You know, I think everything is either like or unlike Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus. It's useful that way.
The whole earth may be sucked into Hell, and you want my help 'cause your girlfriend's a big ho?
Buffy ,'Chosen'
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tommyrot - Oct 28, 2009 12:22:10 pm PDT #4660 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 28, 2009 12:24:50 pm PDT #4661 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Jaws is essentially a Monster Movie, which has a lot of overlap with Horror.
§ ita § - Oct 28, 2009 12:32:29 pm PDT #4662 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Misery is horror to me, but I have only read the book.
DavidS - Oct 28, 2009 12:36:45 pm PDT #4663 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jaws is a horror movie. The key is the way he uses the shark pov shot from underneath the swimmers. That's totally a horror movie tactic.
Misery is also a horror movie. Psychological horror!
tommyrot - Oct 28, 2009 12:39:08 pm PDT #4664 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
...then there's aesthetic horror....
DavidS - Oct 28, 2009 12:39:33 pm PDT #4665 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
...then there's aesthetic horror....
Tim Gunn has looked into this heart of darkness.
§ ita § - Oct 28, 2009 12:57:00 pm PDT #4666 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Misery totally counts as torture porn and therefore horror to me. Not Hostel/Saw levels, but still.
Kathy A - Oct 28, 2009 12:57:09 pm PDT #4667 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The key is the way he uses the shark pov shot
Tremors is also a great example of this.
Polter-Cow - Oct 28, 2009 12:58:48 pm PDT #4668 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I love Tremors a lot. I just watched it again this year.
Kathy A - Oct 28, 2009 1:01:53 pm PDT #4669 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
One of my best times in the theater was watching Tremors at the bargain theater, Friday, 7:30 p.m. show a few months after it was released. Place was sold out and packed by 7:20, and everyone was looking forward to a good time. As the chase sequences started, people were screaming at the screen--"Run, you idiots! Keep running!", etc. Everyone got into it and enjoyed themselves immensely.