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Martin Scorsese's favorite horror movies of all time

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chronicle

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Oct 30, 2009, 9:46:57 PM10/30/09
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nick

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Oct 31, 2009, 8:33:23 AM10/31/09
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On Oct 30, 9:46 pm, chronicle <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@
[127.1]> wrote:
> The Daily Beast:http://current.com/1v22i4c

I'll give him ten of the eleven . . . but The Entity? Since it was
released during his cocaine years maybe he remembers it differently
than I do.

moviePig

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Oct 31, 2009, 10:02:40 AM10/31/09
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I've queued it (and ISLE OF THE DEAD), and will be pleased to
pontificate.

In the same vein... I remember Romero's NotLD as a horror revelation
when I first saw it. Yet, last night's semi-soap, 'Medium', centered
around a parody of it, with very young kids sitting with Dad enjoying
the original. I guess today's kids will always be more sophisticated
than yesterday's... but, what about, I wonder...

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David Oberman

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Oct 31, 2009, 11:26:18 AM10/31/09
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nick <nickmacp...@AOL.com> wrote:

I notice that he did not list THE FUNHOUSE.


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David Oberman

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Oct 31, 2009, 11:27:09 AM10/31/09
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moviePig <pwal...@moviepig.com> wrote:

>I've queued it (and ISLE OF THE DEAD), and will be pleased to
>pontificate.

You mean you still haven't bought the Val Lewton box set?!

Smokie Darling (Annie)

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Oct 31, 2009, 11:42:55 AM10/31/09
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You know, I remember seeing and being more frightened by what I didn't
see, which from his list seems to be major point for him. It's what
your mind 'makes up' while watching.

I also remember being more frightened by the book, but that's
understandable (to me anyway).

moviePig

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Oct 31, 2009, 12:50:22 PM10/31/09
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On Oct 31, 10:27 am, David Oberman <dober...@socal.rr.com> wrote:

> moviePig <pwall...@moviepig.com> wrote:
> >I've queued it (and ISLE OF THE DEAD), and will be pleased to
> >pontificate.
>
> You mean you still haven't bought the Val Lewton box set?!

I don't own DVDs... (partly for fear they'll return the favor...)

nick

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Oct 31, 2009, 1:35:30 PM10/31/09
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On Oct 31, 11:26 am, David Oberman <dober...@socal.rr.com> wrote:

> nick <nickmacpherso...@AOL.com> wrote:
> >On Oct 30, 9:46 pm, chronicle <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@
> >[127.1]> wrote:
> >> The Daily Beast:http://current.com/1v22i4c
>
> >I'll give him ten of the eleven . . . but The Entity?  Since it was
> >released during his cocaine years maybe he remembers it differently
> >than I do.
>
> I notice that he did not list THE FUNHOUSE.
>
Nothing by Bava, a weird omission since Bava's one of his heroes
unless he was intentionally limiting his list to US and UK releases
since there's no Asian representation either. (I thought these guys
listed Kwaidan by default.)

moviePig

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Oct 31, 2009, 1:53:56 PM10/31/09
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Maybe because Bava's Halloween-best is BLACK SUNDAY, which although
wonderful (and certainly on *my* list), is full of bad acting and
clinkers...

Dr Walpurgis

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Oct 31, 2009, 1:56:30 PM10/31/09
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On 2009-10-31 17:53:56 +0000, moviePig <pwal...@moviepig.com> said:

>>>> I'll give him ten of the eleven . . . but The Entity? �Since it was
>>>> released during his cocaine years maybe he remembers it differently
>>>> than I do.
>>>
>>> I notice that he did not list THE FUNHOUSE.
>>
>> Nothing by Bava, a weird omission since Bava's one of his heroes
>> unless he was intentionally limiting his list to US and UK releases
>> since there's no Asian representation either. �(I thought these guys
>> listed Kwaidan by default.)
>
> Maybe because Bava's Halloween-best is BLACK SUNDAY, which although
> wonderful (and certainly on *my* list), is full of bad acting and
> clinkers...

I think Bava's best is LISA E IL DIAVOLO, but I accept that apart from
Bava himself, I am probably in A MINORITY OF ONE about that.

--
"I have banished Bod from alt.horror." - Avoid normal situations, 22/7/09

moviePig

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Oct 31, 2009, 11:58:59 PM10/31/09
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On Oct 31, 12:56 pm, Dr Walpurgis <burke.denni...@cunting.hun> wrote:

> On 2009-10-31 17:53:56 +0000, moviePig <pwall...@moviepig.com> said:
>
> >>>> I'll give him ten of the eleven . . . but The Entity?  Since it was
> >>>> released during his cocaine years maybe he remembers it differently
> >>>> than I do.
>
> >>> I notice that he did not list THE FUNHOUSE.
>
> >> Nothing by Bava, a weird omission since Bava's one of his heroes
> >> unless he was intentionally limiting his list to US and UK releases
> >> since there's no Asian representation either.  (I thought these guys
> >> listed Kwaidan by default.)
>
> > Maybe because Bava's Halloween-best is BLACK SUNDAY, which although
> > wonderful (and certainly on *my* list), is full of bad acting and
> > clinkers...
>
> I think Bava's best is LISA E IL DIAVOLO, but I accept that apart from
> Bava himself, I am probably in A MINORITY OF ONE about that.

I'm astonished I've never even heard of it... now queued...

Flasherly

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Nov 1, 2009, 2:34:00 AM11/1/09
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Nothing like remembering good stories with a happy ending -- The real
Carla Moran is still living today in Texas with her children. The
attacks through decreased in both frequency and intensity continue.

Dr Walpurgis

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Nov 1, 2009, 6:03:29 AM11/1/09
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On 2009-11-01 03:58:59 +0000, moviePig <pwal...@moviepig.com> said:

>>>> Nothing by Bava, a weird omission since Bava's one of his heroes
>>>> unless he was intentionally limiting his list to US and UK releases
>>>> since there's no Asian representation either. �(I thought these guys
>>>> listed Kwaidan by default.)
>>
>>> Maybe because Bava's Halloween-best is BLACK SUNDAY, which although
>>> wonderful (and certainly on *my* list), is full of bad acting and
>>> clinkers...
>>
>> I think Bava's best is LISA E IL DIAVOLO, but I accept that apart from
>> Bava himself, I am probably in A MINORITY OF ONE about that.
>
> I'm astonished I've never even heard of it... now queued...

Let us know what you make of it. It's the quintessential "film of
images", and admittedly HARD WORK the first time you watch it. But it's
pure, uncompromised Bava and worth your time. Also worth reading up on
the background to how it got made and what happened after it did, but
save that until you've seen it, lest you stumble on a spoiler.

--
"I saw a clinical psychologist once." - Avoid normal situations, 18/2/09

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