Maybe you're just normaling.
I thought The Witch was labored and silly.
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Yep.Quoting transmogrifier (view post)
Not a good movie.
I liked its aesthetic and performances very much, enough to recommend it, but I found it muddled in regard to its themes/messaging and presumed historicity, which seems to me a slap in the face to the actual history of witch trials and all the people who died. I've been thinking of doing one of those YouTube video essays about it for a while, but I figure it'd be downvoted into oblivion.
Dislike of Night and Dawn (and saying Day is the best of the bunch), lukewarm feelings on Return, dislike of early Cronenberg...this place has gone batshit crazy.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
You're the only normal one left.
Which means you are the outlier. You are the monster.
You are legend.
Well done.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
I know it seems odd, but its such good filmmaking that its a feast for my eyes.
He may not be the Meg we deserve, but he's the Meg we need.
Delightful implies pleasantness during the viewing. Hocus Pocus is delightful.
I loved The Witch. Have watched it several times.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
I first saw Dawn as a teen, and was bored and found the make up poor. Now, mind you, this is teen Scar, who's idea of a great flick was whatever Schwarzenegger flick was available. I will revisit it. I do enjoy Night quite a bit, but something in Day resonated with me. Whether it was the effects, or Bub, or what not, it really stuck with me.
It sure as shit wasn't the music or acting....
“What we are dealing with here is a perfect engine, er... an eating machine. It's really a miracle of evolution. All this machine does is swim and eat and make little sharks and that's all.”
Ernest Scared Stupid >>> Hocus Pocus
The photography is pleasant to me.
I had a similar reaction the first time I saw Night. I just didn't get what was so great. The second time I saw it though was like a revelation and it is now one of my favorite movies. I liked Dawn from the first viewing. I get why some are put off by what on the surface appears to be an amateurish production, but I was able to overlook those aspects because the story was so compelling. Give it another shot. You might be surprised.
Rewatching Dawn, and it certainly is much better than I remember.
“What we are dealing with here is a perfect engine, er... an eating machine. It's really a miracle of evolution. All this machine does is swim and eat and make little sharks and that's all.”
So did I. We agree on something for once.
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Eh that is just part of its charm.
Incidentally I did revisit ROTLD on Halloween night for the first time in years. Its a fun movie but I agree too that it runs out of gas. I do love its characters, though.
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Romero's Dawn is a classic, with great characters and better dialogue than Night. Snyder's remake is more flashy and I like it. I should compare the two for that remakes thread of mine.
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I just saw this and I agree 100%.
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I also dig early Cronenberg, although Videodrome was his first truly great film. I like Rabid a lot.
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I wondered how such an obviously terrible movie that I turned off could have indy film awards so I did some digging.
What a load of horseshit. Thats some scam they got there.
I skimmed the article until I saw this was a group that gives an award for "Best Nudity." Then I closed the tab.
So what the hell is this about, then?
Some excerpts...
"Every two months, we choose nominees and winners so filmmakers don't have to wait an entire year for results. "
"We are an online competition that does not screen films to the public so you don't have to worry about ruining your premiere status. This also keeps submissions fees as low as possible."
"Laurels in JPG format will be sent to all nominees and winners. No physical trophies, medals, or certificates are given in order to keep entry fees lower."
Ahaaaaaa, yeah that's fucked.
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