The Sacrament (2013) - SPOILERS
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peeptoad13 — 9 years ago(October 16, 2016 06:18 AM)
I didn't feel it was disrespectful exactly, but I thought it was a moderately poor film that would have probably benefited from
not
being filmed with the FF/shakycam/POV style. The long buildup ultimately lead to a lame climax that was entirely ineffective/unsatisfying to this viewer, and the
only
decent thing about it imo was Jones' performance as Father.
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gottfrid — 9 years ago(October 16, 2016 06:50 AM)
Excellent film with great performance by The preacher and in no Way disrespectful.
They shouldve made The climax gorier, though.
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Dollhouse_89 — 9 years ago(October 16, 2016 07:59 AM)
I thought it was good. It was creepy as hell and I personally didn't find it disrespectful. I didn't realize what it was until about 20 minutes in. But yea I'd rate it a 7/10.
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sepsism — 9 years ago(October 16, 2016 11:04 AM)
This is the worst film I've seen this year (so far). Mainly for the performances of the leads (the main cult leader dude was good) which were f#cking godawful. It had a decent concept and all but I thought the execution was rubbish.
Not overly familiar with the true story it was based on?
3/10
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jimb14 — 9 years ago(October 16, 2016 01:46 PM)
I disagree, solid film. This is a fictional movie and not officially based on a true story, and not a documentary, or biopic so not sure why compared to those. Lots of movies use real life events to inspire a film and then make a completely fictional film. 7/10
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jimb14 — 9 years ago(October 16, 2016 07:28 PM)
LOL, are you serious? Yes the idea and movie is inspired or stolen by that event. Obviously that is where he got his idea from. Like 1000's of movies have done with things that happened in real life. Since when does that mean a movie is based on a true story. At no point does the movie ever claim to be true or use names of those people or even take place in the same time period not to mention having it a found footage horror film. Whether it stole its idea from that or not it is a fictional movie and to compare it to the documentary about what really happened is preposterous.
I guess every single Law and Order episode is a true story.
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somesunnyday — 9 years ago(October 16, 2016 07:51 PM)
Of course it's fiction, I'm not denying that, but it recreates, very closely, so many of the unique events that occurred that day that you may as well watch the documentary. One major change is they alter the body count from 900 to just 167 which is an odd change to make IMO. The documentary, for obvious reasons, is so much more horrifying. I just feel this copies the events so closely that it adds absolutely nothing at all and even takes away from the horror of that day.
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gottfrid — 9 years ago(October 18, 2016 09:20 AM)
I have to agree that only The basic premise was taken from jonestown, The same Way the strangers was based on The manson family killings.
And its not only Jonestown. Suicide cults have been part of American culture as much as muscle cars and burgers I would say. There was waco, and a few others that I've read about. I also feel that the Westboro people are probably headed that way. even near the city I live in now an American preacher that goes by the name John martin has gathered a unique community that now lives in total exclusion from society. A few childhood friends of mine are part of that sect, and needless to say, they don't talk to me no more!
"It doesnt matter what Bram Stoker has told you dead people don't come back from their graves"