Won't be seeing it. This is for the teeny boppers and jock boys who know nothing about what makes a good horror movie. I bet there are lots of jump scares. Studios don't have to make good movies anymore because these teen zombies flood the cinemas to see this crap.
shareMaybe I’m their demographic, but isn’t that what a horror movie is? Gloomy atmosphere that builds up to a jump scare? I dont know. I enjoyed it.
shareNope. You have it all wrong. Jump scares were once used just enough to move the story along, but now they are used too much by poor writers who are unable to tell a decent horror story. Today jump scares are like eating too much sugar; it will
cause diabetes. Jump scares do not scare, they startle you. You need to know the difference.
A real horror movie has supernatural and psychological element combined. You are more invested in a characters fear and paranoia when that character is challenged by the supernatural by questioning their own grasp of reality. Two of the best horror films are Repulsion from 1965 and Rosemary's Baby from 1968. Both films aren't just about things that go bump in the night, but they are more concerned with how the characters are psychologically messed with by the supernatural elements. The Shining is another example of how characters that are taken out of their comfort zone are taken down a path into madness, mayhem and murder. For me, this is more interesting because I put myself in the place of a fully drawn character rather than some empty bubble headed teen. This new movie just sounds like all the other teen jump scare films that rely on things that just aren't scary.
Yes and no. While 60s and 70s psychological horror was great, that's just part of the horror genre. And while modern horror movies focus too much in jump scares, the problem is not that part of the genre itself, but how bad modern movies are.
This scene is a jump scare from a masterpiece of the horror genre: the moment Sadako finally appears in Ringu, from Hideo Nakata. The jump scare is more than two minutes long, and volume boost was minimum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_GQO1oWEwg
The staircase scene in Ju-On, more than 2 minutes again too and no volume boost.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnmOC1lQXco
The sink scene in 'A tale of two sisters' (which is another masterpiece of horror), more than 1 minute and zero volume boost:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEffTArhTFM
If you can't keep a jump scare running for a couple of minutes and use zero volume boost, and make it work, then you're doing a cheap copy.
I guess we just disagree on that. And what a bore to try to read that much into a movie IMO. But If a go watch a horror film and it scared me while being fully engaged in its plot, then I will say it did it’s job.
shareA bore? Sorry, but that just doesn't make sense. It seems to me that it would be the exact opposite. Trying to critique a film by analyzing its parts is far from boring. I find it quite interesting to understand why a film works, how it works aesthetically or politically and the effects it has on people.
shareMaybe i am not explaining well enough. I am ok with critiquing a movie; but to analyze it to the point of writing a report on it. That’s just too much effort. I want it just enjoy a movie and watch it. This was an entertaining horror film for me.
shareDo you realize you're posting in a movie forum?
I mean... I understand you just want to watch a movie without giving too much thought. That's fine, but... then what's the point in posting in a movie forum? It's like you enjoy eating but you're not really interested in cooking, and then you sign up in a forum about cooking...
Hmmm, I don't know. I love just pulling apart a movie to see what makes it work or not. That is just me. I love movies and what makes them tick. This just doesn't look scary or interesting to me. Glad you enjoyed it anyhow.
shareThat’s Ok. Not saying there is anything wrong with that. It’s just too much analysis for me. Glad to have your input tho.
shareYou brought up interesting points, but wouldn't you agree that there are many different ways to go about being scary, doing a horror movie? You brought up the psychological aspect but there are also other valid methods to accomplish fear like a jump scare.
shareNot saying all jump scares are not good, but I think it is an overused way to startle and "not scare" an audience. It is becoming a device that is used way too often due to the lack of originality of the writers.
shareI saw this the other day and even the jump scares didn't seem particularly effective. The movie takes place in the Conjuring/Annabelle universe and while those movies are varying degrees of good or bad, this one just felt inferior to all of them (not to mention way more cliche).
shareYes, cliche kept coming to my mind when I read reviews about this movie.
shareNothing original and maybe too many jump scares but I have seen much much worse Horror movies. this is mediocre but not terrible.
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