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Post by Arashi on Jul 19, 2008 22:57:36 GMT -5
Okay. What is scarier, American horror or Japanese horror?! If you've never compared the two, American horror is generally filled with a more violent and often bloody and gnashing thrill form of horror. Japanese grabs the mind, not letting go as it wraps around the subconscious and bleeds into vision.
A lot of American horror is termed as "Slasher films" because there are usually a lot of blood and guts and gore. Sometimes needless violence to stick with the viewers and assist in making them feel pain, perhaps to feel closer to what's happening in the movie.
Japanese horror is usually just freaky. You start to fear little girls. Especially little Japanese girls (clear or black eyes, livid and cold skin, even normal girls!). Or they make you afraid to look in the mirror or go to the bathroom by yourself or eat food. Some of it makes you scared to LIIIIIVE.
If you've never seen either Japanese or American horror, go watch some. If you don't like horror, then bugger off!
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Post by Seventy2 on Jul 20, 2008 22:16:07 GMT -5
I haven't watched any japanese horror. (i haven't seen any version of the ring). but i dont like american because it's all bloody and gorey. Now if japanese horror is anything like The 50's horror, then i'm all for that.
there was one movie i saw on Turner movie classics, that scared the crap outta me, and they didnt show one ghost or monster. it was all suspense.
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Post by Arashi on Jul 21, 2008 12:18:58 GMT -5
I don't mind blood and gore, but a lot of movies go too far with it and overly rely on it to shock and affect their audiences.
The American version of the Ring sucked. I laughed through most of it.
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Post by Hippie Van on Jul 21, 2008 12:24:19 GMT -5
The only "horror" movie I ever watched was The Mummy, and I couldn't even get all the way through that. I got scared at the beginning of Treasure Planet(I was a bit younger then). I've always wanted to watch a really good, non-gorey horror movie but I don't know if I could.
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Post by Arashi on Jul 21, 2008 12:36:03 GMT -5
Some Japanese stuff is kind of gory, but it's not that difficult to find a good, lightly bloody, psycological thriller.
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Post by Dirkleton on Jul 21, 2008 23:51:07 GMT -5
The Japs don't have any horror films. All they have is porn.
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Post by Arashi on Jul 22, 2008 1:35:30 GMT -5
If you combine the two, it's called "guro." ... or yaoi.
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Post by Dirkleton on Jul 22, 2008 4:19:05 GMT -5
Guro, ah, those silly sick fragtastics.
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Post by KomradeDave on Aug 2, 2008 16:07:51 GMT -5
It's like comparing apples and pears. They are different, neither are really that scary, they both have their own good and bad representatives. The problem with American horror films is doubled, either they have to step the gore and violence up constantly to keep up with the desensitized viewer, or they remake a horror movie from another culture (Which hasn't quite worked out yet). i don't think that I could rate them on which are scarier, or even which are more fun to watch (because sometimes you need an excuse to eat popcorn and try to cop a feel, that's why God made shitty movies).
I would instead go into which one was more successful horror. If I watch Oodishon I feel really creepy, it has an impact and sticks in my head. The most I get from the American films are cheap scares, where something jumps out suddenly to enstartle. Those moments are shallow scares.
It's kind of a shame really because the west used to produce some really good creep you out horror movies, but now seem to have gone the way of gore.
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Post by Arashi on Aug 2, 2008 18:56:54 GMT -5
Everyone listen to Komradedave. This is the type of review I expect to hear from you people!
For the most part, I agree with what he says. I find, quite often, that Amerian horror gives you a sort of jolt of fear, which startles and woos you a little bit. Japanese seems to include that sometimes, but usually tries to afflict you with a fear that lingers. American adaptations, I think, try to have the same effect, but usually end up seeming more silly and cheap.
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Post by Arashi on Aug 2, 2008 18:58:45 GMT -5
A major thing that I found enticing about The Ring and The Grudge (which actually pertains to a lot of Japanese horror) is that they use the concept of imminent death. In The Ring, for instance, you knew you were going to die in a week and you felt it. With the Grudge, you were painfully cursed. I find this to be effective, at least for a while.
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