technology killed horror

[jay o2 waster]

I was thinking, maybe technology can be blamed for killing horror. Maybe the reason a lot of the old horror movies seem to be better is because now adays we have better technological advances. Like cell phones, in the past it was more believable that somebody was stranded somewhere, because they didn't have cell phones or a palm piolt to use to call for help. Like in Halloween Resarection, with the whole internet instant message to the palm piolt, tho give hints about where in the house Michael is. Come on. But that is just my opinion.

[AmarylandPsycho]

Whats all this shit about horror being dead? Some fucking bullshit.... Its alive....alive and well, beeding in the hearts of humanity. Waiting for the right moment to reassert itself....horror is dead.....fucking bullshit

[Steve_Hutchison]

Independent movies are the key I think. Have you seen Horror in the Attic (The Attic Expeditions), Cube, Cradle of Fear? Awesome movies.

[bloodrayne]

Originally posted by Steve_Hutchison
Independent movies are the key I think. Have you seen Horror in the Attic (The Attic Expeditions), Cube, Cradle of Fear? Awesome movies. Cube was cool...Cube 2 sucked way too much ass:)

[jay o2 waster]

never seen those, have to check them out

[Sam The Egg]

I thought Cube 2 was good, just a bit too derivative of the first one. Handicapped person, old lady, crazy guy who kills/attempts to kill someone, etc. I liked the fact that the traps were downplayed in favor of time shifts and whatnot. But Cube is by far the better movie.



As for horror being dead...how? They're being made, some of them are good or even great. So instead of going on about whatever bullshit theory you have on what killed horror, maybe you should give your bullshit theory on how it's dead.

[jay o2 waster]

i am bullshit and that is my theory

[Cereal Killer]

Cube is awesome! I wanted it to get somewhere, but loved all the drama and emotion.

As for horror being dead. You are here, right now. Do we seem dead to you?

[Sam The Egg]

One more thing about Cube: You'd think it'd be easier to get a movie that currently has 2 different versions in print than it is to get a movie that was never in print. But noooooooooo. I got A Face in the Crowd pretty easily, but I've had more problem getting a copy of Cube than anything else. Ever.

[jay o2 waster]

we are here but we seem to be discussing the great movies of the past more than of the now, but i talk out of my ass alot so don't even bother to pay attention to me because i fucking suck so much fucking ass

[bloodrayne]

Originally posted by Sam The Egg
One more thing about Cube: You'd think it'd be easier to get a movie that currently has 2 different versions in print than it is to get a movie that was never in print. But noooooooooo. I got A Face in the Crowd pretty easily, but I've had more problem getting a copy of Cube than anything else. Ever. OMG...You're not kidding...I had HELL getting mine...I finally found it for sale at about the 10th Blockbuster I tried...BTW....You can get anything on special order from Media Play or Suncoast...Just a couple of suggestions...I just didn't want to have to wait for mine to come in

[Sam The Egg]

it was one of the first movies I put on the Netflix queue (around a year ago), and every time it gets near the top it goes on Long Wait. I'mma just rent it from Blockbuster and copy it that way

[Rotting Eye]

Originally posted by Sam The Egg
I've had more problem getting a copy of Cube than anything else. Ever.

Do people just NOT like buying movies here? I mean you can't really rely on Netflix for everything. Here's the link for Cube.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6305238065/qid=1082270700/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-6862625-7852822?v=glance&s=dvd

If it's really that good a movie spend the $22 and buy it. But I have seen it several at a local music store here called "Music Trader" that sells new/used CDs/DVDs for about $14 I think.

Cube 2 was terrible.. Cube was good though.

Anyway, Animatrix is back on so I'm going to watch more of it. Thus far I haven't liked it.. But Peter Chung is the director, and I like his stuff, so off I go to watch more of it.

[Sam The Egg]

my problem with Amazon is money. Specifically that I have none. I'm $25 in the hole still from when I borrowed money to buy Angel season 3 from Amazon. The Netflix account isn't mine, and I don't pay for the blank DVDs or cases or computer equipment, so getting DVD's off of there is free

[GorePhobia]

technology spawned alot of good gore and camera angles....so you cant really say that did anything to movies.....i also think horror is alive and well it just needs someone with a creative mind to fix it up again

[Sam The Egg]

ya know what really kills this bullshit theory? EVERYTHING is technology. Do you think that way back in the day they were saying "Damn, all this audible talking is really killing the horror movies"?