I can surely* watch SAW, Hostel or those well-called torture porn movies (only I dpn't because they bore me / make me angry xD). They're not scary, they aim so hard sometimes to make you wince it just... gets some "meh" for my part.
I like reading your reviews of horror movies (the real ones!), though I can't watch them. I'm easily scared and have a VERY vivid imagination (and really good memory with images) that assaults me at the worst moments. I had to take the decison of not watching them at the cinema anymore, some years ago. I can watch them at home provided lights are on and I can cover behind something and can cover my eyes. I know it sounds dramatic but it's that way! xD So... sometimes I miss parts of the movie xD
There is the movie that scared me the most (Darkness) and the movie that made me realize I couldn't watch them in the cinema anymore (Devil's Backbone). Surprisingly both are Spanish. I say "surprisingly" because I really don't like 95% of Spanish cinema but I can say we make scary movies (at least IMHO :)) Darkness has USA actors but director is Jaume Balaguero (Spanish) and action is set at the outskirts of Barcelona. Devil's backbone is entirely Spanish though, action is set on an orphanage at the 1936 Spanish Civil War (one of the reasons I don't like Spanish cinema is because *everything* is revolving over 1936 Civil War (with one of the sides depicted clearly as the goodies and the other as the evil ones. Always) and/or deppressing low-class social issues, among some other things)
Ok, enough of me ranting! I would like to know, oh-my-horror-movie-guru (I'm serious, I have you there!) what do you think about those movies, if you have seen them. I'd like to know your opinion on them! :)
*There are some of these movies I can't stand. I'm not easily taken aback or disturbed by anything I see (scary movies are just scary) but I couldn't get past a scene in "Last house on the left". It's the first time in my life I went: "Ok, I don't wanna watch anymore, can we just watch another thing, please?"
Haha, no need to apologize! I like long comments XD
I've actually not seen the remake of Last House on the Left, but I've seen the original unrated version from the 70s. (In theory, the movie is rated R, but the story goes like this: Wes Craven made the movie, submitted it to the MPAA, and it got an NC-17 rating. He tried to edit it down and resubmit, but it got another NC-17 rating. After that, a friend of his was like, "You know, I just happen to have this documentation certifying a rated-R movie from the MPAA. I could just...give it to you.") So I can totally understand how bits of it are like, "Oh god, no D:" It is an INTENSE film D: D: D:
I saw Darkness in theatres back when it first came out in the states. I don't remember it super well--I think it had some good jump scares, but I wasn't really into it and I didn't buy into the plot. I enjoyed Anna Paquin spending large portions of the film running around in a tight tank top. I remember that much XD
On the other hand, I LOVED The Devil's Backbone. I saw that for the first time in college as well, on DVD. I watched it across campus at my friend Steven's apartment and I had to walk back to my own apartment afterwards and basically ran the entire way home because I was still so freaked out. I really loved the way they worked the legacy of the ghosts into the narrative, and the visuals were great and the creepy factor was amaaaazing. I really should get that one on DVD, because I absolutely adored it. I should get Cronos too. I am a del Toro fangirl XD
Didn't know that story about "Last house on the left", but it's interesting to know.. I didn't see the original one (I was talking about the sequel). I dunno if it comes with the scene I'm talking about (the rape scene :S)...
What scared me about Darkness was mainly two things: people/ghosts without eyes (I can't with that, it scares me a lot) and things in the background. Like the main characters are doing stuff (answering the phone) and then in the background you (not the character, only you) can see a ghost-thing crawling up the ceiling D: Haahaha, yes, I remember Anna Paquin in a tank top as well xD (Though I prefer her in True Blood, must be I'm also fond of her character there...)
Did you know I didn't know "Devil's backbone" was from Guillermo Del Toro? OMG, my husband rolled his eyes at me just now xD And I was actually thinking how much it resembled "Pan's Labyrinth" when I wrote it. LOL. The scene that gets into my mind is the ghost looking into the keyhole. I remember that night, I was about to sleep, turned off lights and... texted my (then) boyfriend who phoned me and talked to me 'til I fell asleep: I could only remember the eye in the keyhole D: (And there's those moments when I loathe the photograpic memory I have xD)
Hmmm? I should take a look at Cronos.
