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The mind boggles.
In talking about Paranormal Activity with my work team (yes, I'm a one-track movie person today), we decided to try to come up with a list of horror movies that don't rely on the protagonist(s) to be total dumbasses.
We have 4.
The Shining, The Sixth Sense, The Ring (US), and War of the Worlds.
I'm not sure about that last one, since the nominator means the Tom Cruise movie, which I haven't seen. And I think WotW is sci-fi, not horror. Thoughts?
I'd add The Prophecy to that list.
The Others is another one that comes to mind.
So many horror movies follow the "group of people thrown together AND THEN THEY ALL DIE" formula, and the easiest way to kill characters off is to have them make stupid mistakes.
What about The Omen and The Exorcist?
I would exclude The Omen because the father (protagonist) was really a dumbass - in the original and the remake. He caught on MUCH too late.
I don't know about "The Ring." There's an awful lot of "leaving a potentially murderous video tape lying around" that goes on.
Lots of agreement with these.
I thought Jamie Lee Curtis was the smart one in Halloween, but it's been awhile.
My boyfriend and I came up with a sequel - Purranormal Activity.
"OMG! My keys are in the middle of the floor! How'd they get there?!" *flash to our cat*
I thought the group in "Day Dawn of the Dead" did really well for the first three-quarters of the movie. I think that's the right installment in the franchise -- Sarah Polley, people taking refuge in a shopping mall.