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Horror movies not up to par
Eric Hummer Jr.
Issue date: 10/31/07 Section: Arts & Lifestyle
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"Saw IV" opened in theaters Friday, topping the weekend box office at $32 million. Despite box office success, UW-Whitewater students and faculty have ranging views on the quality of today's horror films.
Sophomore Kiefer Sullivan recently watched a "Saw" movie for the first time.
"It instantly became my favorite of all time," Sullivan said. "I [have] never seen anything like it; the plot and the traps were awesome."
"Saw IV" is the latest release in a series of horror movies that were originally a pet project for James Wan, who co-wrote and directed the first film, and Leigh Whannell, who co-wrote and acted in "Saw."
The film, released two days before Halloween 2004, was made with $1.2 million and earned more than $103 million in the box office, according to www.boxofficemojo.com.
Since then, succeeding director Darren Lynn Bousman has released a "Saw" movie each year for the last three years the weekend before Halloween.
Boston.com, the online edition of "The Boston Globe," named the 2004 "Saw" original as No. 21 on its all-time scary movie list.
However, some UW-Whitewater students and faculty are not interested in the "scary" movies made recently.
Sophomore Christie Hanson, who formerly worked at Blockbuster on Sunset Drive in Waukesha, Wis., said she has seen many movies.
"I don't like many scary movies," Hanson said. "I liked the 'Hannibal' movies and maybe a 'Halloween' flick or two, but for the most part, they are just gross."
Hanson said she has seen the first and third movies in the "Saw" series.
"They are very well done but too gory for my liking," she said.
Laura Jacobson, sophomore, said the "Saw" movies are too gruesome.
"They are gory, and I don't like them," Jacobson said.
UW-Whitewater lecturer Kyle Geissler has not seen nor had the desire to see any contemporary horror movies. He said some older scary movies were more funny than scary.
Among the Globe's top 50 scariest movies, only 11 were made in the last 10 years. Movies of the '70s such as "Alien," "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "Dawn of the Dead" topped the list.
A few students have taken a strong interest in the new-age gore movie scene.
Sophomore Lynn Scaffidi has watched the first three "Saw" movies and plans to see the fourth soon.
"I love how the plot unfolds," Scaffidi said. "It's kind of like you never know what is going to happen next, and I like that."
Sophomore Kiefer Sullivan recently watched a "Saw" movie for the first time.
"It instantly became my favorite of all time," Sullivan said. "I [have] never seen anything like it; the plot and the traps were awesome."
"Saw IV" is the latest release in a series of horror movies that were originally a pet project for James Wan, who co-wrote and directed the first film, and Leigh Whannell, who co-wrote and acted in "Saw."
The film, released two days before Halloween 2004, was made with $1.2 million and earned more than $103 million in the box office, according to www.boxofficemojo.com.
Since then, succeeding director Darren Lynn Bousman has released a "Saw" movie each year for the last three years the weekend before Halloween.
Boston.com, the online edition of "The Boston Globe," named the 2004 "Saw" original as No. 21 on its all-time scary movie list.
However, some UW-Whitewater students and faculty are not interested in the "scary" movies made recently.
Sophomore Christie Hanson, who formerly worked at Blockbuster on Sunset Drive in Waukesha, Wis., said she has seen many movies.
"I don't like many scary movies," Hanson said. "I liked the 'Hannibal' movies and maybe a 'Halloween' flick or two, but for the most part, they are just gross."
Hanson said she has seen the first and third movies in the "Saw" series.
"They are very well done but too gory for my liking," she said.
Laura Jacobson, sophomore, said the "Saw" movies are too gruesome.
"They are gory, and I don't like them," Jacobson said.
UW-Whitewater lecturer Kyle Geissler has not seen nor had the desire to see any contemporary horror movies. He said some older scary movies were more funny than scary.
Among the Globe's top 50 scariest movies, only 11 were made in the last 10 years. Movies of the '70s such as "Alien," "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "Dawn of the Dead" topped the list.
A few students have taken a strong interest in the new-age gore movie scene.
Sophomore Lynn Scaffidi has watched the first three "Saw" movies and plans to see the fourth soon.
"I love how the plot unfolds," Scaffidi said. "It's kind of like you never know what is going to happen next, and I like that."
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