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09-06-2014, 05:10 AM
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Sometimes you have to eat your own words!
I'd like to think of myself as someone who isn't easily influenced by what "everyone else" thinks... I like to form my own opinion about a movie.
Buuut... sometimes, I do get influenced, and I can be a bit stubborn at times. I remember very long ago on this forum, the seemingly very unpopular Lords of Salem came up in a debate, and some of you came to it's defence. I was one of those stubborn people who wasn't even interested in giving it a fair chance, because after all, "everyone hates it", and normally I am not a very big fan of Rob Zombies movies. Well... I was finally convinced to give it a try, so I rented it. And wow... am I glad I did! It is nothing less than one of the best modern horror movies I have seen - and believe it or not, it took me hours to fall asleep, and when I finally did, I had nightmares... THAT hasn't happened to me from watching a horror movie since... a very long time ago! I wonder if the reason people hate it so much is because it's a bit "artsy". You probably do have to be one of those people who enjoy the visual side of things, the camera work, a good score etc. I'm sure some will watch it and say "but there's hardly any action!". Well, no, not if "action" means severed body parts, but I wasn't bored for one second. All in all, a movie I kept avoiding for a long time because I expected it to be crap, turned out to be one of the best experiences I've had of watching a horror movie. The first thing I did when the movie was over was to go Online and order a copy of my own for my collection, because I think it's going to rank very high in my list of favourite horror movies from now on. Anyway... maybe this isn't much of a debate. Feel free to debate the movie, or to share your own moments of being completely surprised by a movie. It was just SUCH a positive surprise to me that I had to share 
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09-06-2014, 05:24 AM
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Glad you had a horrifying experience. Works in reverse, too. I can think of a couple of films hyped up on HDC recently that turned out to be real disappointments. Use us as a guide not an authority. Get in touch with your own horror emotions and have a feel with what scares you and trust that intuition.
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09-06-2014, 05:46 AM
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I was never that interested in checking it out after I heard all the negative reviews myself. But now hearing you say it's pretty good I'll have to check it out
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09-06-2014, 06:03 AM
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It's decent, certainly not the abortion most claim it to be. Hopefully, Rob will carry the visual style of Lords into 31. Doubt he will, though.
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09-06-2014, 06:29 AM
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IK never listen to opinions on films. Most people's taste is so abysmal it's terrifying.
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09-06-2014, 06:52 AM
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09-06-2014, 05:04 PM
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I didn't like it because it was too abstract for my taste.
Like Cemetery Man, lot of people like it. I don't. Don't get what's so good about it. But if someone can enjoy it, good for him/her.
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09-06-2014, 05:52 PM
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And the reason I picked that movie to compare it to is because Lords of Salem actually did remind me a bit of Suspiria in some ways. Of course - the ONE thing that can't ever really be debated is whether or not a movie is creepy/scary or not, as that depends totally on the person who's watching. But personally, I have rarely been that creeped out by a movie.
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