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Seventh Arrow posted:One of my all-time favourite suspense-laden scary movies is The Broken. Without giving too much away, the movie begins with a woman who sees a woman looking identical herself driving a car down the street and decides to follow her to her apartment. From there, a theme about doppelgangers and their intentions develops, although thankfully the film never tries to explain too much. I found that the things that some critics disliked about the film (the slow pacing, the re-use of thematic music) are exactly what I loved about it. It's definitely different, and very creepy. I can't agree with this more. It is a very slow film but not in the respect that nothing happens - there is actually quite a bit of plot but it's extremely deliberate in how it reveals its scenes. I found myself holding my breath and times just waiting for the next "scare" which were always well done. The tension is held early and often throughout the film. Of all the after dark films, this was my absolute favorite.
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Hazo posted:You namedropped it heavily in your first post, but since, interestingly, nobody's directly addressed it so far... The atmosphere of Silent Hill was the best part about it. It's not a strong film otherwise; the writing is pretty weak and Sean Bean feels really tacked on (love the guy though). The gore in the final act was so absurd it took me out out of the film. It's worth a watch for sure though. And drat do I love the Broken. One of the slowest horror films I've ever seen that still managed to keep me in a state of tension. I think I'm going to give Yellowbrick road a watch this weekend. Horror is a really divisive genre but I like what I've heard despite the complaints so we'll see.
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Crackerman posted:See also: Pyramid Head. I'm a Silent Hill fan and I agree with this.
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