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Good choice!
I haven't seen the movie (1962?) but I loved the British mini-series (1980?) I thought it was very spooky.
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I haven't seen the movie (1962?) but I loved the British mini-series (1980?) I thought it was very spooky.
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- Jaws (1975)
- Alien (1979)
- The Reptile (1966)
- Black Water (2007)
- Jurassic Park (1993)
- Frankenweenie (2012)
- Beauty And The Beast (1991)
- Empire Of The Ants (1977)
- Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954)
- Dracula, Prince Of Darkness (1965)
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1. Alien (1979)
2. Jaws (1975)
3. Aliens (1986)
4. The Thing (1982)
5. The Birds (1963)
6. Frankenstein (1931)
7. The Time Machine (1961)
8. An American Werewolf In London (1981)
9. Snakes On A Plane (2006)
10.The Fly (1986)
2. Jaws (1975)
3. Aliens (1986)
4. The Thing (1982)
5. The Birds (1963)
6. Frankenstein (1931)
7. The Time Machine (1961)
8. An American Werewolf In London (1981)
9. Snakes On A Plane (2006)
10.The Fly (1986)
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Karin Schill
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1. Jurassic Park (1993)
2. Nosferatu (1922)
3. Jurassic World (2014)
4. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
5. Hellraiser (1987)
6. Buffy the vampire Slayer (1992)
7. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
8. Jurassic Park III (2001)
9. King Kong (1933)
10. A Vampire In Brooklyn (1995)
2. Nosferatu (1922)
3. Jurassic World (2014)
4. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
5. Hellraiser (1987)
6. Buffy the vampire Slayer (1992)
7. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
8. Jurassic Park III (2001)
9. King Kong (1933)
10. A Vampire In Brooklyn (1995)
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Karin Schill
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Last chance to join this round. 
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Oh my. I completely forgot about Jurassic Park. I've edited my monster list to include it.
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Karin Schill
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Okay so after one week of all kinds of monsters it turns out that we find creatures from outer space to be the scariest...
Yep your favorite monster movie is:
Alien (1979)
This is an American/British horror/science fiction movie that is directed by Ridley Scott.
It's about the crew of a spaceship named Nostromo in a distant future. They stop at a planet on their way back to earth and find a spaceship that has crashed. While three of them goes to look at the ship a creature gets stuck on one of the crew members faces. They bring the crew member back on board and after a while a creature is hatched from their collegues dead body. The aggressive alien then spends the rest of the journey haunting the other crew members...
This movie became Sigourney Weavers break out role.
You gave it a total of: 40 points.
Here's a trailer for the winning movie:
Here's the rest of the list:
Jaws (1975) 38 p.
The Birds (1963) 27 p.
Jurassic Park (1993) 24 p.
King Kong (1933) 21 p.
Cloverfield (2008) 21 p.
Nosferatu (1922) 19 p.
Frankenstein (1931) 16 p.
The Blob (1958) 16 p.
The Time Machine (1961) 15 p.
An American Werewolf In London (1981) 13 p.
At Ten Points:
Aliens (1986)
The Mist (2007)
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
Men in Black (1997)
El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) (2006)
At Nine Points:
War Of The Worlds (2005)
Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hide (1941)
THE THING (1951)
Evil Dead (1981)
Mama (2013)
At Eight Points:
WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953)
The Reptile (1966)
Arachnophobia (1990)
The Faculty (1998)
The Host (2006)
Jurassic World (2014)
At Seven Points:
THEM! (1953)
The day of the Triffids (1963)
Piranha (1978)
The Thing (1982)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Jeepers Creepers (2001)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Black Water (2007)
At Six Points:
The Mummy (1932)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Hellraiser (1987)
King Kong (2005)
At Five Points:
Buffy the vampire Slayer (1992)
Lake Placid (1999)
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
Frankenweenie (2012)
At Four Points:
Carry on screaming (1966)
Beauty And The Beast (1991)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
The Descent (2005)
World War Z (2013)
At Three Points:
Godzilla (1954)
Empire Of The Ants (1977)
Mimic (1997)
Anaconda (1997)
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
At Two Points:
Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954)
The Fly (1986)
Snakes On A Plane (2006)
At One Point:
Dracula, Prince Of Darkness (1965)
It´s Alive (1974)
Razorback (1984)
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986)
The Fly (1986)
Tremors (1990)
A Vampire In Brooklyn (1995)
Thank you to everyone who's taken part in this round.
