OCH Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 14 minutes ago, one-armed dwarf said: His stuff is trying to be more emotionally upsetting than the gross out stuff in Saw. Except, that is almost exclusively at odds with the performance of the actors, in both films. Especially in Midsommar, Christian (played by Jack Reynor) in particular is basically a wooden board with a face. Although he is at the centre of the "funniest" scene in the entire film, the sex scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 I agree that this film sucks. But I just reckon that if you find the body mutilation stuff in these films funny then you probably look like this guy ? Thing is though that sex scene is supposed to be funny, in the sort of way that horrors offset the scary stuff with funny stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Or perhaps I'm desensitised enough to fake violence/gore that enjoy it on an aesthetic level instead. I've never seen the ultra violence of Hostel or the body horror of Troma movies and thought "oh god, that's so real". I'm more "Wow! His head just popped like a grape?". Practical visual effects was a field I wanted to get into, during my art schooling years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeDead Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 To bring it back to people laughing at stuff in horror films it's also nerves sometimes. But no-one was in my screening. If someone did I'd be calling the police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmark Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Once Upon A Time in Hollywood Ok. So depending on your tastes regarding Tarantino films, this will either be right up your street or a complete subversion of your expectations. The finale certainly ticked the latter box for me. Not in a bad way, but in a "I didn't see that coming" way. DiCaprio and Pitt are fantastic in this. Both are quite nuanced roles that are very different from each other and equally compelling. Other than the two leads are his usual roll call of famous cameo roles. From the typical mainstays: Michael Madsen and Kurt Russell, to Al Pacino in a very subdued role. For the longest time I would watch trailers for the film and not really have any idea what it was actually about. Later trailers name dropped Margot Robbie's character name (Sharon Tate) and later revealed The Family themselves. From that point, I thought I knew what this was going to be about. One of his more fast paced films. It isn't. So, the checklist: Stunning cinematography: Yes Great Soundtrack: Yes Feet: Yes... Visceral Scene: Yes! It is a long film and certainly won't be for everyone. Then again, that can be the case for most of his films. 8.5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 19 minutes ago, Nag said: Going to see it tomorrow, how long is it? @OCH About two and a half hours (Apparently there is a 4 hour super cut, out there too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 ? That looks pretty good tbf. I think Satanism is idiotic but hard not to route for them against American Christianity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 So Matrix 4 is real now with Keannu and Carrie Anne Moss set to return. Will Neo be the new Morpheus? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeDead Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I'm really interested to see where they go with it now. I don't know what Neo would be. The ending of Revelations was kinda confusing because my memory of it is kinda vague. I'm sure some kind of truce was made with the machines because the Weaving had become a kind of virus but for some reason I'm thinking Neo sacrificed himself for the truce to happen... but I'm not positive now. Man, Revelations is anime as fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 My co worker told me he watchs all the films annually. I reported him to HR. But due to his unusual and pointless expertise I can say that the ending of the last film was indeed a truce where the humans would selectively wake up people who wanted to be released and allow the machines to harvest the ones happy to be ignorant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeDead Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Ah, yeah, that's making the bells ring. Your co-worker sounds too good for this world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 7 hours ago, DANGERMAN said: ? That looks pretty good tbf. I think Satanism is idiotic but hard not to route for them against American Christianity If you haven't already, have a scan of the comments section of the video. The trailer clearly woke up the lunatic fringe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmark Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 I watched The Mule. It’s a nice watch about Clint Eastwood driving drugs back and forth. Nothing heart racing happens but it’s a good watch for a lazy Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark AKA Jump scare: The Movie AKA Adult Goosebumps Yikes. I think this is yet another film I've been suckered into seeing by that 'Del Toro' name and visual flair, being attached. This was awful. It veers so far away from being horror it becomes comedy. This is a 15 Cert film and I think it could have been a 12A. The "scary" part of the title is nonexistent, outside from loud, telegraphed jump scares. It is essentially a series of short stories with a tenuous, overarching narrative. Hence the 'Goosebumps' part... For crying out loud, it even sequel baits and, as with The Predator last year, there is nothing to warrant even a second viewing, let alone a sequel. I know I don't do spoilers BUT for crying out loud someone is hugged to death... HUGGED!. No scream, no body. Just a hug and he disappears...? 4/10 The 'four' is for the Del Toro visuals with only two monsters in the film. The other two monsters are really nothing special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Crawl This was more like it. A taut and clever thriller, that gets to the point very quickly (roughly 90 minutes) and sticks with it til the finale. The principal two protagonists are decent enough in their roles and the premise lends itself better than I was expecting to adding tension. The real stars are the Alligators themselves. Which although not real, are given respect when it comes to their size and natural abilities. Certainly the most enjoyable film I've been to in a while. 8/10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmark Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Apparently IT part 2 isn't good. What a shame, but somewhat predictable because the adults section of the book is pretty much just them meeting up and trying to remember wtf happened. Hard to see how you make a really good horror out of that, other than the creepy part in the old lady's house (which was spoiled by a trailer anyway). Will still see it probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimboxy Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 @one-armed dwarf seems to be mixed but generally positive on Metacritic. Empire gave it 5 stars which seems a bit much. Main issue appears to be run time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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