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Heather19
05-28-2014, 10:51 AM
The Sixth Sense
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Poltergeist
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Evil Dead 2
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The Exorcist
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Jean
05-28-2014, 11:51 AM
grrrrRRRrrr... either The Exorcist or The Sixth Sense... grrrrRRRrrr... can't decide

fernandito
05-28-2014, 12:41 PM
It's between Sixth Sense and Evil Dead 2 for me...


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Heather19
05-28-2014, 12:55 PM
And for me, I'm torn between Poltergeist and Evil Dead 2...

fernandito
05-28-2014, 01:04 PM
Oh wtf, how did I not notice The Exorcist in this group!!?!?

Mattrick
05-28-2014, 01:15 PM
Evil Dead 2 is still around? Thought this was horror movies not comedies lol

I'll see whether The Exorcist or The Sixth Sense needs my help more.

Heather19
05-28-2014, 01:15 PM
Oh wtf, how did I not notice The Exorcist in this group!!?!?

And your decision just got harder :lol:

Odetta
05-28-2014, 05:26 PM
I love Evil Dead 2, but it's too funny for me to vote for it...

It's a wonderful day for an exorcism.

Mattrick
05-28-2014, 06:53 PM
I love Evil Dead 2, but it's too funny for me to vote for it...



Yep. I just rewatched The Exorcist for the first time in years and while I don't consider it be close to the scariest films of all time, it is very well crafted. From what I know of what was in the director's cut that wasn't in the original, it is no wonder why I wasn't particularily wowed when I watched it as a kid.

I love Poltergeist because it's endearingly cheesy but I remember it scaring me when I was a kid...I think it had something to do with going right to bed in a little bunky in the woods lol.

mae
05-29-2014, 05:04 AM
Exorcist

divemaster
05-29-2014, 05:35 AM
As much as I loved Evil Dead II, my vote goes to The Sixth Sense.

mae
05-29-2014, 05:36 AM
As much as I loved Evil Dead II

Not a horror movie :)

fernandito
05-29-2014, 01:24 PM
This is a close race still....

Let's get those votes in!

Heather19
05-29-2014, 02:47 PM
I still can't decide who to vote for. I don't think my choices will make it on.

Mattrick
05-29-2014, 11:02 PM
Went with the one with ugly, dirty Donnie Wahlberg in his underwear.

BROWNINGS CHILDE
05-30-2014, 05:26 PM
Exorcist, though Poltergeist was a close runner up.

Heather19
06-02-2014, 04:11 AM
Well the two that I would really rather move on have no chance :( So I voted for The Exorcist. I'm really surprised The Sixth Sense is doing so well. I thought The Exorcist was going to run away with it.

fernandito
06-02-2014, 07:13 AM
Wow, the Sixth Sense came roaring back! Only one vote behind!

Jean
06-02-2014, 10:02 AM
bears will wait till the last day... and then they'll pounce!

(or rather, and then their server will be down at the decisive moment)

Tommy
06-03-2014, 01:46 PM
Exorcist

Jean
06-03-2014, 11:35 PM
bears have voted The Sixth Sense, since looks like The Exorcist is advancing anyway. Or there may be a tie; bears love tiebreakers.

Roden
06-04-2014, 04:36 AM
Well the two that I would really rather move on have no chance :( So I voted for The Exorcist. I'm really surprised The Sixth Sense is doing so well. I thought The Exorcist was going to run away with it.

Me too - Sixth Sense is pretty poor on subsequent viewings.. Definitely The Exorcist for me. While I liked Evil Dead II, it doesn't really come across as a typical horror movie. Evil Dead remake seemed a bit more serious if I recall correctly (had a few beers that night in the cinema)..

Heather19
06-04-2014, 06:36 AM
Well the two that I would really rather move on have no chance :( So I voted for The Exorcist. I'm really surprised The Sixth Sense is doing so well. I thought The Exorcist was going to run away with it.

Me too - Sixth Sense is pretty poor on subsequent viewings..

I thought it was pretty poor on the first viewing :lol: I was beginning to think I was alone.

Jean
06-04-2014, 01:41 PM
I loved The Sixth Sense on the first, second, and all the subsequent viewings. Love everything about it.

I love The Exorcist too, but the film is not 5% as good as the book.

Roden
06-05-2014, 03:27 AM
I love The Exorcist too, but the film is not 5% as good as the book.
Wow, I did not even realize The Exorcist was a book.. That's my stupid thing of the day out of the way.. I'll add it to my reading list after The Stand (just finished Pet Semetary).

BROWNINGS CHILDE
06-05-2014, 04:18 AM
This contest would have lost all integrity if Sixth Sense beat Exorcist. Things are as they should be.

mae
06-05-2014, 05:47 AM
:dance:

Jean
06-05-2014, 07:22 AM
I love The Exorcist too, but the film is not 5% as good as the book.
Wow, I did not even realize The Exorcist was a book.. That's my stupid thing of the day out of the way.. I'll add it to my reading list after The Stand (just finished Pet Semetary).


WHAT???!!!!

: faints :

do it now! and The Legion, of course, right after The Exorcist - it is even better.

fernandito
06-05-2014, 07:42 AM
Um...


I didn't know that either.


:(

mae
06-05-2014, 08:00 AM
:mad1:

Jean
06-05-2014, 08:04 AM
Fuck. It's on position 24 of our Top 100 Novels (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?18224-Top-100-Novels-of-All-Times-Our-Final-List).

Yes, you don't have to tell me, I know that nobody fucking cared.

Fuck my life.

fernandito
06-05-2014, 08:06 AM
Jean, if I were to tell you how many of those novels I haven't read yet, you'd legit never talk to me again :lol:


...

