what do you think of horror movies now?

squidgee

squidgee

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I don't really mind blood and gore as long as the movie doesn't just revolve around gory stuff. I think directors are placing too much emphasis on how scary their movie is and special effects while sacrificing the quality of the story and other things.
 
BamanPiderman

BamanPiderman

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I like a good horror movie, so I usually avoid what's on in cinemas. The content is not what scares me, but the sound. They always turn up the volume really loud at movie theatres.

Don't really rely on movies for scares, though. Games and Slenderseries do that well enough for me.
 
squidgee

squidgee

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BamanPiderman said:
I like a good horror movie, so I usually avoid what's on in cinemas. The content is not what scares me, but the sound. They always turn up the volume really loud at movie theatres.

Don't really rely on movies for scares, though. Games and Slenderseries do that well enough for me.
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Yes I agree, I find that good horror games are scarier than movies.
 
Starry

Starry

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I think the main issue is that what is now considered "horror" would have been called "gore" years ago... My husband's uncle is very, very into gore and zombie films and he likes to get us to see them too, so I've seen tons of them... Some of those films from the 70s and early 80s are incredibly gory... More so than many "horror" films today - the only differences being they were poorly done due to a very low budget and lacking the effects we have now. In addition, they were generally banned, unlike today.

Personally, I don't find gore scary, so wouldn't consider a gore film to be a horror. A film has to have suspense and actual horror in it to be scary. Gore films rarely have that, since they focus on blood and guts and not plot or atmosphere.
 
FeartheGreat

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I'm more of a game person than a movie person, but horror is still my favorite genre. Nothing like a good scare to get the blood pumping.
 
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jaim38

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I have a faint heart. The loud dramatic music and gore scare me, even after all these years of seeing scary movies. I can think of at least 2 times when I shuddered at the theater and gave a little yell and the people behind me would talk about me. They would watch me and see if I do it again. When I go to the movies, I like to sit at the back so that no one could see my reactions. I don't like tightly packed theaters.
 
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Dreamseller

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Ehh, I stopped watching Horror movies years ago. I always out-think the movie, causing it to not scare me. Then it's just a story about teenagers walking through the woods and really, that's not all too exciting.

To me, watching a horror movie that doesn't scare me is like watching a comedy I don't find funny.
 
Ashiene

Ashiene

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All predatory species (humans included) have an innate, natural tendency for aggression and violence. What we enjoy viewing in horror movies (and movie makers cash in on this) is really what our nature finds pleasurable. But modern society has suppressed the natural instinct and tendency for aggression and violence in order to maintain order and peace. Hence, one of the ways we can cater to our innate nature (without going on a rampage) is through horror/action movies and video games.
 
Metal_isthe_Answer

Metal_isthe_Answer

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Todays horror movies are the true definition of a slasher imo. To me, what someone wants when they refer to classic horror movies, are more along the lines of a thriller movie. Basically, compare Psycho (one of the greats), to Friday the 13th (the first couple were pretty good). Unfortunately, the Psycho type thrillers are now more about just having the enemy pop out and shock the audience, and not about building suspense.
 
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laure15

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Many horror movies today have no plot (or a poorly executed one). Many have ultra low ratings. I don't watch them anymore.
 
