La Lindsay Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 I'm not going to say what it's about because I think it's better going in blind but I have to say that I don't think a gorror movie has ever made me think like this one. Eli and I have been mulling over it since we watched it a few days ago. I wasn't sure if I liked it at first but the more I think about it, the more I like it and think it stands out in the genre. Also, the director is rumored to be tapped to revive the Hellraiser franchise...I really hope this is true. As an aside, between this and Inside (ugh! most frustrating movie ever), the French are making Hostel look like a Disney movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalHeart Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I'm not going to say what it's about because I think it's better going in blind but I have to say that I don't think a gorror movie has ever made me think like this one. Eli and I have been mulling over it since we watched it a few days ago. I wasn't sure if I liked it at first but the more I think about it, the more I like it and think it stands out in the genre. Also, the director is rumored to be tapped to revive the Hellraiser franchise...I really hope this is true. As an aside, between this and Inside (ugh! most frustrating movie ever), the French are making Hostel look like a Disney movie. HOLY SHIT We watched this a few months ago, and was amazed by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Lindsay Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share Posted July 26, 2009 i agree! i can't stop thinking about it. i want to watch it again but with the subtitles. eli couldn't get them to work so we had to watch it dubbed and although it wasn't a bad dubbing, i prefer subs. I also want to see if i can catch anything else that i missed the first time around. i think i'll watch it with kertins and nick whenever they get around to it, though hopefully sooner than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalHeart Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 They need to get on that!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 if eli finds the subs, im down this week. sunday'll prolly be catchup with rescue me (you in?) and true blood, but im good after that. no gym tuesday, por ejemplo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 oops i made this a thread. anyway, that makes 4 of us that've seen this so far, and baytor's likely not far behind. thoughts? i like how it seemed like a short movie about a crazy traumatized chick that turned into like a Hellraiser prequel. My interest definitely went up in the 2nd half, but in the ending - went it clicked that this clearly well-made torture chamber was backed by elderly atheists & such who want a sneak preview at what's to come, regardless of cost - shit got more interesting than hostel's clientele ever did. when the zelda (poltergeist) looking lady came along and pointed at the pictures, showing the eyes and all i thought it was just crazy talk, but the crossing-over bit got me, in that lovecraftian chuthlu youre-not-supposed-to-see-this-shit-much-less-walk-away element. so sure, they had to take a rather cute but dumb chick (why hang around the murderhouse for like a goddamn week?! were you gonna counsel lady see-no-evil now that your last pet project/lover ended so poorly or wha?!) and uh, torture then skin her ass, the payoff ending was as much fun for me as The Darkness one was, and i can totally see where LL's been dwelling on it. so what did skinless girl tell Zelda? LL says "nothing", and while she experienced 2 and a half hours of "ecstasy" its not shown how long they talked, so it could be this. I of course think its something to horrific, you decide: fuck it, ill sit on this and off myself instead. sen kinda mentioned the possibility of "you'll get yours" but in all 3 of these scenarios, i cant imagine speeding along the process to getting there being ideal...unless again, its so horrific that living with the dread of that future is just as unbearable. the irony of this potential reality and this director possibly doing Hellraiser isnt lost on me, either. anyway, props to the director for driving me mad by monkey's pawing this shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Torrenting this now. I'm always down for a good horror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I liked how I legitimately didn't know where the movie was going. Doesn't happen that often. There were 3 sharp turns in the plot that took me completely by surprise. Been trying to spread the word since I saw it a few months back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 ...anymore Hondonians had a chance to watch this yet? meantime, here's a deleted scene. or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 i really enjoyed this movie. nice and entertaining and different. thats all i really ask for lol. we dont get much mainstream stuff like that anymore. now we get to wait for an american counterpart thats inevitable (and really happening) and teenagers are probably gonna see and when it;s over theyll be like "i dont get it. thawasreallehstupehd" just one more to add to the likes of let the right one in, the host, oldboy, versus(more of a sequel), and Rec (still loved quarantine though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 , versus(more of a sequel) ah, there was a fun/weird one. what was it sort've a sequel to, though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 ah, there was a fun/weird one. what was it sort've a sequel to, though? it actually sounds cool. rather than doin an american remake, i think they decided to use america, new york im betting, as one of the 666 portals they fight at. i need to rewatch watch that one. itll be the same director and he announced it around the time midnight meat train came out so it looks to have some promise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 The Host will probably be bad, Oldboy is not a remake but an adaptation of the actual manga and if Will Smith taps into his actual acting skills it could be alright, Let the Right One In will only be good if they get the little girl from Orphan to play Eli, and Quarantine was good until they substituted the demonic possession concept (one that was never even confirmed in the movie I might add) for a more secular plot involving rabies and a doomsday cult. I am intrigued by the Versus idea, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Finally saw this(sadly the dubbed version where everyone sounds Aryan) and good fucking christ. I guess I'll be the fucking fag here and say that the fo brst half terrified the fucking fuck out of me. Raised on B-grade horrpr from an early age I've not gotten chilly off anything since I was a kid with the exception of 'The Ring' And I realise the only thing cinema can do to terrify me is present me with writhing little people for 40 fucking minutes . Seriously, I had to stop twice to go get a group hug. After that it got way easier. Top flick though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Heh, you should try watching Cannibal Holocaust. Great movie, but I felt like that picture of Keanu Reeves for like 3 days after the fact. I couldn't even bring myself to make jokes while reviewing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Is cannibal holocaust that super-old shockfest? I think I saw that one... upon reflection, and a night of terror/contemplation, I decided what was said was this: nothing. if it was a positive assertion, then zelda would have shared, because say what you will about these guys, the elderly are community-minded. if it was something terrible, ie karma based or even as nza said, them getting theirs, no way she's jumping the queue or even embracing inevitability without a nod to her people. ana explains that there's nothing beyond, that this woman's monstrous lifework of torturing young women beyond mortal ken is serving no greater purpose, what the Fuck more is there to do? Take off your enormous lashes and die complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 70s, it's the first "Blair Witch Style" movie I know of, though roughly half the movie is shot traditionally. It's very very good and more than just a gore fest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 That's the one. Barely remember it but definitely on the re-watch list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 blah blah blah what do you think she saw, in the end?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Read my last spoiler, stoopid. The one at the top of this page. Seriously, I'm making everyone I know watch this and have spent all day(quite unsuccessfully) trying to insert it into conversation. I haven't had a movie give me a one-two punch of any kind in quite a while, ;et alone terror & contemplation to such degrees as this did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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