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17-07-2009, 09:41 AM | #1 | |||
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I just watched ‘The Unborn’ in the hope it might be a bit different, but it strikes me every horror film post The Ring (US version) has pretty much adhered to the same set-up, i.e. girl (normally very attractive) gets spooked by something nasty, runs around it a gloomy atmosphere, her boyfriend and well-meaning female friend both get killed by the spook and then she defeats the nasty in the climax (often saving a confused and innocent child in the process).
I really enjoyed the US versions of The Ring and The Grudge, but I’m getting a bit fed up of exactly the same script shot with a different lead actress. Can anyone recommend any decent (and preferably recent) horror films that dare to break form? |
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17-07-2009, 09:44 AM | #2 | |||
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Watch creep
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17-07-2009, 11:38 AM | #3 | |||
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isnt that the pretty much standard for horror films though it is in all i have watched
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17-07-2009, 02:21 PM | #4 | |||
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18-07-2009, 02:14 PM | #5 | ||
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Let's see,
The Orphanage REC Let the Right One In (I wouldn't class it as a horror but apparently it is. Either way it's brilliant) I can't think of any more for the moment. It's hard to think of films that completely deviate from the formula but there are plenty that does the formula well. |
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18-07-2009, 02:18 PM | #6 | ||
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But yeah, horror films usually always have a female lead: The Uninvited The Unborn The Grudge The Ring Darkness The Messengers Hmm...a few other ones, but yeah - if you really think about it the same setup is for Halloween as well, so the format's been around. |
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18-07-2009, 02:19 PM | #7 | |||
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18-07-2009, 02:23 PM | #8 | ||
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18-07-2009, 02:27 PM | #9 | |||
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I havn't really watched a lot of horror movies because they seem to have damaging effects on me haha, but they always seem to be the same.
I always critisise the fact that is someone hears a noise, they travel to the noise & then get killed. I was shouting at all these stupid people while watching the Grudge, because the stupid chracters kept going to the house, idk why but it really infuriates me. |
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18-07-2009, 02:28 PM | #10 | ||
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Well it's not that recent but john Carpenter's - Vampires is a very good film!
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18-07-2009, 02:33 PM | #11 | ||
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18-07-2009, 02:41 PM | #12 | ||
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Me and my friends found Creep absoloutley hilarious.
Also we watched a film that was set in like a farm, and it had something to do with cows and sheep and this girl that was possessed, and we couldnt stop laughing when the animals rolled off the cliff... it was a funny but TERRIBLE horror movie. |
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18-07-2009, 02:56 PM | #13 | |||
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Half the time I find things that are supossed to be scary funny, the Exorcist is pretty hilarious haha, it doesn't scare me just makes me laugh. |
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18-07-2009, 02:57 PM | #14 | |||
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i love horror films! cant wait until SCREAM 4!! but the script is still being written!
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19-07-2009, 11:29 AM | #15 | |||
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I saw Braindead yesterday... and I loved it... its so funny and gory... omg its def one of my fav films.... also bad taste is funny and good!
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19-07-2009, 11:30 AM | #16 | |||
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No, i think that's just the trend of them at the moment
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19-07-2009, 11:46 AM | #17 | ||
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How about Wrong Turn? I found it really good, there were definetly some scary moments and suspense in that film which I liked, and the sequel is just as good
Or Jeepers Creepers |
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