RSS Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Imagine the following scenario: a man is kidnapped and wakes up buried alive in a glass casket while his friends have been given the hardware to watch him go mad and suffocate. Or, since he is outfitted with a loaded handgun, he can choose to kill himself if he wishes. Cue Jigsaw's prerecorded directions, right? Wrong. Actually, this was the set-up for the season five finale to CBS's high-rated CSI. The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/columns/reddick/reel-dread-47 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 I think that episode of CSI was directed by Tarantino, which would explain the somewhat exaggerated reality presented by the situation. I absolutly agree though, what is horror and what is TV drama is down almost entirely to how it is presented now, the content is very similar in terms of blood and guts. I think thats why modern horror is forced to the extremes of saw. Why watch something as tame as the old Friday 13th films when you can watch house and see a guys brain expand until his eye pops out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Exactly my point, Stavros. Thanks. Thanks to Yoda for one of my new favorite banners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Case in point: last night's Nip/Tuck features a woman who has the gene for breast cancer and wants both breasts removed to prevent it without even testing. They refuse and she waltzes into the office, plugs in an electric meat carver and proceeds to do it herself. Goriest thing I've seen in the past few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Christ. I liked this article, as someone whose only loves in the horror genre are Freddy, Jason and Ash. It's impossible to make the more classic slashers look cool without shitty Rob Zombie/Michael Bay remakes, just because the envelope has been pushed so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.