An extra thank you for writing the years of the movies in brackets. :thank:
Yep your favorite monster movie is:
Alien (1979)
This is an American/British horror/science fiction movie that is directed by Ridley Scott.
It's about the crew of a spaceship named Nostromo in a distant future. They stop at a planet on their way back to earth and find a spaceship that has crashed. While three of them goes to look at the ship a creature gets stuck on one of the crew members faces. They bring the crew member back on board and after a while a creature is hatched from their collegues dead body. The aggressive alien then spends the rest of the journey haunting the other crew members...
This movie became Sigourney Weavers break out role.
You gave it a total of: 40 points.
Here's a trailer for the winning movie:
Here's the rest of the list:
Jaws (1975) 38 p.
The Birds (1963) 27 p.
Jurassic Park (1993) 24 p.
King Kong (1933) 21 p.
Cloverfield (2008) 21 p.
Nosferatu (1922) 19 p.
Frankenstein (1931) 16 p.
The Blob (1958) 16 p.
The Time Machine (1961) 15 p.
An American Werewolf In London (1981) 13 p.
At Ten Points:
Aliens (1986)
The Mist (2007)
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
Men in Black (1997)
El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) (2006)
At Nine Points:
War Of The Worlds (2005)
Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hide (1941)
THE THING (1951)
Evil Dead (1981)
Mama (2013)
At Eight Points:
WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953)
The Reptile (1966)
Arachnophobia (1990)
The Faculty (1998)
The Host (2006)
Jurassic World (2014)
At Seven Points:
THEM! (1953)
The day of the Triffids (1963)
Piranha (1978)
The Thing (1982)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Jeepers Creepers (2001)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Black Water (2007)
At Six Points:
The Mummy (1932)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Hellraiser (1987)
King Kong (2005)
At Five Points:
Buffy the vampire Slayer (1992)
Lake Placid (1999)
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
Frankenweenie (2012)
At Four Points:
Carry on screaming (1966)
Beauty And The Beast (1991)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
The Descent (2005)
World War Z (2013)
At Three Points:
Godzilla (1954)
Empire Of The Ants (1977)
Mimic (1997)
Anaconda (1997)
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
At Two Points:
Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954)
The Fly (1986)
Snakes On A Plane (2006)
At One Point:
Dracula, Prince Of Darkness (1965)
It´s Alive (1974)
Razorback (1984)
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986)
The Fly (1986)
Tremors (1990)
A Vampire In Brooklyn (1995)
Thank you to everyone who's taken part in this round.
An extra thank you for writing the years of the movies in brackets. :thank:
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Karin Schill
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Okay up next is another one of my favorite actors:
Richard Burton was a Welsh actor who was born on 10th November, 1925 in Pontrhydyfen, Wales. He was the second youngest of 13 siblings. His father was a coal miner and his mother died when Richard was two years old after having given birth to his younger brother Graham. Richard then moved to his oldest sister Cecilia and her husband Elfed in Taibach, Port Talbot. The couple raised him together with their two daughters.
His given name was Richard Walter Jenkins. But he changed his surname to Burton in 1943 to honor his mentor Philip Burton who taught him how to speak English without a Welsh accent. Richard studied at Exeter College in Oxford. He studied on a scholarship offered by the RAF and he served with them for three years.
In 1948 Richard Burton moved to London and started his acting career in the West End where he gained a reputation of being a Shakespearean actor. In 1949 he did his first feature film which was “The Last Days of Dolwyn”. It lead to that he was discovered and was given a movie contract with Alexander Korda. Eventually Hollywood became interested in the young actor and he was given the lead role in “My Cousin Rachel” (1952) where he starred opposite Olivia de Havilland. He kept working steadily in films and on the stage for most of the 1950s. He was a celebrated actor in his own right but after he married Elizabeth Taylor he was catapulted to even greater levels of fame. In the 1960s and 1970s The Burtons collaborated on 11 movies.
