Favorite Halloween films

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10-31-2009, 09:57 AM
Wolf Kanno

Favorite Halloween films

All right, so there are not too many actual Halloween films but films that just seem to be a little extra more popular this time of year.

I love Nightmare Before Christmas, Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Psycho.

What are your favorite films to watch this time of year?
10-31-2009, 09:58 AM
Shlup

Hocus Pocus!

http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kq...nd72o1_500.jpg
10-31-2009, 12:57 PM
Parker

Yes No Yes
10-31-2009, 02:52 PM
LunarWeaver

I like Hocus Pocus and Nightmare Before Christmas too :hat: Sometimes I'll give Scream a good watching. Probably others but it's still AM on the clock so it ends here.
10-31-2009, 04:30 PM
Vermachtnis

I love Hocus Pocus and Nightmare Before Christmas. Also Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth.
10-31-2009, 04:43 PM
Slothy

A thread about Halloween movies and no one mentions Halloween? For shame.
10-31-2009, 05:27 PM
Levian

Saw series. Another one seems to be getting released every halloween.
10-31-2009, 06:30 PM
Dreddz

I'm going to have to be completely unoriginal and say Halloween. Its a classic. Even though the slasher genre it played out at this point, Halloween always had a unique style to it. And the soundtrack is legendary.

I'm going to bet its being played on TV tonight.
10-31-2009, 06:57 PM
I Took the Red Pill

The original Halloween. Classic.

Also, The Haunted Mask and The Haunted Mask II. Both hallmarks of my younger days.
10-31-2009, 07:15 PM
Boney King

I like Creepshow.
10-31-2009, 07:32 PM
McLovin'

Halloweentown! That was the best halloween movie as a kid. :(
10-31-2009, 07:41 PM
krissy

ghostbusters
10-31-2009, 10:05 PM
Shlup

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Originally Posted by I Took the Candy Corn.

Also, The Haunted Mask and The Haunted Mask II. Both hallmarks of my younger days.

Oo, good one. That was my favorite Goosebumps book.
11-01-2009, 06:19 PM
Breine

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Originally Posted by Darth Vader (in a sombrero)

Hocus Pocus!

http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kq...nd72o1_500.jpg

Whoa, totally forgot about that movie, but then when I saw the picture I had a "blast from the past moment". Weird.

Anyway, Nightmare Before Christmas is classic. 'nuff said.
11-01-2009, 06:59 PM
Shoeberto

Sweet lord, I watched Hocus Pocus so much growing up. I put a spell on yoooooou, and now you're miiiiiine!

The blond was always pretty hot.
11-01-2009, 07:33 PM
charliepanayi

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Originally Posted by Mothersmurfing Snakes

Sweet lord, I watched Hocus Pocus so much growing up. I put a spell on yoooooou, and now you're miiiiiine!

The blond was always pretty hot.

I must protest! Sarah Jessica Parker has never been hot.

Halloween films? The Nightmare Before Christmas, Halloween (obviously), The Thing, Carrie, Ring, Scream. All very good.
11-01-2009, 07:45 PM
Rocket Edge

Yeah Hocus Pocus, that film was always on 'round Halloween and it was great. The Nightmare before Christmas & Interview with a Vampire are some others.
11-01-2009, 08:12 PM
Shiny

Hocus Pocus is the :bou::bou::bou::bou:!
11-01-2009, 08:38 PM
Bunny

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I must protest! Sarah Jessica Parker has never been hot.

She was fairly attractive during the Hocus Pocus thing but since Sex in the City she's been hideous.
11-02-2009, 02:39 PM
Vyk

I think you're all confused. A Nightmare Before Christmas is a film for dark Halloweeny type people to watch around Christmas. He's saving Christmas! :P

We were going to watch Hocus Pocus, but of course the video store didn't have it in. I forget what I indulged in last year. Probably the Dawn of the Dead remake, which I indulged in last week. m'Favorite zombie flick..
11-02-2009, 06:34 PM
the AJman

The original Wolfman is probably the most consistant halloween movie I watch. That and Halloween Curse of the Micheal Myers. Though I try to watch whatever horror movies I can this time a year.
11-02-2009, 06:56 PM
Dolentrean

Hocus Pocus is amazing, I watch in most Halloweens.

Also the Evil Dead trilogy is amazing.
11-02-2009, 11:03 PM
Dreddz

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Originally Posted by Vyk

I forget what I indulged in last year. Probably the Dawn of the Dead remake, which I indulged in last week. m'Favorite zombie flick..

There is only one Dawn of the Dead and its the 1978 original. How can you put the remake over that? Or haven't you seen the original?
11-02-2009, 11:34 PM
Namelessfengir

little shop of horrors
the original night of the living dead
invasion of the body snatchers

and about ten others of that era that i cant remember the name of
11-03-2009, 12:18 AM
Del Murder

The Garfield Halloween special. Classic.
11-03-2009, 08:41 PM
smittenkitten

Shaun of the Dead ftw! I watched The Ring as well this Halloween, it was quite good and interesting. I do love Hocus Pocus though I remember watching it as a kid. ^^
11-04-2009, 02:48 AM
Vyk

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Originally Posted by Dreddz

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Originally Posted by Vyk

I forget what I indulged in last year. Probably the Dawn of the Dead remake, which I indulged in last week. m'Favorite zombie flick..

There is only one Dawn of the Dead and its the 1978 original. How can you put the remake over that? Or haven't you seen the original?

I won't lie, I might not have. Its about the only one I don't specifically remember. I've seen all the Living Dead, and all other regular Dead movies. And about the only one I still think is worth while to this day is the original Night of the Living Dead. What's his face took the Living Dead series in a goofy direction. And Romero is pretty stuck in his ways when he's completely in charge. The remake of Dawn pretty much only had him along for consultation purposes. And I love the idea of sprinting zombies. It means you're boned. That makes them scarier to me. Diary of the Dead was straight up Romero. And I don't put it anywhere near Dawn otD Remake

Just my tastes. Its been years since I saw Shaun of the Dead, I can't even remember specifically why I don't like it anymore. I just remember not liking it. And everyone else raves about it. To each their own. Its not like I'm just some kid that only enjoys new stuff :P I literally grew up on that old stuff and found Nightmare on Elm Street to be more memorable and entertaining and visually and psychologically thrilling and scary than any of the old Dead movies
11-04-2009, 02:10 PM
sephireland

John Carpenter's Halloween. Fin.
11-05-2009, 02:43 PM
Dreddz

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Originally Posted by Vyk

I won't lie, I might not have. Its about the only one I don't specifically remember. I've seen all the Living Dead, and all other regular Dead movies. And about the only one I still think is worth while to this day is the original Night of the Living Dead. What's his face took the Living Dead series in a goofy direction. And Romero is pretty stuck in his ways when he's completely in charge. The remake of Dawn pretty much only had him along for consultation purposes. And I love the idea of sprinting zombies. It means you're boned. That makes them scarier to me. Diary of the Dead was straight up Romero. And I don't put it anywhere near Dawn otD Remake

Funny, cause I would say that the original Night of the Living Dead is the only one I don't care for out of the original trilogy (the Dead series will always be a trilogy to me, I don't care for Romero's new stuff).

I personally feel the fun has been sucked out of the modern zombie movies. Its all jerky camera movements, thrash metal and people running all over the place. If you watch the original DoTD then you'll notice that it had a lot more things going for it than just people running away from zombies. I'd seriously consider watching the original DoTD again if you can't remember it. Most people who watch it agree thats its still the best zombie movie ever made.