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knkwzrd · Local time: Jul 28, 2006, 12:40 AM

Although it's really more of a comedy than a horror film, one of my favorites is The Abominable Dr. Phibes. Vincent Price is absolutely wonderful as always in it. The scene where he plays his ominous looking organ stands out in my memory.

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knkwzrd · Local time: Jul 28, 2006, 12:53 AM

Originally Posted by Faust 72

Does Eraserhead consider horror?

Many people categorize it as horror film but I think it's more of a dark comedy than anything else. Though, that's a movie which is certainly open to different interpretations.

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knkwzrd · Local time: Jul 29, 2006, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by Prosthetic

Night of the Living Dead was fantastic, even to todays standards

I'm a huge Romero fan, and I love Night Of The Living Dead, but you can't seriously hold that film to todays standards. I mean, with all the continuity mistakes and little goofs, not to mention a soundtrack lifted directly from another film and the mildly hokey acting you can hardly make that comparison. It's a very original, enjoyable movie, that's undeniable. But well made? Not really.

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knkwzrd · Local time: Jul 29, 2006, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by Prosthetic

Sure, a movie that was made almost fourty years ago isn't going to stand up to today's film-making standards, but by God it was an excellent movie nevertheless, especially when compared to junk like Cry_Wolf, and See No Evil (with Kane).

If anything, I think it's much more comparable to the films you mentioned than anything else that's coming out these days. They're low budget horror movies that very few people like upon release. I'm not saying I like those movies, but somebody must. Who knows what people will think of those films in fourty years. Certainly nobody thought Night Of The Living Dead would have any shelf life in 1968.

And there are movies that old and older that would stand up to todays standards. NOTLD is a very amateurish production, compared to other films released at the same time. Romero's work never did anything for me on an emotional level. I don't identify with the helplessness of the characters.

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