| | horror movies = red flag?Page 4 of 10 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) | | Horror movies are my favorite...it's my guy who ends up not looking at the screen or cringing at the blood and gore. | |
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Posted: 6/23/2009 10:16:55 AM |
See that doesn't bother me. If a guy is really into a type of movie, then he is, it's not a red flag for me. I will go to all types of movies, but admittedly the chick flicks I would rather rent. I like to see effects and interesting sets etc., (Edward Scissorhands) when I go to the theatre, so it's nice to meet someone who will watch everything, but does have a favorite
I'm the same I own about 100 + DVD's and they are all from different genre's. Comedy, action, some horror, drama, sci-fi and westerns. I agree there are some movies that I'd rather watch in the theaters like the Star Wars movies with all the sound and visual effects. A big theater screen with awesome surround sound just adds to the excitement of these films. I went to see the re-release of the originals just before the new ones came out and it was amazing. But other movies unless I really want to see it or go on a date, I rent and/or buy.
I love movies I'd love to be a movie critic that would be a awesome job for me. I have a vast like of all movies but have my all time fav's in each genre. I find people who only like one type of movie or even music narrow minded. I love to be open-minded, (btw this goes for those topics I personally never talk about politics and religion as well). I love entertainment......Best of luck to everyone in all you do  | |
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Posted: 6/23/2009 10:23:27 AM | | Red flag? Probably not. Personally, I don't like most horror movies, but would date someone who did, unless we had other incompatibilities that really mattered (and had some commonalities in video entertainment). | |
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Posted: 11/15/2009 10:13:07 AM | Personally, It would be a red flag for me because I love horror. George Romero's zombie movies and Tom Savini's amazing work are why I am a Special Make-Up Effects artist.
But, as far as anyone else is concerned; If you aren't a big horror fanatic then it shouldn't really matter what someone likes to watch. Especially if the bond is extremely strong in other ways. | |
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Posted: 11/15/2009 10:57:19 AM | | I dislike films that involve graphic violence and torture. I can usually sit through most war and action films, but not most modern horror films. I wouldn't be able to have a relationship with a woman who expected me to watch these films with her. | |
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Posted: 11/15/2009 11:27:17 AM | I LOVE LOVE LOVE horror movies...the cheesier or the truly scarier the better! I find it kind of cathartic...and I love that chest thumping heart racing involuntary gasp feeling when a movie is truly scaring me (the most recent was The Haunting in Connecticut). I once dated a guy who didn't like horror movies, he was the one who got all girly about it and wouldn't want to watch them with me...no big deal, I just brought along a chick flick for him to enjoy  | |
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Posted: 11/15/2009 11:46:38 AM | well I hate horror movies ..but I know why ... I have seen all the blood and gore in real life that I want to see ... I can and have dealt with it ...from my days as a police officer ... but It never fails to take me back to when I saw something similar in real life ... if only for a moment .. I don't like war movies horror films or even police drama ...My life has sentenced me to a life of watching chick flicks ...I really don't think that entertainment that presents death ... in such a casual light are healthy ... I have seen death violent death up close ...I have held a person as their life leaked out of them ...with no way to stop it ... I have seen a persons brains splattered on the wall by a bullet ...I cannot see these things as entertainment even if I know they are not real
sorry for the graphic details ..I just felt it needed to be said | |
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Posted: 11/15/2009 12:11:07 PM | | There are horror movies, and then there are horror movies. The old Hammer type things from the 1950s & 60 are more plot/character driven, and so need less gore. Newer horror movies have no plot, or character, and so make up for it with more gore, and special effects. The Halloween/Aliens/Jaws type gore fests are actually boring to someone who is not an 8 year old girl, and especially boring to someone who has seen-and spilled-a bit of blood in the course of living. If someone is a real fanatic about gore fest horror films, he/she is probably a bit psycho. I know this, and so do most women. | |
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Posted: 11/15/2009 12:14:06 PM | | Actually, dude, a large number of NASCAR fans ARE also kiddie porn, beastiality, etc, fans. Most of my family works in law enforcement, so I hear things. | |
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Posted: 11/15/2009 12:16:32 PM | As long as he's a Star Trek fan....I don't care what else he watches!!! LOL!
(My classic Sci-Fi collection now holds over 450 movies) The cheesier the better!!! LOL! | |
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Posted: 11/15/2009 12:33:28 PM | I myself love them....and i watch them bymyself all the time...especially the week of Halloween when they all come on....i dont know many guys who like them....
I dont think it has anything to do with red-flags.... | |
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Posted: 11/15/2009 12:43:05 PM | I might consider it a red flag if ONLY the horror genre was the type of movie watched.
Personally, they just ain't my cuppa joe. | |
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Posted: 11/15/2009 1:16:10 PM | Actually, dude, a large number of NASCAR fans ARE also kiddie porn, beastiality, etc, fans.
^^^^^ ????... i hate nascar its just another example of a sport turning ultra drama ... it reminds me of wrestling..insults intelligence
As long as he's a Star Trek fan....I don't care what else he watches!!! LOL!
now a woman after my own heart ...I love star trek ..as well as most sci-fi | |
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Posted: 11/15/2009 1:20:48 PM |
I have seen all the blood and gore in real life that I want to see
To me real life has always been scarier than a horror movie. If a horror movie is too close to reality, it makes me cringe and I'm often speechless after watching a movie like that.
