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Your Favourite Horror Film from 2004
2004 was a pretty lean year for decent horror films, especially as my tastes veer off from the mainstream quite extremely here. For instance, I'm guessing Shawn of Dead will be most people's choice, but I personally can't stand the film; ditto Creep and Seed of Chucky. The terrible Grudge remake and Resident Evil: Apocalypse are also some of the so-called highlights, although please excuse my cynicism if you happen to love the aforementioned films. However, which one is your favourite? What makes it special to you? When did you first see it? Would you recommend it to the uninitiated? Sometimes it's a hard decision to just pick one film (even when you're limiting it to a single year!), but my favourite film of 2004 is... Hellevator - Hiroki Yamaguchi Another far eastern gem takes the top spot in what is slowly becoming a asian-biased decade. However, it is certainly not a barrel-scrape of a pick as it is a truly fascinating (if strange) film. Taking place mostly in an elevator and carrying with it a very acidic tinge of humour, Hellevator is certainly recommended to any fan of either Asian or independent horror cinema. Trailer: Runners Up: The Card Player Dawn of the Dead Dead and Breakfast Dead Birds Dumplings The Ordeal Sars Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis Saw |
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Good god, was The Card Player 2004? My personal favourite would be, I'm afraid to say bizarre_eye, Shaun of the Dead. It manages to get the perfect balance between a zombie film and the elements of comedy and I really find it hard to fault it at all. I do think it's important not to forget Saw. Sure, with all the subsequent sequels expanding on the backstory which at the time of the original didn't exist in the creators' mind it's easy to disregard it as another money-churning franchise (for the record I love the first 3 and have some time for the 4th but lost interest when it became The Detective Hoffman Show) but the first film came out of nowhere and what started as a sub-rate Seven quickly became an engaging and horrific experience by the film's end (for me at least). I also, rather surprisingly, enjoyed the remake of Dawn of the Dead. If you have to remake Romero's classic (and don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you do) then this is how you do it. It stands as a really good film in its own right, running zombies aside and Synder's unique direction (which does involve more than just slow-mo shots, I swear ) really makes it an enjoyable watch Also enjoyed Hellevator although I was watching it at 5am in a cinema, having been there for a horror marathon since midnight and was rapidly finding it hard to follow anything that I was seeing at that point. Definitely one to revisit now that I've been reminded of it. |
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I know what you mean; it feels a lot older than 2004 when you look at what else was released that year. Quote:
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2004, on the whole was a poor year, but a poor year with some groundbreaking films. Saw Wolf Creek Dawn of the Dead Shaun of the Dead (so very nearly no 1) I never get fed up watching Resident Evil Apocalypse, full of action, packed with zombies and other great creations, topped off with the lovely Milla. I probably really should have gone with Shaun, but i'm not in a comedy mood. |
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I think Pete makes a lot of sense!
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Dawn of the Dead for me, but it was a slim, slim year. Shaun of the Dead didn't have any ounce of fear (for me) in it, it was a comedy that happened to have zombies in it, otherwise it would have been my number one for sure.
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I really liked The Card Player (I'm the one!), Shaun Of The Dead and Creep...none leap out as classics though. Not sure I could pick one winner. The Worst? - the horrid, ugly Dawn Of The Dead remake (no surprises there, eh? I may have mentioned my opinion of this film previously... ) |
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Dawn of the Dead - One of the few great remakes I've seen. Just watched this film again last weekend and it holds up very well with repeated viewings.
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