Go Back   Horror.com Forums - Talk about horror. > Horror.com Lobby > Horror.com General Forum
Register FAQ Community Calendar

Reply
 
Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 11-23-2003, 07:43 AM
allmykids's Avatar
allmykids allmykids is offline
MODERATOR
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: portland or
Posts: 5,636
horror gets a bum rap!!!

I feel like horror movies are not taken as a true art, 80% are slamed by critics. I have heard the critics just rip these movies apart,they don't get the credit they deserve. the truth is they crank out all these horror movies they would not keep them coming like they do if they where not making the cash. any thoughts?
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 11-23-2003, 07:56 AM
MichaelMyers's Avatar
MichaelMyers MichaelMyers is offline
Horror Fan

 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Haddonfield, Illinois
Posts: 7,827
It takes a certain mindset to appreciate these movies, especially for what they are. I think a lot of the critics go into the theatre expecting to be disappointed.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 11-23-2003, 07:59 AM
abbycomix's Avatar
abbycomix abbycomix is offline
Evil Dead
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NYC
Posts: 318
I think Ebert seems to be able to enjoy genre films. (After all the guy did work on Beyond the Valley of the Dolls with Russ Meyer!). Plus I remember hearing he gave Evil Dead 2 a positive review. But overall you are right they aren't usually considered art. People are so pretentious! Especially reviewers, it's their job I guess. At least there's Joe Bob Briggs. Have you read his books?
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 11-23-2003, 09:31 AM
allmykids's Avatar
allmykids allmykids is offline
MODERATOR
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: portland or
Posts: 5,636
I don't do much reading, it takes to long to find out what is going on. I just wait for the movie. they need people who like horror to review these movies.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 11-23-2003, 10:00 AM
teenagezombie's Avatar
teenagezombie teenagezombie is offline
Evil Dead
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: ky
Posts: 167
Send a message via AIM to teenagezombie
personaly i dont even see the point in having movie critics, most of the time their review is the complete opposite of wut the public thinks, so wuts the point in them being there in the first place???
__________________
the strong prey upon the weak, but there are those who in the midst of it all sit and laugh. they are the few who will remain when the rest of the world will fall
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 11-23-2003, 10:17 AM
mudsliptones's Avatar
mudsliptones mudsliptones is offline
RUN RABBIT...RUN!!!
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: darkest corner of Belgium
Posts: 704
in the daily critiscist day, whatdoes a good movie need

good story, sometimes some special shit in it, like die hard (turn of events), good cast, length of the movie, endings, originality

and in their oppinions horror movies all fail these things

but hell, you gotta see it in the right context, I mean, the original night of the living dead isn't spooky, goor or anything these days, back then, it ruled
the best horror movies are those on a low budget (not the hollywood shit where 20 people write on the same script) off course low budget means that the FX will be bad, so what
__________________
the act of slow piercing is a transcendent spiritual event. there is no pain just sensation you observe the body, experiencing the sensation, surrender to the experience feel the indorful lush as the surgical steel slices through
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 11-23-2003, 01:16 PM
allmykids's Avatar
allmykids allmykids is offline
MODERATOR
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: portland or
Posts: 5,636
they need to rate horror in a different way scare factor, gore and so on.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 11-23-2003, 01:23 PM
crazy clown's Avatar
crazy clown crazy clown is offline
does anybody read this?
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: north carolina
Posts: 1,058
critics only like thought provoking films that are boring as crap. its not just horror that gets a bad rap, comedies and science fiction films get bad ones too. unless its something like "a beautiful mind" or "the shawshank redemption" it won't get a positive review.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 11-23-2003, 01:27 PM
allmykids's Avatar
allmykids allmykids is offline
MODERATOR
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: portland or
Posts: 5,636
Guess they have no taste!!! horror RULES!!!
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 11-23-2003, 01:42 PM
Arioch's Avatar
Arioch Arioch is offline
Post-Moderation
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Terminal Dogma
Posts: 5,361
Quote:
I feel like horror movies are not taken as a true art,
Ya alot of critiques still dont see the art of scaring people as an art.
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 04:46 AM.