Things you are tired of in the horror genre.

[AlexSivier]

Originally Posted by Noodlefox

I appreciate CGI when it's used to its best effect, but far to often it's just thrown in because they can and it's the newest toy and it really doesn't help anything... If you can't do it right I would rather it just not be used at all.

CGI is not the problem. The problem is that it gives filmmakers too much power to SHOW the horro. A hidden monster is far scarier than one in plain sight no matter how grotesque it is. That's why the original alien is a classic, and the newer ones are just crap

[HorrorJ]

Torture porn
Excessive nudity/sex
"Dumb" victims
Movies that have too many sequels

[Gustav Weil]

I'm tired of cardboard, identikit actors in leading roles in horror movies.
Where is the next Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, etc??

[shiningm]

How do you all feel about horror moving away from one of it's biggest tropes which is that in horror, amongst other genres, the main character(s) never die(s). With a lot of recent horror films we're beginning to see that happen more often.

[TokyoTenshi]

There are a few things that I'm tired of in horror genre.

1. Overused CGI. CGI can be a big help or a big flaw in movie. I'm fine with CGI that helps a movie but sometimes it's way overused to the point of being ridiculous. Sometimes it's too obvious and done so bad that it ruins the movie for me.

2. Remakes. Many remakes are very disappointing and shouldn't even be made but there are some that I think are quite good.

3. Neverending sequels or reviving well known franchise just for the sake of reviving it or leeching off its fame. For example - Hellraiser Revelations and Children of the Corn remake. Oh I was also HIGHLY disappointed with Evil Dead remake!

4. Cliche. Like cliche characters - dumb blond, jock, the snobby popular kids that dies, the nerd, typical stoners etc. Cliche scenario.

5. Excessive nudity or unnecessary sex and scenes that have absolutely nothing to do with the film.

6. Film color correction. Urgh this annoys me to no end. I know that 'darkness' is associated with horror but come on! How come you don't turn on the lights like... ever in a movie? That's why I love classic movies, because they don't have the color correction therefore it looks natural and I think it's scarier that way.. but color correcting it until it's too dark that you can't even see a damn thing? They just rely on jumpscares and sound effect.

That's all I can think of at the moment.

[Bob Gray]

Originally Posted by TokyoTenshi

There are a few things that I'm tired of in horror genre.

1. Overused CGI. CGI can be a big help or a big flaw in movie. I'm fine with CGI that helps a movie but sometimes it's way overused to the point of being ridiculous. Sometimes it's too obvious and done so bad that it ruins the movie for me.

2. Remakes. Many remakes are very disappointing and shouldn't even be made but there are some that I think are quite good.

3. Neverending sequels or reviving well known franchise just for the sake of reviving it or leeching off its fame. For example - Hellraiser Revelations and Children of the Corn remake. Oh I was also HIGHLY disappointed with Evil Dead remake!

4. Cliche. Like cliche characters - dumb blond, jock, the snobby popular kids that dies, the nerd, typical stoners etc. Cliche scenario.

5. Excessive nudity or unnecessary sex and scenes that have absolutely nothing to do with the film.

6. Film color correction. Urgh this annoys me to no end. I know that 'darkness' is associated with horror but come on! How come you don't turn on the lights like... ever in a movie? That's why I love classic movies, because they don't have the color correction therefore it looks natural and I think it's scarier that way.. but color correcting it until it's too dark that you can't even see a damn thing? They just rely on jumpscares and sound effect.

That's all I can think of at the moment.

I agree with most of these points except I really enjoyed the new take on Evil Dead. Cliche characters are probably my biggest beef with horror movies these days, I want to see the stoner who is actually intelligent (like many stoners are) and maybe he/she doesn't save the day (because I'm not a huge fan of happy endings) but they at least hold their own for awhile.

[CreedNoir]

Shock and cheap thrills.

I'm looking for something that is truly dreadful, but at the same rate tells a good story.

[TokyoTenshi]

Originally Posted by Bob Gray

I agree with most of these points except I really enjoyed the new take on Evil Dead. Cliche characters are probably my biggest beef with horror movies these days, I want to see the stoner who is actually intelligent (like many stoners are) and maybe he/she doesn't save the day (because I'm not a huge fan of happy endings) but they at least hold their own for awhile.

Evil Dead remake to me was just pure gore with no character development. It felt like a drag.

I think I've seen a few movies with not-so-dumb-and-annoying stoner but all I can remember are Detention of the Dead (I think Justin Chon did a great job as a stoner!) and Idle Hands.

I've also seen like a couple of movies where the nobody save the day but darn it can't remember any. Only horror movies with depressing ending that I could think of are 2007's The Mist and Cabin in the Woods.

[Bob Gray]

Originally Posted by TokyoTenshi

Evil Dead remake to me was just pure gore with no character development. It felt like a drag.

I think I've seen a few movies with not-so-dumb-and-annoying stoner but all I can remember are Detention of the Dead (I think Justin Chon did a great job as a stoner!) and Idle Hands.

I've also seen like a couple of movies where the nobody save the day but darn it can't remember any. Only horror movies with depressing ending that I could think of are 2007's The Mist and Cabin in the Woods.

You are certainly welcomed to feel that way about the Evil Dead remake, personally though, I never felt that the original had any character development and neither was a drag for me. I thoroughly enjoy both versions.

Never saw Detention of the Dead, have to check that one out. I can't remember anything about Idle Hands other than it had Devon Sawa, Seth Green, and that dude from The Mighty.

A lot of people hated the ending of The Mist but I liked it way better than the original story's ending, I've seen Cabin in the Woods once and can't remember a damn thing about it.

[Haifisch]

There have been a lot of good points raised here. I can agree that there is too much CGI in horror films today. I might have been more invested in Strangers, for example, if the flea market version of Slenderman didn't look like something out of a video game.
My main issue is with cheap, lazy sequels. I had really high hopes for the newest Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and when I saw the film it was obvious that the director did not care about the material. Then you've got sequels where they'll try to make it darker, or funnier, or add some supernatural twist to the story where it doesn't belong. Rest Stop 2 is a perfect example of the latter, where they make a sequel to this realistic and disturbing horror film, only this time it's about ghosts.