*** Cyclone Fanatic Horror Movie Tournament: Final Four ***

[CycloneRulzzz]

Voting is open for the Elite Eight of the Cyclone Fanatic Horror Movie Tournament.

Like the Sitcom Bracket top seeds have ruled the way with 3 1's and a 2 in the final four.


How to vote (this will apply to all rounds):

• To select the favorite (the show seeded highest), choose the Heart emoji.
• To select the underdog, choose the Rainbow emoji.

No other emojis will be counted.




Deadline to vote: Now through Saturday at 9 PM

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Game 1
1. The Exorcist (1973) (Heart emoji)
2. Alien (1979) (Rainbow emoji)

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Game 2
1. The Shining (1980) (Heart emoji)
1. Halloween (1978) (Rainbow emoji)

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

My Votes

Game 1
1. The Exorcist (1973)
2. Alien (1979)


Game 2
1. The Shining (1980)
1. Halloween (1978)

 

[demoncore1031]

Both are tough to decide. I went with Alien and Halloween.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Both are tough to decide. I went with Alien and Halloween.

I'm pretty surprised that The Shining is anywhere close to Halloween. Really shouldn't be close IMO

 

[jctisu]

I'm pretty surprised that The Shining is anywhere close to Halloween. Really shouldn't be close IMO

Agreed. My biggest surprise since starting to get involved in these threads is the insane love The Shining gets. To each his own, but Final Four is pretty crazy imo. Considering the movies that aren’t in the Final Four.

 

[cymac2408]

The music in Halloween and the Exorcist are iconic. Just hearing them sent shivers up my spine.

 

[madguy30]

The music in Halloween and the Exorcist are iconic. Just hearing them sent shivers up my spine.

Halloween is a big deal in the slasher genre but it's also a psychological thing.

Whenever there's things going on during the regular daytime, it's spooky as F.

It's why Texas Chainsaw was so effective; hardly any music and there's just this house with these horrible things happening and it doesn't matter when or who it is.

 

[enisthemenace]

Agreed. My biggest surprise since starting to get involved in these threads is the insane love The Shining gets. To each his own, but Final Four is pretty crazy imo. Considering the movies that aren’t in the Final Four.

I chose Halloween, but it happens to be one of my favorite movies regardless of genre.

I am a fan of The Shining, whether Stephen King or anyone else likes it or not.

Isolation and boredom, especially for addicts, is like throwing gasoline on a fire. No outlet. It’s a scary position to be in for all characters, and that doesn’t even include the supernatural forces at play. I mean…Wendy doesn’t even believe the hotel is haunted until Jack snaps. She blames it all on him, which only pushes him further.

 

[enisthemenace]

Halloween is a big deal in the slasher genre but it's also a psychological thing.

Whenever there's things going on during the regular daytime, it's spooky as F.

It's why Texas Chainsaw was so effective; hardly any music and there's just this house with these horrible things happening and it doesn't matter when or who it is.

The whole “daytime” stuff is exactly right. People are afraid of the dark. Halloween made people see that crazy **** can happen during the day too. You’re never safe.

Scream did this very well also.

 

[HFCS]

I chose Halloween, but it happens to be one of my favorite movies regardless of genre.

I am a fan of The Shining, whether Stephen King or anyone else likes it or not.

Isolation and boredom, especially for addicts, is like throwing gasoline on a fire. No outlet. It’s a scary position to be in for all characters, and that doesn’t even include the supernatural forces at play. I mean…Wendy doesn’t even believe the hotel is haunted until Jack snaps. She blames it all on him, which only pushes him further.

Halloween is a good choice to be an ideal emblematic of the entire genre…but pretty much any Kubrick film could justifiably win a “best of” in any category or contest.

The Shining isn’t even my favorite Kubrick film but it might be the most well shot and well acted.

 

[madguy30]

The whole “daytime” stuff is exactly right. People are afraid of the dark. Halloween made people see that crazy **** can happen during the day too. You’re never safe.

Scream did this very well also.

Friday the 13th also took from this.

I go back and forth on Friday the 13th. The plot is stupid but the looseness of how they're done is still pretty spooky.

 

[jctisu]

Friday the 13th also took from this.

I go back and forth on Friday the 13th. The plot is stupid but the looseness of how they're done is still pretty spooky.

Speaking of Friday the 13th, that’s a debate and opinion I would love to hear from you all on here. Who does the best portrayal of Jason?

Kane Hodder is the go to for most, but I actually put Hodder third in line.

1. Ted White (Part 4: The Final Chapter)
2. Richard Brooker (Part 3)
3. Kane Hodder (Part 7, 8, 9 and 10)
4. Derek Mears (2009 remake and a very Good Friday movie btw)
5. Warrington Gillette (Part 2)

That’s my top 5. Ted White was terrifying as Jason and Part 4 is imo the best Friday movie. Shot so well, had some actual character development and Jason was just brutal.

 

[madguy30]

Speaking of Friday the 13th, that’s a debate and opinion I would love to hear from you all on here. Who does the best portrayal of Jason?

Kane Hodder is the go to for most, but I actually put Hodder third in line.

1. Ted White (Part 4: The Final Chapter)
2. Richard Brooker (Part 3)
3. Kane Hodder (Part 7, 8, 9 and 10)
4. Derek Mears (2009 remake and a very Good Friday movie btw)
5. Warrington Gillette (Part 2)

That’s my top 5. Ted White was terrifying as Jason and Part 4 is imo the best Friday movie. Shot so well, had some actual character development and Jason was just brutal.

I guess part 2 and 3 aren't much more than a guy running around in a gunny sack or mask but they felt like the most 'human' of the series so I'd prefer them in creepiness.

 

[jctisu]

I guess part 2 and 3 aren't much more than a guy running around in a gunny sack or mask but they felt like the most 'human' of the series so I'd prefer them in creepiness.

Agreed and why I had Richard Brooker as high as I did. He had that human blend with the iconic hockey mask intro and the way he moved was very creepy and intimidating.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Bump

 

[Gonzo]

Was 'The Stepfather' in this tourney?

 

[Cy4All]

Halloween H2O was my first horror movie and I fell in love with the series. Not seeing the first one first, takes a little bit of the creepiness out of it but that movie is superb at the psychological terror it portrays. Movies from that series will always win for me. There is a sense of nostalgia with them.

 

[demoncore1031]

Was 'The Stepfather' in this tourney?

I forgot all about that one. Good movie, but probably not too many people on here that have seen it.