BEST OF THE DECADE

With no commentary here's my best of the decade.

I can easily declare City Of God the best film of the last ten years..

Apocalypto (2006)

Bloody Sunday (2002)

Borat (2006)

City Of God (2002)

Children Of Men (2006)

Downfall (2004)

Fahrenheit 9/11

Hedwig And The Angry Inch (2001)

The Incredibles (2004)

Kill Bill Volume 1 (2003)

The New World (2005)

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003)

Y Tu Mamá También (2001)

Others I liked a lot....

Audition (2001) Battle Royale (2000) Cache (2005) Capturing The Friedmans (2003) The Constant Gardner (2005) The Counterfeiters (2007) The Dark Knight (2008) Diving Bell And The Butterfly (2007) Good Night And Good Luck (2005) Inglorious Basterds (2009) Let The Right One In (2008) Lord Of The Rings (2001) Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) Lost In Translation (2003) Man On Wire (2008) March Of The Penguins (2005) Munich (2005) No Country For Old Men (2007) Oldboy (2003) The Queen (2006) Sexy Beast (2001) Shawn Of The Dead (2004) The Squid And The Whale (2005) There Will Be Blood (2007) 3:10 To Yuma (2007) Trouble The Water (2008) 28 Days Later (2002) United 93 (2006) Whale Rider (2003)

-sweeneyrules

YOUR NAME HERE...

UPDATED

Watching Joe Kidd I thought to myself, Clint Eastwood must have his characters name in the title more then anyone else. This would NOT include White Hunter, Black Heart or Pale Rider, titles that may refer to his character. I thought I wonder who has more. I guessed Sylvester Stallone may have more and sure enough he does, 13 titles with his character’s name in the title. Eastwood’s 6 actually put him in the middle of the random pack of actors I added up.

Surprisingly Tom Cruise only has one, Jerry Maguire. While his arch enemy Brooke Shields actually has more then him, Brenda Starr and Wanda Nevada. Not counting TV MOVIES and only counting feature films to my knowledge only Christopher Lee had his character’s name in more title then Stallone and it was a surprise to me the only person I could find to come close to Stallone was an actress.

Who are we missing that could rival the top three? Is it some Bollywood actor?

Oops as we go to press I realize I never counted Mickey Rooney or Charlton Heston? How would they rank? (BELOW)

CHRISTOPHER LEE (18)

Jinnah (1998) Dracula and Son (1976) The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) .... Count Dracula Scars of Dracula (1970) Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) Count Dracula (1970) The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969) Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968) The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967) The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966) Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966) Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) The Face of Fu Manchu (1965) Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962) Dracula (1958) Alias John Preston (1955)

SYLVESTER STALLONE (13)

Rambo (2008) Rocky Balboa (2006) Get Carter (2000) Judge Dredd (1995) Rocky V (1990) Tango & Cash (1989) Rambo III (1988) Cobra (1986) Rocky IV (1985) Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) Rocky III (1982) Rocky II (1979) Rocky (1976)

JOAN CRAWFORD (11)

Della (1964) Harriet Craig (1950) Daisy Kenyon (1947) Mildred Pierce (1945) Susan and God (1940) The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) Sadie McKee (1934) Letty Lynton (1932) Montana Moon (1930) Rose-Marie (1928)Sally, Irene and Mary (1925)

BURT REYNOLDS (10)

Malone (1987) Stick (1985) Stroker Ace (1983) Sharky's Machine (1981) Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) Hooper (1978) Smokey and the Bandit (1977) Gator (1976) W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975) Shamus (1973)

JOHN WAYNE (10)

Rooster Cogburn (1975) Brannigan (1975) McQ (1974) Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) Big Jake (1971) Chisum (1970) McLintock! (1963) Donovan's Reef (1963) Hondo (1953) Big Jim McLain (1952)

GARY COPPER (9)

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) Good Sam (1948) Along Came Jones (1945) Casanova Brown (1944) The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) Sergeant York (1941) Meet John Doe (1941) Beau Geste (1939) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

PAUL NEWMAN (9)

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990) Harry & Son (1984) Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968) Cool Hand Luke (1967) Harper (1966) Hud (1963)

