Tuesday, November 17, 2015

More Movie Reviews

What can I say? I like to watch movies. Mostly scary this time, because of course last month was October.

The Babadook
TL;DR: Woman finds a weird story book and reads it to her young son. Weird things start happening, adding to the stress of raising her hyperactive son. And then it gets worse.
I’m definitely ambivalent on this one. The horror is pretty good and I thought the characterization of Amelia, the overwhelmed single mom, was great, but yeah, it definitely has problems. I actually liked the ending, but I can see why other people don’t; in some ways, it’s a non-ending and you’re left with the feeling of not being sure what the hell happened, and not in a good way. Give it a watch if you’re in the mood for a very creepy first half, but you might end up being disappointed in the rest. Unless you’re really into symbolism.

The Mirror
TL;DR: Three roommates obtain a supposedly haunted mirror in order to prove that the supernatural exists. Things…don’t go well.
This movie was okay, though personally, I think Oculus did the whole haunted mirror thing better. I didn’t mind it, but it really didn’t leave much of an impression on me, like to the point that I don’t really have much to say about it. Still, it’s perfectly watchable and you might even like it.

Torment
TL;DR: Family goes out for a vacation at their country and when they wake up in the middle of the night to find their son is gone, they realize that someone is out there hunting them.
I would give this a solid seventy percent. It didn’t take any chances or do anything new, but it still managed to have a fairly interesting story. Probably the worst fault is that the end feels a little obvious. I also felt like there wasn’t enough explanation as to the motivations of the villains.

Creep
TL;DR: Videographer Aaron takes a job filming a dying man named Josef, who seems a little off. Then he seems really off.
I definitely liked this one, but I found myself constantly asking why Aaron was going along with what Josef wanted, especially as time went on and it became obvious that Josef wasn’t who he claimed to be. This is also a found footage movie, which is totally overdone but actually works here to enhance the creepiness. So if you can ignore Aaron’s questionable choices, then yes, watch it.

Time Lapse
TL;DR: Three roommates, Finn, Callie, and Jasper, discover that their dead neighbor has a camera that takes a picture of their apartment…one day in the future.
I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. At first, I was so annoyed with the tropes that were appearing, especially involving Callie, only for those tropes to be turned completely on their heads. This was a brilliant picture and I definitely recommend checking out this twist on a time travel story. The ending was one of the best I’ve seen in a long time.

9 comments:

  1. I wasn't crazy about the Babadook either. I will look for Time Lapse though.

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  2. Hmm... I'll think about it.
    The only one of these I've even heard of is Creep.

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  3. Is it odd that I've not heard of any of these?

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  4. I've only heard of a couple. It's so hard to find a decent horror flick anymore. Most are either all gore or torture porn.

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  5. You've sold me on Time Lapse. Whenever I might have time to see it (not soon).

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  6. I haven't seen any of these. I need to see The Babadook, but it doesn't appeal much so I've been putting it off...

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  7. I've heard of all these movies except the one you really like. Is it on Netflix?

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  8. I digged the symbolism in Babadook. Satisfied with the ending, but room for interpretation made me think about it after it was over. That's the sign of a good movie, for me. :)

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  9. I need to look these up. I haven't seen these and I like their descriptions.

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