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Post by moviebuffbrad on Sept 13, 2019 4:52:51 GMT
It doesn't really scare me either, but neither does The Exorcist. I still have to recognize they scared the absolute piss out of most audiences. I see your point on the second half. But is there a non-horror movie with a score as menacing? That's surprising about Sacred Deer. Like The Lobster and The Favourite, I saw it as a black comedy. I'm fact, it's the only one of the three that really had me laughing. The Killing of a Scared Deer definitely uses humor, but the humor is part of what makes it so unsettling. I agree about the Jaws theme btw. Here is the difference. If I were to watch Jaws without any knowledge about the movie, I would not have guessed it was intended to be scary on a whole. The Exorcist on the other hand is clearly meant to terrify as a whole. I do think The Exorcist is often very creepy, which is basically the equivalent as scary for me. Hmm. That's something I've never really experienced with any movie, so I can't really comment. That makes sense. Though I think that Chrissie's death sets the tone for the whole movie. Even when it becomes more of an adventure in the second half, there's still tension and unease from the first. But I get your viewpoint now. |
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 13, 2019 5:43:58 GMT
The Killing of a Scared Deer definitely uses humor, but the humor is part of what makes it so unsettling. I agree about the Jaws theme btw. Here is the difference. If I were to watch Jaws without any knowledge about the movie, I would not have guessed it was intended to be scary on a whole. The Exorcist on the other hand is clearly meant to terrify as a whole. I do think The Exorcist is often very creepy, which is basically the equivalent as scary for me. Hmm. That's something I've never really experienced with any movie, so I can't really comment. That makes sense. Though I think that Chrissie's death sets the tone for the whole movie. Even when it becomes more of an adventure in the second half, there's still tension and unease from the first. But I get your viewpoint now. Explain what you mean. I'm just curious. You don't find any movies disturbing or unsettling? Or do you mean that the humor never adds to it?
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Sept 13, 2019 5:53:47 GMT
Hmm. That's something I've never really experienced with any movie, so I can't really comment. That makes sense. Though I think that Chrissie's death sets the tone for the whole movie. Even when it becomes more of an adventure in the second half, there's still tension and unease from the first. But I get your viewpoint now. Explain what you mean. I'm just curious. You don't find any movies disturbing or unsettling? Or do you mean that the humor never adds to it? The second one. Humor only really relieves tension for me, unless it isn't actually funny. |
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 13, 2019 6:00:59 GMT
Explain what you mean. I'm just curious. You don't find any movies disturbing or unsettling? Or do you mean that the humor never adds to it? The second one. Humor only really relieves tension for me, unless it isn't actually funny. It depends on the movie of course. In The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 it makes it less frightening, in The Shining it makes it more frightening. The Shining would be less scary without the humor is basically what I am saying.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Sept 13, 2019 6:15:42 GMT
The second one. Humor only really relieves tension for me, unless it isn't actually funny. It depends on the movie of course. In The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 it makes it less frightening, in The Shining it makes it more frightening. The Shining would be less scary without the humor is basically what I am saying. But is there much in The Shining "ha ha" funny? Maybe I'm confused about what we're talking about. Is it things being said or used ironically to fuck with our emotions, like "Singing in the Rain" in A Clockwork Orange? I get that. But if something actually makes me laugh out loud, I'm not really feeling much tension. With Sacred Deer, the well spoken politeness juxtaposed to the bizarre nihilism reminded me of Fargo. |
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 13, 2019 6:26:06 GMT
It depends on the movie of course. In The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 it makes it less frightening, in The Shining it makes it more frightening. The Shining would be less scary without the humor is basically what I am saying. But is there much in The Shining "ha ha" funny? Maybe I'm confused about what we're talking about. Is it things being said or used ironically to fuck with our emotions, like "Singing in the Rain" in A Clockwork Orange? I get that. But if something actually makes me laugh out loud, I'm not really feeling much tension. With Sacred Deer, the well spoken politeness juxtaposed to the bizarre nihilism reminded me of Fargo. I didn't find anything LOL funny in Killing of a Scared Deer, besides maybe the scene in the kitchen when Colin Farrell is arguing with Nicole Kidman. The humor in large part makes everything creepier to me in the case of Sacred Deer. Basically it uses humor ironically to fuck with my emotions in the same way that Kubrick uses it. What you are describing with the Fargo comparison I didn't feel at all.
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Post by jcush on Sept 13, 2019 6:29:10 GMT
But is there much in The Shining "ha ha" funny? Maybe I'm confused about what we're talking about. Is it things being said or used ironically to fuck with our emotions, like "Singing in the Rain" in A Clockwork Orange? I get that. But if something actually makes me laugh out loud, I'm not really feeling much tension. With Sacred Deer, the well spoken politeness juxtaposed to the bizarre nihilism reminded me of Fargo. I didn't find anything LOL funny in Killing of a Scared Deer, besides maybe the scene in the kitchen when Colin Farrell is arguing with Nicole Kidman. The humor in large part makes everything creepier to me in the case of Sacred Deer. Basically it uses humor ironically to fuck with my emotions in the same way that Kubrick uses it. What you are describing with the Fargo comparison I didn't feel at all. Our children are dying in the other room, but yes I can make you mashed potatoes.
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 13, 2019 6:35:08 GMT
I didn't find anything LOL funny in Killing of a Scared Deer, besides maybe the scene in the kitchen when Colin Farrell is arguing with Nicole Kidman. The humor in large part makes everything creepier to me in the case of Sacred Deer. Basically it uses humor ironically to fuck with my emotions in the same way that Kubrick uses it. What you are describing with the Fargo comparison I didn't feel at all. Our children are dying in the other room, but yes I can make you mashed potatoes. But even then, the humor is being used to heighten how horrifying the situation is. It's funny, but it's funny in a very uncomfortable way.
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Post by jcush on Sept 13, 2019 6:39:40 GMT
Our children are dying in the other room, but yes I can make you mashed potatoes. But even then, the humor is being used to heighten how horrifying the situation is. It's funny, but it's funny in a very uncomfortable way. I agree.
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Post by nostromo87 on Sept 13, 2019 7:44:01 GMT
1. The Shining
2. The Fly
3. An American Werewolf in London
4. Videodrome
5. The Thing
6. A Nightmare on Elm Street
7. Scanners
8. Fright Night
9. Evil Dead 2
10. The Dead Zone
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