One of the things I love about James's lists and Monster Madness videos is that he is clearly able to think for himself, and won't mindlessly praise a film or name it number one just because the rest of the Internet insists that he does so.
@Largentina.
5 жыл бұрын
I agree, however, The Thing is better than Pumpkin Head by every conceivable measure. Even by criteria that James himself uses all the time.
@jedd.0322
4 жыл бұрын
True Nothing wrong with personal opinions.
@cookiesontoast9981
4 жыл бұрын
@Jocelyn ! Nah.. James's Cinemassacre/Monster Madness movie related videos kick his AVGN stuff out the window.
@MrSGH21
4 жыл бұрын
He did add the omen though even though he said it wasn’t his personal favorite. I would pit The Thing #1
@adambutler1513
2 жыл бұрын
same with video games which is why he's become an idol of sorts to me as far as being proud of my own opinion and trying to inspire others to think for themselves as well ❤
@HadesWTF
7 жыл бұрын
I love that Pumpkinhead got a shoutout. I'm surprised The Thing (John Carpenter version) was neglected to just a shoutout though, since it has some of the best special effects of all time.
@manfulify
7 жыл бұрын
Gotta remember: It's James' opinion
@Stormeris
7 жыл бұрын
John Carpenter's the Thing is my favorite movie of all time. But you know... Opinions are like assholes.
@deaddude3087
7 жыл бұрын
Opinions are like assholes, I have a toy car stuck in both of them right now......
@NWOWCW4Life1
7 жыл бұрын
HadesWTF He did cover The Thing sometime back in Monster Madness. Both the OG version and the remake
@James-ke8tp
7 жыл бұрын
Effects don't make a movie good
@Untouchaable
7 жыл бұрын
My most anticipated Monster Madness video. Great you broke it into two lists.
@jakesmith8941
7 жыл бұрын
Scream would win the 90's, Saw would win the 00's and The Conjuring would win the 2010's.
@kylesmith3555
5 жыл бұрын
Modern Era - rise of Japanese and European Horror based on "spirits" and "ghosts" and the rise of found footage films
@faz6877
4 жыл бұрын
cheap found footage garbage, and bad CGI creatures make up the modern era as well
@spagbowlsparmacheese629
4 жыл бұрын
The “Over use” of jump scares and showing everything in the trailer makes up todays horror.
@nichiyohane
7 жыл бұрын
"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown" ― H.P. Lovecraft There's a lot horror films I like in 80s, The Thing is definitely in top 3. Besides the top notch gore effect, something that able to BE you that really frightens me.
@thisisaidan3905
3 жыл бұрын
The thing is definitely top 3 for me
@samdiego1965
7 жыл бұрын
The Thing should've been on this list
@calebhorton4701
7 жыл бұрын
Agreed, it's certainly better than all the Friday the 13th movies combined.
@swaffles9352
7 жыл бұрын
I got goosebumps remembering the theme of that movie. It is one of my top favorite horror films.
@calebhorton4701
7 жыл бұрын
The music from that movie runs through my head at least once a week, and I don't complain. it's easily my favorite movie.
@giornorequiem2928
7 жыл бұрын
I consider The Thing the best horror movie of all time, the story alone and what can happen always get me.
@Horzzo
7 жыл бұрын
Agreed. It is in my top 5 movies of all time. Carpenter is a master in this era.
@Pix3l_Pr1ncess
7 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite age for horror.
@aesircorporation1924
7 жыл бұрын
"Bronze age" referring to the 70s and 80s collection of horror movies is something James made up. If you wanna follow suit, then be my guest. But don't be surprised if no one else knows what you're talking about.
@SnappyCamel
7 жыл бұрын
AesirCorporation dude chill
@saratov99
7 жыл бұрын
Max Payne much?
@lvl5charmander
7 жыл бұрын
+AesirCorporation he literally states that in each video
@masterlee1988
7 жыл бұрын
Yep, the 70s and 80s were the best times for horror movies!
@Recessbiru
7 жыл бұрын
Everybody else hearing James' daughter upstairs on the background in the beginning of Nightmare on Elm Street? Well I have and listen with headset on so I heard more clearly.
@baraka6
7 жыл бұрын
yup i got that too lol
@foopa777
7 жыл бұрын
Likewise.... how happy.
@JamesRDavenport
7 жыл бұрын
Me too. I figured either the "Little Nerd" was having a bad day upstairs or I am going insane. Glad to hear it's not insanity.....YET. ;) :)
@cyberspacekosmonaut
7 жыл бұрын
FriiduBiruka lol yeah. 11:55
@KimLikesToRock
7 жыл бұрын
Did he ever mention his daughter's name? I can't recall.
@PickleRick91x
5 жыл бұрын
Everyone saying"why didn't it have this" I'm just like.... It's James's top ten. Not yours.
@Junoripper
5 жыл бұрын
In every single top 10 videos in the internet there is always those morons.
@residualwaste5038
4 жыл бұрын
He even says at the start dont take this list too seriously
@drewwhitney7327
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly. And he even made a comprehensive list of every movie that needs to at least be mentioned
@craigusselman546
4 жыл бұрын
exactly-make your own.
@raoulmontefiore4803
4 жыл бұрын
Isn't that part of the fun?
@nrqed
5 жыл бұрын
I would certainly have included Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)!
@olliecrow3547
5 жыл бұрын
Good call!
