ok, it follows conceptually was genius, it was well made, the soundtrack was fantastic...but it wasnt very scary :( like, i get scared fairly easily at movies, and this did nothing for me. i still enjoyed it, i just wanted more scares
was the best part of the movie extremely well shot, loved the soundtrack, loved the 80s feel, just needed more long takes with someone walking in the background
I think it's non traditional in that way. It doesn't have jump scares because it's more about the slow impending doom rather than the quick fright. You're less "holy shit...that's terrifying" and more "oh that poor girl, that's horrible"
Spoiler That's what I liked about it. I started thinking about what I would do if I "caught it" and I'd go and fuck a hooker so I could try and put a few bodies between me and it. The "scary" part to me is that no matter what, for the rest of your life, you have to constantly be afraid because it's eventually going to make its way back to you. You'd never have a moment of peace because even if there's 5 people between you and it, it will still kill you in a horrific way eventually. Death would be your only escape.
Nightmare magazine is a pretty damn good podcast too if you've finished off knifepoint horror. It's a collection of authors but I've heard two now that were pretty solid. Way better than night fears.
seeing Halloween in the theater last night was awesome! I was able to see things that I hadn't noticed before and also made the movie more grandiose. The theater sound added another dimension to the movie as I was able to hear things that I wasn't able to hear watching the movie at home.
Yeah it did a good job conveying a sense of dread. I just had really high expectations because everyone loved it so much. It really was a good movie though
Exorcist marathon on right now on IFC. All the gore just commercials. At the end of part 1 right now. Exorcist III on at 1PM, audrew
Watched It Follows Friday. Agree with most on here. Cinematography was awesome as was the score. Story was interesting enough. I wasn't really ever "scared" but wasn't really expecting to be based on what everyone on here was saying. Definitely a very good movie though and it will be intersting to follow the director's career trajectory after this.
Solid movie. Had some action. Had some jump out scenes. Definitely brutal. Glad I watched it. PS: I would fuck the Aussie girlfriend.
Watched a couple movies yesterday at work that popped up on Netflix. Kristy and Last Shift. Neither were horrible, solid little movies, nothing special. I'd say worth a watch if you've run out of stuff to see.
The Weinstein Company Reportedly Lose Rights To 'Halloween' Franchise By Kevin Jagernauth | The Playlist December 29, 2015 at 4:28PM The last "Halloween" movie audiences got was 2009's "Halloween II" directed by Rob Zombie, and ever since, while there has been a lot of talk about rebooting the franchise, not much has happened. Directors have been attached, start dates promised, but not much in the way of actual action, and it seems the franchise is going back to the drawing board. Bloody Disgusting reports that Dimension Films, a division of The Weinstein Company, have lost the rights to the "Halloween" franchise. It's not clear if they let the rights lapse or just let them go, but the latter scenario seems to make the most sense. Over the fall, it was reported that the studio was restructuring, and planning to acquire and release less films, focus on TV, and develop movies from the ground up. And I'd wager that "Halloween," profitable as it is, perhaps doesn't fit into their game plan at the moment. Miramax is apparently now shopping the rights around town, and hoping to find a new distributor to take it on. Given how iconic the brand is, it's likely to find a home and eventually a new "Halloween" movie, TV series, or, God forbid, movie universe, will be upon us. But for now, Michael Myers won't be scaring anyone.
Guillermo del Toro adapting Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark This ought to be good By Julia Alexander on Jan 14, 2016 at 6:00p Master of horror Guillermo del Toro is bringing Alvin Schwartz's notorious children's book series, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, to theaters. The director announced his involvement with the film on Twitter today, confirming that he has already started development on it. According to Deadline, the director has been a longtime fan of the book series and has even purchased many original pieces from the book's illustrator, Stephen Gammell. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark has become one of the most iconic young adult book series in recent years after it was banned in some libraries for being too scary. The book, which spawned two sequels (More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Scary Stories: More Tales to Chill Your Bones) has had documentaries made about it and has influenced some of the biggest writers working right now. There's no timeline on when del Toro will bring the adaptation to screens, but he's already got a hectic schedule ahead of him. He's currently working on a Fantastic Voyageremake, and if things go his way, he may even get the green light on his Pacific Rimsequel.
Don't you have to, you know, direct some good horror films to be considered a master of horror? Devil's Backbone is the only horror film that's worth a crap. He's much more skilled at fantasy action.
I think it's fantasy with attempted nuanced horror but then I watch it and there's nothing, beyond atmosphere (dark, moody, saturated with blues) and some of the beast, that are horror-ish.
Shit's over man. God that sucks. No Sleep and Night Fears aren't bad, but Knifepoint is ridiculously better than both of them. Hopefully someone will steal his method of just calmly explaining terrifying situations. The other podcasts pipe in the terror while he just lets you imagine it yourself.
https://twitter.com/SorenNarnia/status/690360021172011009 He just says a bunch of vague evasive bullshit. Maybe it's not really ending. I don't really know honestly. I tried listening to his other stuff and it's fucking awful. Dude needs to stick to horror. http://www.soren-narnia.com/ From the description of "Fields"
Different than knifepoint but if you need a fix Lore is very good. And I'm now addicted to "Last Podcast on the left" even though it's more comedy horror and practical explanation of the occult etc. but I've burned through like 100 eps in the last few weeks.
watched "The Nightmare" on Netflix. Its a documentary on sleep paralysis. Even if its a bunch of horseshit it's scarier than most horror movies coming out.
The Witch is getting released on Friday. I'm really fucking excited for it, but not sure if they're releasing it nationwide.
I also saw the new Del Toro movie with Jessica Chastain (can't remember what it's called off the top of my head) edit: Crimson Peak Definitely not a horror movie, it was not at all what I was expecting
So The Witch comes out tomorrow? Has the trailer been posted itt? I only looked at this page. Curious to what people think.
True or False? The Silence of the Lambs is a horror film. Spoiler I say false. Typically, horror films feature the antagonist as the most important character, but clearly Starling is in SotL
I think it's a thriller. Regardless though, it's damn near perfect. The pacing of that movie never fails to amaze me. It's a 2 hour movie that feels like it's about an hour and 15 or 20 minutes. It would definitely make my top 10 all time movies.
SOTL isn't horror. It's just an expertly done thriller. And The Witch is supposed to be one of the best horror movies in a while. Won Best Dir at Sundance last year. I'm just a bit surprised they chose to release it when they did.
And A24 is quickly becoming one of the best studios/distributors out there. The films under them are just a treasure trove.