bxhanx
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First of all, the movie has it's bona fides in that it was written and directed by Gary Dauberman. He's the guy who wrote Annabelle Comes Home, The Nun, The Nun II, It, Annabelle Creation, among others.
The movie was produced by James Wan and the Master himself, Stephen King. THE James Wan of The Conjuring franchise and other movies. You feel his presence in the movie.
I love movies that pay homage to the original without being cheesy. This one did it right.
The original Salem's Lot was a made-for-TV movie. This one had that same feel to it, except for some of the language, and even that wasn't over the top. The movie followed the original story line without being a copycat. The movie just felt good.
The changes that they made didn't stray from the original source material (if you read the book). A few scenes followed the book more closely than the first movie, but the ghost of the first movie was firmly planted in this grand remake with dignity.
The acting isn't excessive in the slightest. The special effects are kept to a minimum, so the story, acting and the feel is what carries the movie.
The movie has Lewis Pullman (Son of Bill Pullman), who does a solid job of acting without trying to embed himself in the forefront of the movie to make it all about his character.
Alfre Woodard plays the doctor, and, like Pullman, is a role player in the story line who does a great job.
Sometimes succinct acting is the best acting in a movie, and this is a movie that benefits from that style.
The star is Jordan Preston Carter, as Mark Petrie. For being a 13-year old when the filmed the movie, his acting was on point. You'd feel scared for him at one point, sorry for him at another in the blink of an eye, and was cheering him on with guarded optimism when he was doin' work in the danger zone.
The movie was great in that it didn't use over-the-top special effects to shock and awe you like some vampire movies do, so that you forget the story line and just talk about the amazing special effects and scares.
The scenes that were similar to the original were great. They changed everything up enough so that it was new even if you saw all 3 Salem Lot movies. You can feel that the director had a light touch on everything, letting the story/movie evolve with patience and with deft direction.
One of the best aspects of the movie is that it makes you feel unsettled. The suspense is enough to get a grip on you and hold onto you for the entire movie. You're never comfortable, because there are some good jump-scares. If you saw the first one or the remake, you think that you know what's going to happen, and maybe it does, but it does it in a different manner than the original. And it works!
None of the actors tried to steal the show to make it a self-serving vehicle to some quasi-stardom.
You can feel Dauberman and Wan's presence in the movie, but if you're looking for something to scare the hell out of you, this isn't your movie.
If you like smooth suspense and a movie that not only stands well on its own two feet, yet pays homage the original, this is a good movie for that. I'll be watching it again.
I do appreciate them bringing back that 70s made-for-TV feel. Like I said, the movie just feels good.
The movie was produced by James Wan and the Master himself, Stephen King. THE James Wan of The Conjuring franchise and other movies. You feel his presence in the movie.
I love movies that pay homage to the original without being cheesy. This one did it right.
The original Salem's Lot was a made-for-TV movie. This one had that same feel to it, except for some of the language, and even that wasn't over the top. The movie followed the original story line without being a copycat. The movie just felt good.
The changes that they made didn't stray from the original source material (if you read the book). A few scenes followed the book more closely than the first movie, but the ghost of the first movie was firmly planted in this grand remake with dignity.
The acting isn't excessive in the slightest. The special effects are kept to a minimum, so the story, acting and the feel is what carries the movie.
The movie has Lewis Pullman (Son of Bill Pullman), who does a solid job of acting without trying to embed himself in the forefront of the movie to make it all about his character.
Alfre Woodard plays the doctor, and, like Pullman, is a role player in the story line who does a great job.
Sometimes succinct acting is the best acting in a movie, and this is a movie that benefits from that style.
The star is Jordan Preston Carter, as Mark Petrie. For being a 13-year old when the filmed the movie, his acting was on point. You'd feel scared for him at one point, sorry for him at another in the blink of an eye, and was cheering him on with guarded optimism when he was doin' work in the danger zone.
The movie was great in that it didn't use over-the-top special effects to shock and awe you like some vampire movies do, so that you forget the story line and just talk about the amazing special effects and scares.
The scenes that were similar to the original were great. They changed everything up enough so that it was new even if you saw all 3 Salem Lot movies. You can feel that the director had a light touch on everything, letting the story/movie evolve with patience and with deft direction.
One of the best aspects of the movie is that it makes you feel unsettled. The suspense is enough to get a grip on you and hold onto you for the entire movie. You're never comfortable, because there are some good jump-scares. If you saw the first one or the remake, you think that you know what's going to happen, and maybe it does, but it does it in a different manner than the original. And it works!
None of the actors tried to steal the show to make it a self-serving vehicle to some quasi-stardom.
You can feel Dauberman and Wan's presence in the movie, but if you're looking for something to scare the hell out of you, this isn't your movie.
If you like smooth suspense and a movie that not only stands well on its own two feet, yet pays homage the original, this is a good movie for that. I'll be watching it again.
I do appreciate them bringing back that 70s made-for-TV feel. Like I said, the movie just feels good.
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