Halloween Movies - Page 4

Ghoulish Delight · 10-22-2009, 08:42 AM

I'll admit it, I'm a mega wimp when it comes to horror movies. The creepy factor definitely gets under my skin, full nightmare-inducing effect. I think The Ring was the last real horror movie I watched. It's too bad because on some level I really see the appeal of the genre, but not enough to suffer the loss of sleep.

innerSpaceman · 10-22-2009, 09:44 AM

The Ring scared the piss out of me when I first saw it. So much so that I really never wanted to watch it again. But I needed a line or two for my Halloween CD awesomeness, and I had to watch the movie again to pick out a couple. Not scary the second time. Whew.

mousepod · 10-22-2009, 09:55 AM

I'm an apologist for horror movies - I'll defend the genre against all comers, but I'm rarely frightened by them (and, to be frank, most of them aren't that good). I mostly agree with iSm that slasher movies (after the first Halloween) tend to suck. There were a handful of so-f'ed-up-that-they're-worth-it slashers from the 80s - Maniac springs to mind as one - but they deviate so far from the horror genre that they really ought not be considered in the same conversation.

I mentioned this as an aside earlier, but I can't stress enough that Quatermass and the Pit creeped the crap out of me.

Gemini Cricket · 10-22-2009, 10:01 AM

I had avoided The Ring for ages because I saw and liked Ringu and kind of scoffed at the idea of seeing a U.S. remake. But I plan on watching it after hearing so much about it.

I used to be freaked out by horror films to the extent of nightmares and all that. But after studying film for several years, I think I became immune to being sacred by horror films. (You know, the 'oh that's ketchup' and 'oh that's latex' etc.) Yes, I still leap out of my seat when there's a particularly unexpected jump scene in a film but as for the content freaking me out... it's rare. I think the last movie I was truly disturbed by was Se7en. What happened I think was that the movie leaves a lot up to your imagination and as always one's own imagination is always the best at freaking you out.

LSPoorEeyorick · 10-22-2009, 10:34 AM

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...slasher movies after the first Halloween) tend to suck.

Halloween doesn't seem like a slasher, really. It isn't so much about the gore, it's about the spooky music, the use of depth-of-field and light to reveal "The Shape" - or, as in Jaws, not to reveal him too closely for most of the movie. I love it SO MUCH and if there wasn't a fun party to attend, I'd be at Hollywood Forever watching it on the mausoleum wall next Saturday.

I love horror movies. Though I prefer them when they're ghostly, or otherworldly, with more "thriller" scares than gore effects.

innerSpaceman · 10-22-2009, 10:38 AM

I officially hate Cinespia for scheduling Halloween on Halloween.

Gemini Cricket · 10-22-2009, 10:46 AM

One of my film professors classified Jaws as a sci-fi flick and not a horror flick. I tend to agree with him in that horror flicks deal with things that are supernatural and couldn't ever be explained by science and sci-fi flicks could plausibly happen now or in the future. But ultimately, what classification a movie is is neither here nor there to me.

One might argue that a lot of the things in Jaws couldn't happen, but I think a lot of it could. (Except didn't the shark growl at one point? Or did that happen in one of the craptacular sequels?)

Ghoulish Delight · 10-22-2009, 10:50 AM

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One might argue that a lot of the things in Jaws couldn't happen, but I think a lot of it could. (Except didn't the shark growl at one point? Or did that happen in one of the craptacular sequels?)

Mythbusters

Gemini Cricket · 10-22-2009, 10:53 AM

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Mythbusters

Ooh. I forgot all about the deleted piano wire scene. I wonder if it's on my DVD copy of Jaws.***

***It is. I just checked it out.

flippyshark · 10-22-2009, 11:10 AM

Good ol' Bruce lets loose with a pretty healthy lion's roar in one shot of Jaws. The shark rears up its head as it eats through the line by which the three hunters are trying to drag it to shore. It occurs at 1:43:54, for those of you with a DVD handy. The sound effect in this case was probably intended to have more of a psychological effect, rather than reflecting actual shark reality. (I'm told that sharks actually can make a vocal noise, but it's not at all roar-like. I'd love to know more.)

