will_asher
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Goes back and forth between grisly and disturbing but incomplete bits of story, and porn. Some parts of it could've made a good part of a good (but completely different) movie, but none of the stories in this anthology had much plot, and neither did the overarching story. They're all just incomplete pieces without anything cohesive.
One more thing: I hate having no characters I can root for. Almost all the characters in this movie are obviously terrible people, and not in a relatable way either.
One more thing: I hate having no characters I can root for. Almost all the characters in this movie are obviously terrible people, and not in a relatable way either.
This movie did a great job of drawing me in to the story and characters (-Even though I have almost nothing in common with the characters as a guy with no interest in fashion or 60s nostalgia). And while I'm personally not into much 60s music, the music is used to great effect in the movie.
Another review said the movie would've been better as a time-travel mystery without the horror elements. That's possible, but it's great as it is, and if it wasn't listed as horror then I likely wouldn't have found it and watched it.
When the horror movie elements are not really scary at all to the viewer, but the movie has tuned you in the character so well that you share the character's terror, I think that's a sign it's really well done.
Another review said the movie would've been better as a time-travel mystery without the horror elements. That's possible, but it's great as it is, and if it wasn't listed as horror then I likely wouldn't have found it and watched it.
When the horror movie elements are not really scary at all to the viewer, but the movie has tuned you in the character so well that you share the character's terror, I think that's a sign it's really well done.
Unfortunately, there doesn't see to be much space in the market for ghost stories that aren't horror movies. There's a review here called "Generic ghost story" which is accurate for the most part, but I'd like to add to it. The aforementioned review went through the steps of what a cliched ghost story is, but I think those steps describe what a ghost story is _supposed to be. I'm tired of all the horror movies that have no story, no explanation, and/or no resolution.
OTOH, this movie _is cliched. Not because it's a ghost story (that follows the steps of what makes a lot of ghost stories), but because it follows those steps in almost the same way that several other stories have done before.
I'm glad this movie at least made a decent attempt at a ghost story with story and heart and a reason behind it, unlike a lot of others these days. They just need a new story rather than copying one that's been done before.
OTOH, this movie _is cliched. Not because it's a ghost story (that follows the steps of what makes a lot of ghost stories), but because it follows those steps in almost the same way that several other stories have done before.
I'm glad this movie at least made a decent attempt at a ghost story with story and heart and a reason behind it, unlike a lot of others these days. They just need a new story rather than copying one that's been done before.
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