Of course, I saw Shaun in theaters! That's different though, and I'll explain why. I genuinely don't get scared by horror movies. Ever since my teenage years, visual representations of monsters or gory scenarios just don't evoke a sense of fear in me. Therefore, when I'm made to watch a horror movie, the sources of enjoyment for me are the storyline, humor, romance, and everything except for the horror. And as you know, there are many horror movies that do lack pretty much everything but the horror. I also have a thing about horror/fantasy/sci-fi tropes and people who act like the 20th century incarnations of these monsters are the end-all be-all of the genre (like the idea that zombies can ONLY walk slowly and if they don't then it's BLASPHEMY even though zombie legends have been around for ages and definitely haven't always conformed to that particular characteristic). The unique ones (like Shaun) that are innovative in some way and bring something new to the genre or have a really good story and have fun with it are usually the ones I actually enjoy. Not that I look down on people who just enjoy some blatant horror, cause god knows I'm capable of being seduced by movie magic and suspending my disbelief. It just doesn't work with horror.
And re: Sam Raimi, I enjoy the Spiderman movies, but I wouldn't really consider myself a fan of his.
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branchandroot
More than you ever needed to know about my relationship with horror
Date: 2009-11-18 06:00 am (UTC)I genuinely don't get scared by horror movies. Ever since my teenage years, visual representations of monsters or gory scenarios just don't evoke a sense of fear in me. Therefore, when I'm made to watch a horror movie, the sources of enjoyment for me are the storyline, humor, romance, and everything except for the horror. And as you know, there are many horror movies that do lack pretty much everything but the horror. I also have a thing about horror/fantasy/sci-fi tropes and people who act like the 20th century incarnations of these monsters are the end-all be-all of the genre (like the idea that zombies can ONLY walk slowly and if they don't then it's BLASPHEMY even though zombie legends have been around for ages and definitely haven't always conformed to that particular characteristic). The unique ones (like Shaun) that are innovative in some way and bring something new to the genre or have a really good story and have fun with it are usually the ones I actually enjoy. Not that I look down on people who just enjoy some blatant horror, cause god knows I'm capable of being seduced by movie magic and suspending my disbelief. It just doesn't work with horror.
And re: Sam Raimi, I enjoy the Spiderman movies, but I wouldn't really consider myself a fan of his.