Strange color of your body's tears (the amer follow up) now streaming on Netflix.
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Sunday, 14 December 2014 19:11 (nine years ago) link
Yr man who did The Pact has a new film on US Netflix, At The Devil's Door. It's at least as good.
― Wristy Hurlington (ShariVari), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 21:22 (nine years ago) link
FOUND FOOTAGE TRIGGER WARNING ALERT
watched "Mockingbird" which from clown box art etc would not have ever been on my viewing list, but it turns out that it's done by the dude who did "the strangers" and it sits comfortably in that same zone themewise, yes yes it's FF but the explanation for why is at least sound and overall i was pretty knocked out by it. nice feel of being kind of a puzzle movie, despite knowing what pieces are sliding into place it still feels surprising and fresh. good stuff. you'll probably hate it.
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 21:27 (nine years ago) link
I did!
― Wristy Hurlington (ShariVari), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 21:28 (nine years ago) link
Partly because it was so obvious what was going to happen and partly because the route it took to get there was so silly. I did like The Strangers though.
― Wristy Hurlington (ShariVari), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 21:29 (nine years ago) link
haha that was meant as a general you, but point proven!
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 21:30 (nine years ago) link
Strangers was great up until the last 5 minutes. good enough that I would watch other stuff dude did, although FF is def at the bottom of the pile in terms of horror tropes I like to watch
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 21:32 (nine years ago) link
Strangers I always thought was a remake of Ils/Them, but I guess not? Anyway, looked up the team that did Ils/Them, and their career has been - how you say? - not so hot.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 22:43 (nine years ago) link
Saw Babadook at the cinema a few months back and I still think about it a lot. Haven't bought a DVD in ages, but I'm thinking of doing so with this one.
― dive inside water and you will know (dog latin), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 12:57 (nine years ago) link
Echoing ShariVari and the thign upthread, holy fuck you guys, the taking of Deborah Logan is stunningly good.
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Tuesday, 23 December 2014 08:09 (nine years ago) link
Sorry, the thnig
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Tuesday, 23 December 2014 08:10 (nine years ago) link
YES, ITS FOUND FOOTAGE SHUT UP
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Tuesday, 23 December 2014 08:11 (nine years ago) link
Also, in the not horror more thriller Primer vein, Coherence is very much worth the hype. Should scratch the thinky thinky itch for all you terrible Pontypool types without ruining it all by being Pontypool.
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Tuesday, 23 December 2014 08:22 (nine years ago) link
the taking of Deborah Logan is stunningly surprisingly good
Anne Ramsay and Jill Larson are fantastic. To the extent that the movie concerns their characters and interactions, it really is stunningly good. Problem is that it's at least equally concerned with the utterly vapid team of youngsters conducting the investigation and doing the filming. And the found footage conceit is completely unnecessary here. And it's taken to ludicrous extremes - there is simply no reason for them to place cameras in the house's hallways (and the elderly subject's bedroom for god's sake). And the "spookiness" is exaggerated for no good reason (your senile mother wanders naked around the house at night, you don't act all terrified by the non-diegetic soundtrack, you take her a fucking blanket). Then again, the mystery plot was more interesting and satisfying than is typical for films of this type. A mixed bag with, yeah, stunning high points.
― Adding ease. Adding wonder. Adding (contenderizer), Tuesday, 23 December 2014 15:35 (nine years ago) link
agree with all of the above.
― a drug by the name of WORLD WITHOUT END (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 23 December 2014 15:56 (nine years ago) link
Totally disagree that this movie would have worked the same as a non ff/handcam pseudodoc - the movie (and the 2 lead performances) need to be personal and up close to work as well as they do, and the interview/investigation is the setup for that. FF isn't always about cheap jump scares, it's more about where you place the viewer, which I think this does near perfectly.
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Tuesday, 23 December 2014 16:16 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, agree that the found footage aspect added to the sense of immersion (and in some instances, realism). But it could have been dialed back quite a bit, and better thought through besides. At this point in the game, I think hybrid FF almost always works better. But that's just me.
― Adding ease. Adding wonder. Adding (contenderizer), Tuesday, 23 December 2014 16:22 (nine years ago) link
the Taking of Deborah Logan is stunningly surprisingly good mediocre.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 23 December 2014 17:19 (nine years ago) link
I'm really hoping Crimson Peak is gonna be good (saw a lovely photo from it last week) because I don't think I've heard about anything that looked intriguing this year, but I'm not sure horror films are anymore stagnant than usual.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 23 December 2014 17:38 (nine years ago) link
Thought this was dead on, for anyone who didn't see it. Totally reminded me of the end of "The Guest," with bits of "Saw" (obv.), but I thought it nailed it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCw-iEJoVfY
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 24 December 2014 00:31 (nine years ago) link
hehe yup
― Nhex, Wednesday, 24 December 2014 02:37 (nine years ago) link
The Soska sisters' most recent film, See No Evil 2, is on UK Netflix now. Stars Katherine Isabelle should any more inducement be required.
― Wristy Hurlington (ShariVari), Wednesday, 31 December 2014 16:02 (nine years ago) link
^ ok, this was terrible - don't bother.
― Wristy Hurlington (ShariVari), Wednesday, 31 December 2014 19:20 (nine years ago) link
How did you rate American Mary? It didn't do much for me but it was a little different.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Wednesday, 31 December 2014 19:24 (nine years ago) link
Yes, that's more or less what I thought. It wasn't a great film but did indicate that the Soskas had a potentially interesting vision.
