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molex · 19 July 2005, 01:03 PM

I dig horror movies, and very VERY rarely does one actually creep me out. But man, The Ring is absolutely TERRIFYING.

My wife is off in Hong Kong with our son, so I thought I'd take advantage of a rare chance to watch The Ring, which I love. But seriously, after the first 5 minutes I had to turn it off. The opening scene scares the crap out of me!

Last movie I saw that scared me like that was Alien... and I was, like, 11 at the time!

Am I a complete puss? Or is The Ring one scary flick?

dman · 19 July 2005, 01:26 PM

You can't be that bad, I don't watch any of them!!

My wife loves the scary movies and The Ring is one her favs. She is trying to get me to go see the new horror film that was just released but I think I will pass.

molex · 19 July 2005, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by dman

You can't be that bad, I don't watch any of them!!

My wife loves the scary movies and The Ring is one her favs. She is trying to get me to go see the new horror film that was just released but I think I will pass.

We've got exact opposite problems: I love horror movies and NEVER get to see them 'cuz the misses can't take it! LOLOLOL

Manatee · 19 July 2005, 01:57 PM

I'll have to look into it. I'm always on the lookout for a movie that I'll find "scary" in some way. Sure, all kinds of things scared me as a kid, but in my adult life nothing seems to frighten me.

The only movie I've ever seen as an adult that I found truly creepy is Silence of the Lambs. I've seen it many times. I think it's so well done.

Anyway, I'll have to check out some reviews of The Ring. Most of the time I see them trying to depict scary stuff, and I just see actors acting out a contrived story. Hopefully this one will be the real deal. :-)

molex · 19 July 2005, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Manatee

I'll have to look into it.

You should. It's not the most intricate or exceptionally artistic film ever, but the scares are definitely there. The premise is pretty good, the acting is tolerable, but really there's just a couple of really good moments in the film that'll make you afraid to turn your back on a TV, for a few weeks anyways.

It's got a VERY high creep-out factor IMO. Watch it in a dark room all alone, and then tell me you weren't genuinely listening for odd clunks in the back rooms of your house when it's over.

padi56 · 19 July 2005, 07:39 PM

Watched The Descent a few days ago,a bit slow to start,but when it come to thescary bit made jump once or twice.Past horrors Se7en with Brad Pit
that was good,Dawn of the Dead was quite scary,A Nightmare on Elm Street
series,thought they were quite good Freddie was scary.Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer ,IMO was just a little bit in-front of another favourite of mine Silence of the Lambs.But the best one I can remember was Psycho the 1960 version.

19 July 2005, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by molex

Am I a complete puss? Or is The Ring one scary flick?

You're a complete puss.

Sorry, you asked........

j/k.....It was quite a good movie, but the wife (who doesn't like scary stuff at all) and I watched it without a problem. You really should finish it - I found her search for the truth to be interesting. I think there is another one coming out in that series, but not sure if it's based on another Japaese movie as the first Ring was.

Rockrolex · 19 July 2005, 10:55 PM

Thank you, Padi. I had to get all the way down to your post before seeing the first mention of Psycho. Probably the greatest horror film of all time. How long was it after seeing that movie before you could take a shower? And then how long before you became comfortable again taking a shower?

padi56 · 20 July 2005, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockrolex

Thank you, Padi. I had to get all the way down to your post before seeing the first mention of Psycho. Probably the greatest horror film of all time. How long was it after seeing that movie before you could take a shower? And then how long before you became comfortable again taking a shower?

Remember I am from darkest Wales in the 60s,you were lucky if you had
a tin bath, not one of those new fan-fangled shower things.

JJ Irani · 20 July 2005, 04:31 AM

Zemina is another great fan of horror films.

In all fairness to the maestro of horror, Alfred Hitchcock, I think the best of them all was PSYCHO going way back to 1960. The suspense, the sharp, screeching violinistic music and the acting was of a different genre. A remake of that same film was such a silly flop, it came absolutely no where even near enough to make any kind of impact on the audience.

The original was indeed a masterpiece of that great, double-chinned genius.

molex · 20 July 2005, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Avalon

You really should finish it -

Oh, I've watched it several times before. There's just a few scenes that creep me out big-time, the worst one right at the beginning.

19 July 2005, 01:03 PM	#1
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Manatee Banned Join Date: May 2005 Location: Washington DC Are Posts: 677	I'll have to look into it. I'm always on the lookout for a movie that I'll find "scary" in some way. Sure, all kinds of things scared me as a kid, but in my adult life nothing seems to frighten me. The only movie I've ever seen as an adult that I found truly creepy is Silence of the Lambs. I've seen it many times. I think it's so well done. Anyway, I'll have to check out some reviews of The Ring. Most of the time I see them trying to depict scary stuff, and I just see actors acting out a contrived story. Hopefully this one will be the real deal. :-)

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