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I'm not the biggest Mike Flanagan fan in the world, but I can't deny this is an upgrade from David Gordon Green.
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He is about 50/50 for me. Midnight club I felt was awful, Usher- to me- only had about 2 worthwhile episodes. Midnight Mass was incredible though, and was about 75% monologue. lol.
His movies are head a shoulders better than his shows for some reason.
Big DGG supporter here. Bummer he keeps taking roles adapting BIG IP because his indie work and other work with McBride is fantastic. I would rather him work on an original horror project because the few times there has been very tense, gory scenes in Gemstones you can see he has the eye for it.
(specifically thinking of the scene where the house is on fire and there are dead bodies in the trees and such)
Also Halloween Ends is the best Halloween movie since Season of the Witch, and I think would be much better received if Halloween Kills was not so god awful.
I won't be taking questions.
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I actually haven't watched any of his shows yet, for some reason.
But I have loved ALL of the Flanagan movies I've watched. Hush, Gerald's Game, Doctor Sleep, all great.
Very excited to see how he'd handle The Exorcist.
I believe Flanagan’s best work was Haunting of Hill House. As of right now, I can’t think of a better name to direct an Exorcist sequel. I recently re-watched Exorcist:Believer. I’ve always thought it wasn’t a terrible film (I’d say it isn’t good, just ok), but Flanagan would undoubtedly deliver a superior product.
That's sort of Exorcist III, and that's a pretty disturbing movie... as long as it's well done, that's not really an issue
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Dourif's monologues are the best part of Exorcist 3. I'm up for more
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I'd honestly kinda just be alright if they threw their planned Exorcist trilogy in the bin and Flanagan did a more interesting project.
I would put money on Flanagan's EXORCIST movie (if it happens) not being connected to BELIEVER in any significant way.
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The Tubi Original Lowlifes is a fun way to spend 90 minutes as a nice twist on the Redneck Torture Family in the Woods cliche that's similar in conceit to Tucker & Dale vs Evil (though Lowlifes is much less of a horror comedy). Fine acting, some nice effects, overall a really good movie for something that is a 'Tubi Original'!
Also features what has to be one of the best lines of dialogue of the year in it.
Also features what has to be one of the best lines of dialogue of the year in it.
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Ending legitimately made me upset but such is the way of life. I also think you could interpret the ending as being a
"Younger generation changing their traditional ways and attempting to pave a better future" sort of message. Amy shows signs that she wants to be different and I choose to accept that her murderous, cannibalistic days are behind her.
That said I thought for SURE there was going to be a 'reverse Jason' type scare where Savannah showed up behind her in the RV before the final cut to black.
That said I thought for SURE there was going to be a 'reverse Jason' type scare where Savannah showed up behind her in the RV before the final cut to black.
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Saturday night I went to the Indoor Drive-In Geek Out in NC hosted by Joe Bob Briggs. He presented a double feature of Bubba-Hotep and Donnie Darko. Very fantastic night.
Joe Bob is just a fantastic dude and so important to the preservation and culture of horror movies. During the event we heard about the passing of Roger Corman. There was a moment of silence.
Roger was instrumental in the careers of so many great film makers. A true Legend.
Joe Bob is just a fantastic dude and so important to the preservation and culture of horror movies. During the event we heard about the passing of Roger Corman. There was a moment of silence.
Roger was instrumental in the careers of so many great film makers. A true Legend.
If any horror fans here haven't seen any of Roger Corman's Poe adaptations with Vincent Price, I cannot recommend them highly enough (particularly THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH, which I think is one of the best horror films of the 1960s).
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My review of The Strangers: Chapter One
If you’ve seen the OG Strangers, there is absolutely no reason to see this. Despite being marketed as a prequel, this is not that. First of all, it’s set in modern day (so that prequel promise goes right out the window). The filmmakers, for whatever stupid, misguided reason, seem dead-set on remaking the first film. The film makes sure to check off just about every single beat from the OG. The very little that is new does not amount to much.
