Oculus (2013) - August 5, 2014 - Blu-ray Forum

rrpmpstck · 05-13-2014, 03:33 PM

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So you're telling me that a complete faceless stranger--for all you know, a 400-hundred pound, hair-covered, unshowered, middle-aged oaf with open sores and halitosis who's never known the touch of a woman, living in his mother's basement, masturbating to Titanfall commercials--has the power to affect how you feel about yourself? Yowza. I don't presume to judge your, or any other Blu-ray.com member's, intelligence based on an appreciation for CABIN IN THE WOODS. I only mean to say, in my opinion, you guys got snowed into believing its a damn sight more clever than I believe it is. I hope that opinion doesn't eat you up too much inside.

Now I am really offended because that just described me!

In all seriousness, you didn't change anything about how I "feel" about myself. I know that everybody likes different things and also have their own opinions. I just think that the way you worded it made it sound like we are all coolaid drinking simpletons. No real offending has occurred.

Cortiz · 05-13-2014, 03:54 PM

I kept thinking: Any minute now Mr. Ron Slater will break out a joint but he never did

Leonidas King · 05-30-2014, 08:32 PM

I really love the cover.

nekromantik · 05-30-2014, 09:45 PM

I enjoyed it alot!
Well made and acted.
Was a cool concept too.

MikeScott · 05-31-2014, 03:58 AM

If this isn't the best horror film of the year for me it will be one of them. Really, really loved it. So well-done. Great performances. A gem!

shamus · 05-31-2014, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeScott

If this isn't the best horror film of the year for me it will be one of them. Really, really loved it. So well-done. Great performances. A gem!

you have my attention...

Filmmaker · 05-13-2014, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by rrpmpstck

In all seriousness, you didn't change anything about how I "feel" about myself. I know that everybody likes different things and also have their own opinions. I just think that the way you worded it made it sound like we are all coolaid drinking simpletons. No real offending has occurred.

Good to hear. For whatever it's worth, I just willingly bought SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL on BD so I've got my own issues.

rrpmpstck · 05-13-2014, 05:19 PM

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Good to hear. For whatever it's worth, I just willingly bought SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL on BD so I've got my own issues.

You, my friend, are sick and in need of serious help.

Filmmaker · 05-13-2014, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by rrpmpstck

You, my friend, are sick and in need of serious help.

Yeah, but I get by.

iank · 05-19-2014, 01:38 AM

Still heard nothing about this coming out in Aus at either cinema or straight-to-DVD. Looks like being an import at this rate.

Britbuffguy · 05-19-2014, 02:56 AM

So I can get this and.go see GUARDIANS to my build up to meet gorgeous Ms. Gillan a few weeks later! :-)

remake · 05-26-2014, 07:25 PM

Just finished this. What a nice little film. There's tons of story and good acting. And that ending sure is brutally fun. Karen Gillan was fantastic. Something about her is so likeable.

Leonidas King · 05-26-2014, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by remake

Just finished this. What a nice little film. There's tons of story and good acting. And that ending sure is brutally fun. Karen Gillan was fantastic. Something about her is so likeable.

+1. I loved watching her throughout the movie. She has a really good star quality about her that makes her so likable. Would like to see her more in movies.

Member-167298 · 05-26-2014, 07:57 PM

The lead girl is hot, but the movie left a lot to be desired. The ending could have been a lot more epic if the filmmakers built upon some of the things that seemed to be foreshadowed at the beginning.

Anyone that did not see it in the theatre, I strongly suggest NOT blind buying this film.

SilentDawn · 05-26-2014, 08:40 PM

I'll probably pick this up for a reasonable price. I loved many aspects, but the long moments of exposition took me out of the film completely. Still, It's a decent horror film with a truly powerful ending.

Pondosinatra · 05-31-2014, 03:57 AM

Normally I hate all these hip, quick edited, designed to make you jump, BS crop of new horror films....

That said, I just finished watching 80 hours of Doctor Who and fell in love with Karen Gillan. So I might give this a go.

mar3o · 05-31-2014, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Normally I hate all these hip, quick edited, designed to make you jump, BS crop of new horror films....

That said, I just finished watching 80 hours of Doctor Who and fell in love with Karen Gillan. So I might give this a go.

This movie isn't really any of these things. I wouldn't call this film hip or quick-edited. It's a genuinely creepy film that really sets up a great mood. The editing in this film is really impressive, how it constantly goes back and forth between current time and flashbacks. It's truly a seamless experience.

Filmmaker · 05-31-2014, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Normally I hate all these hip, quick edited, designed to make you jump, BS crop of new horror films....