JIM CARREY (8)

Horton Hears a Who! (2008) Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) Bruce Almighty (2003) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) The Truman Show (1998) The Cable Guy (1996) Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

ERROL FLYNN (8)

The Story of William Tell (1953) Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951) That Forsyte Woman (1949) Adventures of Don Juan (1948) Gentleman Jim (1942) The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Captain Blood (1935)

PETER LORRE (8)

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939) Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939) Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939) Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938) Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938) Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938) Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937) Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)

JOHNNY DEPP (7)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) Donnie Brasco (1997) Don Juan DeMarco (1994) Ed Wood (1994) What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) Edward Scissorhands (1990) Cry-Baby (1990)

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER (7)

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) Eraser (1996) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) The Terminator (1984) Conan the Destroyer (1984) Conan the Barbarian (1982) Hercules in New York (1970)

CLINT EASTWOOD (6)

Bronco Billy (1980) The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) Joe Kidd (1972) Dirty Harry (1971) Kelly's Heroes (1970) Coogan's Bluff (1968)

CHARLES BRONSON (6)

Murphy's Law (1986) St. Ives (1976) Mr. Majestyk (1974) Chino (1973) Chato's Land (1972) The Valachi Papers (1972)

GEORGE CLOONEY (6)

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) Michael Clayton (2007) Ocean's Thirteen (2007) Ocean's Twelve (2004) Ocean's Eleven (2001) Batman & Robin (1997)

BASIL RATHBONE (6)

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943) Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) Son of Frankenstein (1939)

BETTE DAVIS (5)

Bunny O'Hare (1971) The Nanny (1965) Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

PAM GRIER (5)

Jackie Brown (1997) Friday Foster (1975) 'Sheba, Baby' (1975) Foxy Brown (1974) Coffy (1973)

KATHARINE HEPBURN (5)

Grace Quigley (1984) Pat and Mike (1952) Mary of Scotland (1936) Sylvia Scarlett (1935) Alice Adams (1935)

ANTHONY HOPKINS (5)

The Devil and Daniel Webster (2004) Titus (1999) The Mask of Zorro (1998) Surviving Picasso (1996) Nixon (1995)

BURT LANCASTER (5)
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) Valdez Is Coming (1971) Elmer Gantry (1960) His Majesty O'Keefe (1954) Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951)

BRAD PITT (5)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) Meet Joe Black (1998) Johnny Suede (1991)

ROBERT REDFORD (5)

Brubaker (1980) The Great Waldo Pepper (1975) The Great Gatsby (1974) Jeremiah Johnson (1972) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

EDWARD G. ROBINSON (5)

Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944) A Dispatch from Reuter's (1940) Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) Little Caesar (1931)

ADAM SANDLER (5)

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) Mr. Deeds (2002) Little Nicky (2000) Happy Gilmore (1996) Billy Madison (1995)

PETER SELLERS (5)

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980) Hoffman (1970) The World of Henry Orient (1964) Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Mr. Topaze (1961)

JAMES STEWART (5)

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) The Glenn Miller Story (1954) The Stratton Story (1949) Destry Rides Again (1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

HENRY FONDA (4)

Mister Roberts (1955) Chad Hanna (1940) The Return of Frank James (1940) Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

TOM HANKS (4)

Charlie Wilson's War (2007) Forrest Gump (1994) Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) Turner & Hooch (1989)

BORIS KARLOFF (4)

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939) The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)

* In Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) he actually plays Talpur, not Karloff. So it won’t count.

AL PACINO (4)

Carlito's Way (1993) Frankie and Johnny (1991) Bobby Deerfield (1977) Serpico (1973)

HUMPHREY BOGART (3)

Tokyo Joe (1949) The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) The Return of Doctor X (1939)

ROBERT DENIRO (3)

Mad Dog and Glory (1993) Stanley & Iris (1990) Jacknife (1989)

JACK NICHOLSON (3)

About Schmidt (2002) Hoffa (1992) The Two Jakes (1990)

MERYL STREEP (3)

Julie & Julia (2009) Silkwood (1983) Sophie's Choice (1982)

SEAN COONERY (2)

Robin and Marian (1976) The Anderson Tapes (1971)

BROOKE SHIELDS (2)

Brenda Starr (1989) Wanda Nevada (1979)

BRUCE WILLIS (2)

The Jackal (1997) Hudson Hawk (1991)

TOM CRUISE (1)

Jerry Maguire (1996)

UPDATED:

Mickey Rooney storms into second place and Chuck Heston ties Pam Grier and others...

