I see all these lame horror movies coming out these days claiming to be
scarier and having
more gore but ALL these films (Saw, Hostel, all those sorry remakes, etc...) seem to be lacking in several areas, but mainly three:
First, acting. My god! I know you can't getting friggin' Tom Hanks or someone like that to star in these sadistic mutilation type films, but you gotta at least get someone with a little acting talent. I honestly haven't seen a major horror release in 10 years that had a great cast (not necessarily big name, but just acted their roles well).
Second, plot. It is either something VERY unoriginal or VERY unbelievable. Enough said on this.
And third, villain/monster. Nowadays we keep getting these unscary/lame villain/monsters. Honestly, who was scared of the Creeper? :rolleyes:
I really think the horror/thriller/sci-fi fans have become a little too tolerant of all the crap movies coming out of Hollywood these days. There was a time when good (if not great) horror films were being produced. Now it is all about making money (and making sequels/remakes) rather than being innovative.
One of my fondest memories was seeing the movie ALIENS when it was first released 20 years ago in theatres. Great acting, great plot, AWESOME monster.... And all these lame death scenes today do not compare with the shock the audience was in back then. I remember the exploding chests really upsetting people. But then this one REALLY took the cake:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4vB7DZQrTk (Bishop speared by queen Alien, spews whitish fluid, then the queen breaks him in two, sending one half left, one half right). Not sure why this non-human death made people so squeamish, but I remembered the ausience was uncomfortable with it. :D
LOL! What has happened to horror today? :mad: