[quote]phil armitage wrote:
Red State : Michael Parks deserves a fuckin’ nomination for this.
He’s one of the most consistently GREAT “character” actors working today. He wasn’t just in Kill Bill 1, but in the second as well, IN A DIFFERENT ROLE, playing the spanish pimp. Most people don’t even recognize that it’s the same actor, and the only thing different is his facial hair and accent. Awesome.
He was in all three From Dusk Till Dawns, and his best performance was probably in part 3. Again, you can’t even tell it’s the same quy who played the ranger who gets shot in the head at the beginning of part 1. (yes I own FDTD 3; sue me it’s bloody entertaining)
BTW most people would not qualify Red State as a horror film. It’s labelles that way because that’s what Kevin Smith says that’s what it is.[/quote]
It’s not horror. It is straight to the point, no holds barred tortuous look at some insane people and something that could actually happen…for the most part.
Nothing made me jump in this…aside from one those headshots. People died in this I didn’t expect to…like actors you see in other movies as support cast.
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
the preacher (Michael Parks - sheriff from Kill Bill vol 1 and From Dusk Till Dawn and Deathproof and Planet Terror).[/quote]
Fixed.
I forget where I heard it, but Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez have an agreement that they can both write Parks as Sherriff McGraw into any script they want, they just can’t have him die in the movie.
Red State is on my to-watch list, for sure. Anyone care to weigh in on if it “felt” like a Kevin Smith movie, in terms of writing, characters, or whatever?
[quote]Jehovasfitness wrote:
Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer (1987)- got ranked one of best horror movies, sucked hard, didn’t finish it either. [/quote]
Really? Bummer. I haven’t gotten around to seeing it but I’ve mostly heard and read just good things. I’ll check it out soon.
Red State looked like someone new was trying a different take on camera work and direction. The scenes where someone is frantically running through the house are perfect. It wasn’t too much camera shaking. It was just enough to make it feel like what it would be like to be running around looking for exist and doors to get the fuck out quickly.
The funny thing is, the way it started off, I did not expect it to go where it did.
I kind of hate I am writing this much about it because expecting it to be shit may be why I liked it.
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
but Paranormal Activity 3 was some shit. Everyone in the theatre was screaming, it was pretty creepy, if you like scary movies this is a winner. [/quote]
did you like the 1st one? This is how I will judge your review
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Even the guys on spill.com…who tore the others up…said this one was actually scary and the best of the three. They actually said they are now waiting on a sequel just because of how well it was done.
It is done like a “prequel”…but apparently, they fixed all of the shit that was wrong with the others.[/quote]
thanks, sadly b/c the 1st was so awful I almost feel like I want to refuse supporting anything related to that franchise. Previews looked like it could be quite decent though.
[quote]Chris Colucci wrote:
Really? Bummer. I haven’t gotten around to seeing it but I’ve mostly heard and read just good things. I’ll check it out soon.[/quote]
Watch it. Its a no frills, gritty potrayal of how truly pointless and mundane it must be to be a serial killer (if that makes any sense?)
The home video scene is probably one of the most disturbing things I have ever seen in a film.
Had such potential to be great. Beautiful camera work, coloring, lighting… gritty acting.
The story even seemed like it would end up with a great futuristic message. Not to be.
I am disappoint. [/quote]
Saw this on Monday, had high hopes. It had a 1984/Brave New World feel but ultimately was a let down.
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
but Paranormal Activity 3 was some shit. Everyone in the theatre was screaming, it was pretty creepy, if you like scary movies this is a winner. [/quote]
did you like the 1st one? This is how I will judge your review
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Never saw the 1st or 2nd one, I went with this girl I am seeing, she was begging to see it so we went. Scarier than your typical scary movie, I actually shouted “move the fuck out!” at one point, which busted up the theatre in laughter.
[quote]phil armitage wrote:
Red State : Michael Parks deserves a fuckin’ nomination for this.
He’s one of the most consistently GREAT “character” actors working today. He wasn’t just in Kill Bill 1, but in the second as well, IN A DIFFERENT ROLE, playing the spanish pimp. Most people don’t even recognize that it’s the same actor, and the only thing different is his facial hair and accent. Awesome.
He was in all three From Dusk Till Dawns, and his best performance was probably in part 3. Again, you can’t even tell it’s the same quy who played the ranger who gets shot in the head at the beginning of part 1. (yes I own FDTD 3; sue me it’s bloody entertaining)
BTW most people would not qualify Red State as a horror film. It’s labelles that way because that’s what Kevin Smith says that’s what it is.[/quote]
It’s not horror. It is straight to the point, no holds barred tortuous look at some insane people and something that could actually happen…for the most part.
Nothing made me jump in this…aside from one those headshots. People died in this I didn’t expect to…like actors you see in other movies as support cast.[/quote]
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
but Paranormal Activity 3 was some shit. Everyone in the theatre was screaming, it was pretty creepy, if you like scary movies this is a winner. [/quote]
did you like the 1st one? This is how I will judge your review
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Never saw the 1st or 2nd one, I went with this girl I am seeing, she was begging to see it so we went. Scarier than your typical scary movie, I actually shouted “move the fuck out!” at one point, which busted up the theatre in laughter. [/quote]
LOL!
