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Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels
Awesome film, have you seen Meshes of the Afternoon?
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I've seen parts of it. Actually considered playing the whole thing in the background during one of my gigs. So I started looking into it, but stopped for some reason. I can't recall why, actually. Gotta watch it again, this time in its entirety.
Recent ones:
It Follows: Beautifully eerie atmosphere, stellar score. I was a tiny bit disappointed by the change of approach towards the nature of the creature midway through. For all its freshness it seems like some currently popular horror movie tropes were still fair game. Bit of a shame, but maybe I was expecting too much. Apart from that, it's a gorgeous movie that more than succeeds in creating its own distinct world.
The Babadook: Another recent horror movie that has been getting a lot of praise. Partly I can see why. I thought that some of the scenes did indeed invoke a strong feeling of uneasiness. The depiction of one of the characters's slow decent into madness was masterfully done. It was also quite tense at certain points without resorting to cheap jump scares. There are some things that stuck out like a sore thumb though. The child-character was insufferable at the beginning. During the first half of the movie, he was an extremely unlikeable character. Later on, some possible explanations for his behavior emerge, but by that point the damage had been done. Some of the things that were supposed to be scary were also very hit-or-miss. I even found myself chuckling at things that were meant to be eerie. The psychological horror angle was great, but some things kept me from fully buying it. Overall I'd say I recommend it though.
The Night Of The Hunter: Yes, it was actually the first time I've watched it. And to be honest, I'm kind of shocked I wasn't able to enjoy it as much as I'd hoped to. It's one of the most universally acclaimed films of all time, yet it didn't fully wow me. I can't really point my finger on it though. Was it the constant change of tone? Did I think Robert Mitchum's performance was too over the top? Was it the fact that the gullibility of some of the characters was so off-putting to me that I wasn't fully able to suspend my disbelief? Or maybe it was the cheesy ending? I did love the dreamlike quality of the visuals though.