Doctor Sleep aka The Shining 2 thread (Ewan McGregor to star)

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

I’ve listened to two podcasts discussing this very topic of what’s horror and what’s not. Both recent episodes too.

For me, it always comes down to tone and intention. Kubrick was clearly trying to scare people therefore it’s horror. Whether it scares us personally shouldn’t factor into that, at least I don’t think so. That whole movie is creepy and packed with dread and filled with just weird ass imagery.

The directors of the Friday the 13th flicks are intending to scare the audience. Them shyts don’t scare me one bit tho lol but they’re still horror flicks.

I get what you're saying about perspective. you're right - i based my response on what I would consider Horror., from a personal pov. I definitely didn't have an appreciation for The Shining went I saw it at first, bc back in the day, I was more into the serial killer, freddy, michael myers/jason type "physical" horror as opposed to paranormal or psychological. Micheal and Co. scared me, but then again, elementary school age kids shouldn't be watching that in the first place. As that subgenre bc more redundant, I became more interested in "cerebral" horror. That foreboading tension and conflict type films.

 

[Apollo Creed]

But dread is subjective. That’s why I say tone and intent. For me, evil dead 2 doesn’t have much dread. It’s a horror comedy but it’s horror doesn’t come from dread. It’s the gore it’s the violence and the possession and demons. Sam wants to scare you and make you laugh. And for me, I never felt the dread there.

But one can argue gore is not an element of horror. There are gory action movies. There is a reason why horror purist dont respect torture porn flicks

 

[MartyMcFly]

But one can argue gore is not an element of horror. There are gory action movies. There is a reason why horror purist dont respect torture porn flicks

You could. But again it’s intent. Sam wasn’t using gore the same way Cameron or McTiernan were. Not even close. He was using it to shock and gross you out. fukking buckets of it squirting out of arms and legs and heads and necks and eyes.

Intent is everything

 

[KING WILL]

Mike Flanagan is a BEAST, so Im checking for whatever homie releases till he shows me otherwise.

 

[TheGodling]

respectfully i'm "brehette" lol. What's the name of the movie where he played the junkie? He has been in alot of movies that show his range, agreed. I like him as an actor - I'm just basing my comment on the last two movies that I've seen in him in personally as far as watching, Jack and the Giant Slayer and Christopher Robin, which I thought were pretty good.

My bad. As @MartyMcFly said, Trainspotting was his big breakthrough and his defining role until he got the part of Obi-Wan in The Phantom Menace.

 

[MartyMcFly]

My bad. As @MartyMcFly said, Trainspotting was his big breakthrough and his defining role until he got the part of Obi-Wan in The Phantom Menace.

Yeah @Nicole0416 knows her shyt. Treat her well, breh. Don’t need to scare all the women out of the film room

 

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

My bad. As @MartyMcFly said, Trainspotting was his big breakthrough and his defining role until he got the part of Obi-Wan in The Phantom Menace.

ok..got u. thx.
That's right, he was in the Star Wars universe, forgot about that one.

 

[TheGodling]

Yeah @Nicole0416 knows her shyt. Treat her well, breh. Don’t need to scare all the women out of the film room

lol, don't act a lame, McFly. Half the posters I respond to I don't pay attention to who it is so I didn't even see it was a she. I ain't trying to scare anyone out of the Film Room except comic book movie stans.

 

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

Yeah @Nicole0416 knows her shyt. Treat her well, breh. Don’t need to scare all the women out of the film room

Thank you, sir... always Respect I know there's not an abundance of women who like horror movies, so I totally understand the assumptions.
(and I mean, if I can handle myself in tlr - this is light).

 

[MartyMcFly]

lol, don't act a lame, McFly. Half the posters I respond to I don't pay attention to who it is so I didn't even see it was a she. I ain't trying to scare anyone out of the Film Room except comic book movie stans.

Never change

 

[Da Jungles]

I just realized I've been seeing "Based on Stephen King's......" in movie trailers since I was a child. And I'm now

 

[PoorAndDangerous]

I'm hyped for this. Gotta have faith the guy who did hill house will come through with the goods.

 

[Jello Biafra]

Looks like liberties have been taken with the book but I for one am all for The Shining being a bigger part of this movie than it was in the books.

 

[Tryna Makit]

Ewan McGregor went from the "Christopher Robin" (Winnie the pooh) movie to a horror movie adapted from Stephen King. That's different.

Obi-Wan can do no wrong.

 

[MN Fats]

Looks like liberties have been taken with the book but I for one am all for The Shining being a bigger part of this movie than it was in the books.

Confused...The shining is the biggest part of Doctor Sleep. Much more so than the movie The Shining actually.
Unless you mean The Shining in reference to the movie and not telepathic abilities.