Xervello

Xervello

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I love lions said:
Has anyone noticed they tend to get a bit too much on the gore effects. I mean in older movies, they were more suspenseful and were more in fore subtle creepiness/scares than focusing on how much ounce of blood a person's skin sheds on the floor. Is this to get more viewers and own money. I watched a few movies like Halloween(remakes), Saw movies, House of 1000 corpses I even accidentally looked up Human Centipede, blech! Even the actors are all good looking(prove me if I'm wrong if there wasn't one actor in a recent remake of a horror film was "average looking" disregard the nerd stereotypes.) I don't know. I mean just to see people's limbs get chopped off, be gutted, throat ripped out, I think that's going far into extremes here. I know there just movies, but I think it's simply just to get more viewers than to actually revolve around the story itself and how the characters manage to defeat their main conflicts. All the actors I'm seeing are fairly good looking, cheesy acting, and such. I'm sick of these actors getting paid for their looks and that's the only thing they'll get people's attentions to show off their abs, biceps, tanned toned body. Damn. I wouldn't say all good looking people aren't bad actors, but they just use their looks to their own advantage to seek some attention from others and that just shows so much lack of respect. (again, before all of you say they are just movies, I'm well aware of that, however, I am only just trying to vent out on how much this trend has been going for so much.) They all basically follow the same story idea/plot device and the kills aren't unique if you just stab someone repeatedly. That's old now. I even watched a scene from a horror movie where a guy was running to save his girlfriend and his leg got caught in a trap in the ground while his girlfriend was in a sleeping bag burning in the fire while you hear that sizzling sound as she was crying for help as the camera zooms inside of her bag and when he was trying to free from the grasp of the trap on his leg, you see his bone(barely!) That's not creative or creepy, that's just mentally twisted for f*cks sakes! Am I the only one who feels this way. I stopped watching those movies like that, but still it drives me in anger why this stuff keeps reappearing and something we've all seen before. It's like basically watching the same movie over and over and that's what this trend is doing.
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HERE, HERE! I'm a horror movie snob. I grew up watching them as a little kid. And in my teens there was this local video place with a horror section on a wall that ran the entire length of the store. Over the course of two years I rented out every single movie. Personally, I don't like lots of blood and gore unless it's relevant to the plot somehow. And I HATE torture porn. The best horror movies are the ones that allow the viewer to use their imagination. Because one's imagination can conjour up anything scarier than what's on screen. Take The Blair Witch Project. People love it for that reason. It forces the viewer to imagine what's in the woods, what they're hearing, what the witch looks like, what their fate holds, etc. People also hated for that reason. Most likely because THEY had to do the work of thinking, rather than have some corny special effects thrown at them.

There was a recent movie (a few years back) that's a scary, psychological movie called Fragile. It takes place at a haunted children's hospital that's being shut down as all the kids are moved to a newer facility. Some remain behind, as the last to be moved, and are being haunted by... well, I won't say anymore. I found it very scary. The Changeling is another good psychological horror story. Personally, Phantasm is my favorite. There's no other story quite like it, lol. But gore and blood isn't all bad. The Exorcist had plenty of gross-out stuff and it's still one of the best ever. The Descent (from a few years back) had lots of gore, but it still allowed the viewer to do the work of imagining what's out there. By the way, watch the UNedited version. It puts a different spin on the story. Rather than the one cut to allow for sequels.

Everyone has their own likes. Some people love blood, gore and torture porn stuffs. But I share your frustration, nowadays, it's only the push-the-envelope violence stuff that's flooding the theaters now. With attractive leads, predictable "scare" scenes and dumbed-down dialogue. But there are bunches of older horror movies like we're talking about. And still a handful of newer ones being made each year. You just gotta seek 'em out. Which films do YOU like, by the way?
 
rosewood

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Ashiene said:
All predatory species (humans included) have an innate, natural tendency for aggression and violence. What we enjoy viewing in horror movies (and movie makers cash in on this) is really what our nature finds pleasurable. But modern society has suppressed the natural instinct and tendency for aggression and violence in order to maintain order and peace. Hence, one of the ways we can cater to our innate nature (without going on a rampage) is through horror/action movies and video games.
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This is not posed as a smart alecky response but an actual question:
If we as a species do indeed have a natural tendency for aggression then why do we get PTSD?

I wonder what the ratio of people who have endured real violence is to how many in the population enjoy horror films, and how many of those are in both categories?

what do you think?
 
Ashiene

Ashiene

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rosewood said:
This is not posed as a smart alecky response but an actual question:
If we as a species do indeed have a natural tendency for aggression then why do we get PTSD?

I wonder what the ratio of people who have endured real violence is to how many in the population enjoy horror films, and how many of those are in both categories?

what do you think?
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I don't see the relation between natural tendency for aggression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The former is a natural instinct and behavioral pattern, while the latter is a persistent heightened state of anxiety as an after-effect of stressful/traumatic events that the mind cannot overcome or accept.
 
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aNOTfox

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I find most modern mainstream horrors follow the same boring templates. Usually a Bunch of teenagers stranded somewhere, get picked off one by one. Or a really crap ghost in a haunted house threatens the lives of the new family that have just moved in (usually to "wright a novel").
Very few horrors seem to focus on the tension any more, just gore and random shocks now and again.
I think the horror genre is very much dead now and has been for some time. Though I'm sure with the right director and an original story, there could be hope.
 
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