@w0216984
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely potential for #1 its truly terrifying
@stephenfarmer7280
4 жыл бұрын
Same! It's my all time favorite horror movie. Partly because it got me laid once 🤷
@spaceinvader8791
3 жыл бұрын
@@stephenfarmer7280 tell me the story now!!
@Gravitynaut
7 жыл бұрын
What? The Thing is at least Top 3 of the 80's.
@ericg1100
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah it feels like this whole list is just jacking off to spielberg films
@virginboy3d78
4 жыл бұрын
Because God forbid people have opinions right
@theitfactorjameswheezer2852
4 жыл бұрын
Virginboy3D exactly lol
@davebladegun3009
7 жыл бұрын
The Shining is more than just a great horror film, it's the masterwork of a master artist. Kubrick was a certifiable genius, and the level of depth he built into each shot of that film is so full of detail that you can watch it a dozen times and *still* not fully comprehend all that there is to see in the movie.
@joshprendiz71
5 жыл бұрын
I agree,,it is a masterpiece. Kubrick's films are on a totally different level.
@Jasonbfv
5 жыл бұрын
@@joshprendiz71 That movie just never did anything for me. I feel like if you are going to have Nicholson start out as a pretty normal guy, and then snap, there needs to be a better explanation. Either something in his back story that made him prone to cabin fever or some defined supernatural element. An example of a better movie is Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows. The characters in that movie were a little unhinged to begin with, then they face supernatural forces, then they snap. I have loved other movies Kubrick has done. With 2001, he had minimal dialogue and left a lot up to the imagination, but the execution was spot on and it worked with the subject matter. The Shining just didn't measure up.
@joshprendiz71
5 жыл бұрын
Jason lasusa . Thanks for commenting ,But clearly you do not know the way Kubrick does films,,Blair witch is garbage and has nothing to do with what i was talking about,Someday it will make more sense ._lol._GG.
@theitfactorjameswheezer2852
4 жыл бұрын
Jason LaSusa Blair witch 2 is one of the worst sequels of all time and worst movies as well
@Indy_Bendy
2 жыл бұрын
@@joshprendiz71 I know this is late but dont insult someone over there opinion on a movie grow up.
@P0V3RTY09
7 жыл бұрын
I realize that this list ( especially the 70's movies ) it totally subjective to personal preference. And although that I do not totally agree with these lists, I do appreciate the time and effort that goes in to making these videos. Great job James.
@andreas0101
7 жыл бұрын
The blob, prince of darkness, fright night, from beyond.. the 80s man! Greatest decade in movies och music.
@browngirlinaclownworld2077
7 жыл бұрын
Second best. There were more original concepts born in the 70s and most of the all-time classics were from the 70s. Ask people what the best sci-fi horror film is and most say Alien (1979), best slasher? usually said to be Halloween (1978), best zombie movie? usually said to be Dawn of the Dead (1978), etc. The 80s had tons of great, original horror movies. But it was also swamped in shitty slasher movies that served no purpose other than to show blood, gore and tits. Now don't get me wrong, I like those things, but it certainly wasn't as artful an era as the 70s.
@Pewpewpew182
7 жыл бұрын
FriendlyAryan Agreed!
@BurnRoddy
7 жыл бұрын
+Vatsala काली Jhaveri What are you talking about? Everyone knows the best era for Sci-Fi were the 1930's. You can't get more Sci-Fi than Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon.
@andreas0101
7 жыл бұрын
***** Funny and original nerd.
@psyvientx7407
5 жыл бұрын
That boy ain't right the blob!
@TyudaiKishasa
7 жыл бұрын
"It feels like you're watching a documentary. Truly horrifying!"
@tyman3331
7 жыл бұрын
What about The Thing?
@GeneralArmorus
7 жыл бұрын
he mentioned it =/ many people's #1
@mossbergmaniac1947
7 жыл бұрын
IndieRus That's what I'm saying, honorable mention?!?! That fucking blood test scene...
@psbox362
7 жыл бұрын
+Elizeheimer Francenweiser Forget the blood test, that defib scene was the grand epitome of "holy shit" moments.
@LakrimaProject
7 жыл бұрын
Remember that James has soft spot for classics, so he propably dont see a reason to put a remake/new version on HIS top 10.
@mossbergmaniac1947
7 жыл бұрын
Camel Spotter a Defib- greatest holy shit moment Blood test- greatest ohhh fuck here it comes moment.
@hillbillyentertainment9142
5 жыл бұрын
"You never actually see the chainsaw cut anybody". Didn't he fall and cut his own leg with it?
@flynnryan
5 жыл бұрын
That's one of the clips shown in Summer School.
@classicmovieentertainment8467
4 жыл бұрын
Kinda, for what I heard, he had meat by an Animal under his trousers, where the chainsaw cut. Beneath that was a metal Plate which went hot, because of the friction by the chainsaw and burned him.
@Mr22thou
5 жыл бұрын
"Return of the Living Dead" is an alternate sequel to "NOTLD." Some of the dialogue explains that the original movie is based on actual events, but the military wouldn't allow all the actual facts to be revealed. That's part of the fun of a very fun horror movie.
@faz6877
4 жыл бұрын
Is it really a sequel though? It doesn't take place in the same universe as Night of the Living Dead, but says that movie was based on a true story. ROTLD is following that "true story", not universe where people were trapped in the farmhouse. These zombies run and eat brains. In my opinion that's not so much a sequel. But ROTLD is my favorite zombie movie of all time.
