Horror Movies

[Sparhawk]

Yeah, I don't think that first point translated well. Brody was the one constantly talking about it being a killer. Hooper just kept saying it was an eating machine and Hooper was the specialist, so him saying that makes it seem like normal behavior especially since at that point they hadn't actually seen the shark. It doesn't help that the perception of sharks is that they will eat anything.... so when you put people in front of them, they eat them, not shocking. Idk man, I think it is a great movie, but I just don't get the horror vibe.

I will say my two favorite shots were...

and

I thought those were really cool scenes. The 'you're gonna need a bigger boat' is up there too lol

Iconic movie all around. So many favorite scenes, but I'm a sucker for Quint's monologue about the WW2 battleship

Also remember that when this movie came out, folks were actually afraid to go in the water.

Jaws is a monster movie.

Fear of the unknown (monster and ocean), which is kind of ironic, because the mechanical shark, Bruce, wasn't working that great, so Spielberg decided to shoot the movie without relying on the shark too much and it turned out to be a great move. We really don't get an idea as to how big this thing is until the 'that's a 20 footer....... 25 and 3 tons of 'em' lines.

Maybe the horror of the shark is like a zombie.
Cold and lifeless and it just keeps coming and wants to feed?

 

[R.J. MacReady]

Also remember that when this movie came out, folks were actually afraid to go in the water.

Jaws is a monster movie.

Fear of the unknown (monster and ocean), which is kind of ironic, because the mechanical shark, Bruce, wasn't working that great, so Spielberg decided to shoot the movie without relying on the shark too much and it turned out to be a great move. We really don't get an idea as to how big this thing is until the 'that's a 20 footer....... 25 and 3 tons of 'em' lines.

Maybe the horror of the shark is like a zombie.
Cold and lifeless and it just keeps coming and wants to feed?

I was about 10 or 11 when my aunt took me to the movies to see Jaws.

It was a full 18 months before I ever went back into the water at the beach. And that was about 2 dozen trips to the beach that I stayed bone dry.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

I was about 10 or 11 when my aunt took me to the movies to see Jaws.

It was a full 18 months before I ever went back into the water at the beach. And that was about 2 dozen trips to the beach that I stayed bone dry.

I was around the same age when I first saw it. I was a little hesitant to swim afterwards but my beaches were on lakes... landlocked & far removed from the likes of a shark. Still took me a while to get over the fear of anything touching my leg when I was in there lol. Lake Placid reignited that fear a bit lol.

 

[returnofjakedog]

I was around the same age when I first saw it. I was a little hesitant to swim afterwards but my beaches were on lakes... landlocked & far removed from the likes of a shark. Still took me a while to get over the fear of anything touching my leg when I was in there lol. Lake Placid reignited that fear a bit lol.

Of course you didn't know at the time that the Jaws story was based on the incidents in the New Jersey area in which some of the attacks occured in fresh water, some miles from the ocean shores. That is why there is some speculation that it was a bull shark, and not a great white, at least for those attacks (some speculate that it was more than one shark).

Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Blackshirts BLVD]

I was about 10 or 11 when my aunt took me to the movies to see Jaws.

It was a full 18 months before I ever went back into the water at the beach. And that was about 2 dozen trips to the beach that I stayed bone dry.

I was around the same age when I first saw it. I was a little hesitant to swim afterwards but my beaches were on lakes... landlocked & far removed from the likes of a shark. Still took me a while to get over the fear of anything touching my leg when I was in there lol. Lake Placid reignited that fear a bit lol.

Jaws came out in 1975..... so I would have been -12 lol

 

[Blackshirts BLVD]

James Wan is one of if not the best horror director out right now imo.

 

[returnofjakedog]

I re-watched May (2002) the other day. I've seen it a couple of times before and remember really liking it but it has probably been 12 years since I've seen it.

Synopsis:
May is a shy little girl with a crazy mother who raises her in isolation, and a lazy eye that makes her an outcast amongest her peers, so her mother gives her a homemade doll to be a friend instead. Grown up, she works as a veterinary assistant, and desperately wants to make friends but has no idea how to. After akward failed attempts she decides to make her own!
This is technically part of the "doll horror" sub-genre, but more along the lines of Pieces as opposed to Childsplay or Puppetmaster.

The good:
*The acting. Angela Bettis is spectacular as the introverted May. I absolutely love her performance. The only other 2 main characters, the Jim Morrison looking dude, and Anna Faris as the lesbian co-worker are also quite good.
*The story. A small, compact little story that is impactful and well executed.
*The slight dark comedy tone provides a nice ambience. You feel sympathy for May and root for her.
*The movie is shot, edited, and directed very well. Director Lucky McKee doesn't have a ton of horror credits but he did The Woman (2011) and All Cheerleaders Die, as well as anthology/series episodes in Masters of Horror, and Tales of Halloween. I'd like to see more from him.

The bad:
*Not much! The movie is slow, but always held my interest (others might want more to happen?) and you think that maybe people should recognize the problems. But other than that I can't say much negative.

A must see for anyone who appreciates well executed horror with an emphasis on characters and storyline.
8.5 out of 10 from me!

PS: I don't like this trailer with the goofy music and voice over that don't do it justice, but it is the only one out there, so.........

 

[Blackshirts BLVD]

Giggity.

 

[Blackshirts BLVD]

Oh man.... I just found out how good the original is. I really hope they do this justice and I am not disappointed. Being directed by David Gordon Green. He is directing the new Halloween movies. I will most certainly watch, but expect to be disappointed. However the synopsis of this movie is a sequel to the original movie. So in a similar take to the Halloweens, everything with the exception of the first will be disregarded.

 

[Blackshirts BLVD]

 

[Blackshirts BLVD]

TV Series... not sure how I feel about that.

 

[Blackshirts BLVD]

Not gonna lie, I would really like a good Resident Evil movie. I doubt this will be it, but who knows.

 

[Blackshirts BLVD]

Reboot. Barker is writing David Bruckner is directing.

 

[Blackshirts BLVD]

Elm Street reboot. No director, no actors, no date.... but not forgotten lol

 

[Blackshirts BLVD]

These are listed in preproduction, but here are some nice concept poster designs.

 

[Blackshirts BLVD]

 

[returnofjakedog]

TV Series... not sure how I feel about that.

Hopefully they can do it some level of justice.

 

[Sparhawk]

Hopefully they can do it some level of justice.

If they are making Alien, wouldn't they have to consider Predator and then tie them together???

 

[returnofjakedog]

If they are making Alien, wouldn't they have to consider Predator and then tie them together???

God I hope not. I just want to forget the AvP abortions.

 

[Sparhawk]

God I hope not. I just want to forget the AvP abortions.

Writing was poor.
I'd like to see what a creative team with $$$ form Netflix, Amazon, Peacock, etc. could do with it.