Ended up catching this one last night and enjoyed it a lot. Crazy to see Rebecca Hall in these twisted roles as of late, but she’s been killing it. Movie is less horror, and more of a psychological thriller - while still unsettling as hell throughout. Reminded me of Repulsion with some of its themes and the last act, while wild, was a lot easier to digest in comparison to the climax in Alex Garland’s Men.
Tim Roth is a nice man in general and they made him downright menacing in this. Going to be a bit of an adjustment period seeing him on She-Hulk next week.
The tension, the camera work, and overall delivery by Hall during that nine minute monologue was something special. The way the background darkened up as she progressed further and further into speaking on her traumatic past was chef’s kiss.
The ending turned out to be ambiguous, but I like to believe that Maggie lost her sanity and is probably in a mental institution out yonder. The angelic white haze during the final sequence and how everything was going right for Maggie, even down to the way her daughter dressed makes me believe so.
What Josiah Saw
This movie had some nice performances and a nice sense of overwhelming dread but it also had long periods where it felt like I was watching a lifetime movie and the director did this thing that I hate where they acted like really loud out of tune screechy violins make things scary that aren't very scary at all and the overused it a lot.
I give 'What Josiah Saw' 2.5 out 4 Gun Totin' Dr. Loomis'
Cot fukkin DAMN. It pains me. Was hoping Black Mountain Side would grab me, but it just never did. Which sucks because the atmosphere was actually on point and it nails down that Lovecraftian sense of hopelessness. It sucked me into its world with plot points that didn’t seem to go anywhere. Would’ve enjoyed it more had
kept the Deer God silent, or at least have it speak in a language foreign to the characters and manipulate them that way. shyt made me feel like I was watching Moon Knight, and not in the good way.
I see it’s a beloved film everywhere I go, and I’m happy other folks enjoyed it. Maybe I’ll give it another watch sometime and see if I warm up to it more.
Cot fukkin DAMN. It pains me. Was hoping Black Mountain Side would grab me, but it just never did. Which sucks because the atmosphere was actually on point and it nails down that Lovecraftian sense of hopelessness. It sucked me into its world with plot points that didn’t seem to go anywhere. Would’ve enjoyed it more had
kept the Deer God silent, or at least have it speak in a language foreign to the characters and manipulate them that way. shyt made me feel like I was watching Moon Knight, and not in the good way.
I see it’s a beloved film everywhere I go, and I’m happy other folks enjoyed it. Maybe I’ll give it another watch sometime and see if I warm up to it more.
I LOVE that movie, it's the closest anyone's gotten to The Thing's level of paranoia IMO. But I fully get where you're coming from. There's a few points where I felt that the budget may have held it back a bit and I definitely could see the voiceovers taking away from some of the otherworldly impact.
What Josiah Saw
This movie had some nice performances and a nice sense of overwhelming dread but it also had long periods where it felt like I was watching a lifetime movie and the director did this thing that I hate where they acted like really loud out of tune screechy violins make things scary that aren't very scary at all and the overused it a lot.
I give 'What Josiah Saw' 2.5 out 4 Gun Totin' Dr. Loomis'
Almost turned it off at the Lifetime scene where Peacemaker's dad is like "look at this here porn son!!! LOOK AT IT!!!" but I let it ride off strength of that extra .5 of Gun Totin Loomis...and I'm glad I did. It improved exponentially after that.
Bodies Bodies Bodies was a really fun time. It was cool watching all the pokes at “Zillenial” culture, being one myself. I am curious to see if the older crowd will enjoy this one though, as I think most of the dialogue will slip over their heads.
Biggest highlight to me was the way it constantly tip-toed that line between seriousness and absurdity. Lot of times I found myself still on edge, even when the characters were cracking jokes or being unintentionally hilarious. Sennott’s character stole the show.
Can definitely see folks coming back to this one years from now as a time capsule like how some might watch Scream.
Bodies Bodies Bodies was a really fun time. It was cool watching all the pokes at “Zillenial” culture, being one myself. I am curious to see if the older crowd will enjoy this one though, as I think most of the dialogue will slip over their heads.
Biggest highlight to me was the way it constantly tip-toed that line between seriousness and absurdity. Lot of times I found myself still on edge, even when the characters were cracking jokes or being unintentionally hilarious. Sennott’s character stole the show.
Can definitely see folks coming back to this one years from now as a time capsule like how some might watch Scream.
You are definitely right about that. They’re funny but none of the characters I found likeable. They each have their in-story flaws that blatantly poke out. I did find myself tolerating Pete Davidson here though.
Two of the most punchable faces in Hollywood in both Davidson and Miles Teller and I ended up enjoying the hell out of both of their films this year. What the fukk?
Nothing like being dead asleep and waking up at 3am (the witching hour) for no reason. The side affect of watching horror movies to relax
Watching Demolition Man for the first time on Hulu (I’ve become a late stage Wesley Snipes fan since Blade) - no one can tell me that entire movie wasn’t predictive of the current state of society
Lol at the Wesley one liners and him being an a$$hole the entire movie. Missed another blassic performance from 30 years ago, it seems
The zoom cameras, the lack of social interaction, social distancing…. so much social commentary from this movie
We really are living in the matrix- this movie is from 1993. And predicted every event that happened from 2020- present. The programming
This part right here when he started mocking dude as a Spanish translator
The parole officer gets frustrated and yells “stop it ”
And Wesley hits him with the “”
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