Post by shem on May 8, 2007 14:08:07 GMT -5
I was speaking with a friend a few days ago and on reflection it started this post.
I remember being 12 years of age, vhs was a force in the market and you had the luxury of renting films and watching them in the comfort of your own home.
The video shop we used was a converted terraced house in the local area and i will never forget running home with my copy of nightmare on elm street (which i had pre ordered i may add, a number of days before)
The industry grew and flourished as did the shop in question, they moved ,grew larger , better premises and less wait for so many films that i just could not wait to see.
Well the years progressed and countless horror films later...
I was sitting at the pc looking for something to download, noticed that i had only a handful of disks left and then had the revelation that all the horror films i had seen or downloaded over the last two years were trite, predictable pointless boring rubbish...i stopped searching and checked the kitchen for beer.
I still read some truly disturbing fictional stories so i know that horror is still prevalent but what the h#ll has happened to the film industry? are there any productions that you are seriously excited about? when was the last time that you were truly disturbed and unsettled by a film...one that a few days latter you could not constantly help recommending to one and all, is it just the usa/uk industry or a worldwide malady...im just interested in your thoughts to see if im simply jaded and bitter or am in fact right
I remember being 12 years of age, vhs was a force in the market and you had the luxury of renting films and watching them in the comfort of your own home.
The video shop we used was a converted terraced house in the local area and i will never forget running home with my copy of nightmare on elm street (which i had pre ordered i may add, a number of days before)
The industry grew and flourished as did the shop in question, they moved ,grew larger , better premises and less wait for so many films that i just could not wait to see.
Well the years progressed and countless horror films later...
I was sitting at the pc looking for something to download, noticed that i had only a handful of disks left and then had the revelation that all the horror films i had seen or downloaded over the last two years were trite, predictable pointless boring rubbish...i stopped searching and checked the kitchen for beer.
I still read some truly disturbing fictional stories so i know that horror is still prevalent but what the h#ll has happened to the film industry? are there any productions that you are seriously excited about? when was the last time that you were truly disturbed and unsettled by a film...one that a few days latter you could not constantly help recommending to one and all, is it just the usa/uk industry or a worldwide malady...im just interested in your thoughts to see if im simply jaded and bitter or am in fact right