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Originally Posted by Kandarian Demon
Anyway my honest opinion is, if we vote/give negative votes/back/withdraw backings based on other people's opinions and not on our own, then we might as well just copy one of the other many many lists of "horror movies that the critics were paid to say that we must like, so we will add them even if we haven't seen them". The list wouldn't actually reflect if the movies on it are any good or not.
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I don't think its such a bad thing to make a small leap of faith now and then, especially when its coming from the opinion of someone you respect.... I agree with what you are saying in principal, but the truth is when it comes to people backing movies they haven't seen, we are actually talking about a
tiny percentage of the final vote (I imagine less than 1%). I think there's actually an irony to what you are saying, because I believe the exact opposite is what happens if people aren't prepared to make the odd leap of faith now and then, or maybe bend a little here and there, why? Well that's simple.... Most people have only seen 'cookie cutter' movie lists and 'classic' movies. I actually think what can elevate the list beyond the typical staple diet of movies everyone has seen or everyone can put in a box is making small leaps of faith here and there.
Maybe I'm just biased because I've had a few people step up and 'blind' back a few movies that I have supported but the truth is they are movies that should be there and that you probably wont find on many horror lists available online because they simply haven't had the exposure of the movies that every single one of us have seen. I don't think the list becomes interesting by having 200 movies that every single person has seen or is aware of, I actually think it becomes interesting when the spotlight gets put on movies that people simply haven't seen.
Most of the movies in the cut so far are no different from every single critics top lists anyway, so real people or critics, it doesn't matter, the vast majority of our list is cookie cutter and can be found on every other horror site. I say embrace the over looked and under valued, even if it means trusting the judgement of others now and then. :cool: