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And I can't think of a whole lot of anime that's actually scary, or anything else you would want from serious horror. There's plenty of horror-themed shows out there, but most of them fall prey to anime tropes that just make them your average high school drama, or just aren't really scary or creepy or whatever, which is weird when you consider just how bizarre and ****ed up Japanese horror can be. But anime is generally made for a younger audience, so it just doesn't get the same J-horror treatment as more adult movies do.

I hear things about a show called Another (but I haven't seen it so I can't say), and there's a manga (Japanese black and white comic) called Uzumaki which, from what I've read, is pretty surreal and creepy, but I've yet to find an anime that really feels truly great as far as being legitimate horror.

Perfect Blue is actually a pretty great psychological thriller, and it's surreal enough that it can scratch your horror itch.





Waitaminute, I have seen Another. It's pretty much a more fleshed out interpretation of Final Destination, but it's actually a pretty solid horror show. Not so much about scares as it is about the way that people interact in stressful situations, it's still a high school drama, but one that is taken seriously. I imagine the school setting is just one of those things that an anime studio demands, cause it's just the way that the anime industry works, but it's a legitimately good and unsettling show. I wouldn't call it brilliant, but its juxtaposition of high school kids being high school kids, and an atmosphere of impending death around every corner, is pretty compelling, especially since it doesn't shrink away from some rather disturbing imagery, which is pretty rare for TV anime.


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Oh, and you might recognize this panel from Uzumaki as one of Exo's avatars. That's right, Exo is secretly an anime dork, cause only true anime dweebs read manga.

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I prefer nerd. My personal favr's Mushi-Shi.

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innerspaceboy

Animatrix. Really impressed me.

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JGuy Grungeman

I finished Cinema Paradiso. As far as filmmaking went, I felt it was flawless. I wouldn't mind some sort of American remake as long as it was good. In fact, I'd like to see more of that story. 100.

Not sure what I'm gonna watch next.

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Chula Vista

Saw Interstellar twice when it first came out and really liked it. Watched it again today and now consider it one of the greatest Sci-Fi epics of all time.

Not having to wonder what the heck is going on or where the story is going and just being able to sit back and enjoy the incredible acting, special FX, and the artistry of Nolan's ambitious story makes it so much better.

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Frownland

What does the bolded have to do with Interstellar though?

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JGuy Grungeman

Gonna finish that sometime.

Well, I just finished The Shawshank Redemption. What a flawless movie. 3 movies got a perfect rating from me in the last 4 days:

The End of Evangelion
The Shawshank Redemption
Cinema Paradiso

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Chula Vista

Sigh..... The first time you watch it you are engrossed in where it's going. What's going to happen next. How's it all going to play out in the end. Knowing all of that in advance let's you focus more on the periphery and the finer points and nuances of the movie.

It's the same with great books for me. First time I read Hyperion I raced through it just to find out where the story was going to end up. Subsequent reads were much more slowed down and focused on the brilliant prose and scope of the story itself.

A great movie example for me would be Nolan's Memento. Your brain is so twisted the first time you see it it's impossible to fully appreciate all of the artistry of the movie full on.

Same can be said for mind blowing albums.

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The Evas are technically living organisms. Think of it as their blood.

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Frownland

I agree with most of that and love Interstellar, but the unpredictable moments in Interstellar are far and few in between.

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