Scary movies and candy

[pedigree]

i need to gather a list of a few movies to watch halloween night (tacky i know but the girlfriend wants to do it). OBVIOUSLY i'd prefer them to be blu rays so it gives me a reason to go out and get more but it doesn't necessarily need to be. keep in mind im not a huge fan of the ancient stuff in black and white
thx for the help+

[akadkins]

Being a huge fan of the classic films and Blu-Ray is a bad match, especially since Universal is HD-DVD. Really doesn't matter though since nothing has been released on either format...

For Best of Blu-Ray, I recommend Dawn of the Dead and 28 Weeks Later - some older 70's zombies, then updated ones in a movie better (especially in Blu-Ray) than the original.

Getting away from the gore and Blu-Ray, I'd suggest Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstien. It offers the old time scrares of having all the classic monsters (Frankie, Dracula, and Wolfman) while adding in a few laughs. I watch it every year.

[jsteinhauer]

House of 10,000 corpses and The Devil's Rejects on BD.

[pedigree]

Originally Posted by jsteinhauer

House of 10,000 corpses and The Devil's Rejects on BD.

k, house of 1000 corpses
and yeah i have devils rejects but the gf isnt a fan of the gore

[EricJ]

Don't go for gore, m'self--Halloween is for swirling leaves and nameless creepiness:

In our house, Halloween night is a ritual of "Curse of the Demon"* and "Something Wicked This Way Comes".
Both on SD, but hey, trust me.

(* - "Ancient" B/W?...Yeah, pal. Sure. Youuuu just keep telling yourself that. )

[rjg]

I gotta say i have never seen Halloween or DAwn of the dead (original) before, i love horror movies and am sicked and tired of the crap they put out nowadays. But..... Those two movies above, are VERy well made. The definitly dont make movies like they used to. Its just something about no cgi, no special effect no big sound effects, just plain simple filming, it makes it seem more real in a way. By far those are on the top of scary movies

[Elandyll]

You're in luck, I think Blu-Ray has the most and best of them horror movies of the two formats so far.
I'll rate my favs with *=good, **=very good, ***=must have

28 days later **
28 weeks later (haven't seen, supposedly ** aswell)
Evil Dead ***
Evil Dead 2 ***
Dracula **
The Shining ***
Underworld *
Underworld2 **
Dark Water *
Resident Evil Apocalypse *
Hellboy **
The Brothers Grimm (dark Fairy Tale) *
The Devil's reject (haven't seen)
The Reaping *
The Terminator ***
Terminator II ***
AVP *
Sleepy Hollow **
Lady in the Water **
Ghost Rider *
Day of the Dead *
Dawn of the Dead **
The covenant (haven't seen)
Hostel (have not seen either)
Hostel part II
Identity **
House of 1000 corpses **
The Fly ***
Halloween ***
Silent Hill **
Saw *
Saw II (not seen)
Saw III (haven't seen)
Species *
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (animation/Fantasy) **
The Omen (new version) *
Stir of Echoes **
Return to House on Haunted Hill (haven't seen)
Deliverance ***
House of Wax (haven't seen)
The Haunted Mansion (for kids.. well .. maybe)
The Host (supposedly **)
Gothika *
Reign of Fire **
The Wicker Man
The Descent **
The Hills have Eyes (not seen either of those)
The Hills have Eyes 2
Secret Window *
Disturbia **
Flatliners *
Blood & Chocolate (not seen)
Masters of Horror: Season 1, vol 1 (not seen)
Masters of Horror: Season 1, vol 2
The Omega Man

Voila

[jsteinhauer]

Sleepy Hollow would be perfect, also on BD.

[pedigree]

Originally Posted by Elandyll

You're in luck, I think Blu-Ray has the most and best of them horror movies of the two formats so far.
I'll rate my favs with *=good, **=very good, ***=must have

28 days later **
28 weeks later (haven't seen, supposedly ** aswell)
Evil Dead ***
Evil Dead 2 ***
Dracula **
The Shining ***
Underworld *
Underworld2 **
Dark Water *
Resident Evil Apocalypse *
Hellboy **
The Brothers Grimm (dark Fairy Tale) *
The Devil's reject (haven't seen)
The Reaping *
The Terminator ***
Terminator II ***
AVP *
Sleepy Hollow **
Lady in the Water **
Ghost Rider *
Day of the Dead *
Dawn of the Dead **
The covenant (haven't seen)
Hostel (have not seen either)
Hostel part II
Identity **
House of 1000 corpses **
The Fly ***
Halloween ***
Silent Hill **
Saw *
Saw II (not seen)
Saw III (haven't seen)
Species *
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (animation/Fantasy) **
The Omen (new version) *
Stir of Echoes **
Return to House on Haunted Hill (haven't seen)
Deliverance ***
House of Wax (haven't seen)
The Haunted Mansion (for kids.. well .. maybe)
The Host (supposedly **)
Gothika *
Reign of Fire **
The Wicker Man
The Descent **
The Hills have Eyes (not seen either of those)
The Hills have Eyes 2
Secret Window *
Disturbia **
Flatliners *
Blood & Chocolate (not seen)
Masters of Horror: Season 1, vol 1 (not seen)
Masters of Horror: Season 1, vol 2
The Omega Man

Voila

i saw those and didnt really see much i liked

[AlaskaDon]

If you haven't seen it before, then Vacancy can definitly keep you on the edge of your seat. I don't want to give any spoilers, but will say that it is not a gore-fest, even though it looks like it has the makings of one when you first start watching it. I enjoyed it, but would recommend giving it a rent unless you are a huge horror fan. Hey, it has Kate Beckinsale too

[rjg]

Originally Posted by AlaskaDon

If you haven't seen it before, then Vacancy can definitly keep you on the edge of your seat. I don't want to give any spoilers, but will say that it is not a gore-fest, even though it looks like it has the makings of one when you first start watching it. I enjoyed it, but would recommend giving it a rent unless you are a huge horror fan. Hey, it has Kate Beckinsale too

I saw Vacancy, good movie and yes .......... like u said it has Kate
Beckinsale!!.
Identity is really good too, more like a suspense movie.

[crunchywyte]

Watchin Halloween right now , CLASSIC!

[pedigree]

wtv i'll pull out the classics: exorcist... poltergeist... maybe some nightmare on elm street or some hellraiser
oh i didnt mention im really down with those 80's and 90's flicks

[rjg]

Originally Posted by pedigree

wtv i'll pull out the classics: exorcist... poltergeist... maybe some nightmare on elm street or some hellraiser
oh i didnt mention im really down with those 80's and 90's flicks

Can't wait for all those titles u just mentioned. Also like to add The OG Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

[BTBuck1]

Halloween, isn't Halloween without

[dgator783]

Originally Posted by BTBuck1

Halloween, isn't Halloween without

agreed....also I highly recommend Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn.....and the 28 weeks series....maybe throw some saw in there too.....

[pedigree]

Originally Posted by dgator783

agreed....also I highly recommend Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn.....and the 28 weeks series....maybe throw some saw in there too.....

saw = bad

[SolidBlu]

this is perfect for me on November 1st

[stargate]

Anyone here ever see "Murder By Death"? Great movie for Halloween. It's not exactly scary, but it does have a very spooky setting/ ambiance and it is a fantastic movie. It is SD only, but my Blu-ray upscales it and it looks very nice on my 1080p LCD.

[BStecke]

Halloween and The Shining get my vote, both fantastic BD's.