Wish me luck . . .

[PlayMSTie]

The Grudge arrived from Netflix today. Yes, this devout coward is about to sit through a horror flick, and possibly never sleep again, just for the sake of a Rifftrax. Everyone wish me luck. Perhaps a prayer or two. Or you could all just come over and hold me while I watch. I'll even pay for pizza. Anything to get me through this experience!

The things I do for you, Messrs. Nelson and Murphy . . . 

[kodiakthejuggler]

Hey, it could be worse.

Could be Glitter!

*shudder

[Hazzah]

Wait a minute..."The Grudge" is a horror flick?

I guess it explains a lot.

[AmandaGal]

If you find The Grudge scary, you should be taken out back and beaten. Seriously, Willy Wonka scared me more than The Grudge ever could...which isn't saying much I guess. It's not scary though.

[Bob]

Yeah, I did not find the Grudge scary at all...... just a couple of cheap "scares" and that was it.

The Ring was much scarier to me cuz I did not know what to expect and the bits of horror they did show were so fleeting, that added to the tension.

[Hazzah]

Yeah the whole coming out of the TV thing was fantasically creepy...until the Ring 2...then it just got tedious.

[Bob]

Yeah the whole coming out of the TV thing was fantasically creepy...until the Ring 2...then it just got tedious.

Yeah, no kidding.

I wonder, is a good, scary movie the hardest kind of movie to make?   

[Hazzah]

Yeah the whole coming out of the TV thing was fantasically creepy...until the Ring 2...then it just got tedious.

Yeah, no kidding.

I wonder, is a good, scary movie the hardest kind of movie to make?   

Well sure!  Good and Scary are a hard combonation.  Especially if it still creeps one out after multiple viewings.

[Just Some Guy]

Nobody move!  I'm hijacking this thread and taking it to Cuba!

When it comes to horror films I enjoy the slowly building dread style of film where creepy events progress until the climax.  The best example of this kind of movie is the original version of The Haunting.  The Grudge tries to be this kind of movie but it's reliance on cheap shock moments undermines the whole thing.

What do you like in a horror movie?

[JoshWay]

I like horror films that poke fun at conventions and keep their tongues firmly in cheek while still managing to be bloody and and scary. I'm thinking of movies like Evil Dead II and the original Dawn of the Dead. I also enjoyed a recent film called Slither that was sort of in the same vein.

[mrbasehart]

What do you like in a horror movie?

Female nudity.  But that's what I like in almost every film I see.   

[BathTub]

What do you like in a horror movie?

Female nudity.  But that's what I like in almost every film I see.   

Except his porn, oddly enough....

[RandyMistie]

PlayMstie, your only fear of The Grudge should be falling asleep and missing the riffs.

[Hazzah]

Nobody move!  I'm hijacking this thread and taking it to Cuba!

When it comes to horror films I enjoy the slowly building dread style of film where creepy events progress until the climax.  The best example of this kind of movie is the original version of The Haunting.  The Grudge tries to be this kind of movie but it's reliance on cheap shock moments undermines the whole thing.

What do you like in a horror movie?

I like witty dialogue and snazzy dance sequences.

[6079SmithW]

At the very least, semi-competent, non-braindead protagonists. If there's some terrible monster out there, I like people to react as though they valued their lives, not as though people got murdered bizzarely on a daily basis. People should fight back when they're being attacked, not just sit there and go "oh darn guess I'll take that chair leg to the sternum." The monster/villain should be bound by some sort of rules, and not just be able to go wherever and do whatever it likes. This is what makes for a watchable horror movie.

Night of the Living Dead is a good movie. The Host (recent Korean film) is also a very good one. Alien is the greatest strict horror movie of all time (because the Shining is too Kubrick-y to count.)