I've gone pretty hard at WhatCulture for every time they make a "great horror movies you've never seen" list, and don't include _Pontypool._ A lot of people who do that are often silent when their favourite film _is_ included. Not me. You guys finally gave _Pontypool_ its fair hearing, and I'm very glad you did. It deserves to be better known than it is, and lists like this do help.
I don't believe it - you've finally listed some of my favorite and excellent horror movies! I'm a huge fan of MIRACLE MILE and have probably worn out my DVD copy. RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD is great, with remarkable sfx, and GRABBERS is wonderful, with an hilarious premise. THE WAR GAME is one of the most powerful films, let along documentaries, I've ever seen (I have the DVD which also features Watkins' film CULLODEN). And I thought I was the only human being who remembered PHASE IV! Now I want to watch all of them again.
I wouldn't say Maggie (2015) is a great movie, but it is terribly underrated. Arnold definitely puts in some of the best acting of his career, and sadly, that might have been part of the problem for those looking for a mindless action film. The movie is a bit slow, and a little bleak, but it really deserves far more attention and praise than it's gotten.
Fun fact about the War Game? My Mum’s cousin was a background actor in it. And it was filmed in a small Kent town called Tonbridge. And in 1991? We moved from Edinburgh to Tonbridge. This tiny little town few have heard of. Oh, and it turned out my Aunt’s Second Cousin lived just round the corner from us.
Return of the Living Dead was one of my favorite movies growing up; it probably wasn't appropriate for an 11-12 year old, but here we are. And I'm so glad to see Fido on this list; absolutely hilarious. I have a lot of new movies to watch after this list.
Love Grabbers, one of my fav monster movies! Richard Coyle & Ruth Bradley are a perfect couple, the whole cast is hilarious, & the Irish island setting is gorgeous, would love to see a follow-up. Glad to see somebody remembers Miracle Mile & Phase IV too, chilling stories!
Fido is an incredible and beautiful Zombie movie. I love the beautiful made 50s bright colors in this flick. And Billy Connolly, as Fido makes him the most lovable zombie ever 🥰
I know it was a series, and not a film, but Threads was the first film that was really unromantic about the sheer horror that surviving the apocalypse would be. Iirc it was released around the same time that War Games was finally able to be seen
Never seen War Games but Threads is literally the bomb, total nightmare start to end & the last whisper of static, plays like a prequel to a post-apocalyptic story in the Mad Max world
Oh my gosh! No one ever knows what I’m talking about when I mention Miracle Mile! I was beginning to think I was the only person who ever saw it lol. It is so good!!
THE WAR GAME (1966) - by Peter Watkins - is a very powerful film which graphically portrayed the nightmare of nuclear war and was banned from broadcast. It was subsequently released in theaters and earned a best documentary Oscar in 1966. It is unlike any other apocalyptic film you will watch. It is so good - you believe the film is real. After being banned for 20(+)years - it was first broadcast in the US on public TV (WCNY) in Syracuse NY - Thanks mostly by the efforts of Linda Marie Randulfe (WCNY Producer-Director) who saw the film as an undergraduate at Utica College of Syracuse University and where Director Peter Watkins would visit and lecture - and because of the huge efforts of Prof Scott MacDonald - who invited Watkins to UC.
7:35 - Fido also a semi-direct Night of the Living Dead connection: it takes place in the Leave-It-To-Beaver-eqsue town of Willard. Remember Willard was the name of the small town with the rescue station those poor bastards in the farmhouse in that 1968 film were trying to desperately get to...
I know this is Zombie-Comedy, but I'd say Zombieland (the first movie) should have made this list. How often do survivors normally come up with their own rules to help them survive a literal zombie uprising? Well at least, twice with this particular series, but I haven't seen that elsewhere!
I grew up in the 80s watching Phase IV and Prince of Darkness. They were very trippy to say the least. Prince really freaked me out with the coach roach scene.
VHS 2 always bugs me with this, because it depicts two separate apocalypses on the same world both caught on videos and watched after the fact. There's a zombie outbreak in A Ride In The Park, and a more demonic apocalypse in Safe Haven.
