I haven't seen the movie yet, but so I'm sort of skimming as I don;t want any major spoilers, I thought I'd comment on this:
I'm enjoying the current horror films that are lacking the fun factor and relying on shock and gore. I find it refreshing to the genre and a nice step away from the self referential/ironic horror of the 90's. The one thing that you always hear is "what they don;t show you is more effective." I have to disagree to an extent. There are so many instances where the film makers wanted to do the effects, but didn't;t have either the money or knew it would never get past the censors, so they didn't shoot. I think a lot of the "what they don't show you" aspect comes out of neccesity (neccessity being the mother of invention?? something like that). It's just that now, with CGI and the KNB gods have the ability to do what they couldn't in the 70's at an affordable rate, and with DVD being such a big part of a release, studios are willing to film the gore as they know they can still put it out as a marketing device.
Not to take anything away from TCM and Halloween mind you. TCM is so hellish in its intensity that adding gore could make it nigh unwatchable. Halloween always played more like a Hitchcock than an all out horror film in it's mood to me.
I really can't wait to get my hands on this "Hills" now! great dialog!
I'm enjoying the current horror films that are lacking the fun factor and relying on shock and gore. I find it refreshing to the genre and a nice step away from the self referential/ironic horror of the 90's. The one thing that you always hear is "what they don;t show you is more effective." I have to disagree to an extent. There are so many instances where the film makers wanted to do the effects, but didn't;t have either the money or knew it would never get past the censors, so they didn't shoot. I think a lot of the "what they don't show you" aspect comes out of neccesity (neccessity being the mother of invention?? something like that). It's just that now, with CGI and the KNB gods have the ability to do what they couldn't in the 70's at an affordable rate, and with DVD being such a big part of a release, studios are willing to film the gore as they know they can still put it out as a marketing device.
Not to take anything away from TCM and Halloween mind you. TCM is so hellish in its intensity that adding gore could make it nigh unwatchable. Halloween always played more like a Hitchcock than an all out horror film in it's mood to me.
I really can't wait to get my hands on this "Hills" now! great dialog!