― Wristy Hurlington (ShariVari), Wednesday, 31 December 2014 20:15 (nine years ago) link
Babadook really held up on 2nd viewing. The things that seem genuinely scary (e.g. hating your child, and furthermore learning how to manage that hatred) manage to cut through the almost too-frequent scare setpieces.
― Eric H., Monday, 5 January 2015 17:10 (nine years ago) link
It's a solid horror film. Maybe not entirely deserving of the season's hype, but I personally loved the themes you just mentioned. The portrayal of the kid was a great, honest thing, I think, because children ARE beasts, even if it's not their fault.
― Nhex, Monday, 5 January 2015 17:15 (nine years ago) link
The overbearing director's eye took me out of the story regularly but that's first film problems i guess
― MAYBE HE'S NOT THE BEST THIGH SLAPPER IN THE WORLD (forksclovetofu), Monday, 5 January 2015 17:21 (nine years ago) link
maybe some day the babadook will be available to me in some viewing format and i can share my IMPORTANT OPINIONS on it
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Monday, 5 January 2015 17:23 (nine years ago) link
icefilms icefilms baby
― a drug by the name of WORLD WITHOUT END (Jon Lewis), Monday, 5 January 2015 17:27 (nine years ago) link
i dont even know what that is? not to go all tuomas or anything
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Monday, 5 January 2015 18:13 (nine years ago) link
in 30 years when we're all old and incontinent there should be an ilx thread just called "ok let's all shit our pants"
― flopson, Monday, 5 January 2015 18:31 (nine years ago) link
I'm super looking forward to Babadook, still, but it really scans, at least loosely, very similar to Mama.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 5 January 2015 18:33 (nine years ago) link
it's not available on VOD in your area yet, jjjusten? It went day and date in the US I think
― Nhex, Monday, 5 January 2015 19:00 (nine years ago) link
huh i could check that i guess, im just baffled that netflix doesn't have it on disc yet honestly
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Monday, 5 January 2015 19:38 (nine years ago) link
Also, it's technically still playing in the Cities -- St. Anthony Main.
― Eric H., Monday, 5 January 2015 19:40 (nine years ago) link
it's still in theaters out here in NYC!
― MAYBE HE'S NOT THE BEST THIGH SLAPPER IN THE WORLD (forksclovetofu), Monday, 5 January 2015 19:40 (nine years ago) link
Can't say I outright loved The Babadook, but it's damn good, considerably better than (and not terribly similar to) Mama. Agree w/ Eric H. that the psychological elements are more interesting and better handled than the more overtly scary scenes, which aren't bad but do make the rookie mistake of giving too much away. I'd also have preferred a somewhat less thematically obvious conclusion, but of what I've seen, it's still the year's best traditional horror film.
― that last push creates an amount of pleasing froth on (contenderizer), Monday, 5 January 2015 19:52 (nine years ago) link
My friend the young widowed mother got blindsided by it but found non-horror elements very in line with her own experiences.
― Three Word Username, Monday, 5 January 2015 20:06 (nine years ago) link
Been reading some good reports about What We Do in the Shadows i.e a couple of people saying it is the best horrom/com since Braindead and Peter Bradshaw gave it a 5 star rave review.
― xelab, Monday, 5 January 2015 20:24 (nine years ago) link
horror/com
― xelab, Monday, 5 January 2015 20:26 (nine years ago) link
Housebound is my favorite recent horror comedy (good year for Antipodean chills), but I'm now quite curious about What We Do In the Shadows.
― that last push creates an amount of pleasing froth on (contenderizer), Monday, 5 January 2015 20:42 (nine years ago) link
Yeah Housebound was piss funny. I am not a fan of Clement/Waititi's previous work, but from the reviews this seems be very dark and funny.
― xelab, Monday, 5 January 2015 21:00 (nine years ago) link
Was it from this thread that I got the recommendation to watch BENEATH (the one where the teens are trapped on their boat by a devil-fish)? If so, damn you! So lousy!
― The Thnig, Monday, 5 January 2015 22:10 (nine years ago) link
Anyone seen the Iranian vampire movie, "A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YGmTdo3vuY
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 5 January 2015 22:14 (nine years ago) link
No, but I've been looking forward to it for some time.
― contenderizer, Monday, 5 January 2015 22:34 (nine years ago) link
it's good! virtually no horror elements to it at all tho'.
― MAYBE HE'S NOT THE BEST THIGH SLAPPER IN THE WORLD (forksclovetofu), Monday, 5 January 2015 23:50 (nine years ago) link
You mean other than it being about a vampire?
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 6 January 2015 01:46 (nine years ago) link
yes! there's no suspense at all. it's more of a dybbuk movie of sorts i think; kind of a peek into a world i don't know anything about.
― MAYBE HE'S NOT THE BEST THIGH SLAPPER IN THE WORLD (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 6 January 2015 01:55 (nine years ago) link
I look forward to seeing it! Iranian cinema is so sneaky and subversive. This one in particular. In a society that targets women for being alone at night (under the pretense of prosecuting prostitution), it's pretty ingenious to have a female vampire wandering around at night preying on men.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 6 January 2015 02:27 (nine years ago) link