Sentences with phrase «for modern horror films»

David Reynolds, Games Publisher at Microgaming, comments: «Halloween is a true classic and set the standard for modern horror films.

Since the 1979 thriller served as the blueprint for the modern horror film, Laurie is long - held by aficionados to be the gold standard, as final girls go.

It's a surprisingly refreshing approach for a modern horror film that helps us focus on the core of the movie — the bloodbath.

The film does have its graphic moments, but it's more focused on character and atmosphere and is refreshingly intelligent and deep for a modern horror film.

Not exact matches

The tale of a CD ROM game that gives new definition to the term «interactive» is the subject of this horror movie, notable for its lack of the blood and guts that have characterized modern horror films.

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.

It's legendary for a reason: director Roman Polanski's 1968 film Rosemary's Baby is every bit the disturbing, terrifying modern horror story it's always been.

A modern day twist on Invasion of the Body Snatchers, this is a subversive horror film that's a must - watch for anyone that's lived through the terror of high school.

The spirit of a vicious child serial killer resurfaces in the nightmares of teens in modern - day and is responsible for their subsequent and shocking deaths in this tense, spooky thriller from who else, but Wes Craven (I'm actually not that familiar at all with his style, but since this is a horror film for the ages I figured I'd best get ahead and jump on the bandwagon as quick as possible to make up for lost time).

There are some jump scares because for some unknown reason, no modern day horror film can leave them out but luckily more of the film relies on the atmosphere and concept to deliver the suspense.

Willard aspires for an artsy intellectualism, in other words, in the belief that the modern horror audience is still hungry, seven years after Scream, for post-modernism in their horror films.

In «Horror 101: The Exclusive Seminar» (10:27), director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell separately discuss their philosophies for the film, putting new spins on the haunted house and possession genres and doing certain things differently from other modern movies.

If Candyman is a sociological horror film, it's also a scatological one steeped in shit and piss and, by the end, courageous enough to martyr its martyrs (educated women and defenseless children) and re-imagine its avatar as something more current in modern conversation than a black man murdered for love.

There's very little jump - shock here, which is the stock - in - trade for most modern horror films, although a red - faced monster will no doubt be the draw for future sequels.

The conveyor belt of modern filmmaking slows for no film, and it's especially true for the ever - prolific genre of horror; in...

But more importantly, that sequel to the Rosetta stone of the modern sci - fi / horror / action film (combining not one, not two, but three maligned genres) also earned Sigourney Weaver an Oscar nomination for Best Actress — a confirmation that the Academy could look past a long - held horror bias to celebrate superb genre performances.

In her scenes with McAvoy, Buckley displays a warmth that's unlike anything in most modern horror films, her Dr. Fletcher becoming the film's heroine and a timely reminder of how important it is to care for the wellbeing of those around us.

The similarities or influences of horror flicks past, only give it that classic feel and, I think, makes it sit on that shelf alongside its predecessors.That being said, it was all the better for it, this isn't just a horror flick, this is a film with something to say about modern society and the undercurrent of racism.

He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, particularly in the subgenre known as giallo, and for his influence on modern horror movies.

Perhaps it's because, bucking the trend for horror movies, Primeval comes to DVD in its theatrical cut rather than a unrated extended presentation or perhaps it's because I reviewed Apocalypto last week, but this film didn't seem overly gory the way many of its modern kin do.