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I don't know if I'd call it... good, or something? (And I wish it would actually commit to its premise, because though its premise is dumb, the movie is actually at its best when completely unapologetic.) Yeah, but I can't figure out why no one else apparently enjoyed it? It has an interesting and fairly novel theme which carries through, which is pretty rare in horror, and people have praised in far worse horror films. There's very little crappy, distracting CGI. The main character isn't an idiot and is actually pretty sensible all things considered, which makes his predicament far more affecting than the whole "DON'T GO IN THERE" feel you get with most movies in the genre. There aren't any glaring mistakes made by the protagonists, which makes it sick and sad if it weren't for the question of whether the main character deserved his fate. The lighting (with the exception of the actual walrus scenes) is loving right on, and the composition of most of the shots is impressive overall. The shots inside the mansion are surprisingly rich. The antagonist's acting is 100% committed and feels unnervingly credible. In fact, I'd say its biggest flaw is the uneven pacing, but all in all I think it works. Also, there's even a Canadian history lesson right in the middle of it! My favorite scene is the dinner table discussion though, it's... distressing.    Anyway, it's streaming on Amazon Prime (because apparently almost no one liked it) but I'll go to bat for it.
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Just looked up the ending. Kind of hosed up and I don't know why he didn't just try and sink like a stone there.
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Testikles posted:Just looked up the ending. Kind of hosed up and I don't know why he didn't just try and sink like a stone there. You mean when he's hosed in the mouth or when he has to fight for his life or when he's kept in depressing captivity for the rest of his life?
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put a sock in it pick
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Pick posted:You mean when he's hosed in the mouth or when he has to fight for his life or when he's kept in depressing captivity for the rest of his life? I was going to say its a great metaphor for the American Dream but yeah that works too.
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I watched this back when it first came onto DVD, and thought it was kinda hilarious. Johnny Depp does a great little cameo which I really enjoyed. I think it's a good body horror movie right up until the part where the whole transformation is complete, then after that it just goes off the rails into being a full-blown comedy. I'd give it 3/5 stars, for having Smallface Osment and Pedostache, plus bonus Quebecian Depp.
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Jan 6, 2016 06:08
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I don't want to die in Canada
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etalian posted:I don't want to die in Canada i find this deeply moving.
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you have lovely taste so it makes sense
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no way im watching a movie that only got 40% on the tomatometer, ive got better things to do with my time
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www posted:no way im watching a movie that only got 40% on the tomatometer, ive got better things to do with my time i watched clerks2 or something and it was without doubt the worst movieive ever seen. pure poo poo. pristine, poo poo.
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Orkin Mang posted:i watched clerks2 or something and it was without doubt the worst movieive ever seen. pure poo poo. pristine, poo poo. the donkey show in that film was totally inaccurate and nothing like the one i saw in TJ
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I hear this movie is in fact human cneptede confirm Denny
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I like the idea of a horror movie in which the protagonists aren't total morons, but Kevin Smith is really terrible and when his characters start talking my brain shuts down to prevent my eyes from rolling out of my head
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Red State was good too Kev smith is still a loving idiot if you listen to his podcast (any of them) but he's definitely grown as a director
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Tusk was one of the biggest pieces of poo poo I've ever watched.
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Tusk is a good album.
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nice beards, beardo
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what if you are in fact a genuine bitch
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Moridin920 posted:what if you are in fact a genuine bitch i sharted my pants 2 nights ago fwiw
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Don Tacorleone posted:Red State was good too I normally don't like his movies and this one has a lot of problems, but it's definitely more interesting than Ant Man or w/e. Didn't see Red State though. If someone had gone through and said, "Hey rear end in a top hat, just make your loving movie and stop winking at the screen to remind us you know it's dumb" it'd be a lot better. Lack of confidence.
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Orkin Mang posted:i sharted my pants 2 nights ago fwiw 
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Pick posted:You mean when he's hosed in the mouth or when he has to fight for his life or when he's kept in depressing captivity for the rest of his life? The latter.
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I genuinely did not and Kevin Smith makes bad movies for idiots. They all suck, mallrats sucks, clerks sucks, chasing Amy sucks. Boooooooooooooo.
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WatermelonGun posted:I genuinely did not and Kevin Smith makes bad movies for idiots. They all suck, mallrats sucks, clerks sucks, chasing Amy sucks. well that's just stupid
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Testikles posted:The latter. a sad walrus life
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The Johnny Depp part was not something I liked. I was a good movie for something that was basically thrown together as a joke because enough people on Twitter said "make the dumb movie u fat lard" at Kevin Smith.
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i would rather watch 24 hours of swap.avi than ever see this horrific sack of poo poo "movie" again, OP hth
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Haven't seen it, but Genesis Rodriguez is, how you say, "caliente"
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Johnny Depp ruined it with his terrible SNL level performance
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Fonzarelli posted:Johnny Depp ruined it with his terrible SNL level performance Well This could be any movie he's in
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The only good thing in that movie was michael parks
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The whole movie was believable except the part about a girl loving Haley Joel Osment
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Bip Roberts posted:Tusk is a good album.
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I liked it for what it was, it wasn't scary or tense though, I just thought it was really funny and seemed like kevin smith took a skit idea form robot chicken and made it into an entire movie.
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a bone to pick posted:I liked it for what it was, it wasn't scary or tense though, I just thought it was really funny and seemed like kevin smith took a skit idea form robot chicken and made it into an entire movie. It actually came from a weird Gumtree ad in the UK
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MaliciousBiz posted:The only good thing in that movie was michael parks It was certainly the best thing, he did awesome.
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