Are horror films still fun?
 

Well, are they?

Some are certainly still entertaining. Some are interesting. Many are gruelling. And a few are even scarey. But do you have fun when you watch modern horror films or is it merely an exercise in survival?

The question came to me last night while I was watching the remake of DAWN OF THE DEAD again. It's actually a pretty well-made film. But I realized about half-way through I wasn't having any fun watching it again.

Well, I don't know. I think that today's filmmakers--generally--have forgotten how to make things fun. And how to have fun making things, which is a big part of the trick. By and large, most Hollywood product is very cookie-cutter, very mechanically produced, and I think the only fun people are having while they make it is when they buy a swimming pool with the money. In other words, the "fun" isn't in the process itself.

Occasionally I'll see something that I think is fun. "House of 1,000 Corpses," while perhaps not the perfect movie, seems to be having fun doing what it is doing.

I just remember walking out of the theatre after AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON and laughing having had a great time. It's certainly not the same feeling I had after seeing many newer films.

Re: Are horror films still fun?
 

My personal view is simple....


I have fun if I'm watching a good film, doesn't have to be Taxi Driver or Psycho as long as it's well made and enjoyable I have fun watching it.

With the exception of depressing films which can still be enjoyable because of the fact I'm watching a good film but they aren't that much fun to watch...

perfect examples-Million DB and Requiem for A Dream, two of the best movies I've ever seen which I did enjoy because they're great films but didn't exactly have that much fun watching because of the harsh images in the latter stages of both films.

I have fun watching many different kinds of films. I think I am blessed because to be honest, I am fairly easily entertained. There certainly are some films I enjoy much more than others . And it is true that horror has lost a little something through the years. People have often accused me of being prejudiced against new films and certainly of remakes. But I don't hold all films up to the same standard.

I for one have enjoyed the Dawn of the Dead remake everytime I have watched it......not in the same way I enjoyed the original of course. And nothing can compare to the first time I watched The Texas Chainsaw Massacre for instance.....but that wasn't fun....that was pure terror....:D

Re: Re: Are horror films still fun?
 

Excellent film. And you're right - harsh.

See Devils Rejects

I laughed out loud at some parts in the film.

Loved it.

Haven't seen it, but I definitely will. Thanks.

I also think that today directors are being picked to make horror films and it's just a job to them.

Carpenter,Romero,Argento ect. ect. came up with the ideas and pitched,wrote and directed the film they wanted to make and made them with passion because it was something they believed in. Not saying that the directors picked for recent horror films go in not trying but they don't try as hard as someone who who's passionate about what they're doing, like I said before it's just a job to them.

Two examples- Rob Zombie and Uwe Boll

That's an excellent point. Was it Boll's HOUSE OF THE DEAD?

Who in the hell did they even make that film for? Not even why or how; who?