Horror films

[P'NutButter]

So, Longlegs is a movie.

Hmmm not sure what to say really, I actually enjoyed it and the way it was shot, the setting and the acting was incredible. But the hype didn't ring true to what I watched. It wasn't that scary, it was creepy in places yes but not scary. The scariest parts were the shots of the dolls/devil when they were underneath the black sheet.

Nicolas Cage really made that character so oddly over the top and camp but uncomfortably awkward too, I felt like I wanted to laugh but only because I was so uncomfortable during his scenes... which is spot on for the role.

 

[Hudvar]

So, Longlegs is a movie.

Hmmm not sure what to say really, I actually enjoyed it and the way it was shot, the setting and the acting was incredible. But the hype didn't ring true to what I watched. It wasn't that scary, it was creepy in places yes but not scary. The scariest parts were the shots of the dolls/devil when they were underneath the black sheet.

Nicolas Cage really made that character so oddly over the top and camp but uncomfortably awkward too, I felt like I wanted to laugh but only because I was so uncomfortable during his scenes... which is spot on for the role.

Similar thoughts. I loved the look, the atmos, how unhinged it all was, Alicia fucking Witt!, but it wasn't scary at all.

I thought the black sheet thing was the devil dropping in to say "hey girl, here's your doll!"

 

[BTG]

Elsa Shivers invented businesswomen tbh.

 

[HEARTCORE]

Longlegs was utter shite nn.

 

[Joe.]

Meanwhile, Longlegs remains my film of the year.

 

[Anjoel40]

Really liked the Speak No Evil remake, despite the ending copout. The original is one my favourite films of the last few years but they made this one into a decent thriller.

 

[Steve003]

Yeah I Know What You Did Last Summer is an absolute top 10 film for me but it says so much how once queen Helen dies the film goes downhill a bit. Not bad but not very exciting. I do enjoy the cheesy 80s like shower jump scare honestly though

 

[blaze_dave]

So, Longlegs is a movie.

Hmmm not sure what to say really, I actually enjoyed it and the way it was shot, the setting and the acting was incredible. But the hype didn't ring true to what I watched. It wasn't that scary, it was creepy in places yes but not scary. The scariest parts were the shots of the dolls/devil when they were underneath the black sheet.

Nicolas Cage really made that character so oddly over the top and camp but uncomfortably awkward too, I felt like I wanted to laugh but only because I was so uncomfortable during his scenes... which is spot on for the role.

Oh yeah the marketing did it's job for sure.

Yeah it's not a scary film but built the suspense and eerie atmosphere well.

It's been quite a good year so far for the quality of horror films and not the usual cheap type of horror you usually get (not that those can't be entertaining).

 

[Hudvar]

Cage looked a bit...

...but was still pretty unsettling without being all-out terrifying.

 

[Anjoel40]

Cage looked a bit...

...but was still pretty unsettling without being all-out terrifying.

I thought that was Gaga in the Kath & Kim theme.

 

[sesita]

We speak about it a lot and praise Sarah Michelle and the chase scene, but I think it's even understated how good the writing is for Helen. That's a secondary character you really care about - of course SMG's charisma absolutely elevates it, but it's just great having a best-friend character being more than just fodder. Now Ray, on the other hand...

 

[Hudvar]

Standard 90s trope of having a broody heroine with an outgoing BFF who usually dies or turns out to be the killer: Tatum, Helen, Karla, Brenda, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe in H20.

 

[defclubmix]

Helen and her relationship with Barry and Julie is one of the best parts about the film. The growing distance between them after the accident, Helen's failing ambition, having to settle and going back to her hometown to work for her iconically awful sister... It's all very surprisingly tender, human stuff!

Also the fisherman is such a fag for giving her an amazing bob cut! He has made some points

 

[Consideration]

What was it that tipped them over the edge?

Spoiler

When Sue breaks out from Elizabeth's back, they left when Sue stitched Elizabeth up

 

[GimmeWork]

I was so used to her slaying the baddie every week on Buffy, that it took every fiber of self-control in my pre-teen body not to yell obscenities at the screen while watching Sarah's chase scenes as Helen and Cici. A thrilling time indeed.

 

[LTG]

I thought that was Gaga in the Kath & Kim theme.

 

[Andrew]

Helen had to die in I Know... great character, and that's what makes the whole chase scene ever better.
If Julie had died, who'd have cared.

@Consideration that early, wow. Poor them.

 

[BTG]

I’m actually going to give Sarah Michelle a huge amount of credit with that part.

There’s really not a lot to Helen’s character on the page but Sarah does wonders with what’s there.

 

[tylerc]

And to think Max and Elsa's deaths had to be added to increase the body count / gore after Scream... or maybe it was the cop and Elsa? Either way, the film is genuinely perfect in my eyes.

 

[defclubmix]

I think the cop was always going to die. Max dying was added in after that hilarious contest where some kid got to write a scene for the movie (which ended up giving us the iconically horrible "what are you waiting fooooor???") while Elsa getting killed off was something they wrote in due to the studio complaining about the Helen chase scene being cut short - I think originally she was supposed to die before reaching the store?