Richard Burton’s life was cut short on 5th August, 1984. He died from a brain haemorrhage in Celigny, Switzerland. He was 58 years old. Richard Burton won the BAFTA award, Golden Globe and the Tony Award as best actor. He was also nominated for several Oscars without ever winning the award. In his career he made approx 60 movies in total. But which one of his movies is your favorite?
Totals on: Friday.
Richard Burton was a Welsh actor who was born on 10th November, 1925 in Pontrhydyfen, Wales. He was the second youngest of 13 siblings. His father was a coal miner and his mother died when Richard was two years old after having given birth to his younger brother Graham. Richard then moved to his oldest sister Cecilia and her husband Elfed in Taibach, Port Talbot. The couple raised him together with their two daughters.
His given name was Richard Walter Jenkins. But he changed his surname to Burton in 1943 to honor his mentor Philip Burton who taught him how to speak English without a Welsh accent. Richard studied at Exeter College in Oxford. He studied on a scholarship offered by the RAF and he served with them for three years.
In 1948 Richard Burton moved to London and started his acting career in the West End where he gained a reputation of being a Shakespearean actor. In 1949 he did his first feature film which was “The Last Days of Dolwyn”. It lead to that he was discovered and was given a movie contract with Alexander Korda. Eventually Hollywood became interested in the young actor and he was given the lead role in “My Cousin Rachel” (1952) where he starred opposite Olivia de Havilland. He kept working steadily in films and on the stage for most of the 1950s. He was a celebrated actor in his own right but after he married Elizabeth Taylor he was catapulted to even greater levels of fame. In the 1960s and 1970s The Burtons collaborated on 11 movies.
Richard Burton’s life was cut short on 5th August, 1984. He died from a brain haemorrhage in Celigny, Switzerland. He was 58 years old. Richard Burton won the BAFTA award, Golden Globe and the Tony Award as best actor. He was also nominated for several Oscars without ever winning the award. In his career he made approx 60 movies in total. But which one of his movies is your favorite?
Totals on: Friday.
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God, he killed his looks so fast with booze.
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My Cousin Rachel
Becket
Night of the Iguana
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
The Taming of the Shrew
Equus
I've never seen "Anne of the Thousand Days"
Becket
Night of the Iguana
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
The Taming of the Shrew
Equus
I've never seen "Anne of the Thousand Days"
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have to say he isnt a fav but nice voice!
- Anne of a 1000 days
- the spy who comes in from the cold
- Zulu - narration at end / nice voice
- where eagles dare
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I've not seen many of his films so I'll just rank the ones I have seen.
1. Equus
2. The V.I.P.s
3. The Robe
4. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1. Equus
2. The V.I.P.s
3. The Robe
4. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
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1 - Who´s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
2 - Cleopatra (1963)
3 - The Staircase (1969)
4- The Night of the Iguana (1964)
5 - The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
6 - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
7 - The Sandpiper (1965)
8 - The VIP´s (1963)
9 - Where Eagles Dare (1968)
10 - Look Back in Anger (1959)
Here´s Da Pig in a photo from the audition
she did for "Cleopatra". She and another British
actress (...) were finalists for it, but as we all know,
the role went to the (equally) fabulous Elizabeth Taylor.
In her memoir, Da Pig explains that she also had an
affair with Burton, but "Dickie always wanted more
of everything and hey, Liz had a nose longer than mine!"
2 - Cleopatra (1963)
3 - The Staircase (1969)
4- The Night of the Iguana (1964)
5 - The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
6 - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
7 - The Sandpiper (1965)
8 - The VIP´s (1963)
9 - Where Eagles Dare (1968)
10 - Look Back in Anger (1959)
Here´s Da Pig in a photo from the audition
she did for "Cleopatra". She and another British
actress (...) were finalists for it, but as we all know,
the role went to the (equally) fabulous Elizabeth Taylor.
In her memoir, Da Pig explains that she also had an
affair with Burton, but "Dickie always wanted more
of everything and hey, Liz had a nose longer than mine!"
