Horror movies have been a drag

Dude YES

Hahaha great take!

Corporate media will forever be reactionary.

You are right…. That’s exactly what happened, babadook started this

I thoight it felt closer to the warriors or judgement night but good call

It Follows and Babadook were earlier examples of 'elevated' horror. Hereditary came about later

Yeah, glad some other people remember what kicked this off. I always remember it as It Follows and the Babadook ushering in this new wave of horror

That is a great comparison

"editors" matter. hereditary and get out, the directors never collaborate with the editors again.

jennifer lame, the editor of hereditary, now worked with chris nolan three times

That and social commentary horror all around need to eff off

What about romantic horror? That's always good for a date night. Crime horror is good for a bro's night out. Comedic horror is good for when you don't really want to watch horror. Or you could see whatever comic book/video game IP adaptation is coming out that week. I'm trying to think if there are any other kinds of movies worth seeing... Nope. That's it. Horror and children's entertainment. This is the world we've created.

Thank you. My god, it's difficult to go on the internet anymore. Unfortunately, in terms of the general public, I think they've crossed an intellectual threshold past which there's no possibility of returning. Most people either don't realize or won't let themselves believe it, but we've entered an era where the public is not only completely indifferent toward the arts (perhaps for the first time in the history of our species), they're also antipathetic toward the idea of intellectual exertion of any kind, an attitude you also seem to have encountered. In order to encounter people with actual interests and passions (other than playing video games while watching sports and trying to scroll through social media) you really have to engage in a prolonged search, because passions have become weird fringe pursuits. Asking the average person on the street what their interests are, aside from those mentioned above, they'd probably look at you blankly for a while before replying, "Myself. Or making money." Popular culture used to provide a general social context before it was destroyed by the internet: the idea that you would watch the same media as a five-year-old kid would be unacceptable, and if you happened to mention your entertainment preferences to anyone, they would let you know what you were: a fucking moron. But now children and adults no longer represent distinct demographics. The average adult, at least in America, is the intellectual equivalent of a preteen child. All of this is to say that, as regards cinema, the average person's taste is directly opposed to that of the critical establishment, and the traditional metrics of successful art: thematic depth; stylistic innovation; narrative complexity; etc. I'd argue that the average person is less sensitive to nuance and less capable of interpreting the world around them than at any point in modern history, maybe reaching back centuries. One of the manifestations of this intellectual devolution is the decades-long stranglehold children's entertainment has had on the entertainment industry. In order for modern audiences to show any interest in a film featuring non-superheroes, those characters have to be dropped into a haunted house where they're butchered alive. The popularity of horror (usually bad horror films) is just another feature of the adolescent mindset that seems to have permanently gripped today's adults. You gorge on kid's superhero slop and "get serious" with a horror movie that nobody will remember next year. Don't let mom and dad catch you watching or you're going to be so grounded. Then it's time for the usual ten-hours of video games and scrolling through social media before bed. I'm sure glad I wasn't able to experience the Sixties and Seventies.

The irony is that when you think about the ending of this movie, it’s one of the most depressing you will see this year (and arguably not very Resident Evil like).

So it’s weird to say that all this movie is all fun and not a drag.

Someone else said that, I think it’s a better comparison than mine, which was Good Time with zombies.

Aren't people are allowed to change their minds?

Yes!! 👏

That director let me down, all his movies end the same, shit goes south and who was behind it all? A Secrete cult.

Did you not watch the clip he said he’s over those types of movies now. The movies were great and the praise is still valid for those older films but now that type of horror is played out and he’s feeling burnt out on it which I completely agree with. You eat the samething everyday no matter how good you’ll eventually get tired of it.

and it wasn't really that good of a movie

My absolute favorite horror movies are ALIEN and THE THING. ALIEN I love for the sci-fi setting and a creature that, in 1979, was completely original and kept in the shadows. THE THING was about paranoia with an intelligent creature that could kill and imitate its victims. What both movies had were characters, though backgrounds unexplained, that were relatable to me and I cared about them even though I knew not all of them were going to survive. The other quality both movies had were untenable situations where the protagonists couldn't escape; they had to deal with the extraterrestrial horrors as best they could with whatever weapons they had. Neither movie tried to explain where their creatures came from, leaving a lot for the imagination to ponder. Lastly, both movies were helmed by directors at the top of their game.

Some notable horror movies slip through the cracks like THE SHINING, DOCTOR SLEEP, SINNERS and maybe a few others but I'm not into slashers, supernatural/paranormal, gore or found footage. Most of them I can't relate to the characters, situations or they creep me the F out in a way that make me question my reality. Give me some of the old stuff form the 50's, 60's and 70's.

Babadook is boring. Until today I can't get on board with that movie.

That's why I also like Get Out and Talk to Me.

I agree. I really liked it, but as of now, this idea of people trying to imitate it has become stale

​@BasketCase-rr7txhaha just because you did not get a happy ending does not mean the silly moments did not make the movie fun.

​@hendrsb33😂 at the time the thing was released people hated that film for the gore it had.

