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“What’s Your Favorite Scary Movie?”

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by Shelby Curtis |

You often hear the phrase, “What’s the point?” That’s because “the point” is the reason for everything. So this Halloween when you go to Blockbuster to look for a scary movie to watch, unless you’d rather trick-or-treat, you’re probably going to get something that scares you…because that is the point. Don’t get me wrong, old horror films are OK; let’s be honest though, they are not scary to anyone in our jaded generation. I am sure “Birds” or “Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes” was scary for its time, but it is nothing compared to the effects and plots that make movies like the famous “Saw”, terrifying today. Not to mention some films are becoming a little more appropriate.
Scary movies within the past couple years have been successfully horrifying without nudity or gore. Take “Paranormal Activity” for example, it became popular enough within a year the producers made a sequel. It had not one sex scene or one human being with their guts spilling out, while at the same time it caused me to lose a couple hours sleep the night I went to see it. On a similar note, the director Oren Peli produced “Insidious”, which was supposed to be even scarier than “Paranormal Activity”, yet still no nudity.
Ancient scary movies had some great stories and plot lines going for them, but all that did was make it easy to combine an older movie’s plot lines with the genius of today’s Hollywood magic. “Nightmare On Elm Street” was good before, but it’s even better now. The 2010 take on the classic film won People’s Choice Awards for best horror movie. It’s just one of the many examples that show remakes are becoming popular, and how much better they are than the originals.
Personally, I would rather be scared when watching a scary movie, rather than laughing about how cliché, phony and gross it was when the dumb girl ran out of the camp cabin without a shirt on. I want to watch something that makes me spill popcorn everywhere when I jump; instead of being so bored I have to talk to the person closest to me and end up missing the whole movie. I feel it’s pretty clear why the classics aren’t in theaters anymore, and why better, scarier movies are always being made. It’s because most people remember the point.

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