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Karin Schill
Guest
Thank you to everyone who's joined in this round so far.
Here´s Da Pig in a photo from the audition
she did for "Cleopatra". She and another British
actress (...) were finalists for it, but as we all know,
the role went to the (equally) fabulous Elizabeth Taylor.
In her memoir, Da Pig explains that she also had an
affair with Burton, but "Dickie always wanted more
of everything and hey, Liz had a nose longer than mine!"
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Karin Schill
Guest
Okay this is not easy for me since I love most of his movies but let's give it a try:
1. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Richard should have won an Oscar for this part and maybe he would have if it hadn't been John Wayne's turn.
Anyway he plays Henry VIII to a T and makes him look sort of mad and passioante all at once. I love historical dramas and have always been fascinated by the British Royal Family for some reason.
2. The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Richard at his Shakespeare best and I love it how he and Elizabeth plays off each other. They are a delight to watch and funny too!
3. The Night of the Iguana (1964)
Excellent movie and he plays the tortured priest so well. Love the location too!
4. Cleopatra (1963)
The only reason this is not number one on my list is because Richard barely had anything to do in the first half of the movie...
But I love, love, love this movie. By far my most favorite of both Richard and Elizabeth's movies...
5. The Sandpiper (1965)
My guilty pleasure movie that I can just watch over and over again. The scenery is really beautiful and I think the movie says something about women's roles in the 1960s. I love how Elizabeth's character defies the norms of what is expected of her. Then at the end of the day realize she does want "the marriage trap"...
6. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)
This is the movie that turned me into a Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor fan. It's so fascinating to watch. I hadn't seen any other movie like it when I first saw it. Their performance is awesome too. I love how you don't know the whole story but are kept guessing as the movie unfolds.
7. The Longest Day (1962)
The best war film about the Second World War. Richard's role is rather small. But the movie seems so realistic. It's a must see.
8. Where Eagles Dares (1968)
Great action movie. I love it and it's awesome how Richard had credit above Clint Eastwood!
9. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
I haven't watched this one in a long good while, but I remember I thought it was really good. It's about the cold war.
10. Massacre On Rome (1973)
A chilling movie based on a true events from the Second World War. Horrible, but worth watching.
Movies that are just below my list:
Becket
Look Back In Anger
The Robe
Alexander The Great
Equus
Doctor Faustus
Sea Wife
Brief Encounter
The Comedians
The Desert Rats
Seems like I could easily have made this one a top twenty...
1. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Richard should have won an Oscar for this part and maybe he would have if it hadn't been John Wayne's turn.
Anyway he plays Henry VIII to a T and makes him look sort of mad and passioante all at once. I love historical dramas and have always been fascinated by the British Royal Family for some reason.
2. The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Richard at his Shakespeare best and I love it how he and Elizabeth plays off each other. They are a delight to watch and funny too!
3. The Night of the Iguana (1964)
Excellent movie and he plays the tortured priest so well. Love the location too!
4. Cleopatra (1963)
The only reason this is not number one on my list is because Richard barely had anything to do in the first half of the movie...
But I love, love, love this movie. By far my most favorite of both Richard and Elizabeth's movies...
5. The Sandpiper (1965)
My guilty pleasure movie that I can just watch over and over again. The scenery is really beautiful and I think the movie says something about women's roles in the 1960s. I love how Elizabeth's character defies the norms of what is expected of her. Then at the end of the day realize she does want "the marriage trap"...
6. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)
This is the movie that turned me into a Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor fan. It's so fascinating to watch. I hadn't seen any other movie like it when I first saw it. Their performance is awesome too. I love how you don't know the whole story but are kept guessing as the movie unfolds.
7. The Longest Day (1962)
The best war film about the Second World War. Richard's role is rather small. But the movie seems so realistic. It's a must see.
8. Where Eagles Dares (1968)
Great action movie. I love it and it's awesome how Richard had credit above Clint Eastwood!
9. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
I haven't watched this one in a long good while, but I remember I thought it was really good. It's about the cold war.
10. Massacre On Rome (1973)
A chilling movie based on a true events from the Second World War. Horrible, but worth watching.
