tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post3642853223354178713..comments2024-03-18T15:46:07.295-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Genre Neutral: Looking Past "Post-Horror"Patrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-57661675331409653642017-09-15T20:09:15.292-05:002017-09-15T20:09:15.292-05:00Yes!Yes!Meredith https://www.blogger.com/profile/11361935408436355904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-55847603317347467212017-09-15T09:23:11.801-05:002017-09-15T09:23:11.801-05:00Thank you so much, Meredith! I'm with you, in ...Thank you so much, Meredith! I'm with you, in that sometimes I just want a nice chilly ghost story and not a movie where someone loses one limb after another. "Horror" is a great blanket term, until it's not. I'm okay with the idea of certain movies "not being horror" because they appeal to a wider audience. I think people are upset about this rash of thinkpieces because the authors want to keep the horror peanut butter out of their standard film fare chocolate (so to speak... and now I'm hungry). I'm so glad to be part of a film community that is open and accepting not only of people but of whatever genre(s) we all like. Erichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16442117462054923058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-9888329839742554472017-09-13T09:23:50.434-05:002017-09-13T09:23:50.434-05:00Really like this article, Erich! I'm kind of ...Really like this article, Erich! I'm kind of the person you're talking about who will like a "scary" movie but won't say I like horror because 1) I'm not sure I know what "horror" is and don't want to offend people who love it by assuming what it is, and 2) I'm a scaredy-cat, how could *I* possibly like a HORROR movie? I remember when people on this site were talking about how great Unbreakable and the Sixth Sense and The Others were, I was really surprised - like, *I* like those movies, too! I relate, I belong, yay, etc.<br /><br />There are people like me out there who are just unsure of things. But then of course, people like me sometimes also make statements and generalizations on twitter and then everyone gets angry... Someone recently reminded me "Twitter is not real life, the internet is not real life. What people say online, with their online personas, is not necessarily what they would say in real life." How true, right? How do we not KNOW THAT IN OUR BONES now that we have DJT who does this all the time? The biggest tough talking coward there ever was.<br /><br />Anyway, thank you for writing this message of acceptance and understanding, it's beautiful. Meredith https://www.blogger.com/profile/11361935408436355904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-39243175143110418342017-09-12T19:14:07.116-05:002017-09-12T19:14:07.116-05:00Be careful bashing The Dukes of Hazzard. Adam Thas...Be careful bashing The Dukes of Hazzard. Adam Thas gets upset.Daniel Eplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866855763520017556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-64066198721473126842017-09-12T18:14:01.583-05:002017-09-12T18:14:01.583-05:00I certainly get wanting to defend horror. I have n...I certainly get wanting to defend horror. I have no time for anyone who rejects an entire genre. But I'm worried this current debate may be as much about nascent horror fans who are just starting to realize they like scary movies but think they don't like "horror" (because it's too violent, too crass, etc.). We should be careful not to scare those people away in our rush to defend horror.Erichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16442117462054923058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-66863467927169098682017-09-12T18:05:46.067-05:002017-09-12T18:05:46.067-05:00"Ghost" was comedic? haha. I mean, I ..."Ghost" was comedic? haha. I mean, I guess in retrospect :PChaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696179838579647187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-86720612695152442472017-09-12T16:35:02.543-05:002017-09-12T16:35:02.543-05:00Yep, I think what gets lost in the conversation is...Yep, I think what gets lost in the conversation is that these are all movies first, and "genres" are just descriptors, a shorthand for describing the tone of a movie. Not every movie needs to fit into a nice little box in order to qualify for use of "horror" as a descriptor.<br /><br />Look, I don't think <em>The Dukes of Hazzard</em> is very funny (even though some people do, so I've heard), but I still understand it is a "comedy".<br /><br />There's also no reason to get upset if people DON'T call something "horror". Nobody calls <em>Ghost</em> horror, they call it a romantic comedy, but you could certainly apply the "horror" descriptor to it.<br />SmartyManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799597526676287848noreply@blogger.com