I guess both? I don't think I know how to articulate it.
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Jesse - Mar 12, 2017 12:36:02 pm PDT #672 of 3455
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
lisah - Mar 12, 2017 2:08:57 pm PDT #673 of 3455
Punishingly Intricate
Yeah, it definitely felt like a horror movie to me, not a thriller, but I'm not sure why.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 12, 2017 3:21:57 pm PDT #674 of 3455
"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
I'd certainly put movies like Halloween or the first Friday the 13th movie firmly in the horror category despite not really having supernatural elements. Maybe the distinction is that horror involves more visceral fear, whereas thrillers are mostly suspense?
Jesse - Mar 12, 2017 3:28:26 pm PDT #675 of 3455
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yes! I think that is where I would draw that line. Thanks, Matt!
megan walker - Mar 12, 2017 4:20:01 pm PDT #676 of 3455
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
This conversation makes me realize I really need to write up the rest of my Horror series.
One thing that was interesting to see was how the subject of "horror" films changed over time between the 1930s and the 1960s, moving from actual monsters (either man-made or supernatural breaches of nature) to more nebulous, psychological ones (very few serial killers prior to the 1960s for example). In one sense, this shift makes it hard to identify what horror is because those films don't really seem scary now (at least to me, YSMV).
I think the best definition I found that encapsulates both classic horror and today's horror (vs thriller) is "the intrusion of an evil force or event into the everyday world." They both have suspense in that things aren't exactly what they seem/you don't exactly know what's going to happen, but one is more fear-based. Sort of true evil vs. everyday/realistic evil (criminals, shadowy governments and the like).
Jesse - Mar 12, 2017 4:35:49 pm PDT #677 of 3455
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Maybe I thought Get Out was too realistic to be proper horror.
SuziQ - Mar 16, 2017 9:12:39 pm PDT #678 of 3455
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
We saw Beauty and The Beast tonight and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The controversial aspect was way blown out of proportion. There is no gay kiss, it is just a moment or two that would go over most kids heads. But really, if you have seen the animated version LaFou is a total Gaston fanboy to begin with. In the live action, they just turn it up a couple of notches .
Dana - Mar 18, 2017 3:30:49 pm PDT #679 of 3455
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I can't believe Kong is getting decent reviews. I thought it was terrible. Badly written, badly directed, badly edited, and in some cases badly acted.
Calli - Mar 18, 2017 4:02:47 pm PDT #680 of 3455
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Oh, my. I just got back from Kong and was coming to the board to say how much I loved it. The nods to Apocalypse Now, The Land Before Time, and all the early Godzilla movies were great. I thoroughly enjoyed watching Hiddleston throughout. And, after watching her in this, I'm warming toward Brie Larson as Captain Marvel.
Dana - Mar 18, 2017 4:59:25 pm PDT #681 of 3455
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Heh. I thought it was a waste of Brie Larson. No accounting for taste, I guess.