Goodnight Mommy (2014) - 12/1/2015 - Blu-ray Forum

Oscar Rothman · 10-09-2015, 01:08 AM

Official trailer

edwn1220 · 10-09-2015, 01:17 AM

Looks interesting. I'll add this to my Amazon wish list.

tylergfoster · 10-09-2015, 04:30 AM

This movie had a much-buzzed about trailer, so I went to see it in a theater last night. It is a huge, huge letdown. Even though I was tired, in the first five minutes I had a thought as to where the story was going and then was stuck watching this terrible, hacky idea play out for 99 minutes that felt like two and a half hours.

lolwut · 10-09-2015, 04:07 PM

Can't wait to see this, ever since the trailer came out. Everyone says it's disappointing but the critic reviews are good so I'm still optimistic.

Lacrymosa · 10-09-2015, 04:12 PM

Sweet, I'm planning to grab this, but hoping to see it at the local independent theater here too.

Oniros · 10-09-2015, 04:56 PM

Gonna go watch this on Tuesday, going in blind. I've only heard either praise or people slamming the movie, hope I end up on the former group!

RipleyLV426 · 10-09-2015, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Oniros

Gonna go watch this on Tuesday, going in blind. I've only heard either praise or people slamming the movie, hope I end up on the former group!

I'm very interested to know other member's thoughts as well...I have it preordered for now.

morningtoke · 10-09-2015, 05:28 PM

Definitely gonna blind buy this. I've heard nothing but good things about it. Hopefully it comes with a nice slipcover like The Babadook & It Follows

RipleyLV426 · 11-04-2015, 05:12 PM

Just dropped to $17.99, amazon matching Best Buy.

tylergfoster · 11-04-2015, 07:03 PM

I highly recommend renting this first.

Greymattersplat · 11-04-2015, 07:57 PM

This finally came to a theater here in Indianapolis, and I saw it on Halloween. I liked it quite a bit, but it's not what the trailer would have you think it is. More...'Audition' than 'Babadook', if that makes any sense.

I'll still probably be buying it though.

RipleyLV426 · 11-04-2015, 08:22 PM

From horror site reviews, I read that they say the atmosphere, mood, cinematography and suspense outweighs the rather lackluster third act.
And if it's "more Audition than Babadook" (per Greymatter), then that's a positive thing from my perspective tastes.

newginafets · 11-05-2015, 05:11 AM

I thought it was great. I still think The Other (1972) is a better movie.

lolwut · 11-05-2015, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newginafets

I thought it was great. I still think The Other (1972) is a better movie.

I saw The Other for the first time when the Blu-ray came out. The acting is painfully bad. My family asked if we could watch something else - something they've never done because of bad acting.

Britnasty · 11-05-2015, 03:15 PM

I would agree with the rental first. The twist is seen in the first 5 minutes and then it delves into a whole other film than what the trailer let's on.

This is nowhere on the same level as It Follows or The Babadook personally.

RebelPrince1986 · 11-06-2015, 06:19 AM

From what I've seen, it seems like this film has fallen victim to poor marketing decisions.

Is the trailer great?
Yes. Absolutely.

Is it representative of the film?
No. Not at all.

Did I love the film anyway?
In short, yes.
I was a little disappointed when I first realized that the film I was watching was not going
to be what I expected, but I really enjoyed the way it all played out. It reminded me a lot
of one of my favorite films, Funny Games.

So, my suggestion is... If you've seen the trailer and are expecting the movie that is being
marketed, maybe watch it before you buy it so you know what you're getting yourself into.
If you're going solely off of what people are saying about it, I put my vote in to add it to
your collection post haste.

darkness2918 · 11-06-2015, 08:03 AM

Even though ive read enough to know that what I expect from the movie by watching the trailer isn't what it is, im gonna buy this out of curiosity. Hopefully im pleasantly surprised.

newginafets · 11-14-2015, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lolwut

I saw The Other for the first time when the Blu-ray came out. The acting is painfully bad. My family asked if we could watch something else - something they've never done because of bad acting.

For me the acting was fine. There's 1 particular scene that's shocking in The Other, where they found the baby. Goodnight Mommy is a lil bit "tamer" than The Other imo.

kp404 · 11-14-2015, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Britnasty

I would agree with the rental first. The twist is seen in the first 5 minutes and then it delves into a whole other film than what the trailer let's on.

This is nowhere on the same level as It Follows or The Babadook personally.

Agreed. Really wanted to like this, but it just wasn't very good. And the twist was really lazy and would have worked better if it was revealed early and used throughout the film

javi92 · 11-15-2015, 12:10 AM

Agree with those saying this is not a blind buy. The reveal isn't managed particularly well, and I don't see this having a lot of replay value. It's solid, but not great; worth a rental.

10-09-2015, 01:17 AM	#2
edwn1220 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Dec 2014 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:770 DVD collection:432 MA collection:2 Digital collection:9 Blu-ray reviews: 53 Trading Score:47	Looks interesting. I'll add this to my Amazon wish list.

