Comments on: movie list for halloween (for grownups)

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 05:18:09 +0000

Zombieland is awesome! I’ve probably watched it 10 times. Totally agree that Eisenberg’s character is unique and pitch perfect. Plus the move actually has a good message.

By: Ashley Aynes

Ashley Aynes — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 20:26:47 +0000

I haven’t seen most of these so thanks for the suggestions. Also, in regards to the Saw-type films, have you HEARD of these new-style haunted houses? They are CRAZY. And horrible. And they shouldn’t exist. To me, they are the Saw-version of a haunted house.

http://www.cracked.com/blog/7-insane-moments-in-worlds-most-hardcore-haunted-house/

By: Clint

Clint — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 16:57:13 +0000

It’s true, everyone has their limit. I drew mine at the Saw-style torture porn films. (Though I read the synopsis for Saw and thought it was a rather clever premise.)

My post was a reaction to several things, one of which was the tendency to dismiss horror because it’s “cheapened” by violence when other, more dramatic, films use violence as an intensifier without the same criticism. To be fair, there are a lot lot of crappy horror films, but as scroll through Netflix shows that the majority of films in general are terrible.

By: Sara

Sara — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 07:37:09 +0000

There are just some horror films I cannot watch — at some point, violence is so difficult for me to watch. I’m not sure where the line is or whether I can articulate it, but there is a line for sure. Still, I’m with you — good horror movies can be . . . well, good. They can be extremely cathartic, and I don’t know exactly why, but I think it’s good to have be scared or startled once in a while.

Also, I don’t quite get the love for “Hocus Pocus.” I remember seeing it once and thinking that once was most likely enough. Hm.

Oh! Also, have you seen “Wait Until Dark?” It’s great!!!