MICKEY ROONEY (17)

Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958) Baby Face Nelson (1957) Killer McCoy (1947) Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946) Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944) Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942) The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942) Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941) Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941) Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940) Young Tom Edison (1940) Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things (1940) Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939) The Hardys Ride High (1939) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) Out West with the Hardys (1938) Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)

CHARLTON HESTON (5)

Antony and Cleopatra (1972) Will Penny (1968) .... Will Penny Major Dundee (1965) Ben-Hur (1959) The Private War of Major Benson (1955)

-sweeneyrules

Brendan's Favorites of 2008

My favorites of 2008 in no particular order...

In Bruges
First feature film by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh. I don't think I've enjoyed watching a movie in a theater this much since Shaun of the Dead. Colin Farrell doesn't get enough credit as an actor.


Cassandra's Dream
This is the first Woody Allen movie I've really liked in years. what's interesting about this little thriller is that it's mostly made up of the moments your standard crime drama would leave out. You know, the "boring" bits in between the action and what not. Allen even goes so far as to pull the camera away from the big moment, what would normally be the scene in which an average thriller hinges upon, as if it were completely irrelevant to the story. And you know what? it is. This is a film about brothers. not the other stuff. and you've got two of my favorite actors - Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell. why aren't they in more movies together?

Slumdog Millionaire
I knew Danny Boyle still had it in him. I'd been a little disappointed in my favorite director as of late (Sunshine). He's taken the best parts of his previous work - that gritty "beautiful filth" aesthetic of Trainspotting, mixed it with the fairytale absurdity of A Life Less Ordinary, and thrown in a dash of Millions. I'm pulling for him with the Oscar noms. He deserves it.

Quantum of Solace
I'm still not convinced it's its own film and not just an epilogue to Casino Royale, but there's something you've got to admire about its unrelenting focus. Despite Roman Polanski being the villain and some dodgy CGI, it still made my list. It gets better on repeat viewings.


Iron Man
Robert. Downey. Jr. He's certainly on a roll (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Zodiac, his performance in Tropic Thunder... keep 'em coming...)

Wall-E
I cried a little bit.

The X-Files: I Want to Believe
As a fan of The X-Files, I enjoyed the hell out of this film. Partly because it's the exact opposite of what you're expecting it to be, and probably what it should have been, by which I mean if you're looking to give your long dead TV series another kick start for the big screen and make a series films, this isn't how you do it. Cold bleak landscapes, slow burning plot, and subtle character studies are not the way to go. Opening against The Dark Knight is also not a good idea. What this film is is a solid episode of the show. If you like the show, what exactly do you have to complain about? We're checking in on these characters five or so years later. Like an old friend you haven't talked to in a while, we're just giving them a ring to see what they're up to. "Hey guys - any aliens, comas, abductions, or resurrections? no? good. glad you're doing well. keep in touch!"

The Bank Job
solid, old-school British heist flick. enough said.

The Dark Knight
Yes, Heath Ledger is as amazing as you've heard he is. No one says enough about Gary Oldman though.

Son of Rambow
Adorable tale of youngsters and DIY film making. Directed by Garth Jennings of Hammer & Tongs fame. succeeds where Be Kind, Rewind failed.

-bp

BEST OF 2008

There are many flicks I have not scene yet, but from what I’ve seen 2008 was not a great year, for flicks. There were lots of good- but flawed films. Only a couple of nearly perfect films.

 The best film of the year was MAN ON WIRE (1) This documentary about Frenchman Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the two World Trade Center's twin towers plays more like an incredible thriller. Like a Frederick Forsyth novel it’s all about the intricate planning of his illegal dream stunt. It’s a stunning piece of storytelling.

