Goodness. It was hard to find the rating for this film. I finally found a site that listed it from the US American MPA. This film is “Rated R for strong bloody violence and grisly images”. It will take me some time to get a feel for how a description like this actually compares to the movie. Time to squish my brain. I want to recall various violent and gory films that I’ve seen and then see how they compare to this description.

Update. This is actually much more helpful than I realized. I kind of wish the services I use more plainly listed ratings like these.

Thank you for this.

One thing I’ve been reminded of in this thread is how diverse horror is and how I was unintentionally limiting it. I was effectively equating horror to slashers and splatter films, which I’ll never understand the appeal of. But the reality is that I have partaken in quite a bit of horror without ever really thinking of it as horror first. Genres tend to bleed into each other.

Thanks for this. It was insightful.

Your post helped remind me how diverse horror really is. I look it up and the Wikipedia article helped a lot by breaking horror down into subgenres. It’s “slashers” that I don’t understand, but particularly “splatter” films. When I look at lists, it turns out that I enjoy a lot of “horror” without realizing it’s classified as horror. But gorey, body mutilation… that is the form of horror that I struggle to understand the appeal.

Weapons employs mutilation at the end and I was wondering why I needed to see this. The filmmakers added because they wanted me to experience it. They thought it added to their film, but my experience was the opposite. I thought the story was doing great on its own and then… ugh… wtf… who wants to see this?

So for those that enjoy and seek out gorey mutilation, what is it that attracts you to that?

And yes, I also wanted to know more about the story and lore of Weapons. That little tree. The magic. It was all interesting, but I realize now that none of that was really what the film was about. It was just a mechanism enabling what they were trying to accomplish elsewhere.

And also yes, I completely get your sentiment when it comes to jump scares.

Ooh… And on ratings… I realize now how I don’t really pay attention to them like I once did with the advent of streaming. I need to be more intentional about that. It was easier when it was written clearly on a physical box at the movie store.

You helped me refine what it was that bothers me. I had to look it up and the Wikipedia article helped a lot by breaking horror down into subgenres. It’s “slashers” that I don’t understand, but particularly “splatter” films. When I look at lists, it turns out that I enjoy a lot of “horror” without realizing it’s classified as horror. But gorey, body mutilation… that is the form of horror that I struggle to understand the appeal.

Weapons employs mutilation at the end and I was wondering why I needed to see this. The filmmakers added because they wanted me to experience it. They thought it added to their film, but my experience was the opposite. I thought the story was doing great on its own and then… ugh… wtf… who wants to see this?

So for those that enjoy and seek out gorey mutilation, what is it that attracts you to that?

PS. Event Horizon is one of my favorite scary films of all time. It no longer hits me like it did when I was young and experienced life very differently, but back then… phew… that one was scurry. 🙃

Queer or minority representation and story telling – I never expected to hear that.

I admit that I haven’t watched a whole lot of pure horror. Older well-known ones, sure. Newer ones that had an interesting story element, sure. Nothing jumps out of memory for giving space for such voices.

I’d be curious to hear about a few examples.

I appreciate this. It gave me something to think about. The reactive and emotional element makes sense.

It also reminded me how much I’ve changed the last several years. I’ve been through… things. And as a result, I experience life very differently now. The things most people are afraid of don’t seem to affect me the same way. There was a time, certainly, but not anymore.

The only strong emotion I felt in this film was due to the gruesomeness. I’ve seen things. I’ve been in terrible situations. i choose to avert my eyes at parts because it was too real. There are genuine grizzly monsters out there and I wasn’t interested in more.

Hmm.

And this is honestly one of the biggest struggles I’ve always had with him. I genuinely want to like him, but I can’t forget the 26,000+ bombs dropped in seven countries in just 2016 alone. Effing hell.

How would this not hurt republicans in the long run…?

Sounds then like something I might throw on as background movie while I’m working.

This is one of the few reasons I wish there were gods. Humans are monsters and we need intervention. So easily and callously is human life destroyed.

How I wish the Sudanese, and so many other people in similar plights, mattered to the rest of the world.

😖

I’m really curious about the movie based on a trailer I saw yesterday (mainly because I really really like many of the lead actors). But… what I worry about is that the film is going to be laced with American patriot drivel.

I started reading the article, but it’s thoroughly spoiler laced. One comment I read also made me think I might be frustrated by the ending.

And so… now I wait. Maybe I will eventually watch it, based on what I hear people say.

But… I’m getting better at stopping media ingestion for things I don’t really like, so perhaps I will start it and stop if it doesn’t make the cut. (Yesterday I watched one episode of a popular show, didn’t like it, and took it off my watch list. Woo! I’m so proud of myself for not powering through something I didn’t really find interesting. pats own shoulder)

Oh. My.

That video.

😳

Yep. This.

I particularly liked Mark Ruffalo’s ridiculous and horrible character.

I was laughing when I saw the post title because I was thinking… CBC… maybe this is the title? Maybe? Please? Lol.

No cause yet?

Tragic, no matter the cause. 😞

How about that! I’m familiar with AB testing, but this is the first time I’ve ever heard it used with URLs this way. Ha!

I really appreciate you pointing that out.

TIL.

Not sure why you’re being down voted. This post breaks rule 4. When I saw it, I was literally thinking this could not be the title of the article and sure enough it wasn’t. Rule 4 is in place for good reason. Perhaps @[email protected] will want to update before the post is removed?

As for the article… I’m so tired of this dangerous, foolishness. People so easily forget how important vaccines are when they aren’t being ravaged by death. Do we really need to get back to that point in order to decide, “oh vaccines are a good idea after all?”

Bankrolled by the thieves as well.

Now let’s make another film. This one will be both a true crime and a heist film. Inevitable millions.

Thanks for your opinion. 😉