Movie Recommendations / Reviews (Str8, Non-Pxxn) (Compiled)

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Yahoo! Southeast Asia

By Ben Tan

#1- The Exorcist

At the top of most lists for scariest movies ever, Linda Blair's turn as a possessed girl in this 1973 shocker is remembered by Jeffrey Oon, Country Editor for Singapore.

"The spiderwalk, the crucifix, the levitation and the 360-degree headspin are now part of cinematic folklore. The real-life spooky incident surrounding the movie also makes you wonder if the show was really cursed. I've seen the show about 7-8 times and it never fails to creep me out every single time."

Alan Soon, Managing Editor, South East Asia agrees, and it tops his list scariest movie of all time.

"All that vomit and head spinning from Linda Blair still haunts me till today. It's one of those movies you wish you never saw as a kid."

Linda Blair's head spin scene…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qG5V2iBvFs&feature=player_embedded

#2- The Ring

Lady in white with untamed hair that covers her face? Check. Eerie sounds and missing reflection in the mirror? Check. Creating an urban legend that made people afraid of answering the phones and watching videotapes? Check.

"The Ring" is Japan's highest grossing film ever. The plot revolves around A journalist who investigates the mysterious deaths of 4 teenagers, who all died a week after watching a videotape that contains a series of unrelated disturbing images, only to find herself and her estranged family cursed as well.

"The story is simple, the effects crude, but it leaves a profound impact on the imagination. It casts a malicious aspect to ordinary objects (i.e. the television), and takes advantage of society's susceptible to superstition, such as the power of a curse and how all-consuming vengeance can overcome death. Central to this film's success is the force, largely unseen for the most part of the movie, that strikes down characters and is revealed in chilling form near the end." – Elena Torrijos, Finance Editor.

Sadako coming out of the TV in all her gruesome glory…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQm3BV6s0r8&feature=player_embedded

[snowball]

#3-The Picture of Dorian Gray

"The scariest movie I've watched is the 1945 version of ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray', which I always catch on cable TV. Filmed in spooky black & white, Oscar Wilde's 'hero' is a man who stays hauntingly beautiful over several years, and in turn, a portrait of Dorian ages instead. As people around him grow older and become suspicious on why he never ages, Dorian is driven to very desperate and homicidal measures to keep his secret. The portrait gets uglier and uglier with every nasty action Dorian takes. And where does the 'scary' come in? The audience never gets to see Dorian's portrait throughout the movie, just people's horrified reactions every time they see it. At the very end when Dorian's story is concluded do we the viewers get to the titular picture, and it's in shocking, gruesome COLOUR." – Karen Vera, Editor

Oscar Wilde's only published novel delves into the idea that act of debauchery and hedonism has a lasting effect on one's soul. In an era where many people comment on the "degeneration of our times", this movie is sure to haunt the recesses of your conscience.

Watch the trailer for the 2009 remake of "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eAQWllCHHU&feature=player_embedded#!

# 4- Child's Play

"The satanic doll that goes on a killing rampage never fails to scare the hell out of me. You will never look at a doll or soft toy the same way again." – Faris Mohktar

What happens when a doll is possessed by a psychopathic serial killer? $!^*( mayhem! From the flaming red hair, to the scar on his porcelain face and twisted grin, Chucky is THE scariest toy ever. He'll kill anyone in his path to repossess a human body, and nothing will stop him.

So successful was the movie that it spawned a whole franchise, right up to "Seed of Chucky" in 2004. Word has it that a remake is scheduled for release in 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeIPREBq7Uc&feature=player_embedded

[snowball]

# 5- The Eye

"I see dead people." Ok so this is not about "The Sixth Sense," but rather a lady who, after an eye transplant, gains the ability to see ghosts.

What makes this tale that much scarier is the Asian setting, which plays on the audience's mind.

I'm a self confessed "scaredy cat" so I don't really watch horror films. The only one that I've watched is "The Eye" in 2002. There was this scene where a ghost was licking the char siew at a wanton noodle store. I never ate char siew again… for about year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPYdK-R4Tyo&feature=player_embedded

Which horror movie scares you the most? :twisted:

[firsttime]

i want to watch the exorcist! but its too old to be found now...

i've just watched paranormal activity 2... its.. okay but not very scary lol

[Guest dark_jedi]

the shining (stephen king) -

one i find very creepy amongst others...

