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didnt this exact thread get started a year or so ago ..


I'll say now what iu said the last time .. only with even more conviction ..


No ... horror movies have never been stronger since the 70's.
There are far more theatrically released horrors coming out now than i can ever remember. A lot of good established directors are making these films not to mention actors. The studios are taking the genre seriously again.


here's why :

- The Japanese horror film influence. anything that proves profitable (popular) in any country is going to be exploited in north america.

- The Saw films - and other 'grindhouse influenced movies. good or not - they are also popular and as long as asses fill the seats in the theatres, these and similar films will continue to be theatrically released.

- QT and RR. like them or not - their love and entheusiasm for genre films (and their quality as filmmakers) have been a huge boon for horror fans. So much so that it sickens me when people shit on their efforts. We need more of these guys ..

many horror fans have pretty god damn short memories - or are to young to have had to live through decades of mediocrity. unimaginative cheap straight to video slasher films starring nothing but 3rd rate soap opera actors.

ther have been other influences - reasons for why horror has been flourishing ... i cant recall them all right now ... but these are some pretty major ones.

something to keep in mind : these things come and go in waves ... lets ride this one as long as possible - and be thankfull of it .. because i bet in 10 years time the same people shitting on this decade of horror now - will eventually be looking back on it as 'the golden age of modern horror cinema''