Well thought out and presented analysis
I've seen a few supposed horror movies that bored the pants off me
Jeepers Creepers has got to be the absolute pits
It breaks every one of the rules you've outlined
I suppose I'm desensitised to most of it after seeing John Carpenter movies such as 'The Fog.'
Incidentally I've written a screenplay which I see as an antithesis as that, because I think the fate of the modern townsfolk is unfair
'SAW' really upped the ante, and for a low budget production
It did it with imagination and verve, whereas 'Hostel' was just so trite and predictable
Good luck with your writing, and I hope you get a production deal
I started wanting to write big budget blockbusters but have a few short sci fi story series that will hopefully entice the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime
P.S. I think the current producers have milked 'Star Trek,' and run it in to the ground. Roddenberry must be spinning in his grave
Thanks for the thoughtful reply.
When it comes to talking about movies, there's a lot of subjectivity involved.
I actually thought that the first Jeepers Creepers had a few pretty nice suspenseful scenes, especially the part at the beginning when he saw all the dead bodies plastered against the wall of the Creeper's cave.
Parts two and three were not as good, although part 2 did have a good schlock Factor.
As for Star Trek, yes I believe that it has mostly been ruined. I'm a huge fan of the original Star Trek and I thought TNG was decent. However, these new movies are nothing at all like Star Trek. They are simply big-budget mainstream movies that are supposed to milk people's wallets.
That's because they are building Star Trek for Joe six pack instead of for any actual fan.