[Guest not scared]

Carrie, a horror masterpiece from the 70s!!!

[Guest Sawadee]

Nang NakAll time Classic, Horror yet beautifully filmed.

[analogous]

The 2009 remake of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" was great! even though it wasn't really scary.

Anybody watched Event Horizon? Niceeee

[Magenta_Lilies]

I would say its gotta be either 'It' or 'Evil Dead'... Left me scarred for years.. truly..

[Guest indoguy]

i was a fan of pinhead in hellraiser, paranormal activity is the shit current favs are saw and final destination, very creative ways to die lol

[cadlad]

i don't have an all time scariest film on my list, but here are some interesting ones that came to mind:

The Imp 凶榜 (1981)

cast: 秦祥林

Synopsis: a security guard finds people around him mysteriously dying violent deaths.

Why scary: whenever i ask people to name me their all time scariest films, this title always pops up. this film has been discussed with so much awe and fear that i haven't found the guts to watch it today. i see its VCD in the lelong bin at stores from time to time, but not to be confused with its sequel/1996 remake.

The Returning 等着你回来 (1994)

Director: Jacob Cheung

Cast: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Wu Qian Lian, Sandra Ng

In a nutshell:

A reporter obsessed with a deceased artist moves into her house to better understand her mysterious death. However, the house is haunted by the artist's ghost, which returns to seduce the reporter and torture the reporter’s girlfriend. http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/returning.htm

Thou Shalt Not Swear 七月十四 (early 90s?)

Synopsis: a bunch of kids made a vow to remain friends and meet every year. eventually, they drifted apart and members of the group started dying one by one.

Why scary: i only recall that this is the film from which the infamous Long Po 龙婆 character originated.

House (aka Hausu) (1977)

Synopsis: a group of teenage girls visit one of their aunt's house in the country, and experience bizarre hauntings. oh what the hell, bizarre doesn't even begin to describe it.

why scary: it's so wacky and inane that it's best enjoyed as a quirky curio item, but there were a few unexpectedly eerie moments.

[cadlad]

another one that is quite underrated:

Dead End (2003)

Synopsis: a family on a road trip takes a short cut through the woods and got very lost. Soon they encounter weird incidents and start dying violently one by one.

Why scary: the film engages interest very well, the modes of death were rather entertaining/horrifying to watch and i thought it has a really brilliant ending.

spoilers here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_End_(2003_film)

[amitie]

I personally prefer Rocky Horror Picture Show. X)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHNFkqPFBko

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smRsvudqLPE

[Guest guest]

Noroi the Curse

This horror movie is slightly different from the rest as its filmed like a documentary show. One of my favourite so far..

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[Guest guest]

Noroi the Curse

This horror movie is slightly different from the rest as its filmed like a documentary show. One of my favourite so far..

Sorry! Trailer for Noroi The Curse!

[Guest TheWhiteSwan]

It's more of a psychological thriller with some horror elements, with many things open for interpretation and debate.

There's girl on girl action too for people who are turned on by that

And a bravura performance by Natalie Portman. Sweet Girl.

[Guest GrubearFan]

hich horror movie scares you the most? :twisted:

#3-The Picture of Dorian Gray

"The scariest movie I've watched is the 1945 version of ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray', which I always catch on cable TV. Filmed in spooky black & white, Oscar Wilde's 'hero' is a man who stays hauntingly beautiful over several years, and in turn, a portrait of Dorian ages instead. As people around him grow older and become suspicious on why he never ages, Dorian is driven to very desperate and homicidal measures to keep his secret. The portrait gets uglier and uglier with every nasty action Dorian takes. And where does the 'scary' come in? The audience never gets to see Dorian's portrait throughout the movie, just people's horrified reactions every time they see it. At the very end when Dorian's story is concluded do we the viewers get to the titular picture, and it's in shocking, gruesome COLOUR." – Karen Vera, Editor

Oscar Wilde's only published novel delves into the idea that act of debauchery and hedonism has a lasting effect on one's soul. In an era where many people comment on the "degeneration of our times", this movie is sure to haunt the recesses of your conscience.

