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Battle of the Horror Films - The Final

The Final

  • The Shining (MrB)

    Votes: 15 45.5%
  • The Exorcist (Napster)

    Votes: 18 54.5%

  • Total voters
    33
  • Poll closed .

Napster

No ⭐
Here it is - the Final

The Shining (MrB)

versus

The Exorcist (Napster)

I'll let B defend the Shining. I wanted to offer some facts about The Exorcist

Nominated for 10 Oscars, winning 2 of them (best writing and best sound)
Won 4 Golden Globes

Christian evangelist Billy Graham claimed an actual demon was living in the celluloid reels of this movie.

Author William Peter Blatty once won $10,000 on the Groucho Marx show "You Bet Your Life". When Groucho asked what he planned to do with the money, he said he planned to take some time off to "work on a novel." This was the result.
Warner Brothers' highest grossing film of all time when adjusted for inflation.

Not available on video in the UK until 1999 when the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) approved an uncut version.
Entertainment Weekly" and "Maxim" voted this the Scariest Movie of All Time.

In a 2007 poll conducted by the UK's The Times for the Top 50 Scariest Movie Moments, this film topped the list.

Reverend William O'Malley has told students that the movie is approximately 80% true. He claims the big discrepancies between the movie and reality were: it was a boy who was possessed, not a girl; the possession did not occur in Georgetown, DC, but outside the city in Maryland; and the color of the "pea-soup vomit" was not green. He claims most everything else in the movie did actually occur.

A scary, involving, film that asks bigger questions about life and death.

This is the unreleased trailer - don't watch if at work, or under 18. It was unreleased because it was thought too chilling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru9fX9wvE6k
 
You've back the winner from the start Naps, and rightly so. It's the quintessential horror, no huge amounts of gore but a chilling story that gets into your bones and never lets go. A classic and rightly so.

(of course The Wickerman is better however....)
 
The Exorcist is the only film to ever make me leave the lights on after watching it. Truly scared the bejesus out of me when I first watched it and still makes me check that I have locked the doors now.
 
This will be a very close call. In my opinion The Shining edges it due to a better script, better acting and a more involving story. However the Exorcist is a damn scary film and either would be a fitting winner of this title.
 
This will be a very close call. In my opinion The Shining edges it due to a better script, better acting and a more involving story. However the Exorcist is a damn scary film and either would be a fitting winner of this title.

It's funny, really. If you take individual aspects of each film, I reckon The Shining (or the Shinning to Scriv), would top almost every one - filming, cinematography, music, character development, direction. But overall, as a package, I think The Exorcist does what it says on the tin - it's scary.
 
For interest, I checked the IMDB top rated horror films:

Rank Title
1 Psycho (1960) 8.7/10 (109315 votes)
2 Alien (1979) 8.5/10 (136140 votes)
3 Shining, The (1980) 8.5/10 (129291 votes)

