10-24-2008, 09:04 PM
It's funny that so many people here have named Event Horizon. I thought it was terrible enough to be funny, except for the gore factor, when I first watched it. This spaceship's going to hell? Please. Mind you, that means that it's been 10 years since I watched it, but it made enough of an impression that I remember how awful it was.
The "always on around Halloween" movie that I found the most terrifying as a child was The Birds. Maybe the terrifying factor was that it starts with something that's so familiar to everyone- a murder:)of crows. I still think a synchronized flock of birds is awe-inspiring today, though hardly terrifying. Crows are now some of my favorite birds.
I've been thinking about the resurgence of horror movies in the past several years. I remember them as being popular when I was growing up, in the "Jason and Freddie" years, but then they sort of went away for a while. I wonder how much of this has to do with the current political situation. There are enough scary things going on that people want to go and have their fears, and the relief, packaged in neat 2-hour segments. What do you guys think?
The "always on around Halloween" movie that I found the most terrifying as a child was The Birds. Maybe the terrifying factor was that it starts with something that's so familiar to everyone- a murder:)of crows. I still think a synchronized flock of birds is awe-inspiring today, though hardly terrifying. Crows are now some of my favorite birds.
I've been thinking about the resurgence of horror movies in the past several years. I remember them as being popular when I was growing up, in the "Jason and Freddie" years, but then they sort of went away for a while. I wonder how much of this has to do with the current political situation. There are enough scary things going on that people want to go and have their fears, and the relief, packaged in neat 2-hour segments. What do you guys think?
Why can't we all just get along
--Pete
--Pete