 I’ll honor the January release plan and consider CHE as two different films and they definitely play like two separate films. Also with the more morose and difficult to get behind PART TWO not weighing it down PART ONE aka THE ARGENTINE (2) is the best non-doc of the year. Steven Soderbergh’s epic, visually stunning, fly-on-the-wall account of the the guerrilla overthrow of Cuba is a mesmerizing experience. It definitely helps to go in with a knowledge of the events because the movie throws you in right there. I think Benicio Del Toro out does even Mickey Rourke for the best lead actor performance of the year, but I suspect he will be overlooked when Oscar nominations are announced. Soderbergh again doing his own cinematography under the name Peter Andrews is becoming on of the most impressive DPs working today.

 On the subject of near perfect, the first half of  WALL-E (3) is a masterpiece. The second half, once people come into it looses some of that greatness and plays like a very good Pixar flick. But that first half is the best film of the year. If only they too had cut it in half and and released it as two separate films.

 The last quarter of THE DARK KNIGHT (4) kinda lost me (that bomb on the boat and Harvey Dent becoming Two-Face), but still amazing film making and an iconic performance by Heath Ledger that is sure to last the test of time.

 Admittingly I have not seen many of this years acclaimed foreign films yet (The Class, A Christmas Tale, Let The Right One In, I've Loved You So Long, or Gomorrah, etc). But I did catch the Hitchcockian French thriller TELL NO ONE (5) and was rightly on the edge of my seat. One of the most suspenseful flicks in years.

ROUNDING OUT A TOP TEN I would add: 

SURFWISE (6)

CHICAGO 10 (7)

DOUBT (8)

THE READER (9)

GONZO: THE LIFE AND WORK OF HUNTER S THOMPSON (10)

15 MORE 2008 FLICKS I ENJOYED:

Baghead,  The Bank Job,  Boogie Man: Lee Atwater,  Che Part 2,  Control,  Constantine’s Sword,  The Curios Case Of Benjamin Button,  Dear Zachary,  Frost / Nixon,  Ironman,  Milk,   Roman Polanski: Wanted & Desired,  Slumdog Millionaire,  The Visitor,  The Wrestler

SOME KINDA, GUILTY PLEASURES

Babysitters

Cloverfield

Death Race 

Redbelt 

Rogue

Transiberian

VERY GOOD LEFTOVERS FROM 2007

The Counterfeiters

Mr Untouchable

The Mist

Nanking

Starting Out in the Evening 

BEST REVIVAL HOUSE FLICK 

Sicilian Clan (1969) at The Egyptian Theater

FAVORITE OLDER FILMS I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME 

Black Narcissus  (1947)

Clair’s Knee (1970)

Classe Tous Risques (1960)

Mississippi Mermaid  (1969)

Peter Pan  (2003) 

Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie  (1969)

VIY  (1967)

OVERRATED 

I’ve seen these on some Top-Ten Lists.  

Some are not bad, none would come close to mine (though Stuck did kinda suck and Priceless was incredibly annoying).

Boarding Gate

Burn, After Reading

Priceless

Reprise

Revolutionary Road

The Signal

Stuck 

Synecdoche, New York

Tropic Thunder

Trumbo

Young @ Heart

WORST FILMS I'VE SEEN 

By Directors who have made at least one or two films of quality in the past

Be Kind, Rewind

Diary Of The Dead

Doomsday

88 Minutes

Indiana Jones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull

Cassandra’s Dream

Rambo (I liked Rocky 3)

Shine A Light

AND THE WORST FILM OF THE YEAR 

Even worse then his previous effort, Lady In The Water....

The Happening

-sweeneyrules

ROCKET STAFF QUESTIONNAIRE

EMPLOYEE:  Sean    

1. WHAT ARE A COUPLE OF YOUR FAVORITE MOVIES OF ALL TIME?

Annie Hall, Godfather, Once Upon A Time In The West

2. WHAT'S A MOVIE YOU MIGHT CALL A GUILTY PLEASURE?

My classic lame flick I dig would be The Fast And The Furious.

In terms of pleasure and guilt? Thriller with my favorite Swedish actress Christina Lindberg.

