"The noughties" was not too successful for horror films, there were some good ones but obviously not good enough or remakes of old horror films wouldn't have to be made. The noughties did not see a new "awesome" genre of horror being born. However the noughties did see the release of the first film of one of the most successful film franchises in decades; Saw (2004). The Saw franchise to me was successful because of it's gore and it's psychology, it makes everyone ask the question "What would you do to stay alive?" and also you have to see all of them to get the entire plot line as the story spreads over seven films. A couple of films also preyed on the fear of terrorists because of the Attacks on September 11, 2001. 28 Days later (2002) really emphasised this fear as people were paranoid that terrorists would go to chemical warfare. The noughties were surprisingly quiet for horror films.
Well, who would have though it! John Power is the winner of the coveted best blog award at this assessment point! Your work on the PT was good John and I enjoyed reading your evaluation although it could, perhaps, have been a little more detailed. You have, however, really engaged with the first of the research tasks and this shows what you can do. I like the fact that you have embedded video clips as well as images into your journey through horror film history.
ReplyDeleteWell done!