Suitable holloween move for 11 to 14 year olds ?

afkg61

Would anybody have any recommendations on what would be a good holloween move for 11 to 14 year olds ? It's a hard call...can't be to tame, yet can't be too adult !

saintsaltynuts

The Exorcist fun for all the family.

rednik

My 2 daughters love these.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173886/

Mickeroo

The Lost Boys is a good option, would also recommend Monster House, Sleepy Hollow, Gremlins, Monster Squad,The Frighteners, Beetlejuice. They all have a good balance of horror and comedy without being too much or too tame. Monster House is a cartoon though.

titan18

Cabin in the Woods might work. Otherwise, others like Zombieland, Shaun of the Dead, Fright Night would all work imo.

Could also try stuff like Ghostbusters, Nightmare before Christmas, Addams Family, Corpse Bride, Gremlins if you'd prefer something more child-friendly but not scary.

Could also try Poltergeist. Not sure how it's aged but it's probably scarier than any of the above

zAbbo

Mickeroo wrote: »

The Lost Boys is a good option, would also recommend Monster House, Sleepy Hollow, Gremlins, Monster Squad,The Frighteners, Beetlejuice. They all have a good balance of horror and comedy without being too much or too tame. Monster House is a cartoon though.

Really?

The Lost Boys, Gremlins, Sleepy Hollow, The Frighteners, Monster Squad & Beetlejuice are all rated 15's (originally anyway)

Mickeroo

zAbbo wrote: »

Really?

The Lost Boys, Gremlins, Sleepy Hollow, The Frighteners, Monster Squad & Beetlejuice are all rated 15's (originally anyway)

Yeah I know but there's nothing in them that's too much for 11 - 14 year olds. If they were released today there's no way they'd be rated higher than a 12A. Obviously it's at the discretion of the parent but if it were me I wouldn't have a problem.

Sulla Felix

Hocus Pokus.

Josey Wales

titan18 wrote: »

Cabin in the Woods might work. Otherwise, others like Zombieland, Shaun of the Dead, Fright Night would all work imo.

I don't think Cabin in the Woods is suitable for this age group. And Shaun of the Dead has a few gruesome scenes towards the end.

The top three are horror films which are perfectly suitable for 11-14 year olds and the first two were made with that age group in mind. Rare Exports is a little more adult in nature but there's nothing there that's inappropriate. The others are generally perfectly suitable horror films but a bit of parent discretion would be advised. To be perfectly honest, 11-14 year olds should be checking out the original 1930s Universal classics and then moving on to the Stephen King adaptations It and Salem's Lot.

The Monster Squad is the best bet. An intelligent and loving homage to the classic Universal horrors of the 30s sporting a fine script from Shane Black and one of the greatest onscreen depictions of Dracula ever.

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale - It's rare that I get to experience a film completely blind but this was on one of thoserare occasions in which my quest to ignore all trailers, reviews, interviews or any mention of the film worked out.

Much like Monsters Rare Exports is being touted by many of publications as a genre defining piece and while it is a thoroughly entertaining film it does reek of budget limitations. The bizarre tonal shifts hamper the film with the ending being particularly odd and out-of-place, especially as the last third spends some time building up to a pay off which never transpires.

The Hole - Not to be confused with the Keira Knightly starring teens in trouble horror from a decade or so ago, The Hole 2010 is a low budget PG13 horror from the cinema legend that is Joe Dante.

The story follows two brothers who settle with their mom in small town USA. Exploring their new home they stumble across a locked door on the floor of their basement. With the assistance of their attractive neighbour the brothers open the door and discover a hole that seems to have no bottom. In the days following all three are forced to face their fears as all manner of evil behind stalking them.

The Hole is very much a throw back to 80s horror cinema and brings to mind such genre classics as The Monster Squad and Gremlins. The young cast all impress and make the most of one of the stronger genre scripts in years. Few horror films have tackled the theme of child abuse in such a mature and intelligent manner and it's a credit to both the script and Dante's assured direction that it never feels exploitive or heavy handed.

The Hole is a film that has sadly never gotten a chance. Bypassing theatres it was dumped unceremoniously onto DVD and Blu-Ray which is a shame. It's an intelligent, well made and genuinely unsettling horror that makes great use of a talented cast, a string script and some great old school fx work.


