Underrated Horror Movies

[Jesse]

Yikes. Let me clarify, Karloff was in scarface. He plays a rival gangster. Paul Muni plays Scarface. Still was a shock to see Karloff in a non-monster role though.

It's still news to me. I didn't even know Karloff was in Scarface.

[Carrikature]

That makes me think of the "Atrack of the Killer Tomatoes"....

I used to watch that as a kid (the cartoon tv show, that is).

[DesertBerean]

I used to watch that as a kid (the cartoon tv show, that is).

There was a cartoon show? Sheesh.

[Cerebrum123]

There was a cartoon show? Sheesh.

Yup, even a video game on the NES.

Looks like the same animation as the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

[Carrikature]

Yup, even a video game on the NES.

Looks like the same animation as the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

I was not allowed to watch TMNT, but I was allowed to watch Killer Tomatoes.


My mom still doesn't know why we liked that show so much. I think it was the theme song.

[Cerebrum123]

I was not allowed to watch TMNT, but I was allowed to watch Killer Tomatoes.

For a time, I wasn't either.

My mom still doesn't know why we liked that show so much. I think it was the theme song.

TMNT had a way better theme song. The newest show on Nickelodeon is actually a good show. It's one of the few cartoons on today that I can recommend.

[rogue06]

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[Adrift]

Had to watch the trailer to see if I had seen it, because it sounds a lot like another movie that came out within the last few years. But I don't think I have seen this one, or if I have I've forgotten everything about it. Will have to check out.

[Carrikature]

Do the Jurassic Park movies classify as horror? We rented Jurassic World this weekend. My wife is still somewhat scared from the original Jurassic Park. Something about being ~5 and watching it from behind the couch with her brother (her parents didn't know).

[Adrift]

Do the Jurassic Park movies classify as horror? We rented Jurassic World this weekend. My wife is still somewhat scared from the original Jurassic Park. Something about being ~5 and watching it from behind the couch with her brother (her parents didn't know).

Hah. I don't know. I wouldn't consider them horror, but then again, I wonder if horror fans would consider Jaws horror anymore. At one time it certainly was, but it's pretty tame stuff nowadays.

[Cerebrum123]

Hah. I don't know. I wouldn't consider them horror, but then again, I wonder if horror fans would consider Jaws horror anymore. At one time it certainly was, but it's pretty tame stuff nowadays.

At one time Godzilla would have been considered horror. It's even more tame than Jaws IMO.

[Adrift]

At one time Godzilla would have been considered horror. It's even more tame than Jaws IMO.

Probably so. I wonder when it stopped being considered horror. When I was a kid in the 70s and 80s his films weren't considered horror (though he was obviously a monster). I mean, we had cartoons and action figures of him, and mom and dad didn't care if we watched old Godzilla movies on UHF. Maybe that all turned around in his later films when he started acting more like a good guy, or when he fought King Kong or something.

[Cerebrum123]

Probably so. I wonder when it stopped being considered horror. When I was a kid in the 70s and 80s his films weren't considered horror (though he was obviously a monster). I mean, we had cartoons and action figures of him, and mom and dad didn't care if we watched old Godzilla movies on UHF. Maybe that all turned around in his later films when he started acting more like a good guy, or when he fought King Kong or something.

Doing a search, that seems to be when most people think the change happened. Some describe the original as a horror movie about nuclear war and it's effects.

[Zymologist]

Well, Jurassic Park 3 was pretty horrible, wasn't it?

[Adrift]

Well, Jurassic Park 3 was pretty horrible, wasn't it?