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So, I rarely tout myself as anything, but if I am one thing besides a Michigan State graduate/fan, I am a horror movie buff. With that said, this is the best horror movie to come out since 2009 which was a very good year for horror and had a few classics (quick caveat, I have not yet seen Troll Hunter, and I have heard that is incredible, so maybe its the best since that). Its a great mix of suspense, humor, and original story telling. I wouldn't go so far as to say its scary, but it has an element of fear, especially in the early stages of the buildup. Definitely worth seeing.

I'd love to chat horror movies with anyone on here who shares my passion. Any recos? Any top 10 lists? Maybe we should start my own thread titles my top 10 horrors or something.

Also house of the Devil. An instant classic. The setting and camera work, making it feel like an old 70's exploitation film was incredible. Truly suspenseful, creepy, and scary. Best horror of the year and 2009 had a good number as I'm sure you know.

A better question is whats your favorite of the 2000's. Mine is The Descent. I felt like it was the perfect mix of build up, suspense (both created and suspense from the environment itself), horror, and gore. The camera work and the ability of the film to make you feel trapped was amazing. My only real complaint about the film was the final little scare at the end; too easy of a trick.

I find that I like horror with fresh concepts more than a distinction between Monster/Supernatural/Psycho killer. So as an example, even though the movie Hostile is flawed, I found the concept very interesting so I enjoyed it. My favorites typically end up being those interesting/fresh concepts of horror that are also incredibly well made.

I agree that the Strangers has a great build up. Its unfortunate that it fell into the typical traps of a procedural and treated the audience like fools. Don't get me wrong, I can enjoy a well made procedural, but Strangers could have been more and they blew it. A movie like My Bloody Valentine comes to mind. Total procedural, dumb and gory, but it was well made and gave me some fun on a Saturday afternoon. Its not a masterpiece, but I'd give it a positive review.

*** Mild Spoler***

One thing I'd like to note about this film. I didnt like how the Hellraiser guy was killing the random guards at the facility at the end. The cool thing about Hellraiser is how its really a question of personal desire, and because its about desire, Pinhead (or whoever) only tortures (gratifies) and eventually kills people who choose to open pandoras box. He wouldnt have killed the guards unless they summoned him.

Did anyone else LOL when the guy riding the dirt bike blew up? I almost had to remove myself, it was comedic gold for me.

It was a pretty funny/entertaining horror film.

Fuckin awesome. Saw it last night with a group of like 15. Only me and 1 other person liked it. All my friends and their girls are retarded confirmed?

Overall, I really liked the movie but the line seems to be drawn - hipsters love it and the boners, angry suburban chain restaurant types hate it

Watched Hunger Games tonight and it reminded me of this movie plus Quite a few others. Enjoyed both

Bought it and watched it three times since tuesday, It's up there with "There Will Be Blood" as my favorite movie ever.

Any hot chicks in it? Gratuitous eye candy?

Finally got around to seeing this. Entertaining, with a twist at the end, but not the slightest bit scary...which should be the ultimate goal of any horror flick. The suspense was completely taken out of the movie since you knew what was happening and who was controlling it. I did appreciate the humor though.

i watched it on OnDemand the other night for the second time... while it didn't have the same level of "wow, didn't see that plot twist coming," it was still very good. i would still consider one of the most ingenious suspense/horror movies of the past 20 years, along with the first Scream, Saw and Funny Games.