| Vodstok |
12-20-2006 05:30 AM |
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Originally Posted by Roderick Usher
(Post 523263)
funny, but since having a kid I still haven't changed my screenwriting mantra of "kill the dog, kill the kid" on evertything I write. I find myself searching my deepest fears about child-rearing and forcing those to the surface in the most absurdly crude manner possible.
Very theraputic
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Funny, people HATE watching movies with me because if there is a dog or a kid that iseems a little out of place, I KNOW someone is going to kill/maim/otherwise harm it to make them the bad guy. This why i cant watch sitcoms, it is rare that i cant figure out the outcome before it happens, and it takes all of the fun out of them for me.
on the subject of the thread, i like some gore. I had really hoped Hostel would be more graphic, but i think it killed the subject for me entirely. I'm not really into the torture thing, i was interested in seeing Hostel because of the hype, then it turned out to be 90 minutes of tits and really flat, not terribly impressive torture (I checked out completely when the asian girl's eye spooged puss), and some minimally satisfying revenge. I gave the subgenre its chance, wasnt impressed, and I'm done with it.
Cannibal Holocost and movies like that arent even remotely interesteing to me, I didnt care for Hellraiser or any of its ilk (I like the Cenobites, good creatures, but good creatures dont make a good movie)... Most "Gory" movies are flacid, boring poorly scripted and acted vehicles to get some special effects on the screen and i donbt like them.
I prefer there to be more of a point. Alien and Aliens have some terrific gore (and alien 3, the dog scene is just brutal), but the movies are themselves good, and the gore is essential to the plot. Yes, I'm a horror snob, but I'm a beer snob too, so at least im consistent. |
