Sentences with phrase «many 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.

Why are so many modern horror films so cheesy?

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.

The film boasts performances by Brea Grant (Rob Zombie's Halloween and H2, «Dexter,» «Heroes») and 80's horror icon Barbara Crampton, who starred in From Beyond and Re-Animator before popping back up in modern horror films such as Adam Wingard's You're Next and We Are Still Here.

A satirical take on the modern horror film that will save this from the bargain and make you laugh.

Moreover, it lacks the shattering claustrophobia of my favorite modern horror film, The Descent (2005), a film that was as meticulous when it came to the construction of scares as it was when it came to fully realizing its characters.

I'd love to hear your take / review on the 2003 Horror film «Wrong Turn», it is one of my favorite modern horror films, I think it's smart, fun and pays wonderful homage to old school horror.

Before I begin my review, I would like to point out that even though I am not a fan of most modern horror films, I do love the horror comedy genre and horror films from the 70s and 80s.

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

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.

A complaint heard all too often about modern horror films is that they aren't very scary.

Considering how bad many modern horror films are, it doesn't seem sufficient to simply point out that Orphan is better.

Ti West's period chiller is a modern horror film that feels at once nostalgically hackneyed and invigoratingly fresh.

It's also that rare modern horror film that has fairly strong acting in it.

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.

Modern horror films suffer from two of the same problems; either they go too far, or they're too derivative and generally play on the same tried and true formula.

You're deciding what movie to see on a Saturday night and wonder: What if someone took the suburban spookiness of many a Steven Spielberg or J.J. Abrams movie and combined it with the captive - prisoner subgenre of the modern horror film.

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.

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

It's like modern horror films where the audience complain if they don't get to see the monster clearly, whereas a oldschool fan still holds that more often than not it's what you don't see that's more effective.

The tapes are a really nice element to the game and expand on the story and help give the game an expansive back story which wouldn't be out of place in a modern horror film.

Not exact matches

One of the few last successful horror franchises in modern history would have to be the Paranormal Activity flicks where it goes to show, that a film that makes noises in another room can scare the living hell out of millions of people.

The films overall tone is gritty and dark, highlighting the harsh reality of the violence and horror that occurs in the modern world of America as well as parts of Mexico.

By the time this film was over, I couldn't help thinking that if it were made today, using modern technology and special effects, «Dementia 13» might be one of the all time great horror and psychological thrillers.

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.

Horror fanatics will be delighted by this film and it is destined to become a modern day horror clHorror fanatics will be delighted by this film and it is destined to become a modern day horror clhorror classic.

Midway through, Miike punctuates the film with one of the most effective startles in modern horror, and then picks up the pace, building grisly momentum toward a perversely uncomfortable climax.

Aquaman will also feature a strikingly different world from that of other superhero films - something that also extends to other upcoming superhero movies, such as Marvel Studios» Doctor Strange (which dabbles in supernatural horror) or even 20th Century Fox's Wolverine 3 (an R - Rated film with a modern - western vibe).

Fans of well - acted period dramas and good gothic mysteries should consider tuning in but the film will be of particular interest to anyone curious about the origins of modern British horror cinema.

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.

The fact that it's Polanski directing this movie that derives much of its horror from the notion of a woman who does not have control over her body and the dark things being done to it certainly don't make the film un-problematic by modern standards.

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.

Peeping Tom is a 1960 British horror film whose premise wouldn't make any fan of modern horror bat an eye.

Though not as stupid as some horror films, it is less exciting and fun than most modern films of any genre.

Produced by Dylan Hale Lewis, the horror film features an all - star cast including: AnnaLynne McCord («90210»), Traci Lords (Cry Baby), Ariel Winter («Modern Family»), Roger Bart («Desperate Housewives»), Jeremy Sumpter (Soul Surfer), Malcolm McDowell, Matthew Gray Gubler («Criminal Minds»), Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin (Children of a Lesser God), Ray Wise (Good Night, and Good Luck) and John Waters.

It's easy to reference the classics, but «The Conjuring 2» is an evolved, modern version of this story, and establishes its own classic status as film in conversation with both the past and future of horror.

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).

The last half of the film falls back on standard horror and thriller cliches but most modern thrillers do the same.

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.

Though the «sex equals death» rule isn't as prominent in modern horror movies that defy those decades - old tropes, «It Follows» is very much a retro homage to «70s and «80s genre classics, from the «Halloween» - esque synth score, to the striking similarities to «Nightmare on Elm Street,» both in Jay's perpetual helplessness and the film's dreamlike atmosphere.

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

It will certainly be a most demanding test of a modern audience to not make a peep while watching a horror film.

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Amirpour's attempt to create a psychedelic modern - day spaghetti western backslides, as it ironically embodies its title: this film turns out to be the utmost «Bad Batch» of horror thrillers that try to critique today's society.

An R - rated Gothic horror film from the modern master of Gothic horror?

In 1968, George A. Romero not only invented the modern zombie genre, but revolutionized horror with this incredible film that merges social commentary and scares.

If your tastes are similar, you'll probably consider The Ring one of the best horror films of modern times.