Violent movies - Yay or Nah?

[Metalhead]

I love violence in movies if it is over the top and not at all realistic.

I would rather watch The Evil Dead than the 5 o'clock news.

What are your opinions on violent films?

 

[Forest Cat]

When I was a teenager I collected horror movies. And movies didn't bother me because it was just movies. But something has changed. I find myself thinking "why do people make this". For example the Hostel movies or the Saw movies. It's just violence and torture. I don't know, I look at it differently now. It might be because the world is a horrible place, so much suffering and awfulness. When I was younger I didn't know how bad it was. The movies remind me of that maybe, the terrible things that happen. I rarely watch horror movies or very violent movies now, it's not for me.

But Evil Dead is still good. Groovy. There's humor in those movies and it's not made just to be violent. And Bruce Campbell is very good at what he does.

Spoiler

 

[Mono]

I really enjoy it in movies like Evil Dead and recently, Deadpool & Wolverine. Those movies don't take themselves that seriously. But movies like Saw and Hostel are not for me, either. The Gremlins and Tremors movies are good fun to me as well. Though I'm not sure you'd count those. As for the news, I don't watch it at all and will always choose entertainment over it

 

[Outdated]

Violence and gore in movies doesn't bother me at all but it's not what I look for in a movie, and most movies in the violence/gore/horror genre have really crap story lines. That's what I want in a movie, an interesting and entertaining story.

An old classic like Towering Inferno proves my point - there is no story, a building catches fire and you get to watch people suffer and die, the end. There's so many others the same, like the Jaws series, as far as movies go they're all rubbish.

 

[Tom]

I watch war films and sci-fi horror. My favorites tend to be old school types that aren't too realistic. Plenty of scientists is always a good start.

And lots of inefficient law enforcement helps.

 

[Outdated]

My favorites tend to be old school types that aren't too realistic.

I loved the original Dr Who series, the sets were so cheaply made you could see them wobble as the actors moved around.

 

[Tom]

I loved the original Dr Who series, the sets were so cheaply made you could see them wobble as the actors moved around.

Yes a favorite of mine too. Call the Brigadier!

 

[NoKipAr on the run]

one word: cartoons.

I watch anime and if there's a thing I know or two: some of the most violent stuff
ever is in animation and animation alone.

because you can contort whatever you want and make the most graphic junk ever,
which adds to the surealism.

 

[Rachie]

Apart from at Halloween really I hardly ever watched this genre of movies. When considering that this year aside from anything else. One thing I asked myself well post diagnosis now and actually knowing about my sensory profile. Is this sort of scary thing which may possibly be linked to sensory seeking in some autistics actually an assault on my senses now. I have a lot of sensory issues. I still do wonder a bit.