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You owe a lot to the 80's
My first post and I'm already getting too involved.
Here goes... Any of you turds disregarding the 80's (or indeed any other decade) as lacking on the horror front don't deserve to call yourselves horror fans. Every decade has had it's highs and lows but in this particular case you couldn't be more wrong. If you speak to anyone who grew up in that era they'll tell you the same. The late 70's through late 80's instigated some of the most provocative and controvertial cinema we are ever likely to see. There isn't a single film produced today which is not influenced (usually for the worse) by this period in cinema's history. In addition (and I speak for all those 30+ year olds like myself, who were able to rent out 18 cert films at the age of 8/9 from their local 'Ritz' video shop without any hassle), we also had to deal with the BBFC's introduction of certificates and the subsequent loss of many films we held dear because of their so-called 'disturbing' nature. In retrospect many of these films are remembered through rose tinted glasses by fans (myself included) but as a source of original and disturbing material the 80's as a whole should be respected for giving us the precursers to many of the films we enjoy today.
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How can you slag off a decade that gave us:
The evil dead 1 + 2
Reanimator
Return of the living dead
Day of the dead
American werewolf
The fly
The fog
The thing
Fright night
House
Nightmare on Elm street
Near dark
And that's just the mainstream stuff we were allowed to watch
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