General Movies Thread

[Raylen Cypher]

I need intro level horror movie recommendations because I decided to maybe try to conquer my paralyzing jump scare fear that legit prevents me from consuming huge swaths of movies and games.

The only horror movie I remember finishing was the American Ring remake which was very uncomfortable but I managed.

please dont give me something that will actually fuck me up super badly thanks in advance

The original Halloween series. 1 & 2, 4-6, H20, and I guess Resurrection if you like half candid camera.

[I3uster]

I guess I should specify, looking for shit a horror veteran would actually not find all that scary, do those fit under that?

[Mcjon01]

I guess I should specify, looking for shit a horror veteran would actually not find all that scary, do those fit under that?

Six years after Michael Myers last terrorized Haddonfield, he returns there in pursuit of his niece, Jamie Lloyd, who has escaped with her newborn child, for which Michael and a mysterious cult have sinister plans.

Starring: Paul Rudd

Does that sound scary to you?

[Raylen Cypher]

I guess I should specify, looking for shit a horror veteran would actually not find all that scary, do those fit under that?

Like, there aren't a lot of jump scares in it. It builds up the tension of "when." Its an old horror franchise of slasher films starring Michael Myers. A well known horror entity among the likes of Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, off the top of my head. It was my major foray into horror movies when I was young, and the theme song a favorite of mine for the namesake of that holiday.

[Mcjon01]

Also as long as we’re doing Carpenter just skip from Halloween II to The Thing, you don’t really need the other sequels tbh

[Rafflesiac]

I guess I should specify, looking for shit a horror veteran would actually not find all that scary, do those fit under that?

Go for really old movies, like Halloween and Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th.

The Woman in Black is more of a suspense movie, but it's pretty good.

[Mattias]

Alien and The Thing are both great old horror movies. And I hate horror movies.

[SpoonyViking]

I need intro level horror movie recommendations because I decided to maybe try to conquer my paralyzing jump scare fear that legit prevents me from consuming huge swaths of movies and games.

Hmmm... So the problem is specifically the jump scare, not anything else? Then I'd recommend "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" (the original is better both as a movie in general and as an horror movie, and most of the horror in it comes from the psychological torture inflicted on the protagonist, but it does have a few jump scares), "Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives" (no, really! There are few, if any, scenes which would qualify as jump scares, practically all the killings are telegraphed by the movie), and "Return of the Living Dead" (same as with the previous recommendation). In addition to not relying on jump scares, those movies also mix lots of dark comedy with their horror, so it should be more palatable to someone who isn't an horror fan. They're also damn good movies within their genre, so that helps.

Or maybe the classic horror movies might be more up your speed? I can personally recommend "Dracula", "The Wolfman", "The Mummy", and I hear the Lon Chaney version of "The Phantom of the Opera" is great.

[just Beamu]

Any Halloween films after 2 are pointless to watch but the first two are good, especially the first. Alien, The Thing. The Exorcist and The Shining or good but you might find those scarier if that's an issue. The first Nightmare on Elm Street is good.

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Hmmm... So the problem is specifically the jump scare, not anything else? Then I'd recommend "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" (the original is better both as a movie in general and as an horror movie, and most of the horror in it comes from the psychological torture inflicted on the protagonist, but it does have a few jump scares), "Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives" (no, really! There are few, if any, scenes which would qualify as jump scares, practically all the killings are telegraphed by the movie), and "Return of the Living Dead" (same as with the previous recommendation). In addition to not relying on jump scares, those movies also mix lots of dark comedy with their horror, so it should be more palatable to someone who isn't an horror fan. They're also damn good movies within their genre, so that helps.

I would honestly say Chainsaw too is too comedic to even count as horror

[SpoonyViking]

I would honestly say Chainsaw too is too comedic to even count as horror

I can understand that, but leaving aside Leatherface chopping people up, the scene where him and Chop-Top are terrorising Stretch at the radio station isn't comedic at all.

[Trubo]

I need intro level horror movie recommendations because I decided to maybe try to conquer my paralyzing jump scare fear that legit prevents me from consuming huge swaths of movies and games.

The only horror movie I remember finishing was the American Ring remake which was very uncomfortable but I managed.

please dont give me something that will actually fuck me up super badly thanks in advance

Asked a friend that likes horror movies for suggestions.

Mostly slasher/jumpscare/stupid fun stuff

• Halloween (just the first one really)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street
• Friday the 13th 1-3
• Child's Play
• Hellraiser
• Suspiria (Crazy Italian Horror "Giallo" - best director Dairo Argento - Inferno is also good)
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre
• Saw series
• Poltergeist
• The Exorcist

Actually good horror movies (i.e not reliant on jumpscares)

• The Omen (1976)
• Rosemary's Baby (1968)
• The Fly (1986)
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
• The VVitch: A New-England Folktale
• The Void
• The Thing (1982)
• In the Mouth of Madness

Horror/Comedy

• Evil Dead 2
• Army of Darkness
• The Final Girls
• Cabin in the Woods
• Bloodsucking Bastards
• Shaun of the Dead

[just Beamu]

Friday the 13th 1-3 are all really boring tho

[ballinamon]

Friday the 13th 1-3 are all really boring tho

Well, I always think that they are the best, the others are 1) Repetition of ideas or 2) Weird

[Raylen Cypher]

Any Halloween films after 2 are pointless to watch but the first two are good, especially the first.

Look if you're gonna be like that, then at least include H20 with the first two. Halloween 3 didn't have Michael in it so that's out. And the Thorn trilogy after it is a mixed bag for some, but H20 was pretty good and a satisfying conclusion to the franchise as well as the first original 2. Shame Resurrection had to go and ruin it.

Also come on, it's Jamie Lee Curtis. Every horror film needs a great Scream Queen.

[just Beamu]

H20 is okay but 4-6 are absolutely terrible, especially 6. 3 may not have Meyers but it's still better than 4-6 honestly. But yeah 1, 2 and H20 are the only ones really worth watching imo.

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Well, I always think that they are the best, the others are 1) Repetition of ideas or 2) Weird

6 was fine because it finally got the sense to become self-parody of what was never very good to begin with and 7 is okay I guess. The rest are meh tho X at least has the utter stupidity to be mildly entertaining

[Raylen Cypher]

H20 is okay but 4-6 are absolutely terrible, especially 6. 3 may not have Meyers but it's still better than 4-6 honestly. But yeah 1, 2 and H20 are the only ones really worth watching imo.

6 is extra sad for me because it's the last time we see Donald Pleasence AKA Dr. Loomis after he passed away.

[ballinamon]

I just watch Thor Raknarok. Hela shows that sword spam is OP.

I going to assume that Sig is dead too.

[Mattias]

So, the Universal Dark Universe Universe (or whatever the actual name for it is) is dead. I was expecting them to keep on throwing money on that dumpster fire for years like DC did, not peace out after only one terrible movie.

[SpoonyViking]

Two terrible movies. I mean, I did like "Dracula Untold", but that was apparently their first attempt at a new cinematic universe.

[LegalLoliLover]

Well, with Dracula Untold, they didn't hurt the main movie by trying to explicitly tie it to a larger universe. I believe that they did try this in the Mummy reboot, with obvious poor results.