Horror Movies, boo! Options

[Katie]

Who doesn't love them? I used to be hesitant to watch horror flicks, but now I can't stop. Not new ones, though. The whole "jump-out" scaring thing is so stupid and unsatisfying, but the good old fashioned Stephen King's or Hitchcock's and others are really great. In fact, I'm in the middle of Misery and finished Christine this afternoon. Misery is much better. :D

So, what's y'all's opinion on horror movies? Like them, or can't bear to watch them? Are the new ones getting too cliché and dumb? Or does the monster popping out from behind a corner get you amped?

Discuss! ;]

[SilverHyena]

I don't know if I'd really count I am Legend as a horror film. It does have zombie creatures though so maybe it does count after all. Either way, I Am Legend is awesome (though, it's not really scary) and don't let Toaster Boy tell you differently! I have the special edition with both versions of the film. Both are delightful!

Anyway, about horror films... I don't generally like them-- the new ones anyway. Most of them have horrible plots, pointless violence, and gratuitous nudity. Also, the characters are all overused stereotypes that I didn't like in the first place. In other words, I don't like them enough to hope they live, but at the same time I don't hate them enough to hope they get killed.

That being said, I'm sure there are some great horror films out there that are actually worth seeing. It's just hard to know which ones are actually good. For instance, The Sixth Sense (Does that count as a horror film? Eh, I'm gonna count it as one) is awesome. I actually like all of M Night Shyamalan's films...

There are some really good old ones too. Psycho and the Birds were mentioned earlier. Those are some oldies but goodies. Naturally, they might not be as scary as some of the ones made today, but they actually have a good storyline.

Epona: Are the Alien movies any good? I've never seen them.