I’m bored and want some suggestions! I love extreme cinema so throw it at me!

  • Refurbished Refurbisher
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    John Carpenter’s Apocalypse trilogy (The Thing, Prince of Darkness, In the Mouth of Madness) - Some of my favorites. Has that 80s horror movie style with damn near perfect execution.

    Re-Animator (the first one) - Also an 80s classic. Loosely based off the Lovecraft story.

    Color out of Space (with Nicolas Cage) - Modernized adaptation of the Lovecraft story. Done quite well. Gorgeous visuals

    Mandy - Super trippy horror movie, also with Nicolas Cage

    Silent Hill (2006) - Games are way better than the movie and the movie’s story doesn’t follow the games at all, but it has a good atmosphere. This movie got me into the games to begin with.

    Jacob’s Ladder - A fantastic, vibey movie that leaves you guessing what’s going to happen next.

    Annihilation - One of my favorites.

    Red State - A fantastic horror movie directed by the most unlikely of people (Kevin Smith)

    The Mist (2007) - Steven King adaptation directed by Frank Darapont. Need I say more?

    Se7en - A classic

    Oculus - No relation to the VR company. Great movie with a great story.

    Funny Games - The definition of fucked up. This is the only movie that made me feel angry after watching it. It’s amazing.

    One Hour Photo - The only horror movie I was unable to finish due to Robin William’s excellent performance.

    I Saw the Devil - An excellent revenge plot. Gory to all hell.

    Tucker and Dale vs Evil - Horror comedy. Fantastic

    Shawn of the Dead - Same as above

    Cabin in the Woods - Mix between a horror comedy and an actual horror movie.

    Troll 2 - If you like “so bad, it’s good” movies, check this one out.

    • Ab_intraOPM
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      25 months ago

      Holy crap what a list! I gotta see a few of them. Some I’ve already seen but thanks for such a great list of movies 🥰

      • Refurbished Refurbisher
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        25 months ago

        I didn’t put them in any particular order. They’re all good in their own way.

    • @Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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      25 months ago

      Highly recommend Thing and Red State.

      Red State is legit terrifying.

      Gonna throw Aliens in the mix. Great atmosphere, classic 80s one-liners. Truly an iconic movie.

    • @ramsgrl909@lemmy.world
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      15 months ago

      Did you read the series Annihilation? Curious what you thought about the books vs the movie. Oddly, I liked the movie better. Books were a bit too abstract(?) for me