Personally, I'm glad Fox Faith is producing stuff like the new horror movie "Thr3e." It's about time somebody exploited the Christian right market. Goodness knows, historically speaking Christians have seen fit to exploit everyone else throughout the world. But make no mistake, the Fox Corps is doing just that, exploiting people.
The Fox Faith division is using the guise of a "Christian message" as a tool to market weak, under budgeted and poorly made films. Does anyone really think a film of this substandard quality would have gotten the big promotional push it has from a major media machine unless there was a cynical marketing hook?
As far as a "Christian Horror" movie goes... well, I thought we'd been watching one every time we turned on the news and saw a Bush press conference or footage from Iraq. And let's not forget the classics, like the Crusades (it was a popular series), the Spanish Inquisition (kind of like "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" if Regis sodomized all of the contestants to death with a branding iron) or the Colonization of the African Continent. That last one was the original "blaxploitation."
If this faith based horror thing goes well, I think we can expect to see a lot more films like it being sold to the Walmart shopping crowd. With the popularity of a movie titled "Black Christmas," why not a horror movie called "Easter: Look Who's Rising Now"? Or maybe a Jewish themed horror movie, "Hannu-KILL."
Just wait for Fox Faith to start using other genre's to exploit the devout. I think the one we're all waiting for is Christian themed porn. I can just see it, a whole new genre: "nun-sploitation." How about "Trinity: A Holy Gang Bang." She's taking on the Father, the Son and the Holy Cross football team."
Yup, this Fox Faith thing is a masterstroke.
The Fox Faith division is using the guise of a "Christian message" as a tool to market weak, under budgeted and poorly made films. Does anyone really think a film of this substandard quality would have gotten the big promotional push it has from a major media machine unless there was a cynical marketing hook?
As far as a "Christian Horror" movie goes... well, I thought we'd been watching one every time we turned on the news and saw a Bush press conference or footage from Iraq. And let's not forget the classics, like the Crusades (it was a popular series), the Spanish Inquisition (kind of like "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" if Regis sodomized all of the contestants to death with a branding iron) or the Colonization of the African Continent. That last one was the original "blaxploitation."
If this faith based horror thing goes well, I think we can expect to see a lot more films like it being sold to the Walmart shopping crowd. With the popularity of a movie titled "Black Christmas," why not a horror movie called "Easter: Look Who's Rising Now"? Or maybe a Jewish themed horror movie, "Hannu-KILL."
Just wait for Fox Faith to start using other genre's to exploit the devout. I think the one we're all waiting for is Christian themed porn. I can just see it, a whole new genre: "nun-sploitation." How about "Trinity: A Holy Gang Bang." She's taking on the Father, the Son and the Holy Cross football team."
Yup, this Fox Faith thing is a masterstroke.
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