Sentences with phrase «using scary films»

Using scary films to teach foreshadowing or suspense is obvious, but you can get creative — use Young Frankenstein or Shaun of the Dead to teach parody.

Not exact matches

Characters in zombie films are willing to do terrible things to each other because of the fear of zombies and the urge for self preservation, while, in the real world, things like the use of torture (or «advanced interrogation»), preemptive war and drone strikes were being debated as options to fight a threat even scarier than zombies: terrorism.

what was the name of that film with the scary clown that used to kill kids?

The tension and claustrophobia of the setting is used to make things more intense and scary, but this is an action film through and through.

An intelligent and scary horror film that makes a more than welcome commentary on the horrors of war and gender oppression in Iran, using a lot of symbolism and keeping us in an increasing state of anxiety as it moves in a deliberate, slow - burning pace towards a terrifying climax.

The scariest thing about the film wasn't the delicate buildup or the third - act gore but a simple, chilling exchange that was widely used in its marketing campaign.

Kubrick didn't use CGI and his film was scary.

While the 1963 film used sound and psychological suggestion to promote a feeling of terror, the newer version quickly abandons this in favor of an all - out CGI - effects-fest that, instead of being scary, look pretty cheesy and silly instead.

Smart and snappy, this comedy is one of the scariest films of the year, using humour to outline the 2008 economic collapse from the inside.

It's a point of pride with any horror film, or any thriller verging on horror: Used correctly, a perfectly innocent song suddenly sounds like the scariest bleep in the world.

I also don't find it inordinately scary, but it is well created, especially in its use of sound to create tension, which is more than one could say about most jump - scare dominated horror films released in theaters today.

(In one of the film's most eccentric stylistic choices, important dates are announced using the superimposed surveillance notes of the FBI — another scary echo of our current, NSA - monitored age.)

Since it is the one scare tactic featured most prominently in horror films today, it seems to be the litmus test audiences use to determine whether or not a horror film is actually scary.

Whatever the reality, the film is memorably scary, at times feeling almost like a checklist of horror iconography: spooky kids, creepy clowns, skeletons, ghosts, gore, Indian burial grounds... Shot in pre-CG times, one can only wonder how much invisible string they used for all the flying furniture.

The fact that current canon and actors would not be used for the film is a scary thing but could help to introduce new fans to the 50 - year - old series.

He sets the stage for Mayhem by showing us how the oppressive world of big business runs, piece by piece, and sets about dismantling it using tropes from scary movies, video games, kung fu films and workplace sitcoms.

This means that the film quietly unnerves the audience from the start, using CCTV footage and some enjoyably scary touches that add to the atmosphere.

The film was released in the United States on Halloween, but I don't think that it's because it is particularly scary, despite use of annoying jump - scares.

(Thankfully the moviemakers behind this film, which also produced scary titles like The Purge, Paranormal Activity and The Boy Next Door, opted to use steady cams instead of the handheld variety that can leave audiences feeling a little queasy.