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Wednesday, august 22, 1979
daily nebraskan
paga 43
Nightmate seekers get
adrenalin highs at movies
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By Pete Schmitz
If you spent this summer going to a lot ,
of movies, then the last three months '
probably will be remembered as the season
of horror.
The latest issues of Variety include a list
of the 50 top grossing pictures of the year.
On that list are several of the fear flicks
released this year. These trends indicate
people are actively seeking "nightmares."
Scare-seekers are flocking to theaters to
satisfy excitement needs with adrenalin
highs.
Dr. William Reld, a psychiatrist on the
staff at the University of Nebraska Medical
Center, said some terror films ' have
"stimulation value."
Ke)d said individuals perceive the same,
movie differently, thus, "the more the per
son can associate it with personal things,
the more frightening it is."
He said he found many scenes in Alien
effective because of their similarities to the
unconscious thoughts of Some people.
REID ADDED the more realistic the
situations in movies, the more frightening
they become for many viewers.
Capitalizing on an audience's need to be
scared, yet safe, the distributors of
Prophecy announced "our death is about
to be born."
This year George Hamilton found
popularity in another horror movie with
Love At First Bite, a spoof of Dracula
films.
Two of this year's surprise sleepers were
Warriors and Halloween. Both violent low
budget pictures.
Also successful and still going strong is
Dracula which, unfortunately f is the best
of the fright flicks that have been around.
This upbeat and lavish remake of the
1930s classic was saved by Its star, Frank
Langella, who was seedy and sexy enough
to captivate the audience.
As Lucy, Kate Nelllgan also was good.
She brilliantly conveys the character's dis
satisfaction with the constraints of Victor
ian morality and her stuffy, demanding
fiance.
It is easy to sympathize with her desire
for the blood lusting Count. Sadly, the
film was weakened by a screenplay which
either ignored or distorted elements of the
vampire myths.
MORE DISAPPOINTING was the movie
Allen. Until the characters are confronted
by creatures from outer space, they were
so inert that it was hard to care about their
survival.
The lifelessness of the crew members,
along with a few other elements, could
have been developed into an interesting
theme. However, nothing of interest emer
ges in the script, since the director seems
preoccupied only with shocking the view
ers. The monsters used in the film for fright
value resembled harmless rejects from the
Muppet Show.
Worse yet for entertainment was the
Amltyville Horror with its trite lines, rigid
acting and predictable tricks to unnerve
onlookers.
After observing the audience, It appear
ed the movie had nothing to offer except
amusement at the expense of those who
made the film. The caption on the poster,
"For God's Sake Get Out," may have been
intended for those who. bought tickets and
entered the theater.
Generally, the terror films have garnered
poor reviews from critics. But this has not
stopped American audiences (who in the
Vietnam era seemed so peace starved) from
paying $3 to $4 to see blood drained out
of babies, women strangled and men sliced
up like tomatoes.
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