movieman64 |
04-06-2005 07:33 AM |
Some of the earliest Horror "films" originated from countries outside of the US, i.e. Germany, France. Therefore, we have never had a lock on the Horror franchise here in the US. Stories of Ghosts, Vampires, Zombies, and other monsters exist in all cultures, despite all their similarities each society deals with the legend(s) in a unique way. Of course we as Americans, (you know how we are) have to do things in a grand scale, cranking out one movie after another. I find that with foreign films, a lot of the violence is implied, not all mind you, Fulci is a good example. While we here in the States like the Bucket-O-Blood, show me the gore, or exploitation style. I also find that nudity is treated differently in a lot of foreign films, films from India have women with none, no bare bellies or much else. While naked co-eds or gratuitous sex scenes are almost a standard in many US horror flicks.
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