I gave up on horror in the late 80s. The first two or three slasher franchises were fun, but I could never stomach the mindless repitition of it all, and in that respect I missed a few gems here and there - which I've since rediscovered through references and discussions here on HDC:) . I still don't like most of it.
My tastes have grown and broadened of course - I still keep finding little subgenres to geek-out on - but I don't think there are any films that I ever LOVED that I don't still hold in some esteem. If anything has changed about my taste it is that I'm more willing to accept extreme cinema than before - simply because their purpose is to stretch (and essentially establish) the boundires of taste.
And how the public defines bad taste, where that amorphous line lies, that's a subject that truly fascinates me.
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"Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies."
Earl of Chesterfield
"A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well."
Francis Bacon
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