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Im a newbie here as well, so nice to meetcha! Oh, how Ive always wished more horror filmmakers would survey the masses before churning out another static copy of regurgitated trends.
Im 28, and Ive seen a LOT of horror. By no means have I seen it all, but the first thing I look for when I go to purchase, rent, or watch a movie is something that grabs me, sinks its teeth into me and says 'WATCH ME!'
This can be anything: the plot, the characters, sometimes even the case. As jaded as I am, I should know better than to rent a movie just because the case looks interesting. But sometimes, there comes that one movie where I just cant wait to research before I take the chance. And, sometimes, Im pleasantly surprised!
The catchy thing doesnt necessarily have to be 100% different, but something old presented in a different light is always intriguing to me. For example, I am a huge zombie buff. One of the downsides of zombie flicks is that a vast majority of them possess one universal trait: the zombies walk around like lobotomized lemmings. Recently, I rented the dvd remake of Day of the Dead. Not going to lie, being a zombie fanatic, I was not really impressed about it. But one thing that I thoroughly enjoyed was the fact that the zombies actually RAN, jumped, maintained some intelligence. This fascinated me. I loved Romero's Land of the Dead for that aspect alone. There is an example of taking something that has been done 3000 times before but giving it an injection of new vision. Sure, some parts in the day remake were a little much (Zombies jumping 3000 feet and running 9000mph) but it was still cool in a corny sense.
I dont always want to walk away from a movie saying "omg that blew my mind.' Some movies just dont do that..they are more subtle. Today's horror is all about in your face CGI and excessive gore with almost no emphasis on developing the story or the characters. Sometimes, though, one slips through the cracks of my vision and I walk away realizing that wait a second..there was minimal to no gore, but the story was so freaking awesome and the characters well presented that I didnt even freaking notice.'
I hope this helps..I kinda just started typing and let go, lol.
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