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10-16-2022, 10:31 AM | #17 | |
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I disagree. Halloween (78), Halloween 2, Halloween 4, Halloween 5, Halloween H20, Halloween (07), Halloween (18), and Halloween Kills were all enjoyable watches. Halloween Ends is down there with the dregs of the franchise with The Curse of Michael Myers and Resurrection. |
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10-16-2022, 02:55 PM | #18 |
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How can you **** up Michael Myers and Luke Skywalker this bad?
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10-16-2022, 07:22 PM | #19 | |
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10-16-2022, 07:40 PM | #20 | |
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I was mostly disagreeing with homeboy saying they've been "Terrible for years". 07 was a good reboot, 18 was a good reboot. The franchise has generally been more good than bad. |
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10-18-2022, 02:46 PM | #21 |
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Yeah i definitely wouldnt pay money to see this,although it was more watchable than Resurrection,thats not saying much.Dont know if i need spoiler tags,but just in case.
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10-18-2022, 03:00 PM | #22 |
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99% of the horror genre is garbage. Of course it's subjective, but I can count the number of truly great horror films on my fingers and toes, and have a few digits left over.
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10-18-2022, 03:19 PM | #23 |
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My problem is with hyper-violence. I don't think it's necessary and in many cases, the gratuitous nature of it overwhelms any "horror" one might feel.
The Terrorizer 2 is a good example of this. All anybody is talking about is that people fainted and puked during early screenings because it's positively over the top violent. |
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10-18-2022, 03:26 PM | #24 | |
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The best horror movie of all time is The Shining IMO, and there are only two deaths with almost no gore That over the top shit just doesn't appeal to me, thats why I can't stand the SAW series and other similar titles |
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10-18-2022, 03:36 PM | #25 | |
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****ing terrifying. |
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10-18-2022, 03:42 PM | #26 |
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Yeah i dont really even watch newer horror movies.I dont care for the Saw movies either,but they've only gotten worse since then.They're really just for shock value these days,and try to one up each other.But if that movie actually made people throw up,i'm thinking they shouldnt be watching those in the first place.
As far as what makes a good horror movie,depends on the person of course.Psycho,The Shining,The Exorcist,The Birds,Rosemarys Baby ? There are so many. Halloween i think gets credit for being the first ''slasher'' film,or horror movie with a man in a mask stalking his victims,and of course its effective in doing that without excessive gore. BTW did you all know Halloween 78 made its big screen debut in KC of all places ? I was kind of amazed when i read that somewhere,they had no idea it would become such a huge hit i suppose. |
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10-18-2022, 03:59 PM | #27 | |
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I mean yeah... theres a fair amount of gore in that flic, but as you say sometimes letting someones imagination do the dirty work is even scarier than spelling it out for them |
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10-18-2022, 04:00 PM | #28 |
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Yup, the best horror flicks induce tension or dread(Alien is my all time favorite), which is why I'm so partial to A24 flicks. Shock value is usually laziness masquerading as horror.
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I don't generally look at gorefest movies as horror movies, though they frequently overlap. And you're right in noting that they don't need to show the violence and gore. They don't need to show sex scenes in movies either, and they still do. It's a by-product of the changing in how the standards overlords have changed the rules over the decades. |
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10-18-2022, 05:40 PM | #30 |
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Horror is huge a genre with many subgenres, similar to metal music. Everyone can find something they like and a lot they don't like.
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