@Mr22thou
4 жыл бұрын
@@faz6877 Like I said, that brilliant explanation connects the 2 films as does the John Russo affiliation as co-writer of both films. And I said "alternate sequel." Nit-pick if you will, but I stand by my words.
@faz6877
4 жыл бұрын
@@Mr22thou I agree they are connected. I just don't see it as a sequel in anyway. You certainly have a right to your opinion.
@CoffeeOnElmStreet-TV
7 жыл бұрын
Nice Top20! Glad to see some Dario Argento in there. 70s and 80s were amazing times for the italian horror/thriller genre. Such great directors and screenwriters for the likes of Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava, Pupi Avati, Michele Soavi, Lucio Fulci, Umberto Lenzi, Ruggero Deodato, etc.
@DameunPutazo
4 жыл бұрын
Return of the Living Dead is highly underrated outside of horror fandom.
@truedashfan
2 жыл бұрын
best zombie film.
@rodster6campingprepper
7 жыл бұрын
I'd say Return of the Living Dead is more a comedy than American Werewolf in London is. Can't believe Thing didn't make the list!
@Jimithing3403
7 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one that doesn't consider jaws a horror movie?
@aperson22222
7 жыл бұрын
Jim D No, there's also me.
@reik.1830
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's more of a drama.
@fountaincap
7 жыл бұрын
It's both. It definitely has elements of a slasher film. You're always anticipating when the shark is going to strike next. And, much like in slasher films, its victims are mainly teenagers and tourists.
@MarkS6789
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah its not horror anymore for sure but you have to remember back then when it came out it was the scariest thing ever for a lot of people. So eh, horror so-so.
@joshuanelson6795
7 жыл бұрын
Even its IMDB page doesn't list it as a horror film.
@InuYugiHakusho
7 жыл бұрын
Jack Nicholson made The Shining. The same could be said for the other way around.
@caterwaulin9834
7 жыл бұрын
Nah, Roger Corman made Jack Nicholson. XD
@HalconMileinario
7 жыл бұрын
i want to mention Phantasm for the 70's part, great movie.
@weinerblut6869
6 жыл бұрын
Lucas Fernandez totally underwhelming film. 3 or 4 characters running back and forth not really doing anything the entire time. Snoozer.
@dacoolestzzz
5 жыл бұрын
I agree, I like Phantasm
@horrido666
5 жыл бұрын
Yup - Phantasm for sure. And did I miss it? Where is The Exorcist?
@varanid9
5 жыл бұрын
A true classic, but, I consider it more part of the '80s, though, there was definitely a '70s vibe.
@ianfindly3257
5 жыл бұрын
I was expecting Eraserhead and The Brood to get mentioned in the 70's segment.
@NatiPerPerdereNPP
7 жыл бұрын
Poltergeist better than Shining? I'm shocked
@mikeyiniko
6 жыл бұрын
right? no way, man.
@BadSodaProductions
6 жыл бұрын
I mean he’s right, shining is super overhyped
@Crunchysopa52
6 жыл бұрын
he is correct. Shining is overrated like a mofo
@grizzlywhisker
6 жыл бұрын
the shining is a bit overrated in my opinion. the cinematography is amazing like most of kubrick's movies, but it seems like it's missing a ton of story.
@GojiFan-nf7jn
6 жыл бұрын
James has a unique movie taste. Go watch his top 50
@breakfastmachinearchive8
7 жыл бұрын
My own choices for these two decades: 1970s: 10. Phantom of the Paradise 9. Taste the Blood of Dracula 8. Carrie 7. Suspiria 6. The Exorcist 5. The Wicker Man 4. Jaws 3. Halloween 2. Alien 1. Dawn of the Dead Honorable mentions: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Salem's Lot, The Abominable Dr. Phibes, Nosferatu the Vampyre, The Vampire Lovers, Zombi 2, 1980s: 10. Near Dark 9. Return of the Living Dead 8. Monster Squad 7. Evil Dead II 6. Evil Dead 5. The Lost Boys 4. The Thing 3. Gremlins 2. Day of the Dead 1. An American Werewolf in London Honorable mentions: Aliens, Creepshow, Fright Night, Nightmare on Elm Street 1 and 3, Friday the 13th 4, 6 and 7, Halloween II, The Howling, The Burning, City of the Living Dead
@breakfastmachinearchive8
7 жыл бұрын
Well fuck you too buddy
@NateB1976
7 жыл бұрын
Was near dark about the family of vampires that are traveling around and even blacking out the windows of cars so they could drive in the sun? Also had a young boy vampire in the family. If so that's one I'd love to see again. I use to watch it on HBO as a kid a bunch back in the day.
@breakfastmachinearchive8
7 жыл бұрын
That's the one
@Seiko180
7 жыл бұрын
City of the Living Dead ? man, that movie suck ass, the zombies-ghost idea is so original, but barely appears on the entire movie, and ending is fucking horrible, is not a bad movie.. but not to even put as honorable mention
@ontologicallysteve7765
7 жыл бұрын
Sean Gentry I absolutely LOVE Phantom of the Paradise and Taste the Blood of Dracula. Thought I was the only one. Sweet!
@dylanhumphrey3720
3 жыл бұрын
These last few years smaller studios like Blumhouse and A24 have been releasing some absolute bangers... Hereditary, The Witch, It Follows etc... hope we get your opinions on some of these modern classics James.
