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Twenty five years after the release of the original genre-changing classic, Lionsgate and Blumhouse announced out of CinemaCon today that they will partner on the development and production of a new The Blair Witch Project movie as the first film in a multi-picture pact with Blumhouse reimagining horror classics from the Lionsgate library.
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Post subject: Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 12:15 am
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I had my problems with the implausability of the third act of the original, but I admired the tension and suspense. Really heavy stuff. This look like shit, and the trailer ruined the twist. Mcavoy is a good actor, but here he seems like a caricature of former roles.
Post subject: Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 5:22 pm
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VinylGuy wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:
I mean, the ending of the original is supposed to be over the top, the movie is a satire after all
is a satire about what? how europeans are way too polite? thats the idea?
yes, as per the director; it's about Denmark in particular but as a Brit I can relate as well; it's not just about the tendency towards politeness but about the public pressure to maintain it, in the most insidious circumstances (that's my reading)
Post subject: Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 5:34 pm
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Ms Harmless wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
yeah i like that idea more, the pressure thing. But i dont quite consider europeans to be polite.
they very much are to each other, not always so much to outsiders...
the politeness I think is linked to a kind of loyalty to national(ist) reputation, and when you dig under the surface it's not all benign (look at their / our common feelings on immigration for example)
Post subject: Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 5:36 pm
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for another great movie looking at this topic, watch last year's "The Beasts / As Bestas", about the conflict experienced by a family moving to Spain from the Basque region of France
Post subject: Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 5:43 pm
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As Beastias is fantastic.
I get the satire in SNE, but I think is in constant conflict with the horror elements of the movie to fully works. The director asks for so much suspension of desbelief in order to get a satisfactory impact.
Post subject: Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 7:22 pm
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well, I loved both, but that's fair criticism; I don't necessarily need a film like that to feel totally "realistic" (grounded, yes, but that's different)
Post subject: Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 7:24 pm
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also, that constant conflict as you put it is part of what makes it work for me; the disbelief, the second-hand embarrassment, the concern for the kids, it's all part of the horror
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