I've seen scary movies. This wasn't scary.

I said first names, genius. There's a difference.

I think I'd have tried swimming! ;-)

OK, the first time he was at the house, I could forgive him, because he didn't know any better, but there were some pretty spooky goings-on when he was there, what with the noises upstairs, the Woman in Black staring up at him from outside the house, and then the ghostly screams. Then all the strange things at the village, Mrs Daly scratching a hanged figure into the table, the little girl saying "you killed Victoria Hardy", Mrs Fisher advising him to leave, and then finally the confrontation with the villagers. At that point, I'd have been pretty convinced something was seriously wrong and legged it out of there, not headed straight back to Eeel Marsh House!

Don't get me wrong though, I'm a big fan of the Woman in Black. I watched the original when it came out, I saw the play when it first came out, and again earlier this year, and I think they did a fantastic job with this film. And let's face it, most scary films are chock full of people making stupid decisions! I suppose it's part of what makes them fun. And I certainly don't agree with some people's criticisms about it so-called horror cliches. Of course there are going to be instances that are designed to make you jump, that's what a good old fashoined ghost story is meant to do, in my humble opinion.

Oops...

Heh, I'm glad you have a good sense of humour. Actually, I felt kinda bad going off like that; I normally never do, but I just got kind of cheeeeezed I guess because bloody EVERYONE was pissing all over this poor guy JUST because he used a commonly know character name to refer to the actor in this film.

I SHOULD have known that only a woman would have made an issue of a fine point like that...

Cheers M'Lady!




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Yes, this one here was a good old fashioned and well put together Ghost Story, but with some nice modern touches. Heh, that reminds me that just the other night I watched the new U.S. Blu-ray release of John Carpenter's 'THE FOG'. Even at the time it was made (1980) it was a throwback to an old fashioned Ghost Story; and for what it is, I really like that film too (The U.S. Blu-ray is frigg'n BEAUTIFUL too, BTW; WAAAAAAAY better than the earlier UK Blu-ray!)

It's funny what trigger's different people's 'Creep' factor; again, it is EXTREMELY subjective. Perhaps it's the way we are wired, maybe it's what we have experienced; most likely a combination of the two. Someone who REALLY at times can get well into my subconscious is David Lynch. Many times with his films I cannot even specify exactly WHY it is stirring the deeper 'Creepies' in my subconscious, but I darn well know he is effectively doing it as far as I'm concerned.

One film that came out recently where people have COMPLETELY polar opposite reactions to is 'STOKER'. That one is EXTREMELY polarizing; but, I think I can see why. Now, that film although very well done in many ways, especially visually, pretty much overall left me totally cold. But, MANY others really dug it. Now, THAT particular guy's style just didn't do it for me; I felt that the characterizations were very superficial, shallow, and obvious along with any of the interactions between them, which for me left me totally ambivalent about whatever the hell happened to anyone. BUT... intuitively, I can see how other people really dug the cold, chilly style and felt it was quite effective. Thus, people are very, VERY individual and different in what 'does it' for them. And Horror as a Genre is EXTREMELY wide and varied. You have Torture Porn which I detest and does nothing 'enjoyable' for me, whereas you have others who consider that true Horror. You have old, creaky Horror like the original 'HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL' (I LOVE the 1999 remake by William Mallone, BTW!) with skeletons on strings and such, and some people nostalgically love those types.




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