strap on your handhelds
things are about to get bloody welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
horror movies of the 2000s for this list
we’re looking at the films that
terrified audiences in the new
millennium where torture porn reign
supreme and fans were bombarded with
remakes
although 90s meta horror was replaced
with more parody during this time we are
excluding horror comedies like zombie
land and Shaun of the Dead this is part
of a series of videos spanning the
decades of horror cinema from the 1920s
to the 2000s if you ain’t got a reason
why you hate clowns I’m gonna kill you
who’s getting family
number 10 drag me to hell scary our
first pick gave us the very long-awaited
return of Sam Raimi to the genre that
gave him his humble beginnings with Evil
Dead
Joe got his man the idea came from a
script he’d been working on with his
brother Ivan throughout the decade
during which he was working on the
spider-man trilogy
this morality tale follows a young loan
officer who regrettably refuses an
extension to an old gypsy woman who in
turn puts a curse on her so that she
will be dragged into hell in three days
fool it will be who comes begging to me
the director more than delivers all the
nasty fun you’d expect from him
number nine Let The Right One In
[Music]
with Nordic noir thrillers on the rise
audiences were not surprised when Yann
IVA delink fist Sweden’s answer to
Stephen King became an overnight
sensation go fish fin there was also no
doubt that his screenplay based on his
own novel was gonna be a hit but it
didn’t only become a hit it took the
world by storm it devoted an adult the
big-screen adaptation of his atmospheric
tale of a young bully boy who befriends
a young vampire was an immense critical
and box-office success winning plenty of
awards and immediately green-lighting an
American remake
it plays less like a vampire movie
and more like a snowy Arctic fever dream
though it still got plenty of horror
elements as well
number eight the ring during a decade
that was drowning in terrible American
remakes this gem easily stood out mostly
because of the talent behind it with a
brilliant director who’d be behind the
Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and
future oscar-nominated Naomi Watts in
the lead role you had a surefire hit a
psychological horror flick about a
vengeful ghost who uses a videotape to
kill her victims this is a movie that
took everything that was already great
about the original and built upon it it
won’t stop well that’s why you’re here
more backstory or human emotion and more
deadly thrills
number seven you own the grudge mas
Tomasi continuing with the j-horror
trend Jew own became the latest
franchise to hit western shores and
caused a severe amount of nightmares
the story of an angry ghost with a
grudge haunting a house and any of its
inhabitants is nothing special but the
talent came from the approach and
execution of each terrifying element
[Applause]
the Grunch used creativity in everything
from its makeup effects putting a twist
on the traditional look of Japanese
ghosts to lighting and sound design
this is the kind of growling we will
never be able to unhear
number six Dawn of the Dead here we have
another remake that did not insult the
original if you take away the franchise
from the grandad of zombie films George
a Romero you better put it in worthy
hands enter the visionary Zack Snyder
after a million zombie flicks what do
you do differently make sure it doesn’t
lack brains human emotion and a non-stop
barrage of scares add in an all-star
cast including acclaimed indie star
Sarah Polley and make sure it truly is
entertaining especially with a shocking
apocalyptic opening that grabs you by
the throat and you’ve got this critical
and commercial hit number 5 final
destination death has a new design for
all of you amid the slasher craze New
Line Cinema took it one step further and
turn death itself into the antagonist
[Music]
based on an abandoned x-files script
idea the twisted story follows a group
of teens that narrowly escapes
a fatal plane explosion
well death is feeling cheated and
decides to kill them off anyway in
bizarre Rube Goldberg like ways
with a villain you never see a cruel
moral to the story of never being able
to escape death and some of the most
creative cinematic kills this box-office
smash gets major props from the horror
community so it’s next number four
Paranormal Activity the YouTube era of
horror cinema and its handheld cameras
came to life with this box-office
breakthrough when someone’s quote real
10-second footage of his door moving on
its own became more terrifying than a
2-hour slasher film director Oren Peli
knew he’d struck gold an incredibly
small budget is all he needed to create
this nightmarish voyeuristic experience
as we watch the footage of a young
couple trying to catch the ghostly
activity in their house on film you stop
following me with the camera
