sleepaway
02-16-2004, 06:48 AM
Been trying to think of a new thread as people are complaining so much that the forum is going to the dogs. But I'll tell ya it's not easy coming up with something new!
So why doesn't everyone tell us why they are a horror fan?
What do you like about horror films that you don't find in other genres?
When did you start getting into horror movies?
I myself was brought up watching all and every type of movie under the sun - it was kind of a 'Dream On' type situation! And I used to record all the late night movies without really knowing what they were and they turned out to be things from the 70's like Carrie and The Fury and Amittyville and Stepford, things that I wouldn't be allowed to rent but got away with recording off the TV and I slowly became to love them and I'd go to the library like a complete geek and look up the cinema horror books and learnt about all the old movies from Universal and stuff and it just grew from that.
I love being scared, it's using emotions that you generally don't get to use on a daily basis unless you are part of The Scooby Gang! Of course now, years later it takes a really special movie to freak me out but I'm happy it still happens, although rarely.
I also loved looking at the effects with the old "How did they do that?" thing and loved finding out how each effect was made and I still find this fascinating and it's maybe why I don't like CGI as a rule as it just doesn't seem so inventive once the programme software is set up.
I also think that Horror movies are extremely inventive and tend to be overlooked even when they are made well. I think there is some marvelous camera work involved in horror movies and the director, if wanting to succeed in scares you have to be inventive in the camera work and lighting and editing and it's a real challenge and I love seeing how new movies try to come up with fresh ideas. Especially new ideas on how to kill someone!
I also thought that it would just be so much fun to work on a horror movie. Well that's how it comes across anyway.
Yada, yada, yada.
Was that too much crap? You guys had better add to this thread after all my effort!
Who's next?
So why doesn't everyone tell us why they are a horror fan?
What do you like about horror films that you don't find in other genres?
When did you start getting into horror movies?
I myself was brought up watching all and every type of movie under the sun - it was kind of a 'Dream On' type situation! And I used to record all the late night movies without really knowing what they were and they turned out to be things from the 70's like Carrie and The Fury and Amittyville and Stepford, things that I wouldn't be allowed to rent but got away with recording off the TV and I slowly became to love them and I'd go to the library like a complete geek and look up the cinema horror books and learnt about all the old movies from Universal and stuff and it just grew from that.
I love being scared, it's using emotions that you generally don't get to use on a daily basis unless you are part of The Scooby Gang! Of course now, years later it takes a really special movie to freak me out but I'm happy it still happens, although rarely.
I also loved looking at the effects with the old "How did they do that?" thing and loved finding out how each effect was made and I still find this fascinating and it's maybe why I don't like CGI as a rule as it just doesn't seem so inventive once the programme software is set up.
I also think that Horror movies are extremely inventive and tend to be overlooked even when they are made well. I think there is some marvelous camera work involved in horror movies and the director, if wanting to succeed in scares you have to be inventive in the camera work and lighting and editing and it's a real challenge and I love seeing how new movies try to come up with fresh ideas. Especially new ideas on how to kill someone!
I also thought that it would just be so much fun to work on a horror movie. Well that's how it comes across anyway.
Yada, yada, yada.
Was that too much crap? You guys had better add to this thread after all my effort!
Who's next?