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Old 03-26-2007, 01:40 AM
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Question 8 mm

is this movie a horror? personally i never thought seven was but apparently i'm in the minority.
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Old 03-26-2007, 02:41 AM
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I don't view 8mm or Seven as horror. Thrillers but not horror.
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Old 03-26-2007, 03:27 AM
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I don't view 8mm or Seven as horror. Thrillers but not horror.
i was thinking the same thing. would you view silence of the lambs as horror? i think they are all in the crime/thriller genre.
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Not horror. Crime thriller perhaps?
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Old 03-26-2007, 09:59 AM
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Seven = serial killer movie which I consider a sub-genre to the thriller genre (Crime genre also :confused: )
Saw = serial killer movie which I consider sub-genre to the horror genre
conclusion the serial killer sub-genre is present in both horror and thriller genre

..to make it even more cconfusing most giallo movies have serial killers
Deep Red = giallo (italien serial killer movie) which is considered to be in the crime/thriller genre....I think that giallo often belongs in the horror genre..who consider "The New York Ripper" not to be horror ?

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Old 03-26-2007, 11:19 AM
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this is definitely one of the grey areas of horror. i would say that silence... and seven resemble the dirty harry movies more than say omen, hostel or fri 13th yet if memory serves silence and/or seven were in hdc top 100. :confused:
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this is definitely one of the grey areas of horror. i would say that silence... and seven resemble the dirty harry movies more than say omen, hostel or fri 13th yet if memory serves silence and/or seven were in hdc top 100. :confused:
the problem is that many thrillers have horror elements and horror have thriller/crime elements ..they borrow from each other so its no clear line..its individuals like us that define their place...but I'm pretty sure that 8MM isnt horror...what i remember its more like a crime(investigation)/mystery..it had potential(good story idea) but I think Joel Schumacher could have gotten more out of it...maybe someone like Lynch or David Fincher should have directed it...
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i really liked it. any time you see a mysterious/sinister/secretive world inhabited by the dregs of humanity doing all sorts of weird sick shit i become intrigued without really wanting to know whats going on. kinda like a bad car wreck.
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I liked this movie, but it was definitely more of the oh hell, this could happen and I'm sure does.

If you go for crime drama for this kind of stuff, you also have to classify The Exorcism of Emily Rose that way.
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Old 03-27-2007, 12:02 AM
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surely emily rose was about demonic posession whereas 8mm was about sick fuckers. also, does anyone actually believe this shit happens?
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