Then you may just adore this one because it honestly doesn't follow those tropes at all. There's much more of a Kubrick vibe here than an Eli Roth one.

klevelend4 · 06-07-2014, 02:38 AM

I just recently watched Oculus and thought that it was well done. It took a new aproach to the haunted house trope and I thought it was executed well. Does it have cheap jump scares? You betcha. But does it have a creepy atmosphere, a solid story and decent acting? Yes, it has those in spades.

Off topic, CitW was less than stellar. I would like to consider myself a horror addict and have watched hundreds of horror films. It wasn't bad, but it was nowhere near the second coming as a lot of people proclaim it to be. I am by no means bashing it, but watching it I expected more. Mind you, I saw this once way back when in the theatre and have not revisited it since then, it maybe high time I do so.

Ratfink · 06-08-2014, 12:02 PM

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Then you may just adore this one because it honestly doesn't follow those tropes at all. There's much more of a Kubrick vibe here than an Eli Roth one.

Each to their own, but Kubrick? It's got about as much in common with Kubrick as The Conjuring does with Tarkovsky. It follows ever one of these lazy, tedious horror clichés to the point. Dreadful film.

Sorry, but to quote the poster you responded to who claimed they hate these 'hip, quick edited, designed to make you jump, BS crop of new horror films....', I'd say this: so do I, and this is another one.

05-13-2014, 03:54 PM	#2
Cortiz Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Out there, past them trees Trading Score:489	I kept thinking: Any minute now Mr. Ron Slater will break out a joint but he never did Last edited by Cortiz; 05-13-2014 at 03:58 PM.

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05-30-2014, 08:32 PM	#3
Leonidas King Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Sparta, Laconia - GRC Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:657 Blu-ray collection:2628 Blu-ray reviews: 34 Trading Score:250	I really love the cover.

05-30-2014, 09:45 PM	#4
nekromantik Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Bristol, UK Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:549	I enjoyed it alot! Well made and acted. Was a cool concept too.

05-31-2014, 03:58 AM	#5
MikeScott Blu-ray Champion Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Minnesota Trading Score:503	If this isn't the best horror film of the year for me it will be one of them. Really, really loved it. So well-done. Great performances. A gem!

05-19-2014, 01:38 AM	#10
iank Banned Member since:Feb 2014 Location:QLD, Australia DVD collection:323 Blu-ray reviews:4	Still heard nothing about this coming out in Aus at either cinema or straight-to-DVD. Looks like being an import at this rate.

05-19-2014, 02:56 AM	#11
Britbuffguy Blu-ray Champion Member since:Feb 2013 Location:Madison, WI 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:323 DVD collection:23 Trading Score:62	So I can get this and.go see GUARDIANS to my build up to meet gorgeous Ms. Gillan a few weeks later! :-)

05-26-2014, 07:25 PM	#12
remake Banned Member since:Aug 2011 Blu-ray collection:1 Trading Score:160	Just finished this. What a nice little film. There's tons of story and good acting. And that ending sure is brutally fun. Karen Gillan was fantastic. Something about her is so likeable.

05-26-2014, 07:57 PM	#14
Member-167298 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2011 4K collection:474 Blu-ray collection:1321 DVD collection:102 iTunes collection:558 Trading Score:61	The lead girl is hot, but the movie left a lot to be desired. The ending could have been a lot more epic if the filmmakers built upon some of the things that seemed to be foreshadowed at the beginning. Anyone that did not see it in the theatre, I strongly suggest NOT blind buying this film.

05-26-2014, 08:40 PM	#15
SilentDawn Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Isla Nublar Blu-ray collection:400 DVD collection:58 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:1	I'll probably pick this up for a reasonable price. I loved many aspects, but the long moments of exposition took me out of the film completely. Still, It's a decent horror film with a truly powerful ending.

05-31-2014, 03:57 AM	#16
Pondosinatra Banned Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Calgary, Alberta Home Theater Gallery:45 Trading Score:2	Normally I hate all these hip, quick edited, designed to make you jump, BS crop of new horror films.... That said, I just finished watching 80 hours of Doctor Who and fell in love with Karen Gillan. So I might give this a go.

06-07-2014, 02:38 AM	#19
klevelend4 Junior Member Member since:Nov 2012 Blu-ray collection:1135 DVD collection:564	I just recently watched Oculus and thought that it was well done. It took a new aproach to the haunted house trope and I thought it was executed well. Does it have cheap jump scares? You betcha. But does it have a creepy atmosphere, a solid story and decent acting? Yes, it has those in spades. Off topic, CitW was less than stellar. I would like to consider myself a horror addict and have watched hundreds of horror films. It wasn't bad, but it was nowhere near the second coming as a lot of people proclaim it to be. I am by no means bashing it, but watching it I expected more. Mind you, I saw this once way back when in the theatre and have not revisited it since then, it maybe high time I do so.

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