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SOME · 11-04-2009, 09:31 PM

Hi, im wondering if you guys knew any old school movies along the lines of Suspense/Sci-Fi/Mystery/Horror. I love old school movies!

you just don't get that same old school feeling on todays movies, know what i mean?

I'm looking for these kind of movies or anything you think is good

Thanks in advance

Prakas · 11-04-2009, 09:57 PM

How about these?

Anaconda
Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Braxietel · 11-04-2009, 10:58 PM

It depends on what you class as old school, are we talking 50's B movies or movie serials of the 30s and 40s, or perhaps more recent stuff of the 70s and 80s (like Star Wars or Alien)? I just picked up a copy of John Landis' An American Werewolf in London today, does that count?

tutliputli · 11-05-2009, 12:02 AM

Suspiria
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Don't Look Now
The Wicker Man
The Devil Rides Out
The Omen
The Thing
Psycho (and Alfred Hitchcock in general)
The Shining

I'm not that into sci-fi so I don't have any recommendations, but the above are all excellent, classic horror films.

citizen_erased · 11-05-2009, 03:23 AM

I don't know if you'd call it old school, but Event Horizon is a tense, suspenseful sci-fi/horror.

Dempsey · 11-05-2009, 03:29 AM

The Thing is a must-see (John Carpenter'). Kurt Russel is great as always. There are too many great parts to mention.

The Shining has some really great scenes (courtesy of Jack Nicholson) and is just a fascinating movie

Pyscho, still to this day, holds suspense and is just a real pleasure to watch. Very well made. Norman Bates is awesome.

American Werewolf in London. This is THE werewolf movie. It also has the best werewolf transformation ever done, no CGI.

The Exorcist. What can I say?

Return of the Living Dead.

Oh crap, I almost forgot. One of my favourite internet personas has done two marathons on classic horror movies, going through the silent movies right up to modern movies.
http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?page_id=1373 - number 1 and 3 covers about 60 movies between them. The first is all classics, while no3 is more obscure. Definitely check it out.

IHeartSteveMcQueen · 11-05-2009, 04:26 AM

The Shining-what everyone else said
The Night of the Hunter-Robert Mitchum is the creepiest thing ever in this
Cape Fear (original)-scratch that, he's creepier in this
The Innocents-pretty much the most traumatizing movie I've ever seen

Micronian · 11-05-2009, 05:13 AM

Scanners

low budget old school classic! From the guy that made "The Fly" (1986), starring Jeff Goldblum <---another good movie.

SOME · 11-05-2009, 06:39 AM

Thanks these movies look great! Any movie below the 80s maybe even 90s something old

ShyFX · 11-05-2009, 09:26 AM

Have you seen..

Fire in the Sky
Leprechaun (funny horror)
Big Trouble in Little China (action/fantasy)

glarmph · 11-05-2009, 10:43 AM

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

ironheart · 11-05-2009, 05:48 PM

You absolutely cannot go wrong with "The Thing" or either of the first two flicks in the Alien series.

Fluffy Bunny Feet · 11-07-2009, 01:59 PM

The Day the Earth Stood Still (the original)
Forbidden Planet
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (the original from the 50's)
Soylent Green
The Stepford Wives (original, of course)

papaSmurf · 11-07-2009, 02:25 PM

These have probably all been mentioned, but The Thing, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Blob, and Plan 9 From Outer Space are all amazing.

Zombi 2 and The Eyes Without a Face are foreign. but also excellent. Old Twilight Zone is always good as well.

AriesTrying · 11-07-2009, 09:01 PM

Aliens
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Fire In the Sky - wicked alien abduction film, based on a true story

Sci Fi
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Dune - based on the book, good dark fastasy look to it. very 80s.
Existenz - about futuristic virtual reality technology

Horror
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Race With the Devil - two couples go RVing, witness something terrifying and pay for it for the rest of their vacation. classic.

Phenomena!!! - a Dario Argento film about a girl who can communicate telepathically with bugs, and helps to solve muders in this small german town by doing so. very scary. very odd. very low-budget. wicked soundtrack.

Poltergeist. Classic.

Rosemary's Baby. Classic, again. But very hard to watch in its creepiness.

Polanski's The Tenent is also crazily good.

Beetlejuice. It's just fun.

JayDontCareEh · 11-07-2009, 09:38 PM

A few not mentioned yet...

Videodrome- David Cronenberg
Carnival of Souls- Herk Harvey
The Fog (original)- John Carpenter
Prince of Darkness- John Carpenter
The Beyond- Lucio Fulci

11-04-2009, 09:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
SOME Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southern california Gender: Male Posts: 152	Old school Suspense/Sci-Fi/Mystery/Horror Movie suggestions Hi, im wondering if you guys knew any old school movies along the lines of Suspense/Sci-Fi/Mystery/Horror. I love old school movies! you just don't get that same old school feeling on todays movies, know what i mean? I'm looking for these kind of movies or anything you think is good Thanks in advance

11-04-2009, 10:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
Braxietel Status: Dandy or a clown? Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: Male Age: 17 Posts: 211	It depends on what you class as old school, are we talking 50's B movies or movie serials of the 30s and 40s, or perhaps more recent stuff of the 70s and 80s (like Star Wars or Alien)? I just picked up a copy of John Landis' An American Werewolf in London today, does that count? __________________ DeviantART \| Twitter \| Facebook \| VideoBlog \| Blog

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tutliputli Status: electric lady Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: England, UK Gender: Female Age: 23 Posts: 578	Suspiria Invasion of the Body Snatchers Don't Look Now The Wicker Man The Devil Rides Out The Omen The Thing Psycho (and Alfred Hitchcock in general) The Shining I'm not that into sci-fi so I don't have any recommendations, but the above are all excellent, classic horror films. __________________ Why leave me hanging on a star when you deem me so high?

