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Originally Posted by Kandarian Demon
In short, supernatural horror. Something that can't be destroyed with a machine gun. And sure, they made supernatural horror movies in the 90s, but that specific genre seemed a little dead at the time. When I think of 90s horror, I think of boobs and childish toilet humour (as in "Scream", which I think is the movie that best sums up everything I disliked about 90s horror)
It was also a time where many horror movies were scarred by really horrible acting. Sure, there's ALWAYS been bad acting in horror - but I guess around that time, the talented, classic horror actors were either no longer around or too old, and sadly they were never replaced. But at least at this point in time, I think we are beginning to see better acting in horror again.
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I have to agree that supernatural movies were relatively dead in the 90s, which explains why you probably didn't like that period. Personally, I like virtually every sub-genre of horror with the exception of the torture and exploitation ones. As far as Scream, I am not sure what you are referring to? I think you are meaning Scary Movie. If you had a different intention you may correct me. Personally, I loved Scream because it was one of the most brilliant and witty horror movies up to that time. Additionally, it helped to revive horror movies. I also thought it was a great psychological thriller. I liked the other Scream films, but they are not as great as the original. So, I guess we are on opposite sides on this (not that there is anything wrong with that, I am just making an observation).
As for acting, I am not entirely sure what you are talking about. I don't think the acting was any better or worse than other time periods. There were some really good actors in my opinion for example Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal, Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, and Kevin Spacey in Se7en, Kane Hodder as Jason (even when the movies he was in weren't good, he still delivered a really great performance), Tony Todd as Candyman. These are just a few of many great performances in the 90s. So, I don't think that I agree that acting was bad in the 90s. Ultimately, while supernatural films, with the notable exception of The Blair Witch Project, were dead, I still think that the 1990s was a great period for horror movies because some of the greatest horror movies in horror movie history, at least in my opinion, were made during this period.