I watched Mads last night and it was paranoiac suitable to the current witchy season...hard to call it fun, but I was caught up in the manic and preposterous tone of the impressively one-shot film. Directed by David Moreau who made Winter Soldier which, as dumb as Marvel movies are, was not a bad espionage trip. Thoroughly unhinged performances, especially from the girlfriend character.

kmc wrote: Sat Oct 19, 2024 7:26 am hard to call it fun, but I was caught up in the manic and preposterous tone of the impressively one-shot film.

I enjoyed it as much as one could enjoy non-stop anxiety and chaos. Ana was all fucked up! Can't exactly explain why but the lead-up to the conclusion gave me [REC] vibes. Moreau's other film, Ils (Them US), is pretty tight like a French version of The Strangers. Semi-related: seriously impressed with recent one-take horror movies. The manic pace of MadS reminded me of the mania and brutality of Soft and Quiet once it finally kicks-in. That is one upsetting movie.

After MadS I watched I Will Never Leave You. Meh. There is one scene where this dude that's being haunted walks out of a bathroom. As soon as he leaves a disembodied arm closes the shower curtain and all I could think about for the rest of the movie was why. So silly. There are some creepy moments, but honestly I found much of the dialogue in the flashback sequences - and there are a lot - laughable, and some of the acting is kind of cringe. Brutal violence towards the end looks cool, but overall I thought the whole thing was a bit daft.

kmc wrote: Sat Oct 19, 2024 7:26 am Directed by David Moreau who made Winter Soldier which, as dumb as Marvel movies are, was not a bad espionage trip.

Sorry, totally wrong David Moreau

Travels thus far

Watched Mr. Crocket. First half was cool with an exhilarating villain, dark weird childlike atmosphere and fun practical effects, but then it got all predictable. The ending set up possibilities for a sequel which I'd probably watch.



Finally caught The Woman in Black. Good ghost story, but I was distracted by Radcliffe's eyes. He is one adorable brit in Edwardian era cosplay.

Twenty-some years ago, I watched a version of Woman in Black made for British TV that my uncle had videotaped in the 80s or 90s. It had the look of a TV movie, but once you got past that, it was absolutely excellent. Scary as hell, in fact.

I liked the Harry Potter version well enough, but I could’ve done without the jump scares every 30 seconds. (And most of the jump scares had nothing to do with the supernatural elements of the story. A story should follow its own internal logic, so when toys start moving just because, it irked me a bit.)

Anyway, the older version is well worth your time.

Just finished Hunter Hunter from 2020. It's been on my radar for a while and I'm glad to have finally stopped fucking around and give it the attention needed. Slow burn survivalist horror about a family of fur trappers living in the remote wilderness and a wolf. I had no idea where this was going and will offer nary a hint, but once everything starts falling into place you think you know where it's going and you may be right, but there's still more road up ahead. The destination is very much worth your patience as you are weirdly treated to catharsis and one of the most disturbing visuals and bleakest finales. Go in blind and have fun.

Wood Goblin wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 10:56 am Twenty-some years ago, I watched a version of Woman in Black made for British TV that my uncle had videotaped in the 80s or 90s. It had the look of a TV movie, but once you got past that, it was absolutely excellent. Scary as hell, in fact.

The only version worth a damn, and one of the great horrors.

Finally got around to watching November (2017) after putting it off for at least 2 years.
Extremely my shit: creepy woods photography, tragic love story, folk horror, "magic" and the devil but make them banal and commonplace.
Bonus: a Latvian joke.

I think it's more forgotten than lesser known, but we watched Wolf with Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer yesterday. It had some pretty funny moments. I think I saw this when it was relatively new.

rsmurphy wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 9:52 am Travels thus far

Watched Mr. Crocket. First half was cool with an exhilarating villain, dark weird childlike atmosphere and fun practical effects, but then it got all predictable. The ending set up possibilities for a sequel which I'd probably watch.

Despite being a bit predictable, I enjoyed Mr Crocket. It would almost fit in with some of the “Creeped Out” episodes, which are more of less good clean spooky fun.