tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post7644925824905387339..comments2023-03-31T06:55:42.398-07:00Comments on Dinner With Max Jenke: The Most Terrifying Film You Will Ever ExperienceJeff Allardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-7917308451286460012012-11-24T20:28:08.468-08:002012-11-24T20:28:08.468-08:00Personally, if I really thought I'd hate a mov...Personally, if I really thought I'd hate a movie, I'd just skip it. Chances are no matter how good it was it wouldn't be able to overcome that much animosity. <br /><br />As for The Descent, I may not be as high on it as some but I liked it just fine and certainly it seems to have a pretty pristine reputation - even within the hardcore horror community - so I wouldn't say it has "absolutely nothing going for it" but then, no film is loved by all. <br /><br />As for hype in general, I think you're right about why horror films stopped being marketed with old-school hyperbole - that if a film didn't live up to being "the ultimate experience in terror" or whatever it was sold as, then it'd be called out. But everything is so subjective, it hardly matters what claims are attached to a movie - people are always going to disagree about it one way or the other - and I think that kind of marketing bluster only adds to the fun of following the genre. Jeff Allardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-13828472673347272322012-11-24T18:56:31.482-08:002012-11-24T18:56:31.482-08:00Unfortunately, it will be about actually living up...Unfortunately, it will be about actually living up to that tag line. I think the reason they stopped marketing horror this way is because it's very difficult to tow the line once you've said something like that. It's a bit like writing checks your arse can't cash. They did it with "The Descent" and that film had absolutely nothing going for it except some well placed endorsements. I have lost all my faith in Hollywood to be able to live up the hype machine once they've tossed it into overdrive. I hope I'm not right about Evil Dead. But, I have to admit, I'm going into it ready to hate it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900202945826199128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-83213374280021902682012-11-22T15:29:08.076-08:002012-11-22T15:29:08.076-08:00Not dumb at all, Knob - when you've been jaded...Not dumb at all, Knob - when you've been jaded by decades of watching too often disappointing horror films, it's easy to not be impressed by hyperbolic ad promises. Still, I personally get a kick out of them. Jeff Allardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-90053332207820940172012-11-22T13:09:46.097-08:002012-11-22T13:09:46.097-08:00It's silly but as much as I love that sort of ...It's silly but as much as I love that sort of carnival barker's promise in older films, when it shows up for newer films I find myself jumping to conclusions. Their admission that they intend to try to scare me automatically sets the bar higher and my expectations lower.<br />Dumb of me, I know.Timmy Crabcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737954661234574830noreply@blogger.com