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It doesn't matter if the film is a joke to you, I've seen plenty of acclaimed horror films in the theatre and left angry because a group of kids laughed the whole way through and made noises whenever there was tense silence.

I saw The Conjuring twice, and the second time there was a guy sat next to me just criticising the film from beginning to end. If you're not enjoying it, and the film just isn't working as intended for you, why not just leave?

It's so frustrating, because sometimes horror showings are some of my favourite experiences seeing a movie, and then the other times they're the worst, because they're entirely dependent on atmosphere and tension in the same way laughter is to a comedy. But at least in a comedy no one is booing through the jokes, they just remain silent if they don't find it particularly funny.

It's just poor manners to everyone else in the theatre to laugh through a movie regardless of its seriousness or tone that you may not find convincing.

I'm with you 100%. This infuriates me. Totally ruins any emotion or immersion when some cuntish teenager starts laughing or making some obnoxious-ass comment. Not just horror movies either, if some movie has an heartfelt or emotional scene and some immature little fuck starts laughing I want to punch them in the teeth. Grow the fuck up.

Having said that...

Is it a comedy?

The first one was. It was fucking terrible.

Yeah. The first movie was just awful. Like three jump scares and then a "monster" that looked like something the makeup crew from Buffy would have thrown together for a filler episode. Insidious sucked ass too, the whole last half of the movie was like a Tenacious D music video made by high-school kids.

 

[WordAssassin]

The first one was not about the Amityville Haunting, unless I'm mistaken.

You are correct. Not sure how that mistake could be made, since at the end of the movie they actually make a reference to the Amityville House as if it hadn't happened yet or was currently happening. I'm actually kind of bummed that they didn't do that for the sequel and save this one's story for part 3, since according to others in this thread two movies based on this story have released very recently. Would give people a breather.

 

[Zero315]

It doesn't matter if the film is a joke to you, I've seen plenty of acclaimed horror films in the theatre and left angry because a group of kids laughed the whole way through and made noises whenever there was tense silence.

I saw The Conjuring twice, and the second time there was a guy sat next to me just criticising the film from beginning to end. If you're not enjoying it, and the film just isn't working as intended for you, why not just leave?

It's so frustrating, because sometimes horror showings are some of my favourite experiences seeing a movie, and then the other times they're the worst, because they're entirely dependent on atmosphere and tension in the same way laughter is to a comedy. But at least in a comedy no one is booing through the jokes, they just remain silent if they don't find it particularly funny.

It's just poor manners to everyone else in the theatre to laugh through a movie regardless of its seriousness or tone that you may not find convincing.

So, if everyone is laughing you just join the stupidity, have some respect and don't ruin the experience next time.

Fucking kids these days.

I get what you're saying. However, fucking Insidious 3 is not the hill you want to die on. The movie was hilariously bad. There's a fucking scene in that movie where the father is telling the daughter that ghosts aren't real and can't hurt her as paramedics are putting a fucking neck brace on her. There was no atmosphere or experience to ruin because even the movie didn't take itself seriously.

It's not about being "edgy" or "cool". Sometimes movies are unintentionally hilarious.

 

[Doctor Bat]

I get what you're saying. However, fucking Insidious 3 is not the hill you want to die on. The movie was hilariously bad. There's a fucking scene in that movie where the father is telling the daughter that ghosts aren't real and can't hurt her as paramedics are putting a fucking neck brace on her. There was no atmosphere or experience to ruin because even the movie didn't take itself seriously.

It's not about being "edgy" or "cool". Sometimes movies are unintentionally hilarious.

I'm not dying on a hill for Insidious 3, however I will definitely die on the hill of an audience being able to sit through *any* film without some assholes laughing their way through instead of having the decency to leave.

It really is beside the point that you personally found it hilarious. Laugh through films you personally dislike until you reach a film you really enjoy and there's a group of kids over your shoulder doing the exact same thing. It's just manners, come on now.

If I think a movie sucks, I still don't boo the whole way through and excuse it because 'who cares, it didn't take itself seriously, it's terrible.'

 

[parrotbeak]

I didn't realize some people liked Insidious 3. I'll have to give it a shot, given I like a lot of horror movies that are divisive on GAF

 

[~Kinggi~]

I have to say the whole very specific "brand" of horror that the first Insidious started, leading to like, 5 more of them, ive been a fan of. This looks like it has potential. First Conjuring was one of the best ones they have made yet.

