The point is to have discussion about movies. In a discussion people give their different opinions on the given subject and reply to other opinions. If everybody just came here like a bunch of robots saying how much they love everything then it'd be pretty damn boring.

Re: Dose Anybody Here Actually Like Horror Movies
 

i actually understand the frustration - i've experienced it myself.

maybe from a different angle.
I've posted in the past how I HATE the useless posts that refer to a film as gay, or boring, or 'it sucks' and thats it.
I believe that if you're going to commit your critique to a public forum for the world to see then you should take the time to articulate your views properly - or dont fucking bother at all.

i find 99% of the people who do make comments about the films are basing it on their broad experience of seeing a dozen films in the last 4 years of their existence. Does that mean they dont have a voice ? no - but have the level of maturity to express your opinion that's interesting enough to be read. instead of trying to look like a badass all the time. it might impress the other children but anyone over 25 is pretty fucking tired of the ignorance.

another thing to support the frustration is how the actual forums dealing with horror are pretty much dead. most people hang around in general discussing totally unrelated things.- thats fine too ... although most of them have nothing ever to do with the actual horror parts of the forum - ever - so it makes me wonder why the fuck they did join a horror forum to begin with.

i agree fully that there are a ton of shitty movies - and film is completely subjective. So things i like will be hated by other people and vice versa. in a proper discussion - that makes for some interesting and lively reading. however that rarely happens here. someone will make a post that they love a certain film and the deep involved well thought out reply will be 'it sucked donkey balls' wow - origional and insightful.

it will never change - you just have to ignore the garbage and search for the gems.

keep an eye on Pressure's posts. The guy is the ideal poster - insightful, extremely bright, and an incredibly elliquent writer.
too damn good for this place really ... but it gives me something to read.
plus he likes a lot of crap that no one else likes and can explain why. :D

there are some other good posters too - but they are few and far between.


so yeah - i understand the frustration.

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Well, I can tell ya that I'm not one of 'em. No matter how hard I try I just out right cannot explaining anything. That's the exact reason I'll never write a book.

I can somewhat say what I think, but elliquent or insightful? Doubtful.

Evel Kneivel is my father
 

I'm a huge fan of Horror films and came here for that reason.
Alot of the horror movies I've bought because of reviews from members here on the site.I thought I knew alot about horror films until I got here.HDC introduced Me to Italian and Asian horror films, something I had never seen before.
I found out fortunately that there is more to horror than Freddy, Michael, Leatherface and Jason.

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whats with the defeatest attitude ?
nothing wrong with your posts

I enjoy posting what I thought about films here. I will continue to do so. Of course, urgeok is right; a lot of us come to a horror forum to learn more about horror and express our opinions of it. It does become difficult to get insight about a movie when the person reviewing just says 'it sucks' or 'I really liked it.'

There's also the art of recognizing that if you write a long, detailed review, lots of people are just going to skip over it. I try to balance what I say between being insightful and not being long winded. Sometimes I think I do a good job. Other times I think I fail miserably. One member, ruebenmania I believe, used to do short, to the point reviews that I believe everyone enjoyed. I haven't seen him post one in a while, though.

Hmm...well...Let me think........



Yeah...I guess Horror movies are okay...:p

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Most of my posts are about movies. I love everyone here but the main reason I started and continue to come to this site is to find out good movies to watch, next would be Mister Sadistro's deep well of knowledge. :D I think urgeok is one of the best posters when it comes to posting about horror movies.

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I hate every horror movie, they are poorly directed, actors well hell my 2 year old neice could do a better job, Horror movies are just plan out FUNNY !

that kills me too ..

although there isnt always cause to write a long post - sometimes the discussion warrants it and if the post IS about a movie I'll read it no matter how long it is.

but you're right .. most people skip over anything more than 2 lines .. which is very telling of (in general) north american society as a whole who don't want to put any effort into anything.

you want proof .. look at the general forum ..
the most populated thread .. stream of conciousness.

a thread full of one word replys.

a pleasant diversion for some maybe but it sure illustrates my point.