Horror Movies - Popularity, Sequels, and Quality

Personally, I am not much of a horror movie person. The only real horror films I've seen are Psycho (which is a masterpiece), Friday the 13th (which was lousy), Nightmare on Elm Street 1 and 3 (which were good), and parts of Scream (which was great).

I'm aware that there's a sort of a trend in horror movies where if the first is successful there will be a stream of sequels, generally declining in quality (as with many of the aforementioned).

I also get the feeling that many horror movies tend to get snubbed by critics. I've seen a number of Siskel and Ebert reviews of horror movies where they seem absolutely outraged by some of the films.

Also, some popular horror franchises get numerous sequels and have large fanbases, yet are critically panned (Friday the 13th and Saw, for example). Some of the more critically admired horror films don't tend to get a lot of sequels, though this is a pretty stupid generalization.

Anyway, just some random thoughts I had about a genre I don't watch much. Any of your thoughts? People who like horror films? People who don't? People who like some?

I love Horror films, probably the most fun movie genre.

I love Horror films, probably the most fun movie genre.

dhyce

I love Horror films, probably the most fun movie genre.

dhyce

i respectfully disagree. i think sci-fi is the most funDman0017

I dislike Sci-Fi. :/

I'll also correct myself, Slasher Horror is the most fun genre of film. Psychological Horror can actually be good.

I love the horror genre. If you look in the right places, you can find some real treats.sammyjenkis898

Horror is a fun genre, but it's just a shame that it has turned into a genre for sheer marketing over the years by most movie studios... Now all we seem to get are remakes and uninspired sequels. These movie studios have really given the genre a bad image. I think that if you look past these mainstream movies, you will definitely find some gems out there and realize that as long as there are people who still make movies like these, that the horror genre still has some life in it.

Torture porn and psychological horror is nice, beyond that it's dull.

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]I love the horror genre. If you look in the right places, you can find some real treats.Dman0017

I don't bother with the horror genre too much. Also, a lot of the horror movies I see ads for all seem way too similar.

horror movies that ive seen and respect are Scream 1/2(3rd started to get repetitive), Psycho(remake is fine as well), the Sixth Sense(duhhh), and best horror movies that came out recently that were good have to be 1408 and The Uninvited(BOTH are EXTREMELY UNDERRATED). theres probably a few more that I forgot about or still haven't seen, but really I think the genre has gone downhill. hope Paranormal Activity is a good movie as well as a screamer /: lolwotrickroll

If you enjoyed the Uninvited you MUST check out the original movie it is based off of called "A Tale of Two Sisters." Great great movie!

As for other great horror movies:

Evil Dead 2

Trick r Treat

Zombieland

The Descent

28 Days Later

Saw

Theres alot more but I can't think now for some reason.

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]As for other great horror movies:

ZombielandVuurk

It's called a horror-comedy. Shaun of the Dead and Evil Dead 2 would also fall in that category.

I love horror, my favorite genre of movies by far. You have to look past the crap produced by the mainstream and go for the indie films. I've seen dozens of horror movies that were at least decent this year alone by renting pretty much anything that looked even remotely interesting in the horror genre, granted I saw some terrible stuff that way too.

I look forward to Shutter Island, looks to be decent.

i found 28 days later and its sequel to both be excellent movies. that seems to be the exception though and not the norm. most sequels to me seem to be an attempt to get a quick buck without any thought of quality.Dman0017

28 days later was good, but I thought weeks was a bit average. Great intro, but the rest of it was pretty predictable. I thought 28 days later had much better characters and atmosphere. Still though its a better sequel than most.

Problem with horror sequels is that most of the time the first film has already done what the second has, only much better. The sequel is either just made for money, like the recent Descent sequel, or it is like the original only on a bigger scale like Aliens. Its hard for a sequel to be better because if it is too different to the original it will risk losing what made the original good and if it sticks too close to the formula it will be called a rehash.

[QUOTE="Dman0017"]i found 28 days later and its sequel to both be excellent movies. that seems to be the exception though and not the norm. most sequels to me seem to be an attempt to get a quick buck without any thought of quality.Film-Guy

28 days later was good, but I thought weeks was a bit average. Great intro, but the rest of it was pretty predictable. I thought 28 days later had much better characters and atmosphere. Still though its a better sequel than most.

[QUOTE="lolwotrickroll"]horror movies that ive seen and respect are Scream 1/2(3rd started to get repetitive), Psycho(remake is fine as well), the Sixth Sense(duhhh), and best horror movies that came out recently that were good have to be 1408 and The Uninvited(BOTH are EXTREMELY UNDERRATED). theres probably a few more that I forgot about or still haven't seen, but really I think the genre has gone downhill. hope Paranormal Activity is a good movie as well as a screamer /: LostProphetFLCL

If you enjoyed the Uninvited you MUST check out the original movie it is based off of called "A Tale of Two Sisters." Great great movie!

As for other great horror movies:

Evil Dead 2

Trick r Treat

Zombieland

The Descent

28 Days Later

Saw

Theres alot more but I can't think now for some reason.

Also...Drag me to Hell anyone? Amazing.

