Scary

[mizarchivist]

I watched Cabin in the Woods this evening. I don't normally do horror, but it's Joss, guys. JOSS. I thought it was very well done, but the big thing about gory/scary is that I have a hard time separating the scary after its over and it follows me around. Example: Would not go down in the basement to put stuff away just now. Nope. It can wait til the sun is up. quiet_elegance did have a very valid point, though. We are immune, because we are not young. So, it's OK. Also, monsters can't hide under my bed. It's too crammed with stuff, and there has to be some room for the monster. This is my scary movie logic and I will not be gainsaid. 

I will not talk about plot points here in case purple_terror gets around to watching it sometime soon. I was pleased nobody even hinted at what The Big Surprise would be. Except... Kevin?? 

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[woodwardiocom.livejournal.com]

We are immune, because we are not young. So, it's OK.

There's a whole raft of horror movies for parents (e.g., "daughter possessed by demon") out there now, which I will not guide you to, 'cause I like you.

[mizarchivist]

Well, there is only one reason why I watched this one, so it's not like I'm going to go look for em. But thank you.

[ghislaine.livejournal.com]

I can ONLY ONLY do scary/horror mid-day, preferably late morning. I need several hours of daylight and many other things to occupy my brain before it gets dark and time for sleep. I've still never seen some classic scary movies (The Shining) because it hasn't been convenient to watch during the day yet.

[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

Also of note is that the Sexy Librarian archetype does not fulfill any key primal role in the monster movie universe, so they have no particular reason to go after you.

[mizarchivist]

We provide exposition. Right?

I don't expect ever to watch this

[drwex]

but I totally <3 you for not spoilering.

Re: I don't expect ever to watch this

[mizarchivist]

I was just talking to QE about this earlier today, about how he just doesn't care about spoilers. (I know). Or watching things in order. And some of us care very much.

Not that I mind some spoilers. QE specifically said that there has been note that spoilers aren't as hated as they are assumed to be, that they provide more incentive to go read/watch the thing in question. Well, in this case- I feel like it's almost on par with 6th Sense. CITW's reveal is one you really want to find out during the moment. IMO.

Re: I don't expect ever to watch this

[drwex]

To a great deal I think it depends on whether the spoiler is incidental or central. To take a somewhat neutral example, we might say of Princess Bride "Hey, did you know that Billy Crystal shows up and he has a REALLY FUNNY incidental character?" that would be a spoiler but not on a par with (who the six-fingered-man is and what happens to him).

The former _might_ motivate me more but is more likely just to be a minor annoyance. Had someone told me the latter ahead of time I would have been seriously upset.

[woodwardiocom.livejournal.com]

If Rupert Giles is not a sexy librarian then I have been grossly misled.

[mizarchivist]

Bad fangirl. I should have gotten there sooner. Also, extra bonus points for being able to use my sexy-Giles icon. Thanks!

[minkrose]

I got talked into seeing this by a friend. While it was nice to watch it on the big screen, I wish I'd watched it at home with all the lights on, instead of in a group of five young adults that actually fit the profile (I was still in school at the time).

I did actually punch my friend in the arm when he said "okay, it's not scary after this point" and it was DEFINITELY STILL SCARY AFTER THAT POINT. You can probably guess when he said this -- after one type of scary stuff was over, during the breather before totally different scary stuff began, during the last part of the movie.
NOT. OKAY.

Also, I am now teaching friend the difference between "I liked it" and "I enjoyed it", because while I did NOT enjoy watching that movie at all, I respect & appreciate what it was doing; it was well done and I would recommend it to others who appreciate the genre and meta-commentary. So, I'm glad I saw it, I just wish I'd done it differently.


Still, nothing is as bad as "hey, my friend got an advance copy of this movie he worked on" and then it's the Blair Witch Project, which no one had heard of yet.... and we're at summer camp, and we watched half of it and then had to walk home through the woods. Nope, that definitely tops Worst Fucking Idea list.

Re: I don't expect ever to watch this

[minkrose]

Fwiw, I'm half and half on spoilers -- sometimes I like watching the story build to it's climax while understanding the point (this is why I like re-reading Holmes), so with CITW, I did have the central premise spoiled for me, but not the ending, and I didn't feel like it detracted at all, BUT that's the kind of spoiler I enjoy watching assemble itself.

As opposed to deaths of characters. That is NOT a spoiler I enjoy and I've had that done for all kinds of literary works and movies. Also, given how much stuff there is to read/watch/enjoy out there, the chances are high that someone hasn't gotten around to YOUR personal favorite that you want to talk about.


I did manage to watch Citizen Kane without knowing what Rosebud was, and I know that improved my opinion of the movie. Andy had it spoiled and hated it.

[infinitehotel.livejournal.com]

The horrible thing about my brain is the moment I read your scary movie logic, my very next thought was...

But what about this?

And this?

Oh man, if there are those, then THESE would *really* suck.

And that's why I have to sleep with the hall light on when Megan's out of town. :)

[mizarchivist]

I appreciate your restraint.

I spent most of my childhood running down winding halls I couldn't see ends of and leaping into bed. Of course all closet doors must be firmly shut. :P

[lifecollage.livejournal.com]

Not ever expecting to actually watch CITW, I went and read the Wikipedia entry.

Gotta say - if had been played for laughs, I might have seen it. As an actual horror movie? NO EFFING WAY. That is years' worth of nightmare stuff, right there. I still wake up from variations on the same nightmares I developed as a kid, mostly involving things jumping out of the dark at me.

Also, I'm with John. I can't sleep with the light on when Matt's away, but I do sleep with a baseball bat where he usually is. Because that's where I'll reach for the safest thing. ;^)

[mizarchivist]

I actually rewatched with the commentary this afternoon while crafting my Munchkin board, and it really lost a lot of the boo. I am actually thinking of watching it yet one more time without commentary to catch what I missed on 1 and noticed a bit on 2.