NJ HOUSEWIFE

NJ HOUSEWIFE

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

I AM NOT RECOMMENDING THIS HORROR MOVIE

I AM NOT RECOMMENDING THIS HORROR MOVIE
            This is very hard for me to write.  It’s kind of ridiculous actually but for some reason I had a traumatic experience while watching a movie.  It happened a couple of years ago.  My husband and I decided to rent a horror movie called ________.  I refuse to write the name of this movie (that’s how bad a memory it is for me) but you should be able to figure it out once I describe the plot in the most brief descriptive I can conjure up. 
            Basically, it was about a sick f--- scientist/mad man who kidnapped three people and surgically connects them to each other.  That’s all I’ll give you because I just don’t want to describe it.  But, the point in me telling you this is that such a silly horror movie changed my outlook on horror movies forever.  I don’t know if it’s the fact that I’m getting older or that this movie was the king of all gruesome flicks but I no longer have any desire to see another horror film, ever.
            I use to love them.  I’ve seen all the saws in theatre.  I grew up on the elm streets, screams, hostiles, chainsaws, etc. but this just showed me the depths of how the human mind can actually produce the sickest scenarios.  I now know and understand that there are people out there who have the most indecent, gut wrenching idea’s and to actually see those ideas come to life on screen, was the most horrifying image I could ever see.  It took something as idiotic as a human centipede (ok…there I wrote it L) to scar me for my adult life.
            I guess you can simply equate it to getting older, losing your innocents and understanding that bad things and people DO exist.  Meanwhile, we are told as children that monsters DON’T exist and it’s all fake, but that is just said to get our children to sleep.  Monsters DO exist!  I am so careful not to scare my children but I am certainly instilling the fact that there ARE bad people out there.  Take for example the monster in Brooklyn.  If it wasn’t for that nine year old angel, who I believe was called upon by God to take on such a sacrificial doom, that mad man would probably still be out there chopping up children.  I know! It’s horrifying to write, let alone read, but I guess we all have to acknowledge the dark side we live amongst because knowledge is power and we need all the power we can get to protect our children.
            Max knows all about stranger danger.  He’s taken the courses and I give him refreshers.  I try to explain that adults are not always right.  Just because it’s a teacher, a nurse, a babysitter, etc.  doesn’t mean their word is the end all be all.  The old school way of thinking was to respect your elders no matter what….end of story!  I do agree that kids should learn to respect adults but to put it bluntly; there are a lot of morons out there who don’t deserve respect, even from a child.  It’s a hard line to draw in the sand for our children.  Hopefully, they will follow our lead and figure out the good from the bad.  I’m trying to instill good instincts in addition to “the rules”.
            I think watching suck a f----- up horror movie after having my kids had a whole different impact on me.  And simply put….I just didn’t like it.
           



8 comments:

  1. I used to love horror movies too but once I had children, that was it for me. I have no interest in them. After all... I saw enough blood in both of my births, my youngest can scream louder than any B-flick horror movie star and my biggest fear is something happening to my children. That's enough horror for me.

    Oh and one last thing. Centipedes... argggghhhhh! Those things are disgusting!

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  2. I felt this way after I saw The Hills Have Eyes, so I didn't see another horror movie for years. I decided to risk seeing Paranormal Activity in theaters (while pregnant). I didn't sleep for months. Sometimes at night I still freak out and snuggle closer to the hubby. Having kids changed everything. I can't even watch Law and Order SVU sometimes because bad things happen to little boys.

    Lindsey @ babiesbooksandsigns.com

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  3. I've always hated horror movies because I was prone to nightmares and insomnia. Don't know why I've always been instinctively aware of the evil in the world, but then it can still catch you by surprise when it hits close to home. I enjoyed reading a few of your posts enough to click follow. Don't know why GFC would not connect to my real profile, it came up with a blank. Anyway keep writing all that fun stuff and visit me sometime. Cheryl
    http://hearttoheartathome.blogspot.com/

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  4. I'M THE SAME WAY. ALTHOUGH MY KIDS ARE 30, 28 AND 25, I STILL WORRY. I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT LIKE HORROR FLICKS. I EVEN QUIT WATCHING CRIMINAL MINDS...IT'S JUST TOO REAL.
    ANOTHER GENRE OF FILM I CAN'T WATCH IS ANY CURRENT WAR FLICKS. MY OLDEST SON WAS IN IRAQ(TWICE) AND I CANT SIT AND WATCH ANYTHING THAT RESEMBLES WHAT HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN THRU. IT JUST HURTS TOO MUCH.

    I'LL STICK TO MOVIES THAT MAKE ME LAUGH!!!

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  5. I have never been a huge fan of horror movies but I agree that they get even harder to watch once you have kids. I now can't watch movies where kids are kidnapped...too much stress

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  6. I love horror movies. Looks like nobody, but me likes them. My problem with them is they're usually just disgusting gore. I think I like a good edge of your seat suspense flick better. I hate any scary movie with evil kids or where kids are victims, like the Child's Play or Children of the Corn Movies.
    Aday

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  7. I'm ok with horror movies but if I were to chose between a horror flick and a drama film, I'll pick the latter.

    Hi! Stopping by from MBC. Great blog!
    Have a nice day!

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  8. new follower from MBC

    I can totally relate to this, and probably know what movie you are talking about....I don't like horror movies anymore involving torture, that isn't horror to me!

    http://whybecauseimthemommy.blogspot.com/

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