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

[QUOTE="lolwotrickroll"]horror movies that ive seen and respect are Scream 1/2(3rd started to get repetitive), Psycho(remake is fine as well), the Sixth Sense(duhhh), and best horror movies that came out recently that were good have to be 1408 and The Uninvited(BOTH are EXTREMELY UNDERRATED). theres probably a few more that I forgot about or still haven't seen, but really I think the genre has gone downhill. hope Paranormal Activity is a good movie as well as a screamer /: blazinpuertoroc

If you enjoyed the Uninvited you MUST check out the original movie it is based off of called "A Tale of Two Sisters." Great great movie!

As for other great horror movies:

Evil Dead 2

Trick r Treat

Zombieland

The Descent

28 Days Later

Saw

Theres alot more but I can't think now for some reason.

Honestly, I loved Evil Dead 2 way more than the original.

Evil Dead 2 is by FAR the greatest horror-comedy of all-time. It is so amazing because of just how funny it is. I think the original wasn't as good because it took itself too seriously.

While Evil Dead 1 still has the incredible cinematography that Evil Dead 2 does and the crazy s t y l e I think it was their focusing on comedy rather than scares that made the series become great a la Evil Dead 2. I honestly think Evil Dead 2 is one of the funniest movies ever.

Edit: Oh and I still need to see Drag Me to Hell.

Horror is a crap genre imo, I haven't been scared since I was 10 watching poltergeist, slasher films are just that.. slasher films. They amount to nothing more than mindless killing with normally very terrible stories. I much prefer comedies, they normally put me in a good mood.

[QUOTE="blazinpuertoroc"]

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

If you enjoyed the Uninvited you MUST check out the original movie it is based off of called "A Tale of Two Sisters." Great great movie!

As for other great horror movies:

Evil Dead 2

Trick r Treat

Zombieland

The Descent

28 Days Later

Saw

Theres alot more but I can't think now for some reason.

LostProphetFLCL

Honestly, I loved Evil Dead 2 way more than the original.

Evil Dead 2 is by FAR the greatest horror-comedy of all-time. It is so amazing because of just how funny it is. I think the original wasn't as good because it took itself too seriously.

While Evil Dead 1 still has the incredible cinematography that Evil Dead 2 does and the crazy s t y l e I think it was their focusing on comedy rather than scares that made the series become great a la Evil Dead 2. I honestly think Evil Dead 2 is one of the funniest movies ever.

Edit: Oh and I still need to see Drag Me to Hell.

edit: Also I was expecting a DIRECT SEQUEL but what I got was a comedy remake/ sequel. It was pretty weird.

Horror is dead.Cherokee_Jack

Torture porn and psychological horror is nice, beyond that it's dull.

Yandere

lolwut?

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]Horror is dead.Doomtime

There have been some great American made horror movies lately, just nothing in the mainstream. Deadgirl and 100 Feet to name a couple I've seen in the last week. You just have to be willing to search for them.

Also...Drag me to Hell anyone? Amazing.

blazinpuertoroc

[QUOTE="Doomtime"][QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]Horror is dead.Bloodaxe726

There have been some great American made horror movies lately, just nothing in the mainstream. Deadgirl and 100 Feet to name a couple I've seen in the last week. You just have to be willing to search for them.

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

[QUOTE="blazinpuertoroc"]Evil Dead 1 was SIGNIFICANTLY better than the second and actually very scary. Second one is just funny.

blazinpuertoroc

Honestly, I loved Evil Dead 2 way more than the original.

Evil Dead 2 is by FAR the greatest horror-comedy of all-time. It is so amazing because of just how funny it is. I think the original wasn't as good because it took itself too seriously.

While Evil Dead 1 still has the incredible cinematography that Evil Dead 2 does and the crazy s t y l e I think it was their focusing on comedy rather than scares that made the series become great a la Evil Dead 2. I honestly think Evil Dead 2 is one of the funniest movies ever.

Edit: Oh and I still need to see Drag Me to Hell.

edit: Also I was expecting a DIRECT SEQUEL but what I got was a comedy remake/ sequel. It was pretty weird.

I plan on checking it out, believe me. I am going to ask for the DVD for my birthday which is next month. If I don't get it I will buy it after that.

As for Evil Dead 2, if anything the crap special effects helped add to the comedy factor. I think alot of the charm of the Evil Dead movies was how insane they were. The crazy (yet absolutely amazing) cinematography but with bad special effects just came together in a weird way.

But yeah, I do miss those old school special effects. In all honesty, the Thing has some of my all-time favorite special effects.

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]Horror is dead.Doomtime

Paranormal activity, Session 9, Pontypool, The others, 1408, and The Mist were good non foreign horror films.

In my opinion, Asian Horror films tend to be better nowadays especially those from Thailand. The original Shutter was a masterpiece even if there were some plotholes.

Drag Me to Hell was a...drag. I hated the ending since she was eventually dragged down to hell after all.

Horror Movies are good when they build suspense to a surprise ending rather than slasher flicks that rely on jump scares.

Sequels used to be good when every film franchise decided that they need to extend into a trilogy. Sequels became crap and far too rushed.

There are some standout Horror Movies (Rec is my favourite) but a lot of the time, I feel Horror is a mistreated genre.

In my opinion, Asian Horror films tend to be better nowadays especially those from Thailand. The original Shutter was a masterpiece even if there were some plotholes.

Drag Me to Hell was a...drag. I hated the ending since she was eventually dragged down to hell after all.

reikalee