Watch the trailer for the 2009 remake of "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eAQWllCHHU&feature=player_embedded#!

This one.

[Guest Erotictales]

The original, Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Alien.

The Thing.

And what was once agreed to be the most scary movie ever made. JAWS.

[Guest J]

Just watched this movie on DVD at a friend's place.

Utterly overhyped, it's a boring, slow movie with cheap thrills to generate hype.

The 2 leads have ZERO chemistry as husband and wife, totally unconvincing.

They tried to use Allan Wu and Christy as eye candy but it flopped because of Christy's fake dubbed voice.

The most ridiculous of all is Christy pulling Zoe's hands towards her breasts in the tailor shop.

Can't believe this movie was so "highly praised" here.

Wonder who are behind this campaign to hoodwink people into thinking this film is any good.

[Guest movie collector]

Hi, guys~

watched "Black swan" recently, and the black swan effect hit me through deep inside..

the next one is "Inception", I was very impressed with the 4th degree dream! I found something meaningful when I watched the second time..

Some quite old but classic movies like "Benjamin Buttons", "17 again", "13 going on 30" are worth spending time watching, especially with your bf.

Em, what's next? Could anyone introduce me some movies that you think you are not going to miss it?

[Guest amidst_the_stars]

Out Of Africa, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Reqiuem For A Dream, Inglorious Basterds, The Color Purple, The Piano, Enchanted, The Fighter.

[qedcwc]

Sepet, Muallaf, The Crayon, Ice Kacang Puppy Love (初恋红豆冰), Great Day (天天好天)

[clark]

The Kite Runner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHloM_NytLE&feature=related

[fab]

(泰)初戀那件小事 Crazy Little Thing Called Love 上映日期：20110121

For lovers of Mario (Love of Siam), u may wanna watch this.

Not as touching (as LOS), but still touching enough. Its still worth watching, especially the second half of the show.

Reason y i said that is cos the first half is a tad slow due to the usual infatuation thingy which is quite draggy.

Enjoy.

[robertwah]

Just watch Unknown, very good, dont miss it !

[Guest moviejunkie]

Unknown? Are you serious? I thought it was real dumb with bad acting.

My favs: The Departed, Avatar, The Social Network, The Devil Wears Prada, Forrest Gump, The Kids Are All Right, Inception, Black Swan, Inglorious Bastards. And Date Night (Tina Fey and Steve Carrell were HILARIOUS)

[Blacque]

Unknown? Are you serious? I thought it was real dumb with bad acting.

My favs: The Departed, Avatar, The Social Network, The Devil Wears Prada, Forrest Gump, The Kids Are All Right, Inception, Black Swan, Inglorious Bastards. And Date Night (Tina Fey and Steve Carrell were HILARIOUS)

'Just Go With It' is a nice movie too! Jennifer Aniston looked so marvellous in it! Great chemistry between her and Adam Sandler as well (:

[Guest xiao fen]

1988 Grave Of The Firefliesa.k.a tombstones for fireflies

This movie is so sad until it haunts me. At first, I was like oh great, another cute animation.

But I was wrong ! this is no ordinary animation. Its so sad...I was speechless and sobs uncontrollably.

If you watch this movie and you did not shed a single tear, you're not human !

It maybe the hunger that kills, but the devastating ones is the loneliness that one face.

[Guest amidst_the_stars]

1988 Grave Of The Firefliesa.k.a tombstones for fireflies

This movie is so sad until it haunts me. At first, I was like oh great, another cute animation.

But I was wrong ! this is no ordinary animation. Its so sad...I was speechless and sobs uncontrollably.

If you watch this movie and you did not shed a single tear, you're not human !

It maybe the hunger that kills, but the devastating ones is the loneliness that one face.

I didn dare to watch the second half because its too much. I will die of heartbreak.

