StarsNeverFall7
Senior Member
Originally posted by vintageSW77
because of the popularity of Saw with the average cinema goer studios are knocking out horror "spectacles" they are making films that are just there to gross people out and make em jump....which aint hard with that audience...ive been in their prescence.
Studios are making horror films for people who dont usually like horror flicks
they are making movies for kids who just want to be grossed out with fx and thats what the SAW pics are.
as much as i dislike FvJ those two are not slashers but supernatural characters because they are undead MONSTERS..fantastical characters.
Im saying Freddie and Jason ARE horror because they are supernatural you totally mis read me there pal.Im sorry but many a low budget indie horror flick has more going for it than SAW ever will.
Evil Dead was a low budget indie flick and give me any mid 80s cheesy indie straight to video gem like Brain Damage or Basket Case over Saw any day.
10 years ago i used to think Lucio Fulci pics were cheesy low budget gore filled ok pics...over time ive grown to realise they are CLASSICS.
Big budget Horror movies on the whole SUCK nowadays
I aint got time to get into this as ive got to nip out but Saw is in part due to the quality of Horror flicks that reach the big screen being a big pile of crap for the lowest common denominator.
AND Horror films are not about the jumps and the gore.......its about the STORY too which many a SAW fan on here seems to miss as ive had to point out every time ive replied to one.
If you want to imply that Freddy and Jason are horror because they are supernatural, then you should prehaps state your posts a bit more clearly. A low budget, indie horror flick has more going for it than Saw ever will? Would these be the same indine horror flicks that any depth on their characters, poor acting, cheesy film quality, and the lack of any back story to them at all? If you wanted to stand up for indie horror, trying to say that is isnt about the jumps and gore and is about the STORY, you have a poor arguement on your hands. I would like you to name me ONE 80's Indie horror flick that the story is put together as well, stays consistant, and follows throughly through three sequels. Point being, you can't. Don't attempt to shove a story arguement down my throat when every movie you've pointed out is horribly inconsistant and the "story" fails to have any back depth to it.
Evil Dead falls under the same category no depth to their characters, poor acting, cheesy film quality, and the lack of a good consistant story, yet I own all three. Same goes for Freddy or Jason, I own them all, but it doesn't change the fact the acting is for the most part horrible, the films are cheesy, low budget, and the story is inconsistant.
Just picked up a Dario Argento film the other day, JENIFER, same applied to it as the others, the acting sucked, no back story on ANY of the character, numerous plot holes, horrible dialogue, etc. Still enjoyed the movie, but thats not the point here.
I appreciate the classic cheesy films as much as anyone, but I also realize that in comparision Saw has anything up to date beat in acting, film quality, story consistancy, etc. It has nothing to do with disliking the indie side or horror or defending Saw, it has to do with the obvious.