although minimalistic and style this is
one film you do not want to watch alone
at night number 328 days later it was a
virus infection like Stanley Kubrick
before him Danny Boyle is the kind of
prolific director that likes playing
with different genres
after the major successes of
Trainspotting and the beach he set his
eyes on horror and boy did he leave his
mark a different take on the zombie film
28 days later is an apocalyptic
contagion masterpiece with a brilliant
narrative haunting opening sequence and
devastating scenarios featuring the
breakthrough performance of a young
Killian Murphy while the virus in
question is turning people into violent
mutating creatures it turns us into a
blubbering mess behind the couch
Wow number two wreck yeah we’re starting
to see a pattern take an established
theme put it in some very talented hands
and watch something refreshing come to
life
okay okay Maggie sit way back here buddy
when you do this I got it rising Spanish
horror directors Paco Plaza and JAMA
Bala guru brought the found footage
style to a zombie virus outbreak and
gave the world this dizzying roller
coaster ride in which we trail a news
crew that has been following the fire
department
it all seems like a boring night until
they’re locked up in a tenement building
where the residents are starting to get
a little violent and a little undead
before we reveal our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
you know
you say with me this house house
[Music]
hello Amanda number one saw the one that
started it all although torture porn
became huge thanks to the soft films the
original independent feature has little
to do with its insanely bloody and
unnecessarily complicated sequels thank
you for that information sin saw was
more a detective thriller than torture
porn more psychological torture than
bodily torture the complex puzzle and
mystery behind these two men stuck in a
room with a dead body plays out more
like a demented Samuel Beckett play what
we need to do is start thinking about
why we’re here still there are tons of
cringe-worthy moments from a brilliant
script that keeps you guessing to a
jaw-dropping ending you will never
forget most people are so ungrateful to
be alive but not you
not anymore do you agree with our list
hungry for more
which 2000s horror classic tortured you
the way you like
[Music]
for more thrilling top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
[Music]
[Music]
things are about to get bloody welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
horror movies of the 2000s for this list
we’re looking at the films that
terrified audiences in the new
millennium where torture porn reign
supreme and fans were bombarded with
remakes
although 90s meta horror was replaced
with more parody during this time we are
excluding horror comedies like zombie
land and Shaun of the Dead this is part
of a series of videos spanning the
decades of horror cinema from the 1920s
to the 2000s if you ain’t got a reason
why you hate clowns I’m gonna kill you
who’s getting family
number 10 drag me to hell scary our
first pick gave us the very long-awaited
return of Sam Raimi to the genre that
gave him his humble beginnings with Evil
Dead
Joe got his man the idea came from a
script he’d been working on with his
brother Ivan throughout the decade
during which he was working on the
spider-man trilogy
this morality tale follows a young loan
officer who regrettably refuses an
extension to an old gypsy woman who in
turn puts a curse on her so that she
will be dragged into hell in three days
fool it will be who comes begging to me
the director more than delivers all the
nasty fun you’d expect from him
number nine Let The Right One In
[Music]
with Nordic noir thrillers on the rise
audiences were not surprised when Yann
IVA delink fist Sweden’s answer to
Stephen King became an overnight
sensation go fish fin there was also no
doubt that his screenplay based on his
own novel was gonna be a hit but it
didn’t only become a hit it took the
world by storm it devoted an adult the
big-screen adaptation of his atmospheric
tale of a young bully boy who befriends
a young vampire was an immense critical
and box-office success winning plenty of
awards and immediately green-lighting an
American remake
it plays less like a vampire movie
and more like a snowy Arctic fever dream
though it still got plenty of horror
elements as well
number eight the ring during a decade
that was drowning in terrible American
remakes this gem easily stood out mostly
because of the talent behind it with a
brilliant director who’d be behind the
Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and
future oscar-nominated Naomi Watts in
the lead role you had a surefire hit a
psychological horror flick about a
vengeful ghost who uses a videotape to
kill her victims this is a movie that
took everything that was already great
about the original and built upon it it