There are so many opportunities to take the story down a different path or even subvert audience expectations, but our filmmakers stubbornly refuse every single damned time. The direction by Renny Harlin is fine. Attempts at tension/suspense are made (I suppose some might find them effective… I didn’t). The cinematography by José David Montero is decent (There are some pretty atmospheric shots in the third act). The score by Justin Caine Burnett is good/servicable. Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez are easy on the eyes. The film is mercifully short. That’s literally it for the good.
The screenplay by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland is very, very, very bad. Previously the two wrote fifteen episodes of King of the Hill and co-penned the screenplay for Due Date. Their work here flat out sucks. Our couple continually make dumb decisions (they might as well be carrying signs that read KILL ME), much of the dialogue is laughably bad and feels forced and unnatural. There’s also a good deal of expository dialogue as well. This is one of the tamest R rated horror films I’ve seen in a long time. There is little violence, blood, or gore. When it starts with a cut-away kill, you know you’re in trouble.
Froy Gutierrez’s Ryan is written very poorly (as are all of our characters). He falls prey to his masculinity a good deal of the time, acts like an unreasonable Jerky McJerkface a decent amount, and is all-around very stupid. Madelaine Petsch’s Maya fares ever so slightly better, but she is still far from a compelling heroine. Richard Brake is completely wasted as the Sheriff. He has no dialogue and only appears for less than a minute in the first act (You have to assume he will play a bigger role in the upcoming sequels). The titular Strangers aren’t particularly intimidating or scary, either.
In the end The Strangers: Chapter One is bad but harmless. Average horror fans might have some fun (same goes for fans of bad movies). It definitely doesn’t give much hope for the future sequels since they are also penned by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland. In other words, I wouldn’t expect any originality, creativity, or good characters from the upcoming films.
The Strangers: Chapter One is a paint-by-numbers job done by a child with little skill and no craftsmanship. It might work for those that haven’t seen the OG. Everyone else need not apply.
1.5 STARS
If you’ve seen the OG Strangers, there is absolutely no reason to see this. Despite being marketed as a prequel, this is not that. First of all, it’s set in modern day (so that prequel promise goes right out the window). The filmmakers, for whatever stupid, misguided reason, seem dead-set on remaking the first film. The film makes sure to check off just about every single beat from the OG. The very little that is new does not amount to much.
There are so many opportunities to take the story down a different path or even subvert audience expectations, but our filmmakers stubbornly refuse every single damned time. The direction by Renny Harlin is fine. Attempts at tension/suspense are made (I suppose some might find them effective… I didn’t). The cinematography by José David Montero is decent (There are some pretty atmospheric shots in the third act). The score by Justin Caine Burnett is good/servicable. Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez are easy on the eyes. The film is mercifully short. That’s literally it for the good.
The screenplay by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland is very, very, very bad. Previously the two wrote fifteen episodes of King of the Hill and co-penned the screenplay for Due Date. Their work here flat out sucks. Our couple continually make dumb decisions (they might as well be carrying signs that read KILL ME), much of the dialogue is laughably bad and feels forced and unnatural. There’s also a good deal of expository dialogue as well. This is one of the tamest R rated horror films I’ve seen in a long time. There is little violence, blood, or gore. When it starts with a cut-away kill, you know you’re in trouble.
Froy Gutierrez’s Ryan is written very poorly (as are all of our characters). He falls prey to his masculinity a good deal of the time, acts like an unreasonable Jerky McJerkface a decent amount, and is all-around very stupid. Madelaine Petsch’s Maya fares ever so slightly better, but she is still far from a compelling heroine. Richard Brake is completely wasted as the Sheriff. He has no dialogue and only appears for less than a minute in the first act (You have to assume he will play a bigger role in the upcoming sequels). The titular Strangers aren’t particularly intimidating or scary, either.
In the end The Strangers: Chapter One is bad but harmless. Average horror fans might have some fun (same goes for fans of bad movies). It definitely doesn’t give much hope for the future sequels since they are also penned by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland. In other words, I wouldn’t expect any originality, creativity, or good characters from the upcoming films.
The Strangers: Chapter One is a paint-by-numbers job done by a child with little skill and no craftsmanship. It might work for those that haven’t seen the OG. Everyone else need not apply.
1.5 STARS
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