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Post by Marv on May 27, 2020 23:24:30 GMT
Really good horror comedy starring Samara Weaving as a newlywed who’s forced to play a murderous game of hide and seek on her wedding night with her in laws.
Definitely recommend.
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Post by James on May 27, 2020 23:31:38 GMT
It was a lot of fun. The ending threw me off, in a good way.
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Post by politicidal on May 28, 2020 19:06:26 GMT
I really enjoyed it. Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, and of all people, Andie McDowell were excellent
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Post by Vits on Jun 5, 2020 16:00:38 GMT
Characters cursing isn't automatically funny. It depends on the delivery and context. There has to be an actual joke. READY OR NOT only falls into this trap occasionally. For the most part, it's a funny movie, as well as a thrilling one. However, the way GRACE (the protagonist) stops feeling... well, anything when seeing a person die (whether she witnesses it or she kills in self-defense) feels rushed. The reason why the LE DOMAS (GRACE's in-laws) are trying to kill her on her wedding night is because of a family tradition. They think that if they don't murder her, they'll die the next day. It turns out there were right. It's one of the many moments where the movie cleverly catches the viewer off-guard, because there weren't any supernatural elements before and because we've seen many fictional cults be wrong about this kind of thing. Unfortunately, there was more material to be explored. The revelation opens up a debate. Were the in-laws justified, since they were saving their own lives? Or is there no excuse in a situation like this unless there's evidence? Instead, the movie pretty much ends when they die. How disappointing. Early on, there's a point where GRACE manages to get out to the road. She tries to stop a car, but it drives away. I get that she's angry about this, but must she scream at them, thereby making it easier to get caught? And must her insults consist of heavy-handed social commentary? The only one who tries to help GRACE & ALEX (her husband) is DANIEL (the latter's brother). He puts something inside a drink and the LE DOMAS vomit blood. TONY (the father) asks what it is and DANIEL describes the bottle he found in the kitchen. TONY figures out the kind of chemical that it is (a non-deadly one). Why didn't DANIEL let them believe it was poison? I doubt they would've continued the chase if they thought they were going to die in a matter of seconds. 7/10 ------------------------------------- You can read comments of other movies in my blog.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jun 8, 2020 13:19:38 GMT
This is a good one. It doesn't disappoint on either the horror the comedy fronts. 'Fun' is the right word. It's all about the tone with this one. Anybody looking for any sort of satire or thoughtful commentary beyond, 'Ugh, fucking rich people!' will likely be disappointed. But the class issue does provide a nice backdrop.
My issues with the movie are mostly that the characterization felt a little lazy, like how she's a foster kid so that they don't have to have her family at the wedding complicating things, but she also apparently has no friends at all so that she's completely alone, which just serves a convenience for the plot; and that I think it's directorial choices were weak at some points. Some of the camera work left something to be desired, and the a better director would have laid out the house better, which was a great setting, but the geography wasn't as well established as it should have been.
For the most part it was good though. There were just things about it that could have taken it from good to great.
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Post by selfworth10 on Jun 8, 2020 15:42:40 GMT
Such an off putting trailer. Not watching it.
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Post by poelzig on Jun 8, 2020 20:27:26 GMT
This is a good one. It doesn't disappoint on either the horror the comedy fronts. 'Fun' is the right word. It's all about the tone with this one. Anybody looking for any sort of satire or thoughtful commentary beyond, 'Ugh, fucking rich people!' will likely be disappointed. But the class issue does provide a nice backdrop. My issues with the movie are mostly that the characterization felt a little lazy, like how she's a foster kid so that they don't have to have her family at the wedding complicating things, but she also apparently has no friends at all so that she's completely alone, which just serves a convenience for the plot; and that I think it's directorial choices were weak at some points. Some of the camera work left something to be desired, and the a better director would have laid out the house better, which was a great setting, but the geography wasn't as well established as it should have been. For the most part it was good though. There were just things about it that could have taken it from good to great. Really attractive women often have no friends, right?
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jun 8, 2020 20:55:44 GMT
This is a good one. It doesn't disappoint on either the horror the comedy fronts. 'Fun' is the right word. It's all about the tone with this one. Anybody looking for any sort of satire or thoughtful commentary beyond, 'Ugh, fucking rich people!' will likely be disappointed. But the class issue does provide a nice backdrop. My issues with the movie are mostly that the characterization felt a little lazy, like how she's a foster kid so that they don't have to have her family at the wedding complicating things, but she also apparently has no friends at all so that she's completely alone, which just serves a convenience for the plot; and that I think it's directorial choices were weak at some points. Some of the camera work left something to be desired, and the a better director would have laid out the house better, which was a great setting, but the geography wasn't as well established as it should have been. For the most part it was good though. There were just things about it that could have taken it from good to great. Really attractive women often have no friends, right? And women marrying into mega-wealth. Nobody every wants to be around people like that.
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Post by Vits on Jun 8, 2020 21:38:00 GMT
Really attractive women often have no friends, right?
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Post by Marv on Jun 9, 2020 2:30:57 GMT
This is a good one. It doesn't disappoint on either the horror the comedy fronts. 'Fun' is the right word. It's all about the tone with this one. Anybody looking for any sort of satire or thoughtful commentary beyond, 'Ugh, fucking rich people!' will likely be disappointed. But the class issue does provide a nice backdrop. My issues with the movie are mostly that the characterization felt a little lazy, like how she's a foster kid so that they don't have to have her family at the wedding complicating things, but she also apparently has no friends at all so that she's completely alone, which just serves a convenience for the plot; and that I think it's directorial choices were weak at some points. Some of the camera work left something to be desired, and the a better director would have laid out the house better, which was a great setting, but the geography wasn't as well established as it should have been. For the most part it was good though. There were just things about it that could have taken it from good to great. To be honest I had either completely forgotten or didn't even realize she was a foster kid with no friends or family. I mostly assumed they had simply made arrangements to stay at the mansion after the wedding, not assuming there'd be others, since even the game itself was a surprise to her. I do think the geography of the house and grounds could've been established better before the wedding.
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