Sentences with phrase «for cheap jump scares»

Profound without ever being didactic, sordid without being gratuitous, above all the film succeeds by deftly dancing between the poles of dark and light, allowing for both cheap jump scares and sophisticated and subtle moments of performance.

Scary movies are horribly unimaginative with their music and sound design, using them for cheap jump scares and obvious emotional cues rather than for truly enhancing the atmosphere.

And save for a cheap jump scare or two, it isn't very frightening either.

In a sea of horror games that treat mental illness as the vehicle for a cheap jump scare, games like The Town of Light and the recent Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice are a breath of fresh air.

Not exact matches

Many modern day horror films often opt for «cheap scares» by turning down the score and all of a sudden have something jump into the screen.

A massive improvement over its bland predecessor in just about every way, «Ouija: Origin of Evil» focuses more on creating a creepy atmosphere rather than the usual gore or cheap jump scares, and it works pretty well for the most part.

Eisner starts poking around for grandiose gore zone set - pieces (including an inane clash inside a working car wash), expelling more energy on cheap jump scares and hackneyed visual touches than sustaining the unsettling devastation.

While elements of these films aren't always 100 % original, they are executed and placed in such a way that gives a much needed breath of fresh air to a dusty and tired formula that is for some reason composed mostly of cheap jump scares and bad acting.

Instead, it's a fairly tame genre flick that is sorely lacking in atmosphere or frights of any kind save for a few cheap jump scares early on.

The Sacrament is a refreshing change of pace for the found footage genre, with West opting for a more cerebral thriller as opposed to relying on gore and cheap jump scares.