Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site laidbak.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!laidbak!jeq From: jeq@laidbak.UUCP (Jonathan E. Quist) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Women and Horror Films Message-ID: <216@laidbak.UUCP> Date: Sun, 22-Sep-85 01:00:20 EDT Article-I.D.: laidbak.216 Posted: Sun Sep 22 01:00:20 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 22-Sep-85 23:42:07 EDT References: <140@nvuxg.UUCP> <1902@reed.UUCP> <1512@hammer.UUCP> Reply-To: jeq@laidbak.UUCP (Jonathan E. Quist) Organization: LAI Chicago Lines: 32 In article <1512@hammer.UUCP> seifert@hammer.UUCP (Snoopy) writes: >In article <1902@reed.UUCP> purtell@reed.UUCP (Lady Godiva) writes: > >> Being frightened is great - seeing blood and gore just doesn't >> do a thing for me though. Anyone else make this distinction? > >A scary movie is fun once in awhile. (wouldn't want to see one >every day) I agree with Lady Godiva, blood and gore are >usually unnecessary, and oftentimes unpleasant to sit through, >especially when they are used in extremes for effect. >(gratuitous gore) > >Some people go overboard on hating violence, though. Take for >example "The Blues Brothers": lots of violence, but noone >ever gets hurt. It's a riot to see Jake and Elwood get up >and dust themselves off after a building falls on them. >Yet some people don't like the movie because "It's too violent" ??? There are also people who find Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies too violent. Compare the recent broadcast versions with the originals. The distinction between gratuitous violence and slapstick must be made. Personally, I find wholesale gore to be rather boring, unless the special effects are so bad as to make them comical. Yes, I realize this discussion has little to do with net.singles, but it was here, and so was I. And I rarely let a chance to flame the censors of Bugs Bunny go by. Jonathan E. Quist ihnp4!laidbak!jeq ``Be vewwy quiet! I'm hunting Wabbit!'' Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com