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I feel M Night however you spell his name movies always start great but never finish well. I remember seeing the preview for that movie and thinking to myself 'I gotta see that'. As you say, it started off well, but the movie went to Hokeyville pretty quickly.
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Charles, it shouldn't be necessary to read the reviews; how could anyone resist a title like "Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl"? Apparently another titanic struggle in the magnitude of "Frankenstein vs the Wolfman", "Frankenstein vs the Creature from Blood Cove" and Dracula vs Just About Anybody.
At the moment I'm watching the titanic struggle UCLA is having with Oregon's zone reads and trap reads, but I'll certainly consider your suggestion for next Thursday.
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When I was about 8, and I saw Forbidden Planet on late night TV one weekend, the invisible monster in it really made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. I bought a copy of this a few years ago and watch it occasionally, but it's just not the same anymore. You got scared, but the D'Agostino brothers watched the amp dials of the Krell machines maxing out while the Id monster used all the power to channel the dude's subconscious, and named their amplifiers after the movie's lost civiliation. the KRELL.
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Check out "Let the Right One In". Sorry to say (for those of you who do not like) it is Swedish and sub-titled but one of the few "scary" movies I have seen in a long time. Seconded. I didn't find it so much 'scary' as 'riveting' though. I was fully engaged through the whole 100% of the movie, which doesn't happen often for me. They're doing a Hollywood remake called, "Let me in" and the Trailer looks fantastic! snazzed Oh... 28 Days later. Best Zombie movie EVER. Except for maybe Zombieland
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28 Days Later. Best Zombie movie EVER. Except for maybe Zombieland. I liked both of those. I also have trouble getting really scared by a movie. I try to suspend disbelief and let the movie get me, but it doesn't work. I'll find myself laughing as much as flinching. I think it's equal parts: a) having heard plenty of eye-opening stuff in my line of work b) my German heritage predisposing me to emotional neutrality c) being jaded from seeing too many vids on sites like NothingToxic.com and Break.com
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I still cannot comfortably watch "The Exorcist", and it took me years to listen to "Tubular Bells"! That movie freaked me out big time!
One of my favorite movies is "Audition"...starts out almost like romantic comedy then gets creepier and creepier. I would say it's more disturbing than scary, but it sure made me feel uneasy the entire time. Another good one is "The Descent".
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I like both of those too.  While not highly rated, The Ruins, also gives me a creepy feeling. Although there's a lot of the gross-out factor involved.
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That did have a very creepy effect to it, especially the first half of the movie. I feel M Night however you spell his name movies always start great but never finish well.
Except of course, The Sixth Sense. That ending is right up there with "Dead Again" and "No Way Out"
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Let the Right One In was decent. Creepy enough for me. I'll have to watch it again sometime. The end of Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl is supposed to reference it, actually. Might help to have it fresh in my mind.
Ringu and The Ring did both creep me out. I really hate how the chick moves, so why did I watch both?
Audition, yeah. I'm not sure I'll watch that one again. Ha ha. The female lead is in Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, so I'll have to keep an eye out for that, too.
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Oh, I keep forgetting about The Others...an excellent ghost story with spooky surround sounds. I also forgot about some other classic movies that scared the crap out of me... The Changeling, The Entity, and the original Black Christmas.
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