 

[Schwowsers]

If this were a trailer for any other horror film, I would have lost all interest. Rotating crosses, the girl on the ceiling, the toy activating on its own. It's all stuff that has been done to death in horror media. The first movie wasn't at all original, though, and yet I found it extremely effective at creating a heavy sense of dread. I hope this sequel can live up to the first.

It doesn't matter if the film is a joke to you, I've seen plenty of acclaimed horror films in the theatre and left angry because a group of kids laughed the whole way through and made noises whenever there was tense silence.
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It's so frustrating, because sometimes horror showings are some of my favourite experiences seeing a movie, and then the other times they're the worst, because they're entirely dependent on atmosphere and tension in the same way laughter is to a comedy. But at least in a comedy no one is booing through the jokes, they just remain silent if they don't find it particularly funny.

It's just poor manners to everyone else in the theatre to laugh through a movie regardless of its seriousness or tone that you may not find convincing.

Horror is the only genre I am passionate about, yet this is why I refuse to see horror films in theaters. The only way I watch horror now is alone, at night, in the dark, with surround sound headphones on. Horror lives and dies by the atmosphere it cultivates, and it's just too easy for that atmosphere to be ruined by outside forces.

 

[Zero315]

I'm not dying on a hill for Insidious 3, however I will definitely die on the hill of an audience being able to sit through *any* film without some assholes laughing their way through instead of having the decency to leave.

It really is beside the point that you personally found it hilarious. Laugh through films you personally dislike until you reach a film you really enjoy and there's a group of kids over your shoulder doing the exact same thing. It's just manners, come on now.

If I think a movie sucks, I still don't boo the whole way through and excuse it because 'who cares, it didn't take itself seriously, it's terrible.'

Most of the theater was laughing, and yet people were still jumping and screaming at the jump scares. Do you feel the same about people who scream at the scary parts? This wasn't MST3K, no one was yelling out jokes or talking over the movie. The laughs were coming from the awfulness of the lines, acting, and how absurd most of the stuff on screen was. Also, the back half the movie itself starts to inject comedy once the goofy ghost hunter guys show up.

I've seen plenty of horror movies in theaters that I didn't laugh at. I saw Annabelle and, even though it was terrible, I didn't laugh once. Like I said, sometimes stuff is unintentionally funny.

Edit: Now that I'm thinking more, it occurs to me that the movie itself falls into the trappings that horror movies had a period of where the tone was all over the place. Like Freddy vs. Jason or other horror movies from that era that try to inject comedy via one-liners or joke characters and ends up ruining the tone it's trying to set up. As opposed to stuff like House of the Devil, which I was pretty meh on, that absolutely nails the tone and atmosphere.

 

[H.Protagonist]

If this were a trailer for any other horror film, I would have lost all interest. Rotating crosses, the girl on the ceiling, the toy activating on its own. It's all stuff that has been done to death in horror media. The first movie wasn't at all original, though, and yet I found it extremely effective at creating a heavy sense of dread. I hope this sequel can live up to the first.

Yeah, I'm with you. The toy thing was disappointing and the crosses predictable...as was basically the rest of the trailer. I enjoyed the first movie well enough, but the trailer for this one just seems like more of what's been done to death already (in the genre). I really like the paranormal case/detective aspect of the Warrens, but to keep treading the demon-child possession angle is a bit dull. Was hoping for a bit more.

 

[Doctor Bat]

Most of the theater was laughing, and yet people were still jumping and screaming at the jump scares. Do you feel the same about people who scream at the scary parts? This wasn't MST3K, no one was yelling out jokes or talking over the movie. The laughs were coming from the awfulness of the lines, acting, and how absurd most of the stuff on screen was. Also, the back half the movie itself starts to inject comedy once the goofy ghost hunter guys show up.

I've seen plenty of horror movies in theaters that I didn't laugh at. I saw Annabelle and, even though it was terrible, I didn't laugh once. Like I said, sometimes stuff is unintentionally funny.

Edit: Now that I'm thinking more, it occurs to me that the movie itself falls into the trappings that horror movies had a period of where the tone was all over the place. Like Freddy vs. Jason or other horror movies from that era that try to inject comedy via one-liners or joke characters and ends up ruining the tone it's trying to set up. As opposed to stuff like House of the Devil, which I was pretty meh on, that absolutely nails the tone and atmosphere.

Screaming or shock is a natural part of horror, I don't usually mind laughter out of shock, I see that all the time. But laughing through the unintentionally hilarious parts is just obnoxious.

I can't believe you're still missing the point. It doesn't matter that it was unintentionally hilarious to you and another film wasn't, control yourself for 90 minutes.