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I'm a bloody coward. I know it, in real life... I mean, put me in any of those Saw situations, and maybe I'd escape 3/12 of them or however many there are. I feel like if I watch them, it gives me that small revel because I know I could never do it in real life. One of my friends watches because he thinks it "prepares" him, should a similar situation ever occur to him (ok, not Saw style, but you know). How do you justify your attraction to the genre? What makes it make you tick?[/QUOTE]
i watch so i can think to myself 'holy fuck, i'm glad that shit isn't happening to me', closely followed by 'i wonder if that shits ever happened to someone else' hence, the fact i find movies that are based on fact or can at least happen much more disturbing. in short, i just watch these sorts of movies for adrenaline eg henry, hostel, last house on the left.
furthermore, i find there are two types of emotions provoked by horror. that was the first, the toe curling reaction. my prefered movie reaction type is the spine chiller eg ju on, exorcist, event horizon. as far as preparing yourself for similar situations goes i think your friend might be pulling your leg. he must enjoy these movies first and foremost. i mean, you wouldn't watch rocky if you wanted to learn how to scrap.
ps. good thread:)
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top 10 movies
1. event horizon
2. ju on
3. suspiria
4. the exorcist
5. ringu
6. tcm
7. exorcist III
8. the omen
9. haute tension
10. creep
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