@EntertainmentFan11
Жыл бұрын
Blumhouse is even releasing a horror movie based on a video game coming this October.
@Galantski
5 жыл бұрын
What, _The Thing_ isn't in the top ten???? I thought you'd feel that way, James, we'll do you last!
@jedd.0322
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@ShHeMiLeRe
4 жыл бұрын
He's very dismissive towards Carpenter's The Thing and doesn't understand it.
@BlackenedLiam
3 ай бұрын
@@ShHeMiLeRe He says he loves it, but I think he kinda holds a grudge against it cause it overshadows the original, which he prefers.
@GilbertSyndrome
5 жыл бұрын
Tbf, Evil Dead 2 isn't really a remake, it's just that they couldn't get the rights to the original movie, forcing them to reshoot scenes for the flashbacks.
@bobblueford
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I never understood why people call it a remake either, it's almost nothing like the original.
@Goodtimeswith_jack
7 жыл бұрын
So....had you done the 1990s, I presume that Gremlins 2 would be in the Number 1 spot?
@yadidimeanmaine
7 жыл бұрын
Wait, American Werewolf is too much of a comedy, but Evil Dead 2 and Return of the Living Dead are on the list? Return is fucking HILARIOUS. I quote that fucker all the time.
@robobeetus7964
7 жыл бұрын
ThatOneGuy I friggan bust my ass for you guys and what do I get? You spooky
@rogergurman1570
7 жыл бұрын
I guess Evil Dead 2 is just too much of a cult movie to leave out, and Return of the Living Dead... well... let's face it, if you're an old-school zombie fan you cannot not include that film in a horror movie list...
@xeractus
7 жыл бұрын
I felt really uncomfortable with Jaws being no.1 70s horror, just like I did with King Kong being the top 30s horror, they just seem the wrong genre entirely. I would definitely put Alien as being the top 70s horror and the Thing as the top 80s, but its evident that James values his splatter gore stuff, so it's not too surprising that didn't happen- but not even having Thing in the top 10 at all is perplexing.
@Nanu67-e9j
Жыл бұрын
As said Jaws is objectively the best movie ever made rather if people wanna agree or not..
@NervousTyler
7 жыл бұрын
I like how James is so passionate about this, definitely kept me watching even though I find the horror genre as uninteresting, nicely done.
@rogue7723
2 жыл бұрын
I kinda feel like _The Omen_ was more underrated and scarier than _The Exorcist._
@capnmo6718
7 жыл бұрын
An American Werewolf in London is not a comedy. It has comic relief. There's an immense difference.
@kodexi2761
6 жыл бұрын
Hey, can I have some toast?
@johnnyace2396
7 жыл бұрын
0:03: I will never trust skeletons near water ever again.
@branaa09
7 жыл бұрын
You forgot Christine! That was a great 80s horror movie!
@Llaraq
7 жыл бұрын
The movies James left out for me are Henry: Protrait of a Serial Killer. A lot of people thought that was a real, leaked snuff film at one point. Puppet Master and Razorback.
@jsmith5212
7 жыл бұрын
no one thought that about Henry that was a bs story
@nadagamer9551
7 жыл бұрын
Honestly, it shouldn't have been in the list, yes there are some parts in the movie that get you, but when you make a movie and call it a horror, you have to make it scary, not just sprinkle little scary parts, just make it scary, and what ruins the film for me is the story, I felt there was too much, and it was long, and there were scenes that were not necessary, all in all, I still love the movie, it's good in some ways, and bad days, nothing will ever replace it
@carlosbarbosa9062
6 жыл бұрын
Comedy
@israelalvarez4884
5 жыл бұрын
I personally love the howling and pet semetary from the 80s
@Fedaykin8
7 жыл бұрын
I was more or less behind you with the 1970s list, but we REALLY start parting ways in the 1980's... I find that's the case with a lot of people your age compared to people my age (45 and older) that are horror fans. AAWiL and Creepshow are too comedic to be horror but Return of the Living Dead and EVIL DEAD 2 aren't? Come on now. I will admit that my 1980's list often contains too much Carpenter (I am biased), but I can't see how people can exclude The Thing. No Creepshow? It's EC Comics come to life by some of the best horror names of the time! I also probably would have picked Dawn over Day and Friday the 13th part 2 because it encapsulates the quintessential slasher camp trope that the franchise is known for. I could go on and on... ;)
@wildjames
6 жыл бұрын
80s
@Iconhulk
5 жыл бұрын
Return of the living Dead.. ? Overrated Can't kill them, kills the movie.. Zombies speaking a complete sentence.. Ridiculous. No excitement. ROTLD 2 is way better.
@bryceerwin6629
7 жыл бұрын
Just a quick note - wanted to thank you for all your work over the years - really great content, and I think you are doing a service exposing the internet generation that was not brought up in the era of pre-cable and VHS rentals to the treasures of the past.
@lennysavino5701
3 жыл бұрын
I’d say it would be worth doing a top 10 of horror films from the 2010’s. Horror films made a huge comeback during that decade.
@BalvanKolbasukhin
7 жыл бұрын
For me "the thing" 82 is the only and the best scary move.
@dylansque
7 жыл бұрын
for me "alien"
@BalvanKolbasukhin
7 жыл бұрын
Alien is super gr8, but i see it more as si-fi for some reason. Like star wars a fentasy in si-fi seting.
