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Post by lostinlimbo on Mar 18, 2017 5:10:06 GMT
A fan or not? I guess it depends on how freeze-frames were used. Some can be more sudden than others. Others flashy. There are ones that were used to punctuate the final shock.
Can you list any horror films, which finished with a freeze-frame shot?
Witchfinder General (1968) - The final shot freezes, but the screaming continues.
Race with the Devil (1975) - Liked the use of slow-motion before leading up to the chilling, downbeat final freezeframe.
Sleepaway Camp (1983) - A truly WTF moment and the freeze frame is done to make that moment linger with you.
The Hills Have Eyes (1977) - Basic, but keeps hold of the intensity.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Mar 18, 2017 14:17:54 GMT
I do not remember them all, but of course Sleepaway Camp, with that last shot along with the sounds, music and the terrifying face brought on an imediately end to any plans I had of a good night sleep, for the next few weeks.
Freeze frame endings I do remember more often from several TV-shows, specially Miami Vice, who often went for that certain huge dramatic climax, which sometimes did work, but far too often it just ended up looking more like a bad inside joke from the editor, with Don Johnson and his huge over-sized face being plastered all over and him going: "NOOOOOOOOO!".
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Post by fangirl1975 on Mar 18, 2017 17:22:06 GMT
SSSSSSSS ends on a freeze frame of the leading lady's terrified face.
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Post by alpha128 on Mar 18, 2017 17:32:13 GMT
The original ending of "Night of the Creeps" (1986) is a freeze frame. There is an alternate ending which is the first one I saw (on TV). I later rented the film and was surprised to see it had a different ending. |
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Post by lostinlimbo on Mar 20, 2017 0:15:01 GMT
Speaking of Mann. The Keep (1983) is another. Incorporating both slow motion and freeze frame.
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Post by Ass_E9 on Mar 20, 2017 6:21:28 GMT
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Post by kingkoopa on Mar 20, 2017 6:51:13 GMT
A fan or not? I guess it depends on how freeze-frames were used. Some can be more sudden than others. Others flashy. There are ones that were used to punctuate the final shock. Can you list any horror films, which finished with a freeze-frame shot?
Witchfinder General (1968) - The final shot freezes, but the screaming continues. Race with the Devil (1975) - Liked the use of slow-motion before leading up to the chilling, downbeat final freezeframe. Sleepaway Camp (1983) - A truly WTF moment and the freeze frame is done to make that moment linger with you. The Hills Have Eyes (1977) - Basic, but keeps hold of the intensity. Sleepaway Camp rattled me big time. That face...disturbing to the max |
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Post by johanwow on Mar 20, 2017 12:12:32 GMT
The City of the Living Dead from Fulci. I still don't understand what the kid running towards the coupling and them being shocked about it was about at the end. There certainly didn't seem anything strange about the boy IMO. So in weirdness it wins but it looks rather silly.
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, wonderful zoom in on the face of protagonist Jodie Foster (14 at the time) pondering about her final act. As viewer I kept thinking was that her intention or not?
A bit the same with Alice sweet Alice, camera zooming in on Alice's face after witnessing a tragic event. You keep wondering what is going on in her mind.
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Post by gbone on Mar 20, 2017 12:16:20 GMT
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