Whilst hanging out with my roommates today, we saw a preview for "The Haunting in Conneticut" and all had varying opinion on the flick (I think it looks promising despite its ridiculously stupid name, roommate 1 thinks otherwise, while roommate 2 dislikes the genre in general).

It led us to discussing the horror genre as a whole ... and we came to the realization that we cannot recall the last GOOD horror movie we've seen. We've seen entertaining ones (Bloody Valentine 3d, Haloween, Friday the 13th remake) sure, but none that make you say "that was a good flick". Now, in this discussion, we eliminated the likes of "1408", a movie we all enjoyed but have deemed to be more in a suspense genre as opposed to horror. In fact, I might have to say that the last good horror flick that Ive seen (I mean in theatres .. renting an older one and watching at home doesnt count) is The Ring.

We're trying to figure out why the genre is struggling so much to produce quality films. We've tossed around a few theories... The general person in this day and age (due to increased exposure to random shit via tv and internet) doesnt scare as easily, The films began following the same formula and are no longer shocking - therefore not creepy/scary, The fact that we are so used to random CGI/special effects that we don't get weirder out as easily during these movies, etc.

I'm not so sure these are the answer though. What are your thoughts on why this genre has failed to produce a quality movie in seemingly forever?

**Note: I hae heard that The Orphanage is a legit and solid scary flick. I just have not sen it

Ive never been a fan of the horror film. I think the last one i saw in theaters was I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.

I just get bored with them. Im not a fan of the pop out and scare me routine. If I was, i would just ask my mom to randomly scream at me while i was watching TV and I would save $15.

I will say that I liked the originial saw movie (and all the other ones of seen of the franchise).

i might be alone on this one but enjoyed watching Quarantine

 

Originally Posted by CleeShay

 

Originally Posted by Ziggy217

i might be alone on this one but enjoyed watching Quarantine

oh, I really enjoy Quarantine and Cloverfield also. But I dont think they were Great movies. Just entertaining

that's all the genre is IMO, I can't think of any scary movies that I thought were just absolutely great overall films. Just more entertaining and less entertaining

Because movie producers figured out that its super easy and profitable to make the gory crappiness thats been coming out lately whereas its difficult and less profitable to make a really good horror movie.

Note that the above sentence can be modfied to describe any genre of movie or television show and it will be accurate

Example:

Because television producers figured out that its super easy and profitable to make one of the crappy reality shows thats been coming out lately whereas its difficult and less profitable to make a really good serial drama.

Definitely loved The Exorcism of Emily Rose.

That shit will make you not want to wake up in the middle of the night.

the descent is pretty wild,

The last great horror movie was The Descent, hands down.

That was just a very well made movie.

Edit - The Orphanage is a very solid movie, but I didn't find it to be very scary. The story is very good though, and overall I liked the movie. Just not enough jumpy moments in that one.

 

Originally Posted by cizastro

The last great horror movie was The Descent, hands down.

That was just a very well made movie.

lol

last movie that scared me was The Others. nicole plays with the door and then SLAM

I think honestly its just the cycle of movies. Horror isnt the go to thing right now.

Comedy pretty much always will draw ok.

Then you have a cycle of Sci-fi, fantasy. Horror, military, and westerns . I guess you could ad Comic Book movies also now. Since that seems to be the big thing right now.

All tho i have waited a mother fucken long time for westerns to get back on top. There has been a few good ones lately. But there really has not been the big boom in decades. To me a great western tops all others for me.

 

Originally Posted by Ziggy217

 

Originally Posted by BubbaKGB

 

Originally Posted by TeddyKGB109

 

Originally Posted by cizastro

The last great horror movie was The Descent, hands down.

That was just a very well made movie.

lol

Lol @ what? The Descent is easily one of the best horror movies made in the last 10 or so years, and is pretty widely accepted as such...

I'll throw out Let the Right One In for consideration, although I wouldn't classify it as horror, exactly.

though i deeply respect your opinion on movies, i strongly disagree on this one. every time i got scared during that movie my fear was overrun with thoughts of "omg, this is fucking retarded". and the ending...i can't even describe how insanely stupid it was.

I'm not sure which ending you saw as the unrated version had a different ending than the theatrical version, but I loved the ending in the unrated film.

 

Originally Posted by Ziggy217

been a while since i saw it but i think she dreams shes getting away then wakes up back in the cave. same ending?

Yup, same one. I friggin' loved that. In fact, during that dream I was starting to get pissed at the fact that it had a happy ending when the entire movie was pretty much bad turning to worse and hated that they were going for a "Hollywood ending". Then when she awoke I got excited as they finally did something original.

I get sick of seeing these horror movies where one person gets away for whatever reason.

I can respect the fact that you didn't dig it, but I found it to be a breath of fresh air for a horror movie.

 

Originally Posted by cizastro

 

Originally Posted by Ziggy217

been a while since i saw it but i think she dreams shes getting away then wakes up back in the cave. same ending?

Yup, same one. I friggin' loved that. In fact, during that dream I was starting to get pissed at the fact that it had a happy ending when the entire movie was pretty much bad turning to worse and hated that they were going for a "Hollywood ending". Then when she awoke I got excited as they finally did something original.

I get sick of seeing these horror movies where one person gets away for whatever reason.

I can respect the fact that you didn't dig it, but I found it to be a breath of fresh air for a horror movie.

dude, how can you possibly think that the whole waking up from a dream thing is original? that's only been used in a billion other movies.

 

Originally Posted by Ziggy217

though i deeply respect your opinion on movies, i strongly disagree on this one. every time i got scared during that movie my fear was overrun with thoughts of "omg, this is fucking retarded". and the ending...i can't even describe how insanely stupid it was.

Ohhhhh, so you like horror movies that are plausible and realistic. My bad.

For my money, the scenes in the caves were scary as fuck. And no, not the scenes with the monsters...just the ones where they go crawling through tiny crevices and have to deal with the fear of being stuck, alone, and engulfed by complete darkness. The movie actually made me feel uncomfortable and very claustrophobic while watching it, which is a pretty remarkable feat. I also was very satisfied with the ending and I really don't see how it could be improved upon.