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I find that the younger audience have a very low attention span than they did in my day.There is simply too much choice for them to focus on one thing.
Take MTV for example,it is bombarded with hundreds and thousands of images and sound and all lasting about five minutes.
As for FX,i personally don't get that part.I watch horror for the sheer love of the genre,blood guts and gore is great but not the main reason i watch them.
But today's crowd seems to think that is what horror is,and also that the actors have to be young and sexy to be considered a part in horror,that part is what kills horror in my opinion.
Look at the real great horrors of old,none had young sexy teens in them,sure one or two but most were played by a more mature actor,which gave the movie more credibility.I don't watch a horror to see some blonde tart taking her kit off.If i want that there are many other choice of movies i could find.
And lastly,horror for me works best alone not with a crowd.The idea of being scared comes from the anticipation and atmosphere the movies generates,this can not be done with a crowd,were people are talking or eating their over sized buckets of popcorn.
Watch them alone with ALL lights out,now thats horror.
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