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coh 09/09/19 7:09:53 AM #1: |
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nevershine 09/09/19 7:21:02 AM #2: |
Is that the Todd McFarlane figure?
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Patty_Fleur 09/09/19 7:24:13 AM #3: |
That game is scary
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specialkid8 09/09/19 7:33:58 AM #4: |
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coh 09/10/19 3:42:08 AM #5: |
hmm
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FuneralFroth 09/10/19 3:47:51 AM #6: |
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trappedunderice 09/10/19 3:49:28 AM #7: |
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au_gold 09/10/19 4:03:22 AM #8: |
They show it in the reboot and it looks like ass.
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_Rinku_ 09/10/19 4:17:25 AM #9: |
trappedunderice posted...
The element of not knowing is what made it great. That's why I dislike the idea of showing it. Blurry pictures or drawings that convey the sense of mystery and the unknown are fine too, but nothing as detailed and definitive as an action figure ... Copied to Clipboard!
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pegusus123456 09/10/19 4:19:29 AM #10: |
OP didn't take the chance to post, "Does she look like a bitch?" in the OP.
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twitterfriends 09/10/19 4:23:55 AM #11: |
How they marketed that film was amazing
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InfinityMonster 09/10/19 4:24:51 AM #12: |
She ended up looking like the bitch from Rec/Quarantine. Like her sister.
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Johnny_Nutcase 09/10/19 4:25:52 AM #13: |
Does she look like a bitch? DOES she LOOK like a BITCH!?
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Ludwig Von 2 09/10/19 4:34:14 AM #14: |
trappedunderice posted...
The element of not knowing is what made it great. Not really. Thats an overused tactic when you lack imagination. --- My luck works best when things are... random. Mat Cauthon from The Dragon Reborn ... Copied to Clipboard!
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EzeDoesIt 09/10/19 4:39:52 AM #15: |
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pegusus123456 09/10/19 4:39:57 AM #16: |
Ludwig Von 2 posted...
trappedunderice posted...The element of not knowing is what made it great. Blair Witch Project is probably why it's overused. --- https://imgur.com/Er6TT https://imgur.com/Er6TT https://imgur.com/Er6TT So? I deeded to some gay porn. It doesn't mean anything. - Patty_Fleur ... Copied to Clipboard!
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trappedunderice 09/10/19 4:50:15 AM #17: |
Ludwig Von 2 posted...
trappedunderice posted...The element of not knowing is what made it great. What are you typing about? It's a great tactic to use so people have to use their own inagination of what a creature in a film is perceived as. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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EzeDoesIt 09/10/19 4:53:49 AM #18: |
trappedunderice posted...
Ludwig Von 2 posted...trappedunderice posted...The element of not knowing is what made it great. Its a cop-out. Its kind of annoying when a film builds up a monster throughout the movie and then never shows it. 2016s The VVitch is a great example of a film that skirts the line. --- Not changing this sig. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DocDelicious 09/10/19 6:15:14 AM #19: |
EzeDoesIt posted...
trappedunderice posted...Ludwig Von 2 posted...trappedunderice posted...The element of not knowing is what made it great. Every time a film actually shows the "monster" it becomes instantly less scary. Most of the time comical. --- o7 Let strength be granted so the world might be mended. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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EzeDoesIt 09/10/19 6:18:20 AM #20: |
DocDelicious posted...
Every time a film actually shows the "monster" it becomes instantly less scary. Most of the time comical. Bad films, sure. The good ones manage it and they are usually the best horror films. (And Im not just saying by my standards look at the top-rated horror films ever, they most often fit this criteria.) --- Not changing this sig. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LiqiudusSnake 09/10/19 6:25:50 AM #21: |
EzeDoesIt posted...
Bad films, sure. The good ones manage it and they are usually the best horror films. (And Im not just saying by my standards look at the top-rated horror films ever, they most often fit this criteria.)While i want to agree... examples? --- The Night King would wreck Sauron, just sayin If we are but brief cracks of light between two infinite darknesses, why do anything but flicker and extinguish? ... Copied to Clipboard!
