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Originally posted by Loomis99
The 1990s was a dull era full-stop - No major wars to speak of - The world has become a far more dangerous place to live in the last few years and what goes in a society reflects on its film culture. The era wasn't entirely without merit though - Carpenter showed half a return to form with "In The Mouth..." "Candyman" was a good little chiller. "Se7en" was awesome - I'll go out on a limb here and say that even "Fight Club" had some roots in horror. (If you can call "Psycho" a horror film then I think you could argue the case for FC) "Scream" wasn't entirely bad. Rounding the decade off with "Blair Witch" the 90s ended on a bit of a high. The decade was also a bit of a bonus for UK audiences because it saw the theatrical releases of "The Exorcist" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". (re-released after a lengthy ban by the BBFC) On a change of note, am I the only one who thinks that David Lynch is something of a horror buff - "Fire Come Walk With Me" was twisted enough to call itself a horror flick - Any thoughts?
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I agree with everything you said, but no luminaries of the genre appeared in the 90's. That's all I was getting at.
As far as Lynch goes, his movies are as fucked up as they get. I'm still trying to figure Mulholland Drive out. I know I loved it, but I don't know why. Lost Highway was also weird as balls, and Blue Velvet was great. I've only seen pieces of Fire Walk With Me so I can't comment on that (only the gunshot to the head was damn fantastic). I don't know if he qualifies as horror or not, but he scares the hell out of me.
By the way, if anyone has any thoughts about Mulholland Drive that could help unravel the mystery, PM me.