Sep '18
70s vs 80s horror. A long discussed topic, though maybe losing its relevance the further in time we continue and the more distant those decades become. The way pre-70s horror really has no influence on me or my tastes, 70s-80s horror is an ancient relic to the current generation.
But anyway, that isn't really what this topic's about. I'm aging and out of touch and fine with that.
I'm team 80s horror all the way. The conundrum that I'm in is, for folks that prefer 70s horror, why? Yes, there's plenty to love from that decade. But dang. Aren't there more horror films from 1981 alone than the years 1970-1974 combined that are just....well, better? Yeah, I get that it's all subjective. And quality over quantity and all that. I dunno. What're your thoughts? How can you honestly prefer 70s horror as a whole, over 80s, when there's just not nearly as much to like? For collectors, wouldn't you agree your collection is made up of more 80s horror films than 70s?
I mean, I suppose if you own 100 films from the 80s but only 15 of them you rate, say, an 8/10, and own 20 films from the 70s and 15 of them you rate an 8/10....I suppose I can see one's point.
*partially inspired by Troma's 70s horror thread.
But anyway, that isn't really what this topic's about. I'm aging and out of touch and fine with that.
I'm team 80s horror all the way. The conundrum that I'm in is, for folks that prefer 70s horror, why? Yes, there's plenty to love from that decade. But dang. Aren't there more horror films from 1981 alone than the years 1970-1974 combined that are just....well, better? Yeah, I get that it's all subjective. And quality over quantity and all that. I dunno. What're your thoughts? How can you honestly prefer 70s horror as a whole, over 80s, when there's just not nearly as much to like? For collectors, wouldn't you agree your collection is made up of more 80s horror films than 70s?
I mean, I suppose if you own 100 films from the 80s but only 15 of them you rate, say, an 8/10, and own 20 films from the 70s and 15 of them you rate an 8/10....I suppose I can see one's point.
*partially inspired by Troma's 70s horror thread.
But since both periods have enough of horror flicks with that grouchy VHS look that none of the newer modern horror can really re-create even if they try the handcam or mobile phone camera filming it still doesn't look that dirty or repulsive. My main gripe with modern horror is too colorful, polished and clean. Even if the blood and gore was fake as hell in the 70s and 80s it fel raunchy and had that look and feeling I prefer over the stuff that came later. I find it always odd when people say how they loved the stunning visuals in a horror movie, I'm like wtf you watch a horror movie because it has pretty images?
I think I have more 80s than 70s in my collection but you can't make me choose.