The 1970s - best decade for horror?

[BeRightBack]

Originally Posted by ReptilianPig

Yeah? I found it dark... I mean given the way the orphanage, was it? Operated. It was the things said that had me cackling. Fook... The young girl and the owner were having an exchange and one said something outright knee-slapping... I forget. Oh well. I mentioned this one earlier, La Residenica(The House That Screamed?). Argento took note on this one and it is similar to Blood and Lace except it is serious in tone. At one point I figured it to be a slight WIP picture... atmosphere is the Spanish forte.

Yep, that's what I was referring to. It was ironic the way the orphanage was being run, given the other circumstances in the movie. Perhaps I need to revisit it, and catch on to the dialogue. That happens a lot with me, when I'll need another viewing to refresh my memory, cuz I smoke too much. Not good, I 'spose

[ReptilianPig]

Yeah, I guess you can smoke too much... but that is if you don't give a shit about motivation and keepsake. I've been there. If youve got a crew over that's watching with ya - you'll probably be distracted. I choose one or no one. but yeah, the movie is funny as hell... Keep the blunt alive, my brotha. Volatile memory cells aren't important. Nah.

[BeRightBack]

ur a funny guy LaArana... I appreciate the recommendations though, and I'll burn 1 for you right now actually, while I watch Halloween 5, and Cannibal: The Musical

[travisbickle]

The 70's is the best decade for Horror, without a doubt.

Not only that, it just may be the best decade for film in general.

[Rusted]

Originally Posted by travisbickle

The 70's is the best decade for Horror, without a doubt.

Not only that, it just may be the best decade for film in general.

It is.

[ReptilianPig]

Originally Posted by BeRightBack

ur a funny guy LaArana... I appreciate the recommendations though, and I'll burn 1 for you right now actually, while I watch Halloween 5, and Cannibal: The Musical

Ha! You remember my old handle.

Heathen just ain't gonna be believin.' He should bump up the Scream franchise rather than hang around here... or Dellamorte Dellamore.

[Vlad The Impaler]

The 70s is easily the genre's strongest decade.

[Heathen]

You oldsters have me rollin' with your fusty notions about classic horror films. Allow me to elduciate the term "classic," as it pertains to the metanarrative that is the horror genre. Most here seem to define the term with heavy reference to its temporal aspect, and a grave mistake that is, for with each passing year, some of the current classics lose some their catchet only to be eventually superseded, leaving only their honor of antiquity.

When used in its most appropriate sense, the term's thrust is that of veneration, thus affording the use the of the extended term "instant classic." Far be it from me to appeal to popularity in most cases, but here, I justifiedly do so to forward that reality that mass appeal is indeed what makes any subject under present appraisal classic or no.

Over the last few years, I've notice the orig TCM's imdb score sink from a 7.+ to a 6.5. It now has 37,601 total votes. On the other hand, the TCM remake has increased, albeit slowly, to a 6.1 with a whopping 62,498 votes. Watch the .4 gap between them close during the next few years.

[Renacimiento]

Originally Posted by travisbickle

The 70's is the best decade for Horror, without a doubt.

Not only that, it just may be the best decade for film in general.

And you just won a fucking blender, for the correct answer.

[Vlad The Impaler]

Originally Posted by Renacimiento

And you just won a fucking blender, for the correct answer.

Yeah, not just the best decade for the horror genre but film in general. It was the golden age of Hollywood when a truly great movie would open almost every weekend.