[Ann Bowman]

Definitely I agree with bad CGI, annoying characters (for me, the ultimate example of this was in The Lost Boys), and stupid decisions on the part of the filmmaking team. Someone mentioned morals / moral lessons, and I'd have to agree only in situations where this is enforced through any kind of religion. Religious horror films usually turn me off.

I always cringed through the "God" discussion in Poltergeist... It was sweet and everything, but it was used to give the film an 'acceptable' mainstream balance. It should have been used exploitingly. More characters should have died, especially the little girl. I have to say this because that's how it was written in this original script. Given the choice to kill 1 family member, the writers chose Carol-Anne. And I think it was wrong to change the story.

Another thing that ruins a horror movie for me, the viewing experience at least: Now I've got nothing against nudity in horror movies, nor am I the least bit ashamed of my body, but I can't watch a horror movie with some stupid rowdy guy in the room talking about tits and boobs and naked women. It's very annoying and just plain lowers the general intelligence of the whole room. I simply refuse to watch horror movies with chauvenists, or people drinking and getting high. Even if it's just us girls.