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[roshiq]

Lucy (2014)



>>: D+


Bite (2015)



>>: C

[Baron Von Marlon]

Originally Posted by sarahvk

In this exquisitely made and terrifying new horror film, the age-old concepts of witchcraft, black magic and possession are innovatively brought together to tell the intimate and riveting story of one family's frightful unraveling in the New England wilderness circa 1630. New England, 1630. Upon threat of banishment by the church, an English farmer leaves his colonial plantation, relocating his wife and five children to a remote plot of land on the edge of an ominous forest - within which lurks an unknown evil. Strange and unsettling things begin to happen almost immediately - animals turn malevolent, crops fail, and one child disappears as another becomes seemingly possessed by an evil spirit. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, family members Klovn Forever putlocker accuse teenage daughter Thomasin of witchcraft, charges she adamantly denies. As circumstances grow more treacherous, each family member's faith, loyalty and love become tested in shocking and unforgettable ways. Writer/director Robert Eggers' debut feature, which premiered to great acclaim at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival - winning the Best Director Prize in the U.S. Narrative Competition - painstakingly recreates a God-fearing New England decades before the 1692 Salem witch trials, in which religious convictions tragically turned to mass hysteria. Told through the eyes of the adolescent Thomasin - in a star-making turn by newcomer Anya Taylor-Joy - and supported by mesmerizing camera work and a powerful musical score, The Witch is a chilling and groundbreaking new take on the genre.

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[TheBossInTheWall]

The Witch 2016

Decent. The music accompanying the first few scenes...the, i assume, violins did not fit at all. It seemed like the director thought "hey let's throw some vaguely scary music in" without thinking about the interaction with the scenes. Maybe people who do not watch horror films very often and have a preconceived idea what horror films are like would think it fits. The acting from the children was surprisingly good while the mother and father were just mediocre. Other comments...SPOILERS FOR THE FILM FOLLOWING THESE WORDS IN ALL CAPS...the film was too slow in some parts and the horrific scenes were glaringly abrupt. The mother's nipple being pecked at by the raven/crow, the witch hissing at the twins were not seamless. Wasted opportunity for extending these scenes. Being spare with a chosen scene can be done right, but the choices here were amateurish. Also at the end when Thomasin(sp?) conjures the devil it did not fit. She sincerely fights against being declared a witch. She's distraught by the disappearances and death. Then out of no where she calls the devil, signs her name to his book, and goes happily to dance nude with other witches that are randomly gathered far from civilization. Does not seem plausible to me.

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Overall I think it is worth at least one viewing. I do not think I'll watch it again.

5.5/10

[roshiq]

Sacrifice (2016)



>>: C-

[hammerfan]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Marlon

U spam, sis?

They're talking about The Witch. Looks kind of like a review to me.

[horcrux2007]

Originally Posted by hammerfan

They're talking about The Witch. Looks kind of like a review to me.

It's just the description from rotten tomatoes.

[hammerfan]

Originally Posted by horcrux2007

It's just the description from rotten tomatoes.

Oh. Sorry.

[Baron Von Marlon]

Originally Posted by hammerfan

They're talking about The Witch. Looks kind of like a review to me.

There's a random download link in the middle of the review.

[hammerfan]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Marlon

There's a random download link in the middle of the review.

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[TheBossInTheWall]

Originally Posted by hammerfan

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Ty hammer, vigilance. :)