Talk:2056: Horror Movies

Horror is about my least favorite genre of film. Westerns rank around the same. I find both pretty boring, though there are some suspense films, when done right, that I do like. -boB (talk) 17:55, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

I agree about horror but the Western A Fistful of Dollars and some more by Sergio Leone are on my personal top movie list. --Dgbrt (talk) 18:02, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

Actually, I can enjoy almost any genre if its a humorous spoof of the genre. I love Blazing Saddles, for example. And there are rare examples in genres that can appeal to outsiders. I may have to give Sergio Leone's movies a try. -boB (talk) 18:13, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

Oh, from the Dollars Trilogy you should start with the third, running three hours and still the best. And for comedy horror this is a widely unknown great one: Little Shop of Horrors (film). Check the cast. --Dgbrt (talk) 19:00, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

Early XKCD issues frequently referenced Randall's fear of velociraptors. There hasn't been a reference to this fear in many years though. Did Randall forget this trope? Is he no longer scared of dinosaurs? 108.162.216.112 19:55, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

It could be he hasn't encountered a velociraptor recently and has therefore lost his fear. -boB (talk) 21:04, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

It could also be he has encountered a velociraptor recently but she was friendly and assured him humans are not among her prey list and she just eats evil T-rex professors who screw around with the speed of light. 141.101.76.58 10:47, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

I've always seen it as a LOVE for velociraptors, not a fear, that he's often brought them up. As Jurassic Park has told everybody they're killing machines, it makes the most sense to mention them in regards to attacks. :) NiceGuy1 (talk) 05:24, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

I understand the idea: I don't care about horrors, but I like fantasy and sci-fi movies and was never stopped by someone classifying some fantasy/sci-fi movie as horror ... like in case of Dracula, Frankenstein, The Exorcist ... or Underworld, Constantine, Alien ... wait, is Alien classified as horror or not? -- Hkmaly (talk) 22:34, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

Alien is quite surely a horror movie, I would say. Aliens (=the second movie) sets a different tone and includes elements of an action movie. Sebastian --172.68.110.34 06:47, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

You'd like Sunshine then. Personally, even that had too much horror for me. --162.158.38.196 11:17, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

If we take it as reverse analogy, the title text hints he didn't liked/watched the part where Jeff tried to convince the executives to build the park in the original movie, as it was observed as a Horror part for him. --Nachuo (talk) 06:41, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

I don't think the explanation should say that Randall is the one talking in the title text. I have to assume that that is still a conversation between Cueball and White Hat. I doubt Randall is talking to himself there... 162.158.78.130 14:26, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

You are right, it's a conversation between Cueball and White Hat. But as it's explained before Cueball represents Randall, not uncommon at xkcd. --Dgbrt (talk) 20:59, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Haha, I'm totally with Randall on this one. I just don't get horror movies. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
--Sensorfire (talk) 17:40, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

There's actually some serious research which had been done. In most case the pleasant sensation some people experience, comes from "watching terrible things happen to *other* people". i.e.: it's due to their brains suddenly realizing that *they* did not get any horrible thing. It hapenned to someone else and they managed to "survive" it. 162.158.111.133 17:26, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, I agree too, don’t much like horror movies, but have been intending to watch Jurassic Park for the science and dinosaurs, despite the horror theme. I think the part of the book that stuck with me the most was the idea of “what could they possibly be doing with THREE CRAY 1 SUPERCOMPUTERS?!” 😜 PotatoGod (talk) 18:41, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Why am I getting deja vu? Is there a similar xkcd comic or a similar joke on another comic? 172.69.134.9 01:37, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

A recent edit changed it from Cueball being sarcastic in his supposed enthusiasm for horror films, to one where he is a genuine fan. I believe this is incorrect, and he really is being sarcastic. But I didn't want to change it back without some discussion. Who thinks Cueball is a fan, who thinks he's just being sarcastic, and who thinks we should try to include both theories in the explanation? -boB (talk) 13:58, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

I'm coming around to the idea that he's a real fan. Since I'm not, I just assumed he was being sarcastic. :-) I've added that possibility and tweaked it a little. -boB (talk) 14:28, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

I believe your first impression was correct - to me, the caption reinforces the idea that the response in the comic panel is a sarcastic answer to White Hat. Ianrbibtitlht (talk) 14:58, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

I'm 100% certain that Cueball is being sarcastic. Tarcas (talk) 15:44, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

He's being sarcastic, no question. Him being sarcastic fits in with the caption. Plus Cueball is generally the "on-screen" representation of Cueball, him being sarcastic would be Randall being sarcastic, which, again, fits in with Randall's sentiment in the caption. :) You've fallen prey to the usual ExplainXKCD fallacy of introducing doubt and uncertainty where there is none, LOL! And I SO agree with Randall on this comic, and I have the added thing that horror movies don't work on me anyway (even if I WAS interested in getting scared), outside of cheap jump scares. NiceGuy1 (talk) 05:24, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

The idea of breeding an island full of killers is actually a good description of the horror movie The Brood.JeroenRL (talk) 14:10, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

I don't really agree with the section that says Randall admits he's criticising from a position of ignorance. He's shown that he's not ignorant of horror movies, he merely doesn't understand why they're popular. 172.69.55.166 15:22, 10 October 2018 (UTC)