@kasrasadrehashemi174 Well the movie was fun, until you realise that nothing the main character did had any impact on the world around him, and he ultimately went through hell and met a terrible end for no reason.

Knowing that, when you think back on the movie it doesn’t seem so fun.

i feel the same. why do you think this is? I think it's because the actors are all unlikeable. you want no one to survive basically. everyone's an asshole in a way and that degrades evil dead burn from a horror movie to a simple splatter.

YES! Great characters that you genuinely want to spend more time with. Brisk pace. Very rewatchable. Very fun. Decent scares.

Hereditary stayed with me long after I watched that film

Very creepy and disturbing

I recommend watching Weapons - it's not super scary, but the characters are sooooo fun

It's very rewatchable

This entire criticism just feels like “I don’t like when horror movies make me feel bad” they’re fucking horror movies

@EmilStudzinski I agree with everything you said

@Jake-jo4fwit’s more like they’re just depressing and exhausting to watch.

@thomasjohnson3841 I'm glad there is such a wide array of horror films now. Also there is the entire history of horror films to watch. You can never run out of them. I suggest you watch a completely different genre if you are getting bored because it sounds like you've burned yourself out and are blaming the films.

I truly loved that the final "sequence" was the equivalent of a Loony Toons bit

The ring sucks. And this resident evil was good

Disagree completely, but to each their own.

Well, 'Haunting of Hill House' led to 'Midnight Mass' so I am not complaining. 'Midnight Mass' is probably my favorite thing in the past decade or more.

@Jake-jo4fw Yeah, I like horror that scares me and makes me question my relationships to myself and others.

Malignant was great! Had that "This is rediculous and over-the-top but I love it" vibe that I hadn't felt since watching films like "The Re-Animator" and "Basket Case".

There's literally countless horror subgenres thriving right now.

That movie is trash.

It’s postpartum depression….. 🤣

Now I'm feeling like the horror comedy is overdone. I want a movie to take itself seriously; that doesn't mean it needs to be an allegory for trauma.

If you actually follow horror, you'll realize that the "horror as trauma allegory" trend is well in the past by now, and the genre is seeing an explosion of variety and creativity it hasn't in decades. Just in the past year and a half we've had 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Sinners, Obsession, Weapons, Bring Her Back, Frankenstein, Hokum and most recently Resident Evil. All very distinct films from one another that use horror in various ways to explore different themes. And if you expand the timeframe the list gets exponentially longer. The 2020s are a new golden age for horror cinema, and showing no signs of slowing down.

@unknownname3189 Why?

this

It is, and there is room. But there’s also room for expressing fatigue at one style over another. It’s helps guide what gets made and steer the creative output.

@vestanpance99 Yeah, so a healthy industry offers different styles, rather than going all in on a single trend. Unfortunately, instead we often get studios going all in on trends that seem safe to invest in, leading to the trend>fatigue>next trend situation. I think, though, horror is also the film genre that allows for the elevation of small budget indie projects into mainstream(ish) success, due to it being a genre with an audience that embraces and encourages risks, and with less need for big names to move things forward.

@l@lizbotnick agree. Horror would have to be one of the most flexible and adaptive genres, purely based on the accessible economics involve. And that’s where I think the feedback loop is so effective in horror. We demonstrate fatigue with a prevailing trend, the small production houses adapt quickly and eventually produce things that are really fresh, the larger production houses take note and jump on board, saturation occurs and the cycle continues. But the feedback is critical.

@vestanpance99 I see what you mean! The main downside I feel, is when it causes a subgenre to basically "die" for long stretches of time. But at least that does give time and space for reinvention and new perspectives on such.

yea it's not pro abortion that's for sure. also like how he killed the strong female character instantly. based cregger

@alex.theman2839allowing the world to end is basically aborting your kid with extra steps

​@alex.theman2839liking a strong female character being killed isn't pro life of u.

I think Cregger said it was an idea he had separately himself and when asked about doing RE he figured he could shift this movie into the RE world

First film that came to mind watching this

@KameronWolff like what?

Absolutely, I agree, but since 1996, there has been largely one or two dominant Horror genres for a period.

We had 6 years of the Neo Teen Slasher Revival from 1996 to 2002

We had the Exploitation/Torture/Home Invasion Revival for 6 years from 2003 to 2009.

We had 6 fucking years of the Jumpscare and Found Footage bullshit from 2010 to 2016.


And since 2017 the two main Horror genres have been Post Horror/Elevated Horror Revival and Legacy Sequels.

Apparently he had to make Resident Evil LESS funny after hearing from test audiences and he wound up agreeing with them.

Yeah like the scene towards the end where the protagonist has his big emotional breakthrough and monologue in the parking garage was nice and well-acted and whatever but also just get to the fucking zombie babies already dammit.

@SteelyDanzigI heard about that. I somewhat agree that the last act is almost full blown comedy but i still personally enjoyed it.

In the last three years, my favorite horror movies have all had that mix...The Substance, Weapons and Obsession this year. I love RE too and have seen it twice since opening day.

Ya...just like alien Wokulus was 😂😂

you mean movies for adults and not "omg spooky clown scare me"