tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post4466285289070056791..comments2024-02-05T10:41:31.777-05:00Comments on I Saw Lightning Fall: It Isn't About the MonsterLoren Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-41499117791654965162012-06-05T15:10:07.989-04:002012-06-05T15:10:07.989-04:00Patti,
That subtly always makes the best horror i...Patti,<br /><br />That subtly always makes the best horror in my humble opinion. Sound is so important in horror films and can communicate <i>tons</i> apart from the visuals.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-34275005121647967332012-06-05T15:09:10.197-04:002012-06-05T15:09:10.197-04:00Aidan,
Have you seen Let the Right One In? I thin...Aidan,<br /><br />Have you seen <i><a href="http://isawlightningfall.blogspot.com/2009/11/means-are-not-thing.html" rel="nofollow">Let the Right One In</a></i>? I think you might really like it.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-26217099081357186792012-06-05T15:07:07.107-04:002012-06-05T15:07:07.107-04:00CR,
Man, I really, really hate The Ring, in part ...CR,<br /><br />Man, I really, <i>really</i> hate <i>The Ring</i>, in part because it was so well-shot. It's like a lovely candy shell wrapped around a void, a beautiful artistic facade placed around thematic emptiness.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-64995085520644792502012-06-05T11:50:03.237-04:002012-06-05T11:50:03.237-04:00Two of my favorites are THE HAUNTING and PICNIC AT...Two of my favorites are THE HAUNTING and PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK where you see almost nothing and yet are terrified.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-8426492407474638542012-06-04T23:44:32.135-04:002012-06-04T23:44:32.135-04:00The second category and titillation explains why I...The second category and titillation explains why I've enjoyed fiction with a dollop of darkness and didn't realize that I'd enjoy reading/watching horror. Of course, my favorite way to consume it currently is to read in Swedish. The grisly stomach-turning parts are a little less memorable when they stray into the titillation realm.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170148559429001125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-63399210145054186002012-06-04T20:36:19.913-04:002012-06-04T20:36:19.913-04:00Strangely, The Ring was memorable for me, but I th...Strangely, The Ring was memorable for me, but I think it's the exception that proves the rule. Its cinematography, music, art direction, and sound effects were just so darned impressive that it turned a forgettable sub-genre of horror into a work of true craftsmanship, though not true art (whatever that means).<br /><br />(I suppose that makes it the opposite of the Gaiman CGI <i>Beowulf</i> (of Angelina Jolie fame), which I would argue tried to do something really thoughtful, interesting, and cool but screwed up so much that it ended up being a dumb, incoherent mess.)Chestertonian Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550643992523840950noreply@blogger.com