RichWS Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Baumer not letting Babadook go has long been one of my favorite running jokes of the forum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 3 hours ago, rukaio101 said: You're suggesting the two are mutually exclusive? There's a reason that a lot of great horror movies have an element of mundane tragedy or drama present from the beginning. Because that subconsciously unsettles the audience and thus makes it easier to create a scary atmosphere. The Babadook just puts a greater emphasis on that mundane tragedy and drama and makes it the foundation for the slowly building horror to come. I see you're a man of culture. It's honestly depressing to read posts like the ones I've seen in this thread and several others about movies like The Babadook not being horror. Like fucking seriously, if The Babadook isn't horror then neither is The Haunting, one of the best horror movies ever made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Lucas said: I see you're a man of culture. It's honestly depressing to read posts like the ones I've seen in this thread and several others about movies like The Babadook not being horror. Like fucking seriously, if The Babadook isn't horror then neither is The Haunting, one of the best horror movies ever made. Hopefully not referring to the 1999 version. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 1 hour ago, filmlover said: Hopefully not referring to the 1999 version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Spirit Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 (edited) I can't wait to see this. EDIT: To anyone who has seen a screening, what are the closest comps? Is this Mother!, The Sixth Sense, The Babagook, The Witch, or something else? Edited June 3, 2018 by Pure Spirit 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 This is quickly becoming the movie I'm looking forward to the most this whole year and the fact that I'm not getting it until the 27th of July is killing me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 2 hours ago, Lucas said: I see you're a man of culture. It's honestly depressing to read posts like the ones I've seen in this thread and several others about movies like The Babadook not being horror. Like fucking seriously, if The Babadook isn't horror then neither is The Haunting, one of the best horror movies ever made. Which version of the Haunting? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Spirit Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, Lucas said: This is quickly becoming the movie I'm looking forward to the most this whole year and the fact that I'm not getting it until the 27th of July is killing me. Talk about bad luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 32 minutes ago, baumer said: Which version of the Haunting? Didn't think I'd have to spell it out, especially after my previous response. N-O-T T-H-E R-E-M-A-K-E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 31 minutes ago, Pure Spirit said: Talk about bad luck. It's like it's intentional. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyGossamer Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Horror fans that grew up with slashers are hyper protective of the genre and prefer umbrella to be small rather than the large umbrella the genre is... It's one of more bizarre, vexing, nonsensical fandom responses. No other genre provokes responses of not only did I not find it scary, it's not even a horror film. It's downright weird. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaider Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 10 hours ago, JohnnyGossamer said: Horror fans that grew up with slashers are hyper protective of the genre and prefer umbrella to be small rather than the large umbrella the genre is... It's one of more bizarre, vexing, nonsensical fandom responses. No other genre provokes responses of not only did I not find it scary, it's not even a horror film. It's downright weird. I LOVED slashers when I was a teen but that genre has been dead for almost 10 years (right after the slasher remakes happened) so I understand why he's pressed. But 1996-1998 with Scream, IKWYDLS, Urban legend and Halloween h20 was so fun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 (edited) This transcending the genre bullcrap needs to be stopped ASAP. Edited June 4, 2018 by The Futurist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildphantom Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 On 03/06/2018 at 1:21 AM, baumer said: Babadook and ICAN had the same praise.... scariest film in years. Just further cementing the point that critics don't understand horror movies at all. Very true. But these reviews are really getting into describing press/audience members coming away really disturbed and shaken. Which I can’t recall about those movies. Might be wrong though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 I bet baumer also thinks The Shining isn't a horror film. I agree with johnnygossamer it's really weird how some horror fans object to anything in the genre that doesn't appeal specifically to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 16 hours ago, Lucas said: This is quickly becoming the movie I'm looking forward to the most this whole year and the fact that I'm not getting it until the 27th of July is killing me. Day trip to Norway will allow you to see it 5 weeks earlier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, JohnnyGossamer said: Horror fans that grew up with slashers are hyper protective of the genre and prefer umbrella to be small rather than the large umbrella the genre is... It's one of more bizarre, vexing, nonsensical fandom responses. No other genre provokes responses of not only did I not find it scary, it's not even a horror film. It's downright weird. Might be sort of a hipster mentality there. They liked it that the outside world thought their fandom was low art. The thought that it truly could've been done better puts them on the defensive. Edited June 4, 2018 by tribefan695 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 18 hours ago, JohnnyGossamer said: Horror fans that grew up with slashers are hyper protective of the genre and prefer umbrella to be small rather than the large umbrella the genre is... It's one of more bizarre, vexing, nonsensical fandom responses. No other genre provokes responses of not only did I not find it scary, it's not even a horror film. It's downright weird. I hope that's not me you are talking about. There are tons of horror movies I love that have nothing to do with the slasher genre. There's too many of them to list. I just don't really like certain films that are marketed one way and then pull the rug out from under you. There are a few films mentioned in this thread that have done that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 5 hours ago, Ranger Tree said: I bet baumer also thinks The Shining isn't a horror film. I agree with johnnygossamer it's really weird how some horror fans object to anything in the genre that doesn't appeal specifically to them. Oh come on? Seriously? The Shining is one of my favourite horror films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 1 minute ago, baumer said: I hope that's not me you are talking about. There are tons of horror movies I love that have nothing to do with the slasher genre. There's too many of them to list. I just don't really like certain films that are marketed one way and then pull the rug out from under you. There are a few films mentioned in this thread that have done that. Don't ever trust marketing, then. Makes things a lot easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
