Jingus Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Am I the only one who thinks this looks shriekingly terrible? I actually giggled aloud, every time the same whispered exclamation of "Black Phillip!!!" happened. And the menacing bunny rabbit, c'mon now. Also: historical-period horror movies tend to look like absolute shit when they're shot on video. And even the title will have lots of people saying "what the hell is a Vvitch?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hey, it they found a 17th-century pre-plumbing version of "turn on the faucet and blood comes out" that's not hilarious at all. Also is this going to be another one of those "Witches were totally real, we probably didn't murder enough of them" hack jobs? Because I can't fuck you it enough to every single person involved if so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 These books (mainly due to Stephen Gammell's artwork) were a huge staple of my childhood and if anyone can translate the aesthetic to film, it's del Toro- http://nerdist.com/guillermo-del-toro-to-adapt-scary-stories-to-tell-in-the-dark/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Also is this going to be another one of those "Witches were totally real, we probably didn't murder enough of them" hack jobs? Because I can't fuck you it enough to every single person involved if so. No, "Vvitches" man. Vvitches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Vvatewer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Watched Unfriended last night on HBO On Demand. Seemed a lot creepier in theaters. I still find the maze of laptop apps used to aid in telling the story to be an interesting millennial twist on the single set piece and the cyber-bullying metaplot is also an original way to add new spin to the old school horror staple of supernatural vengeance.. On the downside, the group of potential suspects / victims and the center figure are presented as so unlikeable and shallow that you find yourself pulling for neither the victims nor the "monster." I realize that you can only do so much character development in medias res, but you can at least try to generate some sort of empathy between the audience and a character or two. I can recommend it with reservation if you've never seen it before, but you can skip a second viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 The Witch got huge raves from the festival crowd. It's probably gonna be slow as hell but worth the wait, apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Watched Unfriended last night on HBO On Demand. Seemed a lot creepier in theaters. I still find the maze of laptop apps used to aid in telling the story to be an interesting millennial twist on the single set piece and the cyber-bullying metaplot is also an original way to add new spin to the old school horror staple of supernatural vengeance.. On the downside, the group of potential suspects / victims and the center figure are presented as so unlikeable and shallow that you find yourself pulling for neither the victims nor the "monster." I realize that you can only do so much character development in medias res, but you can at least try to generate some sort of empathy between the audience and a character or two. I can recommend it with reservation if you've never seen it before, but you can skip a second viewing. I really liked Unfriended because of the way it peels back those layers to make that apparent. The least likeable characters are also the least culpable in a lot of ways while the ones that seem sympathetic were the worst. My major complaint is sort of spoilery so hey. Look. This thing is very clearly supposed to be evoking videos of girls being passed out and sexually assaulted then shamed for that fact until they commit suicide. It's sort of a Rehtah Parsons revenge deal where you go from fearing for the people to realizing how sickeningly culpable they were and that they all deserve what they get. That is hugely diminished when it's just a video of a girl shitting herself. I'm not generally a proponent of rape as a plot device but when that's so clearly what you're trying to evoke, embarassing poop video just doesn't cut it for me. Either commit to the message or don't go that route, in my opinion. Mileage may vary on that though. My wife disagreed while our lady friend that watched it with us had exactly the same thought. Depends on perspective, I guess. Could have gone without the Bughuul'ing at the end too but it's pretty much a staple for 2015 horror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I got to see The Thing (1982) again on the big screen last night. Thoughts: This is one of those films that you pick out new things (ha) every time that you never noticed before. One, coincidentally, being an eye (a gigantic fucking eyeball) in the creature where you never ever saw it even after watching the movie twelve thousand times, for example. With an audience, the black humor comes out so much more. The scene where Garry says his line about the couch made everyone burst into loud, nervous, perfectly uncomfortable laughter. People seemed to react the worst to of all things the simplest: the finger cutting. I couldn't even watch myself. This is the only '80s horror film where two black characters survive until the end, and also have serious personality behind them. Name another one. Dare ya. After leaving the theater, it seemed a whole lot colder outside... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stro Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 That seems like a trick question. How many 80s horror films even had two black characters? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingus Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 There's been quite a few that just had two black people somewhere in the whole movie; even several entries in Friday the 13th managed to grab that particular low-hanging fruit. But two black MAIN characters who were present throughout the majority of a 1980s horror movie? I'm having a hard time thinking of any, ever. Even Day of the Dead only had one prominent black guy, and in between the Blaxploitation phase and the Tony Todd Revolution there was a glaring lack of color in American thrillers. The closest I can come up with is Black Devil Doll From Hell, and that's a crying shame, considering it's a zero-budget "movie" that was shot on video, back when that REALLY meant something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Friday the 13th part V had three, iirc. (Only one could plausibly be considered a main character.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Part V had four black characters in speaking roles if you count the old guy. Dudley's uncle or whatever. They were also the four most likable characters (although shaking an outhouse when someone is trying to drop a load in crystal lake is probably not the coolest thing to be doing. Damn, girl.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Oh, that's right, forgot about the old dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Jaws, Alien, The Howling, and Swamp Thing (the shaggy dog of the bunch. clearly) are gonna be in a Nowhere To Hide Marathon on Saturday. In the meantime, I'll be praying that they go back to the old Lucha Underground schedule of having replays of the former episodes with replays of the current one into the wee hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingus Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 I am truly depressed that we're now remaking mainstream American movies from the 21st century. Especially when the last sequel was made just two years ago, and there's absolutely no business or creative reason why the series needed a "reboot". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 And Roth is producing, and allegedly it's even the same shooting script. Oy vey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 “Travis had an amazing vision for my original script, and, as a scary movie fan, I really wanted to see it,” Roth said. “I almost see this like re-staging a play, and I’m excited to see what ideas Travis and the cast bring to it.” That was per Variety back when they started filming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Since horror seems to be a can't lose business, there's no reason not to fuck around like that I guess. I'm actually not that against the idea of multiple versions of the same story as an experiment in style as long as it is done for a reason other than "those teenagers are like 27 now. I can't, like, relate to them. They, like, used, like, Napster to, like, fax music to each other. What the hell even is that?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingus Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Every time I think "there can't possibly be any more reasons to firmly believe that Eli Roth is among the very worst scumbags to ever walk upon the earth's crust, surely he must've hit bottom by now", he is just so damned determined to prove me wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 “Travis had an amazing vision for my original script, and, as a scary movie fan, I really wanted to see it,” Roth said. “I almost see this like re-staging a play, and I’m excited to see what ideas Travis and the cast bring to it.” That was per Variety back when they started filming Then put it on a stage. At least there it'll be more interesting. I mean, "Travis" can't be all that great a visionary, if he can't come up with his own ideas and only revamps someone else's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 I would've been more impressed with Cabin Fever: The Musical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 I'd buy a ticket for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Just not the front row. You will get wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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