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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(October 24, 2021 12:07 AM)
Another good thing about it is how stupid it makes Rob Zombie’s “Halloween Lore” look
I will go then to see it. I hated the last Halloween reboot, but will persevere with this new one.
Zombie's
Halloween
was a misfire on all cylinders, yet I loved his sequel to it, which I think I may have previously mentioned. Can understand why others would hate it though.
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(October 23, 2021 11:54 PM)
part2 blew it out of the water
Part 1 has some effective atmosphere and is spooky in parts, (
the day scenes were filmed in beginning of spring though and it shows which takes a little something away
), but 2 amped up the slasher vibe and still manages to be scary and is less laborious.
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Donna Acacia — 4 years ago(October 21, 2021 12:48 PM)
That Fear Street limited series that combines ghost story, demonic possession, and slasher genre is pretty sick horror don't you think? Whenever I feel like one kill scene desensitized me, later on in the episode the killer(s) chop up the victim with an axe in the chest repeatedly. Blood splattering upwards. It's brutal.
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SpringheelJack1837 — 4 years ago(October 21, 2021 11:16 PM)
The second one was pretty fun!
The third tried way too hard to be deep and serious with its cheesy teen melodrama bullshit, really didn’t like it. Can’t even remember the first movie.
The kills are always good though!
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kinbote — 4 years ago(October 21, 2021 01:14 PM)
Rewatched The Babadook again. It's just a damned good movie, horror or not.
Mentally, I put it in a category with other disturbing movies I watched during that period. All are well-made.
Personal Shopper–Kristen Stewart
Under the Skin–The beach scene
The Witch–Black Phillip is GOAT
Simon Killer–My man
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Donna Acacia — 4 years ago(October 21, 2021 01:29 PM)
Once you know the twist in the Babadook, the movie is a let down. I have no idea why it has such a small cult of followers stemming from IMDb message boards. To my knowledge, the film wasn't a success in theaters.
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kinbote — 4 years ago(October 21, 2021 04:02 PM)
I can't speak to its following but I find it exceptionally well done. It's smart, scary and the leads are compelling. I like the central metaphor and I believe the film deals with the subject matter creatively and convincely. It's a rare movie that has something to say. (I also think it nails the ending.)
Tastes vary, obviously, but I'd encourage you to rewatch the scene when they first read the book. The editing is masterly as the visions we get of the boogeyman are really the only ones we ever get and even then they slip from our sight before we know exactly what we're dealing with.
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Donna Acacia — 4 years ago(October 22, 2021 02:06 AM)
Oh yeah the book the mother wrote to scare her son! When I watched that scene, something about it made me not trust his mother. She seemed to have a dark side.
I think the message of the story was a morbid interpretation of motherhood. The bitch was insane and we find out why her child had behavioral problems. It was her pretending to become a monster and terrorizing her own child. -
kinbote — 4 years ago(October 21, 2021 05:42 PM)
I'll try to sell you on the other three:
- Under the Skin–the best of the group, a true masterpiece. Uniquely strange and a memorable experience. The ultimate compliment is it gets better upon rewatching.
- Personal Shopper–a great lead performance centers this eerie ghost story. Bring your reading glasses because there's a lot of onscreen texting. I think the film works and I love the ending.
- Simon Killer–what does misogyny look like? Is he a normal guy? Would you spot him walking down the street. Set in Paris, this way offbeat slice of awkward life is hard to watch but harder to look away from! See what I did there?
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jriddle73 — 4 years ago(October 22, 2021 05:14 PM)
Yeah, great, great movie.
"The Dig"
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(October 24, 2021 12:11 AM)
Aussies do great psychological horror as well as slasher.
I wouldn't regard it as a horror film as such, but I re-watched Peter Weir's
Picnic At Hanging Rock - '75
last night and that sure is enigmatic, beautiful and poetic, yet manages to also get an eerie vibe down pat.
A masterpiece of imagery, shot composition and visual story-telling.
The ambiguity is what makes it so effective and doesn't need explanations.
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NZer — 4 years ago(October 24, 2021 12:18 AM)
I have that movie on DVD. It's wonderful! Peter weir is one of my favourite directors. Have you seen The Last Wave? David Gulpilil is incredible in it. This movie is also full of
imagery, shot composition and even visual story-telling.
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(October 24, 2021 01:26 AM)
I need to see
The Last Wave
.
Thanks for the plug.
With the exception of
Gallipoli - '81
and
Green Card - '90
which I adore, I wasn't too enthralled with much of Weirs output in the 80's.
I thought
Witness - '85
was unexciting and flat and
Dead Poets Society - '89
was too cliched and even corny in parts.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?