Ring was the scariest movie in awhile in my opinion

Awww, you big puss.. I'm just kidding Man.. :mrgreen:

Yeah...well its true...what movie in the past 10 years...(up until ring) has actually been scary??? :???:

Yeah...well its true...what movie in the past 10 years...(up until ring) has actually been scary??? :???:


cept Se7en

Good, I guess that means I have good taste \:D/ When it comes to horror movies I dont think im nitpicky I think im just tired of all these generic horror flicks, i'd like to see something fresh and new instead of a remake or a sequel.

Giving much thought to this in the last, Hmmm, 10 minutes, I'd say I haven't seen a movie that actually made the hair stand up on the back of my neck since watching either The EXORCIST or BLACK CHRISTMAS when I was like 13.. Since that time, I can't honsetly think of a movie that freaked me out like those 2.. As a matter of fact, with The EXORCIST, It really wasn't so much the movie in itself, but the Sound FX that freaked me out when her voice changed into a deeper, more growling voice.. With BLACK CHRISTMAS, it was the Phone Calls these Sorority girls received that was just disturbing to listen to.. The Killer would make these animal like noises when he called and the whole mood of the movie was just creepy with creepy music to accompany it.. Hard to believe this movie was made by the same guy that made PORKY'S..

I don't know if that exactly means you have good taste either... If your looking for something fresh and original, then step up to the plate and show Hollywood how it's done if you think you can do it better.. I think your just going for the Cool, Hip Anti approach and want to make it sound like you know what your talking about when you don't.. Your nitpicky and I'd be willing to wager that you don't like 90% of the movies that come out this summer either..

I guess I should Thats not my major though, im not a professional on movies, I just know what I like and what I dont like. I dont speak for anyone else except myself. For example the last movie I saw was My Little Eye, seems alot of people dont like that movie, well I really liked it. It doesnt stop there, its not like I only like movies that get perfect scores from critics and that are praised to death. If you want name me some movies coming out this summer and i'll tell you if I think they will be crap or not.

Just a thought here. Tell me what you think BKB.
What makes Amityville Horror so different than The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(remake). It's the closest comparison to The Amityville Horror so lets compare them.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
-Kick ass trailer
-Kick ass T.V spots
-Nice poster
-Only one well known Star in Jessica Biel
-Opened in October with Halloween on 2nd weekend
-Marketed as a true story
-Hard R rating
-Remake
-28 million opening
-80 million total

The Amityville Horror
-Kick ass Trailer
-Kick ass T.V spots(you know they will be)
-Nice poster
-Only one well known star in Ryan Reynolds
-Opens in April
-Marketed as a true story
-Hard R rating
-Remake
-Opening-???????
-Total-???????

As you can see they are almost identical. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has the edge though seeing as how it opened in October and benefitted from Halloween. I would also venture to say that Jessica Biel is more well known than Ryan Reynolds because of her T.V days. So taking all of this into account, why would Amityville open to 50 million and close with 170 million? For a lesser comparison, Dawn of the Dead, which was a hard R and had great reviews, only opened to 26 million. It opened in March(similar to the spring release of Amityville),had a kick ass trailer, and was a remake. It made 59 million total. So back to the main question at hand, why would Amityville do so much better than Chainsaw?

Because The Amityville Horror whether you choose to believe it happened or not, is one of the most famous Haunted House Legends around and is very well known, not to mention the fact that 2005 marks the 25th Anniversary of this and the mere fact that it flat out looks creepy as hell like a horror movie should, it's R-Rated, which after the oversaturation of lame PG-13 Horror movies that have come out every month focusing on the same old same old Japanese Horror bullshit, people are starting to wear thin with this whole thing.. These movies are all the same: A Chick with Jet Black Long hair that looks water logged with a white face and dark eyes is the most repetitive, overdone thing I've ever seen, not to mention the fact that it's just not scary.. It sucks and folks are just itching for a damn good R-Rated Horror and I'm gonna prove that just because of film is R-Rated doesn't mean it can't open up as well as a PG-13 Horor movie, especially if it's well done.. The problem with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Remake and the lack of $$$ it made was that it focused more on being Gross more than actual Psychological Horror.. TCM is for the most part a Gruesome movie that relies heavily on Severed limbs and an overabundance of Gore that is not worth repeat viewings.. Amityville on the otherhand, will be worth watching over and over, Multiple viewings for it's scenes of Strong Terror the way an Excellent Factual Account of a Haunted House story should be.. In short: Amityville will RULE Horror for 2005.. You watch.. =D>

Excuse me? "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Remake and the lack of $$$ it made".....you looking at a different film?

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre grossed over $80,000,000 in america in 2003....on a budget of $9M.

