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wins relentlessly otm on this thread esp here:

Nothing is allowed to matter

even torture porn horror schlock allows characters to present themselves as traumatized by the shit they're going through: they get jumpy, they become hyper-vigilant, they become constantly reactive to the possibility of further insult. tobe hooper was great at this -- once a person sees some truly soul-altering shit, he/she doesn't just start cracking wise five minutes later with the threat still present. nothing against good horror wisecracks but once you're down the well in this movie, you are fucked up, and you're going to be fucked up for a long time. nothing here seems to touch anybody, unless it kills them.

but it's also a good bad movie as eliza d. says: a fun watch with a bunch of dumb shit, like all the cheap 80s horror movies I love. And Skarsgard is fucking glorious, every minute he spends onscreen is a gift.

she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Thursday, 12 September 2019 07:09 (four years ago) link

I am otm but probably too relentlessly sometimes - as a person who will rewatch thinner I am glad some people are enjoying this bad movie 🙂 I can see myself maybe softening on it over time as long as I never have to watch it again

Re the “curious decision” to make Richie the gay one (was trying not to spoil this earlier as it’s a surprising choice that actually works), I strongly suspect either that this was made after casting Hader or that the filmmakers were just big Richie fans - that actor/character is given the only interesting stuff to do p much. One of the more egregious examples of “nothing can matter” is the losers being surprised to see Richie grieve their friend who died horribly minutes before. It’s a good moment for him but shouldn’t those guys give a shit as well?

The mook they got to play hunky Ben = total void

YouGov to see it (wins), Thursday, 12 September 2019 09:57 (four years ago) link

eight months pass...

I liked the first "chapter" for the engaging performances from the child actors and because it hit my 80s nostalgia sweet spot. Chapter 2 is three hours of expensive-looking CGI.

A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Friday, 5 June 2020 16:33 (three years ago) link

Otm

I am a free. I am not man. A number. (Neanderthal), Friday, 5 June 2020 16:43 (three years ago) link

Yep. Tried watching the second one twice, fell asleep both times.

Roz, Friday, 5 June 2020 16:46 (three years ago) link

I stand by most of what I wrote (while buzzed) above but have no desire to ever watch it again, to be clear.

Dirty Epic H. (Eric H.), Friday, 5 June 2020 16:47 (three years ago) link

Ok, I did laugh at the King and Bogdanovich cameos.

A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Friday, 5 June 2020 16:59 (three years ago) link

Chapter 2 was definitely a chore

terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 6 June 2020 03:04 (three years ago) link

it was an assload of fuck

I am a free. I am not man. A number. (Neanderthal), Saturday, 6 June 2020 03:08 (three years ago) link


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