bleeding heart Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 (edited) During my third cup of coffee in a masochistic attempt to stay awake, a question occurred to me: why make a ghost story, placed squarely and intentionally in the "horror" genre, and then try to ensure that no one finds ghosts scary? There might be some postmodern mischievousness at play here, but that seems a real stretch. The evidence leans towards "incompetence," your Honour. Edited October 21, 2013 by bleeding heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Wilson Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 You don't find Casper The Friendly Ghost frightening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 The first movie was quite scary, I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 I've only seen the first. I thought the filmmakers did an excellent job of using your own assumptions and expectations to stoke anxiety and fear in you as a viewer. Not sure how the subsequent instalments did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight Graham Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 (edited) If you don't believe in ghosts (ie: me) would you still find the first movie scary, or a good horror flick for some Halloween fun? Edited October 22, 2013 by Moonlight Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleeding heart Posted October 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Personally, I didn't much care for the first one, either, though I love horror movies. But I bow to popular sentiment on this one; it's so well-liked, that it's probably me, not the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 If you don't believe in ghosts (ie: me) would you still find the first movie scary, or a good horror flick for some Halloween fun? I don't believe in ghosts, but I'm open minded so I would say yes. There's just enough 'weird' in there to keep you going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Had not seen the second one yet, but the first bothered me. The husband was a dick all the way through, even after seeing the evidence. And the foreshadowing part with the bit on the computer was a dead give away. Without those two elements, that movie would have really been a good spine chiller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleeding heart Posted October 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 I thought both characters were quite unlikeable, but I had no problem with this...it was almost refreshing. My single problem is that I didn't find it scary. And I mean, not even "Scream" scary, or "Final Destination" Scary. And those have a postmodern sensibility, and are scarcely even designed to be scary in the conventional "horror" sense. I did think the last ten minutes pretty decent, I'll give it that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 If you don't believe in ghosts (ie: me) would you still find the first movie scary, or a good horror flick for some Halloween fun? I don't believe in ghosts (or deities) and it was a startling film due to your expectations as a movie-goer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 My single problem is that I didn't find it scary. Paranormal Activity is more tense than scary, imo. The movie is designed around creating and maintaining tension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleeding heart Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) OK, I get that. But like I said, I'm crazy about horror movies. And I'm not a snob about it...it's hard to be a snob about horror movies if you love them, because you can forgive a certain amount of dreck. (Hell, I even like a couple of the Friday the 13th movies.) But I don't find PA tense in any way. But...like I also said, I will continue to grudgingly admit that it's not the movie, but me. (I hate Forrest Gump, too. ) Edited October 23, 2013 by bleeding heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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