Yeah, sure, lack of money.

Amityville will have a tough time passing $80M.

Your wrong.. No it won't.. I don't think you realize how much more popular Amityville Horror is gonna be over the TCM Remake.. Your talking an Overabundance of Gross Gore from TCM vs An Old Fashioned kick ass Haunted House Remake like Amityville that in the next month is gonna gain quite the popularity going into April as more Positive Screening Reviews begin to pop up more.. Hell, I'll betcha this movies so good that it doesn't get 1 bad review?? =D>

I'd like to know how 80mil for a movie that cost very little to make is bad

Now I didn't know that the movie made 80 Million.. Was that domestically or worldwide??? Seriously, I saw this when it first came out, like the 1st weekend and after that, it fell off the map and quickly left theaters leaving me to believe that it didn't make all that much.. I don't see Amityville Horror leaving theaters quite as fast as TCM did because it's not soley focusing on being gross and gross doesn't sell as well as good psychological horror cause it's easier to sit through more than once.. Hell, I thought there were scenes in the TCM remake that were downright brutal and hard to take for more than 1 viewing...

It made $110million worldwide.
BKB, most horror movies lose a lot screens fast, amityville wont be any different, whether you like it or not. This one will strugle to $80million.

My predictions....

The Ring Two
Opening: $48.0
Total: $128.0

The Amityville Horror
Opening: $22.2
Total: $53.4

All the horror films that came out this year have hurt these two's potential. I had thought The Ring Two can easily do a $55+ million plus weekend, but now I'm skeptical.

Confidence gained again....the trailer is attached to BE COOL which is set for $20M this weekend.

Also, the IMDB crowd think it will be attached to MIRAMAX's HOSTAGE.

Anyways, Yeah. $20M-30M opening- $50M-$70M finish.

How about switching these 2 around... I'm amazed at how much you all heavily underestimate The Amityville Horror just because it's Rated R.. What a load... Amityville will smoke The RING II whether you folks like it or not.,. The whole Japanese Horror thing has been over done to death with The Grudge, JU-ON and now this... It's old and I can't wait for Amityville to come out and shock people at just how well it really will do for an R-Rated Horror.. Come on... Everytime I've seen the trailer for this at the movies, it's had a better reception than The RING II has received which says alot...

I'll quote that for when Ring Two comes out that you said it only would make 22/53.

When i said switch these 2 around, what I mean is that I'm sick of hearing how a PG-13 Horror movie will beat out a well known, well done movie remake like Amityville is just because of it's restricted rating and that's a complete wash to me... I said in this thread some pages back that RING II would open up at around 35 Million for the weekend but no way is this film gonna open up at over 50 Million just because it's PG-13 like some of you expect... This might of been popular in 2002 when none of us had seen anything like it, but come on, we've been beaten to death with these Japanese Horror remakes and it's old now.. RING II just doesn't have anything fresh at all about it and is played out.. Count on the reviews saying that to.. It's a retread.. Hell the trailer for Amityville Horror in itself smokes anything we've seen in RING II from it's previews...

Do you think Ring Two will manage to get over $100 million BKB?

I suppose anything is possible, but I'm just not seeing the total fascination with this movie..... At this point, I'm inclined to say No, it won't based on a hunch feeling.. I expect around 80, maybe 90 Million but anything over 100 Million for this retread, rehash of a movie should make folks be ashamed at themselves for pumping $$$ into this PG-13 Overdone Japanese Horror nonsense...

Um...who said that The Ring II will make $170+ million?

What about these conditions:

The Ring II will beat The Amytiville Horror's opening weekend AND it will outgross The Amytiville Horror's total by over $30 million?

Jesus Christ, YOUR ON and I'll tell ya why I'm taking you up on this: I say that The Amityville Horror, R-Rating and all, will be so good that it will make 50 Million over the weekend and correct me if I'm wrong on this, but you think RING II will gross 30 Million more than Amityille's 50 Million weekend??? That would have the RING II gross 80 Milion for the 3 day weekend if that's what I'm reading correctly.. If that's so, then not only are you on, but that has to be the most absurd box office prediction for a horror sequel and one that looks so repetitive and so like the 1st film that no way will this make 80 Million in 3 days, NO WAY no matter if this is PG-13 or not.. Lecter, you better stay out of my stash...

I meant The Ring 2 will make $30 million more than The Amityville Horror in total...

But what about that:

I say:

The Amityville Horror won't make $50 million on its opening weekend
The Amityville Horror will make less than $170 million in total
The Ring 2's opening weekend will outgross The Amityville Horror's opening weekend
The Ring 2's total gross will outgross The Amityville Horror's total gross

That fine with you?