Best french horror film ever?
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oltarsh — 14 years ago(January 17, 2012 12:07 AM)
"Inside" is too stupid to be frightening, and too idiotic and ridiculous to be upsetting. It cannot compare with an intelligent and entirely believable film such as Laugier's "Martyrs." Can't you tell the difference? Other intelligent and believable films of horror would include Sluizer's "The Vanishing" (only the original Dutch production), Haneke's "Funny Games" (preferably the original Austrian production), and Noe's "Irreversible."
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warbi_2000 — 12 years ago(December 29, 2013 10:09 PM)
It is funny that you would mention Irreversible and Inside as I would say the same thing except reversed. Irreversible has the most idiotic, annoying, selfish protagonist that I have ever seen. After his girlfriend appeared in the movie, I spent 99.9% of the rest of the film wondering why the woman, actually ANY woman, would be with him. Hell, I don't even know why his friend didn't ditch him. He reminded me of a high school boy, maybe even special ed. The film lacked any "shocking" moments and didn't have any suspense. After watching the movie the only thing I felt was disappointment that I watched it and even more disappointment that I had spent money on it. Maybe the antics of the protagonist were supposed to be comical. The Vanishing was a pretty good film as I remember it. It's the one where the guy's wife disappears, right? I haven't seen Funny Games or Martyrs. Yeah, I checked out The Vanishing. I have seen both versions- whichever one has the rose garden is the best.
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georgegates — 14 years ago(March 03, 2012 07:06 AM)
I don't take people recommending quarter-century old horror-flicks, seriously.
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AssetsonFire — 13 years ago(March 04, 2013 02:52 AM)
The feeling's mutual.
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Nanook — 12 years ago(August 04, 2013 09:11 AM)
You don't take them where?
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id_11 — 14 years ago(September 08, 2011 12:26 PM)
yeah martyrs is easily the best french horror film. inside could've been up there but unfortunately the writing gets extremely stupid around the middle of the film and brings down what is otherwise a great horror film.
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gbey — 14 years ago(September 20, 2011 09:26 AM)
My Opinion (at this moment) French: MARTYRS, INSIDE & HIGH TENSION
Brittish: MUM & DAD(maybe best EVER!!!), EDEN LAKE, CHERRY TREE LANE
USA: TRAIN, GRACE, THE TOOLBOX MURDERS, I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE 2010, TOOTH & NAIL, DEAD GIRL(not "The Dead Girl") and many many more.
Asian: Too much to mension but BATTLE ROYAL & DREAM HOUSE are in my top 5
Also one "What If" Movie that totally Grabbed me is FROZEN(simple but unforgetable).
About THE VANISHING i liked the remake better (Bullock & Sutherland) The Original is one of our best films in Dutch history "SPOORLOOS" (Vanished) it was low budget and not as creepy as the remake. Check it out, most people like what i bring to them. -
georgegates — 14 years ago(March 03, 2012 07:32 AM)
You are probably a dimwit Brit. I will check out MUM & DAD, although my gut instinct and all indicators tell me not to tricked yet again into another low-budget Brit-crap production.
Your list gives you sufficient credibility though.
I know already I will regret this.
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georgegates — 14 years ago(March 03, 2012 12:40 PM)
Mom & Dad is passable, good at some points. 5/10. (For comparison, if Mom&Dad were rated as 6, l'intrieur (2007) would rated a definitive 9)
Eden Lake is a good movie but an American/Brit production.
Cherry Tree Lane (2010): won't be tricked into watching this pile of youknowhwat
http://www.imdb.com/board/11468829/board/nest/165964265
First 10 minutes of a 78 minute long film is spent watching an impossible to like couple eating their dinner - I kid you not.
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abbycatt — 12 years ago(October 07, 2013 09:39 PM)
Wow. Your douchiness just oozes with each passing comment. WHO are you talking to?! Nobody is responding to you, except me, to tell you that you fail at the internet. And the fact that you don't take older movie recommendations seriously tells us all that you fail as a horror fan.
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p-zombie — 14 years ago(September 20, 2011 01:47 PM)
I'm not sure about better but as far as French horror goes Mutants is definitely worth a watch.
It's a bit contrived, as all movies seem to be, but has a nice bleak atmosphere. It's and interesting take on the zombie apocalypse genre.
Well, somebody's gonna have to go out there.
