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Old 08-08-2005, 07:07 AM
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Question New HorrorS? getting more jumpy than scary?

Ive noticed that the scaryer films r the older 1s like texaschain saw massacre and Friday the 13th.

New 1s like boogey man and the grudge and so on there not scary just..... jumpy in some parts and most of them are phycological!
Who agrees?
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Old 08-08-2005, 07:32 AM
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Nice observations, Einstein.
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Old 08-09-2005, 06:10 PM
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Well...


You gotta say it's probably the most intelligent thing he's said 'round here, if nothing else:rolleyes:
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Old 08-09-2005, 06:20 PM
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Good point -

Modern (Hollywood) horror is tripping over itself to be "clever" - not in the knowing sense of Scream and all that other 90's shit, but manipulative instead: the makers are trying to get inside our minds...! (aargh!)

In these cynical times, it seems good old fashioned bogeymen and chainsaws are out of the window - possibly because these themes have been done to death, of course.
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Old 08-11-2005, 05:21 AM
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yer i see wot u meen
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Old 08-11-2005, 09:51 AM
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That is ture
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Old 08-11-2005, 10:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by massacre
yer i see wot u meen
...Yer.. wot?

Are you Scandanavian?:D
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Old 08-11-2005, 01:21 PM
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Damn Scandanavians, coming into our forums taking over our... vowels...Anyway, it's a bit obvious it's easier to make people jump than really be terrfied. In my opinion a scary movie is a movie that FORCES you to make that running leap after turning the lights off rather than just climbing into bed like a sane person >.>;;... ::cough:: Not that I've done that...I totally haven't done that.
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Old 08-11-2005, 02:09 PM
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Nowadays its looking like only the indie films are the ones that have that creepy vibe all the way through. Like "Shallow Ground", not mainstream in the slightest but I thought it was damn good.
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Old 08-11-2005, 02:53 PM
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The problem is...

We are no longer scared by the simple things, no longer does the vampire, werewolf or slasher scare us we have seen too many movies to scare us

The film makers have come up with the idea of using situations where we feel unsafe

When we are alone, unable to get help, responsable for others, someone has escaped from an assylum etc

Why do they make people jump rather than scare them, simple...

Throw a cat through a window... someone jumps

Now without the situation of helplessness... try and think of the last time you was really scared by the monster or killer

I look forward to a time when something does scare me... the last time i was 7, it was Michael Myers
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