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like i said before - horror has suffered because of the fans who actually pay to get into the theatres en mass. - kids..
so the majority of horror movies are for kids, starring kids.
99% of these films end up being limp dick safe toothless little films.
I think there has been some hope though..
as mentioned the asian wave has given the genre a much needed kick in the ass, as well as our boy tarantino and his friends, rob zombie, who are definately trying to kick it 'old school' when it comes to gore for the sake of gore,etc ..
even if you dont like the particular films (hostel, cabin fever, 1000 corpses, haute tension, etc, you have to acknowledge their efforts to jump-start horror.
Putting out an R rated horror is a brave bold move these days. It almost guarantees failure at the box office.
iunfortunately my personal feeling is - that they are just small blips on the radar and unless they somehow take hold and encourage big name respectable actors and directors to make class horror films like they did in the 70's ... then things will continue to go downhill despite their efforts.
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