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I will start with the good here: James McAvoy is fantastic here. There is a bit in a house where he is selling for all its worth and it is amazing.

I like how they establish the Phoenix force attaching itself to Jean Grey, the scene played out with lots of intensity and hooked me hard.

But I have some problems here too.

When Magneto and his band of mutants enter the film I honestly has no idea who any of them are or their powers and it gets confusing fast. Nothing is done to I guess I'll say "prepare" us for what is to come. Even a couple of second to establish powers can make all the difference.

When we feet near the end there is a seemingly endless supply of cannon fodder baddies when at most we met 5 of them earlier. Not being able to keep score ruins any tension or suspense.

There is an crazy amount of turns from the characters going from hero to villain and back to hero, literally one scene to the next with no explanation.

It makes me feel like there is half an hour to forty minutes missing here.

This reeks of PG gutting. All of these peripheral shots of violent things. Suggestion is not welcome here. If you want the moment felt you have to show it.

And the ending....sheesh, they held back too hard.

Eugene's 100 Best (and Most Rewatchable) Horror Films

75 My Bloody Valentine (1981)

Miner's equipment is already freaky looking, but when a slasher is wearing it, it becomes the stuff of nightmares.

A fantastic job is done here hinting at and hiding the identity of the killer.

Eugene's 100 Best (and Most Rewatchable) Horror Films

76 Intruder (1989)

A slasher strikes a grocery store during the midnight shift.

23 years in the grocery business (20 on midnights) means this one speaks to me.

Every device that could be dangerous if used incorrectly is used to great effect here.

Eugene's 100 Best (and Most Rewatchable) Horror Films

77 What We Do In The Shadows (2014)

Imagine Bela Lugosi's Dracula, Count Orlok from Nosferatu, Gary Oldman's Dracula, Louis from Interview With a Vampire, and Edward from Twilight all in one house.

In the hands of Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement it becomes one of the funniest horror films ever.

This one plays with all the conventions horror fans know and love although it is light on real gore.

Eugene's 100 Best (and Most Rewatchable) Horror Films

78 The Mist (2007)

Yet another Stephen King book brought to life, this one about a group of people trapped in a grocery store which is surrounded by fog...and something more.

This film has a great build up to the reveal of exactly what is in that mist and its pure horror after that outside and inside the building.

Eugene's 100 Best (and Most Rewatchable) Horror Films

79 Kill, Baby...Kill!!! (1966)

This film is a wonder of suspense and incredible camerawork.

The scene with the servant girl driven to madness and her eventual death is one to experience.

Eugene's 100 Best (and Most Rewatchable) Horror Films

80 The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

Whenever I watch a Frankenstein film all I want to see is the monster.

This film, and the entire series, are the only time I ever cared about the tragic Doctor, and in these films I cared about him more.

Eugene's 100 Best (and Most Rewatchable) Horror Films

81 Vampyr (1932)

A silent film with visuals that speak volumes.

There is a dream sequence here that is absolutely mindblowing, yet with such a simple execution, that I cannot believe it hasn't been copied a thousand times since.

Eugene's 100 Best (and Most Rewatchable) Horror Films

82 A Quiet Place (2018)

If you make a noise, you die.

Its one heck of a premise for a horror film, but director John Krasinski brings more to it.

The sand trails, the measures to soundproof the house, all of the little details throughout elevate this from a simple slasher horror film into something more.

Eugene's 100 Best (and Most Rewatchable) Horror Films

83 Tremors (1990)

This is a throwback to the 1950s giant monster films with a touch of Jaws (1975). In fact it has often been called Jaws in the desert.

There's incredible practical effects on the creatures, great suspense, and Burt Gummer.

Burt Gummer.