They planned it out and it didn't take much "muscle" other than a certain scene in the attic.
It was mostly just,
...audio files
(we saw them studying her past)
...printing
(you can hear them printing stuff at one point, before they leave)
...and, determination
(hiding stuff and such, which seemed easy since they stole her drugs and her sleeping was utterly messed up/having walking nightmares)
All the while, that's the whole point of the daughter's dollhouse and the creepy scenarios displayed within it.
(they even show the dad looking at it, figuring it all out with said dollhouse)
They're kids in ~2018 or so. If I could teach myself Photoshop in the early 2000's in high school, I think kids growing up with iPhones/iPads can do this. As I said, its no less than a theatrical school project, hell I've seen people work harder on less for school.
Speaking as a parent of children in the age group of these two, kids simply do not think this way even after trauma. I'm not saying they can't have the practical skills to accomplish this. They do not have the logistical and intellectual skills. If they had setup something hinting they ahead of their classes maybe I could have bought it, but as is, it's laughably bad.
Speaking as a parent of children in the age group of these two, kids simply do not think this way even after trauma. I'm not saying they can't have the practical skills to accomplish this. They do not have the logistical and intellectual skills. If they had setup something hinting they ahead of their classes maybe I could have bought it, but as is, it's laughably bad.
I figured this is what your response would be. The key differences here is context, tone and genre. Those are slapstick comedies played for laughs. The Lodge is played straight and overly serious and it suffers for it. I haven't laughed that hard at film in ages. Home Alone and the other films you listed are stupid in the same ways, but they're SUPPOSED to be stupid.
I shamefully only just recently watched Carnival of Souls for the first time and I am head over heels in love with it. Such a wonderfully atmospheric and ghoulishly visual film. I also quite enjoyed Eyes Without A Face and appreciated The Haunting. Apparently I'm on a black and white mid century horror kick.
This isn't about a Horror movie, but I thought I'd share anyway.
Just over a year ago after a long battle with depression I almost killed myself. I got help instead for my depression, anxiety and dependency issues, and worked with a few local charities. I eventually decided to start my own non-profit that served the mental health needs of Horror fans (and I'll eventually get into sci-fi and superhero).
My first initiative is called Horror Heals: A Tribute to Child's Play's John Lafia. John co-wrote Child's Play and directed Child's Play 2. Unfortunately, he took his own life earlier this year. Next year, when cons resume, I'll be hosting panels that discuss his life and career (his daughter is helping me by gathering family photos etc). Then, I'll seque into a discussion with a psychologist who specializes in pop culture who will talk about how Horror can help people cope with real life trauma. Castmembers from the franchise have donated signed items for me to raffle off, and I'll likely have some of them out at the bigger events I do.
I'm kicking it off with a party in my hometown with Ari Lehman, the original Jason Voorhees.
Anyway...I'm pretty excited about it and wanted to share.
This isn't about a Horror movie, but I thought I'd share anyway.
Just over a year ago after a long battle with depression I almost killed myself. I got help instead for my depression, anxiety and dependency issues, and worked with a few local charities. I eventually decided to start my own non-profit that served the mental health needs of Horror fans (and I'll eventually get into sci-fi and superhero).
My first initiative is called Horror Heals: A Tribute to Child's Play's John Lafia. John co-wrote Child's Play and directed Child's Play 2. Unfortunately, he took his own life earlier this year. Next year, when cons resume, I'll be hosting panels that discuss his life and career (his daughter is helping me by gathering family photos etc). Then, I'll seque into a discussion with a psychologist who specializes in pop culture who will talk about how Horror can help people cope with real life trauma. Castmembers from the franchise have donated signed items for me to raffle off, and I'll likely have some of them out at the bigger events I do.
I'm kicking it off with a party in my hometown with Ari Lehman, the original Jason Voorhees.
Anyway...I'm pretty excited about it and wanted to share.
Congratulations on the event and work involved brilliant effort and even better news of overcoming depression and suicidal thoughts. Having suffered myself, I know of the pain involved so kudos and being exceptionally brave in facing this. Huge respect for all of this.
I finally watched this after seeing lots of praise for it online and... it didn't really live up to the hype. I can definitely see why it catapulted Samara Weaving to stardom, and Judah Lewis is now my top choice to play Quenton Quire in the MCU, but all in all I didn't find it very funny or very scary. There were some hilarious moments and the interactions between Lewis and Weaving, as well as Robbie Amell, were great. I can't quite put my finger on what it was that didn't work, because on paper this really seems like my kind of movie. The whole motivation behind the plot and the killer's actions were just so vague, I guess, that it all rang hollow. It felt like an 80's flick for all the worst reasons - big, bombastic and shallow. 2/5
We Summon The Darkness (2019)
This film is really a testament towards who the right combination of cast and characters can elevate a fairly typical plot into a memorable film. Everyone here does a great job and the central trios have tremendous chemistry. I really hope to see the lesser known stars pop up often in the coming years (Especially Austin Swift, who seemed on paper to be a stunt-casting but turned in a very impressive performance of a really fun character) Going to hop into spoiler territory...
