What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

Lucem Ferre · 06-28-2018, 05:30 AM

Recently watched Let Me In. It's the American remake of Let The Right One In. It's not a bad film, but the whole time I was watching it I was just wishing I was watching the original which is one of my all time favorite movies. It tries really hard but just doesn't succeed in catching that same atmosphere and that finally scene in the pool is ruined with out the radio playing Flash In The Night before it gets kicked in. (Don't know why, but that song really plays into the atmosphere of that scene)

Also watched Kaleidoscope. Strange little indie film about a dude who starts losing his mind when his mom comes to visit. The ending had a twist I didn't see coming. It's a really eerie and strange film. Kind of builds up the psychological torment the main character is going through, who I'm fairly sure is schizophrenic.

YorkeDaddy · 06-28-2018, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

Recently watched Let Me In. It's the American remake of Let The Right One In. It's not a bad film, but the whole time I was watching it I was just wishing I was watching the original which is one of my all time favorite movies. It tries really hard but just doesn't succeed in catching that same atmosphere and that finally scene in the pool is ruined with out the radio playing Flash In The Night before it gets kicked in. (Don't know why, but that song really plays into the atmosphere of that scene)

Agree on all fronts. The original is incredible, the American remake is unsurprisingly mediocre

Suspiria is an interesting film for me. I haven't watched it in a pretty long time and I think I should rewatch it now that I'm a little more analytical in how I assess my horror films. I remember thinking it was beautifully shot and choreographed but painfully boring in terms of plot progression. Nowadays a good slowburn, creepy atmosphere horror is some of my favorite **** to watch so I think I would appreciate it more.

Lucem Ferre · 06-28-2018, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

Agree on all fronts. The original is incredible, the American remake is unsurprisingly mediocre

Suspiria is an interesting film for me. I haven't watched it in a pretty long time and I think I should rewatch it now that I'm a little more analytical in how I assess my horror films. I remember thinking it was beautifully shot and choreographed but painfully boring in terms of plot progression. Nowadays a good slowburn, creepy atmosphere horror is some of my favorite **** to watch so I think I would appreciate it more.

I wonder if the movie would have been as bad if I never saw the original though.

I like Suspiria because of it's beautiful shots. I've only seen two movies by Dario Argento but both of them were very beautifully shot. Suspiria was much better even though it has so many slow points while the other one, Tenebrae, had some really really stiff acting.

The Batlord · 06-28-2018, 12:01 PM

I haven't seen the original and really liked the remake. It was horrifyingly sweet.

**Frownland** · 06-28-2018, 12:08 PM

It's the same film almost shot for shot. Both are great.

YorkeDaddy · 06-28-2018, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

It's the same film almost shot for shot. Both are great.

Worse acting, less heart, reeked of cash grab

Also the fact they remade it so quickly for no reason except to appease American idiots that refuse to read subtitles meant I was inherently annoyed going into it from the start

**Frownland** · 06-28-2018, 12:12 PM

Both films had passable performances tbh, that's not where the magic comes from.

~~MicShazam~~ · 06-28-2018, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

I wonder if the movie would have been as bad if I never saw the original though.

I like Suspiria because of it's beautiful shots. I've only seen two movies by Dario Argento but both of them were very beautifully shot. Suspiria was much better even though it has so many slow points while the other one, Tenebrae, had some really really stiff acting.

I'm not really into horror movies, but last year, I saw Suspiria in a movie theater with my brother. Pretty wacky movie, but spectacular to look at.

Oriphiel · 06-28-2018, 01:51 PM

The soundtrack is >

Justthefacts · 06-28-2018, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I haven't seen the original and really liked the remake. It was horrifyingly sweet.

I agree. No one's knocking Let The Right One In, but Matt Reeves did an incredible job with the remake, far from mediocre. I have to admit it holds 88% on RT too. So you guys are objectively wrong.

06-28-2018, 12:08 PM	#21625 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	It's the same film almost shot for shot. Both are great. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

06-28-2018, 12:12 PM	#21627 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Both films had passable performances tbh, that's not where the magic comes from. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Oriphiel Ask me how! Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: The States Posts: 5,354	The soundtrack is > __________________ ---------------------- \|---Mic's Albums---\| ---------------------- ----------------------------- \|---Deafbox Industries---\| -----------------------------

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