mvike
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Decent film, far too many tropes for me though... the nut at the end (you'll know when you see them...) was just so over the top that it nearly got comical.
Typical Good vs Evil, with I guess a slight twist...
Over the top gore, often times felt just for the sake of gore/shock value... no real SCARY scenes, much closer to a THRILLER/SLASHER than anything scary. But I enjoyed it all the same...
I have no clue how this is rated higher than LAST SHIFT which is a very similar concept ...& is WAY scarier, & relies on isolation which to me is way more fun. However, if you liked this...you'd like LAST SHIFT as well so give it a go!! If you didn't really feel this one, I say still watch LAST SHIFT as it's different enough, & much better written that you should enjoy it!!
Typical Good vs Evil, with I guess a slight twist...
Over the top gore, often times felt just for the sake of gore/shock value... no real SCARY scenes, much closer to a THRILLER/SLASHER than anything scary. But I enjoyed it all the same...
I have no clue how this is rated higher than LAST SHIFT which is a very similar concept ...& is WAY scarier, & relies on isolation which to me is way more fun. However, if you liked this...you'd like LAST SHIFT as well so give it a go!! If you didn't really feel this one, I say still watch LAST SHIFT as it's different enough, & much better written that you should enjoy it!!
If you don't care to read my rant & my opinions on what makes something scary n just want to know if you should watch this... I honestly haven't seen a scarier movie since Event Horizon. If you're a fan of PRACTICAL effects, & isolation (or one location) horror? This is a MUST WATCH!!! Keep in mind however, it's violence is BRUTAL!!
Okay... to start, I am a MASSIVE horror fan, I go through month long periods of watching at least one per day. This means I've seen basically every classic, many, many great films, & far too many very bad ones. This one is easily in my top 10 of scariest. If that's all you need to know, cool! But below I'll explain WHY.
Different things scare people. Some are afraid of SLASHERS (serial killers), some of GHOSTS, some of ALIENS, some of DEMONS, etc etc. None of these, & not much at all can really get under my skin. I've seen it all, if you want to scare me? You are gonna have to come with some top notch PRACTICAL effects, bizarre concepts, unsettle me w/ things that are foreign to our understanding of what "should be"... meaning, blood does nothing for me... a crazy killers does nothing for me... so what does??
Things that are bizarre, unnatural, or simply SHOULDN'T exist/be! You can see an example of the "shouldn't be" w/ a monster moves in a way things don't move, such as jittery, or the joints/legs improperly located, yet somehow function ...movies that have these things on display include, THE THING, THE VOID, SILENT HILL & others.
What's nuts is LAST SHIFT didn't use those "weird" tactics... it somehow was able to use concepts such as, SERIAL KILLERS, GHOSTS, DEMONS, & isolation...things I typically don't even both with anymore...
So how can this do what the others using its tactics can't? The camera shots, the close up moments that aren't simple jump scares, but force you to take in the moment, the story itself, the acting, & above all else... THE PRACTICAL EFFECTS!!! The makeup in this film is just out of this world!!! The evil entities are just straight up BRUTAL & NASTY looking! I LOVED IT!!! The film doesn't care to try & explain why evil is evil, it also doesn't tuck you warmly into bed with a Hollywood ending. I know 2 people who asked me to shut it off, ONLY due to them being too freaked out & worried about nightmares!!!
The actress as well did an incredible job at selling it all...I don't know how she's not more well known, as all I remember her being in was THE WALKING DEAD...(she's one of the two women in S3 that the Governor runs into, & I believe gets killed during the final fight at the prison) not ONLY is she awesome, but she is an ABSOLUTE STUNNER!!! Gorgeous isnt strong enough to describe her beauty!
Typically, if you're a horror fan... you're well aware that on IMDB, even the BEST horrors don't often get above a 6.5, so I for the most part will give anything that sounds good a watch if it's at least above a 4.0. This being 5.1 is...respectable, however I believe it deserves to be AT LEAST at a 6.5!!! I give it a 10/10...I'm rating it as a HORROR film, not just as an overall film. Because we all know horror is like comedy... it's given small budgets, limited releases (usually), the stories are always far fetched... & So they never really get the respect they deserve.
Okay... to start, I am a MASSIVE horror fan, I go through month long periods of watching at least one per day. This means I've seen basically every classic, many, many great films, & far too many very bad ones. This one is easily in my top 10 of scariest. If that's all you need to know, cool! But below I'll explain WHY.
