Exploitation = New "In" genre?

[Disease]

Originally Posted by Despare

I know, they're just filler usually... I'm waiting for one to come out that really bring that part of the genre to the front of the pack. Sixth Sense ALMOST did it... now all we get are PG-13 crappy ghost flicks that don't try. If you're not going to be rated R then you need to set yourself apart from the pack. We need a really good ghost story to set the pace. Poltergeist was big, Sixth Sense like I mentioned... it CAN happen.



There have been some GREAT PG-13 and PG movies though.

Some, but not many. Besides, how scary can a pg 13 movie be, it's ok for kids I guess, I used to love kids horror movies like gremlins and lost boys...

[The STE]

I think if Sixth Sense hadn't been nominated for Best picture, it would have more respect in the horror community. The majority of the big horror fans don't take well to the Oscars, and Sixth Sense getting associated with the Oscars kinda hurt its standing in the horror community.

[The STE]

Originally Posted by Disease

Some, but not many. Besides, how scary can a pg 13 movie be, it's ok for kids I guess, I used to love kids horror movies like gremlins and lost boys...

It can be very scary. Just not very gory. I have yet to see "really fucking scary" listed as a reason why a movie has been rated R.

[Disease]

Originally Posted by The STE

It can be very scary. Just not very gory. I have yet to see "really fucking scary" listed as a reason why a movie has been rated R.

Realy scary in horror is generally associated with violence though, don't you agree?

[The STE]

I disagree. Something being violent is not the same as something being scary. Look at Kaïro. Excellent movie, heavy atmosphere, very suspenseful, not violent. Devil's Rejects; still very good, very violent, but not scary. It's all about timing. Just like comedy.

[Disease]

I'm more so referring to what the populas call horror, which is generally revolved around violence!

[The STE]

I still don't think they're scared by the violence. Perhaps the way the violence is used, but not the violence its self. And that would be an R rating for violence. I'm sure it'd get an R rating if the violence was timed for comedy than horror just the same. Think Evil Dead 2 would get a PG-13?

[stubbornforgey]

I never quite got into the saw movies..i found them quite bizare.
Theres nothing new out there anymore..i truly believe horror movies today have exceeded all limits or have over pushed certain boundries to the limit.
Instead of remaking or adding more sequels..they should concentrate more on
new ideas.
Everything has been out played over and over again.
I commented on 'the messengers' the 1st ten minutes into the movie..i predicted the outcome.
I for one am losing total interest in the whole horror scene. :rolleyes:

[crabapple]

The original "The Haunting" (1963) ...Rated G. Scary as hell.

The remake "The Haunting" (1999) ...Rated PG-13 "For Intense Horror Sequences." Not scary at all.

[The Mothman]

Originally Posted by Unaboner3000

While not the best example of exploitation, I do think the Saw films are a large part of why films like Hostel, The Rob Zombie films, TCM remakes, Grindhouse, ect. are being made now.

grindhouse most certainly isnt influenced by any new movies. its ifluenced by grindhouse movies from the 60s and 70s