tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2227664847730231017.post4490810872335797411..comments2024-03-17T11:20:45.598-04:00Comments on Slasher Speak: The Trouble with Horror Movies TodayVince Liagunohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636180586377675728noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2227664847730231017.post-88850750625463920162008-09-07T07:14:00.000-04:002008-09-07T07:14:00.000-04:00Thanks, Jon. Good point suggesting that perhaps to...Thanks, Jon. Good point suggesting that perhaps today's horror film's <I>are</I> indeed the personification of our attention-deficit culture. Perhaps the blandness that we're experiencing in the modern horror film simply reflects that of our our slick, high-tech - but ultimately emotionally dumbed down - culture. No wonder we feel nothing(!). <BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your insights on this.Vince Liagunohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01636180586377675728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2227664847730231017.post-80088843024238691202008-09-06T16:00:00.000-04:002008-09-06T16:00:00.000-04:00While I don’t necessarily agree with all of the co...While I don’t necessarily agree with all of the conclusions in this post, this is one of the most carefully considered assessments of modern horror I’ve read in a very long time. I suppose I’m somewhat on the fence about this. On the one hand, I agree that the movie-going experience has drastically changed, and that we quite literally don’t see films in the same way as previous decades. I’ve been suspicious for a long time now that perhaps dvds, with all their extra-features, multiple versions, and the like, actually diminish some of a film’s most basic artistry—including the idea of a publically shared, and a carefully controlled linear experience. I agree that there’s a lot of flash and very little substance in a film like Cloverfield, which belongs to a genre that had always been given to using monsters as metaphors.<BR/>But perhaps today’s horror films—with their increasing interest in variability, fragmented viewing experiences, and a hyper-realism that’s at once both absurd and cynical-- are as much a personification of our jittery modern culture as films of the past. I’m not sure yet, but this post has given me a lot to think about.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05325250425496330514noreply@blogger.com