[halloweenfreak1]

Originally posted by XtRaVa
(First of all no offense to anyone here thats american etc, I dont mean any..)

Americans think that they can take an asian horror, and make it much better by adding some special effects and CGI...we all know americans like things to be bigger and more fantastical.

Asian horror generally doesnt have amazing effects, but they dont need effects because they work on scaring the viewer psychologically, rather than with other the top effects. It often works a lot on what you dont see, and that is in actual fact a lot scarier most of the time.

These days asian horror is getting a lot wealthier, but I still never expect them to have the amount of effects hollywood studios use, because they dont NEED or WANT them in their movies to scare people, and to produce high quality horror.

Instead they use original (although often based on folk-law and ghost legends) and wonderfully creative stories to sell there movies instead. Coupled with characters you can actually sympathise with, backed up with actors who arent just in it for the money.

American movie companies are trying to cash in on these films by re-making them, simply because they cant create any original movies of their own.

They also realise that many of the movie go-ers would never of seen the original before, because lets face it they are usually ignorant to other cultures, or at least dont have the patience to experience anything other than what they are used to. In this case, with horror movies, another teen slasher flick, with lots of sex and gore.

I for one wish they would try and diversify without having to re-make movies which I am very fond of.

All very good points. I also agree with the whole special effects thing. Totally not scary. the greatest american scary movies didnt have that many holly wood effects(outside of NoES). But you can't say that J-Horror is original if most of them are about ghosts. Now im not a true fan as you say. I have probubly not seen half of the films you have. But the ones i saw didnt apeal to me(they sucked, no offence they just wernt all i hoped they would be).