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Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-13-20
Replies: 65
Critics and Horror
Posted By crumbsroom
Halloween? I haven't watched that clip in a long...

Halloween? I haven't watched that clip in a long time, but my feeling it was the only one Ebert had any time for (with the exception of Last House on the Left, his championing of which still somewhat...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-13-20
Replies: 65
Critics and Horror
Posted By crumbsroom
Well, in the most simplistic and reductive ways...

Well, in the most simplistic and reductive ways possible, sure. They are making a case against the genres worst impulses, and applying it to everything that has even been remotely branded as a...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-08-20
Replies: 65
Critics and Horror
Posted By crumbsroom
For me it's not about negotiating with feeble...

For me it's not about negotiating with feeble terms to find worth in the supposed 'dog pile'. It's the general independent and renegade spirit which goes into some of even the shoddiest horror...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-07-20
Replies: 65
Critics and Horror
Posted By crumbsroom
Re: Critics and Horror

Horror is, by any standard I've seen, definitely not well considered critically. It's greatest contributions rarely get any consideration for 'greatest ever' polls like Sight and Sound. A great...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-07-20
Replies: 65
Critics and Horror
Posted By crumbsroom
Definitely his worst and most ignorant opinion...

Definitely his worst and most ignorant opinion (and I say this as someone who rarely indulges in gaming). His stance here was pitiful. Thankfully he didn't continue talking about it for years and...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-07-20
Replies: 65
Critics and Horror
Posted By crumbsroom
The critical hatred of horror films is one of the...

The critical hatred of horror films is one of the many examples of why most establishment criticism is completely lost to me. They are probably one of the most purely cinematic genres that exist,...