I’m sure with the creep-out tension in the theater, your outburst was a welcome comic relief.
The Man from Earth - during a going-away party, a professor of history confides in his colleagues that he is 14,000 years old and is leaving before anyone realizes that he doesn’t age.
Cue lots of philosophical fireside chinwagging about the nature of life and existence. But is he telling the truth or are they just chasing him around the maypole?
This is probably the most detailed discussion of immortality and the passing of time I’ve seen in a movie. The guy who wrote it penned episodes of the Twilight Zone. Skepticism and disbelief actually work in the movie’s favor.
Any cheesy moments are offset by the fact that the writer finished the script on his deathbed. I’m sure he wrote aspects of himself into one character in particular.
Tony Todd’s character left feeling like his horizons had been expanded. I felt the same way. Great sci-fi.
[quote]roybot wrote:
The Man from Earth - during a going-away party, a professor of history confides in his colleagues that he is 14,000 years old and is leaving before anyone realizes that he doesn’t age.
Cue lots of philosophical fireside chinwagging about the nature of life and existence. But is he telling the truth or are they just chasing him around the maypole?
This is probably the most detailed discussion of immortality and the passing of time I’ve seen in a movie. The guy who wrote it penned episodes of the Twilight Zone. Skepticism and disbelief actually work in the movie’s favor.
Any cheesy moments are offset by the fact that the writer finished the script on his deathbed. I’m sure he wrote aspects of himself into one character in particular.
Tony Todd’s character left feeling like his horizons had been expanded. I felt the same way. Great sci-fi.[/quote]
Awesome movie. Even more awesome the whole movie takes place in one room and you are captivated the whole time.
[quote]roybot wrote:
The Man from Earth - during a going-away party, a professor of history confides in his colleagues that he is 14,000 years old and is leaving before anyone realizes that he doesn’t age.
Cue lots of philosophical fireside chinwagging about the nature of life and existence. But is he telling the truth or are they just chasing him around the maypole?
This is probably the most detailed discussion of immortality and the passing of time I’ve seen in a movie. The guy who wrote it penned episodes of the Twilight Zone. Skepticism and disbelief actually work in the movie’s favor.
Any cheesy moments are offset by the fact that the writer finished the script on his deathbed. I’m sure he wrote aspects of himself into one character in particular.
Tony Todd’s character left feeling like his horizons had been expanded. I felt the same way. Great sci-fi.[/quote]
Awesome movie. Even more awesome the whole movie takes place in one room and you are captivated the whole time.[/quote]
Yeah. It’s indescribably brilliant, especially where John can recount the details of ________'s childhood but can’t fully recall his own.
[quote]roybot wrote:
The Man from Earth - during a going-away party, a professor of history confides in his colleagues that he is 14,000 years old and is leaving before anyone realizes that he doesn’t age.
Cue lots of philosophical fireside chinwagging about the nature of life and existence. But is he telling the truth or are they just chasing him around the maypole?
This is probably the most detailed discussion of immortality and the passing of time I’ve seen in a movie. The guy who wrote it penned episodes of the Twilight Zone. Skepticism and disbelief actually work in the movie’s favor.
Any cheesy moments are offset by the fact that the writer finished the script on his deathbed. I’m sure he wrote aspects of himself into one character in particular.
Tony Todd’s character left feeling like his horizons had been expanded. I felt the same way. Great sci-fi.[/quote]
I’m gonna have top give that one another try. I watched the first 10 minutes and the acting was so mediocre that I stopped watching after that.
[quote]roybot wrote:
The Man from Earth - during a going-away party, a professor of history confides in his colleagues that he is 14,000 years old and is leaving before anyone realizes that he doesn’t age.
Cue lots of philosophical fireside chinwagging about the nature of life and existence. But is he telling the truth or are they just chasing him around the maypole?
This is probably the most detailed discussion of immortality and the passing of time I’ve seen in a movie. The guy who wrote it penned episodes of the Twilight Zone. Skepticism and disbelief actually work in the movie’s favor.
Any cheesy moments are offset by the fact that the writer finished the script on his deathbed. I’m sure he wrote aspects of himself into one character in particular.
Tony Todd’s character left feeling like his horizons had been expanded. I felt the same way. Great sci-fi.[/quote]
I’m gonna have top give that one another try. I watched the first 10 minutes and the acting was so mediocre that I stopped watching after that.
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The acting is a bit ropey for sure (even with the involvement of the likes of Tony Todd and William Katt) but it picks up after the biology professor stops making wisecracks every few seconds, which is around the time that John Oldman (see what they did there?) makes his “confession”.
Inside (2007)- story about an expecting mother that is terrorized by another female that is looking to steal her baby. French film, pretty darn good for a horror movie, especially once it gets going.