I was just speaking generally, not on "It Comes At Night", specifically. I agree with what you said, I think there can sometimes be a slight disconnect sometimes in the horror genre, regarding the top critics, but most of the best horror of the last few years, has been critically acclaimed, "The Witch", "Green Room", "It Follows", "The Gift".
It Comes at Night (Horror/Mystery Starring Joel Edgerton) (06/09)
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Honestly, none of us in here are "the common movie goer", there is this kind of almost Trumpian factor where it's cool to profess to be "just the average guy", as a badge of honor of sorts. We know director's names, we know their prior work, we know their style, we know actors, their work, script writers, we obsess over movies and analyze them, review them, after watching. That has nothing to do with an "average movie goer", who selects what they want to see from what's currently playing, or a preview catches their eye.
I love movies, I write about them, I review them for no one but myself, I keep lists of all I've seen, I read review books by Ebert, I read Leonard Maltin's books as a child, I love and enjoy them for different reasons then the movie going public, or on a deeper level.
I love movies, I write about them, I review them for no one but myself, I keep lists of all I've seen, I read review books by Ebert, I read Leonard Maltin's books as a child, I love and enjoy them for different reasons then the movie going public, or on a deeper level.
Do you listen to his podcast though? :selena:
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About to go see this. Just honestly happy to be watching a film that doesn't have gang affiliations going in. 
Notorious 1 E.Y.E.
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lol looks like this not even a horror movie
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This really isn't a horror movie, and I think they did themselves a disservice calling it that. At the end, a lot of the younger people in my theatre sounded disappointed, judging by the groans, laughter and the "I'm never letting you pick a movie again" declaration.
I personally enjoyed it, especially once I let go of the fact that this wasn't going to be a traditional horror movie. What it is I think is a type of psychological horror film akin to the mind fukks humans can do to themselves and others when survival is on the line. In that way, I though there were a lot of parallels in movie to The Walking Dead. Not the zombies because there were no real objective monsters here, but there are monsters living inside of the people who are desperate to survive. There's a constant thread of tension throughout the movie, and it never really gives away where its going. There are a couple of fake-outs, where I thought it was about to go one way and it went another. But once I realized where it was really going, I was on the edge of my seat waiting for it to play out the way it did. I think the performances here are what made it such a strong movie, and the pacing. I can see some people getting impatient, especially if they're waiting for a monster to show up. But in terms of building psychological tension, this was masterful. We really got to know the different characters, and then the movie turns what we think we know on it's head, and you realize that in a situation like this, people may not act like themselves, so neither they or the audience should get too comfortable.
The ending is pretty...Shakespearean. That's all I'll say about it.
To be honest, I don't think a lot of people will like this movie, but I enjoyed it because it was different, and focused more on the horror of being survivor in this situation, which really would be it's own kind of hell.
I'd give it a 8.5/10 just because of false advertisement, and I think this is one of those movies that once you know how things go down, the tension and fun wouldn't be there for repeat viewings.
I personally enjoyed it, especially once I let go of the fact that this wasn't going to be a traditional horror movie. What it is I think is a type of psychological horror film akin to the mind fukks humans can do to themselves and others when survival is on the line. In that way, I though there were a lot of parallels in movie to The Walking Dead. Not the zombies because there were no real objective monsters here, but there are monsters living inside of the people who are desperate to survive. There's a constant thread of tension throughout the movie, and it never really gives away where its going. There are a couple of fake-outs, where I thought it was about to go one way and it went another. But once I realized where it was really going, I was on the edge of my seat waiting for it to play out the way it did. I think the performances here are what made it such a strong movie, and the pacing. I can see some people getting impatient, especially if they're waiting for a monster to show up. But in terms of building psychological tension, this was masterful. We really got to know the different characters, and then the movie turns what we think we know on it's head, and you realize that in a situation like this, people may not act like themselves, so neither they or the audience should get too comfortable.
The ending is pretty...Shakespearean. That's all I'll say about it.
To be honest, I don't think a lot of people will like this movie, but I enjoyed it because it was different, and focused more on the horror of being survivor in this situation, which really would be it's own kind of hell.
I'd give it a 8.5/10 just because of false advertisement, and I think this is one of those movies that once you know how things go down, the tension and fun wouldn't be there for repeat viewings.
i'm never trusting critics again after that abomination of a movie called the vvitch 
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_witch_2016/ 91% on RT and honestly one of the worst movies i have ever seen in my life. And anyone that has seen this movie agrees with me that it is utter crap.
So i'm thinking this movie will be similar
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_witch_2016/ 91% on RT and honestly one of the worst movies i have ever seen in my life. And anyone that has seen this movie agrees with me that it is utter crap.
So i'm thinking this movie will be similar
fukk this movie. It could of been really interesting but first of all let me just say...not a damn thing came at night.
I have to edit this to make more sense of everything:
Things it got right:
-the acting was top notch
-camera work was good
My problems with the movie:
-Marketed as horror
-How does the title have anything to do with the movie
-There was no pay off to any scene (I expected for something to happen in every tense scene, and absolutely nothing happened other than some people getting shot)
-What was the dog barking at?
-Who killed the dog?
-The cac dad had the key to the door, so how did the lil boy open it?
-The dreams were annoying (are they trying to say travis was sleepwalking?)
There's more, but thats all I can think of right now.
I have to edit this to make more sense of everything:
Things it got right:
-the acting was top notch
-camera work was good
My problems with the movie:
-Marketed as horror
-How does the title have anything to do with the movie
-There was no pay off to any scene (I expected for something to happen in every tense scene, and absolutely nothing happened other than some people getting shot)
-What was the dog barking at?
-Who killed the dog?
-The cac dad had the key to the door, so how did the lil boy open it?
-The dreams were annoying (are they trying to say travis was sleepwalking?)
There's more, but thats all I can think of right now.
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