The Brooding Corner

yea, but at least they couldnt realy get any worse and from that perspective things seem to be looking up latley

paperclip2 wrote: »

Aww Hun! Hugs, ((())). That was a crappy year.

Will add mine since Jan 07:

Currently looking for childcare no 5 since Jan 07.
Baby boy hospitalised 3 times since Jan 07 still on medication.
Brother killed in car accident Jan 07
I'm diagnosed with a mild form of epilepsy july 08
Sister hospitalised with severe crohns attacks twice, Jan 08, Nov 08
Dad hit by truck Nov 08, crushed ankle and 2 broken neck bones.
Cousin killed in car accident Feb 09.
Brother in law loses job, Jan 09
Uncle diagnosed with leukaemia, Sept 07.
Sister in law has miscarriage Sept 08
Best friend has still birth July 08
Dads best friend dies suddenly Nov 07

And thats just the highlights. :eek::D:eek:
Just keep grinning, just keep grinning!

HOLY S**T!!! wow! hugs for you!!! totaly! i mean ive had other crap happen to me before what i listed but you win hands down! (not that its a compatition but you know what i mean).

Just keep grinning, just keep grinning!

heh, when we were goin through some realy rough times my mam ust to quote dorry from finding nemo: 'just keep swimming, just keep swimming'. she loves her because even in the face of danger and not having a clue of where shes going to end up or how to get there she stays positive.

hahaha, i like that!

im quite a chilled out person generaly so most things dont realy get to me. i know this stuff just happens and im a strong believer in a karma type effect so im happy out. i just wanted to have a little rant about that crap

LZ5by5 wrote: »

The state of the horror genre in movies. It sickens me! I mean when is the last time you saw a good film with Vampires eh? No offence to all you fans of the Underworld franchise but it is in all honesty a case of style over substance. In fairness though, I'd take that franchise anyday over films about teenage vampires with angst (cough*Twilight*cough). Oh and Dakota Fanning is in the sequel. Yes! And now we're being treated to Gavin & Stacey having their way with the genre. It's a sad sad state of affairs.

And when's the last time you saw a classic horror movie that you could call not just a great horror movie, but just a great movie in general. Back in the day we'd see acting greats such as Jack Nicholson in awesome films such as The Shining. Or Arnie in The Terminator. Now what do we get? A bunch a B movie films with a bunch of forgettable eye candy. I despair.

Rant over. Don't leave me hanging people.:pac:

Karl Kounter-Rant incoming! Nyargh! :pac:

First of all, anyone looking for decent Horror in a kiddie flick like Twilight needs their head examined. What did you expect? Secondly, don't look to Hollywood for Horror either, with few exceptions, you're not gonna find any good ones there. Look outside the mainstream, and there's a vast treasure trove of exceptional films.

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Want to see a good vampire film?



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Honestly, there's just so many great films if people just care to look around for them, and not expect it Hollywood.

Galvasean wrote: »

Yep, giving someone a brief fright =/= making them scared
Making someone feel disgusted =/= making them scared

So? Doesn't make a film a bad Horror. Honestly, a lot of horror films have served to disgust and revolt their target audience since the 60's, take a look at pretty much any zombie film, they're not exactly scary but many of them are downright disgusting. There's quite a few emotions that Horror films can evoke, and they're all a fairly valid interpretations of the genre. Take The Fly for example, absolutely disgusting experience that has me sick to my stomach every time I watch it. Scary? No. Absolutely brilliant horror film? Most certainly yes.

If you want to see a big budget Hollywood Horror film, then Sam Raimi's latest looks to be a kicker.