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Hello! Welcome to The Edge of Your Seat, where we take a look at Horror Movies. Yes, the notorious type of film that many people dislike for any number of reasons.

I plan to watch and review some of the new ones to hit the cinema. Then, hopefully, I can help moviegoers resist that automatic skepticism that is had for Horror. I'll also let you, the readers, know about any interesting upcoming movies. Or I might talk about the horror movie genre, giving my fun little opinion about what they often do wrong, right, and how they try to scare us.

If, for some crazy reason, Hollywood isn't at any point pumping out another horror flick, I may even turn to a Thriller to fill the space. Hey, they can be scary too!

I'll admit it, I often disagree with the critics. They look too much for certain things in particular, and are automatically bent against certain traits. Such as? Let's see through the eye of many a critic:

-Remake: BAD (it doesn't measure up to the original? hate it!)

-'Americanized' Japanese Horror: BAD (they're are too many of them! hate it!)

-Certain Actors: BAD (I don't like that actor, so the movie: hate it!)

-Horror Movies In General: BAD (you call that scary? guess how I feel about it.)

It's unfortunate. They seem hell-bent against these things (I mentioned actors, but even directors or other cast members are targets as well). Keep in mind, not all of them are biased. Just a lot of 'em.

And let's take a look at ourselves. The audience, the people. Why do 'we' (I'll be diplomatic and include everyone) so very much dislike horror movies? I have a few theories, and I'll talk about them in more detail later. Basically it comes down to us not wanting to be scared when we go to watch the movie. Deep down, the watcher does not want to feel fear. Tell me this: if that's the case, why watch the movie at all? Answer: to prove that we are not scared. That's all I'll say for now.

Back to our look at this blog's future. I may often refer to certain websites that, I think, are great for learning about movies.

1. The Internet Movie Database. If you haven't heard of it yet, this is a wonderful site that tells you almost everything about a movie. Full credits, actors, pictures, runtime, FAQs (frequently asked questions), rumors, trivia, quotes, trailers, clips, bloopers, discussions, reviews, etc etc. Need I say more?

2. Rotten Tomatoes. This is the notorious website for criticizing the LIFE out of movies. If you want to see a vast amount of reviews and criticisms, this is the place for you. Now, considering that I just spoke against the reliability of critics, it might seem odd that I refer to this site. Well, if you see a movie get a bad review, but you still want to watch it, even negative comments about it can make you want to watch it more.

For example, you might see something like "As usual, Keanu Reeves' lifeless acting brought down what could have been a great film." You'd be surprised how many Reeves haters there are out there. Or maybe not. Anyhow, I'm perfectly fine with his acting. If that's the worst comment a movie gets, I'll want to watch it for sure!

You know what? Get this: I saw a review for Wanted that said it had too much action. Too much action! In an action movie. Any doubt that I would enjoy it was gone.

So be careful when looking at reviews: any positive comment might also encourage or discourage you to watch a movie. And now, let's get back on track!

3. Apple Trailers. Sure, you can get trailers quickly on Youtube these days, but for nice quality trailers, Apple is a good place to be. The only downside is that you need QuickTime to watch them, but many people have that anyways.

And now, back to Horror (don't worry; I'll stay on track from now on). The first thing I'm going to do is review The Unborn, which came out last Friday.

Don't be put off by my defense against the critique. I'll put a movie down where I think it deserves to be put down, and compliment it where it should be complimented. I try to have a fair look at a movie, pointing out the bad AND the good.

Well, I'll see you around! First up is that review. Then, either another review or my theories of why people can't help but hate on horror. From there? The world!