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Topic	Gauntlet Crew Ranks 90s Horror Films - Do you like ranking scary movies?
Snake5555555555 07/07/19 8:56:53 PM #309:	10. In The Mouth of Madness JONA - 2 KBM - 7 Snake - 10 Karo - 12 Charon - 15 Inviso - 16 Johnbobb - 16 Scarlet - 17 Genny - 31 JONA - Man, John Carpenter Is great when it comes to movies about paranoia. I just found the film so entertaining. Sam Neills performance is great and I love how his psyche breaks from not knowing whats reality or fiction. The mix of Stephen King and Lovecraft here is awesome and the film has this somewhat inconsistent atmosphere with it being serious some times and cheesy other times but it actually helped the movie for me, since it worked with the theme of questioning reality. This film is a crazy, vastly entertaining ride and one I would want to go on again. KBM - Oh, John Carpenter. This might be the single most underrated movie in your entire filmography. Featuring a much better Sam Neill performance than that other movie on this list that he stars in, In the Mouth of Madness takes the ground work laid by the likes of H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King and takes off running with it. I'm all about the atmosphere in my horror movies, and Carpenter is perhaps the king of horror atmosphere. Engrossing as hell, lovingly and stylishly crafted, this is definitely one that more horror fans should see. Snake - Why I Chose It - I mean, it's John friggin' Carpenter! That should be enough to get on any 90s horror list. In The Mouth of Madness is the 3rd film in Carpenter's thematic "Apocalypse Trilogy" that also includes The Thing and Prince of Darkness. It draws fully from Lovecraft mythology and also homages Stephen King. It only broke even at the box office but has gained a strong cult following thanks to a stronger modern interest in meta, self-reflexive works. My Thoughts - I will admit, it took me a couple of viewings in order to fully appreciate this one. As a teen, I thought it was dull and nonsensical. Now, with my brain fully indoctrined on Lovecraft's works, I have a better understanding of what makes this film so damn effective and terrifying. This is one of the most intense dives into the human mind I've ever seen, and one of the only truly accurate films to capture Lovecraft's tone perfectly. Sam Neill is incredible, and this is easily my favorite role of his. Carpenter has always been a master of the atmospheric, and it's no different here. I adore the meta-fictional breakdown at the film's end, a truly maddening conclusion to an already hellish nightmare. It just checks all the boxes in what makes an awesome horror experience for me. Karo - A man seeks to solve the disappearance of a popular horror novelist and unfortunately ends up in a quiet New England town ruled by Cthulhu or something. The story is standard Lovecraftian fare, ancient beings want to break through into reality and everyone gets mindfucked and grows an unhealthy amount of tentacles. The things that set this movie apart are how the author's narrative begins to spill over into the real world leading to a breakdown of the very nature of sanity and reality, with the protagonist finally realizing to his horror that he is nothing but a character in a movie. While it doesnt really stand out in any other way, the blurring of truth and fiction in the story do make it seems somewhat original at least. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://i.imgtc.ws/2Q88rI4.gif - https://i.gifer.com/E07R.gif <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:924381727] in Gauntlet C... [t:77812973]...</cite> <quote>10. In The Mouth of Madness JONA - 2 KBM - 7 Snake - 10 Karo - 12 Charon - 15 Inviso - 16 Johnbobb - 16 Scarlet - 17 Genny - 31 JONA - Man, John Carpenter Is great when it comes to movies about paranoia. I just found the film so entertaining. Sam Neills performance is great and I love how his psyche breaks from not knowing whats reality or fiction. The mix of Stephen King and Lovecraft here is awesome and the film has this somewhat inconsistent atmosphere with it being serious some times and cheesy other times but it actually helped the movie for me, since it worked with the theme of questioning reality. This film is a crazy, vastly entertaining ride and one I would want to go on again. KBM - Oh, John Carpenter. This might be the single most underrated movie in your entire filmography. Featuring a much better Sam Neill performance than that other movie on this list that he stars in, In the Mouth of Madness takes the ground work laid by the likes of H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King and takes off running with it. I'm all about the atmosphere in my horror movies, and Carpenter is perhaps the king of horror atmosphere. Engrossing as hell, lovingly and stylishly crafted, this is definitely one that more horror fans should see. Snake - Why I Chose It - I mean, it's John friggin' Carpenter! That should be enough to get on any 90s horror list. In The Mouth of Madness is the 3rd film in Carpenter's thematic "Apocalypse Trilogy" that also includes The Thing and Prince of Darkness. It draws fully from Lovecraft mythology and also homages Stephen King. It only broke even at the box office but has gained a strong cult following thanks to a stronger modern interest in meta, self-reflexive works. My Thoughts - I will admit, it took me a couple of viewings in order to fully appreciate this one. As a teen, I thought it was dull and nonsensical. Now, with my brain fully indoctrined on Lovecraft's works, I have a better understanding of what makes this film so damn effective and terrifying. This is one of the most intense dives into the human mind I've ever seen, and one of the only truly accurate films to capture Lovecraft's tone perfectly. Sam Neill is incredible, and this is easily my favorite role of his. Carpenter has always been a master of the atmospheric, and it's no different here. I adore the meta-fictional breakdown at the film's end, a truly maddening conclusion to an already hellish nightmare. It just checks all the boxes in what makes an awesome horror experience for me. Karo - A man seeks to solve the disappearance of a popular horror novelist and unfortunately ends up in a quiet New England town ruled by Cthulhu or something. The story is standard Lovecraftian fare, ancient beings want to break through into reality and everyone gets mindfucked and grows an unhealthy amount of tentacles. The things that set this movie apart are how the author's narrative begins to spill over into the real world leading to a breakdown of the very nature of sanity and reality, with the protagonist finally realizing to his horror that he is nothing but a character in a movie. While it doesnt really stand out in any other way, the blurring of truth and fiction in the story do make it seems somewhat original at least. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://i.imgtc.ws/2Q88rI4.gif - https://i.gifer.com/E07R.gif</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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