[Jason.]

Btw I'll watch the Shining tonight and post my review after.

[Tom4784]

The Shining

A classic through and through. It's creepy, unnerving and just really well made. A lot of the most iconic horror film scenes come from this film and I think it's a rare case of the film adaptation being better than the book.

I think one thing that works really well with this film is that it's a horror film that wasn't made with typical horror sensibilities of the time and it's why it's mostly stood the test of time.

It has aged badly in some parts though but aside from that it's one of the best horror films ever.

9/10.

[Will.]

The Shinning 6/10

It's a good film but I struggled to get into it, I loved the setting and it was creepy at times.

[Lostie!]

I'll watch Carrie tonight

[Cal.]

Justice for Carrie</3

[Cal.]

Cherry Falls (2000)



A small-town sheriff, Brent Marken (Michael Biehn), discovers the presence of a serial killer in his sleepy hamlet. Since the perpetrator has been targeting only virgins, both male and female, the deaths cause panic in much of the local high school population. Sheriff Marken's daughter, Jody (Brittany Murphy), is among the potential victims, since she has yet to sleep with her boyfriend, Kenny Ascott (Gabriel Mann). Can the lawman stop the killer before he goes after Jody?

[Jamie89]

Sorry Carrie, I'll try and watch you tomorrow

[Amy Jade]

I watched Carrie last night I will review it asap

[Cherie]

Cherry falls

[LaLaLand]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Cherry falls

Love this movie! Always feel like it gets overshadowed by Scream/IKWYDLS but it's just as good. Brittany Murphy </3

[Jason.]

Forgot to review The Shining but I'll just rank it:

The Shining - 8/10

[Jason.]

I've actually never seen Cherry Falls but I look forwards to it. But yeah I can just tell it's another one of those post-Scream era slasher flicks just by looking at the year it came out.

[LaLaLand]

Originally Posted by Jason.

I've actually never seen Cherry Falls but I look forwards to it. But yeah I can just tell it's another one of those post-Scream era slasher flicks just by looking at the year it came out.

Pretty much is but I think it's better than Scream personally, better motive/twist.

[Amy Jade]

Cherry Falls in underrated.

[Lostie!]

Carrie: 8/10

Carrie's an odd one because I have a hard time thinking of it as a horror movie outside of the prom sequence onwards but it's a really good film nonetheless.

Sissy Spacek is just perfect as Carrie, she portrays her vulnerability and anxieties wonderfully and really makes you feel for and care about her. I also loved Betty Buckley as Miss Collins, their relationship was a highlight of the movie for me.

Piper Laurie is also brilliant as Carrie's mother and actually provides what is for me the scariest sequence, when she advances on Carrie with a knife with a crazed smile on her face (I should also give a nod to the camerawork for that scene, having us see Carrie's mother approaching through Carrie's eyes just made it all the more unsettling).

Another standout sequence was just after the famous blood drenching when Carrie hallucinates everyone laughing interspersed with vocal flashbacks of certain characters, it's really effective in illustrating how much Carrie has broken in that moment. I also really liked how it showed us that the majority weren't laughing at all so, even though you feel for Carrie and feel that her vengeance is understandable, you can acknowledge the tragedy of what really happened at the prom too. The kaleidoscopic editing of the sequence, and the split screen of the massacre were really cool touches as well

As I said, outside of the climax of the movie it doesn't really feel like a horror movie and so I always personally class it more as a dark supernatural drama but whatever genre you put it in, I think it's a really good film that effectively makes you care about Carrie's story, and that of those who show her kindness, making everything that happens in the end all the more impactful.

Ranking:
1. Carrie: 8/10
2. The Shining: 8/10
3. The Hills Have Eyes: 7/10

[Amy Jade]

Carrie (1976)

Probably the film I have seen most out of the countdown yet a film I find I enjoy over and over. Sissy Spacek was amazing as Carrie, in the wrong hands the movie could have been a disaster but she manges to keep Carrie as a sympathetic figure even as she slays innocent people.

I have to say though my favourite character was Miss Desjardain. Infact her death is one of the only things about the film I really dislike, I understood Carrie had last her mind at that point but I never understood her killing one of the only people who cared about her welfair.

I think it holds up remarkably well considering it was filmed in the 70's, the only scene I would say feels old is a small one when Tommy and the guys go to buy their prom suits.

9/10

[LukeB]

The Shining
9/10

A classic horror movie.The storyline was amazing, It didn't scare me but I do think it's a good horror movie. Jack is an amazing character and so was his family.

[Lostie!]

Okay I'm wondering what was censored now.

[LukeB]

Originally Posted by Lostie!

Okay I'm wondering what was censored now.

Same! I don't remember putting any swearing there

[Jamie89]

I'm guessing it was meant to be whole?

[LukeB]

Carrie - 1976 - 10/10

I adore this movie and I could watch it every week and I wouldn't get bored of it. This really is a classic and I'm surprised it isn't a critical acclaimed movie well it did get load of postive reviews but a critical acclaimed sounds better.Sissy plays Carrie so well and I loved the teacher who supported her(shame about her death </3). The prom scene is probably my favourite scene of all time from a movie. 1976 is the superior version (of course it is because it's the original) but i do like the remakes too.

[Lostie!]

Cherry Falls: 6/10

I don't really have much to say about this one. It was alright I suppose but nothing about it really grabbed me. There was never really a compelling plot to get invested in, my main area of interest was the mystery and that wasn't really much special in the end either really. Also a very low body count for a slasher.

Just wasn't really much to it in general.

Ranking:
1. Carrie (8/10)
2. The Shining (8/10)
3. The Hills Have Eyes (7/10)
4. Cherry Falls (6/10)

[Will.]

Carrie 8/10

One of my favs, I loved it! Haven't seen the original, only the remake, so it was nice to watch the original. Overall I really enjoyed and I love the story in the film. Very gripping and I didn't get bored. The actress who played Carrie was very good and I preferred the original to the modern remake. The remake is good as well, I watched it a couple of years ago.

[Lostie!]

Jeepers Creepers: 8/10

The first half of this movie is easily a 9 for me and if the whole film was like that it would top the current ranking without a doubt. It's one of the most genuinely unsettling first acts of a movie I can remember, everything from the sharing of a scary urban legend on a lonely road, the truck's first ominous appearances (that one shot as it silently approaches in the background was inspired), the discovery of the "house of pain" is all extremely effective in building dread and tension.

That's why it's a shame that the second half becomes much more of a generic everyday horror movie as it becomes more about the gross-out moments and less about maintaining the atmosphere so brilliantly built up. It's not awful though, just nothing special. That said, the inclusion of Jez for the second half was a great move as her warnings about what's to come provide a creepy sense of unease that would otherwise be missing at that point. I also like that they make you think you know which sibling will die then flip the script at the very end. The final scenes also salvage some of the earlier atmosphere with an effective final scene with the reveal of Darry's fate as Jeepers Creepers plays in the background.

To be honest, a whole movie akin to the second half would probably get a 7 but it gets bumped up to 8 for the brilliant first half, it's just a shame it wasn't a full 9 as it could have been. The Creeper was creepier (hehehe) the less we saw of him.

Ranking:
1. Carrie (8/10)
2. Jeepers Creepers (8/10)
3. The Shining (8/10)
4. The Hills Have Eyes (7/10)
5. Cherry Falls (6/10)

[Jake.]

Will catch up as soon as I can!