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EzeDoesIt 09/10/19 6:30:58 AM #22: |
LiqiudusSnake posted...
EzeDoesIt posted...Bad films, sure. The good ones manage it and they are usually the best horror films. (And Im not just saying by my standards look at the top-rated horror films ever, they most often fit this criteria.)While i want to agree... examples? Just a few off the top of my head: A Quiet Place Alien Hereditary All the numerous zombie films (e.g. classic Romero) It Pans Labyrinth Cabin in the Woods The VVitch The Ring The Shining The Conjuring (iirc) Texas Chainsaw Massacre Nightmare on Elm Street Halloween --- Not changing this sig. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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billcom6 09/10/19 6:40:07 AM #23: |
au_gold posted...
They show it in the reboot and it looks like ass. --- //constant loneliness// --- Steam and Fortnite: billcom6 My Teams: The Ohio State Buckeyes, New York Yankees, Buffalo Bills, The CBJ, Cavs ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DocDelicious 09/10/19 6:55:24 AM #24: |
EzeDoesIt posted...
LiqiudusSnake posted...EzeDoesIt posted...Bad films, sure. The good ones manage it and they are usually the best horror films. (And Im not just saying by my standards look at the top-rated horror films ever, they most often fit this criteria.)While i want to agree... examples? A Quiet Place was utterly ruined by its monsters and the inconsistencies with their hearing abilities. Easily one of the most generic designs I've ever seen as well. They're like shittier lickers. Alien, while my favorite movie of all time, is not a horror film. It's sci-fi. Borderline action flick, like the every other movie in the franchise. The ending of Hereditary ruined the entire movie. Half of the theater laughed when I went to see it. Absolutely absurd. Pan's Labyrinth is a fantasy movie, not horror. Not even close. It's basically a fairy tale, and the antagonist is a human. Definitely the best creature designs of anything you listed but "fauns" are an idea that's centuries old, and "guy with eyes in his hands" isn't exactly original. In every other movie you mention the big bad is a human. There is no "design" to fuck up. --- o7 Let strength be granted so the world might be mended. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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EzeDoesIt 09/10/19 7:03:54 AM #25: |
Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film) I agree about Pans, it is more dark fantasy though it has horror elements. However it was on a list of top horror films when I googled. A Quiet Place and Hereditary are both some of the best-rated horrors of all time despite what you may personally think about the monsters. The VVitch, Cabin in the Woods, It, and Nightmare all definitely dont have humans as the big bad, the rest are mostly debatable. Ill try to think of some more. --- Not changing this sig. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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EzeDoesIt 09/10/19 7:11:58 AM #26: |
Godzilla
The Thing Jaws Attack the Block Predator --- Not changing this sig. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DocDelicious 09/10/19 7:28:06 AM #27: |
EzeDoesIt posted...
Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film Pennywise is literally a clown, and Freddy Krueger is just a guy with knives on his fingers. The VVitch is definitely just a human, or definitely just a goat, depending on how you want to look at it. Either way, both witches and Black Phillip are not new ideas, nor are they "monsters". Really fucking good movie, but there aren't any monsters in it. Cabin in the Woods is a comedy horror and is closer to something like Slither, Arachnophobia, or Zombeavers than any horror movie. Great movie, but not because of the creature design. I'd like to agree with you here but I cannot think of a single horror movie that features a "monster" of some type that doesn't immediately remove all tension when it's revealed. The unknown is much, much scarier than any creature on the silver screen. Not even going to bother with Godzilla or Predator, they're action movies and aren't meant to be scary. Jaws is a shark. Attack the Block is a pure comedy. I'll give you The Thing. Even then it's a monster that relies on the unknown to create fear. It's scary because it could look like anything. --- o7 Let strength be granted so the world might be mended. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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EzeDoesIt 09/10/19 8:02:08 AM #28: |
Pennywise is definitely more than a clown. Even going beyond the fact that hes
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specialkid8 09/10/19 8:03:12 AM #29: |
You can show the monster and not immediately ruin it but hiding it as much as possible is the best way to build and hold tension. Alien is famous for barely showing the monster (mostly because of the shitty costume) so they have it hiding behind stuff or in the shadows and you almost never see the whole thing. Most of the other good movies on that list do the same thing. Ones that show the monster a lot like A Quiet Place are not very good. It's not like a one to one ratio but you can get a good idea of the quality of a horror film by how much they show the creature.