Movies that are just below my list:
Becket
Look Back In Anger
The Robe
Alexander The Great
Equus
Doctor Faustus
Sea Wife
Brief Encounter
The Comedians
The Desert Rats
Seems like I could easily have made this one a top twenty...
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Karin Schill
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Okay so your favorite Richard Burton movie is:
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)
This is an American black-comedy drama film directed by Mike Nichols. It's based on a theatre play by Edward Albee. In the movie Richard Burton portrays college professor George who is married to the head master's daughter Martha, who is portrayed by his real life wife Elizabeth Taylor. The happy couple invite a new young couple to an after party at their place. As the guests gets more and more boozed up they start to talk and some secrets are revealed...
You gave it a total of: 45 points.
Here's a trailer for the movie:
The second runner up was:
Cleopatra (1963)
This is an American drama, historical biography movie that stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Rex Harrison as Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, Mark Anthony and Julius Ceasar. It's directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
You gave it a total of 34 p.
Here's a trailer for that movie too:
and at third place we find:
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
In this Shakespeare drama Richard Burton portrays Petruchio a man who choses to marry Kate although she doesn't want to marry him. He makes it his goal to tame her.
Richard Burton co-stars once again with his real life wife Elizabeth Taylor. The couple also produced the movie. It was directed by Franco Zeffirelli.
You gave it a total of 25 points.
Here's a trailer for that movie too:
So well apparently people on this board enjoy to watch Richard Burton co-star with Elizabeth Taylor the most...
Then here's the rest of the list:
The Night of the Iguana (1964) 23 p.
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) 23 p.
The Sandpiper (1965) 20 p.
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) 20 p.
The VIP´s (1963) 15 p.
Equus (1977)14 p.
The Robe (1953) 12 p.
The Longest Day (1962) 12 p.
Where Eagles Dares (1968) 12 p.
My Cousin Rachel (1952) 10 p.
Becket (1964) 9 p.
Zulu - narration (1964) 8 p.
The Staircase (1969) 8 p.
1984 (1984) 8 p.
The Desert Rats (1953) 6 p.
The Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) 2 p.
Sea Wife (1957) 1 p.
Look Back in Anger (1959) 1 p.
Massacre On Rome (1973) 1 p.
Thank you to everyone who's taken part in this round.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)
This is an American black-comedy drama film directed by Mike Nichols. It's based on a theatre play by Edward Albee. In the movie Richard Burton portrays college professor George who is married to the head master's daughter Martha, who is portrayed by his real life wife Elizabeth Taylor. The happy couple invite a new young couple to an after party at their place. As the guests gets more and more boozed up they start to talk and some secrets are revealed...
You gave it a total of: 45 points.
Here's a trailer for the movie:
The second runner up was:
Cleopatra (1963)
This is an American drama, historical biography movie that stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Rex Harrison as Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, Mark Anthony and Julius Ceasar. It's directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
You gave it a total of 34 p.
Here's a trailer for that movie too:
and at third place we find:
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
In this Shakespeare drama Richard Burton portrays Petruchio a man who choses to marry Kate although she doesn't want to marry him. He makes it his goal to tame her.
Richard Burton co-stars once again with his real life wife Elizabeth Taylor. The couple also produced the movie. It was directed by Franco Zeffirelli.
You gave it a total of 25 points.
Here's a trailer for that movie too:
Then here's the rest of the list:
The Night of the Iguana (1964) 23 p.
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) 23 p.
The Sandpiper (1965) 20 p.
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) 20 p.
The VIP´s (1963) 15 p.
Equus (1977)14 p.
The Robe (1953) 12 p.
The Longest Day (1962) 12 p.
Where Eagles Dares (1968) 12 p.
My Cousin Rachel (1952) 10 p.
Becket (1964) 9 p.
Zulu - narration (1964) 8 p.
The Staircase (1969) 8 p.
1984 (1984) 8 p.
The Desert Rats (1953) 6 p.
The Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) 2 p.
Sea Wife (1957) 1 p.
Look Back in Anger (1959) 1 p.
Massacre On Rome (1973) 1 p.
Thank you to everyone who's taken part in this round.