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Originally Posted by Straker
I appreciate the point you are making, but I gotta disagree with the example... Nicholson is amazing in The Shining, but his performance takes a back seat to one of the greatest directors of all time. As good as he is, The Shining would've been amazing with or without Nicholson, Kubrick at the helm is as close as you get to a dead cert. Hell, he even got a performance out of Shelly Duvall. Kubrick could get anyone to perform way beyond their ability.
As for the subject, I think horror tends to rely more heavily on a strong director than the actors. Obviously strong actors help and we have a huge list of top actors that have been massive in our genre, but the directors are so influential, probably more so than in any other genre I think. When you think of 'big names' in say, comedy, you tend to think of actors first and I'd probably struggle to tell you who directed alot of my favouirte comedies, but when I think about horror movies, the directors tend to go hand in hand with the actors. Thats a bit of a generalistion really because there are great directors in every field. I just think maybe there are more directors synonymous with horror than any other genre, or maybe I just know them better. :rolleyes:
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I agree. I'll watch a horror film first if I hear wes craven then I would hear if say sam l jackson is in it.
I actually think when I see a big name in a horror film i tend to think it will not be as good. A lot to do with horror is relating to the character as if you were the person walking through the cold dark shadowy house. When you see Jim Carey walking that house you tend to judge his performance compared to other films and not the effect and sounds that brings the suspense.
I watched sinister the other night and it seemed more that my wife and i were talking about him in training day or the movie with angliania jolie and not the suspense.
As of boris karloff and others...they were known for their horror films as jim carey and chris rock are known for their comedies. how many actors today can you come to as (_____ is to horror as jim carey is to comedy)
Overall I think it's better to have a unknown to be able to focus more on the movie than the actor.