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Blu-ray Grand Duke
Mar 2009
Denver, CO
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Blu-ray Ninja
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Saw this with my sister a few weeks back and we really enjoyed it. It definitely has its share of twists and jump scares, however, as usually one of the main characters was particularly daft during the first 75+ minutes of the film, which made it frustrating in parts, but overall a very well done follow up.
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Blu-ray Samurai
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And I need you now tonight, and I need you more than everr..
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Thanks given by: | flash.over (04-11-2018), Monterey Jack (04-12-2018) |
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Blu-ray Prince
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Thanks given by: | Abitante Notte (04-16-2018), ryanmj1993 (04-11-2018), samlop10 (04-11-2018), Worship.my.wreck (04-11-2018) |
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Blu-ray Archduke
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This is so day one that it's not even funny.
Here's my review of The Strangers: Prey at Night that I posted in the Movies forum a few weeks ago... A family of four travels to their uncle's isolated rural mobile home park to spend a weekend together before the rebellious teenage daughter is sent to boarding school. Soon after their arrival, they are targeted by three masked assailants who play sadistic games before hunting them down one by one for the kill. The daughter, played by Bailee Madison, is driven by necessity to find her inner steel as she and her older brother, played by Lewis Pullman, are pursued in the outdoor darkness with no cell phones or hope of rescue at their disposal. Their viciously murderous attackers are always one step ahead, though. The Strangers: Prey at Night is a sequel to the underrated 2008 horror masterwork, The Strangers, which opened at theaters to little fanfare, but found a special place in the hearts of many of us who did see it. Bryan Bertino, who helmed the original film, co-wrote the screenplay this time around, but handed the directorial reins to Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down), who adeptly takes the time to establish an audience rapport with the family while also maintaining a tautly suspenseful aesthetic from beginning to end. Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) is the most recognizable face here, but everyone in the cast pulls their weight, especially when the deadly stakes of the situation are revealed. The three villains from the original film, Man in the Mask, Pin-Up Girl, and Dollface, are more experienced with their brutal hobby these days, and, as with the first film, their sick pranks and their kills are the stuff of nightmares. I really enjoyed this movie, and I am pleased to report that no-nonsense slasher cinema is alive and well in 2018. Music is used to fantastic effect here, with an eerie John Carpenter-style score ramping up the tension. Several 1980s pop songs are also utilized in wonderfully offbeat ways. After watching the incredibly-lit swimming pool night scene, I will probably never think of Bonnie Tyler's “Total Eclipse of the Heart” in the same way again. The Strangers: Prey at Night uses all of the familiar horror tropes at its disposal, and the end result may seem stilted at first, but this movie lets its hair down in unexpected ways and rockets into the scary stratosphere during the final 20 minutes. Fans of the original 1974 version of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre will find a lot to smile about during the riveting conclusion. |
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Thanks given by: | Abitante Notte (04-16-2018), badfingerboogie (03-03-2019), Boris_Karloff (09-03-2020), critterdvd (04-11-2018), jmb1381 (04-12-2018), JMEANS (08-21-2024), prkchopexpress (06-25-2018), RickWJ324 (04-11-2018) |
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Day freaking 1. Loved the Hell out of this one.
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Thanks given by: | Abitante Notte (04-16-2018) |
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Blu-ray Grand Duke
Mar 2009
Denver, CO
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I like how theres pic of Fifty Shades Freed in the news article on the front page.
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Pretty much. I thought this one was completely lacking in the tension and atmosphere that made the first movie so enjoyable. But it could be that as I get older slashers just aren't as entertaining as they were in my childhood. This one just wasn't working for me as a straight slasher and although the feel did definitely have some nostalgia and take me back to a different era the film in the end wasn't very memorable. Several times I was laughing out loud or shaking my head at the dumb cliches and just about all of them seemed to be represented in this movie.
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I'll pick this up at some point, but will probably wait for a price drop. I absolutely love the last 20 or so minutes, but I have to keep reminding myself that the first 2/3rds of the film vary from pretty okay to almost terrible at times.
But overall, I liked it. A strong ending can really help a movie like this. It's a good companion to the first since they are totally different. |
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