Aphex said:The Babadook is out today at the flicks:
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Sounds brilliant.
BimboBob said:Aphex said:The Babadook is out today at the flicks:
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Sounds brilliant.
Why doesn't the silly woman turn the lights on? It's always the same in these films, they wander around a dimly lit house, all squeaky floor boards and small corridors and things start to happen.
che_don_john said:I think that the best horror film are the ones where you don't see what it is you're supposed to be sacred of. Blair Witch did this perfectly, as did Paranormal Activity (although they've really rinsed that franchise dry, now). I remember the opening 30 mins of Jeepers Creepers being fantastic, but as soon as you saw the creature it just became stupid.
The Shining also adhered to this rule - although you saw disturbing things, you never quite saw what was all behind it, only the affect it was having on people. I enjoyed The Exorcist but I think it has to be viewed more with consideration of how it what have appeared back when it was released, ie. I wasn't as disturbed when I first saw it a few years ago as I probably would have been had I been around in 1973.
As much as I love Alien I'd probably consider that more of a sci-fi/suspense than a horror.
Honourable mention to Event Horizon. Perhaps a case of the idea being much better than the execution, but still decent nonetheless
Jaws did this brilliantly, one of my all time favourite movies, when they finally show the shark it is a let down but wow before that when girl goes for swim at night and gets dragged around and boy on inflatable playing around and bam and water turns to blood...brilliantsupercity88 said:che_don_john said:I think that the best horror film are the ones where you don't see what it is you're supposed to be sacred of. Blair Witch did this perfectly, as did Paranormal Activity (although they've really rinsed that franchise dry, now). I remember the opening 30 mins of Jeepers Creepers being fantastic, but as soon as you saw the creature it just became stupid.
The Shining also adhered to this rule - although you saw disturbing things, you never quite saw what was all behind it, only the affect it was having on people. I enjoyed The Exorcist but I think it has to be viewed more with consideration of how it what have appeared back when it was released, ie. I wasn't as disturbed when I first saw it a few years ago as I probably would have been had I been around in 1973.
As much as I love Alien I'd probably consider that more of a sci-fi/suspense than a horror.
Honourable mention to Event Horizon. Perhaps a case of the idea being much better than the execution, but still decent nonetheless
I completely agree and I am surprised so many horror films fail on this front. It is almost impossible to create a universally scary character. Something that looks terrifying to the majority of people. So why not avoid showing any creature? The build up, the suspense, the noises, the darkness and the jumpy moments are what makes a horror film so good. The scariest bits in paranormal activity are when things move when nothing visible is there. This works so much better. Being chased by something you can't see is much more terrifying than an attempt at some scary supernatural creature or a guy that looks like a sex offender running at someone with a chainsaw.
Dark Skies was a good attempt, and when you do see the creatures that are haunting the family it is quite scary but because you see them briefly and at the end of the film it works to some degree.
Aphex said:The Babadook is out today at the flicks:
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Sounds brilliant.
Bored Bob?BimboBob said:I have an idea for a horror movie. How do I copyright the idea and then get it noticed so I can be a millionaire?
dronefromsector7g said:Bored Bob?BimboBob said:I have an idea for a horror movie. How do I copyright the idea and then get it noticed so I can be a millionaire?
PM the script as I'm a screenwriter in my spare time. I'll call my mate Wes in LA to check it over.