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Post by soggy on Sept 24, 2024 2:55:53 GMT
This is more mystery than horror despite what the poster may make one think (though elements of horror, such as women having their faces removed, certainly remain). The film follows Poe's Dupin character solving another mystery post-Rue Morgue. I found it a surprisingly entertaining take which fortunately changes quite a bit from the original due to it being a fairly dull story (this is coming from someone who majored in English and loves Poe... trust me, a faithful adaptation would only interest English scholars and insomniacs). The highlight of the film for me was easily Lloyd Corrigan as Inspector Gobelin who manages to actually play a legit funny comic relief character who doesn't feel completely out of place. 7/10
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Post by theravenking on Sept 25, 2024 8:54:48 GMT
Long Weekend (1978; Colin Eggleston)-“What you been doing to the tree?” - “Chopping it down.” -“Why?” - “Why not?”I had seen the remake with Jim Caviezel, and as it turns out it’s almost a carbon copy of the original. A couple goes camping in the Australian wilderness and has to experience, that mother nature can be a bit of a bitch. Since I already found the remake rather dull, there wasn’t much to get excited about in this original take on the story either. The acting is convincing, but the characters are not only unlikeable but also uninteresting. It is never explained why the husband, a city-dweller, first shown in the opening driving a nice convertible, would be so determined to spend his holiday in the wild. Is he trying to compensate for something? Or is it just what people tend to do: looking for something seemingly innocent they can destroy. There are no scares to speak of up until the end, and there should’ve been a stronger emphasis on atmosphere and subtle psychological horror. I might’ve liked it better had the protagonists been some naïve new age types expecting to bond with nature, just to find out that nature has no interest in bonding with them, instead wanting to destroy them. This would’ve given the thing some nice sense of dramatic irony. But as it is, it’s entirely devoid of humour and just not very entertaining to watch. 5/10
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Sept 25, 2024 15:32:50 GMT
"Summer of Fear" 1978
"Wes Craven's New Nightmare" 1994
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Sept 27, 2024 5:04:18 GMT
Scream 5 (aka Scream) - 5/10 By far my least favorite of the series. I didnt like how Dewey, Gale and Sydney had much less screen time. I didnt really care or like about the new characters that much. I dont hate it but I was very much disappointed by it.
Scream 6 - 8/10 OK this is much better. A scarier, bloodier and much more fun film. Plus I liked the surviving characters from part 5 much more this time around.
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