I love 80's horror!

[Despare]

Originally Posted by ChronoGrl

The thing is, there are good and bad movies for every decade... But the 80s are so easy to pick on! I really hate the awful hairstyles and the clothing... The overarching cliched, repeated, eventually parodied and homaged teenage debauchery themes... The bad special effects... The REALLY bad writing...

Not so much.

Come on, anything from 1995 and up is easier to pick on. MTV horror movies with teens that can't act and buckets of bad CGI. Obviously there are some good films from that period too because, like you said, every period has its good films, but all these remakes of good Asian films and just... bleh. That's all I can manage, a word of disgust.

[ChronoGrl]

Originally Posted by Despare

Come on, anything from 1995 and up is easier to pick on. MTV horror movies with teens that can't act and buckets of bad CGI.

Oh, I definitely agree hands down! It's like bad horror history repeating itself.

But this thread is about the 80s. :p





And, good call: Bad CGI brings a whoooooooole new meaning to terrible special effects.

[Despare]

Originally Posted by ChronoGrl

Oh, I definitely agree hands down! It's like bad horror history repeating itself.

But this thread is about the 80s. :p





And, good call: Bad CGI brings a whoooooooole new meaning to terrible special effects.

Yeah it is about the 80s, and the 80s had better horror films than the 90s. :p

I think the 70s have the 80s beat though.

[Black Pearl]

Definitely - Halloween and the exorcist. Need we say more?

[ChronoGrl]

Originally Posted by Black Pearl

Definitely - Halloween and the exorcist. Need we say more?

You're right. SO much better than those sucky 80s. :p

[Chef]

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.
Skip to the end...
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

[Yellow Jacket]

Welcome to horror.com. Where horror comes to relax.

[Chef]

Originally Posted by Yellow Jacket

Welcome to horror.com. Where horror comes to relax.

Lol point taken

[ChronoGrl]

Originally Posted by Chef

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.
Skip to the end...
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

What - ?! The modern being influenced by the OLD?!

NO - YOU DON'T SAY.

:p

Of COURSE you can't write off an entire DECADE... Just as much as you can't EXTOL an entire decade (because every decade has its strengths and its flaws)... It would be incredibly ignorant to completely disregard all that the 80s has done for horror, including innovative archetypes and the birth of recurring themes that manifest in horror today.

But it would be JUST as ignorant to consider the 80s to be the end all be all of horror.

And if you actually READ this thread, the highlights of the 80s have already been nodded to, so it's clear that they're not being shrugged off.

Originally Posted by ChronoGrl

Oh, and the omissions are purposeful. I definitely acknowledge their powerful presence in horror movie fame.
GREAT 80s horror films (pulled from your list)
Poltergeist
Killer Klowns (SUCH an underrated film)
Lost Boys
The Shining
Ghostbusters
Gremlins
What about:
Sleepaway Camp
Aliens

Anyway. It's freezing raining out. I'm cranky. DON'T call me a TURD...

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Oh, and BTW... Welcome. I think that you actually have something INTELLIGENT to say and look forward to your posts... Just stay away from the name calling.

*pours morning cup of coffee*