Different things scare people. Some are afraid of SLASHERS (serial killers), some of GHOSTS, some of ALIENS, some of DEMONS, etc etc. None of these, & not much at all can really get under my skin. I've seen it all, if you want to scare me? You are gonna have to come with some top notch PRACTICAL effects, bizarre concepts, unsettle me w/ things that are foreign to our understanding of what "should be"... meaning, blood does nothing for me... a crazy killers does nothing for me... so what does??
Things that are bizarre, unnatural, or simply SHOULDN'T exist/be! You can see an example of the "shouldn't be" w/ a monster moves in a way things don't move, such as jittery, or the joints/legs improperly located, yet somehow function ...movies that have these things on display include, THE THING, THE VOID, SILENT HILL & others.
What's nuts is LAST SHIFT didn't use those "weird" tactics... it somehow was able to use concepts such as, SERIAL KILLERS, GHOSTS, DEMONS, & isolation...things I typically don't even both with anymore...
So how can this do what the others using its tactics can't? The camera shots, the close up moments that aren't simple jump scares, but force you to take in the moment, the story itself, the acting, & above all else... THE PRACTICAL EFFECTS!!! The makeup in this film is just out of this world!!! The evil entities are just straight up BRUTAL & NASTY looking! I LOVED IT!!! The film doesn't care to try & explain why evil is evil, it also doesn't tuck you warmly into bed with a Hollywood ending. I know 2 people who asked me to shut it off, ONLY due to them being too freaked out & worried about nightmares!!!
The actress as well did an incredible job at selling it all...I don't know how she's not more well known, as all I remember her being in was THE WALKING DEAD...(she's one of the two women in S3 that the Governor runs into, & I believe gets killed during the final fight at the prison) not ONLY is she awesome, but she is an ABSOLUTE STUNNER!!! Gorgeous isnt strong enough to describe her beauty!
Typically, if you're a horror fan... you're well aware that on IMDB, even the BEST horrors don't often get above a 6.5, so I for the most part will give anything that sounds good a watch if it's at least above a 4.0. This being 5.1 is...respectable, however I believe it deserves to be AT LEAST at a 6.5!!! I give it a 10/10...I'm rating it as a HORROR film, not just as an overall film. Because we all know horror is like comedy... it's given small budgets, limited releases (usually), the stories are always far fetched... & So they never really get the respect they deserve.
Horror comedy almost never gets it right, this film pretty much got it right...except for one part...
If someone told me the basis of this film, I'd never have watched it, it just would sound boring... but the cast makes it worth!!
It is way more comedy than horror though, I'd say around 70/30 actually.
I can honestly say I absolutely HATED Aya Cash in THE BOYS, she didn't fit, & I felt she wasn't talented... but then I saw this & I loved her so much.. she was born for this sorta role! She's sadly always going to be pegged as a comedy girl, like what's his name from American Pie..
I enjoyed so much of this really, as I said though one part missed the mark... the ending. It just made NO SENSE... I won't spoil it, but all I'll say is "WHY!?!?" Why make them think what they did... only to then say ...I won't spoil it... but it was lame to finish it that way. I get that they wanted to go for the twist within a twist thing... but it almost felt like they ran out of script n said "wing it!"
Yes, I also realize one character is suffering from life issues & may have just WANTED that ending... but when it happens? It doesn't seem they were very happy to have it happen... just didn't like that at all.
Overall I loved it!!! Ayas "AHHH, COMON, SCARE ME MOTHER EFFER! WE'RE BURNIN' MOON LIGHT!!!" I was laughing way too much!!
If someone told me the basis of this film, I'd never have watched it, it just would sound boring... but the cast makes it worth!!
It is way more comedy than horror though, I'd say around 70/30 actually.
I can honestly say I absolutely HATED Aya Cash in THE BOYS, she didn't fit, & I felt she wasn't talented... but then I saw this & I loved her so much.. she was born for this sorta role! She's sadly always going to be pegged as a comedy girl, like what's his name from American Pie..
I enjoyed so much of this really, as I said though one part missed the mark... the ending. It just made NO SENSE... I won't spoil it, but all I'll say is "WHY!?!?" Why make them think what they did... only to then say ...I won't spoil it... but it was lame to finish it that way. I get that they wanted to go for the twist within a twist thing... but it almost felt like they ran out of script n said "wing it!"
Yes, I also realize one character is suffering from life issues & may have just WANTED that ending... but when it happens? It doesn't seem they were very happy to have it happen... just didn't like that at all.
Overall I loved it!!! Ayas "AHHH, COMON, SCARE ME MOTHER EFFER! WE'RE BURNIN' MOON LIGHT!!!" I was laughing way too much!!
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