Horror in the modern day

[bunn100]

Well firstly I better say HI to all you prestigous members as I am new here. But I did want to share my thoughts and would like to know what you think.

I think horror in general has become to commercialised the problem I see it is that horror directors are making films for one reason only and that is to make lots of money, the problem with that is horror movies are not made for the fans anymore they are made for the average person to sit enjoy and get a shock.

There is just not enough new ideas or creative thinking going about, which leaves the horror fans searching through their archives remebering the good old horror films.

This is why i was excited about Rob Zombies 'House of 1000 Corpses', Whether the film is good or not (I cannot say as I have not seen it yet so if anyone knows of a release date for the UK let me know) this was a horror film made for horror fans and it was trying to be a bit different whether he succeeded or not does not matter to me it inspires me with confindece that maybe more films like this will come out.

The same with Blair Witch Project another daring and new idea (personally I did not like the movie) but what happened the next week there was a teen slasher movie out.

Personally for me for horror to continue it needs someone to be a bit more daring a bit more controversial, I think it would be great for all us to get together and make a film ourselves (but that will realissticly never happen).

I do not know if you agree but they are just my thoughts and let me pose you a question name 5 films which have been released in the last 3 years which you think are classic horror films what left their mark on you. I bet you struggle.

Anyway Hi all (sorry bout the length of the post i will shut up now)

[Arioch]

I 100% agree with your post there. There is no originality anymore which is why you see the same clitched stereotypes occuring more and more often in horror. There are no classics anymore because everything being done has been rehashed 1000 times over.

I cant name 5 films in the last 10 years id deem classics. there is one part of your post that i completly dissagree with, (and people on this board will tell you this is a pet peeve of mine, but you didnt know that your new so its all good:D ) this line right here:

I think it would be great for all us to get together and make a film ourselves (but that will realissticly never happen).

There is alot of this attitude thrown around in the entertainment industry and being a musician myself i get it thrown at me alot too. Society just slams us with this idea that doing what we love is too impossible to make money at so "get a real job" when there is nothing holding us back but our own insecurites. I personally cant live my life without knowing i did everything possible to achieve my true purpose, but thats just me. I guess i just wish more people had more faith in their dreams.

Anyway, welcome to the board, and kickass first post youve already earned my respect.

[bunn100]

I am so glad you disagreed with me on that point because otherwise horror as we love it will die but horror as we hate it will reign supreme.

If I ever had the opportunity to make, influence or just be a part of a horror film I would jump at the chance unfortunately I dont know how to ever get that opportunity and I would never be taken seriously but yes I am glad you disagreed with me there

[FreddyFan]

I totally agree with u bunn. I can't name a horror movie within the last 3 years that even comes close to being a classic. Freddy vs Jason probably will just because people have been waiting for this for 10 fucking years. that pisses me off because like u said, the filmmakers only want money not love from fans. great first post.

[Lycanthe]

I have to throw in my agreement as well, movies in general are very quickly losing imagination and catering to the dollar, at the expense of good, really scary stories. This is especially true in the horror genre.

Let me stretch this point a bit...

Here is the "standard" scenario, which I don't find scary at all; At the beginning there are a bunch of teenagers and at the end they're all dead because there's some nutcase in a mask with a knife (or razors, or a hammer, or a sharpened carrot or whatever) running around bumping them off because they don't have the good sense to get the heck out after they find the first bloody corpse.

What's really scary is when you have a character doing pretty much what a "right-minded" person would do, and still the evil pursues and prevails. The schlock they splatter across screens these days isn't worth either the eight or ten bucks or the time you get to make out in the dark!