GIVE
US YOUR GENRE TOP 10 OF 2006 HERE
Man is time going by fast or what? Yup we’re already
saying goodbye to 2006 and saying on your knees and blow to 2007. Looking back at 2006
in terms of the genre, two words popped to my mind first and foremost:
“remake” and “torture".
The “torture” subgenre that was made popular by the
original SAW hit an all new level in terms of quantity this year (the amount
of torture films that came out on STD was ludicrous) and hit a definite low
when it came to overall quality.
Same went for remakes, we got more of them
with much less care put into them. The impotent PG-13 stigma also continued its
trek; resulting in all kinds of watered down shite in theatres which
made way for "unrated" DVD releases that I avoided like an STD ridden whore.
What do I expect out of 2007? I think the torture subgenre
will sing its sawn song after HOSTEL II
comes out, brings it all home with gusto and
there’s nothing left to say. I sure hope so! I’m tired of seeing peeps
getting tortured and crave more “suspense” inclined offerings.
I also expect more
shitty PG -13 releases that blow the hard one and many more remakes, but
lazier. Instead of taking the same initial premise and doing their own film
with it a la DAWN OF THE DEAD remake, I
anticipate further carbon copies remakes i.e. the same damn film as the
original… "cough, cough
THE OMEN REMAKE,
cough, cough” but with minor tweaks in tow to justify its che-ching inclined
existence.
On a positive note amidst this red sea of garbage, I
still managed to find all kinds of gems to keep the horror fan in me alive
and satisfied. What I hope for the New Year horror wise?
MORE ORIGINAL STAND ALONES AND
MORE SEQUELS! Who knew I would ever say the
latter! But that way I look at it, I’d
rather see a follow up to a film that retains its basic elements and does
something fresh with then than have to sit through yet another film that I’ve
already seen a zillion times (yup, remakes).
To be honest; My Top 10 wasn’t too hard to
put together this year, the groovy films stuck out like sore clits; so here’s
what I boogied to in 2006. NOTE: Keep in mind that
THE DESCENT, a film that used
a quote from my review on its
theatrical
poster,
made my Top 10 last year, which is why its
not on this year’s list.
GIVE
US YOUR GENRE TOP 10 OF 2006 HERE
CHECK OUT THE FILMS I REVIEWED IN 2006,
SORTED BY RATING