Dead Silence - Dead Silence is one of the creepiest films of the past decade. With little in the way of gore of shock tactics it instead relies on a truly astonishing atmosphere of dread which will have you right on the edge of your seat right through to the credits. It features one of the most genuinely chilling baddies in horror history and is a real throw back to the past masters.

Fright Night (original) - Fright Night remains one of the greatest horror films ever made, one which has frights, laughs and even a few moments where tears are in order. It's the perfect vampire film and one which every self respecitng horror fan has to have seen. It features one of my favourite performances of all time from the great Roddy McDowall as Peter Vincent, a role which he was bron to play. To see Fright Night once is to fall in love with it.

The Plague - Billed as a Clive Barker film the Plague is in fact a rather low-key, story driven film from writer/director Hal Masonberg. It's an entertainINg romp with some very well handled moments though watching it you can't help but wish to see the proper directors cut. Barker and his fellow producers recut the film substantially, removing an hour of footage, they concentrated on violence rather than allowing for a truly great slow burning horror film.

dark crystal

I would suggest:

It - Stephen king's scary clown chiller features kids as the main protagonists. One of my faves as a kid.

Poltergeist - although Tobe Hooper directed, it's Spielberg through and through. Again, kids feature highly.

The Others - Creepy house, creepy kids and ghostly goings on. Might be a tad slow for the 11-year-old, though.

Watcher In The Woods - Early 80's live action chiller made by Disney, though don't let that put you off! This Scared the pants off me as a child!


I would also echo two earlier reccomendations: Fright Night and The Hole.

Birneybau

Evil Dead 2, a family classic.

mike65

Christ some dodgy choices for an 11 year old here!

Show 'em Carry On Screaming!

EDDIE WATERS

The Addams family

afkg61

Thanks for all the replies.... some good ideas in there !

Myrddin

zAbbo wrote: »

Really?

The Lost Boys, Gremlins, Sleepy Hollow, The Frighteners, Monster Squad & Beetlejuice are all rated 15's (originally anyway)

Nothing in any of them that makes them unsuitable, they're classics & universally loved within that age group

Myrddin

dark crystal wrote: »

I would suggest:

It - Stephen king's scary clown chiller features kids as the main protagonists. One of my faves as a kid.

Poltergeist - although Tobe Hooper directed, it's Spielberg through and through. Again, kids feature highly.

The Others - Creepy house, creepy kids and ghostly goings on. Might be a tad slow for the 11-year-old, though.

Watcher In The Woods - Early 80's live action chiller made by Disney, though don't let that put you off! This Scared the pants off me as a child!


I would also echo two earlier reccomendations: Fright Night and The Hole.

Not sure about these tbh, an 11 year old and IT/Poltergeist etc likely wouldn't mix too well

e_e

Let the Right One In

Drag00n79

Perhaps the Woman in Black with Daniel Radcliffe would be suitable? It's 15s but is more jumpy than anything else.

Goldstein

Haunted Honeymoon might be a fun one too. I still love the old school spooky "haunted house" setup and it's tonge in cheek enough not to be too scary for younger viewers.

bullvine

The age rating is not a fair reflection, some 12a are worse than 15's, gore is maybe not as big a deal as downright scares, unless your watchin Saw or Hostel, the woman in black was scary enough my little one couldnt watch it but she loved poltergeist even though she was a little scared.

The original Salems Lot is a good shout, anybody born in the 70's would have watched that as a young kid.

bullvine

As already said The Hole(2010) is fantastic and scary, ideal for early Teens as is Monster Squad, wont go wrong with either of them.

The Lost Boys is a little too adult in my opinion, especially the scene at the fire..

Overheal

I saw Chucky when I was 4. I turned out alright. Unusual fear of dolls though.

quickbeam

I'm not much in to horror films myself though I'm (A LOT) older than 11-14, so films that I have enjoyed would probably suit that age group too. Some have already been mentioned, but a few others:

Psycho / The Birds / Rear Window - I watched all of them in my early tweens and they scared me but didn't scar me. There might be a few other Hitchcock films that you could choose from too.

Dog Soldiers - it's a bit tense, but nothing too grusome about it and has a comedy tone to it that lightens it a bit. I'd also be tempted to pick Severance as a comedy horror but I think that one might be a little too much.

The Omen - another class film, and not really THAT scary.

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle