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Topic	Gauntlet Crew Ranks 90s Horror Films - Do you like ranking scary movies?
Snake5555555555 07/03/19 12:50:08 PM #224:	19. Flatliners Genny - 9 Snake - 16 Charon - 17 Scarlet - 21 JONA - 22 Johnbobb - 23 Karo - 23 KBM - 24 Inviso - 29 Genny - Is there life after death? Is it heavenly and beautiful or hellish and hideous? Flatliners seeks to answer these questions or serves as a warning that some questions are best left not asked. Keifer Sutherland's character here is almost as unenjoyable as the doctor from Dark City, but I can sympathize with most of the supporting cast. We all make mistakes in our youth when we're dumb and reckless. And Joe... well he pays heavily for his transgressions. I wish David and Nelson's pasts didn't both involve bullying a peer because it makes it a little harder to sympathize with either one, but it is what it is I guess. Flatliners was a pleasant surprise 8.2/10 Snake - Why I Chose It - Though he may not be the first name to come to mind when it comes to horror, Joel Schumacher has plenty of experience with the genre (The Lost Boys, Phantom of the Opera, Blood Creek), making films that may be flawed but always his own. However, I mainly chose Flatliners for its unique concept and approach to horror, as well as its strong casting. Flatliners also received a remake in 2017. My Thoughts - A thoughtful film, if a little hard to swallow at times. The cast is all excellent and characters feel properly human and three-dimensional, with flawed problems and histories that make them interesting to follow, and they're not always easy to sympathize with either. The hallucinations presented in the film are where most of the horror comes from, and though I never found them particularly scary, the way they affected the characters always kept me hooked and engaged with the film's story. It's interesting how a film dealing with the afterlife has no deaths for any of the main characters. Flatliners prefers to use its concept instead to help these characters grow and escape the shadow of their pasts, proving that not every horror movie needs death to make it interesting. Charon - An interesting premise and tons of unsettling dream sequences, Flatliners employs an all-star cast to tackle the mystery of life after death. The near-death experience is definitely interesting; without having one yourself it's hard to really believe in, as the movie itself touches on. Those that have had them tell of various different things, but the recurrent theme seems to be "life flashes before your eyes". In this film's case, it takes a dark twist on that and shows you perhaps your life's biggest regret or fear. It's expertly handled honestly, and I probably unranked this film a bit given how much I did enjoy it. A film that's as disturbing as this one gets away having no deaths at all somehow, but it still manages to be an effective thriller where you're never sure if the characters will come back from the beyond this time. Scarlet - In an attempt to create a 90s version of the Brat Pack, a surprisingly loaded cast is handed a unique but poorly constructed script that takes a gimmick and really does its best to confound it with poor writing. Can the Tess Ocean, Oliver Babish, Jack Bauer and the Hollow Man salvage this beef stew of a film? Nope. And this failed Brat Pack reboot would slink into obscurity. Rating: 40/100 JONA - Its intriguing to see what the characters see in their time between life and death and how most of them have to deal with the sins of their past and theres some spooky imagery that comes with them. Kinda weird how Julia Roberts character had to deal with something that wasnt her fault though. It can be boring at times, especially how much time feels wasted in between the characters flatlining. The execution of the movie can be clumsy, but the concept and imagery of the movie is enough for me to like it. --- Listen, suffering is a fact of life. Either you learn how to deal with that or you go under. https://i.imgtc.ws/2Q88rI4.gif <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:924192409] in Gauntlet C... [t:77812973]...</cite> <quote>19. Flatliners Genny - 9 Snake - 16 Charon - 17 Scarlet - 21 JONA - 22 Johnbobb - 23 Karo - 23 KBM - 24 Inviso - 29 Genny - Is there life after death? Is it heavenly and beautiful or hellish and hideous? Flatliners seeks to answer these questions or serves as a warning that some questions are best left not asked. Keifer Sutherland's character here is almost as unenjoyable as the doctor from Dark City, but I can sympathize with most of the supporting cast. We all make mistakes in our youth when we're dumb and reckless. And Joe... well he pays heavily for his transgressions. I wish David and Nelson's pasts didn't both involve bullying a peer because it makes it a little harder to sympathize with either one, but it is what it is I guess. Flatliners was a pleasant surprise 8.2/10 Snake - Why I Chose It - Though he may not be the first name to come to mind when it comes to horror, Joel Schumacher has plenty of experience with the genre (The Lost Boys, Phantom of the Opera, Blood Creek), making films that may be flawed but always his own. However, I mainly chose Flatliners for its unique concept and approach to horror, as well as its strong casting. Flatliners also received a remake in 2017. My Thoughts - A thoughtful film, if a little hard to swallow at times. The cast is all excellent and characters feel properly human and three-dimensional, with flawed problems and histories that make them interesting to follow, and they're not always easy to sympathize with either. The hallucinations presented in the film are where most of the horror comes from, and though I never found them particularly scary, the way they affected the characters always kept me hooked and engaged with the film's story. It's interesting how a film dealing with the afterlife has no deaths for any of the main characters. Flatliners prefers to use its concept instead to help these characters grow and escape the shadow of their pasts, proving that not every horror movie needs death to make it interesting. Charon - An interesting premise and tons of unsettling dream sequences, Flatliners employs an all-star cast to tackle the mystery of life after death. The near-death experience is definitely interesting; without having one yourself it's hard to really believe in, as the movie itself touches on. Those that have had them tell of various different things, but the recurrent theme seems to be "life flashes before your eyes". In this film's case, it takes a dark twist on that and shows you perhaps your life's biggest regret or fear. It's expertly handled honestly, and I probably unranked this film a bit given how much I did enjoy it. A film that's as disturbing as this one gets away having no deaths at all somehow, but it still manages to be an effective thriller where you're never sure if the characters will come back from the beyond this time. Scarlet - In an attempt to create a 90s version of the Brat Pack, a surprisingly loaded cast is handed a unique but poorly constructed script that takes a gimmick and really does its best to confound it with poor writing. Can the Tess Ocean, Oliver Babish, Jack Bauer and the Hollow Man salvage this beef stew of a film? Nope. And this failed Brat Pack reboot would slink into obscurity. Rating: 40/100 JONA - Its intriguing to see what the characters see in their time between life and death and how most of them have to deal with the sins of their past and theres some spooky imagery that comes with them. Kinda weird how Julia Roberts character had to deal with something that wasnt her fault though. It can be boring at times, especially how much time feels wasted in between the characters flatlining. The execution of the movie can be clumsy, but the concept and imagery of the movie is enough for me to like it. --- Listen, suffering is a fact of life. Either you learn how to deal with that or you go under. https://i.imgtc.ws/2Q88rI4.gif</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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