her grandma
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I think it was just a cult member that was keeping tabs on her.....they were everywhere
Remember the creepy dude smiling at Charlie at the funeral?
thought charlie's was her grandma
then pete was the crazy lady/mom's friend
but only peeped the flick once so far
then pete was the crazy lady/mom's friend
but only peeped the flick once so far
Silver Surfer
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Only indication of the grandma was in the backyard scene
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So did Paimon not know he was in Charlie's body?
Why was he acting all surprised and shocked?
Why was he acting all surprised and shocked?
The only part of the movie I didn't really get. Was Paimon truly aware what was going on and orchestrating the events or was it all the cult ?
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exactly....even on a 2nd viewing it was vague...The way Charlie was being distant to her mom after the funeral kind of hinted at it...but It didnt seem like Paimon was aware of anything and making a conscious decisions....
These 2 vids do an excellent analsis of the film
SN, can't believe the writer/director of this film is the same guy who made The Strange Thing About the Johnsons. that movie deeply disturbed me and was low quality filth
SN, can't believe the writer/director of this film is the same guy who made The Strange Thing About the Johnsons. that movie deeply disturbed me and was low quality filth
Nah Charlie was the demon
yeah I know, I meant who she saw outside at recess
The woman she saw at the funeral who was putting whatever on her grandmother's lips. Same woman who was doing the ceremony in their backyard. They were being watched the entire time
Saw it last night, and came away very impressed, with minimal hype and I don't even think I saw the trailer, just read a few stories, and the NY Times review.
It is very much in the same line as Rosemary's Baby (more directly) and The Shining, in terms of realistic situations that gradually shift into the supernatural or occult, but take their time, and increase the atmosphere of dread, tension, madness, circling all the characters. Toni Collette turns in a masterful performance, of a tortured woman, and all the supporting characters including Gabriel Byrne were excellent. Joanie was an effectively creepy homage to her counterpart in Rosemarys Baby, and those initial scenes, as she gets closer to her were perfect.
The scene where Toni Collette's character confesses she once soaked her children in paint thinner as she held a lighter, is when the audience "realizes" there is something REALLY wrong here. When that scene reappears later is some of the movies best imagery and horror, without using jump scares, although the one jump scare before the "Mommy Mommy" scene got me more than anything in recent memory. The fire scene with Collette and Byrne as the last few minutes begin was brutal. All the imagery throughout was great, from the school scenes to the occult, to the final The Witch esque scenes in the treehouse.
The naturalistic, slow burn style of direction was the perfect approach for this material even if the final reveal has been done many times, it worked for me. This is among the best horror of the last 10 years or so, easily. Amazing debut for the director.
There was also some dry humor I liked, though I only smirked a handful times, and no one else in the audience seemed to, mostly related to the exasperation of Byrne's character, at Collette is in the less malicious stages of her descent into insanity.
It is very much in the same line as Rosemary's Baby (more directly) and The Shining, in terms of realistic situations that gradually shift into the supernatural or occult, but take their time, and increase the atmosphere of dread, tension, madness, circling all the characters. Toni Collette turns in a masterful performance, of a tortured woman, and all the supporting characters including Gabriel Byrne were excellent. Joanie was an effectively creepy homage to her counterpart in Rosemarys Baby, and those initial scenes, as she gets closer to her were perfect.
The scene where Toni Collette's character confesses she once soaked her children in paint thinner as she held a lighter, is when the audience "realizes" there is something REALLY wrong here. When that scene reappears later is some of the movies best imagery and horror, without using jump scares, although the one jump scare before the "Mommy Mommy" scene got me more than anything in recent memory. The fire scene with Collette and Byrne as the last few minutes begin was brutal. All the imagery throughout was great, from the school scenes to the occult, to the final The Witch esque scenes in the treehouse.
The naturalistic, slow burn style of direction was the perfect approach for this material even if the final reveal has been done many times, it worked for me. This is among the best horror of the last 10 years or so, easily. Amazing debut for the director.
There was also some dry humor I liked, though I only smirked a handful times, and no one else in the audience seemed to, mostly related to the exasperation of Byrne's character, at Collette is in the less malicious stages of her descent into insanity.
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I'm a lil confused by Colette character...was she being sincere in Peter's room when he thought she was choking her?
Yup. It was all misdirection. Her sleepwalking issue was to throw the audience off and unsure if she can be trusted.