4 Aliens (1986) 8.4/10 (130234 votes)
5 Diaboliques, Les (1955) 8.3/10 (9683 votes)
6 Jaws (1975) 8.3/10 (105986 votes)
7 Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 8.1/10 (11853 votes)
8 Cabinet des Dr. Caligari., Das (1920) 8.1/10 (12279 votes)
9 Thing, The (1982) 8.1/10 (53425 votes)
10 Frankenstein (1931) 8.1/10 (16845 votes)
11 Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) 8.1/10 (20989 votes)
12 Spoorloos (1988) 8.1/10 (7400 votes)
13 Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage (1926) 8.1/10 (3007 votes)
14 King Kong (1933) 8.1/10 (28951 votes)
15 Black Narcissus (1947) 8.1/10 (4769 votes)
16 Jungfrukällan (1960) 8.0/10 (4828 votes)
17 Rosemary's Baby (1968) 8.0/10 (34829 votes)
18 Testament des Dr. Mabuse, Das (1933) 8.0/10 (2774 votes)
19 Exorcist, The (1973) 8.0/10 (76625 votes)
20 Onibaba (1964) 8.0/10 (2715 votes)
21 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) 8.0/10 (10850 votes)
22 Kaidan (1964) 8.0/10 (2737 votes)
23 Innocents, The (1961) 8.0/10 (4499 votes)
24 Shaun of the Dead (2004) 8.0/10 (94510 votes)
25 Dawn of the Dead (1978) 8.0/10 (32171 votes)
26 Repulsion (1965) 8.0/10 (8463 votes)
27 Night of the Living Dead (1968) 8.0/10 (29031 votes)
28 Dead Man's Shoes (2004) 7.9/10 (11415 votes)
29 Grindhouse (2007) 7.9/10 (65292 votes)
30 Dead of Night (1945) 7.9/10 (2270 votes)
31 Batoru rowaiaru (2000) 7.9/10 (37473 votes)
32 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) 7.9/10 (9217 votes)
33 Halloween (1978) 7.9/10 (47222 votes)
34 Yeux sans visage, Les (1960) 7.9/10 (2946 votes)
35 Invisible Man, The (1933) 7.9/10 (5927 votes)
36 Delicatessen (1991) 7.9/10 (22826 votes)
37 Birds, The (1963) 7.9/10 (40596 votes)
38 Evil Dead II (1987) 7.8/10 (33338 votes)
39 Peeping Tom (1960) 7.8/10 (6404 votes)
40 Devil and Daniel Webster, The (1941) 7.8/10 (1040 votes)
41 Haunting, The (1963/I) 7.8/10 (8882 votes)
42 Freaks (1932) 7.8/10 (9835 votes)
43 Unknown, The (1927) 7.8/10 (1689 votes)
44 Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1939) 7.8/10 (2643 votes)
45 Phantom of the Opera, The (1925) 7.8/10 (4166 votes)
46 Survive Style 5+ (2004) 7.8/10 (2900 votes)
47 Wicker Man, The (1973) 7.8/10 (14791 votes)
48 Misery (1990) 7.8/10 (29949 votes)
49 Häxan (1922) 7.7/10 (1659 votes)
50 Vargtimmen (1968) 7.7/10 (2772 votes)

So of our 32 picks, only 7 are on there!
 
Has to be The Exorcist for me (Sorry B)..I watched it in Leicester Sq when it first came out and it truly scared the sh!t out of me...Even the bit when it goes all quiet with the Vicar contemplating and the Bloody phone rings!

:scared::scared::scared:
 
Has to be The Exorcist for me (Sorry B)..I watched it in Leicester Sq when it first came out and it truly scared the sh!t out of me...Even the bit when it goes all quiet with the Vicar contemplating and the Bloody phone rings!

:scared::scared::scared:

did you get oap rate?
 
For interest, I checked the IMDB top rated horror films:

Rank Title
1 Psycho (1960) 8.7/10 (109315 votes)
2 Alien (1979) 8.5/10 (136140 votes)
3 Shining, The (1980) 8.5/10 (129291 votes)

4 Aliens (1986) 8.4/10 (130234 votes)
5 Diaboliques, Les (1955) 8.3/10 (9683 votes)
6 Jaws (1975) 8.3/10 (105986 votes)
7 Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 8.1/10 (11853 votes)
8 Cabinet des Dr. Caligari., Das (1920) 8.1/10 (12279 votes)
9 Thing, The (1982) 8.1/10 (53425 votes)
10 Frankenstein (1931) 8.1/10 (16845 votes)
11 Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) 8.1/10 (20989 votes)
12 Spoorloos (1988) 8.1/10 (7400 votes)
13 Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage (1926) 8.1/10 (3007 votes)
14 King Kong (1933) 8.1/10 (28951 votes)
15 Black Narcissus (1947) 8.1/10 (4769 votes)
16 Jungfrukällan (1960) 8.0/10 (4828 votes)
17 Rosemary's Baby (1968) 8.0/10 (34829 votes)
18 Testament des Dr. Mabuse, Das (1933) 8.0/10 (2774 votes)
19 Exorcist, The (1973) 8.0/10 (76625 votes)
20 Onibaba (1964) 8.0/10 (2715 votes)
21 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) 8.0/10 (10850 votes)
22 Kaidan (1964) 8.0/10 (2737 votes)
23 Innocents, The (1961) 8.0/10 (4499 votes)
24 Shaun of the Dead (2004) 8.0/10 (94510 votes)
25 Dawn of the Dead (1978) 8.0/10 (32171 votes)
26 Repulsion (1965) 8.0/10 (8463 votes)
27 Night of the Living Dead (1968) 8.0/10 (29031 votes)
28 Dead Man's Shoes (2004) 7.9/10 (11415 votes)
29 Grindhouse (2007) 7.9/10 (65292 votes)
30 Dead of Night (1945) 7.9/10 (2270 votes)
31 Batoru rowaiaru (2000) 7.9/10 (37473 votes)
32 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) 7.9/10 (9217 votes)
33 Halloween (1978) 7.9/10 (47222 votes)
34 Yeux sans visage, Les (1960) 7.9/10 (2946 votes)
35 Invisible Man, The (1933) 7.9/10 (5927 votes)
36 Delicatessen (1991) 7.9/10 (22826 votes)
37 Birds, The (1963) 7.9/10 (40596 votes)
38 Evil Dead II (1987) 7.8/10 (33338 votes)
39 Peeping Tom (1960) 7.8/10 (6404 votes)
40 Devil and Daniel Webster, The (1941) 7.8/10 (1040 votes)
41 Haunting, The (1963/I) 7.8/10 (8882 votes)
42 Freaks (1932) 7.8/10 (9835 votes)
43 Unknown, The (1927) 7.8/10 (1689 votes)
44 Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1939) 7.8/10 (2643 votes)
45 Phantom of the Opera, The (1925) 7.8/10 (4166 votes)
46 Survive Style 5+ (2004) 7.8/10 (2900 votes)
47 Wicker Man, The (1973) 7.8/10 (14791 votes)
48 Misery (1990) 7.8/10 (29949 votes)
49 Häxan (1922) 7.7/10 (1659 votes)
50 Vargtimmen (1968) 7.7/10 (2772 votes)

