Comments on: If it’s Halloween, it must be snuff

By: Grundy

Grundy — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:23:57 +0000

It all depends on how the violence is presented, if it’s presented in way that makes you uncomfortable, I’d say yeah it could be considered horror.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:48:52 +0000

Okay, Grundy, Okay!

Can we at LEAST agree that watching people get ripped up doesn’t singularly constitute a horror film?

By: Grundy

Grundy — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:40:29 +0000

No, not really. Even fake snuff films, are made to look like they are real. The Saw movies come at shit from an almost over the top way.

And the “Ooh, come see the people get torn apart! Oooh!” would be more in line with exploitation.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:16:43 +0000

I didn’t mean that it was an ACTUAL snuff film, but in its context, it’s nothing more than a glorified snuff film. “Ooh, come see the people get torn apart! Oooh!”

By: Grundy

Grundy — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:27:50 +0000

I love horror movies, and I have not been scared by one in a long, long time. And I’m no fan of the Saw series, though I do enjoy the theme by Charlie Clouser and thats about it. But, to call the movies a “celebration of snuff” is wrong, because for the movies to be snuff, that would entail someone was actually murdered on film.

Also, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is basically a bloodless film. Having a shit load of gore is nice and always welcome, you don’t need to build the movie around it.