3. WHAT'S A MOVIE THAT RENTS A LOT, YOU'RE NOT TOO CRAZY ABOUT?

I hate Boondock Saints. It seems to have a following with the collage crowd who have never seen seen a movie before Fight Club.

3. HOW ABOUT A COUPLE OF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT DON'T RENT MUCH?

I’ve mentioned in the past... Baby It’s You (now on DVD), West Beirut, the PBS doc Eyes On The Prize

Today I would add The Wanders.

4. WHAT MOVIE ARE YOU STILL WAITING TO GET A DVD (REGION 1) RELEASE?

Tougher Then Leather with Run DMC.

5. WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND FROM THE TELEVISION SECTION?

The first couple of seasons of Happy Days and All In The Family. Then the usual suspects The Sopranos, The Wire, The Shield. You know what I thought was good was that thing where Lisa Kudrew played a washed up actress. She was great.

6. HOW ABOUT FROM THE MUSIC SECTION?

I liked that Elton John Doc we got recently.

7. HOW ABOUT FROM THE CHILDREN'S SECTION?

I just watched this Peter Pan (2003) with Jason Issacs as Hook and Ludivine Sagnier as Tinker Bell. Loved it.

8. HOW ABOUT FROM THE FREE SECTION?

The gem in there is our copy of the amazing doc LA Plays Itself. Also amazing also is  Sean Sweeney’s Reel. 

9. OVER ALL WHO MIGHT BE YOUR FAVORITE DIRECTOR OF ALL TIME? WHAT ARE SOME OF HIS/ HER FLICKS YOU DIG?

I wanna say Billy Wilder. But hey, I love a buncha flicks by Sergio Leone and Hawks and Ford and   Robert Aldrich and John Borman and Orson Welles and Spielberg and Scorses and Melville. But the bottom line, A-Number One for me is Alfred Hitchcock. I’ll just toss out one title... Vertigo.

10. WHAT 2008 FLICKS HAVE YOU ENJOYED?

Man On Wire, Wall-E, Ironman, The Dark Knight, The Chicago Ten, Surfwise, Tell No One

MY 100 FAVORITE CREEPY MOVIES OF ALL TIME - UPDATED

It's October, time for a ridiculous Halloween movie list.

My 100 Favorite Creepy Movies of all time.

I don’t want to call it a Horror movie list or even Scary movie list because maybe now Omega Man or Laurel and Hardy in The March Of The Wooden Soldiers don’t scare me, but when I saw them as a kid they creeped me out.

I'm sure I’m missing about twenty more movies that would of qualified, had I remembered them.

What’s missing that would make your lists (and don’t say Saw 2)?

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Wiene 1920)

Freaks (Browing 1932)

King Kong (Cooper, Schoedsack 1933)

March Of The Wooden Soldiers (Meins 1934)

Cat People (Tourneur 1942)

Curse Of The Cat People (Wise 1944)

Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein (Barton 1948)

The Thing from Another World (Nyby 1951)

Diaboliques (Clouzot 1955)

Night Of The Hunter (Laughton 1955)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Siegel 1956)

Night of the Hunter (Laughton 1957)

House on Haunted Hill (Castle 1959)

Psycho (Hitchcock 1960)

Village of the Damned (Rilla 1960)

The Innocents (Clayton 1961)

Carnival of Souls (Harvey 1962)

The Day Of The Triffids (Sekely 1962)

What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (Aldrich 1962)

The Birds (Hitchcock 1963)

Knife In The Water (Polanski 1963)

Kaidan (Kobayashi 1964)

Onibaba (Shindo 1964)

Seance on a Wet Afternoon (Forbes 1964)

Repulsion (Polanski 1965)

Viy (Kropachyov 1967)

Wait Until Dark (Young 1967)

The Boston Strangler (Fleischer 1968)

Night Of The Living Dead (Romero 1968)

Rosemary’s Baby (Polanski 1968)

Blood on Satan’s Claw (Haggard 1971)

Deliverance (Boreman 1971)

The Omega Man (Sagal 1971)

