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Did Wes Craven get his films reset or did he really never play A Nightmare on Elm Street before in this?
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The only movies I know for sure Lynch has seen are Sunset Blvd and The Wizard of Oz and I wouldn’t be shocked if he’s never seen any other movies than those two.
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Feb 4, 2024 16:57
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Skinamarink rules, it's inventive and ethereal and brilliant. Unfortunately, it's up against Pulse which is one of the greatest films ever made.
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Feb 13, 2024 18:04
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The problem with Funny Games is that Haneke fundamentally misunderstands what attracts most people to horror movies, so he's shoving your nose in it saying "Is this what you people want?" But he's too pompous to realize that his entire filmography is just making the same brand of misery porn he accuses mainstream horror of committing.
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Feb 23, 2024 16:29
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The thing about Haneke is his whole deal is making films about immense suffering, frequently violent himself, but his feeling is that the audience should be deeply shaken by it and recognize the weight of violence. That on its own is fine. Funny Games comes at this as a critique on horror movies that make light of violence by cheapening it, titillating the viewer instead of repulsing them. This is also not necessarily an unfair critique, but it's one entirely incapable of seeing empathy in horror movies and it is so emotionally detached itself that it feels even more sadistic than the genre he's criticizing. It's smug. I haven't seen all his films, but the ones I have paint a pretty clear picture of a totally joyless artist who revels in misery, and Funny Games in particular mocks you for finding misery fascinating. Amour has a poignant statement to make about how love means eventually having to watch your loved one die -- it's painfully true there, but also almost entirely devoid of any warmth whatsoever. You gotta question, what the gently caress does this man know about love? Happy End, it's quasi-sequel, is even more insulting -- relegating the surviving protagonist of Amour to the sidelines, himself now entirely debilitated in old age, while the film rails against social media or whatever. I'm not against exploring these themes. I just think he does it with such utter contempt for the audience that I can't help but go, hey gently caress you too buddy.
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Feb 23, 2024 23:35
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Basket Case not really as good as its rep iyam. It's no Frankenhooker, that's for sure.
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Apr 1, 2024 22:42
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I saw House by the Cemetery as the fifth movie in an all night horror marathon and was absolutely delusional at that point already, and the movie didn't help. Insane film and I'll be voting for it.
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May 21, 2024 14:47
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