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 Yeah. I went there. The Jacket pulls a respectable 7.0 on IMDb, but what most people seem to overlook is just how well it tells a story that doesn't make any rational sense; no, there's no explanation provided as to why the protagonist Jack Starks can time travel a decade into the future from the most claustrophobic form of confinement ever. If you can forgive The Jacket this lone conceit (I, for one, am glad it remains unexplained), you'll be treated to a firecracker thriller that, for my money, ranks among the best of the decade. That's a bold statement, sure, but with a nimble plot, terrific use of oppressive settings (a snowy Vermont, a mental institution that would make Poe proud and that awful, awful morgue cabinet), a love story as fragile as it is creepy, a secondary psychological mystery with a satisfying payoff, one of the best-delivered lines in any thriller ever ("You're haunting yourself, old man"), and an indescribably clever solution to the ticking-clock conundrum at its core, The Jacket more than earns its day in court. I've loved this movie since theaters, and I still revisit it annually.
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A movie's distribution method shouldn't exclude it from in-depth discussion, especially a movie like Triangle--which, I imagine, went directly to DVD because it was difficult to market. Even the cover and poster art betray its greatness, making a cheap slasher film out of a thriller built around an incredibly ingenious plot and sharply drawn characters. I'm so glad this movie didn't slip entirely under the radar, because it's certainly one of the best thrillers of 2009, if not one of the best films.
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Also, yeah, Stalker is badass.
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primordia posted:I could be misremembering too but I'm pretty sure it was supposed to be supernatural. Some spirit that inhabits those who are vulnerable and makes them KILL KILL KILL!
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sethsez posted:In theory this is the case. In practice the series breaks this rule so many times with so many characters in so many ways that it's practically meaningless. Actually... You may be onto something, and I love Panic Room. EDIT: Also, you guys bitching about Martyrs: Can we all agree Martyrs aspires to be more than torture porn, even if it doesn't achieve it? While Martyrs is, admittedly, too hardcore for this thread, it's a very political film, constructed to numb you with mechanical, repetitive violence. This may only work on seasoned horror fans, but it's very rare that a film gets you to analyze certain undesirable aspects of a genre. Keanu Grieves fucked around with this message at 02:43 on Aug 24, 2012 |
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wormil posted:I've long forgotten the details of Martyrs, I'd have to find my notes but my lingering impression is that it was dull with mediocre writing and poor directing. Having meaning doesn't save a movie if it fails on the basics. And I never said having meaning "saves" Martyrs. I said it shouldn't be lumped in with "torture porn" because it aspires to be something more.
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Aug 24, 2012 16:47
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I'm nthing the recommendation for Dead Man's Shoes. It's utterly fantastic, but be forewarned: There's more than a little hosed-up poo poo in it.
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BuckarooBanzai posted:I love Dead Man's Shoes but at no point does it qualify as horror. It's a reasonably straight-forward revenge flick.
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Here's a good one. Well, it's not good, exactly, but it's creepy and atmospheric and the good qualities it has balance out the mediocre acting — and I'm pretty sure The Machinist was pretty heavily "inspired" by it. And it's available on Netflix!
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Aug 28, 2012 16:33
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The Last Broadcast, but I'm sure you've seen it...
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:I feel a post coming on about Timecrimes coming on because this is the Psychological Horror/Triller (Not Goreporn) + Sci-Fi-Thriller Films thread. But since this thread is so loving big, I'm gonna go ahead and toss out some recommendations that may be repeats: Ghost Story (1981) - This is a slimmed-down adaptation of the Peter Straub novel, but it's creepy as gently caress if you're in the mood for the archetypical ghost story (who would've guessed?) that still manages to squeeze in some startlingly disturbing content. The men are essayed by a great cast of old-timer stalwarts and bonus points for the Borg Queen. Dark Skies (2013) - Those of you who didn't give this movie a chance last year should seriously reconsider. Yes, the shot of Keri Russell banging her head against the glass is hilarious out of context, but Dark Skies boasts an incredible sense of mood and wonderfully eerie sound design. I've seen this four or five times, and it never gets old. Apartment Zero (1988) - David Koepp co-wrote the screenplay for this unsettling slow-burn of a flick, starring Colin Firth and Hart Bochner as two mismatched roommates who develop an unhealthy friendship while a killer stalks the streets of Buenos Aires. Not much happens, but it's more about tone and mood anyway. I watched The Last Days on Mars based on a recommendation here, and I was pleased as punch. Nothing about space zombies is inherently stupid; it's like someone remade a certain maligned space zombie movie and got it right this time. Great visual effects. Also, Haunt and In Fear are available on the iTunes Store and they're both solid little flicks. The first is a revisionist haunted-house flick in the vein of Insidious, with surprisingly awesome parents and a family that doesn't hate each other, and the second is ... well, it's a low-budget road-horror flick that reminded me a lot of Dead End as a new couple finds themselves loss among some Irish backroads. Great thread. I should catch up with it more often. Snak posted:Oldboy remake. Keanu Grieves fucked around with this message at 07:03 on Mar 9, 2014 |
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whatshesaid posted:Thanks for the recommendation. I'd never heard of it before. Just watched it, not bad. I love ghost stories and keep looking for movies that will actually scare me, aka make my heart rate increase. This fit the bill. It had a bit too much teenage romance drama for my liking but was otherwise OK and definitely not a waste of time. 7/10 with some decent jump scares.  Full Fathoms Five posted:I actually kind of lost interest in the remake right around the hallway fight, oddly enough. It just didn't feel as visceral as the original; it seemed like the remake was basically just built around trying to one-up the hallway scene and everything else was an afterthought. Also, it strains credulity to make me sit there and buy that not one single person in a giant private supermax facility in post-Katrina New Orleans owns a gun. Nah, better just line up one at a time with beer bottles and random hunks of lumber that can be splintered over Josh Brolin's spine with no seeming effect. Also, 13 Sins — a remake of 13: Game of Death, which I still haven't seen — is out on VOD this weekend and it's surprisingly decent. There are a few gory moments, but it's more about transgression and irony than the gooey stuff. And, while we're on the subject of movies beginning with 13, if you haven't seen 13 tzameti — well, what the gently caress are you doing with your life? EDIT: I almost forgot to mention Cheap Thrills, which has a similar premise as 13 Sins — a series of escalating bets gets really loving dark — but is all-around a better film, created by the collective responsible for You're Next and V/H/S. Ed Koechner really should get more starring roles, it reunites The Innkeepers' Pat Healy and Sara Paxton, and it has a wonderful sense of humor. Thunderlips posted:I watched Lunopolis on Netflix today. tenniseveryone posted:Shearsmith's currently writing/starring in a TV series called Inside Number 9 which is pretty great too, each episode a standalone story in an updated Tales of the Unexpected/twisted O Henry style. The first episode, "Sardines", was probably the best, with a really sick twist at the end. Keanu Grieves fucked around with this message at 23:21 on Mar 22, 2014 |
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Admiral Goodenough posted:I feel like the first episode of Inside No. 9, Sardines, was probably influenced a lot by Thomas Vinterberg's movie The Celebration, which is, I think, the ultimate feeling-claustrophobic-at-a-family-reunion movie. I can't remember if it's been talked about in this thread before, but it sort of fits the thread theme. The set-up is simple (a family have a reunion to celebrate the patriarch's sixtieth birthday and a secret from the past is revealed), but the way it's shot and acted makes it feel grossly realistic. While it's not scary, I found it unsettling as hell and I felt nauseous for the rest of the day after watching it.
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