10-09-2015, 04:30 AM	#3
tylergfoster Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Seattle, WA 4K collection:884 Blu-ray collection:4451 DVD collection:1148 MA collection:2163 Digital collection:1725 iTunes collection:50 Prime collection:3 Trading Score:249	This movie had a much-buzzed about trailer, so I went to see it in a theater last night. It is a huge, huge letdown. Even though I was tired, in the first five minutes I had a thought as to where the story was going and then was stuck watching this terrible, hacky idea play out for 99 minutes that felt like two and a half hours.

10-09-2015, 04:07 PM	#4
lolwut Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2011 Location:Virginia, US 4K collection:381 Blu-ray collection:1638 DVD collection:445 MA collection:256 Digital collection:291 iTunes collection:346 Prime collection:210 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:202	Can't wait to see this, ever since the trailer came out. Everyone says it's disappointing but the critic reviews are good so I'm still optimistic.

10-09-2015, 04:12 PM	#5
Lacrymosa Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011 4K collection:490 Blu-ray collection:2613 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:52	Sweet, I'm planning to grab this, but hoping to see it at the local independent theater here too.

10-09-2015, 04:56 PM	#6
Oniros Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2012 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:131 DVD collection:12 Digital collection:66 iTunes collection:8 Trading Score:7	Gonna go watch this on Tuesday, going in blind. I've only heard either praise or people slamming the movie, hope I end up on the former group!

10-09-2015, 05:28 PM	#8
morningtoke Special Member Member since:Apr 2015 Blu-ray collection:343 Trading Score:4	Definitely gonna blind buy this. I've heard nothing but good things about it. Hopefully it comes with a nice slipcover like The Babadook & It Follows

11-04-2015, 05:12 PM	#9
RipleyLV426 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Naperville, IL Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:153 Blu-ray collection:806 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:110	Just dropped to $17.99, amazon matching Best Buy.

11-04-2015, 07:03 PM	#10
tylergfoster Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Seattle, WA 4K collection:884 Blu-ray collection:4451 DVD collection:1148 MA collection:2163 Digital collection:1725 iTunes collection:50 Prime collection:3 Trading Score:249	I *highly* recommend renting this first.

11-04-2015, 07:57 PM	#11
Greymattersplat Active Member Member since:Apr 2013 Location:Indianapolis, IN 4K collection:53 Blu-ray collection:1944 DVD collection:349	This finally came to a theater here in Indianapolis, and I saw it on Halloween. I liked it quite a bit, but it's not what the trailer would have you think it is. More...'Audition' than 'Babadook', if that makes any sense. I'll still probably be buying it though.

11-04-2015, 08:22 PM	#12
RipleyLV426 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Naperville, IL Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:153 Blu-ray collection:806 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:110	From horror site reviews, I read that they say the atmosphere, mood, cinematography and suspense outweighs the rather lackluster third act. And if it's "more Audition than Babadook" (per Greymatter), then that's a positive thing from my perspective tastes.

11-05-2015, 05:11 AM	#13
newginafets Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2010 Location:Redlands, CA 4K collection:356 Blu-ray collection:5579 Trading Score:223	I thought it was great. I still think The Other (1972) is a better movie.

11-05-2015, 03:15 PM	#15
Britnasty Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Milwaukee, WI 4K collection:721 Blu-ray collection:1920 Trading Score:574	I would agree with the rental first. The twist is seen in the first 5 minutes and then it delves into a whole other film than what the trailer let's on. This is nowhere on the same level as It Follows or The Babadook personally.

11-06-2015, 06:19 AM	#16
RebelPrince1986 Special Member Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:184 DVD collection:8 Digital collection:389 Trading Score:83	From what I've seen, it seems like this film has fallen victim to poor marketing decisions. Is the trailer great? Yes. Absolutely. Is it representative of the film? No. Not at all. Did I love the film anyway? In short, yes. I was a little disappointed when I first realized that the film I was watching was not going to be what I expected, but I really enjoyed the way it all played out. It reminded me a lot of one of my favorite films, Funny Games. So, my suggestion is... If you've seen the trailer and are expecting the movie that is being marketed, maybe watch it before you buy it so you know what you're getting yourself into. If you're going solely off of what people are saying about it, I put my vote in to add it to your collection post haste.

11-06-2015, 08:03 AM	#17
darkness2918 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Sep 2014 Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:231 Blu-ray collection:2046 DVD collection:493 Trading Score:157	Even though ive read enough to know that what I expect from the movie by watching the trailer isn't what it is, im gonna buy this out of curiosity. Hopefully im pleasantly surprised.

11-15-2015, 12:10 AM	#20
javi92 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2013 4K collection:300 Blu-ray collection:4969 DVD collection:875	Agree with those saying this is not a blind buy. The reveal isn't managed particularly well, and I don't see this having a lot of replay value. It's solid, but not great; worth a rental.

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