Review Introduction Movie director John Luessenhop completely missed the memo when it came to the remake of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Originally going into a scary movie you would expect loud screams‚ gory scenery‚ and an ‘at the edge of your seat’ feeling but this one is not like that. The new sequel to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre has nothing to offer in comparison to the original work done by Tobe Hooper. John Luessenhop’s adaptations failed from the original. The word ‘massacre’ was even
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American Horror Film and the Critical Public Sphere Should film be purely entertainment or should it contribute to the critical public sphere. In discussing the above argument‚ I will explore how the horror genre‚ often derided as simply pure entertainment‚ can contribute to the public sphere. Horror is one of the more prominent genres in film‚ back as far as the dawn of cinema with films such as Nosferatu (1922) and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920). As a genre‚ it is studied and criticised
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this was an outline for a speech: Topic: "Should teenagers be allowed in R-rated films?" Purpose statement: The purpose of this speech is to persuade or reinforce that teenagers ages 14 and up should be allowed in R-movies without an adult. Capture Statement: Imagine this; you’re at the movies with your friends and you’re waiting in line to buy a ticket. As you approach the salesbooth and tell the ticket holder which movie you wan tto see‚ he informs you that he cannot sell youna ticket because
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Lexus Marshall English 101/Sec 011 Comparison & Contrast Essay 10/16/12 Ms. Watkins In two horror films‚ "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" the main killers have similarities and differences between each other. By their past‚ their killings‚ and weapons. In the horror film‚ "A Nightmare On Elm Street"‚ takes place in a town called Elm Street where teenagers are paying the price for actions their parents made‚ by burning a man to death‚ when they were young
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One of the more important‚ if not groundbreaking‚ accounts/recuperations of the horror film from a feminist perspective is Carol Clover’s Men‚ Women‚ and Chainsaw. One of the book’s major points concerns the structural positioning of what she calls the Final Girl in relation to spectatorship. While most theorists label the horror film as a male-driven/male-centered genre‚ Clover points out that in most horror films‚ especially the slasher film‚ the audience‚ male and female‚ is structurally ’forced’
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Andrea Stinchcomb Dr. Jackie Trimble Contemporary Literature/English 331 April 18‚ 2012 Response Paper #3 “Buried Child” A Play by Sam Shepard This is a strange play in my opinion. Here you’ve got an old man‚ Dodge‚ lying on a couch smoking‚ drinking‚ and watching TV while his wife‚ Halie‚ is upstairs talking about the rain and nagging him to take a pill for his cough. We find out that the oldest son‚ Tilden‚ is mentally unstable or slow or something and can no longer take care of himself
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Tucker and Dale Vs Evil What’s so scary about a stereotypical hillbilly? Is it the penchant for wearing flannel? The ridiculous teeth? Their banjos? None of it seems terrifying on paper‚ but an entire horror subgenre and classic films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Deliverance have been formed around these ridiculous characters. But what if the yokels aren’t the violent animals that they seem to be‚ but rather misunderstood simple folk that get caught up in a series of horrific
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Remington RM1645 Versa Saw 16 Inch Electric Chainsaw: Product Reviews When it comes to purchasing a chainsaw‚ what are the factors that you should consider before making a decision? First‚ check for the standard of the products made by the chainsaw manufacturer. Are they known for producing high quality chainsaws or are they more of a hit-and-miss type of brand? Second‚ reassess all of the reasons why you are going to purchase a chainsaw. Are you planning to use it for basic household tasks or
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poems and works of art‚ such as the poems and art created by the children at Terezin Concentration Camp‚ some of which are compiled in I Never Saw Another Butterfly. Looking at a work of literature through its historical context shows that we can‚ according to Tim Gillespie‚ “[U]se literature to learn something about history” (38)‚ and by looking at I Never Saw Another Butterfly through a historical criticism lens‚ some things about the time period become clearer. The children at Terezin Concentration
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Ever since I watched my first horror movie with my friends I have been hooked on watching them. From watching Halloween to the Shining with my friends‚ watching scary movies really bring us together because that’s mostly all we talk about. In order for a horror movie to be considered great‚ they should have certain characteristics. The first characteristic for any horror movie to be considered good‚ the movies must include a crazy killer. One movie that includes a crazy killer is A Nightmare
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