brandonh83
Banned
Ok, I know this question is begging for joke answers. For example, I would normally put something like "well Van Helsing scared the shit out of me because it made me realize there are people alive today that can make something this bad..."
But for real. And by scare I don't mean "jump" or "startle." I mean something that truly got underneath your skin. It doesn't have to be horror per se, but I would like it if the topic stayed in that direction. Also, to keep it at least somewhat interesting, possibly, if you've been upset with horror movies in general, try and explain what you think directors and writers need to do to change this. Movies like Saw and Hostel are fun, but they're not scary so in a lot of ways I don't consider them horror films, but thrillers.
As for me, even though heavily disliked the direction it took in the last act, The Descent had it's share of disturbing moments for me. After the second act I felt the movie really started to live up to the title, but before that, I thought it was an effective horror movie because it was not only riddled with creepy-crawlies, it was also pretty psychological and the cinematography as well as the locations were highly claustrophobic and pretty unforgiving.
The best horror movie I've ever seen though is the original Halloween. It's untouchable. It bothers me to no end each time I watch it and it's pretty much a perfect horror film. It has totally likable characters, totally insane camerawork and filmmaking techniques especially considering the budget, and perhaps its greatest strength is that every single attempt to scare you totally works. I can't say this about any other horror movie, but when Carpenter attempts to scare, I think he pulls it off, at least to me.
I've rambled enough and have successfully written my 42nd love letter to Halloween, so have fun.
But for real. And by scare I don't mean "jump" or "startle." I mean something that truly got underneath your skin. It doesn't have to be horror per se, but I would like it if the topic stayed in that direction. Also, to keep it at least somewhat interesting, possibly, if you've been upset with horror movies in general, try and explain what you think directors and writers need to do to change this. Movies like Saw and Hostel are fun, but they're not scary so in a lot of ways I don't consider them horror films, but thrillers.
As for me, even though heavily disliked the direction it took in the last act, The Descent had it's share of disturbing moments for me. After the second act I felt the movie really started to live up to the title, but before that, I thought it was an effective horror movie because it was not only riddled with creepy-crawlies, it was also pretty psychological and the cinematography as well as the locations were highly claustrophobic and pretty unforgiving.
The best horror movie I've ever seen though is the original Halloween. It's untouchable. It bothers me to no end each time I watch it and it's pretty much a perfect horror film. It has totally likable characters, totally insane camerawork and filmmaking techniques especially considering the budget, and perhaps its greatest strength is that every single attempt to scare you totally works. I can't say this about any other horror movie, but when Carpenter attempts to scare, I think he pulls it off, at least to me.
I've rambled enough and have successfully written my 42nd love letter to Halloween, so have fun.
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