Oh for f'k's sake. When someone makes a statement about something there isn't a need to make a counter statement to imply otherwise. When I say the lowest common denominator and those under 14 the only thing implied in that is that I do not consider myself in that particular group, there is no need for me to further state exactly where on the pie chart I feel that I fall inside of, frankly I couldn't even say as I've never gave it much thought and it would awfully pretentious of someone to think themselves above all else for any reason whatsoever. You know, I have no problem elaborating or discussing anything about film, but you seem to enjoy these shallow pissing contests so unless you have something new to offer please do bug off after reading the following.
Horror films, lots of PG-13(R a little, but not so much) employ the use of jump scares, using an extremely loud noise or something. When I sit and watch those films I literally sit and countdown 3,2,1=jump scare and I'm dead on 99% of the time, that IMO isn't scary it's lame, at best it's startling, but I wouldn't call it scary. Look at The Conjuring 2 now that was a proper horror film with a great story that pulls you in and makes you feel scared/uneasy during the whole thing practically by using great writing, acting and effects. The pace and atmosphere give that feeling of dread and that to me is what makes great horror flicks. A jumpscare should be used at a minimum only to complement the rest of the film.
Your statement about a horror film without jumpscares is like sex without an orgasm is extremely off base and you would be extremely hard pressed to find 5 true genre fans at best out of 100 polled that might agree with you. I've no idea where you got that notion from, but the general consensus is that people hate jumpscares, except for a miniscule
amount of people, yourself included. Just go to the horror forum here and start a poll about it and you'll find yourself alone on an island talking to a soccer ball.
There you have my full opinion on the matter, feel free to twist my words around and delude yourself into somehow believing I'm the enemy, but seriously, I just have different opinions and preferences than you do, which should be no big deal.
I would love for you to start a thread on the horror forum regarding this and make a poll, that would be awesome, if you truly believe what you're saying than you shouldn't have a problem doing it. If you do please do let me know as I would have serious interest in the results, but I'm 99.9% sure that you won't.
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i_am_reinard
8 years ago
1. you seem spend a lot of time to reply my last statement. Thank you. I hope you still have enough time to watch movies. 😀 Sorry, I am not interested to reply too long.
2. I did not twist your words. I just read your responses and my replies were based on them.
3. My statement "a horror film without jumpscares is like sex without orgasm" is an analogy. I bet you know that.
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nicolevabre
8 years ago
This is one of the funniest arguments I've come across in a while and I feel compelled to put in my two cents, from a woman's perspective...
First I must comment on the comparison of jump scares to sex; a horror film w/o them is like sex w/o an orgasm? That sounds like something that would come from a guy who is alright with getting only himself off, not caring much about his partner who most likely needs some foreplay to build up the tension, which is half of the fun, to reach climax. Sex without that is simply one-sided, boring and ultimately has no payoff for 50% of the players involved. That's fine for those who are in their early years of sexual activity, but soon enough will realize there's so much more to enjoy and will seek a partner who can fulfill this need. I suppose only a developed/mature genre fan will understand this comparison and the juvenile will excuse it away... ;)
As for The Babadook, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, especially how it made use of psychological "monsters" and a monster that manifested in physical form. The created atmosphere and tension was stellar, imho.
I used to love horror films that produced scares by using gore, jump scares and other physical elements, but as I matured and realized there was more to make the genre even better, I get no satisfaction from the aforementioned tricks. Sure, if I'm in the mood for an easily-digested, don't-have-to-put-much-thought-into-it kind of movie, these are great. But of I need an adult-type of scare, I'm going with one that builds thick tension and has palpable atmosphere, because THAT'S what satisfies me most, not juvenile jump scares.
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