'The Silence of the Lambs' is my favourite book, favourite film.
Great stories and acting always win the day. If the story behind the scares is dramatic and the filmmaking is great, it works. If those things aren't great and the scares are secondary, it doesn't.
I loved 'A Wednesday'; it is one of my top favourite films of all time.
I'm into really terrible, trashy American horror films. I think the 'Final Destination' 'sinquology', to phrase it, is brilliant! It's un-toppable in terms of how incredible it is.
For me a thriller is a very carefully structured story.
'Insidious 2' is a direct continuation of the first movie. We literally pick up from where we left off at the end of the first film. And whereas the first movie is a twist on the haunted house genre, the second movie is a twist on the classic domestic thriller.
The way to write a thriller is to ask a question at the beginning, and answer it at the end.
'Collateral' poses lots of questions and does it within the format of a really good, tense thriller. It starts at a real pace, and it doesn't let go.
The worst situation you can have in a thriller is a lead who looks like he can handle himself.
Great horror movies are earned. 'Halloween' is an earned picture. Every moment of grotesque violence is earned by the suspense they're able to maintain getting there.
I was waiting for a good show on Amazon and 'Paatal Lok' had all of it - good script, story, and cast. It joined all the dots beautifully.
I love scary movies! My two favorites are pretty neck and neck: 'The Orphanage' and 'The Strangers.'
I just cannot do a boring film. It has to be interesting with a good character.
