http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Fri, 7 Oct 2005 00:40:43 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/10/06/094332.php#comment-250977 Nightmare not as violent as Halloween? :~) Sorry, but I just saw Nightmare last night again for the, oh, fiftieth time or so (another family member is a major Freddy Kruger fan) and it's got very strong sexuality and the violence is way over the top compared to Halloween. In fact, the Nightmare on Elm Street movies out-grossed (pun intended) other Eighties horror movies in the aspect of finding new and creative ways to 'off' their casts. Thanks for the reco. Will definitely check out American Horror. Sounds like something I would write! :~) 250977@blogcritics.org Fri, 7 Oct 2005 00:40:43 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/10/06/094332.php#comment-250672 I agree that Halloween 1978 was and is an amazing horror film in many aspects. It launched a completely new sub-genre (slashers) and inspired a decade or more of horror films that brought a new vitality into the genre of horror. It came at a perfect time when adults had lost credibility in the eyes of the youth - as their parents had been hippies, drug users, and irresponsible...how could they tell us know. Additionally, the sexual revolution of the 70s was dying down - so a new look at morality caused for heroin's like Jamie Lee Curtis (who was a virgin, and thus was the only one able to actually see Mike Myers and know of his danger). I do disagree with your criticims of its followers. First, Halloween has more nudity than FT13th by far, with 3 separate scenes involving breasts, one with full sex. Nightmare really had none and wasn't as violent as Halloween. Halloween set the pace for these, but they were creative in their own right and added to the movement of the slasher film. Movies like April Fools is where everything started to fall apart. Good review though - have you read American Horror? Check it out - very textbookish, but intelligent. 250672@blogcritics.org Thu, 6 Oct 2005 13:46:35 EDT