[Guest movie collector]

1988 Grave Of The Firefliesa.k.a tombstones for fireflies

This movie is so sad until it haunts me. At first, I was like oh great, another cute animation.

But I was wrong ! this is no ordinary animation. Its so sad...I was speechless and sobs uncontrollably.

If you watch this movie and you did not shed a single tear, you're not human !

It maybe the hunger that kills, but the devastating ones is the loneliness that one face.

Got that already. I cant go with this kind of movie, just it will turns me down afterward... like "black swan", honestly I like it very much, but the impact is quite deep, have to adjust my emo after watching... sob sob...

[Guest movie collector]

I didn dare to watch the second half because its too much. I will die of heartbreak.

I'm crying now, the tears just cant be controlled and dropped out automatically...

Am I useless? I hate myself, as a guy but get cry easily

[Guest amidst_the_stars]

I'm crying now, the tears just cant be controlled and dropped out automatically...

Am I useless? I hate myself, as a guy but get cry easily

No you are not. This movie is really...heartbreaking. U have good taste.

[imran]

Out Of Africa, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Reqiuem For A Dream, Inglorious Basterds, The Color Purple, The Piano, Enchanted, The Fighter.

wow..heavy duty stuff

[Guest amidst_the_stars]

wow..heavy duty stuff

Enchanted isn't la. U watched any of them?

[Guest xiao fen]

Twilight? really? I don't understand it at all, its so weird and so unrealistic.

The realistic part is only the beautiful scenary. Sry, not a twilight fans.

PS: I don't even watch AVATAR lol, someone should give me an award for that.

I prefer movies that have certain meaning, or complicated stuffs because life is not always

a guy falls in love and live happily ever after.

How about Curse of the golden flower? love it, love gong li, except jay chou's bad acting

[Guest amidst_the_stars]

Twilight? really? I don't understand it at all, its so weird and so unrealistic.

The realistic part is only the beautiful scenary. Sry, not a twilight fans.

PS: I don't even watch AVATAR lol, someone should give me an award for that.

I prefer movies that have certain meaning, or complicated stuffs because life is not always

a guy falls in love and live happily ever after.

How about Curse of the golden flower? love it, love gong li, except jay chou's bad acting

Me too. Gong li was like woah! The part when jay chou bade his mother farewell before commiting suicide..the expression on her face wa ssuperlatively volcanic.

[teeshirt]

No you are not. This movie is really...heartbreaking. U have good taste.

Grave of The Fireflies is one movie that I NEVER wanna watch again. Way too heartbreaking for a second viewing.

Some of my favourite movies that come to mind

There's Something About Mary - the jokes are really funny and the movie's really sweet at its core

Tokyo Story - one of the most humane movies I've even seen

A Chinese Odyssey - audacious retelling of the Journey to The West

[darkflame]

Hmmm, here are probably the movies I'll go for on a nice Friday evening:

1. The Devil Wears Prada

2. Bride Wars

3. Mean Girls

4. The Stepford Wives

5. She's the Man

6. Slap Her, She's French!

7. The House Bunny

8. Bring It On

I like to watch bitchy movies. Maybe because I'm a closetted bitch myself.

Edited March 9, 2011 by darkflame

[imchaser]

Sepet, Muallaf, The Crayon, Ice Kacang Puppy Love (初恋红豆冰), Great Day (天天好天)

Hey, im looking to watch 大日子 and 天天好天, do u have them? trying to look for it in the internet but luck... Im a fan of Jack 林德荣...

[qedcwc]

Hey, im looking to watch 大日子 and 天天好天, do u have them? trying to look for it in the internet but luck... Im a fan of Jack 林德荣...

Dun think it's out in VCD/DVD yet.

Can try check 大日子's Facebook page.

天天好天 was only shown as Malaysia's prime CNY movie early this year.

How could I possibly have it?

[abang]

Hmmm, here are probably the movies I'll go for on a nice Friday evening:

1. The Devil Wears Prada

2. Bride Wars

3. Mean Girls

4. The Stepford Wives

5. She's the Man

6. Slap Her, She's French!

7. The House Bunny

8. Bring It On

I like to watch bitchy movies. Maybe because I'm a closetted bitch myself.

