Last Seen Contemporary Movie

[Baron Von Marlon]

Crimson Peak (2015)
B
Beautiful looking movie. Too bad the story wasn't really original.
But definitely worth a watch.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Originally Posted by Repo'd

The Boy 2016 ** NO SPOILERS ** NO SPOILERS **

I was pretty excited to see this one, and when I saw the name Daniel Pearl credited as Cinematographer, I was even more stoked. If you don't recognize the name, he's the genius who shot Tobe Hooper's Texas Chainsaw Massacre, as well as the remake. I'm also a fan of Lauren Cohan, Maggie from the Walking Dead. Oh, and the music for The Boy is scored by Bear McCreary, if you folks need another WD connection. Those are a few pretty good reasons to see a movie, in my humble opinion. So anyway, should I get to whether I liked the movie or not? Okay, here goes.

Yes, I did like it. if you read horcrux's review on this thread, you'll remember that he called The Boy a decent excuse to go to the cinema in January. I agree. The Boy is not a great film, but it's a pretty damn good one, and it's efforts to scare a bit and entertain succeed in pretty much every respect. Believable performances, especially Cohan in the lead, kept me engaged and there was enough suspense and creepiness to satisfy my winter Horror jones.

A few random thoughts...

The film is lush, with deep and textured visuals. Exterior and interior scenes all look amazing, with the rich wood and tile in Brahm's house being a highlight, and it's all pretty subtle so the beauty of the scenery never distracts from the storytelling. Daniel Pearl you've done it again!

Lauren Cohan is just plain sexy in this movie, and not overtly, which is always nice. She's incredibly attractive, likable and talented, and what combination could be sexier than that??

The doll, while at first a bit comical, really kind of made my skin crawl. I loved it and if there is a Brahms doll available, I will own that sucker in a heartbeat.

I think the film deserves a second look on the big screen so I'll be going back one day next week.

Hi.. : )

I wasn't gonna go near this film but ..YOU, you changed my mind. I really like your tastes in film sooo I'm going to give this a go. I trust you. Thanks for the rec.

[horcrux2007]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Marlon

Crimson Peak (2015)
B
Beautiful looking movie. Too bad the story wasn't really original.
But definitely worth a watch.

****Spoilers****


I really loved it, but I called the incest thing about 20 minutes into the movie.

[Baron Von Marlon]

Howl (2015)
C-
Decent effects, cool creature design but I didn't care much about the rest.
The worst was spoiler "giving Sean Pertwee such a small part and killing him first".

[hammerfan]

Originally Posted by Repo'd

The Boy 2016 ** NO SPOILERS ** NO SPOILERS **

I was pretty excited to see this one, and when I saw the name Daniel Pearl credited as Cinematographer, I was even more stoked. If you don't recognize the name, he's the genius who shot Tobe Hooper's Texas Chainsaw Massacre, as well as the remake. I'm also a fan of Lauren Cohan, Maggie from the Walking Dead. Oh, and the music for The Boy is scored by Bear McCreary, if you folks need another WD connection. Those are a few pretty good reasons to see a movie, in my humble opinion. So anyway, should I get to whether I liked the movie or not? Okay, here goes.

Yes, I did like it. if you read horcrux's review on this thread, you'll remember that he called The Boy a decent excuse to go to the cinema in January. I agree. The Boy is not a great film, but it's a pretty damn good one, and it's efforts to scare a bit and entertain succeed in pretty much every respect. Believable performances, especially Cohan in the lead, kept me engaged and there was enough suspense and creepiness to satisfy my winter Horror jones.

A few random thoughts...

The film is lush, with deep and textured visuals. Exterior and interior scenes all look amazing, with the rich wood and tile in Brahm's house being a highlight, and it's all pretty subtle so the beauty of the scenery never distracts from the storytelling. Daniel Pearl you've done it again!

Lauren Cohan is just plain sexy in this movie, and not overtly, which is always nice. She's incredibly attractive, likable and talented, and what combination could be sexier than that??

The doll, while at first a bit comical, really kind of made my skin crawl. I loved it and if there is a Brahms doll available, I will own that sucker in a heartbeat.

I think the film deserves a second look on the big screen so I'll be going back one day next week.

I'm going to see it tonight!

[Repo'd]

Originally Posted by DeadbeatAtDawn

Hi.. : )

I wasn't gonna go near this film but ..YOU, you changed my mind. I really like your tastes in film sooo I'm going to give this a go. I trust you. Thanks for the rec.

Oh Deadbeat, I really hope you like it. After your post I would seriously hate to let ya down. Puleeez let me know if you enjoyed it. I'll have my bloody fingers crossed!

Originally Posted by hammerfan

I'm going to see it tonight!

What's the verdict, Margie?

[hammerfan]

Originally Posted by Repo'd

What's the verdict, Margie?

I'm going tonight

[Repo'd]

Originally Posted by hammerfan

I'm going tonight

I probably should have bothered to see when u posted that!

[hammerfan]

Originally Posted by Repo'd

I probably should have bothered to see when u posted that!

[Roiffalo]

Bag of Bones

Why do I keep trying with you Stephen King. I don't end that in a question mark because I already know. I, like most horror fans, was lured into the promise of an enticing tale only to be fooled by unrealistic characters and stupid scares. But I adore Peirce Brosnan so I stuck it out. It actually wasn't that terrible.

Originally Posted by Baron Von Marlon

Howl (2015)
C-
Decent effects, cool creature design but I didn't care much about the rest.
The worst was spoiler "giving Sean Pertwee such a small part and killing him first".

I rather thought the opposite. I try to think of the semi-unique view on the creatures as an interesting and creative new take on werewolves, but honestly I have no idea where they get the inspiration for them. There was very little wolf to be seen and more tiger fish or something. The bulging bug eyes and needle-y teeth of the wolves in Late Phases look more wolf like than these.