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Originally posted by filmmaker2
That's true; they're grittier or something...and also I think, there were a lot of "cheap" movies back then that utilized fewer sets, and the sets that were built were sort of cobbled together from existing stuff...and there was a tendency to shoot a lot of films in sunlight, also because it was cheaper. As a result, 70's films have a stronger sense of "reality" and seem to convey things "as they were" then, and not so much as something somebody built. When I pop in a 70's movie, I generally look forward to a "real" experience, sort of, and it's very bracing somehow, like a splash of cold water in the face.
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They do tend to have a much grittier atmosphere to them. But could this also be true in effect.... that perhaps horror movie directors/producers with a lower budget actually try harder to make the best of a (creepy lighting/best camera angles/'horror music' instead of popular soundtracks) film without that big budget? As opposed to having that big budget and hastily whip a film together and hope the cheesy special effects, so-so soundtrack music and a slapped together storyline will be enough?