:cry:

Jean
06-05-2014, 08:07 AM
You didn't have to read the novels. You and all the alleged thousands of members here could at least have looked through the list, or the discussion.

I give up.

Roden
06-05-2014, 09:47 AM
I love The Exorcist too, but the film is not 5% as good as the book.
Wow, I did not even realize The Exorcist was a book.. That's my stupid thing of the day out of the way.. I'll add it to my reading list after The Stand (just finished Pet Semetary).


WHAT???!!!!

: faints :

do it now! and The Legion, of course, right after The Exorcist - it is even better.
Roger that! It looks a short read compared to the tomes I've been going through recently, so will try read it soon..

Heather19
06-05-2014, 09:55 AM
Is Legion better than The Exorcist Jean?

Ricky
06-05-2014, 11:32 AM
No. :ninja:

Jean
06-05-2014, 01:10 PM
No.. and yes. It's like Alice in the Wonderland vs. Alice Through the Looking Glass. The former is new, fresh, classic, strong, perfect. The latter is more personal, less spontaneous, more intricate, more lyrical. I think The Exorcist is better, but I love Legion more. Same with Alice.

BROWNINGS CHILDE
06-06-2014, 04:53 AM
Jean, I am making my way through our top 100 now. Enjoyed the creation of the list, and am now enjoying the books from it that I have not yet read. Thank you for organizing the project. Currently reading Watership Down as a matter of fact.

needfulthings
06-06-2014, 10:43 AM
Jean, I am making my way through our top 100 now. Enjoyed the creation of the list, and am now enjoying the books from it that I have not yet read. Thank you for organizing the project. Currently reading Watership Down as a matter of fact.
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BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
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Ricky
06-06-2014, 12:18 PM
Okay, I just Googled Watership Down because I had no idea that that's what it's about. What I had in my mind was the total opposite of a kid's book about bunnies. :lol:

needfulthings
06-06-2014, 12:55 PM
Okay, I just Googled Watership Down because I had no idea that that's what it's about. What I had in my mind was the total opposite of a kid's book about bunnies. :lol:
A BOOK ABOUT BUNNYS
KID'S BOOK?
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Jean
06-07-2014, 12:13 AM
Okay, I just Googled Watership Down because I had no idea that that's what it's about. What I had in my mind was the total opposite of a kid's book about bunnies. :lol:
It is the total opposite of a kid's book about bunnies.

BROWNINGS CHILDE
06-07-2014, 12:13 PM
Yeah, Watership Down is not really a childrens' book at all. Yes it has talking rabbits, and it has been made into a cartoon. But, the themes are very much adult, and certain parts are downright brutal. It is a classic exodus story involving rabbits, not the cute bunny cartoon that the above picture suggests. Its a story of strength, bravery, and perseverence told from a unique perspective with some creative mythology and Tolkeinesque inventive language mixed in.

Heather19
06-09-2014, 09:43 AM
Okay, I just Googled Watership Down because I had no idea that that's what it's about. What I had in my mind was the total opposite of a kid's book about bunnies. :lol:

Wow, me too. I thought it was about war or something :lol:

Ricky
06-09-2014, 12:45 PM
See, me too! :lol:

Jean
06-09-2014, 02:17 PM
I thought the same for a long time, but I googled it after The Waste Lands. Then for years I was reluctant to read it, because I knew it was about rabbits. Then, at last, last year I read it and when I was trying to determine which was the best book I read that year (to post in this (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?3522-The-Very-Best-Book-You-Read-Last-Year&p=817573&viewfull=1#post817573)thread), it competed with The Terror (on which I finally decided, but it was close)

Roden
06-20-2014, 06:23 AM
I'm still reading through The Exorcist (only do so at night), its definitely scary - though I can't decide if its scary because I saw the movie and is helping with the imagery or because the book is actually scary. Any thoughts? I'm about just over half-way through I guess.

Jean
06-20-2014, 09:14 AM
I never thought about it as a scary book. It's an intelligent book, deeply moving and very well written... don't know about scary. I was always so overwhelmed with pity while reading that maybe it supplanted the fear.

Roden
06-23-2014, 07:40 AM
I never thought about it as a scary book. It's an intelligent book, deeply moving and very well written... don't know about scary. I was always so overwhelmed with pity while reading that maybe it supplanted the fear.

Yeah, I guess so. I like how it went into detail on the psychological aspects.. now that I think about it, it seems this book might have influenced movies such as Session 9 (vivid description of satanic orgies and split personalities) and End of Days even (the way the devil guy twists the priests head completely around, religious assassins, and other minor points).

RUBE
06-24-2014, 10:09 AM
I thought the same for a long time, but I googled it after The Waste Lands. Then for years I was reluctant to read it, because I knew it was about rabbits. Then, at last, last year I read it and when I was trying to determine which was the best book I read that year (to post in this (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?3522-The-Very-Best-Book-You-Read-Last-Year&p=817573&viewfull=1#post817573)thread), it competed with The Terror (on which I finally decided, but it was close)

This may be the only occasion were I have read a "classic" book before Jean did. I read it because the author also wrote Shardik (the basis for the bear in The Wastelands), it was mentioned on the first season of Lost, and the cartoon terrified my wife. Actually, for awhile I was attempting to read all the books mentioned or shown on Lost but I got stuck on Fear and Trembling and never finished.

Jean
06-24-2014, 11:01 AM
Fear and Trembling is not readable. It may be studied if one absolutely has to, but not read.

RUBE
06-24-2014, 06:20 PM
I'm glad to know it wasn't just me. I will have to continue reading the other books on the Lost list one day and just skip Fear and Trembling.