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SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
HilarityEnsues Since: Sep, 2009
#447002: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:35:03 PM

so the killer would be boogeyman, right?

but you can't have a serious horror movie with someone named "boogeyman" as the antagonist

therefore this is a horror comedy

therefore nobody actually dies and we just make shitty references to other horror movies like Scary movie 8 or something

QED

Lilqueendaisy A chill feller from Not Earth Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
A chill feller
#447003: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:35:23 PM

Dang.

Guess they their own movie genre now.

[up]Fuck no they do the first one.

And there were villains with sillier names.

edited 6th Sep '15 6:36:44 PM by Lilqueendaisy

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ChrissieMcNapkins bruhonetta from the traphouse Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
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#447004: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:36:50 PM

a horror-comedy can still be

well horror

it just has to be done right

I live in a constant state of fear and misery.
SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Problem Child
#447005: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:37:30 PM

In my opinion, zombie movies are not true horror movies.

A horror movie relies on the tension of the unknown.

Zombies have permeated pop culture to the point where there are no surprises, and they all follow the same rules, with little variation.

Heck, even slasher movies barely count as actual, genuine horror movies any more.

What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?
ramuf Electric Heart from the Shining Throne Since: Jan, 2013
Electric Heart
#447006: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:37:31 PM

The best zombie movie is zombieland.

And that ain't horror.

ChrissieMcNapkins bruhonetta from the traphouse Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
bruhonetta
#447007: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:38:55 PM

so

psychological horror is the real horror?

I live in a constant state of fear and misery.
Lilqueendaisy A chill feller from Not Earth Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
A chill feller
#447008: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:39:26 PM

For once in my life I agree with Ram.

And I guess you're right Norm. Can't have well known monsters in movies anymore. :c

[up]In a way.

edited 6th Sep '15 6:39:53 PM by Lilqueendaisy

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ramuf Electric Heart from the Shining Throne Since: Jan, 2013
Electric Heart
#447009: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:40:11 PM

For once?

I am........ so maligned.................

Bcom Since: Jun, 2014
#447010: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:40:35 PM

I honestly have no idea considering we can't narrow down the actual horror type.

SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Problem Child
#447011: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:40:47 PM

Yes, definitely.

I mean, I like slashers, but I hesitate to call some of them horror movies when they don't vary the formula enough to keep me on my toes.

What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?
HilarityEnsues Since: Sep, 2009
#447012: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:41:31 PM

guys my logic is airtight im sorry

@norm: the definition of a horror movie is nebulous at best

i mean the idea that the saw movies are horror is really silly, they're just gross

but they're not going to be filed under the category of "shitty movies that have blood and literally nothing else" because thats unfortunatley not a thing

Lilqueendaisy A chill feller from Not Earth Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
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#447013: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:42:02 PM

Horror movies can only be either comedies, shitty and boring, or real good but not that scary.

The later are hard to find.

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Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
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#447014: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:42:26 PM

alien

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ramuf Electric Heart from the Shining Throne Since: Jan, 2013
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#447015: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:42:58 PM

Alien: Resurrection.

Lilqueendaisy A chill feller from Not Earth Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
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#447016: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:43:06 PM

Alien has been tainted by it's sequels.

Also Prometheus.

edited 6th Sep '15 6:43:30 PM by Lilqueendaisy

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ChrissieMcNapkins bruhonetta from the traphouse Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
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#447017: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:44:03 PM

the first saw was horror

every other movie after that was torture porn

I live in a constant state of fear and misery.
Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
whatever he can
#447018: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:44:57 PM

@ramuf: you must never mention this movie again to anyone

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Lilqueendaisy A chill feller from Not Earth Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
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#447019: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:46:26 PM

Don't forget Nightmare on Elmstreet, Friday the 13th, and whatever other movies with bad sequels and remakes! :D

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SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
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#447020: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:48:00 PM

Even a movie that is considered horror can have trouble keeping the label with sequels.

By the time the sequel comes, we understand the danger and the monster, even if they make some token changes to setting and characters.

Ergo, they lose their horror edge and compensate by upping the ante in blood and over the top violence.

Have you ever seen a horror movie where the sequel is more subtle? No.

What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?
Lilqueendaisy A chill feller from Not Earth Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
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#447021: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:51:57 PM

what is subtle?

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ramuf Electric Heart from the Shining Throne Since: Jan, 2013
Electric Heart
#447022: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:52:24 PM

I've never even seen a horror movie.

I cannae comment on the efficacy of their sequels.

Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
whatever he can
#447023: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:52:59 PM

@daisy: alien the first film, not alien the series

besides i don't consider prometheus canon

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SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Problem Child
#447024: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:56:03 PM

Aliens at least had the right idea in that it needed to go beyond the horror element and focus on more of an action movie. Otherwise it would have been more of the same.

What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?
HilarityEnsues Since: Sep, 2009
#447025: Sep 6th 2015 at 6:59:58 PM

@chris: this is true, and something that is easy to forget

i still don't think it's that good (thank you, twist ending that has basically no foreshadowing), but the fact that there are other things happening besides people being tortured shows remarkable subtlety compared to the sequels


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