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Horror movies

#261
Solarmist said:
So if it wasn't for the "rebar" scene - it would be "believable"? :D
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For me the most satisfying cinema is usually ones that are realistic within the confines defined by the premise of the movie. In the case of Cloverfield, clearly it's not grounded in reality but we as the viewer are presented with the idea of a giant monster. That does not give the viewer any reason to believe that ordinary people will die differently when smashed and impaled by concrete rubble. For that reason scenes like that can be viewed as an "unreaslistic" flaw within a movie that already has an unrealistic premise.

Beyond that I find even more satisfaction in realistic movies within the horror genre such as the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Real "monsters" and realistic circumstances within the plot. All aspects of it could really happen.
 
#263
metron said:
For me the most satisfying cinema is usually ones that are realistic within the confines defined by the premise of the movie. In the case of Cloverfield, clearly it's not grounded in reality but we as the viewer are presented with the idea of a giant monster. That does not give the viewer any reason to believe that ordinary people will die differently when smashed and impaled by concrete rubble. For that reason scenes like that can be viewed as an "unreaslistic" flaw within a movie that already has an unrealistic premise.
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That's called suspension of disbelief. [/film nerd]
 
#264
metron said:
Wait I thought those were the sand people from Star Wars.:confused::D
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I think you're thinking of Jawas. :D

Mr. Tyler: The third Phantasm is pretty good, but if you can't get into the one's you've already seen then don't bother. Phantasm 2 can be a challenge to get hold of since it never got a U.S. release. Not really sure why they went with a different actor for Mike in that one only to bring him back for the rest of the series.:eyebrow:
 
#265
Right the Jawas. I think the director actually commented on that in the extras from the first Phantasm dvd. Something like how the film was released shortly after Star Wars so everyone thought it was a copy but they actually wrote their Jawas into the script and did the filming before Star Wars came out. :p
 
#267
I watched "Penny Dreadful", and "Unrest" the other night that I checked out from the library - both part of the "8 Films to Die For" series.

"Penny Dreadful": lame - stupid story - totally predictable - unintentionally comical - after an hour I couldn't wait for it to get over with :rollno:

"Unrest": meh - lame story overshadowed by the foxy Corrie English - she's the best part ;)
 
#268
I think I rented one of the 8 films to die for and was unimpressed. Can't even remember what it was.

Anyone checkout the masters of horror series? I thought a few of those were really good. Cigarette Burns?
 
#269
I've seen several of those- Cigarette Burns, Incident On and Off A Mountain Road, and Pelts. They all seem to be pretty decent- some have some really good parts. I'm watching the Deer Woman next (the John Landis one). Most of them are on Netflix Instant.
 
#275
I'm planning on putting it in my queue on Netflix- right now the old slasher Pieces is at thae top.

BTW, if this thread undermines my annual horror movies thread here on TB, I'll have to kill you all :)
 
#278
Saw that in the theaters when it came out- I wasn't impressed with it at all, but everyone else seemed to love it over the years, so I've been wanting to give it another try.

Forgot to mention I also saw the Sick Girl episode of Masters of Horror a while back. Unless you're in the mood to see Misty Mundae, it's a pass :D
 
#280
rustynuts said:
Watched Event Horizon again this morning. I suppose it's a horror movie in the Sci-Fi vein. I liked it, but it would have been better had they focused more on the "hellish" aspect of it.
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+1 I actually like the concept of the movie, and the line "Oh. My. God. What happened to your eyes?" and the doctor replies "Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see" :smug:
 

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