New Wave of French Horror

[Despare]

Originally Posted by Antym666

More brutal than High Tension? Wow, I'll have to look out for that.

In my opinion yes, especially toward the end.

As far as French action goes, Leon and District B-13 are two of my favorites.

[Antym666]

Originally Posted by Despare

In my opinion yes, especially toward the end.

As far as French action goes, Leon and District B-13 are two of my favorites.

Yes yes YES

[gracie]

Originally Posted by Despare

In my opinion yes, especially toward the end.

As far as French action goes, Leon and District B-13 are two of my favorites.

I also didnt mind "The Red Siren" and "The Code". There were a few good serial killer ones as well which I will have to try to remember.

[ChronoGrl]

Originally Posted by gracie

The second is called Them
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFTbcDRkG1o
Again they say its pretty damm scary. I know its not "new" but I have yet so catch up with it.
So im off to find some releases for these movies but if anyone has seen them leave some feedback.

Someone was just recently talking about Them... Who was it...?

http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33735


Inside I actually really want to see. It's currently on my Netflix queue. I thought that High Tension was predictable and incredibly overrated. I'm hoping that Inside lives up to the hype that I've read about.

[Zero]

i'm a big fan of french films and enjoyed High Tension - looking forward to these two as well!

[ChronoGrl]

So I finally saw Inside.




And... Wow.

This is the most disturbing horror movie that I've seen that is not from Asia... But believe me that's a compliment. This is the third French film that I've seen, following High Tension (which I thought was overrated with a predictable twist that ultimately made no sense and felt contrived) and Them (which I thought was a fantastic suspenseful film).

Inside is a well-made slasher that definitely borderlines on the exploitative (as most slashers do), using a particularly pathetic and vulnerable victim, a pregnant woman. The movie is fierce, bloody, gory, tortured, and genuinely disturbing. This movie is fierce. This is a fantastic slasher, for those who love slashers. I give it an A-/A.

[hellfire1]

Hey Chronogirl... if you can (I don't know if it was released over there or what), you should give Malefique a try. I found this little horror film very disturbing and creepy. It's a simple premise that surprisingly delivers a lot. And it made me feel all dirty after watching it. :p

[newb]

I'm going to watch INSIDE tonight....if all goes as planned

[ChronoGrl]

Originally Posted by hellfire1

Hey Chronogirl... if you can (I don't know if it was released over there or what), you should give Malefique a try. I found this little horror film very disturbing and creepy. It's a simple premise that surprisingly delivers a lot. And it made me feel all dirty after watching it. :p

Nice. I've just added it to my Netflix queue.

There's also Frontier(s) that's supposed to be pretty fantastic. It's not released until next week, but also on my Netflix queue.

[hellfire1]

Originally Posted by ChronoGrl

Nice. I've just added it to my Netflix queue.

There's also Frontier(s) that's supposed to be pretty fantastic. It's not released until next week, but also on my Netflix queue.

Liked Frontiere(s), but preferred Sheitan which is pretty much in the same vein. Vincent Cassel is, for once, over the top but in a good way. It's a pretty gross film as well.