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Post by phantasmzombie on Aug 4, 2009 21:08:55 GMT -6
Set in 1965 in the buttoned-up world of an all-girls private boarding school, this horrifying tale features the acting chops of Oscar nominee Patricia Clarkson, who appears as the chilly headmistress. Based on the nightmarish visions she's been having since her arrival, new student Heather (Agnes Bruckner) knows that the woods surrounding the school aren't normal. And when her classmates begin disappearing, she has no choice but to investigate.
I loved this movie, it reminded me a lot of Suspiria. Suspenseful, well acted as well.
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Post by bobbygory on Aug 4, 2009 21:09:38 GMT -6
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Post by Maskedman on Aug 4, 2009 21:10:06 GMT -6
I thought it sucked.
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Post by GL on Aug 5, 2009 9:51:11 GMT -6
I thought it was decent, nothing terrible but nothing that really stood out and made it a must-see, or really meant anything to be remembered.
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Post by Maskedman on Aug 6, 2009 10:21:53 GMT -6
I thought it had no sense of style, and the scenes of horror were really tame. Like a pale shadow of Suspiria.
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Post by bobbygory on Aug 6, 2009 10:24:54 GMT -6
Suspiria is so overrated.
Both are passable, neither are great.
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Post by GL on Aug 7, 2009 9:23:45 GMT -6
I thought it had no sense of style, and the scenes of horror were really tame. Like a pale shadow of Suspiria. Totally agreed. Suspiria did this so much better it's really hard to think positively on this one. |
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Post by WahlbergCasket on Aug 7, 2009 14:44:02 GMT -6
I love McKee's films and this one impressed me, but not my favorite of his films
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Post by bobbygory on Aug 7, 2009 20:16:49 GMT -6
I like May better
But this was good, Suspiria is the most overrated film of all time, I decided.
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Post by phantasmzombie on Aug 8, 2009 0:45:48 GMT -6
I hated his Masters of Horror episode, Sick Girl.
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Post by GL on Aug 8, 2009 9:35:31 GMT -6
Sick Girl was actually the only thing McKay's ever done which I actually like. I thought it was much better than this one or that putrid pile of crap known as May.
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Post by bobbygory on Aug 8, 2009 11:47:52 GMT -6
May was a terrific film, sorry GL you are on the outs with that one lol
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Post by phantasmzombie on Aug 8, 2009 22:03:31 GMT -6
I have not seen May yet, its on the top of my netflix list though.
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Post by GL on Aug 9, 2009 9:33:35 GMT -6
May was a terrific film, sorry GL you are on the outs with that one lol Well, I never found anything horror-based about it. |
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Post by bobbygory on Aug 9, 2009 9:34:30 GMT -6
It is horror, GL you do that a lot, you say things are not horror when they are, she kills people to build a new doll.
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Post by GL on Aug 9, 2009 9:46:22 GMT -6
The last twenty minutes, which isn't horror to me. Besides, the rest is some kind of relationship drama, and those don't appeal to me.
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Post by bobbygory on Aug 9, 2009 9:49:24 GMT -6
This is a disturbed horror drama, you are the first not to see the horror angle. lol
A lot of horror films, older ones in particular have a build up and let the horror rip in the last part of the film. Common in the horror genre.
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Post by GL on Aug 9, 2009 9:54:44 GMT -6
Yeah, but with those there's still the fact that the film is building itself to be a horror film, so that when it actually gets there it's a lot more fun because it's paying off what the build-up promised. This one had no indication it was going to be a horror film at all. Everything in the beginning had it pegged as a drama, and it felt like one.
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Post by bobbygory on Aug 9, 2009 9:56:37 GMT -6
Yes, but that was the whole point, to build a story that seemed sweet and dark humored, and then let the tone slowly shift to get the viewers, with unleashing the horror in the last part.
Tongue in cheek thing to do, clever and really good.
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Post by GL on Aug 9, 2009 9:59:46 GMT -6
Well, I don't give a shit about films like that. Go for the jugular or fuck off.
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