choffer Posted July 6, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 6, 2015 OK - It's official. I do not get horror movies. Watched the Babadook tonight and it left me fairly cold. A couple of hair-on-the-back-of-the-neck moments but there wasn't a single surprise in it for me. I had the story pegged from the minute the book appeared and by the end I was a bit bored. I know I'm in the minority on this one but I'm glad to have watched it, even if only to prove that I'm not as much of a scaredy-cat as I thought I was 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 6, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) OK - It's official. I do not get horror movies. Watched the Babadook tonight and it left me fairly cold. A couple of hair-on-the-back-of-the-neck moments but there wasn't a single surprise in it for me. I had the story pegged from the minute the book appeared and by the end I was a bit bored. I know I'm in the minority on this one but I'm glad to have watched it, even if only to prove that I'm not as much of a scaredy-cat as I thought I was I have a question. What was the babadook? Edited July 6, 2015 by Stevo985 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic_bouma Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I appreciated what he was going for with house of the devil but I thought it was a bit of a let down, as was innkeepers. I like that west tries to go for the stories rather than scares but his films just lack that something for me. For me it may be the lack of creepiness with his ghost stories. Innkeepers had a cool story but wasn't creepy or scary in the slightest. I may be being a little unfair, I don't know, I just can't put my finger on it with ti west films. The innkeepers takes a definite less is more approach and I can understand why for some that equals boring and not at all scary. For me it worked and the scene where they are both sat in the cellar was IMO a masterclass of how you can ratchet up the tension without really showing a single thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted July 6, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 6, 2015 OK - It's official. I do not get horror movies. Watched the Babadook tonight and it left me fairly cold. A couple of hair-on-the-back-of-the-neck moments but there wasn't a single surprise in it for me. I had the story pegged from the minute the book appeared and by the end I was a bit bored. I know I'm in the minority on this one but I'm glad to have watched it, even if only to prove that I'm not as much of a scaredy-cat as I thought I was I have a question. What was the babadook? The Babadook was a manifestation of her grief, her resentment that her son survived when her husband died. That much was apparent as soon as we found out that her husband died on the day the son was born Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 7, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) Fair enough. I ask because I've heard a few people not like it because they thought the babadook was just a scary monster, without realising what it represented. I agree that you know what the Babadook is pretty early on, but I'm not sure it's meant to be a big surprise or twist. The film is about how she deals with it and what it does to her Edited July 7, 2015 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Watched Big Game over the weekend..........................WTF was Samuel L Jackson thinking? Have you seen most of the crap he is in? Dont know how he gets away from the abuse Nicholas Cage gets for making so much shit Well Big Game makes Snakes on a Plane look good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Watched Big Game over the weekend..........................WTF was Samuel L Jackson thinking? Have you seen most of the crap he is in? Dont know how he gets away from the abuse Nicholas Cage gets for making so much shit Well Big Game makes Snakes on a Plane look good But snakes on a plane ........was good ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaForever1970 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Terminator Genisys is easily the worse film i've seen this year so far and would push it for a good few years as well... i've seen the latest Transformers!Perfect example of an action film failing, didn't help that it came out in the same summer as Fury Road which has the best directed actions scenes in years.Oh and nothing make sense, things happened for a reason in the first two films, things happen in this because the director/writers think it looks cool or something.Dreadful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 (edited) I liked the bale film, they ruined it entirely with the reveal in the trailer but it had some good stuff in it, reading the reviews for genisys it seems like the general opinion on salvation was that it was a bit dour and boring, so by the sounds of it they've gone for big action set pieces that are by the numbers and "exciting" but ultimately shit at the same time Put it to bed Edited July 8, 2015 by villa4europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 8, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 8, 2015 Yesterday I discovered that The Equaliser is better than Get Hard. A lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I actually think terminator 3 is underrated, not a bad film at all. Salvation was ok as well but a bit pointless in the terminator world. Won't even bother with genesis until the bluray comes out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I liked Salvation but it didnt feel like a Terminator movie though and I dont remember much hype about it at the time except for Bale having a go at people on set as for Genisys I knew it wouldnt be great the moment I saw Emilia Clarke cast as main character. She really cant act and she doesnt feel like Sarah Connor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 9, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 9, 2015 I actually think terminator 3 is underrated, not a bad film at all. Salvation was ok as well but a bit pointless in the terminator world. Won't even bother with genesis until the bluray comes out Terminator 3 isn't very good. But the ending was excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 9, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 9, 2015 Terminator Genisys is easily the worse film i've seen this year so far and would push it for a good few years as well... i've seen the latest Transformers! Perfect example of an action film failing, didn't help that it came out in the same summer as Fury Road which has the best directed actions scenes in years. Oh and nothing make sense, things happened for a reason in the first two films, things happen in this because the director/writers think it looks cool or something. Dreadful. When I was at the cinema last weekend, two of the trailers were for Ant Man and Pixels I reckon if you go and see them they'll beat Terminator Genisys as worst film of the year. They both looked utter, utter shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Facebook time line filled last night with groups of women going to see magic Mike xxl .....the last two female oriented blockbusters have basically been skin flicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaForever1970 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Terminator Genisys is easily the worse film i've seen this year so far and would push it for a good few years as well... i've seen the latest Transformers! Perfect example of an action film failing, didn't help that it came out in the same summer as Fury Road which has the best directed actions scenes in years. Oh and nothing make sense, things happened for a reason in the first two films, things happen in this because the director/writers think it looks cool or something. Dreadful. When I was at the cinema last weekend, two of the trailers were for Ant Man and Pixels I reckon if you go and see them they'll beat Terminator Genisys as worst film of the year. They both looked utter, utter shite. I doubt it, i bet they have a coherent story that makes some type of sense. All of David Lynch films combined make more sense than Terminator Genisys. Ant Man is also getting positive reviews, but i know your extremely biased against all 'superhero' films before even seeing them though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 9, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 9, 2015 I suppose there's an element of that. But I still see trailers for superhero films and think they look alright. In fact, the trailer is often the best part about them! But this one just looked absolute garbage, although I must admit the bit with the toy train did raise a smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted July 9, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 9, 2015 I have a feeling Ant Man will be a critical success (it's nailed on to be a commercial one) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 9, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 9, 2015 Seeing Terminator tomorrow. I know it'll be bad but it's a evenings fun even of it's as hopelessly shit as it appears. Antman has been reviewing really well, which even I'm surprised about. With all the weird stuff in it's development and being an odd character for Marvel even, and really mixed word of mouth from previews a while back and trailers looking ropey that seemed based around the film being embarrassed of itself, I thought that was a nailed on miss from Marvel. Apparently not. Imax it is then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 My only gripe with Ant Man is that Edgar Wright didn't direct it. Would have loved to see what he could come up with. Had a similar annoyance when Del Toro dropped out of the Hobbit movies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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