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I would definately agree with you on most of your points, and respect you and your opinion.
The reason I think some people, well I can only speak for myself here, like to have an "antihero" and root for the bad guy is down to mainstream Hollywood. How many "action" films do you see where the lasatest hollywood hero mows down wave after wave of bad guys just because his partner got killed. Yes he is attacking bad guys but most are just henchmen put in front of the camera to get killed by said hollywood hero to make them look good. It is nice once in a while to have the opposite happen, the bad guys to get all the luck and stay alive, in fact there are very few films in which the bad guys ever actually make it through all the way to the end to get away scot free, even in anti hero movies justice has to be done.
Obviously in the real world it is a different matter, and if any one is rooting for a killer they need some serious help.
I can appreciate what you say about films making you feel uncomfortable, but once in while I kinda like that myself. I would not like every film to it but occasionally like Devils Rejects, Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer, I Spit on your Grave and Scrapbook are a worthy addition to the "Horror" genre. And making you feel uncomfortable is easy to do, but to do it in a realistic way and convincing way doesn't happen that often, where as the vast majority or people are easily amused by the same old tired humour of the likes of American Pie and Scary Movie, not good fiilms but loads of people go to see them laugh and have a good time. But how many films are there that creep you out, which is a good thing but I do feel they have there place.
Oh bugger I'm off again and I appear to have hijacked this thread for long enough. Not trying to get in the last word and cut you off but I feel there are certain points we will just disagree and like you said that is fair enough but thanks for your opinon on the matter and sorry if I go on.:) It was just the "yeah .. all whiney fucks and police should be killed.
serial killers are cool." that got me going, as that is not what I meant.
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