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I agree, I think the older films were scarier because their was less hype and special effects, the older ones had a lot more pathos and eire theme music.
I feel the same. I think the scariest movies are the ones done in the 70's and 80's. Its something about the grittier special affects and they way they greated tension and atmosphere then that they fail to do today. For instance, there is way too much reliance on CGI and computerized special effects.
I still feel lik the best horror movie of all time is The Exorcist, made in 1972 with all mechanical effects. Few movies today to could match its intensity. Nowadays everything is all blood and gore, which is not that scary. You can used to it and it doesn't affect you anymore.
I feel the same. I think the scariest movies are the ones done in the 70's and 80's. Its something about the grittier special affects and they way they greated tension and atmosphere then that they fail to do today. For instance, there is way too much reliance on CGI and computerized special effects.
I still feel lik the best horror movie of all time is The Exorcist, made in 1972 with all mechanical effects. Few movies today to could match its intensity. Nowadays everything is all blood and gore, which is not that scary. You can used to it and it doesn't affect you anymore.
The Exorcist got deep under one's skin. The atmosphere, The tension and progressive and unrelenting deterioration of Reagan's condition and effect on the other characters was amazing. The director kept actor Jason Miller on edge by firing a gun on set at intermittent times around him. Real old-school film making.
The Sentinal and the Entity were also terrific for supernatural horror.
For example Mama, zombie movies, paranormal activity,hostel, the ring, they all seem fake and bloody
For me the best scary movies are from the 60s-90s
The Ring startled me a few times and creeped me out a bit, but I see what you are saying. I love The Walking Dead, and although a few scenes have made me jump, in general it doesn't scare me. Just because something is gory, that doesn't mean it's scary. Fright generally comes from suspense, and for that, I turn to thrillers, not horror. Silence of the Lambs had me shaking the first time I saw it.
I agree, I think the older films were scarier because their was less hype and special effects, the older ones had a lot more pathos and eire theme music.
Alfred Hitchcock in an interview was once asked about the incredibly long sequences in his movie when nothing happens and he said that the essence of the suspense was allowing the viewer to identify with the character first, and then the viewer can feel an emotional bond when the character is in danger.
He felt that watching Cary Grant in North by Northwest wait for someone that doesn't show in the hot and dusty cornfields until he is hot tired and angry was critical to building the terror when the pilot of the crop plane tries to kill him. Non stop action is by nature not tension building.
It has less to do with the presence or absence of special effects. Nobody wants to make a movie with long sequences without action.
Tye movies of today attempt to scare your visually, using CGI, blood, gore, etc. They also make too many attempts to startle as opposed to terrify.
On the other hand, movies in the 70's-90's - or even earlier - could not rely on CGI to scare you visually. The best ones succeeded in scaring you mentally and emotionally. And that is a hell of a lot more scarier.
For example Mama, zombie movies, paranormal activity,hostel, the ring, they all seem fake and bloody
For me the best scary movies are from the 60s-90s
The scary movies today are about showing as much blood and gore and dead bodies as possible. That's what it seems like to me. The old movies like The Thing or Invasion of The Body Snatchers or even The Birds brought a psychological bent on the horror movie or suspense thriller genre. Even the old Nightmare on Elmstreet movies were scary. Now it's just getting sad.
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