http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1530509/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRTFsLFzDrE Official Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4s2mF3Fkyo&feature=related
Exactly; and with that, Tom Six loses most of his core audience and attracts only the lowest common denominator. On the other hand, wasn't it PT Barnum who said that you'll never go broke underestimating the general public's level of taste?
Only thing better than 3 people *** to mouth........... is twelve people *** to mouth. The caboose on that train is really in for a lotta s***.
Its part of the reason I stay away from most modern horror now and days. Most of it is sold as being gruesome, and to me horror and sci fi are the two easiest and effective means to convey something meaningful as its a mix of fantasy/reality. Most modern horror movies miss this point.
A lot of what passes for "horror" today is just torture porn. That's why it's refreshing to see a TV series (of all things) such as American Horror Story, which focuses on the story and builds a masterful arc instead of relying on shock value. The overriding reason the first movie was successful at first was morbid curiosity, but its staying power came due to its story of the sheer, almost-giddy madness of the villain. Six gave that away in this one, despite having a good idea in terms of this new villain and his pathology/motivation.
I was thinking about giving American Horror a go since it's by the Nip Tuck producer/writer. Good to know you endorse it. PS: I'm thinking about testing myself as a screen writer and have started a script that I was thinking about running by you.
Yea I can't get into these horror movies with more gore than substance. I did like the Daniel Tosh review of the first one though.
I'm like Lucky. I'm not much into the gore of horror films today. If there's gore but it goes with the story line, ok....maybe, but to me, horror films should shock the senses...play with your mind....lure you in one direction and then snap you around with a twist you never saw coming. Alfred Hitchcock was a master at this. I mean, who really saw it coming that Norman Bates was actually the murderer...in the original classic? (Never saw the remake...too much respect for the original) Other examples of that type of horror film are "Frailty" with William Paxton, Matthew McConahey and Powers Booth...twists left and right in that film. "Jaws"--the withholding of the shark until nearly half way through the movie built that anticipation. This....Human Centipede, Hill Have Eyes, etc...all gore with no storyline to captivate you and shock your senses.