I was talking with some friends the other day about some young kids who are in the detention system and have now reached 18 and will now be sentenced as adults. Some were saying how TV, movies etc., glorify violence and encourage them to go out and commit crimes; while this may be true, I have always known that if I was ever to hit, cut or shoot someone like they do in the movies, the result is much more horrific than some movie portrays. I cannot understand how people can be guided by this. Even as a teen, I understood the difference. I think the community, the family history and the peers that young people hang out with have a larger influence on most.
That's not to say there are some kids who CAN be influenced; I'm just pointing out that it is NOT the culprit for many.
Suspending your disbelief is only for when you are watching these movies. Real life is still there waiting for you once you click "power". | |
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Posted: 11/15/2009 1:24:19 PM | | After watching Friday the 13th, I was seriously considering drowning myself in a lake so I could become a supernatural man that has the ability of walking faster than people run. I will also carry a big knife at all times and wear a mask. No, of course it's not a red flag. They're just movies. If you're smart enough to read Shakespeare play about death and suicide like Romeo and Juliet and separate that from your life, what's so different about the movies you watch? | |
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Posted: 11/15/2009 1:55:32 PM | our brains work like computers, what ya put in is what comes out. may not be in the form of bloody gore but it comes out in a rather negative mess of depression and other not so lovely emotions.
big red flag to me. i would much prefer the company of someone spending their free time being creative or watching an intelligent or inspiring movie occasionally than someone who has a thing for horror. wonder what jung or freud would have to say about it. | |
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Posted: 11/15/2009 3:16:18 PM | If a guy told me that "horror films" were his favourite type of films then we wouldn't have much in common.
Most of them are just an excuse to fill the screen with scary music and lots of gore.....................much prefer the psychological thrillers.
To be honest I'll happily read a Stephen King book but when it comes to the screen too many producers make the films cheesy, in my opinion.
BTW to WomaninProgress who said "King can be PAINFULLY detailed sometimes when introducing characters - can take up half the book...............(something to that effect). My question to you is - Would you seriously rather WATCH one of his films because from memory, apart from the non-horror ones like Misery, The Green Mile and others, the ones you're talking about are crap on the screen.
Oh and for the record I personally LOVE the fact that Stephen King writes in such detail..............that's what makes him so awesome! | |
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Posted: 11/15/2009 3:22:31 PM | I personally got SO SICK of having to watch that crap night after night after night that I am burned out of watching it. Cop Shows, horror flicks, westerns, so called "action movies" - you name anything violent, he HAD to watch it. - Nevermind the fact there were things on TV I personally wanted to watch.
- Its all he ever did - sit around and watch this shit on TV......I couldn't get him to do anything....nothing around the house...go out...family stuff....Finally, I just had enough and told him if he was going to live in our house, he is going to get off his ass and help out, or he will live elsewhere. I know he worked long, hard hours, but so did I and I just got sick and tired of being stuck doing everything around the house.
I had to tape what I wanted to watch later on.......and guess what??? After getting out of a 14 year relationship and being on my own for 4, I am STILL going through the catalogue of stuff I taped over the years.
So for me personally, if I met someone whose life ambition is to sit around and constantly watch that shit, I will be out the door so fast it will make your head spin. | |
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Posted: 11/16/2009 9:54:21 AM | | I might be worried if that was ALL they watched - but then it wouldn't be any worse than a woman who ONLY watches chick flicks and drama. How scary would that be? | |
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Posted: 11/16/2009 9:57:47 AM | A horror movie = red flag/deal-breaker?! Uh, not in my eyes! Plus, they are my absolute FAVORITE - although they don't make 'em like they use to.  | |
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Posted: 11/16/2009 10:03:44 AM |
I might be worried if that was ALL they watched - but then it wouldn't be any worse than a woman who ONLY watches chick flicks and drama. How scary would that be?
VERY scary. Lifetime television 24/7 or something. Yikes! Now that's horror...
BTW to WomaninProgress who said "King can be PAINFULLY detailed sometimes when introducing characters - can take up half the book...............(something to that effect). My question to you is - Would you seriously rather WATCH one of his films because from memory, apart from the non-horror ones like Misery, The Green Mile and others, the ones you're talking about are crap on the screen.
No, I'd rather read a book than watch a movie anyday - however I just sometimes prefer a different type of writing. For me John Saul does the trick, for others Koontz, Lovecraft, Grisham, fill in the blank are writers they tend to bond with better.
I do like King movies in that cheesy cult sense - not because they are great pieces of film...you can't make a film that stands up to the book it's inspired from, unless you film something for 2 weeks straight and don't edit anything out.
William Peter Blatty's Exorcist was FAR better than the movie that came from it ever was - in every sense of the word.
Oh and for the record I personally LOVE the fact that Stephen King writes in such detail..............that's what makes him so awesome!
Different strokes...I tend to like the part after the intros, but everyone's different. | |
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Posted: 11/17/2009 8:07:20 AM | | I was a horror movie fanatic as a kid for many years. Now I am 44 and cant stand them. I have basically seen it all before,and life can be so much scarier than any horror movie Ive seen.I also do think they may have a negative effect on many/most people,but this would likely be subliminal,so most people would deny this . I still am interested in the paranormal stories however. Too bad those new haunting shows on tv all seem so fake! | |
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Posted: 11/17/2009 8:27:53 AM | | I watch them myself (not necessarily by myself) but I'm not into the gore for the sake of gore like Saw, etc. "Some" of my favourite type of books are by Stephen King, Bently Little and Ann Rice, so those types of movies I like also (if they're close to the book). Obviously, I wouldn't have a problem with a guy liking that kind of stuff himself. Where I'd have a problem would be a guy who watches them and then emulates the dark side to the point of getting horn implants and has his teeth filed. | |
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