

[dragoblack]

Andre the butcher.