11-05-2009, 04:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
IHeartSteveMcQueen Status: lost in the supermarket Join Date: May 2009 Location: Canada Gender: Female Posts: 1,408	The Shining-what everyone else said The Night of the Hunter-Robert Mitchum is the creepiest thing ever in this Cape Fear (original)-scratch that, he's creepier in this The Innocents-pretty much the most traumatizing movie I've ever seen __________________ If Adolf Hitler flew in today , they'd send a limousine anyway

11-05-2009, 05:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
Micronian Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Osaka, Japan Gender: Male Posts: 1,940	Scanners low budget old school classic! From the guy that made "The Fly" (1986), starring Jeff Goldblum <---another good movie. __________________ "I might be great tomorrow, but hopeless yesterday"

11-04-2009, 09:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Prakas Status: Failure - Life Sucks Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Delaware Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 434	How about these? Anaconda Texas Chainsaw Massacre

11-05-2009, 03:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
citizen_erased Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Long road to ruin Posts: 339	I don't know if you'd call it old school, but Event Horizon is a tense, suspenseful sci-fi/horror.

11-05-2009, 03:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dempsey Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Sydney Australia Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 637	The Thing is a must-see (John Carpenter'). Kurt Russel is great as always. There are too many great parts to mention. The Shining has some really great scenes (courtesy of Jack Nicholson) and is just a fascinating movie Pyscho, still to this day, holds suspense and is just a real pleasure to watch. Very well made. Norman Bates is awesome. American Werewolf in London. This is THE werewolf movie. It also has the best werewolf transformation ever done, no CGI. The Exorcist. What can I say? Return of the Living Dead. Oh crap, I almost forgot. One of my favourite internet personas has done two marathons on classic horror movies, going through the silent movies right up to modern movies. http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?page_id=1373 - number 1 and 3 covers about 60 movies between them. The first is all classics, while no3 is more obscure. Definitely check it out.

11-05-2009, 06:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
SOME Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southern california Gender: Male Posts: 152	Thanks these movies look great! Any movie below the 80s maybe even 90s something old

11-05-2009, 09:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
ShyFX Status: shake 'n bake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Age: 27 Posts: 2,936	Have you seen.. Fire in the Sky Leprechaun (funny horror) Big Trouble in Little China (action/fantasy)

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11-05-2009, 05:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
ironheart Status: The Kwisatz Haderach Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England. Gender: Male Age: 32 Posts: 70	You absolutely cannot go wrong with "The Thing" or either of the first two flicks in the Alien series.

11-07-2009, 01:59 PM	#13 (permalink)
Fluffy Bunny Feet Status: Immortal Corrupter Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Madison, WI Gender: Female Posts: 111	The Day the Earth Stood Still (the original) Forbidden Planet Invasion of the Body Snatchers (the original from the 50's) Soylent Green The Stepford Wives (original, of course)

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papaSmurf Status: Adrift Join Date: Jun 2008 Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 140	These have probably all been mentioned, but The Thing, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Blob, and Plan 9 From Outer Space are all amazing. Zombi 2 and The Eyes Without a Face are foreign. but also excellent. Old Twilight Zone is always good as well. __________________ SuperBetter! A multi-player way to beat SA My second post on this page does the best job describing SuperBetter

11-07-2009, 09:01 PM	#15 (permalink)
AriesTrying Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 67	Aliens ------ Fire In the Sky - wicked alien abduction film, based on a true story Sci Fi ------ Dune - based on the book, good dark fastasy look to it. very 80s. Existenz - about futuristic virtual reality technology Horror -------- Race With the Devil - two couples go RVing, witness something terrifying and pay for it for the rest of their vacation. classic. Phenomena!!! - a Dario Argento film about a girl who can communicate telepathically with bugs, and helps to solve muders in this small german town by doing so. very scary. very odd. very low-budget. wicked soundtrack. Poltergeist. Classic. Rosemary's Baby. Classic, again. But very hard to watch in its creepiness. Polanski's The Tenent is also crazily good. Beetlejuice. It's just fun.

11-07-2009, 09:38 PM	#16 (permalink)
JayDontCareEh Status: SAS member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 28 Posts: 186	A few not mentioned yet... Videodrome- David Cronenberg Carnival of Souls- Herk Harvey The Fog (original)- John Carpenter Prince of Darkness- John Carpenter The Beyond- Lucio Fulci __________________ Cracked halo horns on my helmet Little doll crawl in cherry red velvet