Valonqar Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) On 1/21/2020 at 11:07 AM, The Horror of Lucas Films said: Those kids seems to have zero appeal outside of this series, MBB also didn't help Godzilla AT ALL, despite it being sold as her debut movie. There are no movie stars anymore, except relicts from past eras (Leo, Willy, The Rock, etc). there are only franchises/brands. Being in a Stranger Things brand =/= fans will follow you when you don't play a ST character. Look at RDJ and Dolittle. No Stark, no cigar. ST kids are no different. Wolfhard had a hit with IT cause IT is a brand. You could cast another boy as Richie and get the same result. he didn't hurt and maybe even the idea of him as (brand name character) Richie was appealing, much like the idea of Emma Watson as Belle, but he wasn't the main reason for the movie's success. Edited January 23, 2020 by Valonqar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick64 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Starts with a 31 on Metacritic. Let’s take a look at the last two months of wonderful wide releases: 12/6 - Playmobil: The Movie Wanna see what The Lego Movie would be like stripped of anything good? Clearly not. 12/18 - Black Christmas There hasn’t been a horror movie since October’s Countdown (also such a treat), so come treat yourself to whatever happened here. 12/20 - Cats Do you like drugs? Have you ever wanted to experiment with drugs? You’ve come to the right place. 12/25-12/27 It’s Christmas, we’re not heartless, you can relax and go see Little Women with the family. 1/3 - The Grudge Back to business! Making up for last week with this horror gem. 1/10 - Like a Boss Uncut Gems was good so here’s what’s basically your normal Adam Sandler comedy, but we’ll cast three great actresses instead. 1/17 - Dolittle I bet you miss Iron Man. That’s all we need. 1/24 - The Turning Horror fans haven’t had enough crap recently, so here’s another one! Next weekend should be fun. I’m taking the under for both Gretel & Hansel and The Rhythm Section at 50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze Heatnix Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Several users are saying this movie doesn't even have a real ending. It suddenly ends... I'm reading user reviews on letterboxd. Most are very negative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB33 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Not a surprise. Some of the worst film endings are from horrors. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarkmachine Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 indiewire of all places gave this a glowing review lol. maybe it will appeal to arthouse types over normies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, snarkmachine said: indiewire of all places gave this a glowing review lol. maybe it will appeal to arthouse types over normies Nah, arthouse types do not like modern settings for classic novels. My advice is rent "The Innocents" instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB33 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 2 hours ago, dudalb said: Nah, arthouse types do not like modern settings for classic novels. My advice is rent "The Innocents" instead. I remember you mentioning the original work "The Turn of the Screw", but I don't recall if you said you actually read it. If you did, how did you like it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze Heatnix Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Some people are saying this movie has a shitty ending like The Devil Inside Many critic reviews also stating that. Humm... Same thing happened to The Grudge. Hell, this movie even has the same producer from The Grudge! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze Heatnix Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 It starts with 0% Audience Score on RT ( based on 6 users ) There's room to increase... 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion Again Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Blaze Heatnix said: It starts with 0% Audience Score on RT ( based on 6 users ) There's room to increase... It went up by ♾️ % 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze Heatnix Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 So many users comparing it to The Devil Inside. That's crazy... I read the ending and it's downright absurd. How could anybody approve that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorddemaxus Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) Why the hell does this movie have music from Mitski, Empress of, Pale Waves, Soccer Mommy, and Alice Glass? I guess Alice Glass fits the tone of the movie but the rest really don't and now a chunk of my recommended on spotify is from this movie's soundtrack (because I listen to these artists). Edit: The got MUNA and Courtney Love too. The person who chose the artists for this movie's soundtrack has some good taste. Also, surprisingly enough the Alice Glass song doesn't really fit here but the Mitski song does. Edited January 24, 2020 by lorddemaxus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) 20 hours ago, JB33 said: I remember you mentioning the original work "The Turn of the Screw", but I don't recall if you said you actually read it. If you did, how did you like it? I liked it, but it's not for everybody. I generally don't like Henry James. His style will take lot of getting used to, if have not been exposed to much 19th century literature. James style is complex even by Victorian standards. It's a lot like Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House" in it's as much psychological horror as anything. Edited January 24, 2020 by dudalb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 14 hours ago, Blaze Heatnix said: So many users comparing it to The Devil Inside. That's crazy... I read the ending and it's downright absurd. How could anybody approve that? I read the ending, and Henry James is turning over in his grave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 17 hours ago, Blaze Heatnix said: So many users comparing it to The Devil Inside. That's crazy... I read the ending and it's downright absurd. How could anybody approve that? A number of critics are asking about the ending "Did they even read the novel?'. And a LOT of remarks making comparasions to "THe Innocents"..and not to "The Turning" advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB33 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Morbidly, now I feel like I have to see this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, JB33 said: Morbidly, now I feel like I have to see this. I am going to wait until the Rifftrack gang gets ahold of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OdinSon2k14 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 The little girl was so adorable 😂. Bizarre ending though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxOfficeFangrl Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 On 1/24/2020 at 5:31 AM, lorddemaxus said: Why the hell does this movie have music from Mitski, Empress of, Pale Waves, Soccer Mommy, and Alice Glass? I guess Alice Glass fits the tone of the movie but the rest really don't and now a chunk of my recommended on spotify is from this movie's soundtrack (because I listen to these artists). Edit: The got MUNA and Courtney Love too. The person who chose the artists for this movie's soundtrack has some good taste. Also, surprisingly enough the Alice Glass song doesn't really fit here but the Mitski song does. The director Floria Sigismondi started out in music videos (Marilyn Manson and Bjork, among others) and also directed The Runaways, guessing she's driven much of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OdinSon2k14 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 I thought I recognized the lead actress from somewhere else. Those EYES 🙂. The Terminator: Dark Fate chick! She had her hair cut short there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