I didn't like Pan's Labyrinth though. I can see it's a very good movie: the fantastic parts are amazing and so very well done. So are the visuals. But I couldn't stand the Civil War part full of the very same trite tropes of every Spanish movie (also, the were parts in the real world that made me cringe more than the fantastic ones, but I suppose that's part of the movie's purpouse).
I like reading your reviews of horror movies (the real ones!), though I can't watch them. I'm easily scared and have a VERY vivid imagination (and really good memory with images) that assaults me at the worst moments. I had to take the decison of not watching them at the cinema anymore, some years ago. I can watch them at home provided lights are on and I can cover behind something and can cover my eyes. I know it sounds dramatic but it's that way! xD So... sometimes I miss parts of the movie xD
There is the movie that scared me the most (Darkness) and the movie that made me realize I couldn't watch them in the cinema anymore (Devil's Backbone). Surprisingly both are Spanish. I say "surprisingly" because I really don't like 95% of Spanish cinema but I can say we make scary movies (at least IMHO :)) Darkness has USA actors but director is Jaume Balaguero (Spanish) and action is set at the outskirts of Barcelona. Devil's backbone is entirely Spanish though, action is set on an orphanage at the 1936 Spanish Civil War (one of the reasons I don't like Spanish cinema is because *everything* is revolving over 1936 Civil War (with one of the sides depicted clearly as the goodies and the other as the evil ones. Always) and/or deppressing low-class social issues, among some other things)
Ok, enough of me ranting! I would like to know, oh-my-horror-movie-guru (I'm serious, I have you there!) what do you think about those movies, if you have seen them. I'd like to know your opinion on them! :)
*There are some of these movies I can't stand. I'm not easily taken aback or disturbed by anything I see (scary movies are just scary) but I couldn't get past a scene in "Last house on the left". It's the first time in my life I went: "Ok, I don't wanna watch anymore, can we just watch another thing, please?"
LONG COMMENT IS LONG, I'M SORRY! D:
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I've actually not seen the remake of Last House on the Left, but I've seen the original unrated version from the 70s. (In theory, the movie is rated R, but the story goes like this: Wes Craven made the movie, submitted it to the MPAA, and it got an NC-17 rating. He tried to edit it down and resubmit, but it got another NC-17 rating. After that, a friend of his was like, "You know, I just happen to have this documentation certifying a rated-R movie from the MPAA. I could just...give it to you.") So I can totally understand how bits of it are like, "Oh god, no D:" It is an INTENSE film D: D: D:
I saw Darkness in theatres back when it first came out in the states. I don't remember it super well--I think it had some good jump scares, but I wasn't really into it and I didn't buy into the plot. I enjoyed Anna Paquin spending large portions of the film running around in a tight tank top. I remember that much XD
On the other hand, I LOVED The Devil's Backbone. I saw that for the first time in college as well, on DVD. I watched it across campus at my friend Steven's apartment and I had to walk back to my own apartment afterwards and basically ran the entire way home because I was still so freaked out. I really loved the way they worked the legacy of the ghosts into the narrative, and the visuals were great and the creepy factor was amaaaazing. I really should get that one on DVD, because I absolutely adored it. I should get Cronos too. I am a del Toro fangirl XD
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What scared me about Darkness was mainly two things: people/ghosts without eyes (I can't with that, it scares me a lot) and things in the background. Like the main characters are doing stuff (answering the phone) and then in the background you (not the character, only you) can see a ghost-thing crawling up the ceiling D: Haahaha, yes, I remember Anna Paquin in a tank top as well xD (Though I prefer her in True Blood, must be I'm also fond of her character there...)
Did you know I didn't know "Devil's backbone" was from Guillermo Del Toro? OMG, my husband rolled his eyes at me just now xD And I was actually thinking how much it resembled "Pan's Labyrinth" when I wrote it. LOL. The scene that gets into my mind is the ghost looking into the keyhole. I remember that night, I was about to sleep, turned off lights and... texted my (then) boyfriend who phoned me and talked to me 'til I fell asleep: I could only remember the eye in the keyhole D: (And there's those moments when I loathe the photograpic memory I have xD)
Hmmm? I should take a look at Cronos.
I didn't like Pan's Labyrinth though. I can see it's a very good movie: the fantastic parts are amazing and so very well done. So are the visuals. But I couldn't stand the Civil War part full of the very same trite tropes of every Spanish movie (also, the were parts in the real world that made me cringe more than the fantastic ones, but I suppose that's part of the movie's purpouse).
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