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  • #31
    Re: Horror Movies From God

    I'm assuming you mean Children of the Corn.

    16. Children of the Corn (1983)



    I am actually torn on this one. Although it shows strength of faith, and the importance of having a firm hand on your children, the amount of demon worship in it makes me uneasy.

    Perhaps one of the pastors could make a better call on this one.
    Drama queen

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    • #32
      Re: Horror Movies From God

      BelieverInGod, thank you for reviewing the two movies I suggested!

      As for this one, as I understood it; children with no guidance (they have no elders of any kind) are completely at loss in life. Here, they end up creating their own religion, twisting things to their convenience and following false idols that are just manipulations created by a few of them, who saw it could be a useful tool to rule their peers through lies and unfounded fear.

      The only good things these kids did in one of the movies (I don't remember which one) was to a kill a woman who was wearing make up.

      I think it is a valuable lesson for kids. "Obey my voice according to that which I command thee"... if you don't want to end up abandoned in a corn field full of crazy, ignorant kids just like yourself... sorry I got a bit carried away there.

      May we find our way to utter salvation,
      Damian

      2nd Timothy 4:4 "And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."

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      • #33
        Re: Horror Movies From God

        How would you rate The Haunting in Connecticut?



        or ?
        2 Thessalonians 2:15
        15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

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        • #34
          Re: Horror Movies From God

          The Wicker Man was a good exposé of paganism.
          Hermaphrodite worship is similarly exposed in Fellini's "Satyricon"

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          • #35
            Re: Horror Movies From God

            Originally posted by BelieverInGod View Post
            There is also a priest (why do all horror movies have Catholic priests in them?)
            I'd have thought there's an obvious answer to that one: because they're scary.
            O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; help us to wring the hearts of their unoffending widows with unavailing grief; help us to turn them out roofless with little children to wander unfriended the wastes of their desolated land in rags and hunger and thirst, sports of the sun flames of summer and the icy winds of winter, broken in spirit, worn with travail, imploring Thee for the refuge of the grave and denied it--for our sakes who adore Thee, Lord, blast their hopes, blight their lives, protract their bitter pilgrimage, make heavy their steps, water their way with their tears, stain the white snow with the blood of their wounded feet! We ask it, in the spirit of love, of Him Who is the Source of Love, and Who is the ever-faithful refuge and friend of all that are sore beset and seek His aid with humble and contrite hearts. Amen.



            God being truth, justice, goodness, beauty, power, and life, man is falsehood, iniquity, evil, ugliness, impotence, and death. God being master, man is the slave. Incapable of finding justice, truth, and eternal life by his own effort, he can attain them only through a divine revelation... he who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter, but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity.

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            • #36
              Re: Horror Movies From God

              Originally posted by Brother Temperance View Post
              I'd have thought there's an obvious answer to that one: because they're scary.
              Indeed. Remember Pope Maledict's early film career?

              Bible boring? Nonsense!
              Try Bible in a Year with Brother V, or join Shirlee and the kids as they discuss Real Bible Stories!
              You can't be a Christian if you don't know God's Word!

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              • #37
                Re: Horror Movies From God

                17. Satyricon (1969)

                Originally posted by MitzaLizalor View Post
                The Wicker Man was a good exposé of paganism.
                Hermaphrodite worship is similarly exposed in Fellini's "Satyricon"
                Come on, this wasn't even made in the US I haven't actually seen the movie, but it's about pagan Rome and Homosexuality. How could you even expect this to be on a list of acceptable horror movies?
                Drama queen

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                • #38
                  Re: Horror Movies From God

                  18. The Haunting in Conneticut (2009)

                  Originally posted by Kris M View Post
                  How would you rate The Haunting in Connecticut?



                  or ?
                  Talking about demons, I believe this computer may be infested. I typed out a review and then the browser crashed.

                  I had to think about this one for a while, because Hellyweird has again taken liberties with the words "true story". The entire true story behind this movie is that a family moved into a house, discovered that it used to be a mortuary and then started seeing "ghosts". But that doesn't sell movie seats does it.

                  The reasons I decided to give this movie thumbs up is that for once the family brings in a pastor rather than a catholic priest. Also it shows what can happen when a woman tries to usurp her husbands position of leader of the house.

                  Sarah Campbell takes her son to a hospital on a regular basis and decides she is too lazy to make the long drive anymore, so she rents a house in a nearby town with absolutely no consideration as to how her husband is going to pay for two houses. She then finds out that the house was used as a mortuary and for witchcraft by previous owners. Her oldest son (the sick one) is blessed (cursed?) with the ability to see the demons and brings in a pastor who understands how to deal with witchcraft. Of course this is all against his mothers wishes and she turns into a hysterical ninny. The husband has a very small role in the movie as he's too busy working, trying to keep up with his wifes spending habits.

                  So the pastor helps the son clear one of the demons out of the house, but does not realize that this one particular demon was keeping the others in check. The demons go nuts and start attacking the family. So the son and pastor decide to cleanse the house by fire. Oldest son is willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of his family, but dad shows up just in time and saves him.
                  Drama queen

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                  • #39
                    Re: Horror Movies From God

                    Originally posted by BelieverInGod
                    Come on, this wasn't even made in the US I haven't actually seen the movie, but it's about pagan Rome and Homosexuality. How could you even expect this to be on a list of acceptable horror movies?
                    I'm sorry for my inappropriate selection. Absinthe consumption over the last couple of days might help to explain my poor judgement, but I do not offer that as an excuse.

                    The film has many horrific tableaux, but my lasting impression has been of the poor hermaphrodite, dragged across the desert with no water, dying of thirst, flayed by the sun - and heathen!

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                    • #40
                      Re: Horror Movies From God

                      How about Paranormal Activity?



                      or ?
                      2 Thessalonians 2:15
                      15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

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                      • #42
                        Re: Horror Movies From God

                        Originally posted by Titus Templeton View Post


                        Another movie about witchcraft.
                        That movie was unique in the way it was filmed, but, as for overall acting and such, it wasn't all that good.
                        If you wanna see any movie about the "blair witch" I would suggest the sequal, the acting is sooo much better.

                        2 Thessalonians 2:15
                        15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

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                        • #43
                          Re: Horror Movies From God

                          What about Stigmata?
                          This movie isn't technically a "horror" movie as much as a "religious thriller" (at least from what I've read and seen about it), but since you all aren't too fond of catholics, I'm curious as to what you think.



                          or ?
                          2 Thessalonians 2:15
                          15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

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                          • #44
                            Re: Horror Movies From God

                            Kris,

                            BelieverinGod has actually reviewed Stigmata on this very same thread.
                            Damian

                            2nd Timothy 4:4 "And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."

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                            • #45
                              Re: Horror Movies From God

                              19. Paranormal Activity (2007)

                              Originally posted by Kris M View Post
                              How about Paranormal Activity?



                              or ?
                              Dull, boring and not really a horror movie (unless you're scared by the "scary ride" at the state fair). It just went for the shock scare, make you jump out of your seat kind of thing. It had no moral redemption whatsoever and was really a waste of time.

                              As for "scariest movie of all time", they need to learn from the Masters. To this day I don't walk past a large flock of crows without getting a little nervous. When a movie still haunts you 47 years after it was made, that's scary. Not silly CGI effects that make you go EEK!
                              Drama queen

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