@coletrainhetrick
7 жыл бұрын
+Щербан Дерматухен star wars is a drama in sci fi dude
@BalvanKolbasukhin
7 жыл бұрын
As you wish. Do not wona ague on this point.
@aesircorporation1924
7 жыл бұрын
+Щербан Дерматухен "si-fi"
@KanonHara
7 жыл бұрын
The Thing, The Blob, The Fly, The fucking 80's rule. My favorite though is Day of the Dead, which I got introduced to from a while ago from Monster Madness. So glad you put it on this list. Thanks so much for the past 10 years... Groovy.
@saviniif3184
7 жыл бұрын
What about predator? Would have been a great honorable mention but, it comes out as more of an action movie.
@andrewmcdonald1614
5 жыл бұрын
Predator is both action and horror. Watching the movie when I was 10 it came across as one of the scariest movies I've ever seen.
@michaelcoffey1991
4 жыл бұрын
This was a treat wife and I enjoyed this on a chill afternoon thank you for all the work this took.
@pakau
7 жыл бұрын
Modern age honorable mentions - The ring , The Others, The Orphanage, [Rec], The Conjuring, Saw, The Cabin in the Woods, It Follows ( and i dont know if shutter island is considered to be a horror movie ).
@MoggieLou
7 жыл бұрын
What about oculus, the babadook, or ginger snaps?
@MoggieLou
7 жыл бұрын
nate the Japanese original is creepy. Whole mood of it is unsettling.
@winklestiltskin
7 жыл бұрын
The Thing is the best horror film ever made IMHO.
@xyanide1986
7 жыл бұрын
The one by John Carpenter should be on this list yes.
@RobRuckus65
7 жыл бұрын
the thing is an amazing movie but I wouldnt say its teh best... definitely a top 5 though... for me I agree with his choice of evil dead 2 being number 1 since its one of my favorite movies of all time... I am surprised it didnt make the list though he probably omitted it since he previously put the original on on e of his other lists...
@MestariDuff
7 жыл бұрын
The Thing should have been in the 80's top 10. Great video nonetheless!
@archangel5627
4 жыл бұрын
Your Bronze Age lists for both decades was awesome and pretty much the same as mine. I would have mentioned Maniac from 1980. Maniac was filmed in 79 but came out in 1980 and still has that nasty gritty 70’s tone. It also has great practical effects from Tom Savini and Rob Bottin And is a very creepy and disturbing movie. I gotta say that I loved how your number one pick for the 1980’s was Evil Dead 2. That’s my number one pick as well! This was a super fun video to watch and I can’t wait to see the next one!
@eamonwright7488
5 жыл бұрын
I went and seen Tom Savini at a seminar at Univ of South Alabama back in the mid-2000's. He told us about the scene where Captain Rhodes is torn apart by the zombies at the end of Day of The Dead. If you look closely at the face of Joe Pitalo- The actor that plays Rhodes, he has the most convincing facial features of pure shock and disgust as hes being dismembered. The reason is because hes really about to pass out and vomit at the same time, because the special effects gore is actually sheep, pig, and cow intestines and they had them stored in a reefer unit. Well the night before the shooting of that scene the reefer unit completely broke down and they were out of time and money and had to use the intestines anyways and he said they had started turning and rotting and had the worst smell hes ever smelled. And this is coming from a Combat Medic in Vietnam. He said that he wasnt able to participate in the original Night of The Living Dead because he had to go to Vietnam. So Romero let Tom Savini have complete control of the 1990 remake as tribute to all of Savini's hard work and dedication in all of Romeros other films and the fact he wasn't able to participate in the original. Tom Savini was a very nice and interesting person. I wish I could've been able to afford to go to his special effects school.
@anickner1178
7 жыл бұрын
Personally, I would put Videodrome at the ninth place of the top 80e.
@caterwaulin9834
7 жыл бұрын
DEATH TO VIDEODROME! XD
@NukeA6
7 жыл бұрын
Long live the New Flesh! Seriously though, that was the weirdest body horror film I've ever seen. Never expected mutations involving videotapes and tvs. There's also a scrapped scene involving a tv rising from the tub like it was Aphrodite.
@TheMattmatic
7 жыл бұрын
I love Videodrome but it might be to surrealist for James, he did review Eraserhead but I don't think Lynch and Cronenberg are really his cup of tea.
@anickner1178
7 жыл бұрын
That's a good point, but I'm pretty sure he appreciate surreal imagery in some case because he seem to like the impressionist era of the silent age of the cinema (Frankenstein, Nosferatu, Dr. Calgari, etc) which share alot of similarity with the surrealism.
@mbelmer85
7 жыл бұрын
I never hear anyone talk about the Phantasam movies... they scared the crap out of me as a kid and I loved them!
@randomentertainment8617
6 жыл бұрын
My favorite 70's horror movie is "Halloween" and my favorite 80's horror movie is "Child's Play".
@mariovazquez4436
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent choices
@Joseph-et1fp
4 жыл бұрын
Did anyone else hear Jame's kid stompin around at 11:55 saying "daddddyyyy!!!" ?? or is it just me? lol and kinda looks like he reacts to it and keeps on talking.
@janedoe1418
7 жыл бұрын
Great to see Evil Dead 2 on the top! One of my personal all time favorite! Maybe i have missed some vids but i loves to see reviews on these movies! * Bad Taste * Meet the Feebles * Darkman * Story of Ricky * Inside (À l'intérieur ) * Martyrs (French original version only!)
