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The scary movie thread made me think of the reverse. In my mind, a scary movie is something that you find creepy, disquieting or disturbing through out the film that lingers with you long after the movie is over & gets under your skin. That's what scary movies are all about! I love scary movies. So when a supposedly scary movie doesn't deliver, it's a let down.
Movies you found not really scary:
The Changeling: It was a good movie. Just kept waiting for "the scare" to come in and it never did. I didn't even find it to be unsettling or disquieting. I found it to be intriguing, but the only emotion I felt afterwards was sadness & anger (spoiler: over what happened to that little boy). Not scared at all. And I thought the ending was kind of lame (hokey) and a big let down.
Rosemary's Baby: It was another good movie. I just didn't find it scary. (spoiler: I just wanted to give that dud of a husband of hers a big, fat punch). This was a major let down in the "scare" department.
I'm sure there's more but that's all I can think of right now.
I agree with you about Rosemary's Baby not being scary (I still enjoyed it though lol). A Haunting in Connecticut (2008?) was not scary to me as well. Those two come to mind right off the top of my head...
Honestly, I don't find movies scary at all --- at least if by that you mean a movie leaves me with a feeling of being creeped out, not wanting to be alone, nervous to sit in the dark. Movies don't do that to me. I guess my brain has no problem separating fantasy from reality.
I wonder if any of the posters understand that some 'scary' movies — like The Exorcist, recently discussed — are meant to build a sense of dread and fear, not jump-cut scare you into new underwear when the monster pops out.
It reminds me of seeing Jaws II in a theater behind two boys who, after every potential shark scene, loudly muttered, "Aw, crap, nobody got munched."
I wonder if any of the posters understand that some 'scary' movies — like The Exorcist, recently discussed — are meant to build a sense of dread and fear, not jump-cut scare you into new underwear when the monster pops out.
Modern horror movies are addicted to the "jump scare," ninety-nine percent of which I don't find scary at all. In fact, the jump scare relieves tension. A horror movie wants to build tension. Jump scares can be done well. See John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN. But most directors these days are clueless. They have mistaken the jump scare for fear.
I wonder if any of the posters understand that some 'scary' movies — like The Exorcist, recently discussed — are meant to build a sense of dread and fear, not jump-cut scare you into new underwear when the monster pops out.
Hannibal Lecter is a good example. For all the discussion among other characters, he is nothing but mild and meek and courteous-to-gracious for almost an hour and a half of the film. But the atmosphere has been built to where he's repellent and frightening right from the first time we see him.
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