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Permalink Reply by Joong on October 29, 2011 at 5:57pm

Uh, no. For me to consider a movie in the horror genre, it has to make me feel genuinely scared, if it uses jump scares to make me feel that way, then I simply dismiss it as a shitty thriller.

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Permalink Reply by DesertPunk on October 29, 2011 at 6:01pm

Id say, The Terminator & Alien are the closest thing to horror movies from that list. Also, The Silence of the Lambs & Zombieland might be considered being part horror or having horror elements.

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Permalink Reply by SLAPJAW on October 29, 2011 at 6:24pm

Some are Thrillers, Some are Sci Fi, Some are Comedy.  I don't see what I would be considered Horror here.  Jaws would be the closest because it genuinely instills fear in people.  Just ask those who saw it for the first time on the big screen.  People were afraid to go in the water at the beach for a while.  I suppose elements of The Terminator could be classified as horror.

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Permalink Reply by PvtSnafu on October 29, 2011 at 9:29pm

I'm sorry how come A Clockwork Orange is not considered horror by you people?,How can anyone not be scared by this:

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Permalink Reply by Muffin-Of-Doom on October 29, 2011 at 9:39pm

The eyes of a charming devil.

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Permalink Reply by Eric on October 29, 2011 at 9:48pm

A Clockwork Orange- No it's sic-fi

Jaws - Not that scary, but yes

Alien - Yes, sci-fi/horror

Ghostbusters - pfffff, ha ha ha ha ha

Gremlins- ha ha ha ha ha

The Terminator - No sci-fi/action

Critters - Yeah sound like it would be

Predator - No sci-fi/action

The Silence of the Lambs - No, drama, however, Hannibal's escape scene was scary

Jurassic Park - No sci-fi

Fear - No, suspense

The Ninth Gate - Yes, that movie sucked though

Zombieland - Horror/comedy, yes

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Permalink Reply by Zulzon on October 30, 2011 at 3:50am

A Clockwork Orange-no

Jaws-yes

Alien-yes

Ghostbusters-no

Gremlins-yes

The Terminator-no

Critters-no

Predator-no

The Silence of the Lambs-no

Jurassic Park-no

Fear-no

The Ninth Gate-yes

Zombieland-no

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Permalink Reply by PG Cooper on October 30, 2011 at 6:38am

A Clockwork Orange- No

Jaws- Yes

Alien- Yes

Ghostbusters- No

Gremlins- No

The Terminator- Yes

Critters- Haven't seen

Predator- No

The Silence of the Lambs- Yes

Jurassic Park- No

Fear- Haven't seen

The Ninth Gate- Haven't seen

Zombieland- No

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Permalink Reply by Paul Emmanuel on October 31, 2011 at 12:15pm

I would say that stuff like Alien, Predator and Jaws are horror because they are intended to scare people. The Silence of the Lambs has horror elements to it so I would regard that as a horror/thriller film. A Clockwork Orange could be considered a horror film as well because of certain scenes and the general idea of it is pretty scary. The Terminator, Gremlins and Jurrasic Park may have scary scenes but they aren't horror. 

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