Battle Royale. Its japanese and its tops 

Rawky's horror movie when it's done.

any good horror suggestions appreciated

*slips Kaffy a £10 note*

 

Rawky-Roo...I've heard of Battle Royale... its supposed to be good. Action/horror isn't it?

Clumsycat, the following aren't exactly horror, as in the Saw films, but they're chilling and very disturbing... Oldboy ( Korean I think? ) and "Ils" ( i.e "Them" ) a french film... I found it bliddy terrifying.

Cursed (Hoshino Yoshihiro 2004)

 
Highly enjoyable Japanese ghost story

Sort of.  I'd call it more of a thriller though.

Thanks Rawky-Roo, good, I'll check it out...I much prefer chills + spills to gory horror.

A Simple Plan (1998) directed by Sam Raimi. A story of finding sudden illicit wealth on 3 men, and the destructive effect it has on them. It's set in a snowy landscape and the cinematography is exceptional. It is as much a character study as a thriller, and I rate it as Raimi's best and most mature film.

I really like the sound of that El Loro... he's a master director. Also I love psychological horror, so thats going on my films-to-watch list,  thank you

Ghost stories? The Japanese do that well... I'll check this film out, thanks Muf   I love a good spook...

Although it is quite a violent film, it is not a horror film. This is a very different type of film to his Evil Dead films (and obviously different from his Spiderman films). Some have compared this to the Coen brothers film Fargo, but I preferred A Simple Plan. This is one of the tiny number of films which when I first saw it on television, I went out the following day and bought the DVD.

Santa Sangre. It's like no other film I've ever seen - beautiful and grotesque at the same time. Everything from serial killing to transexual mexican wrestlers.

Sounds good... He's kind of a celebrated  cult director... turning his hand to a character study, of three men under pressure, I'd like to see that. Peter Jackson also started in horror...

 when did that come out PeterCat, I haven't heard of it... sounds like a dark fantasy film ?

Hi rosie - love your Avi

i recommend sabretooth tis good!

 Thank you Rosi... I knicked it off the Guardian website blog. I went with the black cat motif as I still miss our lovely black cat, Whoose 1977 - 1988

Thanks PC, you reckon? whats it about?

A film that isn't talked about much that I rate very highly is Flatliners. It's about a group of medical students who set about discovering if there's  life beyond death. The acting is top notch from all involved in fact Kiefer Sutherland and Kevin Bacon turn in the best performances of their careers imo,

Aye, it has a lot of actors before they were famous?  haven't seen it, but I've heard its a good watch. Isn't Julia Roberts in it too ?

She is. She annoyed me a bit in that film through no fault of her own. The guys in the film kept saying how incredibly beautiful and attractive she is when, well.... she isn't 

Sounds like a modern day Kiera ( in film circles known as Ikea ) Knightley ... is it still worth watching Prometheus? Kevin Bacon has been in better films than this; he's done some very dark roles.

It's well worth watching despite its age. Sutherland's performance alone is worth it. I've seen Kevin Bacon in a lot of films. Stir of Echoes suited him I think (another good film if you haven't seen it) but I've seen him in some real stinkers. He's great in Flatliners. They all are really. It's one of those rare films where all the actors gel completely.

I really like that film.... bit scary, but quite thought provoking too...

Oooh I say...if Bazzer gives it the thumbs up  I'll watch it definitely

I think thats a great film as well


I dont think its Kevin Bacons best performance though, his best performance is in The Woodsman closely followed by Murder In The First

Not seen the Woodsman, but Murder in the First was good

City of God, have no idea if it's well known LOL.

Well FINE then 

Hi Darlo ... thats a cracking film... brilliant directing + makes you see how sad drug dealing is too

Hello, it is and the whole crime thing is shocking plus when the children kill people is chilling but the ending is unintenionally funny when they're walking through the suburbs because they're the new people in charge.

Oh god! I've just remembered The Woodsman... thats a dark old film.... he lived above a playground... and he wanted to... oh thats a dark film... couldn't exactly recommend it

Some great films i recommend


Kontroll
Lilja 4-ever
The Sweet Hereafter
Devils On The Doorstep
Ballad Of A Soldier
Naked
Turtles Can Fly

Hey Rosie have you seen that little known film Lord Of The Rings? It's quite good.*

*that was in retaliation to Rosie only taking recommendations from Baz  

If you're into dark ( non-horror ) films... check out "One Hour Photo" with a very scary Robin Williams... oh God thats a creepy film and performance.... he deserved an Oscar for it