I'm dying to see it, but am afraid they hype will ruin it. I've actually read reviews that said you'd still get the effect if you watched it at home in the dark. I don't like that trailer at all. But word of mouth is that its pretty friggin' good.
Columbus actually got it, but they are only showing it at 11 PM and Midnight so I won't see it until its released everywhere and can go to a Sunday morning matinee.
So I might as well bring up the Blair Witch cause it started the whole "lost footage" type horror flick.
Which camp are you in?
Camp 1: Did you see it in a theater before the hype and actually get creeped out, like me? OK, the ending was a bit of a letdown, but the experience was still well worth it. Not terrifying but was definitely unsettling enough that I was nervous and squirming around the whole second half of the movie.
Camp 2: Did you wait til it was way overhyped and watch it at home, only to be dissappointed and then swear to everyone that it was lame and not scary?
if somone sees this movie, please post whether or not it is worth the fuss....
between the commercials filming "the audience" and all the "media leaks" about how people are walking out.....this really wreaks of a ploy to get a cruddy movie more $$$.
then again, if it's good, I'll want to watch...so, anyone that bites the bullet ahead of time shall be thanked
Quote: I love watching people jump in the movies. Arachnaphobia was one of those movies that made the whole audience jump.
I had a great time seeing that one opening weekend. Back in my hometown in WV we saw this in our crappy rundown theater. Towards the end in a very tense scene a drip of water fell from the ceiling and landed on my Dad's ear. Imagine a 350 pound bald guy jumping to his feet and screaming bloody murder in the middle of a movie.
Quote: I So I might as well bring up the Blair Witch cause it started the whole "lost footage" type horror flick.
Which camp are you in?
Camp 1: Did you see it in a theater before the hype and actually get creeped out, like me? OK, the ending was a bit of a letdown, but the experience was still well worth it. Not terrifying but was definitely unsettling enough that I was nervous and squirming around the whole second half of the movie.
Camp 2: Did you wait til it was way overhyped and watch it at home, only to be dissappointed and then swear to everyone that it was lame and not scary?
I was in:
Camp 3: Saw it in the theater before the hype was told by people I went with it was real. Sat and watched absolutly pointless periods of time where there was no reason to have the camera rolling if it was indeed real. Watched unrealistic emotions to the situations they were in and finalized it with a stupid ending. Walked out having to hear my freinds talk about how scary it was and laughed at them for believing it was real. Was told again it was 100% real and now had my freinds mad at me for mocking thier movie. Then a few nights later was laughing at my freinds again as we saw the lead actress on a late night show (jay or david don't remember) and I told them "She looks good for mysteriously disapeared blair witch victim"?
pretty much exactly the same situation with me, as soon as it was over i popped up and started walking out, couldnt believe I wasted my time with it, only to look back and see my friends still sitting in "amazement".
I heard they made this movie in a few weeks with like an $11,000 budget?
I always remember Ammityville (the original one) being a movie that would creep me out if I was to watch it alone at night with all of the lights out.
I don't think I've ever watched a movie where I had to turn the lights on or make me walk out of a theater or truely scared me. I've jumped in movies but that is more of suspence type stuff where there is a build up and some thing jumps out on the screen.
I did once watched Children of the Corn with a bunch of freinds and then played hide and go seek in a corn feild when I was around 13. That was kind of spooky.
Just to clarify, I have seen a lot of scary movies and I consider myself a horror flick buff but I just don't get scared over them.
I've seen:
Classics Jacobs Ladder Rosemary's Baby Exorcist Ammityville(all of them including the remake) Polterguist (all of them)
Thrashers Friday the 13th (all of them) Nightmare on Elm Street (all of them) Halloween (all of them) Childs Play (all of them) Lepreacon (all of them)
Some of the new ones Scream Ring (both of them) Grudge Hostel Saw
Others like Children of the corn, Hellraiser. and many others.
Quote: Just to clarify, I have seen a lot of scary movies and I consider myself a horror flick buff but I just don't get scared over them.
Thats a key to the discussion. Most stuff that scares us is from when we were young. Most of the time we enjoy it, but it isn't scaring us.
I still think the original Halloween is scary, cause I saw it when I was a kid. Music makes a BIG difference. I still won't even WATCH the original Salems Lot cause the vampire about made me wet myself when they first show his face.
I want a new movie to come around that SCARES me, even though I'm an adult.
For the record, I thought the book The Shining was far scarier than the movie, and the movie is a great one.
Agreed. But you can say that about probably every horror novel.
Did you read IT? That was a scary one! I've been reading of them finally adapting that as a hard R rated movie. The TV mini series was good, but didn't quite cut it.
the ring: the ring was going down as a top 10-15 horror movie of all time until you get that hook at the end. ruined the whole thing for me, i was irate after watching that becuase the entire movie was so good and you were let down so badly.
blair witch. great idea, great movie, unfortuantely it has no replay value, you watch it once, it's cool, it's great, and you can never watch it again because it's 2 hours of boring with 15 minutes of excitement at the end. still a really great idea.
i will definitely watch this new one, but i have my doubts. and the hype about it being one of the scariest will probably ruin it.
if you like zombie movies the remake of dawn of the dead is insanely good.
another zombie movie that let me down was 28 days later, the first hour, hour and a half was legendary, some of the best zombie film to date, and then as soon as they went into that military zone and it became more about these military guys being the villains the movie got boring and stupid. the sequel was halfway decent.
Quote: between the commercials filming "the audience" and all the "media leaks" about how people are walking out.....this really wreaks of a ploy to get a cruddy movie more $$$.
I wonder if the people that were scared in the audience were actors also. That looked so hokey, I wouldn't set my hopes too high for this thing.
Nothing will ever scare me as much as "The Excorcist" - I never had the nerve to watch the entire movie. My buddy convinced me to watch it to see how I would react. I saw the first few minutes and got creeped out. I threatened to leave and then he convinced me to watch a few select scenes. - I watched a few scenes from this movie about 2.5 years ago and it still creeps me out. Scary as heck.
As far as "Paranormal Activity" I will never, never, never, watch it.
Quote: Just to clarify, I have seen a lot of scary movies and I consider myself a horror flick buff but I just don't get scared over them.
Thats a key to the discussion. Most stuff that scares us is from when we were young. Most of the time we enjoy it, but it isn't scaring us.
I still think the original Halloween is scary, cause I saw it when I was a kid. Music makes a BIG difference. I still won't even WATCH the original Salems Lot cause the vampire about made me wet myself when they first show his face.
I want a new movie to come around that SCARES me, even though I'm an adult.
"Dr. Sardonicus" especially when on 'Chilly Billy Cardilly" (Saturday nights in Pittsburgh) used to scare me to death,....
Aliens is not "scary" but intensely riveting,...one of my favorites.
I love watching people jump in the movies. Arachnaphobia was one of those movies that made the whole audience jump.
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If you want really scary sit down at home during the day, and watch lifetime movies with your wife AHHHHHHH now THAT'S SCARY