I really want to see Maggie, anyone know the best place to stream it? I'm one of the weird people who like to try "legal" sources before sailing the seas, if I can avoid it, lol.
I love Return of the Living Dead. I loved it when I watched it the first time and I love it still. Same with Prince of Darkness. In fact, they just added it to Shudder so I can rewatch any time I want.
Miracle mile had my father yelling at the tv back when it came out... watch it and you'll know why. I was a fan of the Return of the living dead before it was cool.
Return Of The Living Dead was written by the same writer as Night Of The Living Dead, dummy. John A. Russo. Look it up. Romero was just a director. Russo retained the "Living Dead" trademark, and Romero had to settle for "The Dead" for his divergence of the series. The "Living Dead" series and the "Dead" series both have the same origin; Night Of The Living Dead.
The Saddness sounds a bit like the virus from "The Retreat" Series by Stephen Knight and a few others, but in stead of crying their laughing while they torture and infect some messed up shit in that book series
Never heard of The Retreat series, just did a search on CZcams and audiobook is here...thanks for that...I've something new to check out..greetings from ireland
What the hell? Return of the Living Dead is worthy of George A. Romero himself? You do know that it's made by the guy who made Night of the Living Dead along side Romero, and then got into a lawsuit over who had the rights to the name of the series, right? Such an inane statement, lol.
Poor Jem. At this point, in every video I'm listening for what words she is going to mispronounce. In this one, it's "ambiguity" and "directorial". Nevertheless, an overall well-paced and vivacious performance, as usual.
I've gone pretty hard at WhatCulture for every time they make a "great horror movies you've never seen" list, and don't include _Pontypool._ A lot of people who do that are often silent when their favourite film _is_ included. Not me. You guys finally gave _Pontypool_ its fair hearing, and I'm very glad you did. It deserves to be better known than it is, and lists like this do help.
John Carpenter is truly the apocalyptic horror genius. In the Mouth of Madness should be on this list. Also,Cabin in the Woods.
In the Mouth of Madness is one of my favorite movies. I wish it got more love.
@@kelst75I love it. It's up there with Event Horizon. Unremitting misery and gut wrenching existential dread
Cabin 😂😂 an carpenter has least 3 end of world films
@@kelst75 Do you read Sutter Cane?
"In The Mouth of Madness" is #1 in the first "Apocalypse Horrors That Broke All the Rules" list
I don't believe it - you've finally listed some of my favorite and excellent horror movies! I'm a huge fan of MIRACLE MILE and have probably worn out my DVD copy. RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD is great, with remarkable sfx, and GRABBERS is wonderful, with an hilarious premise. THE WAR GAME is one of the most powerful films, let along documentaries, I've ever seen (I have the DVD which also features Watkins' film CULLODEN). And I thought I was the only human being who remembered PHASE IV! Now I want to watch all of them again.
I wouldn't say Maggie (2015) is a great movie, but it is terribly underrated. Arnold definitely puts in some of the best acting of his career, and sadly, that might have been part of the problem for those looking for a mindless action film. The movie is a bit slow, and a little bleak, but it really deserves far more attention and praise than it's gotten.
I agree!
Fun fact about the War Game? My Mum’s cousin was a background actor in it. And it was filmed in a small Kent town called Tonbridge. And in 1991? We moved from Edinburgh to Tonbridge. This tiny little town few have heard of. Oh, and it turned out my Aunt’s Second Cousin lived just round the corner from us.
Return of the Living Dead was one of my favorite movies growing up; it probably wasn't appropriate for an 11-12 year old, but here we are. And I'm so glad to see Fido on this list; absolutely hilarious. I have a lot of new movies to watch after this list.
"Maggie" is proof Schwarzenegger can act.
"Fido" was so fun.
i'm disappointed but not surprised to see you've not included a boy and his dog, hands down the most bizarre apocalypse movie ever made.
Weird and so good!
Harlan Ellison wrote a sequel called "Blood's a Rover." Too bad it was never made into a movie.
A young Don Johnson film. I remember that movie.