won’t stop well that’s why you’re here
more backstory or human emotion and more
deadly thrills
number seven you own the grudge mas
Tomasi continuing with the j-horror
trend Jew own became the latest
franchise to hit western shores and
caused a severe amount of nightmares
the story of an angry ghost with a
grudge haunting a house and any of its
inhabitants is nothing special but the
talent came from the approach and
execution of each terrifying element
[Applause]
the Grunch used creativity in everything
from its makeup effects putting a twist
on the traditional look of Japanese
ghosts to lighting and sound design
this is the kind of growling we will
never be able to unhear
number six Dawn of the Dead here we have
another remake that did not insult the
original if you take away the franchise
from the grandad of zombie films George
a Romero you better put it in worthy
hands enter the visionary Zack Snyder
after a million zombie flicks what do
you do differently make sure it doesn’t
lack brains human emotion and a non-stop
barrage of scares add in an all-star
cast including acclaimed indie star
Sarah Polley and make sure it truly is
entertaining especially with a shocking
apocalyptic opening that grabs you by
the throat and you’ve got this critical
and commercial hit number 5 final
destination death has a new design for
all of you amid the slasher craze New
Line Cinema took it one step further and
turn death itself into the antagonist
[Music]
based on an abandoned x-files script
idea the twisted story follows a group
of teens that narrowly escapes
a fatal plane explosion
well death is feeling cheated and
decides to kill them off anyway in
bizarre Rube Goldberg like ways
with a villain you never see a cruel
moral to the story of never being able
to escape death and some of the most
creative cinematic kills this box-office
smash gets major props from the horror
community so it’s next number four
Paranormal Activity the YouTube era of
horror cinema and its handheld cameras
came to life with this box-office
breakthrough when someone’s quote real
10-second footage of his door moving on
its own became more terrifying than a
2-hour slasher film director Oren Peli
knew he’d struck gold an incredibly
small budget is all he needed to create
this nightmarish voyeuristic experience
as we watch the footage of a young
couple trying to catch the ghostly
activity in their house on film you stop
following me with the camera
although minimalistic and style this is
one film you do not want to watch alone
at night number 328 days later it was a
virus infection like Stanley Kubrick
before him Danny Boyle is the kind of
prolific director that likes playing
with different genres
after the major successes of
Trainspotting and the beach he set his
eyes on horror and boy did he leave his
mark a different take on the zombie film
28 days later is an apocalyptic
contagion masterpiece with a brilliant
narrative haunting opening sequence and
devastating scenarios featuring the
breakthrough performance of a young
Killian Murphy while the virus in
question is turning people into violent
mutating creatures it turns us into a
blubbering mess behind the couch
Wow number two wreck yeah we’re starting
to see a pattern take an established
theme put it in some very talented hands
and watch something refreshing come to
life
okay okay Maggie sit way back here buddy
when you do this I got it rising Spanish
horror directors Paco Plaza and JAMA
Bala guru brought the found footage
style to a zombie virus outbreak and
gave the world this dizzying roller
coaster ride in which we trail a news
crew that has been following the fire
department
it all seems like a boring night until
they’re locked up in a tenement building
where the residents are starting to get
a little violent and a little undead
before we reveal our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
you know
you say with me this house house
[Music]
hello Amanda number one saw the one that
started it all although torture porn
became huge thanks to the soft films the
original independent feature has little
to do with its insanely bloody and
unnecessarily complicated sequels thank
you for that information sin saw was
more a detective thriller than torture
porn more psychological torture than
bodily torture the complex puzzle and
mystery behind these two men stuck in a
room with a dead body plays out more
like a demented Samuel Beckett play what
we need to do is start thinking about
why we’re here still there are tons of
cringe-worthy moments from a brilliant
script that keeps you guessing to a
jaw-dropping ending you will never
forget most people are so ungrateful to
be alive but not you
not anymore do you agree with our list
hungry for more
which 2000s horror classic tortured you
the way you like
[Music]
for more thrilling top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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