See No Evil (Fleischer 1971)

Frenzy (Hitchcock 1972)

Horror Express (Martin 1972)

Last House on the Left (Craven 1972)

The Exorcist (Friedkin 1973)

The Legend of Hell House (Hough 1973)

The Wicker Man (Hardy 1973)

Black Christmas (Clark 1974)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Hooper 1974)

Deep Red (Argento 1975)

Jaws (Spielberg 1975)

Race With The Devil (Starrett 1975)

Burnt Offerings (Curtis 1976)

The Omen (Donner 1976)

Who Could Kill A Child (Serrador 1976)

The Hills Have Eyes (Craven 1977)

Suspiria (Argento 1977)

Dawn of the Dead (Romero 1978)

Halloween (Carpenter 1978)

Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (Kaufman 1978)

Alien (Scott 1979)

The Brood (Cronenberg 1979)

Nosferatu the Vampyre (Herzog 1979)

Picnic At Hanging Rock (Weir 1979)

Salam’s Lot (TV) (Hooper 1979)

The Changeling (Medak 1980)

Dressed To Kill (De Palma 1980)

The Shining (Kubrick 1980)

An American Werewolf in London (Landis 1981)

The Howling (Dante 1981)

Venom (Haggard 1981)

The Evil Dead (Raimi 1982)

Poltergeist (Hooper 1982)

Tenebre (Argenta 1982)

The Thing (Carpenter 1982)

Razorback (Mulcahy 1984)

Demons (Demoni) (Bava 1985)

Fright Night (Holland 1985)

Lifeforce (Hooper 1985)

Aliens (Cameron 1986)

Dead-End Drive In (Trenchard-Smith 1986)

Near Dark (1987; Kathryn Bigelow)

Blue Velvet (Lynch 1986)

The Vanishing (Spoorloos) (Sluizer 1988)

Henry - Portrait of a Serial Killer (McNaughton 1990)

Jacob's Ladder (Lynne 1990)

The Silence Of The Lambs (Demme 1991)

Ghost Watch (TV) (Manning 1992)

Heavenly Creatures (Jackson 1994)

The Kingdom (TV "Riget") (Von Trier 1994)

Mute Witness (Waller 1994)

Se7en (Fincher 1995)

Ringu (The Ring) (Nakata 1998)

Audition (Miike 1999)

The Blair Witch Project (Myrick, Sánchez 1999)

The Devil’s Backbone (del Toro 2001)

The Others (Amenebar 2001)

The Mothman Prophecies (Pellington 2002)

Wendigo (Fassenden 2001)

28 Days Later (Boyle 2002)

Haute Tension (Aja 2003)

Ju-on: The Grudge (Shimizu 2003)

A Tale Of Two Sisters (2003 Kim)

Calvaire (Welz 2004)

Shaun of the Dead (Wright 2004)

Dawn Of The Dead (Snyder 2005)

The Descent (Marshall 2005)

13 Tzameti (Babluani 2005)

Them (Ils) (Moreau, Palud 2006)

RANDOM ALSO:

The Crazies, Zombie, Peeping Tom, The 6th Sense, 10 Rillington Place, Wolf Creek, Jeepers Creepers, Carrie, Wrong Turn, Night Of The Creeps, The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, Trilogy Of Terror (TV), Rabid, And Soon The Darkness, Island Of Doctor Moreau (1996), Audrey Rose, It's Alive, Raw meat (Death Line), Piranha, Fear In The Night, Cannibal Apocalypse, [REC], Damian: Omen Two, Habit

UPDATE:

I keep recalling more flicks that creeped me out at one time or another.

MORE RANDOM: Evil Dead 2, Terror On The Beach (TV), The Orphanage, Prophacy (1979), Tales from The Crypt (segment: All Through The House), Dead Calm, Eyes Without A Face, It's Alive, Dark Water (2002), Witchfinder General, Sisters (1973), When a Stranger Calls (1979)/When A Stranger Calls Back, Irreversible, I Saw What You Did, Monkey Shines, Scream Of Fear, Young Frankenstein (as a child it spooked me out), Nadja

- sweeneyrules