Fantastic movie
Creative stuff.
Love Grabbers, one of my fav monster movies! Richard Coyle & Ruth Bradley are a perfect couple, the whole cast is hilarious, & the Irish island setting is gorgeous, would love to see a follow-up. Glad to see somebody remembers Miracle Mile & Phase IV too, chilling stories!
Fido is an incredible and beautiful Zombie movie. I love the beautiful made 50s bright colors in this flick. And Billy Connolly, as Fido makes him the most lovable zombie ever 🥰
Fido is a 10/10 feel-good movie.
I saw Phase Four at a drive in (yes, I’m that old) and as a kid, it scares the crap out of me. Excellent list, as always.
You actually watched the movie at the drive-in? I thought it was a place to get a lil privacy with the person of interest at that time
6:39 - How could you NOT mention Prince of Darkness features ALICE COOPER as one of the "zombies"...?!
I know it was a series, and not a film, but Threads was the first film that was really unromantic about the sheer horror that surviving the apocalypse would be. Iirc it was released around the same time that War Games was finally able to be seen
Never seen War Games but Threads is literally the bomb, total nightmare start to end & the last whisper of static, plays like a prequel to a post-apocalyptic story in the Mad Max world
Oh my gosh! No one ever knows what I’m talking about when I mention Miracle Mile! I was beginning to think I was the only person who ever saw it lol. It is so good!!
In the Mouth of Madness is one of my favorite movies. I wish it got more love.
I've had the DVD since it was first released, and I'm always urging folks to watch the film!
Miracle Mile is one of my favorites.
I saw it in the theater so I'm on the middle age so I'm old...It's really good. And I hope more folks see it and appreciate it.
Man, I loved Fido. Such a fun concept and delightfully cheeky movie poking fun at not only zombie movies but also 50's suburbia.
One of my first zombie movies. It was so good
THE WAR GAME (1966) - by Peter Watkins - is a very powerful film which graphically portrayed the nightmare of nuclear war and was banned from broadcast. It was subsequently released in theaters and earned a best documentary Oscar in 1966. It is unlike any other apocalyptic film you will watch. It is so good - you believe the film is real. After being banned for 20(+)years - it was first broadcast in the US on public TV (WCNY) in Syracuse NY - Thanks mostly by the efforts of Linda Marie Randulfe (WCNY Producer-Director) who saw the film as an undergraduate at Utica College of Syracuse University and where Director Peter Watkins would visit and lecture - and because of the huge efforts of Prof Scott MacDonald - who invited Watkins to UC.
So happy FIDO was on here! A unique zombie movie with some good laughs, I love the PSAs they have in the film lol 😂
Man, Canadian horror is so underrated
Fido is one of my top 10 favorites
7:35 - Fido also a semi-direct Night of the Living Dead connection: it takes place in the Leave-It-To-Beaver-eqsue town of Willard. Remember Willard was the name of the small town with the rescue station those poor bastards in the farmhouse in that 1968 film were trying to desperately get to...
Never realized that. Cool
Better list than normal. I would of loved seeing Stake Land and The Horde on here though, two movies you have never featured i think.
Thanks for the List and Video 😀
I know this is Zombie-Comedy, but I'd say Zombieland (the first movie) should have made this list.
How often do survivors normally come up with their own rules to help them survive a literal zombie uprising? Well at least, twice with this particular series, but I haven't seen that elsewhere!
Too many times on these lists that one.
RTOTLD is one of my all time favorite movies❤
I grew up in the 80s watching Phase IV and Prince of Darkness. They were very trippy to say the least. Prince really freaked me out with the coach roach scene.
Stephen McHattie and Lisa Houle were both very good in Pontypool. Grabbers was a lot of fun.
Great list! Wish they had made a film out of the Swan Song novel, I actually liked it more than King’s The Stand. But don’t tell SK!
Prince of Darkness is a great concept. Creepy.
I have loved The Prince of Darkness since it was released. Happy to see it on here! 😊
What an excellent list!!! Thank you!!!
