This does not in any way indicate that I don't love to be scared witless - because I definitely do like scary movies - just not gross ones! And since Halloween weekend is fast approaching, I thought that I would put together a list of some of my favorite "scary" movies.
1. Scream (1996) - Offhand, I don't think that there is anything that I don't love about this movie. True, it has it's share of blood and guts, but what I mainly love about Scream is (a) the characters, their stories, and how they evolve during the course of the movie, and (b) I loved the way it sort of "re-invented" the scary movie, by turning the genre on its' head and poking fun of the more traditional blood-guts-screaming-girl-with-big-boobs and in the process made an intelligent yet frightening movie. And the most horrific part was the killer's motivations! Neve Campbell's character was strong when she needed to be and kicked ass at just the right time! Scream 2 (1997) and Scream 3 (2000) were also highly enjoyable, each building upon the events and back stories of the first, but ultimately were not quite as good. And even with the gore, it isn't truly Halloween unless I watch Scream.
2. Resident Evil (2002) - Resident Evil is another movie that defies my gore-free-zone! Resident Evil is sick, disgusting, blood everywhere, gore & guts nastiness and I frakkin' LOVE IT! It scares the crap out of me every time I watch it, but I love the characters, and when those characters are played by Milla Jovovich, Eric Mabius, and Michelle Rodriguez, I simply cannot pass it by if I stumble upon it while flipping through channels. This movie mainly scares me because I sort of believe that this type of scenario could very easily happen - not the zombie part, but the "evil corporation accidentally causing loads of deaths and covering it up by killing everyone" part. Again, the sequels aren't quite as scary, and seem to get progressively grosser and more gory, but I love them and can't "not" watch.
3. & 4. Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986) - I still remember when my older sister taped Alien from the television, and I watched it the next day - only the suspense was so bad that I only watched about 10 minutes at a time and then I would have to pause the tape and go do something else for a little while!! What a wuss! Now that I'm grown up I can watch the whole thing in one sitting, but the suspense is still deliciously terrifying!! Oddly enough the sequel broke the suck rule and was as good - if not better than - the first one, but after that the series sort of went downhill, for me at least.
5. 28 Days Later (2002) - This one also got a little gross at times, but what made this movie so scary for me was the humans. Yeah, it was suspenseful, and terrifying, and there were zombies everywhere, but what was so eerie was the scenery of empty city streets and houses, the shocking silence of a world where so few are left alive, and the horrific things that the survivors find themselves capable of doing to each other. Some of the survivors were as monstrous as the zombies, who at least have no choice in the matter.
So there you have it! My top 5 scary movies - do you agree? What scary movies are on your list? Leave a comment and tell me what you think!
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