Post by Rictras Shard on Jul 5, 2015 21:15:01 GMT -4
As horror fans, we've all done it. You wanted a dose of spooky satisfaction, so you sat down to watch a horror movie with which you weren't familiar. You were hopeful, maybe even a little excited. And then came two hours of monotony and annoyance. Yep, the film laid an egg. So, what were the worst horror movies you've seen?
For me, the worst that comes to mind right now is Children of the Living Dead.
It has been about ten years since I watched this crock, and thankfully, I don't remember much of it. It wasn't silly, or ridiculous, or so bad you can make fun of it with your friends. It was just plain boring. Non-descript characters are threatened by run of the mill zombies. The picture wasn't very good, and the camera work left much to be desired. The story, well, I can't remember anything about it except, you know, zombies. They be eating people, and people try to survive. For some reason, I still have the VHS cassette. It makes for a good reason to be glad I no longer have a VCR. I tried to tape over it once, but the TV movie wouldn't record. I guess it didn't want to have the disgrace of being on that cassette.
Biggest moment of infamy: the main zombie is wandering through a woods. Look at him wander. Wander.... wander.... wander. After a few minutes of this, I dozed off. I don't know how long I was out, but eventually I woke up to see.... the zombie still wandering through the woods.
An honourable mention goes to The Beast in the Cellar.
The trailer doesn't make it seem very interesting, does it? Well, I've got some bad news for you. Those are the most exciting moments of the movie. Here is the bulk of it:
Two old ladies talk about their past. Cut to somebody walking through the woods. He gets savagely murdered. Cut back to the two old ladies, who spend another while talking about their past. Then somebody else is walking through the woods. He gets savagely murdered. Repeat several more times. Cue the dramatic reveal of what is behind all this. The end. There, I just saved you 88 minutes of chewing off your own face to distract yourself from what's happening on the screen. Litch and I watched this back in the eighties. We had such bright hopes for the future up until that point. After that, we became soulless drones with a deep loathing for life.
Biggest moment of infamy: (spoiler alert, for those of you insane enough to care) We go down to the basement. There it is, the creature responsible for all the carnage! It is... an old guy with long fingernails. Oh my. The terror. I fear I shall swoon.
Your turn. What cinematic atrocities do you regret ever hearing about?
For me, the worst that comes to mind right now is Children of the Living Dead.
It has been about ten years since I watched this crock, and thankfully, I don't remember much of it. It wasn't silly, or ridiculous, or so bad you can make fun of it with your friends. It was just plain boring. Non-descript characters are threatened by run of the mill zombies. The picture wasn't very good, and the camera work left much to be desired. The story, well, I can't remember anything about it except, you know, zombies. They be eating people, and people try to survive. For some reason, I still have the VHS cassette. It makes for a good reason to be glad I no longer have a VCR. I tried to tape over it once, but the TV movie wouldn't record. I guess it didn't want to have the disgrace of being on that cassette.
Biggest moment of infamy: the main zombie is wandering through a woods. Look at him wander. Wander.... wander.... wander. After a few minutes of this, I dozed off. I don't know how long I was out, but eventually I woke up to see.... the zombie still wandering through the woods.
An honourable mention goes to The Beast in the Cellar.
The trailer doesn't make it seem very interesting, does it? Well, I've got some bad news for you. Those are the most exciting moments of the movie. Here is the bulk of it:
Two old ladies talk about their past. Cut to somebody walking through the woods. He gets savagely murdered. Cut back to the two old ladies, who spend another while talking about their past. Then somebody else is walking through the woods. He gets savagely murdered. Repeat several more times. Cue the dramatic reveal of what is behind all this. The end. There, I just saved you 88 minutes of chewing off your own face to distract yourself from what's happening on the screen. Litch and I watched this back in the eighties. We had such bright hopes for the future up until that point. After that, we became soulless drones with a deep loathing for life.
Biggest moment of infamy: (spoiler alert, for those of you insane enough to care) We go down to the basement. There it is, the creature responsible for all the carnage! It is... an old guy with long fingernails. Oh my. The terror. I fear I shall swoon.
Your turn. What cinematic atrocities do you regret ever hearing about?