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Ilishe 09/10/19 8:04:00 AM #30: |
EzeDoesIt posted...
LiqiudusSnake posted...EzeDoesIt posted...Bad films, sure. The good ones manage it and they are usually the best horror films. (And Im not just saying by my standards look at the top-rated horror films ever, they most often fit this criteria.)While i want to agree... examples? The Thing --- ~Phoenix Nine~ ~Victory needs no explanation; defeat allows none.~ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Ilishe 09/10/19 8:06:10 AM #31: |
DocDelicious posted...
Pennywise is literally a clown Pennywise is definitely not a clown. --- ~Phoenix Nine~ ~Victory needs no explanation; defeat allows none.~ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DocDelicious 09/10/19 8:52:25 AM #32: |
EzeDoesIt posted...
Pennywise is definitely more than a clown. Even going beyond the fact that hes The Blair Witch. What this whole topic is about. Other than that there are none, that's exactly what I'm saying lol. The fear of the unknown is more powerful than anything the human mind can come up with. Pennywise, regardless of what he is meant to be, looks like a clown. I loved the IT remake but Pennywise is scary because he is something familiar and innocent turned malicious. It's the same reason the little girls in The Shining are creepy. Duality. Playing on expectations and all that. Also, Bill Skarsgard is just a naturally creepy looking dude. --- o7 Let strength be granted so the world might be mended. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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EzeDoesIt 09/10/19 8:58:11 AM #33: |
Im talking about the scenes where his mouth opens and he has like 100s of teeth, etc. And just because hes humanoid doesnt make him human. He definitely has more of an animalistic nature.
Which is part of why Id argue zombie films kind of count as well. Also, you guys cant just brush off great films like A Quiet Place (95% on RT) because you personally didnt care for them lol >.> --- Not changing this sig. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DocDelicious 09/10/19 9:45:58 AM #34: |
EzeDoesIt posted...
Im talking about the scenes where his mouth opens and he has like 100s of teeth, etc. And just because hes humanoid doesnt make him human. He definitely has more of an animalistic nature. I'd argue that A Quiet Place's popularity hinges on it not being scary. If it was, most people wouldn't watch it. Also, the idea of a family struggle is very appealing to the masses. You've got a character for every type of person to identify with. On top of that John Krasinksi and Emily Blunt portray the characters extremely well and most of that is because it isn't acting, they really do feel that way about eachother. I love the idea of the monster, but it would be much more terrifying if you never saw them, or they were just an incredibly fast blur One of my biggest personal gripes with that movie though, is the basement scene. Take Signs as an example. Very similar, very popular, movie. When the monster is finally shown it is in a triumphant moment. It's when you're meant to realize that the monster isn't scary, and isn't a threat, that it's finally revealed. Everything leading up to that is tense as fuck. --- o7 Let strength be granted so the world might be mended. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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EzeDoesIt 09/10/19 10:11:13 AM #35: |
All good points, both about AQP and Signs.
I thought the very ending of AQP made seeing the monsters worth it, though. Hopefully the sequel ups the ante. Ok, have you seen The Ritual (Netflix, 2017)? By all accounts its an average or slightly-above-average horror film (I still found it enjoyable though), but Id argue its far better for having shown its monster than it otherwise would have been. --- Not changing this sig. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DocDelicious 09/10/19 11:15:01 AM #36: |
EzeDoesIt posted...
All good points, both about AQP and Signs. Oooh, yeah that's actually a really good example. Movie definitely would not have been the same without seeing the monster. If I remember correctly it's inspired by a couple different creatures from Norse mythology, and that shit is scary enough on its own. --- o7 Let strength be granted so the world might be mended. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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