tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post5119439589152839509..comments2023-11-05T02:57:06.922-05:00Comments on The Vault of Horror: The Strangers: Don't Believe the HypeB-Solhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-85521238132406494782010-07-23T12:40:44.830-04:002010-07-23T12:40:44.830-04:00this two movies was in they respective times a rea...this two movies was in they respective times a real hits, now the horror must be based in real histories, like the events in Amityville or something like this.viagra onlinehttp://www.safemeds.com/viagra/online.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-19416983838458877632008-11-29T00:13:00.000-05:002008-11-29T00:13:00.000-05:00Good movie...the way that you turned a childhood m...Good movie...the way that you turned a childhood memory into such an intriguing horror film is even more impressive...and on top of all that, you left em thinkin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-76591763591044060472008-11-28T17:15:00.000-05:002008-11-28T17:15:00.000-05:00however, the movie suckshowever, the movie sucksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-62427840314691228062008-10-22T12:59:00.000-04:002008-10-22T12:59:00.000-04:00so it said it was inspired by true events. all tha...so it said it was inspired by true events. all that means is that sometime somewhere someone got killed. the whole thing about the texas chainsaw masacre is rediculous too. everyone says its based off of ed gein, well so was psycho and so was buffalo bill of sillence of the lambs, yet none of these movies mention anything about graverobbing which is primarilly what gein did. and there are a million stories about possessed houses to say that the amityville horror is just as based off of true events as all the others. the fact is that they are all still movies. their not documentaries so stop bitching and moaning about how true to events they are or how its based off of this or that. they are movies made by people trying to sell movies. they will put anything in or on it so that it will sell. if you dont like it dont buy it. and if you want to see something thats really based on true events watch a damn documentary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-15048805770625040082008-08-23T16:43:00.000-04:002008-08-23T16:43:00.000-04:00Didn't promo ads for "Primeval" advertise it as ba...Didn't promo ads for "Primeval" advertise it as based on a true story about the most notorious serial killer in history? And it turns out it's a friggin' crocodile. Gotta love those marketing guys...they sure love to screw you out of your money. The Strangers was crap...just my opinion.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07858559847072134342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-50511712219416235232008-08-02T14:53:00.000-04:002008-08-02T14:53:00.000-04:00you might want to check out www.keddiemurdersfilm....you might want to check out www.keddiemurdersfilm.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-38042189146698301422008-06-08T18:46:00.000-04:002008-06-08T18:46:00.000-04:00it doesnt matter if it was real or not. based on o...it doesnt matter if it was real or not. based on or inspired by anything. the truth is that something like that could easily happen to anyone. Everyone knows that grisly murders happen. something like this is more psychological than anything else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-58490972389792274952008-06-05T12:26:00.000-04:002008-06-05T12:26:00.000-04:00I did a bit of digging and the best answer for the...I did a bit of digging and the best answer for the events is that 1)it's based on the childhood memory 2)it's partly based on the Manson murders and 3) it is partly based on the Keddie Cabin murders!! He took bits a pieces from all the of them and combined them into one movie! It's a lame way to make a movie!!! Although the Keddie murders is a pretty gruesome case!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-5584897359000928372008-06-05T12:22:00.000-04:002008-06-05T12:22:00.000-04:00i saw the movie and i will admit that i saw it bec...i saw the movie and i will admit that i saw it because of all the "true story" stuff but i really didn't think it was that good. not for all the promotion it had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-9753855022069388072008-06-03T13:15:00.000-04:002008-06-03T13:15:00.000-04:00The movie scared the crap out of me regardless... ...The movie scared the crap out of me regardless... who cares that much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-37657542268610434342008-06-01T17:50:00.000-04:002008-06-01T17:50:00.000-04:00Real life horror vs. fantasy horror aside, I think...Real life horror vs. fantasy horror aside, I think it's a very flimsy pretext to marketing a film as "Inspired by true events".Karl Hungushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402005407998764370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-33613660487634119822008-05-31T20:36:00.000-04:002008-05-31T20:36:00.000-04:00I guess I'am just the opposite. I love real life ...I guess I'am just the opposite. I love real life horror flicks. It makes the movie all the more scary. The wonder of what actually happened and what it must have been like to acutally be there. whoo, gives me the creeps. but thats the best part. To know..for a fact that what you are watching actually happened. uber scary. *Vampiebear*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-20488858991588227342008-05-29T22:36:00.000-04:002008-05-29T22:36:00.000-04:00Yes, aureallis, this is why I've always tended to ...Yes, aureallis, this is why I've always tended to prefer supernatural horror to reality-based.B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-52823401683770742882008-05-29T18:24:00.000-04:002008-05-29T18:24:00.000-04:00I completely agree with gord, this schtick is pain...I completely agree with gord, this schtick is painfully old already.<BR/><BR/>I'm extremely tired of 'let's find some real-life horror and make a movie out of it' in general. What happened to the genre? I'm sick of being reminded of the horrible crap that goes on in the real world and I like my movies to be an escape, (even if they are a bit bloody) not get me wondering when I'm going to get offed by some random crazies.ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08953615089279147339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-72760911358576556032008-05-27T18:15:00.000-04:002008-05-27T18:15:00.000-04:00I had also heard that it might have been based on ...I had also heard that it might have been based on that horrible case last year in Cheshire, CT. But apparently not. Anyway sir, don't you have a wedding you're supposed to be getting ready for?B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-35310938440565442632008-05-27T13:05:00.000-04:002008-05-27T13:05:00.000-04:00I had snooped around, and read some rumor that The...I had snooped around, and read some rumor that The Strangers was partially based on the Keddie Cabin Murders, which I had never heard of prior. The story is really horrific, though. I guess since they said it was a childhood memory gone awry, this rumor [better than the actual "inspiration"] was just that. Ray RayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-14490543510277139632008-05-25T13:54:00.000-04:002008-05-25T13:54:00.000-04:00God, I loathe these uninspired horror movies.How m...God, I loathe these uninspired horror movies.<BR/><BR/>How many other films have been made where a select few crazy people, terrorize a nice suburban (or not) family, for seemingly no reason?<BR/><BR/>Does it look chilling? Perhaps a little. But this plot gimmick is getting real old real fast.gordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955994070918697381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-41761653632693090722008-05-25T10:10:00.000-04:002008-05-25T10:10:00.000-04:00TCM was a little different, because Leatherface wa...TCM was a little different, because Leatherface was based on Ed Gein. The plot of The Strangers was simply inspired by a childhood memory of a burglary that never even happened.B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-45989549136186044332008-05-25T09:08:00.000-04:002008-05-25T09:08:00.000-04:00To be fair, isn't this just the exact same fast on...To be fair, isn't this just the exact same fast one that the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre pulled? I don't really have any complaints about that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-24340713151639031762008-05-25T01:53:00.000-04:002008-05-25T01:53:00.000-04:00well at least this clarifies as to whether or not ...well at least this clarifies as to whether or not this is "based on/inspired by" the same story Ils was inspired by, so we now know they are separate entities.Wes Fiercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629748691939917979noreply@blogger.com