indieabby88
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6/3/2008 12:18 AM
posted awhile ago
Screaming in Spanish: Foreign horror films
So, I watched "The Orphanage" last night with a friend, and between curling up in a terrified ball and screaming at the screen more than I had at any other horror film in recent memory, I wondered what the foreign film folks here at Spout thought of this movie, and (upon further, calmer reflection) of foreign horror films in general. Any favorites? I'm not particularly knowledgable in horror movies outside of the states, so any insight would be awesome.
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leeroy711
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6/3/2008 12:53 AM
posted awhile ago
Re:Screaming in Spanish: Foreign horror films
 indieabby88:
So, I watched "The Orphanage" last night with a friend, and between curling up in a terrified ball and screaming at the screen more than I had at any other horror film in recent memory, I wondered what the foreign film folks here at Spout thought of this movie, and (upon further, calmer reflection) of foreign horror films in general. Any favorites? I'm not particularly knowledgable in horror movies outside of the states, so any insight would be awesome.
I though The Orphanage was pretty good. I can't say it was incredible but I enjoyed it.
I'm going to watch Calvaire tonight, it's a French horror film with a pig in it. Don't really know much more about it.
High Tension is a good French Gorror/Horror flick and there's this Spanish movie from the '76 called Who Can Kill A Child that I thought was pretty damn creepy.
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unclefestering
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6/3/2008 1:08 AM
posted awhile ago
Re:Screaming in Spanish: Foreign horror films
It's been a while since I've seen Les Diaboliques, but I think that it was set in Spain, although is is a French movie. I think that Criterion had it available for a while, but I don't know if it is still out there. it takes place at a bording school where the headmaster's wife and mistress conspire together to kill him. The movie is a thriller as much as a subversive horror movie. It just picks up after the murder and keeps you on the edge of your seat right up until the very end.
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unclefestering
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6/6/2008 2:44 PM
posted awhile ago
Re:Screaming in Spanish: Foreign horror films
If you like Pan's Labyrinth, Del Toro's other stuff is worth checking out. I though his Cronos was really creepy.
(My Bad. Linked to the wrong Chronos the first time. Coun't find a link on Spout to the right movie, so used IMDB instead.
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leeroy711
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6/6/2008 2:52 PM
posted awhile ago
Re:Screaming in Spanish: Foreign horror films
unclefestering:
If you like Pan's Labyrinth, Del Toro's other stuff is worth checking out. I though his Chronos was really creepy.
I haven't seen chronos yet but I did think The Devil's Backbone was pretty good. He also directed Mimic, which I thought was rather weak.
On a side note, I had previously thought he had directed The Orphanage, but he actually only produced it.
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