Exploitation = New "In" genre?
 

So, Halloween started the whole slasher craze (shut up about Black Christmas, I know it came out first) that lasted a good long while, Scream started a similar craze that was more based on the 'witty dialogue' (none of the subsequent movies seemed to get it right, but still) and a sense of self-awareness (ditto), but that seems to have fizzled out a bit. But now with Devil's Rejects and the upcoming Grindhouse, and some others that I know I'm forgetting, it seems like the new craze is old 70's style exploitation style movies. Anybody think the studios will try to cash in, or will this one stay more with the people who are actually fans of the movies and are paying homage to them? Where do you think it'll go if/when it really starts to take off?

With the money the Saw films are bringing in, I think the studios will keep putting out these exploitation films until the public grows tired of them.

I miss actual horror films. :confused:

But are the Saw movies really exploitation movies? I'd put them more in the "crazy serial killer with over-complicated killing methods" genre with all the Se7en ripoffs

While not the best example of exploitation, I do think the Saw films are a large part of why films like Hostel, The Rob Zombie films, TCM remakes, Grindhouse, ect. are being made now.

I kinda see what you're saying, but I don't think they had much to do with Grindhouse or Devil's Rejects.

Japanese horror being remade into US Horror hasn't reached its peak yet and the exploitation thing is just beginning. I'm HOPING that once horror starts to make a comeback there are more atmospheric ghost stories like Session 9 or Devil's Backbone.

perhaps, but I think ghost movies are just kindof an 'old standby' type thing. They're always around, but they're not usually in the spotlight. I can't think of a time when the big thing in horror was ghost movies.

It seems in the last few years we have 2 different kinds of horror coming to theatres. The "R rated" horror that is mostly exploitational....and the "PG-13" horror that is mostly suspense. Not sure why this is the case.

Suespense and pg - 13 don't belong in the same phrase as horror!

I know, they're just filler usually... I'm waiting for one to come out that really bring that part of the genre to the front of the pack. Sixth Sense ALMOST did it... now all we get are PG-13 crappy ghost flicks that don't try. If you're not going to be rated R then you need to set yourself apart from the pack. We need a really good ghost story to set the pace. Poltergeist was big, Sixth Sense like I mentioned... it CAN happen.

There have been some GREAT PG-13 and PG movies though.