Watch the original Stepford Wives - the show was much better!

The Devil Wears Prada was good for the first time. I would suggest you read up the other books by the same author - very funny.

[Guest jayy]

Noone mentioned Shutter Island or Brokeback Mountain.

[ekawat]

1. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Thai)

2. Departure (Japanese)

3. The Classic (Korean)

4. Bishonen (Mandarin)

5. Fly Me To Polaris (Mandarin)

6. The City Of Glass (Mandarin)

[Guest SCRE4M FAN]

So I went to see SCRE4M last night, and my theater experience was awful. There was this guy who through out the whole movie kept screaming really annoying things. He even threw a pen at the screen once. Keep in mind that the theater was packed. There were around 400-450 people. Yet no one was doing anything to stop the guy. So about half way through the film, I stood up, turned to him and said "Hey ass hole, mind keeping it down so we can enjoy the movie?"

Everyone in the theater cheered, but then things got bad. The guy got pissed, so he got out of his seat, came down to my row, grabbed me by the shirt and threw me down the theater steps. The worst part was that everyone started laughing....at me. He just threw me down a huge flight of steps and everyone was laughing. He then ran down the steps, made me stand up straight, and then he pulled my pants down. At this point there were tears gushing down my face. I told him "Please stop, I just wanted to watch the movie", but then he started punching me in the stomach. The whole audience wasn't even watching the movie anymore, they were watching this guy beat the crap out of me. One person even yelled "Yeah beat that fag's ass!". Everyone was laughing and cheering this guy on.

The guy then told me to give him my wallet and keys. I did so. He asked me what car I had and where I parked. I told him. He asked me my address. I told him. He then told me to walk all the way home with my pants down, and that he would return my car tomorrow morning.

As I started waddling out of the theater with my pants down I cried to myself "Why god why? How could you let this happen to me!". So I walked all the way home with my pants down. Then this morning I went outside and my car was in my driveway as promised. My wallet was in the car and so were the keys. There was a note on the windshield that said "Dear loser, don't ever try to stand up for yourself again. You will always be a loser. You will never win. Also, XXXX and XXXXXX were the killers. LOSER".

I haven't cried so much. I'm crying just thinking about it. It was the worse theater experience of my life.

[kumalova]

awwww that was really awful, were you watching it alone? as in, did u even ask help? or did anyone help u?

well ahem you should fight him back actually, if you cant beat him then why dont just struggle and run away seek security or help?

its just

orrhh awful and embarrassing

im sorry, i just want to be frank but ahem, please be at least show you are a male human. dont cry =.=

because i dont see struggle to defend and protect yourself. OR just run. seriously. =.=

well this is one of lesson of life dont drag on it

cheers

[Guest chnBoi]

Another attention seeker with a rubbish post plagarised off the internet.

Just search the sentences of the first post and you'll find the original source.

[briax]

Call the police. You had 400 to 450 witnesses or at least those who bought their tickets with credit cards.

Edited April 19, 2011 by briax

[oralb]

Good try... this is just another cut-n-paste story

http://www.the-horror.com/forums/showpost.php?p=182517&postcount=82

it was posted on the 16th April, and according to post, it was posted in IMDB, well at least I now know there are others who read IMDB as I do...

Now the CSI portion, parts I find fishy

- Fag = the term fag isnt widely used here, usually they would "Ah Gua" "Gay" "homo"

- Driveway = Err... In singapore, landed property has gate, hence it is almost impossible for the car be returned in the driveway

[imchaser]

Now the CSI portion, parts I find fishy

- Fag = the term fag isnt widely used here, usually they would "Ah Gua" "Gay" "homo"

- Driveway = Err... In singapore, landed property has gate, hence it is almost impossible for the car be returned in the driveway

Sorry. That was me trying to pull a fast one. I wanted to test who read IMDB also, especially for this Scream series. Trying to find hardcore fans here. Seems like theres none Scream fans here as big as me.

[Guest Guest]

Sorry. That was me trying to pull a fast one. I wanted to test who read IMDB also, especially for this Scream series.

LOL you did it again, imchaser! :thumb: :clap: