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[The Bloofer Lady]

JUDAS GHOST 2015


Whilst investigating a haunting at a local town hall, ghost hunters become trapped in a dual to the death with the entity of all entities.

I didn't hate it, but it played out more like an episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".

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Although I loved the show "Buffy".

[horcrux2007]

The Gift (2015)

The 90's was the golden age of highly stylized stalker thrillers with flicks like Basic Instinct, Single White Female and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, and the actor-turned-director Joel Edgerton harkens back to those films with his directorial debut The Gift. In The Gift, young charismatic Simon runs into an old high school acquaintance named Gordon, and after a painfully awkward conversation, they go their separate ways. Simon's wife, Robyn, thinks it's just a chance encounters while Simon wants nothing to do with "Gordo the Weirdo." Gordon then slowly starts inserting himself into their lives and brings to light secrets about Simon's life, and Robyn realizes that she doesn't know who her husband really is. The thing that makes The Gift so unpredictable is the ambiguity of the villain. Initially, we think that Gordon is the villain since we seem him suddenly become too clingy and start stalking the couple, but as the plot progresses, Gordon reveals several secrets about Simon that make Simon seem like the true villain. Each secret revealed about Gordon and Simon twists the plot even further but not so much that it causes the film to meander through its story. This is a very controlled movie. None of the suspense comes from big chase sequences or any real action; it's the revelations about the characters that keeps you on the edge of your seat. The Gift is a surprisingly well-crafted and intense thriller film that feels like a throwback to the best 90's stalker flicks.

9/10

[roshiq]

Appetites (2015)



>>: C-

The Suicide Theory (2014)



>>: B+

[Baron Von Marlon]

Open Grave (2013)
B-

[roshiq]

Extinction (2015)



>>: B+

[Roiffalo]

Originally Posted by horcrux2007

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The Gift (2015)

The 90's was the golden age of highly stylized stalker thrillers with flicks like Basic Instinct, Single White Female and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, and the actor-turned-director Joel Edgerton harkens back to those films with his directorial debut The Gift. In The Gift, young charismatic Simon runs into an old high school acquaintance named Gordon, and after a painfully awkward conversation, they go their separate ways. Simon's wife, Robyn, thinks it's just a chance encounters while Simon wants nothing to do with "Gordo the Weirdo." Gordon then slowly starts inserting himself into their lives and brings to light secrets about Simon's life, and Robyn realizes that she doesn't know who her husband really is. The thing that makes The Gift so unpredictable is the ambiguity of the villain. Initially, we think that Gordon is the villain since we seem him suddenly become too clingy and start stalking the couple, but as the plot progresses, Gordon reveals several secrets about Simon that make Simon seem like the true villain. Each secret revealed about Gordon and Simon twists the plot even further but not so much that it causes the film to meander through its story. This is a very controlled movie. None of the suspense comes from big chase sequences or any real action; it's the revelations about the characters that keeps you on the edge of your seat. The Gift is a surprisingly well-crafted and intense thriller film that feels like a throwback to the best 90's stalker flicks.

9/10

Great review, Horcrux! I've been hearing good things about this movie. I don't usually go for stalker type films though and once I heard that I was almost set to not see it at all. I won't see it in theaters, but I'll give it a watch sometime after the dvd release.

[Amalthea_unicorn]

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 8/10
Legend 1985 10/10

[hammerfan]

Originally Posted by Amalthea_unicorn

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 8/10
Legend 1985 10/10

Legend is one of my favorites!

[TheBossInTheWall]

The Houses October Built 2014

Waste of time. I was able to finish it though. Acting was meh, characters annoying and not in any kind of good way. This did not need to be a found footage film, particularly because when they're going through the various haunted houses on their tour(not a spoiler, its the film's premise) you barely see anything due to the hand camera going all over the place. This might have worked better if it was filmed 'normally.' Even so, I kept waiting for it to end and the stupid people doing stupid things over and over...yeah annoying. As I was watching none of the possible endings that came to mind would be satisfying. The ending that was one of them was unsatisfying as the entire film.

Pass on this.

3/10

[Roiffalo]

Originally Posted by TheBossInTheWall

The Houses October Built 2014

Waste of time. I was able to finish it though. Acting was meh, characters annoying and not in any kind of good way. This did not need to be a found footage film, particularly because when they're going through the various haunted houses on their tour(not a spoiler, its the film's premise) you barely see anything due to the hand camera going all over the place. This might have worked better if it was filmed 'normally.' Even so, I kept waiting for it to end and the stupid people doing stupid things over and over...yeah annoying. As I was watching none of the possible endings that came to mind would be satisfying. The ending that was one of them was unsatisfying as the entire film.

Pass on this.

3/10

It needed more footage in the houses and some more scares, but I didn't think it was all that bad. I agree on the ending though. It could have been better.