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Originally posted by bwind22
3 Diabolique
7 Faust
8 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (It's lined up on Netflix already.)
9 Night of the Hunter
12 Spoorloos
13 Onibaba
14 Dead of Night
15 The Innocents
18 Repulsion
21 Kaidan
25 Les Yeux sans Vasage
The bolded ones are movies I haven't seen. The underlined ones are movies I've never even heard of. If anyone knows anything about any of those in bold or underlined, please share some info.
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Diabolique - Its the french flick made in 1955 which "inspired" the Sharon Stone version. The original was much much better in terms of plot, acting and direction, but the story's the same. Its about a man who is killed by his wife and mistress, but his body disappears. This one has a Hitchcock-ian touch to it. (I havent seen this one)
Faust - Its a german movie made way back in the 1920s. The story is based on the original work written by Goethe about the soul of a person pawned to the Devil. I highly doubt if its available in the US, but it was released in Canada so who knows (I havent seen it myself). A Hollywood version was later remade with Andrew Divoff and Jeffrey Combs in it, which pretty much sucked bad.
The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari - I m surprised you havent seen this german masterpiece of the 1920s. The cinematography and the plotline makes for some really great viewing. Its about this magician and his future-telling assistant, who predicts death and actually kills people under the hypnosis of the magician. A must-see.
Night of the Hunter - 1955 movie about an ex-con evil preacher who marries his cellmate's wife in order to get the cellmate's hidden sum of money. A great anti-hero role by Robert Mitchum. Another must-see.
Spoorloos - Like zwoti said, its a dutch version made in '88 which later inspired "The Vanishing" with Keifer Sutherland. If you have seen that one, you can skip this one. Both movies are similar in many respects.
Onibaba - Havent seen this one. It sounds Asian. Have to check up IMDB for this. (Netflix here I come!)
Dead of Night - I m assuming the 1945 one (cuz there are more of the same name). A deep psychological horror movie. You will really dig this one. Another must-see.
The Innocents - :eek: BW, dont tell me you havent seen this one?? Its on par with "The Haunting" as one of THE best atmospheric horror movies of all time. Go, grab your coat and run to the store...NOW!!
Repulsion - I havent had a chance to see this one yet. :( I have seen people rave and chant about the movie though. Its a masterpiece by Polanski which stretches the boundaries of the human psyche when one is left in solitude and a claustrophobic environment. Damn I have to get my hands on this one soon!!
Kaidan - Absolutely no idea whatsoever. Need a trip to IMDB for this one too.
Eyes Without a Face - A really superb french flick. Maybe made in the early 60s about an insane surgeon trying to put his daughter's horribly disfigured face back together by implanting faces of young gurls whom he gets kidnapped. A racy chilling movie. It had some of the most gruesome scenes of surgery I ve seen. Put it in your must-watch list too.