@TheCatFather45
7 жыл бұрын
The Thing should be more than an honorable mention
@sonicmario64
7 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised that James left out "Child's Play", which I totally expected to see on the list for sure.
@yooojeremy9024
6 жыл бұрын
Casey Decker I agree
@ssj4jason737
6 жыл бұрын
Why didn't Cujo make the list
@mrrogers88
6 жыл бұрын
it's shit like you
@hellykerbert2838
5 жыл бұрын
probably because it isn't very good
@impossibledial
5 жыл бұрын
Helly Kerbert I agree but I still love it!!!!
@TheZaius
7 жыл бұрын
The Thing really should've been in there. Oh well. I wish Phantasm got some attention, too. For horror of the past decade or so, SAW and Paranormal Activity have had a number of entries and copycats. And there have been a number of zombie films. Those and movies that fit the Asian horror style pretty much make up horror movies beyond the 90s.
@indevidualbeing6488
7 жыл бұрын
TheZaius Yeah, I don't think he has ever reviewed phantasm. Perhaps he doesn't care for it. I love it. Especially the theme song!
@jackdavide5742
7 жыл бұрын
Great point. Most of the Phantasm series is excellent. In some ways The Tall Man is the most iconic of the horror villains. Not sure villains is quite the right word. But he's more frightening than Jason, Freddy....
@indevidualbeing6488
7 жыл бұрын
Jack Davide Yeah, to me, the Tall Man represents the mystery of death.
@jherrenor
7 жыл бұрын
Phantasm 5 is out.
@Tactical_Therapist
7 жыл бұрын
I picked up Phantasm from shout factory the other day at a pawn shop for 1.50! love Phantasm! very underrated.
@DinoNardelli
5 жыл бұрын
Cool list. Two movies come to mind.. The "Changeling" with George C Scott and the one that scared the crap outta me as a kid 1973's "The Legend of Hell House"
@bluekatt
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the shout out to Argento's Inferno, James. It's a personal favorite that ranks just behind Deep Red in Argento's canon. I'm tempted to argue that it's underrated, but I can understand how it wouldn't appeal to many viewers considering that narrative goes out the window in favor of stylized set pieces. But those set pieces, along with Keith Emerson's score, are often beautiful and hypnotic.
@snowairland
7 жыл бұрын
Let the right one in. definitely a modern horror classic.
@klockwerk187
7 жыл бұрын
What an awesome mini series! Thank you James for all the hard work you put in for your fans. You're one hell of a guy
@thenostalgiafactor5023
7 жыл бұрын
I don't find the Exorcist scary (and I'm a Catholic!), but I find it disturbing...there's nothing traditionally scary about it at all. Great film though. Exorcist III is a great sequel as well!
@sothatsdevintart2562
2 жыл бұрын
It’s interesting to watch this film in hindsight knowing the rise of inde horror seen in the latter half of the 2010’s. James in a way got his wish.
@Sir.VicsMasher
5 жыл бұрын
I loved checking out the box art on all the Horror titles of my neighbor hood video store in the mid 80's early 90's. Fright Night was one of my favorites.
@adameichkern5476
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video James! Finding horror gems thanks to you! Just watched The Return Of The Living Dead, it was fucking awsome! I Don't know how I missed this, since I'm a huge horror fan. It's so sad they can't make movies like that anymore. Anyways, I'm waiting for your 90's list, maybe you'll show me some more cool shit. Love from Hungary.
@ZootWorld1
7 жыл бұрын
I love how you can hear Jame's daughter throughout the video.
@timothydoom
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for mentioning Creep Show! it scared me so much when i was young
@samuelchurch5124
4 жыл бұрын
I still think it's George Romero's best film.
@thetman0068
7 жыл бұрын
Good lists. Personally my favorite of all of these is Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. My mother sat me down and had me watch it one night, but didn't say a word to all the questions I had. It certainly is a psychological horror. I may be more open to the slow pace, but to me it grows the suspense and uneasiness at just the right pace to make a great climax. It is by far my favorite movie of all time, but that's just me.
@adamg4912
7 жыл бұрын
Top 20 Modern Age (off the top of my head and in no order) As James mentioned... -Misery -Silence of the Lambs -Scream -Candyman But also... -The Descent -[REC] 2007 -The Ring -Let the Right One In -In The Mouth of Madness -It Follows -Don't Breathe -The Babadook -Audition -Trick 'r Treat -28 Days Later -Drag Me To Hell -The Mist -The House of the Devil (Honourable Mentions: The People Under the Stairs, Tremors, Triangle, Splinter, Evil Dead Remake)
@Billo1281
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the ride LADY! That shit scared the hell out of me when I was young. Oh yeah, the roaches in Creepshow 1... Good lord.
@smegstar8527
7 жыл бұрын
Billo1281 i always gotta check my cereal now
@Bluesit32
7 жыл бұрын
Billo1281 "They're Creeping Up in You", was the title...I think. God, those final shots of the segment are disturbing on a level rarely seen in movies. You see people ripped apart, you see things burst out of people...but you rarely see someone torn apart from all the things bursting out of them!
@Billo1281
7 жыл бұрын
SMEG STAR Pro tip: Don't eat the Raisin Bran!
@Gorehoundula
6 жыл бұрын
The raft is what did it for me. I'm a diehard horror fan and can sit through most movies unfazed but every time I see people get stuck to the lake blob and start screaming, I'm gibbering like a baby.
