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What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
| August 28th, 2017 at 3:23:09 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
So is alien abduction, casting spells, and the Loch Ness monster. People believe all kinds of crap that has no basis in reality. Like a belief in god, for instance. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| August 28th, 2017 at 6:35:41 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 |
Yeah, but what I'm saying is while you may have unusual claims, many horror movies have created super villains who no one claims exist such as characters who get killed multiple times and keep coming back, even though they've been run over by cars, blasted with shotguns, fallen off cliffs, and set on fire. The Exorcist was more in line with actual supernatural beliefs. AND it turns out it has the best all-time horror box office. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| August 28th, 2017 at 10:48:02 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | The Split, starring Jim Brown and Gene Hackman released on November 4, 1968 was the first film to receive an R rating. The Exorcist was released on December 26, 1973. As I know of no list of movies and their ratings, I am going to guess that The Exorcist was the first major R-rated horror film with The Omen (June 25, 1976) as the second. An R-rated horror film has more realism than the horror films of the 1960's, although looking at some images it seems there were some pretty scary films before the MPAA ratings. The Exorcist may have been such a massive hit because it was so different than anything that came before.        |
| August 30th, 2017 at 4:54:32 AM permalink | |
| Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | I've not seen the Omen or the Exorcist but have heard a good deal about the role of graphic arts. The Split was a movie based on Westlake's mystery novel and I see no reason why it should ever have been R rated. A good many films do involve wildly absurd characters but some horror movies also involve fairly reasonable premises and I recall one film, shot in Santa Rosa ofcourse, where the space aliens never appeared in the film, only the people whose brains are infected by them. I didn't know that movies still get ratings. |
| August 30th, 2017 at 8:45:00 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Ratings from the late 1960s and 1970s are frequently lowered as more people are used to vulgarity, sex and violence Yes, about 600 films get rated every year. This year has been a profitable year for R-rated films with Logan and Get Out year #R rated films-average revenue in millions 2017 91 $17.86 <======= 2016 204 $11.83 2015 200 $13.08 2014 200 $13.58 2013 214 $14.13 2012 188 $15.80 2011 177 $11.90 2010 175 $13.91 2009 153 $16.29 2008 201 $10.78 2007 214 $11.48 2006 204 $9.73 2005 171 $10.81 2004 181 $11.06 2003 184 $14.43 2002 177 $11.57 2001 161 $14.84 2000 171 $14.18 1999 192 $16.32 1998 181 $12.99 1997 161 $16.13 1996 159 $14.56 1995 144 $14.61 1994 112 $15.79 1993 114 $15.23 1992 120 $19.08 <=======Lethal Weapon 3, A Few Good Men, The Bodyguard 1991 133 $15.31 1990 120 $16.01 1989 123 $11.30 1988 137 $13.23 1987 124 $14.71 1986 97 $12.67 1985 84 $12.10 1984 73 $15.67 1983 81 $14.92 1982 72 $17.33 <======= An Officer and a Gentleman, Porky's, 48 HRS. |
| September 3rd, 2017 at 4:17:18 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | "It" comes out next weekend. People seem to agree with me, it's by far King's scariest book, so scary I only read it once. It's getting stellar reviews from critics. http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/it-early-reviews-this-clown-horror-film-is-frighteningly-good-4826817/ If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| September 3rd, 2017 at 8:35:57 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 | Certainly one of the stranger takes on Nuclear War. But I enjoyed it. 9 mins. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| September 3rd, 2017 at 8:54:53 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
That short is over 30 years old. They paid homage to it in one of the first Simpson's episodes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH9J1e9rRCY |
| September 4th, 2017 at 12:59:55 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
It does look pretty amazing. I don't particularly like horror films, but this one is giving me the creeps.  |
| September 4th, 2017 at 12:59:58 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
It does look pretty amazing. I don't particularly like horror films, but this one is giving me the creeps. |