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Luna, I haven't seen the film but I really don't expect it to be. It'll essentially be Pocahontas shot through with science fiction using whizz bang 3D and CG on a scale never seen before. I'm sure the others will let you know anyway!
![]() Paranormal Activity was great. It cleverly uses many different horror devices to illicit all sorts of scares. I thought it was really creepy with some brilliant scenes. Even if you're a stalwart horror fan there's bound to be something in there that'll give you the shivers. Make sure you watch it at night when everyones gone to bed ![]()
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No it wasnt, it was one of the most boring movies i've ever seen and don't you dare say good things about it unless they include the words "big" and "boobs"!
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Avatar: I understand the critiques, but otherwise, I fully loved the film. I went in with the right expectations and totally enjoyed it.
However, I saw many parallels to at least one Ursula Le Guin story that were not acknowledged, so I'm concerned about that.
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Where the Wild Things Are
Based on a beloved childrens books, this is directed by Spike Jonze (Being John Malcovich). Max is a young boy with a big imagination, his big sister is growing up and getting her own friends, his mother has a new boyfriend and he prefers to play in his pretend forts. After an argument with his mother he runs out the house and into a world of his imagination. A world populated by giant monsters, where he is their king and they can run through the forest howling at the moon, where they sleep in a big pile, make giant forts, have dirt fights and everything else a young boy wants to do. This was a fun fun the Henson costumes with the cgi faces are very well done on the monsters, the monsters are all very well realised (they are all different aspects of Max's personality) and the young actor who plays Max is very good. Let your imagination run wild, remind yourself of what it is like to be a kid on the verge of growing up and go see this film (although it may be a tad scary for younger kids). Loved it. 4/5
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I don't agree at all. Why did you think it was boring? What were you expecting?
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2 - Something hum.. actually scary ![]() __ The Taste of Tea Not as weird as Visitor Q (no movie is) but there was some cool stuff in this one like the yakuza ghost part ![]() http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01wOhgg27dM .. epic mindf*ck |
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Spoiler: Jumps are quite cheap and much easier to achieve but creeping people out these days is a much trickier business. I thought Paranormal Activity was one of the creepiest films I've seen since The Blair Witch Project and if you didn't find that creepy then these sorts of films are definitely not for you. I much prefer the slow burning, subtle kind of horror. I'm damn intrigued as well. What're the scariest movies you've ever seen TiAgUh?
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Luna, I only now saw your question about Avatar being scary. It is not a horror film, but there is violence and are tense moments. But there is also beauty and justice. I don't know what the others are talking about, but the intent of the film is to give you a sense of astonishment and amazement, plus to carry us through many well-worth mythical themes. Some of them are tired, but are still well done.
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![]() Rec was pretty entertaining (unlike P.Activity); I saw it in a theater so that must explain some of the jump moments, being loud as hell and all. The fact that it was all happening in Spain and that there was something in there about Portugal also helped turn the movie into something quite creepy. 2- lol sam raimi Hum Ernest Scared Stupid? Intense. |
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Whilst I kinda have mixed feelings about The Blair Witch Project, there were a LOT of scenes and events in that film that got under my skin and kept playing through my mind. Creepy. And as I've no doubt mentioned already, Let the Right One In (although not really a horror) haunted me for days, weeks and months. That really got under my skin. And now, it's on my skin as a tattoo. ![]() We really need more horror films that are, as you said, slow burning and subtle. There are far too many samey horror films nowadays that go for the easy route - loads of blood and gore (which isn't scary) and 'jump-out-your-seat' moments.
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Have you seen A Tale of Two Sisters? I highly recommend it Gazzoid!
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Yes, I've seen (and own) A Tale of Two Sisters. I had mixed feelings about that as well. I don't know why... I guess it's because I found it a bit confusing in places. I think I just need to rewatch it is all. It's not a horror either, but have you seen Pan's Labyrinth? I love that film.
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However, on numerous occasions I forgot I was watching pretty much pure CG and I think this was partly down to the large stretches of it, to the point that when real people did appear I blinked in quiet awe. It really is a visual spectacle and something I'd really not liked to have missed. There were some points where I felt genuinely angry/sad/happy so the film obviously had an emotional core buried under the clunky script and eye-popping effects. Quote:
Spoiler: Pan's Labyrinth was fantastic but I wanted to see more of the labyrinth! Devil's Backbone is good if you haven't seen it, as well as The Orphanage. That has a really creepy bit in it. Spoiler:
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Not to disagree with you on any specific point, but to comment on this:
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Of course it was familiar--it is steeped in the hero mythos. I'm as okay with that as I was with Star Wars.
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Citizen Kane
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Spoiler: Either way I'm glad I saw it and know that's it's going to be some time before anything like it comes along again, if at all. Spoiler:
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