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This is probably the most fucked up film of the year, which was surprising to me, since it's kinda getting mainstream buzz. At it's core, it is a wonderful body horror story, incredibly gory, totally brave. The last 20 minutes are wild. Fantastic work by everyone involved.
Like marriage, it started of as a good idea but just kept going downhill until the only thing that keeps it together is doing it for your daughter.
The idea that a Beyonce level star would hold a concert to trap a killer is a lot to bite off, but then it just kept getting harder and harder to swallow.
Watching the credits, however, I realized the entire film was a vanity project to showcase the director's daughter's talents, which is the only thing that ended up making sense about the whole idea.
Alien universe film order:
1. Prometheus (2012)
2. Alien: Covenant (2017)
3. Alien (1979)
4. Aliens (1986)
5. Alien 3 (1992)
6. Alien: Resurrection (1997)
Spin-off franchise:
- Alien vs. Predator (2004)
- Alien vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
VIPUnbelievable! The way they were able to find street parking outside the concert venue :sob:
Like a daddy longlegs spider: odd, slow and not very scary.
Longlegs is Silence of the Lambs with too much silence and not enough lambs. This horror / thriller tried to be Seven but only got to a 5.
Watching Longlegs felt more like someone telling me the story of a serial killer rather than watching a movie about one. The actors failed to live up to their roles and looked more like caricatures than threats, and the climax felt rushed and premature.
The film definitely has a cool aesthetic, but style with nothing inside it is just an empty suit that should be kept in the closet.
Longlegs wins for imagery and atmosphere. The creative shots, the sound design, and the theme all work together to make the film horrific and effective. Where it falls short is in the connection with the villain and insight into his character. Knowing there's a monster in the closet is scary, but feeling their motivations can turn your blood ice cold. This film has none of the latter.
Sorry but f:asterisk_symbol:ck that bunny doll, you don’t go back for that shit if this is happening in real life.
VIP4Could have been okay if his daughter didn’t have a speaking role (maybe), but the plot was very straightforward and didn’t go anywhere.
VIP10Great horror that relies on the suspense when the obvious is about to happen rather than jump scares.
This however results in a story that's very foreseeable. Still better than most other horror movies released recently though.
It was a fun movie. Let's combine Home Alone, Die Hard and some random feel good Christmas movie. It just works.
Is this going to win a bunch of rewards? No. Will it be watched around Christmas by action movie watchers for years to come? Most definitely
If you like crazy action, death and Christmas? Just watch it.
I'd watch it again just for the Home Alone scene. You'll know when you see it
Another boring arty "horror" film in the vein of A24... at least it was pretty short. Perkins is such an edgelord he even ran the credits backwards(!) in red(!) with a pop song on it, oohh!!! Twat.
In a Violent Nature has glaring issues in every aspect of the film. The writing is bad. The acting is bad. The editing is bad. The pace is wrong. The sound design is bad. The mood is off. I can't think of anything this film got right.
It was at the point after Eloise enters the first dream sequence, and Sandie descends the mirror lined stairs and dances that I thought "This is so good, I don't even care what happens next!"
Turns out, I did care. It's such a shame to see a movie that could be so brilliant suffer from such a poor and incoherent narrative.
Park Chan wook pays his particular tribute to "Vertigo" (1958), the romanticism turned into obsession. I'm not sure if the pieces fit perfectly, but this puzzle of mystery and ambiguity provokes curiosity. It seems that the film is made to need more than one viewing to capture all its details. Perhaps if the frills are removed, the story will end up being too simple, but it is a romance from the perspective of a director who always imagines the most surprising point of view.
At its core, Oddity isn't unique, but its setup and atmosphere make it a great watch with plenty of scares. The film isn't perfect, but it knows better than to screw up all it has going for it.
Solid movie. A perfect balance of levity and psych thriller. I didn’t come away feeling 100% satisfied, but it was very enjoyable nonetheless.
Mia Goth’s monologue in the third act is chilling, absolutely chilling in a way that’s both vulnerable and eerie. Between this, X, and the upcoming MaXXXine I think it’s safe to say Goth is already a horror icon.
The game is one of the most disappointing movies I have ever seen. It was very good for the first 110 minutes, and in the last 10 minutes it completely throws away whatever credibility it had for the entire movie. Suffice to say the ending completely ruined the film.
Spoilers ahead
They honestly expect you to believe that this guy is totally cool with being manipulated and deceived into believing he had murdered his brother. They expect you to believe that this guy would just be cool with believing they ruined his life and left him for dead. Fincher thinks the audience will just understand that this guy, who attempted suicide 5 minutes before, would just have a drink and move on. It somehow made sense to fincher that the guy would somehow jump off a building in the exact place the tarp was to hit it right on the x spot. Michael Douglas just accepts that these people forced him to murder and attempt suicide, and then just walk it off. "No no it's a prank bro, seriously bro it's a prank man it's a prank!" Most insulting ending I've ever seen.
i think i just lost my hearing with all that screaming
3 Thoughts After Watching ‘Longlegs’:
I’m so annoyed. I am SO over cryptic artsy fartsy horror. You’re allowed to be a digestible film and be stylish at the same time. You don’t have to make somebody’s head spin for 90 minutes. You’re allowed to make sense. Too much time was spent on being weird than building real stakes and fleshing out characters. And the Annabelle-esque reveal is so out of left field. Like what?!
The only reason my rating is somewhat reasonable is because I honestly thought Nicholas Cage’s performance was masterful. What he did with that character was next-level. He went places that I didn’t think he was capable of going. GENUINELY bone-chilling. A backstory of his character could be major.
I think the most frustrating part, for me, is that I felt this film was one big missed opportunity. Beyond the Longlegs character, I thought the mood was absolutely on point and the music/sound was just fantastic. This could have been a truly scary picture. Ugh.
VIPGlad Disney got rid of this movie cause it wouldn't turned out so good otherwise. Funny and likeable protagonist (great voice acting), girl power done right. Gay couple but not forced. Quite emotional as well. Glad to see the classic animation style made more creative and modern instead of the usual Pixar 3D models.
VIP4The soap opera continues with episode two. My expectations were nonexistent going in but it still managed to disappoint. We're only at part 2 out of 6 and this whole franchise is already tired and stretched out. This is a bit worse that part 1 on every level. Cringe dialogue and acting, still an imitation of many franchises, the set pieces are nothing memorable and the action has no stake because the characters and story are flat as hell. Time to pull the plug on this shit show.
the X, the XX AND the BORING ONE.
A good-hearted and surreal work of imagination. Great writing and nuanced characters. The audience was laughing throughout and it managed to be touching without being cheesy.
Imagine dying and not having anything better to drink than Coca-Cola.
Probably hampered by the fact I did not grow up with this movie, seeing Beetlejuice for the first time today was a somewhat middling experience; very much the opposite of what I expected given this movies prestige. While it's excellent use of practical effects and physical comedy shouldn't go unnoticed, I can't shake the feeling that this movie didn't really do anything special or unique to warrant it's heralded status. Some gags fall flat, others try too hard and come off forced. The story is nonsensical and absurdist to the point of incoherency, but I'm gathering that's a virtue to most viewers of Burton's 80's and 90's films?
Just not for me, but I'm sure if I'd have been shown it in my formative years I'd possibly have had a different opinion/attachment like many seem to share online.
