tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295067283198824806.post7113209710960333497..comments2023-11-05T01:18:40.171-06:00Comments on Monster Scholar: Kids Today and Their Favorite Scary MoviesMonster Scholarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512345969721307138noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295067283198824806.post-23740351757546942302010-01-29T14:59:04.003-06:002010-01-29T14:59:04.003-06:00The funny thing about this is, most kids nowadays ...The funny thing about this is, most kids nowadays dont know about the originals because they are either not aware of them or have not done their research. With remakes/reboots of horror franchises, the film industry is keeping these franchises alive for the new generation of movie goers. Eventually, as we grow older, younger audiences will be seeing remakes of Horror Movies we are seeing today such as Saw, Hostel and Jeepers Creepers (to name but a few) in the future. Of course if its announced as a remake, these younger audiences might want to see the originals.<br /><br />Its like with me, I did not know anything about Friday the 13th or Nightmare on Elm Street till after I watched Freddy vs Jason, as dire a film it was, it introduced me to these two movie franchises and made me appreciate Freddy Vs Jason for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295067283198824806.post-59557130810578310192010-01-27T02:15:37.286-06:002010-01-27T02:15:37.286-06:00At the risk of repeating, this all seems very obvi...At the risk of repeating, this all seems very obvious to me, kids are not going to research the influences of the films they like and a dusty old VHS tape looks the same to them as a dusty on 8mm reel with Dracula or a silent black and white did to us. Appreciation comes with age. <br />If one of those kids turned around and referenced Faust (1926) then I think it would have been worth commenting on.Upstarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04959797172330855430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295067283198824806.post-13521481424003940002010-01-26T21:38:45.503-06:002010-01-26T21:38:45.503-06:00I agree with forestofthedead. As far as modern hor...I agree with forestofthedead. As far as modern horror goes, you could certainly do worse than choosing Jeepers Creepers and The Strangers. I grew up in the '80s/90s and am still forcing myself to develop an appreciation for some of the 30s-early '60s classics. As much as I prefer something like the original TCM, you can't really expect 8th graders to have tracked it down when the remake is so much more readily available.deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295067283198824806.post-66135709648997822010-01-26T20:42:17.113-06:002010-01-26T20:42:17.113-06:00I should have known that my Comp I class's sca...<i> I should have known that my Comp I class's scary movies would differ from mine when I introduced the article by Stephen King. Less than half of them knew who he was. </i><br /><br />Okay if that's not a case for Goverment Euthanasia or at least a multi-person "Pimpslapping" OR a Pimpslapping FOLLOWED by some Euthanasia, I don't know what is!! LOL ;)Chet Of The Undeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04581910106112798653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295067283198824806.post-8220365754969399992010-01-26T19:20:14.885-06:002010-01-26T19:20:14.885-06:00I personally don't see this as the end of the ...I personally don't see this as the end of the world.<br /><br />Kids are gonna like new movies because they are new. Most kids just like most adults just go to whatever is playing at the multiplex. It happens.<br /><br />What we watch may inspire future tastes. I base this on my own experience, watching modern slashers when I was younger, Valentine, Urban Legends, Scream 1-3, eventually got me into watching all sorts of slashers. Of course my favorite movie series of all is Friday the 13th so I may not be a sign of hope. :)<br /><br />But I mean I guess my end speculation would be that what we watch can change and newer movies may become the old standards for teens but who knows what they may go back and look at. The kid who got dissed for liking Quarantine may inspire others to check it out, they may end up renting [Rec]. The fact that Stephen King is being taught in school when I read in high school all of it's being banned is a sign of something and may inspire somebody to get into him. I don't know, I just...none of this really worries me that much.forestofthedeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283885274602930964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295067283198824806.post-70445937917605020382010-01-26T16:30:15.806-06:002010-01-26T16:30:15.806-06:00I really want to try this in my mom's class. S...I really want to try this in my mom's class. She teaches middle school. I wonder what they would sayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07839510832602357560noreply@blogger.com