Guybrush

I think sticking to predictable formulas is a big problem in movies in general. The movies that I like the best are films that I don't feel follow such formulas, at least not as much as most. Some examples could be The Fisher King, Brazil, Big Fish, Spirited Away, The Life Aquatic or Groundhog Day.

I consider the finest horror film I've seen the last couple of years to be The Innocents from 1961. It was entertaining, atmospheric, creepy and intelligent. It's like there's a discernible meaning to every shot throughout the entire film. Sadly, intelligent quality horror movies are far apart, but if you don't mind doing a little digging through the decades, there are a lot more quality films to choose from.

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I also enjoy cheap horror although mostly just because I have a fascination with monsters, the living dead and other ghouly stuff. I often like it even with campy acting and so on even when it's crap. Because of my interest in horror, I've been watching the series Masters of Horror which has famous horror directors like Brian Yuzna, Tobe Hooper and John Carpenter doing episodes. Basically, each episode is a 1 hour horror movie.

The sad thing is that most episodes, although generally entertaining enough to watch, are most often plain silly. Stupid even! And these are made by the masters?

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