tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804582672078144613.post8243510179744047688..comments2020-01-20T02:03:24.614-08:00Comments on The Antman Reviews: Are Horror Movies As Good As They Used To Be?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282396102966443754noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804582672078144613.post-40537063255596997312013-07-29T00:25:15.856-07:002013-07-29T00:25:15.856-07:00Thoroughly enjoyed reading it! Very interesting......Thoroughly enjoyed reading it! Very interesting...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804582672078144613.post-40740279392082507332013-07-27T01:06:07.602-07:002013-07-27T01:06:07.602-07:00Really really interesting. I'm an avid Alien f...Really really interesting. I'm an avid Alien fan and it's interesting to see how quickly the sequels give up the scares; there's little more to reveal, and the whole premise of that first film is the unknowable just round the corner, even though it's not a blood-lust creature - it's like reading Dracula, albeit in space. Later films recycle the alien franchise as action thriller and (space) tragedy, before doing exactly what you pointed out and going for the dark humour/ self-conscious stylisation angle. It's not parrallel to but it's very similar to your analysis about horror genre as a whole; not something I'd ever thought about before. I wonder whether other horror franchises follow a similar arc?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com