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Thread ID: 134651	2013-07-25 00:03:00	Maniac banned in NZ	1101 (13337)	PC World Chat

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1349740	2013-07-25 22:40:00	I don't mean to derail, but some of the comments here have raised a question I've wondered for ages. For those who say they like horror movies, but don't like gore/violence/etc, what is it that you like about horror? I presume it's the *idea* of the violence/gore, you just don't like visually seeing it? And please, I'm not trying to make a jab at anything, I actually am curious. I've known a number of people who 'love' horror movies, but hate the violence and I'm kind of like.. well thats why it's scary, right? It wouldn't be scary if it was about some serial hugger.	inphinity (7274)
1349741	2013-07-25 23:29:00	A good scary movie preys on your imagination and builds up suspense and anticipation. It sets an atmosphere of terror and scares you when you least expect it. A really good scary movie watched late at night can make going to sleep a little harder than usual. A lot of modern horror movies however just have some random serial killer/ monster / wild animal running around killing people in as much graphic detail as the special effects department can muster. There's no suspense or any real scares or much of a plot in many cases, it's just an attempt to shock and revolt you. A bit of Violence or gore in a horror movie to reinforce the danger is fine, even necessary for some stories. But when it becomes the main/only focus it's stops being scary to me and just becomes disgusting. I don't like gore for the sake of gore and I don't find feeling queasy watching something at all scary or entertaining. Also it's perfectly possible to have someone get killed violently in a film without giving us graphic close ups of his internal organs. A lot of it is personal preference of course and tied to your personality. I have a good imagination and put myself into the situation so I enjoy movies that use that to their advantage while others don't and need a more direct approach. If I see someone frying up someones brain and feeding it to them I react to it much as I would seeing it for real (struggled to watch that one) while others will laugh and call it fake. It's called suspension of disbelief and how much we do it varies from person to person. I think silence of the lambs is a great movie but I won't watch it again. A good example of the division of viewers is the Blair Witch movie I think. A lot of people understandably find it stupid and not scary because of the shaky camera and lack of actually seeing anything happen. Me I quite liked it, I watch it like it's me alone and isolated in the forest with all this weird stuff happening. Anyone who has been alone out in the bush at night should know how intense and eerie it can be, but maybe that's just me also. Some classic scares I remember well - the end of Alien when the cat jumps across the screen (love that movie) and the end of Carrie when the hand comes out of the grave. No gore involved and both made me jump. Hostel & Saw on the other hand never made me jump once but did gross me out - did not watch any sequels.	dugimodo (138)
1349742	2013-07-25 23:41:00	Personally, I don't dislike horror films with high levels of gore and violence, but I find they are often just not as scary as others. When you get past a certain point it becomes stupid. I think they can sacrifice a good plot for copious amounts of blood which does not help. When the gore and violence is minimal or implied rather than shown, it leaves your imagination to run rampant... but there are more ways to be scary than just horrible imagery. Take the game "Portal" for example. Hardly a horror game and in many places funny. But imagine it was real and it was happening to you and you wouldn't be laughing.	Agent_24 (57)
1349743	2013-07-26 01:04:00	Very good explanation, makes a lot of sense. I agree too many movies try and use the gore and violence as the horror, when it's really not the scary part. I guess I had interpreted the comment far too far the other way - it was actually when watching Evil Dead with some friends, one of whom said he enjoys horror movies but would prefer noone got hurt, and it made me think "Well, if there's no risk of loss, injury, death, etc - there's not a lot of fear, surely?". But yes, it's not that difficult to convey the threat / risk without just showing hours of blood splatter.	inphinity (7274)
1349744	2013-07-26 02:18:00	I don't mean to derail, but some of the comments here have raised a question I've wondered for ages. For those who say they like horror movies, but don't like gore/violence/etc, what is it that you like about horror? I presume it's the *idea* of the violence/gore, you just don't like visually seeing it? And please, I'm not trying to make a jab at anything, I actually am curious. I've known a number of people who 'love' horror movies, but hate the violence and I'm kind of like.. well thats why it's scary, right? It wouldn't be scary if it was about some serial hugger. Violence isnt needed at all in the horror genre . The really violent films arnt horror at all . Violence in films, just for the sake of trying to shock the viewer , these films I think are a bit boring, pointless & unwatchable. Maniac is possibly one of these (boring & unwatchable) Over the top violence & gore , wheres it is just sillyness & obviously not pretending to be real, I quite like . eg The horror spoofs, or films like Toxic Avenger	1101 (13337)
1349745	2013-07-26 02:53:00	Of course Shaun of the dead is just awesome :) even with the gratuitous gore.	dugimodo (138)
1349746	2013-07-26 05:21:00	Of course Shaun of the dead is just awesome :) even with the gratuitous gore. Best zombie movie ending ever?? Most original ending anyway :2cents: Cant wait to see The World's End .	1101 (13337)
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