Last Seen 70s/80s Movie

[42ndStreetFreak]

The sadly disappointing "I Bury the Living"

[urgeok]

i always thought that the 70's was one of the greatest decades for filmmaking.. (especially for horror and action) and the end of an era...

I used to wonder why .. was it because i was first watching films then ... was it because they had more grit - more texture ...

then it hit me ... in the 70's horror films were for the most part - movies staring adults .. seasoned actors - mature themes.

In '78 Carpenter came along and showed us how things would change .. an effective, wildly successful film featuring mostly teenagers being dispatched by a madman.. which would set the pace for the next couple of decades.
Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm St ...tons of others ..
The focus was on the teenage demographic.

So now we have a horror film culture that is primarily teen based.
Another major player in this was the VCR. In the past serious horror films were mostly rated R. Kids couldnt get in ..
but now with the VCR kids are seeing more horror films .. becoming more 'jaded' and ate the stuff up creating a demand .. for more teen horror films.

We all know this trend is still strong today with few exeptions.
Its the kids that pay to see films. Adults seem to find it a chore to go to the theatre, and when they rent films for the weekend ... well its generally not some grade c slasher flick.
(i'm talking average joe here - not the folks on this board)

Anyway - this is was the long way of explaining why some people love The Omen and some dont.
You'll find the latter to be young people .. who want to see young bodies in the roles, not people the age of their parents ...which is too bad.
The Omen is one of my favorite films - and i saw it when i was a kid ... but i enjoyed seeing adults being put through the paces .. it seemed far more believable to me than a bunch of sex starved teenage morons being sliced and diced in an abandoned mall.

So when i see a film like the 6th Sense, or The Others come along now, it gives me hope ..
I'm finding it tougher and tougher to enjoy films with shitty actors ..and most teens are just that ...

Not to diss the teens on the forum ... remember .. i felt the same way when i was (gasp) one of you ...

[bloodrayne]

We went to see the Spongebob movie last night...We saw The Grudge a couple of nights before....Spongebob was better...lol:p

[Angra]

Originally posted by 42ndStreetFreak
DAMN fine!


I see no problem with that scene in "The Omen" at all. You just have to get into the film and think.

He is a holy man faced with the ultimate enemy, the coming apocalypse, he has lived in dread and fear for years. He knows what is happening when the storm lashes him.
And when he finds that even his church offers no sanctuary he is simply rooted to the spot, not just much in fear, but in defiant resignation.
He knows it's over. He knows he has been caught outside of the protective lifestyle he has led by taking the risk to warn Peck.
If he had stepped aside then lighting would have hit the brickwork where he moved to and crushed him...or whatever!
The film spends all it' time SHOWING you that your fate is determined when you are marked.

And that will never change until the very end of the final film with the destruction of Damian.

One of THE best horror films ever made.

Jesus FUCKING christ!!!..... Did you make "The omen" Freak? IDONTTHINKSO!! How the hell can you know what the priest was thinking? Did you talk to him before he died? NO? GET A GRIP, for heavens sake! If you have 5 second to make a move, the last thing you would do is to stand and wait for death to hit you (Final destination). I didn´t say that "The omen" was bad. I just said that the scene with the priest was hilarious and artificial. Don´t take everything so god damn personal, Freak.

You say it´s a good scene with depht obviously, and i say it´s artificial and hilarious. Now let...it...go, dude.

[The_Return]

The Lon Cheney Hunchback. It was awesome! Im really developing a liking for Silent films recently...

[42ndStreetFreak]

Originally posted by Angra
Jesus FUCKING christ!!!..... Did you make "The omen" Freak? IDONTTHINKSO!! How the hell can you know what the priest was thinking? Did you talk to him before he died? NO? GET A GRIP, for heavens sake! If you have 5 second to make a move, the last thing you would do is to stand and wait for death to hit you (Final destination). I didn´t say that "The omen" was bad. I just said that the scene with the priest was hilarious and artificial. Don´t take everything so god damn personal, Freak.

You say it´s a good scene with depht obviously, and i say it´s artificial and hilarious. Now let...it...go, dude.

Why was i taking that 'personal'? Just because I defended i scene? Well some of us CAN think and DO think.
Some of us actually take in a film and don't just watch it like wallpaper.
Some of us can know what a character is thinking and their motivations because...WE HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION and UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE MAKERS SHOW US.
And when we do...we don't jump to silly conclusions that something is 'hilarious', when it isn't.

The ONLY one who was getting personal and wetting themselves...is you.
And ONE post is hardly 'not letting go'! DUDE.

or is the fact that FILMS are actually being thought about and discussed with more than one sentence? I know how a few of you hate that.

Sorry if i did not agree with your simplistic observation of this scene (and I was not the only one either!) but there you go. YOU let it go.

Thanks for that really great bit of input though. Truly majestic in it's craftmanship. Shakespeare would be proud of you.

[Angra]

This evening i saw "The grudge" and i thought it was very good actually. It was clearly a blend of the first 3 Ju-on movies, but it was done with lots of skill from director Shimizu, and i enjoyed it very much, though i knew what was going to happen most of the time.
I don´t know why most of you people hated it? My guess is that you either was disappointet that all the climax in the movie stops before you see blood and gore, or because you think it misses depth and a better story. I can´t find other reasons than those two?

Now, listen up people!!

It´s about ghosts and a haunted house. That´s it. There is nothing more to it. It´s all about creeping out the audience every 5th minute, and i think Shimizu succedes yet again. At least it worked on the audience in the cinema i was in.

If you guys have another opinion about "The grudge" please let me hear it. :)

[Nemesis412]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
like what?

I'm not disagreeing with you(yet) I'm just interested to know what you don't like about it.

No i was just being a smartess I dont have any bad things to say about it.

I havent seen it in a while, so i cant even rememeber that much

[LilMissScareAll]

I saw White noise last night. Me & my mom were the only ones in the theater.

[DraculaInDallas]

Originally posted by LilMissScareAll
I saw White noise last night. Me & my mom were the only ones in the theater.

How did you like it????