whats the scariest movie you have ever seen?

Question

please give your reasons why

Answer 1

Psycho (1960) ----Most modern-day horror films make the killer to be an absolutely inhuman, grotesque, unimaginable monster in order to scare the audience out of its wits. Most of the time, however, these stereotypes create a generic murderer a raving, ranting, clearly demented psychopath. One of the few memorable cinematic killers that does not adhere to these restraints and cliches is, of course, Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal Lecter, whom manages to effectively cause the audience to recoil without such drek as the aforementioned devices.

Anthony Perkins' skillfully crafts his performance as Norman Bates, avoiding a ranting, raving, drooling, murder-happy, manic characterization; instead his performance as Norman is subtle, creepy, cool, and unsettling. He is brilliant; from his quiet conversations with Marion Crane amidst the stuffed birds, to his weasling wimpiness when confronted by Arbogast, his performance is so exact that it chills the viewer, all without the unnecessary disturbing images prevalent in more modern films (read The Cell, Henry: Portrait of A Serial Killer).

Perkin's fine performance, a tight script, and Bernstein's classic score make Psycho a film that is now and will always be remembered as one of the pinnacles of the horror genre.

Answer 2

Well theres a lot:
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Em Street 2
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5
A Nightmare on Elm Street: A New Nightmare
A Nightmare on Em Street: Freddy's Dead
(I think those are all the Freddy movies)

Then Theres:
Halloween
Halloween 2
Halloween 4
Halloween 5
Halloween: H2O
Halloween: The Resurrection

Also:
Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th: Part 2
Friday the 13th: Part 3
Friday the 13th: The New Beginning
(alright and there's like 9 more or so, but yeah the rest of the Jason movies)

....I think thats about it. But yeah the Michael, Jason, and Freddy movies are the scariest. Those movies are the only scary movies I've EVER screamed in. But anyway, if you want to get scared out of your MIND watch these. Because these are movies from like the 80's and are scary, because the ones they make today are stupid and too scientific-like. The movies I listed are true-out horror! Hope I helped.

Answer 3

In my opinion there are no scary movies, I love horror but I cant seem to get one that creeps me out, watched The Exorcist, The Entity, The Amityville, Scream films, Texas Chainsaw's, the Grudge films, The ring films, the Saw films, rosemary's baby, the Omens, the thing, Alien (which I would'nt say was a scare film but was voted as the scariest flick on Channel 5 scariest100) and all the others, The Others, yeah that one too.

So please, please find me a film that will creep me out someone.

Answer 4

There are a few types of scary. Gross-out, mystery/suspense, teen slasher, etc. The occult/supernatural movie-when well done- is my personal favorite. John Carpenters movie 'Prince of Darkness' (1987) was one that really spooked me-as an adult, even! It starred Donald Plesence and Jamieson Parker. (the blond guy from Simon & Simon) John Carpenter did the music, too, which was repetative but spooky, like his other movie: "The Thing" (another favorite of mine) There were minor elements of the gross, and the suspense was certainly there, too. But what could be scarier the 2 biggest fears combined: The Unknown and The Devil (who is also an unknown, really) I liked this one 'cuz it gave me a real chill down my back Check it out!

Answer 5

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. For several reasons. For one thing, this event was BASED on real life events. This means that it could actually happen. Leatherface himself was scary enough. A guy who went around killing people who passed in his town and wore their skin, just the idea of that scares me. What makes that even worse, is that his family and the people in the town knew about it.

If that were to happen in real life and I were in that situation, I'd prolly sh*t my pants because there would be nobody to help me. The movie itself had a bunch of parts that made me jump. The scenes where it's really quiet at night and suddenly a chainsaw starts going off and you hear screaming, is enough to scare anybody at night. The parts where Leatherface breaks through the walls and chases the people through the houses, are a classic definition of scary. The stuff people went through while being captured scares me even more. Saw elaborated on this a bit but the Texas Chainsaw Massacre really set the bar. The people who had their finger nails ripped off while trying to claw away from Leatherface are a realistic example of torture at its finest. Compared to "scary" movies now this one owns them all hands down.

The newer movies they have out aren't scary at all. Saw was great but it wasn't really scary so much as gruesome. The children "scary" movies area fine example. "The Ring" and "The Grudge" aren't scary at all for 2 reasons: 1) They are stupid and unrealistic, that stuff can't really happen, compared to someone going crazy and killing people with a chainsaw in a hick town (based on real events) and 2) They are rated PG-13. Of course middle school aged kids say its scary because those are the only movies they are allowed to see. I've seen half of the Ring because I fell asleep numerous times and I never watched it. I never saw the Grudge because I didn't have to, I saw Scary Movie 3. If a movie can be made fun of so easily, then it can't be that scary.

If you ask me, if you want a scary movie that can actually happen in real life, see the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Answer 6

Dumplings - it's takes place in china? and it's about this woman who makes "special dumplings" for another woman who is obsessed with regaining her youth. The "ingrediants" of the dumplings contained chopped up aborted fetuses.

High Tension - the blood and guts were very realistic.

Hostel - makes you never want to leave the states. (not that something like that doesn't go on here)

Texas Chainsaw Massacre - movies based on truth are scarier, i love all the TCM movies

Answer 7

I'm with Greg H....Psycho with out a doubt. It starts off as a simple steal the money and run movie but oh boy!do we all get suckered as to the real direction of the film, Hitchcock at his best. Alien wasn't bad either you get that same closed in,paranoid,panicky feeling.

Answer 8

First time I saw the Amityville Horror was scary as hell. Blood pouring from the walls!!! I got so hooked on the phenomenon after reading the book that i had to go visit the house for myself, turns out it was totally ordinary and all made up!!

Answer 9

Years ago, it was Salems Lot...it wasn't a movie as such but boy did it scare the pants off me..mind you I was younger then..one of the reasons it scared me was when I was watching it, I was at a part where a boy who has turned into a scary creature is tapping on the bedroom window...just as my sister and her boyfriend who knew I was in and watching it alone...tappped on the bloody window...pooooed myself. More recently, we watched the Japanese version of the Grudge...we had a japanese exchange student over...I found it really scary...partly cos I didn't know what to expect next and partly cos it was soooo darn weird!

Answer 10

Bram Stoker's Dracula