Wednesday, March 21, 2007

How about horror?


I can’t believe that horrors are still popular. What is it about this genre that keeps it going? It seems like the same old thing…

Oh, John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982) didn’t look like the same old thing though. I saw it for the first time last week – what a chilling spectacle.

Another horror I saw recently was Lady in White (1988) with the very talented actor Lucas Haas. (CH you would know him from Brick, he was “King Pin” – 2005, a thriller with a Shakespear-like slang dialogue).

But the most horrifying of them all is the latest one - The Descent (2005). I don’t recommend this one for everyone especially if you’re a fan of caving expeditions.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have a hard time with horrors. Hitchcock's are the only ones I've watched. I am a hard core BBC & Masterpiece Theatre fan. I would like to watch a horror with a story... but one that does not scare me out of my wits. Does such a thing exist???

Anonymous said...

I love your blog! It looks similar to mine. ;) Yeah I agree with you for the most part... why are horror flicks still around, they're the same old thing! But even if they weren't, I have a problem voluntarily putting disturbing images into my brain. I don't mind the psychological thrillers though, I find those quite interesting most of the time. Thanks for all your great movie reviews!