2004 was a very good year for me in terms of
boogying to quality genre films and it has been an excellent year for horror
business in general.
Horror equaled mucho money on this round and on one hand that meant more fear flicks being produced. Sadly on the other hand it resulted in the abuse and milking of our beloved fix. Studios started cutting down R-Rated flicks to a PG-13 hoping to get more asses in the seats; spitting on the adult horror fan in the process. THANKS GUYS!
To add insult to insult they went and are still going overboard with the remake recipe. Nothing is sacred anymore, they’ll overcook the Big Mac till there’s no buns left. What’s next a
Poltergeist remake? How about a Halloween remake? Or a The Omen remake? Hey a-holes! What about a “re-telling” of
A Nightmare on Elm Street and a re-imagining of The Exorcist while we’re at it! WE REALLY NEED THOSE! F*CK YOU!
In my opinion, it’s a matter of time before the market will get used up and
saturated again, which would imminently launch fear films back into the “non box
office profitable” abyss where they were resting in the early 90’s (before
SCREAM changed things). Lets hope I’m wrong. For now here is:
GIVE US YOUR GENRE TOP 10 OF 2004 HERE
CHECK OUT THE FILMS I REVIEWED IN 2004,
SORTED BY RATING
SEE MY TOP 10 OF:
2000 HERE –
2001 HERE