When will studios stop making terrible "horror" movies?

[Clark L.]

thats another genre, the found footage is getting old too..

 

[TopTierHarley]

The Conjuring was good because of writing, Annabelle has me intrigued even though dolls creep me out

 

[SHAOLIN]

Btw I think I'm the only person who actually liked "Grave Encounters". I thought the movie was pretty well executed and the sequel, despite slow at start, picked up really well.

I watch alot of horror movies because I enjoy the genre. I'm kinda wierd lol.

Love the first one but I felt like the second one let me down a bit.

 

[Clark L.]

The Conjuring was good because of writing, Annabelle has me intrigued even though dolls creep me out

well, the conjuring was "kind of ok", they had ok actors, but yea the ending was weak. and i heard annabelle was terrible

 

[AK Stormthegates]

well, the conjuring was "kind of ok", they had ok actors, but yea the ending was weak. and i heard annabelle was terrible

Oh didn't know they switched directors for "Annabelle". Oh my god he directed "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation"...

 

[Jer]

Came in here to mention The Conjuring, but everyone knows about that. Annabelle is cheeks, horror movies blow now. The only people I actually trust with horror suggestions anyways are @R.E.O. and @rev0lver

 

[Clark L.]

Oh didn't know they switched directors for "Annabelle". Oh my god he directed "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation"...

yea.... i just hope they aren't doomed forever, you'd think after a decade of just shit for the most part, they would learn and adapt. i really hope we get a good one soon

 

[Compbros]

Anyone that hasn't seen Sinister I highly suggest you watch it.

 

[Clark L.]

Anyone that hasn't seen Sinister I highly suggest you watch it.

that one was ok too. but i think there was 1 too many jump scares

 

[TopTierHarley]

well, the conjuring was "kind of ok", they had ok actors, but yea the ending was weak. and i heard annabelle was terrible

Aww im sad that it sucked, welp back to J horror

 

[Compbros]

that one was ok too. but i think there was 1 too many jump scares

Jump scares are something that should be expected with horror: misdirection, build up, anticipation, etc all leading to one, explosive release. In your face jump scares are dumb though like the bunny in Silent Hill 2 movie.

 

[SHAOLIN]

Grave Encounters and Cloverfield. I also really liked V/H/S/ and didn't mind Quarantine for the most part.

Wait. Cloverfield was consider Horror?

 

[Compbros]

Wait. Cloverfield was consider Horror?

It's a monster movie, it has creatures that infect people, it has a horror atmosphere at times, I'd classify it as such. If Shaun of the Dead can be Horror-Comedy dunno why this wouldn't be horror.


Edit: I'll go further and say if things like Chucky is horror then why not?

 

[BlackViper415]

Ring was good because it wasn't meant to be anything gore-y so it could get away with its PG-13 rating, Grudge was AWFUL and I will NEVER understand why people enjoy that movie.

I'm confused as to what the Japanese find so scary about hair. I know those are American remakes, but the Japanese versions have EVEN MORE hair "scares" in them. The Japanese version of One Missed Call has a lot of hair too. Heck, Japan even has a horror movie about haunted hair extensions. What do they have against keratin over there?

 

[Yoaks]

Biggest Bill of a Horror Movie ever....



Ghost Ship.

 

[Clark L.]

Biggest Bill of a Horror Movie ever....



Ghost Ship.

oh god , FishFail (yes i know its really FailFish)

 

[SHAOLIN]

It's a monster movie, it has creatures that infect people, it has a horror atmosphere at times, I'd classify it as such. If Shaun of the Dead can be Horror-Comedy dunno why this wouldn't be horror.


Edit: I'll go further and say if things like Chucky is horror then why not?

Oh ok. I was thinking Cloverfield is in the same genre as Godzilla & Pacific Rim (Adventure/Sci-Fiction).

 

[BlackViper415]

Biggest Bill of a Horror Movie ever....



Ghost Ship.

The movie itself is a bill, but the opening is freakin' gold. I seriously think they spent 90% of the budget on that one scene.

 

[Compbros]

Oh ok. I was thinking Cloverfield is in the same genre as Godzilla & Pacific Rim (Adventure/Sci-Fiction).

Pacific Rim is comparable to Transformers except you switch the bad Robots to Monsters. Godzilla movies never really had a horror atmosphere, it was about taking the monster(s) down more than anything, comparable to an Independence Day or Battle: Los Angeles.

 

[Tony at Home]

Horror movies are just terrible nowadays. I think this video explains why perfectly:

One of the great points made are jump scares. They're overused. They're cheap and easy way to frighten an audience, but really, it's nothing more than the horror equivalent of a fart-joke, it may get a reaction out of us at the moment, but it doesn't contribute to the film in a meaningful way. But horrormovies insist on just consisting of nothing but them, and using them constantly. That's not horror, that's blowing a bullhorn in my ear and screaming in my face every ten minutes.

Horror directors need to re-watch The Exorcist. Learn how it's done properly.

 

[rev0lver]

I completely disagree with this thread. The problem isn't that there haven't been good horror movies, it's that good horror movies oftentimes aren't marketable. When you get past PG-13, which is necessary for almost every real horror movie, you're already saying this won't sell like Frozen. So when we do have marketable horror, it comes from big-name actors or promises of jump scares so they can market it as super scary rather than going by the basis of its story and atmosphere. The only great big horror movies I can think of from the past few years are Cabin in the Woods (for reasons already stated) and Sinister, which wasn't god's gift to the genre but had great atmospheric aspects. The V/H/S movies picked up a good following online and have been good too with some exceptions. Oculus came out earlier this year and it was amazing IMO, I'm not sure how well it was promoted but it's definitely one to check out.

For the most part you have to look a little bit deeper to find good movies, but they're definitely there. I'll list some from the past few years -

- Resolution - Cabin in the Woods-type movie that goes into some real meta shit.
- Lake Mungo - Australian mockumentary that scared me more than any other movie I can think of
- Triangle - Great mindfuck movie
- Kill List - British movie that I can't even explain well because of how weird it gets, but it's amazing
- Absentia - By the same guy who made Oculus. Lower-budget but emotional and creepy
- No One Lives - Not great but worth mentioning because it's well-done violence if you're into that
- The Collector/The Collection - Also not like Oscar worthy but super entertaining
- Maniac - Easily the most disturbing movie I've ever seen, in a good way kind of
- Pontypool - A non-generic zombie movie with a weird aspect to it but done really well, and I don't even care for zombie movies
- REC (and its sequels) - I shouldn't have to explain this haha. But it's awesome. The American remake (Quarantine) is done decently but its sequel sucked
- 1408 - Super underrated imo. I guess this is bigger but I forgot to mention it
- Inside - Probably the best of the extreme French movies
- The Shrine - Could've been better, but still good

 

[TopTierHarley]

Did anyone see Ghost of Mars with Ice Cube and Jason Statham(before he was known)

 

[Compbros]

Did anyone see Ghost of Mars with Ice Cube and Jason Statham(before he was known)

Ass Incarnate.

 

[rev0lver]

I thought The Conjuring was awful, personally. I saw all the hype and just didn't get it. It was a boring haunted house movie with good actors.

 

[haketh]

For some good modern horror

Also heard good things about Wer, the Houses October Built, & Horns