Hello all

After adjusting that previous entry (that was a good idea, Horror Czar), I realized something.  The way I listed my credentials before might make it seem like I'm a member of the Horror Intelligencia.  I want to make something very clear.

I'm not.

There were many things that drew me to this site.  One of the biggest, though, was that this is the only site I know of that has the balls to admit that the House of Wax remake was actually decent.  I saw that in theater and was literally floored with how much it exceeded my expectations.  Sure, it's true that Paris just stretches so far as an actress...playing a stupid spoiled whore who tends to generally serve no purpose other than to die horribly...such a jump for her.(BA-ZING!)  But the rest of the movie....if I had never seen it, all the reviews I had heard were so horrible I probably never would have.  I'm thankful I did, and thankful that someone else recognized it.

Same thing with another Honorable Mention on this site, Shocker.  Sure it's an attempt to create another franchise for Wes Craven.  Sure it's no Nightmare on Elm Street.  It doesnt mean the movie's not good.  The idea is a different style for a slasher movie, it has a nice sense of humor and doesn't take itself too seriously.  What more can you want?  There are definitely way way worse/more mediocre movies to spend your time with.

I think the problem is that some horror critics have fallen in with most regular film critics.  A film doesn't need to make some massive statement or be a BOLD NEW VISION in the genre to be good or recommendable.  If and when I become a pro critic, I'm hoping to change that perception.  Just because you get paid to watch movies and talk about them doesnt mean you have to act like a movie has to make some deep philosophical statement to be good.  What we need are more joe q. citizen film critics.  And I'm happy to do my small part to provide that service.  If the film has some psychological undertone, sure i'll mention it, but it doesnt have to to be good or memorable.