first2letters wrote:Anyway, as much as I enjoyed the jump scares and sound design leading up to it, the third act tanked this one for me -- rote Hollywood exorcism, complete with subplots mired in organizational bureaucracy (because thanks, Catholic church) and family drama (bets on whether any of what happened in the Warrens' home ever happened?). Vera Farmiga doesn't deserve the satanic-panic lines she was forced to utter, and am I the only one who thinks Raggedy Ann makes a better Annabelle?I just assumed the Raggedy Ann thing was a matter of copyright/ownership issues.

Or when the kid was being dragged around from her hair by the entity and Eliazbeth Warren just took a pair of scissors and cut a swath of the hair? It would have been pretty funny if she started getting dragged around again by the rest of her hair that didn't get cut.I suspend all forms of disbelief when going into these movies, but I couldn't do it with this one. It was heavy-handed and implausible. Every scene I was like: really? And as much as I enjoy Lili Taylor, she was completely out of her league when the shit hit the fan.

Thought "The Conjuring" was pretty damn entertaining. A couple of those young kids were great, and the sound/spook factor was a nice surprise. I have a thing for Vera Farmiga and want her to make me sandwiches.

dabrasha wrote:Thought "The Conjuring" was pretty damn entertaining. A couple of those young kids were great, and the sound/spook factor was a nice surprise. I have a thing for Vera Farmiga and want her to make me sandwiches.The kids did seem like one of the strongest things about the film.

The kids were the strongest.Hey, speaking of kids, a brand new (please let it be Quvenzhané Wallis, please let it be Quvenzhané Wallis) Carol Anne will soon be looking for the light. Again.

RSMurphy wrote:I've still yet to see [Ti] West's contribution to The ABCs Of Death, so maybe he's gathering steam?I finally saw this last night and Ti West's contribution, M is for Miscarriage, is insulting, lazy, stupid, lazy, bullshit, lazy fucking bullshit. It made me hate him. Slowly beginning to think that dude's a hack who somehow struck gold with House of the Devil.As for the rest of the movie, out of all of the months I was waiting to see it, I never once came across any review that mentioned how perverse many of the shorts are. Going into it pretty much blind (except for being aware of the concept) I was sincerely shocked and repulsed by a couple of them. Most were stupid and confusing, but there are a few gems scattered throughout. I don't want to name titles, but the shorts dealing with letters D, I, L, O, P, and U were great. L, fucking christ, L. Can't unsee that one.

Seconding Lake Mungo. I hated The Bay and loved The Innkeepers, though. Will be watching Absentia, thanks for the tip. I'll add Kill List if anyone's after weirdo horrors. Edit: turns out RSMurphy's already recommended that one earlier. Seconding that one as well, then.

dabrasha wrote:Thought "The Conjuring" was pretty damn entertaining. A couple of those young kids were great, and the sound/spook factor was a nice surprise. I have a thing for Vera Farmiga and want her to make me sandwiches.Bizarrely, this film is based on the real life childhood home of one of my best friends whose Mom is now under siege from movie fans wanting to see the real life house from the film. Sounds like a total nightmare, no pun intended.

I have been craving lately some good modern supernatural horror.Seen recently and loved: The Bay, PontypoolSeen recently and hated/was bored: The Pact, The InnkeepersRecommend me?

Thanks Randy. Lake Mungo and Absentia will be watched. By me.Adam Sr: I actually kind of hated Kill List (I just really don't recall what happened at all, it's one of those that kept me reasonably attentive during the film but left no impression on my goldfishlike brain). However I am really looking forward to A Field in England - THERES A MUSHROOM SCENE YOU GUYS.