@antoniom.s.2276
5 жыл бұрын
The Exorcist is, without doubt, the greatest and scariest horror film of all time. Second doesn't even come close.
@joshhill5932
5 жыл бұрын
The second was shit but Blatty returned to do the screenplay and direct Exorcist 3 and I think it is by far the best. You have great acting with George C. Scott and Brad Dourif and the creep factor is way turned up.
@theluckiesteh9058
7 жыл бұрын
My Personal favorites are: Dawn Of The Dead For The 70's. Day Of The Dead For The 80's.
@theluckiesteh9058
7 жыл бұрын
Sorry! I'm a huge fan of the Living Dead Series!
@kricku
7 жыл бұрын
Night of the Living Dead for the 60's?
@ExtrackterYT
7 жыл бұрын
Sooo... Night of the living Dead for the 60's then?
@theluckiesteh9058
7 жыл бұрын
Hell Yeah!
@BazookaTooth707
7 жыл бұрын
Alejandro Carbonell My favorite is "The Changeling" (1980)
@shoresean1237
7 жыл бұрын
I think the 'Return' type zombies never took over because they were (with one film exception) invincible. There is no turning them back. Hope can be lost, hope can be betrayed, hope can be illusory, and hope can be frittered away with stupidity. But when the literal nuke just spreads them further still, there is no hope to begin with.
@RatelHBadger
5 жыл бұрын
Top 5 Modern Age The Ring, Silence of the Lambs, Scream, Blairsville Witch Project and Paranormal Activity. Only because they each tried something different and attempted to take Horror in a new direction.
@xMulletMiKEx
7 жыл бұрын
#MonsterMadness has been great this year! Really helping my October!
@scms2528
7 жыл бұрын
I think Jason Lives is better than Part IV, slightly. Both great though.
@robobeetus7964
7 жыл бұрын
Jake Tibbs agreed
@joshuanelson6795
7 жыл бұрын
Almost everyone seems to have their own take on the _Friday the 13th_ series.
@robobeetus7964
7 жыл бұрын
Masked Guy yeah they were all pretty entertaining popcorn flicks. I have even come to like the Jason Vs Freddy flick
@joshuanelson6795
7 жыл бұрын
Billy Robinson The only entries I disliked were _Jason Takes Manhattan_ and _Jason Goes to Hell_.
@robobeetus7964
7 жыл бұрын
Masked Guy yeah those were the two weakest entries because he was barely in both. I remember being so pumped for Jason Goes To Hell, but was so let down leaving that theatre
@returnofthechickentendies2844
4 жыл бұрын
Nice list man, there's really something about those 80's horror movies (even when they suck, lol) that most of current horror movies simply can't top
@CaptViewtiful98
7 жыл бұрын
Cool Evil Dead 2 made number 1! I watched it a few years ago and loved all 3 movies, haven't seen the remake though or watched most of Ash vs Evil Dead yet.
@kingsleyabrokwah4133
7 жыл бұрын
CaptainViewtiful98 The remale had mixed reactions, but I thought it was great. Definitely recommended.
@MetalGames95
7 жыл бұрын
The Thing is no doubt my favourite movie. And hey Pumpkinhead! Such a nostalgic gem!
@IntimateGamer
7 жыл бұрын
Carrie is an amazing movie and still holds up very well today
@YourGirlMaze
7 жыл бұрын
My dad went to high school with Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi. I remember my sci fi teacher had a clipping from our school paper that Bruce was in back when he went to my school.
@augustwest5356
7 жыл бұрын
Matt Coy that's awesome! just picturing 14 year old Bruce saying "hail to the chief baby!" cracks me the hell up. id LOVE to see his yearbook pictures.
@YourGirlMaze
7 жыл бұрын
I wish my dad knew where his old yearbooks were. I need to go through the boxes full of books in my basement to try and find them,
@jedisonichog8705
5 жыл бұрын
Wait sci fi teacher?
@Largentina.
5 жыл бұрын
@@augustwest5356 It's "hail to the king" not chief. Clearly you're a "huge fan."
@yooka3505
7 жыл бұрын
Where's Basket Case?!?! (Joking)
@jimbackmann7808
5 жыл бұрын
Love that fucking movie. Between that and Brain Damage 🖤
@cyberpunkholiday
7 жыл бұрын
Im so happy that Night of the Creeps was mentioned. Its one of my favorite movies of the 80s. Its like Zombies Ate my Neighbors made in to a movie.
@coryfy1529
7 жыл бұрын
Best review yet, I really like how you gave a shout out to 'Tourist Trap' a truly terrifying movie starring the late great Chuck Connors.
@RVDDP2501
7 жыл бұрын
THE THING (1982) IS ONLY AN HONORABLE MENTION?!
@ElCapoNinja
7 жыл бұрын
James forgot to mention the "found Footage" age, that's what came after the 90's
@jeeziss
5 жыл бұрын
Found footage flicks don't have classic appeal or staying power. It was a cheap gimmick that was used to add artificial realism to low budget horror films.
@faz6877
4 жыл бұрын
@@jeeziss I agree that was a shit era. It was a rough time for horror with Scream rip offs, found footage and bad CGI.
@03bgood
7 жыл бұрын
Could you please review Final Destination, when you do a Top 20 horror films from the 90s and 2000s, James?
