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[The Villain]

Originally Posted by bwind22

I think it has more to do with the fact that we could probably count the number of kickass horror flicks in the past few years on 1 hand.

I think people are too critical of movies nowadays. Sure there arent that many excellent horror movies anymore but there are still a lot of good ones and i think if more people just sat back and enjoyed them instead of picking them apart and hoping for the classics and great horror age that there used to be, there would be a much better appreciation for horror. I'm not saying that's what you do or anybody else does, its just how i feel people look at horror movies lately.

[neverending]

So basically we should learn to like crap instead of demanding excellence.

[The Villain]

Originally Posted by neverending

So basically we should learn to like crap instead of demanding excellence.

Thats not what i said. What i said was stop finding faults in good movies. Stop expecting every single horror movie to be an amazing film and just enjoy it. Not everything can be excellent but that doesnt mean that everything needs to be horrible either.

[Nini_luv5]

Originally Posted by The Villain

Thats not what i said. What i said was stop finding faults in good movies. Stop expecting every single horror movie to be an amazing film and just enjoy it. Not everything can be excellent but that doesnt mean that everything needs to be horrible either.

well said.

[The Villain]

Originally Posted by Nini_luv5

well said.

Thank you :)

[Nini_luv5]

that was like exactly how i felt.. i just couldn't put it into words
so Kudos :)

[neverending]

But what YOU define as "good" may not be what everyone or even anyone defines as "good." So, if we don't find films to be "good" why should we "sit back and enjoy them?"

[Nini_luv5]

Originally Posted by neverending

But what YOU define as "good" may not be what everyone or even anyone defines as "good." So, if we don't find films to be "good" why should we "sit back and enjoy them?"

I understand this too but if your in the situation where would have paid for the movie, why not sit there and watch it as opposed to losing your money? (If no refund is available), assuming that you don't blindly buy a movie that you know nothing about.

[The Villain]

Originally Posted by neverending

But what YOU define as "good" may not be what everyone or even anyone defines as "good." So, if we don't find films to be "good" why should we "sit back and enjoy them?"

You are really not understanding me. I am not saying that you should like bad movies just because it's horror and you should force yourself to like it being a fan. What i am saying is, stop finding reasons to hate good movies. If you don't like any of them thats fine but that's just your opinion just like this is mine. If you hate all of them, then that's you. If i like all of them, which i dont, then that's me. But not everyone is going to find them all bad. I'm sure there are some i like that others dont and there are some i dont like that others do.

The current state of Horror is not so bad that every single person is going to hate them all. There are a lot of bad ones but its just my opinion that people are finding faults in horror movies that are good or just okay simply because they're not up to par with how amazing horror movies used to be. So what if the current state isnt as good, as fans we should stick by the genre and hope for it to get better and enjoy the few that we can find good but don't force yourself to like it and just as you shouldnt find faults in good or mediocre films, don't make excuses for bad ones.

All im saying is that they're not as bad as everyone's making it out to seem and people need to stop being so critical. This is just my opinion by the way and shouldnt be taken as truth or collected agreement on the current state of horror movies. It's just my opinion but hey maybe i'm just easy to please. Maybe they are all horrible, what do i know?

[neverending]

I'm an atypical film viewer. Every time I sit down to watch a film I expect to be blown away. That's what I want from the film viewing experience. I don't watch a movie to have a mediochre time. I can get that staring at the walls. If a film is not going to impress me, why bother? In the corporate world of filmmaking today, it's hard for a film to come through the gristmill with a shred of genius intact. A lot of lacklustre films get made. That bothers me. And cranky old fart that I am, I will say it loud and clear when it happens.

Death to the average.