[Sentinel65]

As a teen I can say that older horror movies most do not have the same effect they used to have on the people of that time. Horror movies that used to be shocking in the '40s are considered extremely tame nowadays. It is the fact that newer generations can't relate, but mainly I think it is that the envelope has been pushed way past that. With gorefests like Human Centipede and the like, how could Frankenstein hitting a person over the head be scary? Not that Human Centipede is all that scary, just more of envelope pushing controversy. I still receive great enjoyment from movies like Nosferatu, Dracula, The Exorcist, and I know other teens that have. They can be suspenseful and very entertaining, I just do not find good amount of them "scary". As an example I loved Halloween, and was filled with suspense and enjoyment as I watched it, but I don't fear that Michael Myers is going to come stab me to death. Hope I explained that without making it seem like I didn't like oldies, I usually prefer '80s movies.Tried to explain that as best as I could.