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re: Why were horror movies in the 80s universally so enjoyable
Posted on 7/28/19 at 9:08 pm to athenslife101
Posted on 7/28/19 at 9:08 pm to athenslife101
80's horror movies generally were basically B movies, which were aimed at young males. Things weren't politically correct, and nothing was presented too seriously.
Maybe if you want to take this to a deeper level (way deeper than it needs to be
):
In the 80's and 90's, boobs offended the conservative Christians, which were not aligned with the media companies. So it was ok to do so. "Let the boys have their harmless fun"
Now, boobs offend the feminist and metoo groups, which are a lot more tied into the media and their mindset. "this is despicable objectification"; and we don't get that nearly as much.
Maybe if you want to take this to a deeper level (way deeper than it needs to be
): In the 80's and 90's, boobs offended the conservative Christians, which were not aligned with the media companies. So it was ok to do so. "Let the boys have their harmless fun"
Now, boobs offend the feminist and metoo groups, which are a lot more tied into the media and their mindset. "this is despicable objectification"; and we don't get that nearly as much.
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Posted on 7/28/19 at 10:14 pm to dallastiger55
Film covers back then were like album covers, designed to entice
Posted on 7/29/19 at 7:55 am to athenslife101
The 80s also had horror movies that really ended up being unintentional comedies.
Return of the Living Dead and House were good examples.
Return of the Living Dead and House were good examples.
Posted on 7/29/19 at 8:15 am to SlowFlowPro
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there are a lot of truly shitty horror movies from the 80s
Yes, but some were so horribly bad they were great. Ghoulies comes to mind. One of my all time favorites.
Posted on 7/29/19 at 10:12 am to Centinel
Ghoulies is one of those series where i have never seen the original but i've seen 2 like 10x
Posted on 7/29/19 at 2:04 pm to athenslife101
I fricking love seeing tits in movies
Posted on 7/29/19 at 2:38 pm to Centinel
Terrorvision is one of the greatest 80s horror movies. Checks all the boxes.
Posted on 7/29/19 at 2:40 pm to SlowFlowPro
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Ghoulies is one of those series where i have never seen the original but i've seen 2 like 10x
That's me and the Puppet Master series.
Posted on 7/29/19 at 4:52 pm to athenslife101
Probably because you were younger and easier to impress.
Posted on 7/29/19 at 6:59 pm to athenslife101
It seemed like a cheesy horror flick came out every week and I saw most of them. For every Phantasm or Manitou, there were a bunch of forgettable movies. But they rarely failed to entertain in some respect. And Texas Chainsaw Massacre was the closest thing I remember to the sadistic Saw and Hostel movies.
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