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Old 26th September 2012, 08:46 PM
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Old 27th September 2012, 12:40 AM
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two great reviews on the banned video nasty listy!
great reading on two different views on this era!
anybody fancy doing the same thing on recent/2000 onward films?
may have a go myself,but my collection,aint that big.
I would've liked to but:

1. I'm shite at essays
2. Don't watch that many recent films
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Old 27th September 2012, 02:16 AM
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I would've liked to but:

1. I'm shite at essays
2. Don't watch that many recent films
Sometimes, I think, you can get over-analytical. I watch films from all eras, but I do seem to find more pleasure in older films than new.
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Old 27th September 2012, 12:11 PM
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Sometimes, I think, you can get over-analytical. I watch films from all eras, but I do seem to find more pleasure in older films than new.
I think most film fans prefer older films than new and I'm not talking about horror just films in general, I've always said they just don't make films as good as they use to, don't get me wrong there is some goods films of today but I prefer a good 75% of films before end of the 80s, personally I think a lot of films today think they can't fail because they they got good use of cgi, more money and good actors etc where in let's say the 60' 70 80" they didn't have use of cgi and big massive budget compared of today so had to concentrate on a good story etc, that's why IMO a lot of j horrors work for the reason they don't have huge budgets and concentrate on making the films atmospheric, where as American remakes of Japanese horrors fail big time because that reason they think they got money and actors that they can't fail and sometimes miss the point and don't create and decent atmosphere,
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Old 27th September 2012, 12:25 PM
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Some good points there, gag. Sometimes I think that today's actors are little more than props for the eyepopping FX and CGI. Back in the day actors used to act and their acting would carry the film and tell the story. These days all actors seem to do is turn up on a green soundstage and interact with things that aren't there yet.
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Old 27th September 2012, 12:32 PM
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I think most film fans prefer older films than new and I'm not talking about horror just films in general, I've always said they just don't make films as good as they use to, don't get me wrong there is some goods films of today but I prefer a good 75% of films before end of the 80s, personally I think a lot of films today think they can't fail because they they got good use of cgi, more money and good actors etc where in let's say the 60' 70 80" they didn't have use of cgi and big massive budget compared of today so had to concentrate on a good story etc, that's why IMO a lot of j horrors work for the reason they don't have huge budgets and concentrate on making the films atmospheric, where as American remakes of Japanese horrors fail big time because that reason they think they got money and actors that they can't fail and sometimes miss the point and don't create and decent atmosphere,
I agree with both of you. Although there is the odd good film that comes out today, I alway find I'm more engrossed in older films. Films like Rififi grip you from the start and never let go, while more modern films seem to lack that.

I agree with th J -horror comment. The majority of them rely on atmosphere rather than CG effects.
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Old 27th September 2012, 12:34 PM
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Yes, there's definitely still the odd good new film. But mostly I find new films, for all their hype, very disappointing. I can't remember the last time I raved about a new film.
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I agree with both of you. Although there is the odd good film that comes out today, I alway find I'm more engrossed in older films. Films like Rififi grip you from the start and never let go, while more modern films seem to lack that.

I agree with th J -horror comment. The majority of them rely on atmosphere rather than CG effects.
Alas, i became bored of J-Horror years ago. A dripping ceiling is only scary for so long.
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Alas, i became bored of J-Horror years ago. A dripping ceiling is only scary for so long.
Indeed. I think the J-horror/ghost story genre in that particular vein has more than run its course now.
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