Gothic Tastes discussion

O.K. What about movies?

I'll start with a link I've found (but I don't necessarily agree with the movie choices!). Then I'll add some of my favourites.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/sh...

Sleepy Hollow: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162661/
Gothic: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091142/
The Orphanage: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464141/
The Crow: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109506/
The City of Lost Children: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112682/
The Company of Wolves: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087075/

Most of these are in the above link too. I'm adding Roman Polanski's The Tenant (not sure if it's really gothic or paranormal, but what the hell, it fits): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074811/

Jordyn{readingmonster} wrote: "Sleepy hollow is an awesome movie!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293508/ phantom of the opera"

I reckon everything that Tim Burton has done is great. Sweeny Todd was wonderful too (but strange with all the singing). And of course the corpse bride.

Might as well add those links too.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408236/

The Corpse Bride: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121164/

Suspiria: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076786/

Mulholland Drive: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166924/

two of my favs.

I like the tag.

"The Only Thing More Terrifying Than The Last 12 Minutes Of This Film Are The First 92. "

Have to watch out for it.

1964 B&W
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Bette Davis & co

"Charlotte Hollis, an aging recluse deluded into a state of dementia by horrible memories and hallucinations, lives in a secluded house where, thirty-seven years before, John Mayhew her married lover, was beheaded and mutilated by an unknown assailant."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058213/

1962 B&W

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056687/

Anything with Tim Burton in it, but here are some of my favs from him:

1) The Nightmare Before Christmas: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107688/
2) Beetlejuice: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094721/
3) Edward Scissorhands: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099487/
4) Alice in Wonderland: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1014759/

And some movies from Henry Selick:

1) Coraline: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327597/
2) Monkeybone: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166276/

Saw and loved the first lot &Tim Burton kicks butt. Other two look good too. Will have to search them out.

Georgina wrote: "Saw and loved the first lot &Tim Burton kicks butt. Other two look good too. Will have to search them out."

Yeah! I really enjoy watching Tim Burton's movies! They are so interesting and dark at the same time!

And he is very easy on the eyes, as is Helena.

Sorry, should clarify I meant Johnny Depp, in combo with Helena (in terms of easy on the eyes) not Burton.

Georgina wrote: "Sorry, should clarify I meant Johnny Depp, in combo with Helena (in terms of easy on the eyes) not Burton."

Oh yeah! Johnny Depp and Helena Carter make a great team!

I just posted a couple of pictures of them (in Sweeny Todd) on our Gothic Tastes facebook page. :)

Ronyell wrote: "Georgina wrote: "Sorry, should clarify I meant Johnny Depp, in combo with Helena (in terms of easy on the eyes) not Burton."

Oh yeah! Johnny Depp and Helena Carter make a great team!"

Johnny Depp is one of my favorites too.

He's perfect in every part. :)

I like Depp best as a pirate :3 xD haha, would Stephen King's Rose Red classify as gothic? I loooove that movie.

I recently saw Snow White and the Huntsman. It had a much darker tone than any Snow White movie I ever saw. Although it did have some flaws and plot holes, I enjoyed the direction they took with the story. I thought Kristen Stuart did very well in the film. I'm not so sure a sequel is a good idea though.

Actually, I view them as a 4-person team: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Burton, and Danny Elfman.

Together they are unstoppable!!:)

Hannah wrote: "Actually, I view them as a 4-person team: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Burton, and Danny Elfman.

Together they are unstoppable!!:)"

Yes, you are right! A great team. Each one amazingly creative in their own way. :)

Ian wrote: "I recently saw Snow White and the Huntsman. It had a much darker tone than any Snow White movie I ever saw. Although it did have some flaws and plot holes, I enjoyed the direction they took with th..."

Haven't seen it yet, but I'm looking forward to it. Love fairy tales, old and new.

Ian wrote: "I recently saw Snow White and the Huntsman. It had a much darker tone than any Snow White movie I ever saw. Although it did have some flaws and plot holes, I enjoyed the direction they took with th..."

I've really wanted to see that movie! Sounds good!

Anybody see the Dark Knight Rises yet? I did a couple nights ago and thought it was awesome!

I remember watching a video for The TellTale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe

Ian wrote: "Anybody see the Dark Knight Rises yet? I did a couple nights ago and thought it was awesome!"

I saw it a little while ago. The Dark Knight is still my favorite, but it was still pretty good:D

I think you guys have just named all my favourite movies! hahaha

Ooh, this is my kind of thread!

Let's see.

Phantom of the Opera.
Snow White and the Huntsman.
Mirrormask.
Labyrinth.
Coraline.
Corpse Bride.
The Lost Boys.
Fright Night.
Dark City.
Rose Red.

Pikachu wrote: "Ooh, this is my kind of thread!

Let's see.

Phantom of the Opera.
Snow White and the Huntsman.
Mirrormask.
Labyrinth.
Coraline.
Corpse Bride.
The Lost Boys.
Fright Night.
Dark City.
Rose Red."

Awesome list! I forgot about Labyrinth! I just loved that movie to death and yet, it was very dark and creepy, but the songs were awesome!!

Thanks! OMG. As the World Falls Down is probably one of my favorite songs ever - it's TOTALLY going to be playing at my wedding.

I kind of wish they'd make a sequel. With older Sarah. And romance. Buuuut that's probably not gonna happen. :P

Pikachu wrote: "Thanks! OMG. As the World Falls Down is probably one of my favorite songs ever - it's TOTALLY going to be playing at my wedding.

I kind of wish they'd make a sequel. With older Sarah. And romance...."

My favorite song in Labyrinth was Dance Magic Dance and Underground. I just got to get the soundtrack for this film! I kind of wish that there was a sequel too, but I guess I see this movie as a stand alone film.

I guess Tim Burton's movies are pretty goth-friendly.
And I'm pretty sure most goths would enjoy the classic old horror films!
I don't really watch movies though, so..
And especially not horror movies! I get so scared. (Bonus points for not being stereotypical!)

Caroline wrote: "I guess Tim Burton's movies are pretty goth-friendly.
And I'm pretty sure most goths would enjoy the classic old horror films!
I don't really watch movies though, so..
And especially not horror mov..."

I agree that most of Tim Burton's films are pretty tamed (with the possible exceptions of Sleepy Hollow and Alice in Wonderland), so they would be pretty good for the younger audience.

Lost Boys and Near Dark just popped up on my Tumblr dash - It's apparently their 26th anniversary!
They seem like pretty gore-y vampire movies, if anyone are interested.