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I did not see it as a kid, but I was still pretty impressed when I was saw it as an adult. This is one of Stephen Dorff's first movies - (found it free on tubi)
I mean depending on how jaded you are when it comes to horror...can you go into a movie expecting to be frightened by a movie that is safe for 13 year olds?
For me, i can only think of 1 movie that was a good horror film with such a rating: DARK SKIES-with Keri Russell
PG-13 horror films, sure. If they handle the psychological aspects of horror well enough, then that would be good.
I’m not someone who usually goes for horror. When I do (usually around Halloween), I’ll pick some of the more highly acclaimed movies of the genre, regardless of their rating.
No. "Mentally" knowing the movie is PG-13 automatically ruins my expectation for any real horror. Although ratings nowadays for horror that is R is usually due to nudity or excessive gore (which isn't exactly "horror"), but even still, the PG-13 rating automatically mentally lowers my expectation for the movie being truly scary. I don't think you can make a truly frightening PG13 movie. At least I've never seen one.
All of the really scary movies I've ever seen have been R. Although, that's not to say that all R rated horror movies are scary.
I almost automatically assume an R rating means gore, sex, harsh language. PG-13 means psychological focus on fear and despair, jump scares and more character driven story.
It just depends on what I am in the mood for and neither is a slam dunk recipe for success.
I love horror movies, but really don't care for gore at all. One of the best horror movies IMO was "The Changeling" with George C. Scott, Melvyn Douglas, and Trish VanDevere. Truly creepy and unsettling, with absolutely no foul language, nudity or gore. Martin Scorcese calls this one of the scariest movies ever made. I agree.
I love horror movies, but really don't care for gore at all. One of the best horror movies IMO was "The Changeling" with George C. Scott, Melvyn Douglas, and Trish VanDevere. Truly creepy and unsettling, with absolutely no foul language, nudity or gore. Martin Scorcese calls this one of the scariest movies ever made. I agree.
Siskel and Ebert offered smart perspectives regarding the new trend in trashy slasher movies with women as prey. As a woman,
it was nice to hear two men find these movies offensive. And when Roger Ebert described the creepy audience when he
saw, I Spit On Your Grave - classic and yuck!
A lot of great horror films of the past are less than an R rating, or would be if they ever were rated.
Nosferatu (the 1922 version), for example. An absolute classic of the vampire genre. Horror of Dracula (1958) and Hour of the Wolf (1968 - Ingmar Bergman's one delving into the horror genre) also come to mind. I don't think these films were ever rated, but they wouldn't get an R rating.
But I never watch horror for horror's sake. I like vampire films, and occasionally some other horror film catches my eye for reasons other than its genre. I will say that I appreciate the artistic freedom that an R rating entails, though there are plenty of films that would not benefit from it.
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