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Originally Posted by metternich1815
Arachnophobia is good, I will consider backing it for honorable mention.
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Originally Posted by neverending
I like Arachnaphobia...
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Originally Posted by neverending
Audition
Natural Born Killers
The rest... eeesh...
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Yes, indeed, help me out folks.
Arachnophobia (1990) - Yes, Arachnophobia is an excellent film (91% Critic rating at RT 34 critics). Notable for adroitly shot scenes to fully exploit fear of spiders (spiders coming out of the faucets; the spider on the table that keeps facing and moving with every move of the actor; spiders bursting from the pulsating spider sac). Very effective creepiness & exploitation of fear. A better film than many of the current Honorable Mentions.
Looking for some support for Arachnophobia, a worthy inclusion in (HM) Honorable Mentions.
Sorry, if I seem late, but it hasn't even been 24 hrs yet.
As I do, consider revising/switching-out your current HM backing. IMO, most worthy films for our 6 HMs:
Arachnophobia (1990) - see above
Tremors (1990) - highly regarded, well made film, How a 'B-movie horror' is done, supports horror genre
Blade (1998) - well made big budget new take on vampire genre
Audition (1999) - already noted
Flatliners (1990) - original concept big budget support of genre
Funny Games (1997) - controversial take on voyerism
Making case why these current underlined films may not be HM worhty; & best choices to switch out your support for another film:
Night of the Living Dead (1990) - I saw this on Netflix years ago. I thought far inferior to the original '68 masterpiece, and not a different take on the original... I don't get why it was ever made. Why make an inferior film, that's not significantly different than the original? I don't understand why this is an Honorable Mention. For these reasons ask members to consider changing backing.
From Dusk Till Dawn - IMO, it's OK, just not particularly original or significant in any way.
Natural Born Killers - I LOVE Oliver Stone's work. I can't say anything he's done isn't well done or significant. It never occurred to me this was horror. But I wouldn't debate it, just don't know if it's significant to the horror genre.