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General Spoopmas Film Discussion

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
70s Invasion of the Body Snatchers is really good. Also, I thought I saw the movie before but now I think I'd only seen the last half. I don't remember the first, which is some good, slow burn stuff.
 
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Lover Never Dies

This has always been one of my favorite horror movies (or dramas with horror elements).

The story is serviceable, but the visual design is the star of the show.

I was struck this time how every scene is beautiful or interesting in some way. There is amazing shot composition, color, costumes and practical fx throughout the movies 2+ hour run time.

I was also struck this time with how good the score is. The score has sharp strings and some chanting in parts that really gives the movie an other worldly feel. The score feels grandiose, which is appropriate given the themes of confronting god and history repeating over centuries.

Nice to end spooky season on a reliable treat.

Rating (out of 5): 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸
 

Exposition Owl

dreaming of a city
(he/him/his)
On Halloween I watched Skinamarink, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a movie so focused on the specific fears of childhood: the arbitrariness of the world, the inscrutability of adults, and, most of all, the dark. If you can call to mind the fear that comes with being alone in your dark, silent house in the middle of the night, and suddenly hearing a noise that you can’t identify—especially if you can take away the adult voice in your brain that there’s really nothing to be afraid of—then you’ve got the vibe of this movie. I do definitely see where the criticisms are coming from. It’s not a long movie, but I do think some shots could have been a little more tightly edited. The director has a lot of trust that the audience will figure out what the characters are doing from sound cues and indirect shots, but I don’t know that things are always as clear as he means them to be. There’s a decision to subtitle some barely-intelligible lines and not others, when I felt that I was still missing more dialogue than I wanted to. Still, if you’re in the mood for a horror movie that is willing to take its time with creeping dread, and if you think things can be scarier if left implied rather than shown directly, then I think Skinamarink delivers.
 
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