Oh it's amazing mate, seen it multiple times. Mike Flanagan is a very promising horror director.
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He got any other stuff worth watching?
Pretty much.
In that case, he's had an incredibly fortunate career given how many major films he's been in.
Yeah I have seen it, my review
A woman tries to exonerate her brother, who was convicted of murder, by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
A very good ghost/horror film, well written and very well acted, the 2 young kids did very well, Karen Gillan was also very good.
I liked this a lot, I would recommend this to everybody.
7/10
Just noticed that Flanagan made "Ouija: The Origin of Evil" as well.
talented for sure. I didn't think much of "Hush", though.
talented for sure. I didn't think much of "Hush", though.
Origin of Evil I thought was very good, the first one not so good.
I like how evil always wins in Flanagan's movies. Ending of Ouija 2 was very disturbing.
He also made Gerald's Game and Before I wake, both excellent.
I did think he put in a really good performance in Witness though.
During my last rewatch of Blade Runner I realized that Rutger Hauer indeed is the heart and soul of the film.
Never found Harrison Ford to be anything special as an actor.
Rutger Hauer - ''The replicants were all such great characters and Harrison Ford's character is such a dumb character - he gets a gun put to his head and then he fecks a dish-washer and falls in love with her. He doesn't make any sense.''
He is living in Killarney at the moment in Co, Kerry Ireland. See him often on nights out here. Think his girlfriend is from Kerry.
Barry Keoghan is Tye Sheridan with a mild allergic reaction.
I think Blade Runner wouldn't have worked with a charming main character though.
The sex scene is almost definitely rape.
Manhunt (John Woo)
A Chinese/Japanese/SouthKorean action adventure movies directed by John Woo, about a medical lawyer framed for murder he didn't commit, 1 and a half hot Female Assassin, a Charismatic Japanese Police, and a spaghetti western chase.
Not bad for nostalgia of John Woo gun dance, but the story kinda drags abit towards the end. Credit for making the Japanese speaks Japanese, the Chinese speaks Chinese and the Koreans speaks English, at least they're refreshing.
The Merciless (Korean)
Infernal Affair on steroids.
A Chinese/Japanese/SouthKorean action adventure movies directed by John Woo, about a medical lawyer framed for murder he didn't commit, 1 and a half hot Female Assassin, a Charismatic Japanese Police, and a spaghetti western chase.
Not bad for nostalgia of John Woo gun dance, but the story kinda drags abit towards the end. Credit for making the Japanese speaks Japanese, the Chinese speaks Chinese and the Koreans speaks English, at least they're refreshing.
The Merciless (Korean)
Infernal Affair on steroids.
I just like the quote as it shows why Ford hates the movie. But yeah that scene is clearly a rape scene and the fact that's it's played as a love scene(With the vangelis love theme over it) is sort of terrifying.
Yeah, although there's an argument that he's desperately trying to force a very human response (lust, love?) from Rachael, it's very badly handled. Handled better, we'd see that he is desperate, because of doubt about his humanity or otherwise.
A lot of films from that era and prior have "love" scenes that are a bit rapey by modern standards. I think your explanation is quite good though.
And weirdly enough the sequel decided to make a big nostalgic deal of this "love story".
A Quiet Place
Saw it on Sunday and I thought it was brilliant. Best horror I have seen in quite some time. It was incredible how they made silence such a terrifying concept.
Definitely recommend.
8.5/10
Saw it on Sunday and I thought it was brilliant. Best horror I have seen in quite some time. It was incredible how they made silence such a terrifying concept.
Definitely recommend.
8.5/10
Agreed. Ended up seeing it a couple of times over the last few days. Loved it.
Great cinema experience too. The whole audience were in complete silence both times. I was even chewing my popcorn as quietly as possible.
I think I will definitely see it again for sure.
Yeah the experience was surreal. I ended up waiting for loud noises on screen before eating popcorn as the silence was incredible, I felt like eating disturbed the ambiance
I'm seeing it on Thursday night. Have had to revise my usual snack strategy after reading this. Out with the popcorn, in with the wine gums.
I think I will definitely see it again for sure.
Yeah the experience was surreal. I ended up waiting for loud noises on screen before eating popcorn as the silence was incredible, I felt like eating disturbed the ambiance
Haha. My mate was doing the same.
The best horror I've seen this year so far.
Agreed, definitely. It will take an excellent horror film to top this for me.
Good strategy. I could actually go for some wine gums right about now. Damn you.
This is from reddit
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Maybe if we are really really kind to Ridley that this is what he trying to achieve.
I wouldn't be surprised if they release another cut in 10 years time with that scene edited out.
I like the sequel but yeah the bits where Deckard talks about his love for Rachael etc is easily the weakest part of the film
Well also the ''revolution'' part which was shite
The reddit excerpt sounds more like special pleading than my post, even!
Oh sorry I didn't mean to make out that the reddit post was similar to your post, the reddit one is clearly someone desperately trying to rescue a awful scene from their favourite movie. I mostly posted it because it seems a summary of the counter arguments I've over the years with this scene.
Maybe the scene isn't worthy of any deeper analysis, mate. 
Island of Lost Souls - Short and chillingly sweet, still holds up fabulously well. Needed more of the panther woman though.
I think you might be right. As soon as I posted the Rutger Hauer quote every time there's a new post in here I've been like this
See! That how dedicated Tye is.
And he has plenty of access to make up on set. coincidence? Nope.
Hostiles
They don't make westerns like they used to. This is the second western I've seen starring Christian Bale and Ben Foster, and this one packs less of an emotional punch than 3:10 to Yuma. It just doesn't hit any heights.
6/10
They don't make westerns like they used to. This is the second western I've seen starring Christian Bale and Ben Foster, and this one packs less of an emotional punch than 3:10 to Yuma. It just doesn't hit any heights.
6/10
Pyewacket
A frustrated, angst-ridden teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to evoke a witch to kill her mother. Very good low budget indie horror movie. Slow burn, builds tension throughout and you only see the demon a few times but it's very effective. A real masterclass in restraint. Only problem is the inciting incident, which has a 'well that escalated quickly' kind of feel to it. Enjoyed it a lot 7.5/10
A frustrated, angst-ridden teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to evoke a witch to kill her mother. Very good low budget indie horror movie. Slow burn, builds tension throughout and you only see the demon a few times but it's very effective. A real masterclass in restraint. Only problem is the inciting incident, which has a 'well that escalated quickly' kind of feel to it. Enjoyed it a lot 7.5/10
A quiet place: Went to see last night. Thought it was definitely worth going to see as a horror/thriller fan, but there were some things that didn't quite make sense to me the more I thought about it today. Genuine plot holes and a lack of backstory regarding some things. Still, it was definitely unique in it's approach and at times created brilliant suspense, the acting was great and the threat is downright terrifying.
A solid 8/10.
A solid 8/10.
It has very dodgy overtones and is now uncomfortable to watch but rape? Maybe. Or maybe it was filmed as the old Noir female wanting to be dominated by a hansome bloke thing. I'd have gone this way when I originally saw it but less so these days. Times change and maybe so does our reading of it. Or maybe it was just as dodgy as it now feels but we didn't notice.
I guess my reading of it may well have been coloured by the book where
Rachael seduced Deckard to try to avoid being retired