If there’s one thing people on the Internet love to do, it’s tournaments and trying to decide what’s “the best.” It’s October, which means it’s time to branch out into horror movies. But instead of running a poll or posting a post for people to argue in the comments, Jordan Peele took a slightly different approach… and then people could argue in the comments.
On Friday, Peele posted a video in which he identified his favorite horror movie. Turning point? Just like a sports competition, it’s played out in a tournament where 16 films go head-to-head to end up with the top two spots. Most of these films include a range of classics from the 80s and 90s (e.g. Friday the 13th and scream), with approximately recent fares from the 2000s to now (The Babadook and it follows), the oldest of which is Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 film The birds. Of course, some games can get a little silly– it comes with it confrontation great white shark It’s interesting to think about it in a more official capacity—But in the end, the winner is…
How old were we when we learned #jordanpeeleBest Horror Film Picks 😂 If you disagree, argue in the comments ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/MUrGE8d77e
— Monkeypaw Productions (@Monkeypaw) September 27, 2024
A Nightmare on Elm Street, Peele says Robert Englund’s Freddy Krueger is the greatest horror villain of all time. It’s a pity that the video is only one minute, if it were longer, he would collapse Why He chose the movies he made and the movies he liked. The actors interviewed by Letterboxd had the opportunity to do this through four of their favorite films, which can lead to some interesting insights, even into films that people may be familiar with.
Agree with Jordan Peele’s choice, don’t you? think this tells us something about his early films or his Next Expires in 2026? Let us know in the comments.
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