Once the big twist happens, I do wish we could have engaged more with the themes behind what was really going on. I get that this obviously wasn't meant to be a deep commentary, but I couldn't help but feel there was a lot more that could have been said with a more ambitious script. But overall it worked really well. Daddario and Hasson's gleeful murderers stuck with me far more than the similar conceit attempted by The Babysitter. Also, Johnny Knoxville makes the most of his VERY limited screentime and proved surprisingly scary. Definitely channelling some Harry Powell, and doing it well
All in all, I had a blast with this one and will definitely be coming back to it again. Not really scary, but funny and intense in all the right places and some of the best cast chemistry I've seen in a movie like this for a while. 4/5
I finally watched this after seeing lots of praise for it online and... it didn't really live up to the hype. I can definitely see why it catapulted Samara Weaving to stardom, and Judah Lewis is now my top choice to play Quenton Quire in the MCU, but all in all I didn't find it very funny or very scary. There were some hilarious moments and the interactions between Lewis and Weaving, as well as Robbie Amell, were great. I can't quite put my finger on what it was that didn't work, because on paper this really seems like my kind of movie. The whole motivation behind the plot and the killer's actions were just so vague, I guess, that it all rang hollow. It felt like an 80's flick for all the worst reasons - big, bombastic and shallow. 2/5
We Summon The Darkness (2019)
This film is really a testament towards who the right combination of cast and characters can elevate a fairly typical plot into a memorable film. Everyone here does a great job and the central trios have tremendous chemistry. I really hope to see the lesser known stars pop up often in the coming years (Especially Austin Swift, who seemed on paper to be a stunt-casting but turned in a very impressive performance of a really fun character) Going to hop into spoiler territory...
Once the big twist happens, I do wish we could have engaged more with the themes behind what was really going on. I get that this obviously wasn't meant to be a deep commentary, but I couldn't help but feel there was a lot more that could have been said with a more ambitious script. But overall it worked really well. Daddario and Hasson's gleeful murderers stuck with me far more than the similar conceit attempted by The Babysitter. Also, Johnny Knoxville makes the most of his VERY limited screentime and proved surprisingly scary. Definitely channelling some Harry Powell, and doing it well
All in all, I had a blast with this one and will definitely be coming back to it again. Not really scary, but funny and intense in all the right places and some of the best cast chemistry I've seen in a movie like this for a while. 4/5
Yep. Watching The Babysitter was mostly an exercize in realizing that we had a new star on our hands. It's okay...but not great.
And We Summon the Darkness...I'm an 80's Metal guy...so any movie that mentions Dio is okay in my book...but really it was Alexandra Daddario do her thing, and Hasson being a real joy to watch.
Mine was Halloween, my Dad introduced me to it as a kid, he was really good at knowing what films I would like and what my limits were with horror. Its funny because Halloween didn't scare me (tbf horror movies don't really and have never really scared me), I just thought it was so mesmerising, of course I jumped at points but they're the fun scares. To this day I haven't seen a horror film that I enjoy more than Halloween. Don't get me wrong there are films I love nearly as much but Halloween is just perfection for me. Is some of that nostalgia? definitely but its just a brilliant film and I'm glad to this day that my Dad let me watch it. Who knows if I would have loved horror as much as I do now were it not for me seeing Halloween when I did.
...same, I was 4 and my dad showed Halloween to me on VHS. He'd always scare my mom with his Freddy hand while she'd do laundry to Letterman at night. My parents even took me to Scream in theaters, when I was 8. Horror has always been instrumental to me.
instead it was H20. I was around five or six and I'd convinced my parents to let me stay up and watch it with them. Seeing JGL with an ice skate embedded in his face shook me up a little, but I was still game. I got as far as Michael slitting Marion Chambers' throat before I ran out of the room and went to bed with nightmares. Great first horror experience.
Halloween was my first horror film as well thanks to my mom who made us watch it as a family every Halloween during the 90's and early 2000's along with some of the other films in the franchise.
I had to be only like 5 or 6 years old too, but I was also watching a lot of crazy stuff back then like Hellraiser, Candyman, Child's Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street and the Friday The 13th films.
Scream, Urban Legend and I Know What You Did Last Summer were some that I watched a ton of times too even though those came a little later. I wish I had been old enough to see them in theatre though, because man was I into slasher films back during those days.
I mean I constantly watch horror year round. Of course during October I try to do a little month long marathon. But it’s tough I get home from work and most times I’m just too exhausted. But in October yeah I definitely try to do a lot when I feel up for it. The weekends mostly.
Mine was Halloween, my Dad introduced me to it as a kid, he was really good at knowing what films I would like and what my limits were with horror. Its funny because Halloween didn't scare me (tbf horror movies don't really and have never really scared me), I just thought it was so mesmerising, of course I jumped at points but they're the fun scares. To this day I haven't seen a horror film that I enjoy more than Halloween. Don't get me wrong there are films I love nearly as much but Halloween is just perfection for me. Is some of that nostalgia? definitely but its just a brilliant film and I'm glad to this day that my Dad let me watch it. Who knows if I would have loved horror as much as I do now were it not for me seeing Halloween when I did.
My first ones my dad introduced me to were Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Exorcist, Poltergeist and Psycho. Just great memories watching them together. Man I really miss him.
It's funny how F13 (loved the first film, maybe Part 2) / NOES (same...) series were always "the ugly step child" to me, growing up, compared to Halloween. Now after the Gourley & Rust and the Halloweenies Podcasts, I respect more of those films and see both alongside Halloween as the Holy Trinity for Slashers. NOES overall are not as fun or engaging as F13 3-7 for me, but I respect them as pieces of art.
It's pretty stunning, while Halloween/II/III/H20/Halloween 2018 are very good to great... they're very much broken with continuity intentionally. Yes, the F13 films are goofy as hell/have recasting...
I might have to give F13 the best run of straight films; the original through part 6 are all great in their own fun ways. They might not all be "art" actually, but I really love watching them and wish I did back when I was young.
My first was the original House on Haunted Hill starring Vincent Price. It was in a VHS bargain bin at a grocery store check out and my mom said she used to watch it when she was a kid, so she bought it. I got a good kick out of it.
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Great first horror experience.
