I have now watched a few more of the films from last episode's list.
Let's break down what was essentially a weekend filled with an incredible amount of disappointment.
2. Us. I was pretty excited for this one. It had great reviews. I was riveted from the first scene, although I had to actually fast forward through the opening credits because there is only so long I can listen to bad music and stare at cages of rabbits before I can't take it anymore.*
As super fun and creepy as the movie was (also with a genuinely good laugh during the scene where one of the kids says, "Alexa call the police" to that Amazon thing, and Alexa goes, "Okay, playing "Fuck the Police."). The eventual explanation for all the scary stuff in the movie? Totally fell flat for me.
🌟3. Hell House, LLC. I went into this with low expectations, and boy was I wrong. This movie was genuinely creepy. I actually plan to watch it again because it has a funky twist of an ending and I was not paying nearly enough attention to totally understand it. GO WATCH THIS ONE.
6. The Orphanage. This one has promise. Unfortunately it also has subtitles and I couldn't find my glasses. Ended up having to read a synopsis, and I have to say the ending is FUCKED UP.
23. The Terrifier. The caption on the Buzzfeed article for this one reads, "No exaggeration — it took me at least five tries to finish the whole movie." I am guessing that was because this is maybe one of the dumbest, dullest, half-assed attempts at horror I have ever seen. I lasted maybe 10 minutes before shutting it off.
26. The Last House on the Left. I didn't include this one last time, because I have not seen the original film. I have seen the remake, and thus have absolutely no intention of watching the original. This movie isn't scary so much as INCREDIBLY VIOLENT and also incredibly upsetting. Watch at your own risk.
Random movie I found over the weekend that actually WAS scary:
Fractured. This is a Netflix original. Not quite horror, more like a psychological thriller and I thought it was very well done. You'll be questioning the nature of your reality for like 2 hours afterwards.
*If I had gone to see this in theaters, I kid you not, I would have left solely based on the opening credits.
I feel similarly about 'Us'. Jordan Peele has a brilliant mind, but his second cinematic effort doesn't hold a candle to his first.
ReplyDeleteI heard good things about Us, but I can't bring myself to sit through it.
ReplyDeleteI have not seen any of these movies but my grandson said they are too scary for me to watch
ReplyDeleteOooh I'm going to watch a couple on this list! <3
ReplyDeleteOnce in awhile I'll watch a horror movie only to find out that I'm not frightened by horror movies. I never have been...I guess this must mean I'm deranged or something. I watched Fractured the other night but for the life of me I don't remember it (lol) because I was stoned (uh oh) so it must be some of that short term memory loss kicking in. I'll watch it again without any enhancements and then I'll see if I remember it. If I still don't remember it then it's off too the glue factory for me...
ReplyDeleteHorror movies don't really scare me either. That's why I love the over the top ones best, because it's basically just super dark comedy. Hence my never ending quest to find movies that actually scare me.
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