@user-id8xv3kw8t
7 жыл бұрын
He'd probably just tell you to watch Sole Survivor. Or Carnival of Souls if someone wants to put a tracer on the parents of Final Destination. I very much enjoyed the FD franchise for the clever ways of killing people but there was a major plot hole with the rollercoaster. 539
@rustyray420
7 жыл бұрын
03bgood final destination sucked ass
@StonexxDemonmaggot
7 жыл бұрын
I remember as a kid, I was terrified to go on a plane because of Final Destination. I rewatched it a couple weeks ago and it isn't that good as I thought it was
@MarkAS56
5 жыл бұрын
Not having The Thing is one of the most shocking omissions from a list I've ever seen.
@ghastlytales
7 жыл бұрын
Great list, James, although one slight nitpick: Return of the Living Dead is a meta sequel to Night of the Living Dead. The two main characters talk about the film and how it was based on a real event, that's where the canisters come from. John Russo, the writer of Night of the Living Dead, wrote a novel sequel to the film called... Return of the Living Dead. That's what the film is based on. When Russo moved away from collaborating with Romero, he had rights to "living dead" and that's why it doesn't appear in any of the other Romero films. So, in a bizarre way, Night of the Living Dead spawned two completely different series. ~ Mike
@Jhayzer021
6 жыл бұрын
James should do a Top 50 Slasher Movie that included Jeepers Creepers.
@SirSponge941
7 жыл бұрын
Gold, silver and bronze. What would you call the modern age? Wood?
@RockinGamma
7 жыл бұрын
Garb-age
@TheChriskilla100
7 жыл бұрын
Diamonds beneath piles upon piles of shit.
@durandal441
7 жыл бұрын
Stone?
@kaizenchaosprimordial8945
6 жыл бұрын
It's just called the modern age
@muskatDR
6 жыл бұрын
remage
@existentiald562
7 жыл бұрын
So sad Christine didnt get mentioned
@horrido666
5 жыл бұрын
That movie was so bad it was good. The book was just as bad/good.
@ghostface320
5 жыл бұрын
I love love love Christine, but I wouldn't put it in a top 10/groundbreaking list
@GrazerMagic
7 жыл бұрын
James's daughter in the background at 11:55?
@BradleyWilloughby
7 жыл бұрын
GrazerMagic Sounds like it. Either her or his wife.
@GrazerMagic
7 жыл бұрын
***** lil nerd grows up so fast :')
@iAsbestos
7 жыл бұрын
didn't see anything??
@ken131
7 жыл бұрын
Hee hee, I guess I'm OK with her ruining some takes :3
@B3NICKY22
7 жыл бұрын
iAsbestos Most people can't see sounds either
@SadSimba
7 жыл бұрын
I love Pumpkinhead almost as much as I love my father. The only difference is that I've never gotten Pumpkinhead killed in a wildebeest stampede. And yeah, leaving The Thing off is pretty bold. Some amazing creature effects there.
@Cheesefist
7 жыл бұрын
Are you going to do a review of The Witch that came out earlier this year? Or did I miss that review
@DuranmanX
7 жыл бұрын
He only reviews modern movies on mondays, so there is a less than zero chance he will review it on Halloween
@DistantEarlyWarning
7 жыл бұрын
Austin Williams The Witch is absolutely fantastic, one of my favorite films of 2016.
@alexsilva28
7 жыл бұрын
Austin Williams Damn it I would've loved to hear his review of that movie
@brettpierce5225
7 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite horror movies of all time
@winklestiltskin
7 жыл бұрын
I would argue Evil Dead 2 and Return of the Living Dead are more comedy than horror. Personally, the original Evil Dead was a better horror film than the sequel.
@faz6877
4 жыл бұрын
They are definitely horror comedies, but you're saying if you had a video store they would go in the comedy section over horror? I don't think infusing comedy makes these classics any less horror.
@megaton_a
7 жыл бұрын
Shit, I'm gonna be "that guy", but I feel it needs to be said... Return of the Living Dead isn't really "totally unrelated" to the other Dead films. For one, it was based on a story originally written by John Russo, who co-wrote Night of the Living Dead with Romero. When they parted ways, he retained the rights to any films with the title "Living Dead" (which is why the Romero films continued with just "of the Dead" in the title). Also, the plot of Return is basically that Night was a film based on a true story, and the Zombie outbreak was covered up by the government... so the film is somewhat of a sequel to Night, but played more like a parody. Having said all that, I feel like I deserve to have Mike mock me with his pedantic geek voice for correcting you.
@wildjames
6 жыл бұрын
as you can see from the lack of responses, nobody cares
@pungisotu
5 жыл бұрын
True, supposedly it has nothing to do with the story, though I haven’t read it . Now which is better? Russo’s Dead sequel? Or Henkel’s TCM sequel? Compared to originals, anyway.
@crushingalldeceivers
5 жыл бұрын
@@wildjames Yes, who needs facts, fuck it. Better to be ill informed. Hail the new knowledge!
@Smile4theKillCam456
5 жыл бұрын
James Miller He’s correct though and this entire list is essentially horror movie facts. James got one wrong, and he’s correcting him. Where’s the issue, guy?
@FrostedAvowals
6 жыл бұрын
Great choices. I'd have similar lists but I would have a hard time not including Twitch of the Death Nerve, The Thing, Demons 1/2 and The Beyond.
@theabacross1581
3 жыл бұрын
Evil Dead 2 is probably my favorite Horror Sequel ever.
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