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ZombieDrone 10-15-2011 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by detune (Post 907387)
Oh yeah, and the pig demon out the window in the original Amityville Horror.

I find that horrific, but not in the way it was intended.
:D

detune 10-16-2011 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ZombieDrone (Post 907398)
I find that horrific, but not in the way it was intended.
:D

I just youtube'd that scene and I have to agree it is some major cheese :rolleyes: Only gave me a slight chill. But in fairness the last time I saw it was as a kid 30 years ago.

neverending 10-16-2011 09:29 PM

IMO this is one of the things that's wrong with the way people look at movies these days. If you take individual scenes, and look at them out of context, and all the time thinking "okay something scary is supposed to happen any second" of course they're not going to be very effective.

Movies are supposed to be viewed in a continuous sequence, beginning to end, without rewind, pause, or fast forward, as a story about people, and what happens to them. What makes a "jump moment" effective is that you're not expecting it.

leezuki 10-18-2011 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by neverending (Post 907457)
IMO this is one of the things that's wrong with the way people look at movies these days. If you take individual scenes, and look at them out of context, and all the time thinking "okay something scary is supposed to happen any second" of course they're not going to be very effective.

Movies are supposed to be viewed in a continuous sequence, beginning to end, without rewind, pause, or fast forward, as a story about people, and what happens to them. What makes a "jump moment" effective is that you're not expecting it.

that is so true, the whole point to a scare is the build up, an affect can be crap but the build up and music is what makes you jump or scare you.


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