The execrable Jaws: The Revenge is the movie that really abuses the shark roaring motif - but then, that is truly the least of its many problems.

Jaws as science fiction? I'd beg to differ, but then, semantics is not my favorite game. I'd call it action/adventure, or thriller, and certainly horror of the "nature run amuck" category, alongside The Birds. Now, if the shark were rampaging because of exposure to human-caused pollution or radiation or genetic manipulation, then yes, I'd call it sci-fi.

All that really matters, though, is that I love Jaws like it was my first born child.

10-22-2009, 08:42 AM	#31
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I'll admit it, I'm a mega wimp when it comes to horror movies. The creepy factor definitely gets under my skin, full nightmare-inducing effect. I think The Ring was the last real horror movie I watched. It's too bad because on some level I really see the appeal of the genre, but not enough to suffer the loss of sleep. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	The Ring scared the piss out of me when I first saw it. So much so that I really never wanted to watch it again. But I needed a line or two for my Halloween CD awesomeness, and I had to watch the movie again to pick out a couple. Not scary the second time. Whew.
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10-22-2009, 09:55 AM	#33
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	I'm an apologist for horror movies - I'll defend the genre against all comers, but I'm rarely frightened by them (and, to be frank, most of them aren't that good). I mostly agree with iSm that slasher movies (after the first Halloween) tend to suck. There were a handful of so-f'ed-up-that-they're-worth-it slashers from the 80s - Maniac springs to mind as one - but they deviate so far from the horror genre that they really ought not be considered in the same conversation. I mentioned this as an aside earlier, but I can't stress enough that Quatermass and the Pit creeped the crap out of me. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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10-22-2009, 10:01 AM	#34
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I had avoided The Ring for ages because I saw and liked Ringu and kind of scoffed at the idea of seeing a U.S. remake. But I plan on watching it after hearing so much about it. I used to be freaked out by horror films to the extent of nightmares and all that. But after studying film for several years, I think I became immune to being sacred by horror films. (You know, the 'oh that's ketchup' and 'oh that's latex' etc.) Yes, I still leap out of my seat when there's a particularly unexpected jump scene in a film but as for the content freaking me out... it's rare. I think the last movie I was truly disturbed by was Se7en. What happened I think was that the movie leaves a lot up to your imagination and as always one's own imagination is always the best at freaking you out.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I officially hate Cinespia for scheduling Halloween on Halloween.
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10-22-2009, 10:46 AM	#37
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	One of my film professors classified Jaws as a sci-fi flick and not a horror flick. I tend to agree with him in that horror flicks deal with things that are supernatural and couldn't ever be explained by science and sci-fi flicks could plausibly happen now or in the future. But ultimately, what classification a movie is is neither here nor there to me. One might argue that a lot of the things in Jaws couldn't happen, but I think a lot of it could. (Except didn't the shark growl at one point? Or did that happen in one of the craptacular sequels?)
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10-22-2009, 11:10 AM	#40
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Good ol' Bruce lets loose with a pretty healthy lion's roar in one shot of Jaws. The shark rears up its head as it eats through the line by which the three hunters are trying to drag it to shore. It occurs at 1:43:54, for those of you with a DVD handy. The sound effect in this case was probably intended to have more of a psychological effect, rather than reflecting actual shark reality. (I'm told that sharks actually can make a vocal noise, but it's not at all roar-like. I'd love to know more.) The execrable Jaws: The Revenge is the movie that really abuses the shark roaring motif - but then, that is truly the least of its many problems. Jaws as science fiction? I'd beg to differ, but then, semantics is not my favorite game. I'd call it action/adventure, or thriller, and certainly horror of the "nature run amuck" category, alongside The Birds. Now, if the shark were rampaging because of exposure to human-caused pollution or radiation or genetic manipulation, then yes, I'd call it sci-fi. All that really matters, though, is that I love Jaws like it was my first born child.
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