VHS 2 always bugs me with this, because it depicts two separate apocalypses on the same world both caught on videos and watched after the fact. There's a zombie outbreak in A Ride In The Park, and a more demonic apocalypse in Safe Haven.
I really enjoyed Pontypool. Good flick.
I remember phase 4. I watched that one afternoon on kstw 11.
One of the best lists yet lots of movies I haven’t seen yet
Pontypool: Canadians restricting speech, Life imitates art!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA
Return of the living dead was hillarious movie that I loved to watch
Fido is great movie! Ponty pool was very different and great.
Prince of Darkness is my all time favorite movie.
Kudos WhatCulture for a refreshingly unique list.
fun fact: the stars of miracle mile, anthony edwards and mare winningham, are married!
The way that people gymnastic insanity...
I don’t fear the end of the world at all. Would be cool to see it end.
Great list 👏 🖤
I really want to see Maggie, anyone know the best place to stream it? I'm one of the weird people who like to try "legal" sources before sailing the seas, if I can avoid it, lol.
Justwatch is a good place to look.
It's free on Tubi
It’s on Tubi🙂
Hulu.
The female cops reaction to the grabber was so funny.
The only ones I've not seen are The War Game and The Sadness.
Both sound great.
I love Return of the Living Dead. I loved it when I watched it the first time and I love it still. Same with Prince of Darkness. In fact, they just added it to Shudder so I can rewatch any time I want.
Bloody love Fido
The final shot in Prince of Darkness was so bleak and suspensful.
All legit good movies. But Sadness sounds weirdly a lot like that comic Crossed (which I hate).
Love Grabbers, it's so much fun😁
Some really obscure movies listed here. I didn't think anyone remembered Miracle Mile let alone knew about Phase IV.
I am from Ireland. I never heard of Grabbers🙂
Pontypool's premise done right worked
The happening's premise didn't.
Grabbers is the only Apocalypse I'd survive.
Absolutely love Maggie!!!!
Billy isn't dead. Unless he is late for a dinner invite, you stand corrected. $0.02
Miracle mile had my father yelling at the tv back when it came out... watch it and you'll know why.
I was a fan of the Return of the living dead before it was cool.
I loved Grabbers!
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Return Of The Living Dead was written by the same writer as Night Of The Living Dead, dummy. John A. Russo. Look it up. Romero was just a director. Russo retained the "Living Dead" trademark, and Romero had to settle for "The Dead" for his divergence of the series. The "Living Dead" series and the "Dead" series both have the same origin; Night Of The Living Dead.
The Girl with All the Gifts
The Saddness sounds a bit like the virus from "The Retreat" Series by Stephen Knight and a few others, but in stead of crying their laughing while they torture and infect some messed up shit in that book series
Never heard of The Retreat series, just did a search on CZcams and audiobook is here...thanks for that...I've something new to check out..greetings from ireland
Apparently, the movie was inspired, at lest in part, to the Crossed comic series according to the director
The ant movie you chose the ant movie as your number one.
Yea, ants are small, but there is an unfathomably large number of them on earth.
My mum's in the war game
I don't think of Grabbers as a movie that broke any rules. It felt pretty routine overall.
I love Jim you are my gemstone you are my gemstone
Her voice hurts ears
What the hell? Return of the Living Dead is worthy of George A. Romero himself? You do know that it's made by the guy who made Night of the Living Dead along side Romero, and then got into a lawsuit over who had the rights to the name of the series, right? Such an inane statement, lol.
grabbers is great
Wooo Jen! \0/
Gem ❤
That "documentary" won an Oscar because the Oscars have always been pure pro-US Imperialism BS.
Pontypool, ffs.
The sadness is what 28 days later wishes it was
Goose
Poor Jem. At this point, in every video I'm listening for what words she is going to mispronounce. In this one, it's "ambiguity" and "directorial". Nevertheless, an overall well-paced and vivacious performance, as usual.
Second i am sure 😂😂
🥈
First, I think :D
I could never stand the very plain, homely actress from "Miracle Mile".
you dont want to spoil miracle mile but show the climax in the video...
Looks like Elyses teeth