So of our 32 picks, only 7 are on there!

To be fair, out of 50, I don't recognise 17 of them...
 
Not particularly a fan of the horror genre, but these two are exceptions to that, so either would be a worthy winner IMHO. I'll probably go for The Exorcist, although I always felt that it finished too soon.
 
Is there something dodgy about the organiser backing the winner? For me it was the standout winner from the word go, but looks closish at the moment.
 
On that IMDB list there's plenty of films I wouldn't class as "horror". I watched Dead Man's Shoes yesterday and it's more like a revenge thriller IMHO. And I've had Onibaba on my Sky+ box for about 6 months now, so I better get on a watch it!
 
I don't want to sound too controversial but I really can't see how the shining is so popular and to be honest as I have already said one of the most overrated movies I have ever seen. I will be taking up MK'S advice (I think it was) of watching the later version of the movie which is set closer to the book.

After Psycho , the Omen and A.W.I.London the Exorcist is my fav horror movie. I was also going to add Cannibal Holocaust as well but I can't say I enjoyed that movie rather then thought it was very thought provoking if a little sick. (F.y.i. You can now buy it off Amazon but be warned)

There is really not much I can add about the Exorcist but well done Napster! I expected the movie to win from the startb but........................

The thing I found quite refreshing about this was that the older classics did very well. I would have thought some of the younger members might have gone for the newer movies in voting.

TOP STUFF - I enjoyed this poll and think next time there should be one on comedies or war films.
 
I don't want to sound too controversial but I really can't see how the shining is so popular and to be honest as I have already said one of the most overrated movies I have ever seen. I will be taking up MK'S advice (I think it was) of watching the later version of the movie which is set closer to the book.

After Psycho , the Omen and A.W.I.London the Exorcist is my fav horror movie. I was also going to add Cannibal Holocaust as well but I can't say I enjoyed that movie rather then thought it was very thought provoking if a little sick. (F.y.i. You can now buy it off Amazon but be warned)

There is really not much I can add about the Exorcist but well done Napster! I expected the movie to win from the startb but........................

The thing I found quite refreshing about this was that the older classics did very well. I would have thought some of the younger members might have gone for the newer movies in voting.

TOP STUFF - I enjoyed this poll and think next time there should be one on comedies or war films.

Think that'd be a huge battle over the classic b&w ones against the modern mega pics! Dambusters every time!
 
On that IMDB list there's plenty of films I wouldn't class as "horror". I watched Dead Man's Shoes yesterday and it's more like a revenge thriller IMHO. And I've had Onibaba on my Sky+ box for about 6 months now, so I better get on a watch it!

Agreed......... A few shockers on there and I don't mean shock / scarey!

Although a great movie "Dead Man's shoes" is certainly no horror film. Why on earth is it on that list?
 
Think that'd be a huge battle over the classic b&w ones against the modern mega pics! Dambusters every time!

Quality movie and so is Battle of Britain,Bridge over the River Kwai, La Vita Bella , Down Fall, The Eagle has landed and my Fav: The Great Escape.

So many more to choose from...:offtopic::)
 

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