I'm not expecting anybody to actually trash anything or anyone here, but we all pretty much have a horror sub-genre that actually disgusts us more than we want it to, or that we don't care anything for.
In the first category... I can't think of anything right now that's that bad for me, but I've got two that are close. Pre-natal horror really gets to me; one movie is fine, but for example I couldn't watch more than an episode and a half straight of American Horror Story when they were doing that part of the story. Rape is also something that I can't really watch, but I DO enjoy the second half of rape and revenge movies, so I can't flat out say that I dislike them.
In the second category... zombies. Flat-out. I don't know what it is, they've just been in so many places for as long as I can remember that I've been tired of them since before I could truly call myself a horror fan. And, uh, if found footage can be considered a genre... yeah, don't care. Not at all.
how ever you would categorize movies like paranormal activity
I would say Vampires. Never really been fond of them and when Twilight came along it certainly didn't help its case.
Torture porn.
Quote from: gorefan1428 on February 24, 2013, 08:13:40 PM
how ever you would categorize movies like paranormal activity
That would be found footage.
It's a toss up between Demonic Possession and Found Footage. Neither sub-genre has really done anything for me in terms of entertainment value. Out of all the ones I've seen, I found myself numb to them.
Torture Porn. After you get over the shock of the first few you see, there's not much to it anymore. Any horror movie, be it a serious thriller, or a funny Slasher, needs something clever or subtle to truly be great. Torture Porn throw more guts at the screen.
Quote from: L-Face on February 25, 2013, 05:30:04 AM
It's a toss up between Demonic Possession and Found Footage. Neither sub-genre has really done anything for me in terms of entertainment value. Out of all the ones I've seen, I found myself numb to them.
I really hate a few found footage films, and I really love a few others.
REC 1 and 2 were amazing, and Marble Hornets on youtube uses the format well.
Quote from: L-Face on February 25, 2013, 05:30:04 AM
It's a toss up between Demonic Possession and Found Footage. Neither sub-genre has really done anything for me in terms of entertainment value. Out of all the ones I've seen, I found myself numb to them.
Basically this for me. I'm sure it can be done well... I just haven't seen it yet.
now that I think of it I'd say that Found Footage is my least favorite.
but Like Crash said, I do Live Rec 1 and 2, they would be the exception.
I just scrolled through Found Footage movie on IMDB and yes, Rec would be the only one I like
The Last Exorcism was also surprisingly good.
I'm a huge fan of The Exorcist, but I agree it's a subgenre that needs to go now, along with found footage.
That's why The Devil Inside was terrible, it combined the two.
Slasher films, they just don't do anything for me, on my scale of "how much would i shit my pants if it was after me" slasher villians rate shrug...Jason X is good though (not particularly a slasher film though), and halloween is a well made film, but myers and his ilk don't it for me....I guess most of them have transformed into hulking demons from hell rather than dude with a knife anyway.
Found Footage.
Utter Shit.
Quote from: Shadow on February 26, 2013, 02:05:41 AM
Quote from: L-Face on February 25, 2013, 05:30:04 AM
It's a toss up between Demonic Possession and Found Footage. Neither sub-genre has really done anything for me in terms of entertainment value. Out of all the ones I've seen, I found myself numb to them.
Basically this for me. I'm sure it can be done well... I just haven't seen it yet.
I didn't consider blair witch project to be crap, wasn't great but it was watchable.
I don't really remember much about Blair Witch other than I hated all the shaky cam.
Quote from: gorefan1428 on February 26, 2013, 05:13:06 PM
Quote from: Shadow on February 26, 2013, 02:05:41 AM
Quote from: L-Face on February 25, 2013, 05:30:04 AM
It's a toss up between Demonic Possession and Found Footage. Neither sub-genre has really done anything for me in terms of entertainment value. Out of all the ones I've seen, I found myself numb to them.
Basically this for me. I'm sure it can be done well... I just haven't seen it yet.
I didn't consider blair witch project to be crap, wasn't great but it was watchable.
I consider it to be crap. It takes the "Keep the monster in the shadows" thing and says "fuck you, we aren't going to show the monster at all!" There's no payoff to be had. All we get is a bunch of crying and a dude standing in a corner. It's dull.
I seem to remember the plot to Blair Witch going to shit about halfway through. We were supposed to believe this is where the "found" footage stopped and the fake footage began, based on the marketing.
Slashers, the killer always seems obvious to me, the story runs the same as any other slasher just with a different looking killer. That being said there are a few slasher movies that I like but do find most repetitive after the first film.
Torture porn is probably the worst as they just use shock and gore to entertain. Its cheap trick.
The majority of slashers I've watched, the killer wasn't supposed to be a secret. Really the only ones I can think of are maybe the first two F13s, Pieces, and Sleepaway Camp, and they're so embedded in the public consciousness most viewers end up knowing the killer before they start watching.
Quote from: JasonzSon on February 27, 2013, 02:23:31 PM
The majority of slashers I've watched, the killer wasn't supposed to be a secret. Really the only ones I can think of are maybe the first two F13s, Pieces, and Sleepaway Camp, and they're so embedded in the public consciousness most viewers end up knowing the killer before they start watching.
Even worse if there is no challenge to guessing the killer or debating anything.
I know there's not been a comment on this thread since 2013, but screw it, this is an interesting topic.
I think L-face nailed it with demonic possession flicks, along with found footage. I've not seen tons of either sub-genre, but I've seen enough found footage to know that the few I do like (such as As Above, So Below, and [Rec]) are few and far between.
Last October, I participated in a horror movie challenge, and I watched something like five, perhaps six found footage flicks overall (out of 132 total movies). For the life of me, I cannot recall many differences between them. I've re-watched one since, being The Presence from 2014 (my review is on here), and it was just as sub-par as I recalled.
For demonic possession, the problem is I've been an atheist since ten years old, so anytime religion or demons pop up in movies, I have a really hard time with it. I've only seen The Exorcist once (I do hope to remedy this in the next few months), but I remember being bored with it save a scene or two.
There are some subgenres I don't have an easy time with. Vampires, as Chucky said, isn't a favorite (though there are some great vampire movies, such as Fright Night from 1985 and Vampires from 1998). Werewolves, too, lack great entries. Sure, An American Werewolf in London, Ginger Snaps, Dog Soldiers, and 1996's Bad Wolf, but what else is there?
Still, I can easily imagine a well-done werewolf or vampire movie. Found footage is much harder, and a demonic possession flick that I'd enjoy is close to impossible for me to imagine.