It Follows (2014) - Page 4 - Blu-ray Forum

Steven11788 · 03-29-2015, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by spectre08

"It" is not a streaker, there. unspoiled. The streaker comment above is NOT a spoiler, I promise you. You'll see tonight.

thank you, yes got 8 pm tickets. Very happy to see this.

cakefactory · 03-29-2015, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Steven11788

guess i gotta defend myself on the net.. whoppie. Previous posts were on my nexus and I cant type worth a heck on there. yes I am very pissed. There is usually spoiler alerts before wrecking the scenes. Only time I am off this whole week and been wanting to see this. SO excuse me if I am a little pissed of that an above member spoiled it. Glad you enjoyed my language errors.

I have read 100s of threads on here and all have a spoiler button to click on to see.

No problem, hope you enjoy the flick. I'm going to see it for the first time tonight too, have tickets for 8:00 this evening also :P

Steven11788 · 03-30-2015, 02:42 AM

loved and loved ending. the score took it beyond anything. first day pick for sure

Scottie · 03-30-2015, 03:21 AM

I haven't seen it yet, but please don't tell me that this is another The Cabin in the Woods.

cakefactory · 03-30-2015, 03:23 AM

Yeah, that was really great. The cinematography and score were like a brilliant homage to the original Halloween, I loved almost the entire thing. It's definitely doing very different things to that movie, the main concept has nothing in common, but it took some tricks from that movie (and the neighborhood looked very much like the one used for Haddonfield). The score was like John Carpenter on extreme steroids, it was one of the best horror soundtracks I've ever heard.

I thought it was tense for almost the entire movie and made great use of that John Carpenter trick of having things loom out of the corner or out of focus in the background. It was pretty genuinely creepy and intense. It had a few jump scares but it was more the relentlessness of it made it so I was never able to relax, which definitely qualify it as actually scary in my book. It was so pared down and good. I loved that

[Show spoiler]

The last shot reminded me VERY much of

[Show spoiler]

This was one of the best horror experiences I've had in the theater, the only one I can think of that was better was seeing the Japanese version of The Grudge at a film festival with a full house of people that got VERY freaked out, haha.

TripleHBK · 03-30-2015, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

I haven't seen it yet, but please don't tell me that this is another The Cabin in the Woods.

In no way shape or form is it another Cabin in the Woods. I didn't care for Cabin in the woods at all, and this has next to nothing in common with it.

cakefactory · 03-30-2015, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

I haven't seen it yet, but please don't tell me that this is another The Cabin in the Woods.

There is nothing remotely ironic or post-modern about this movie, it's a really straight-ahead horror in the vein of the original Halloween or The Ring or something similarly scary but relatively non-gory.

Steven11788 · 03-30-2015, 03:44 AM

OMG yes, I kept thinking Halloween through the whole movie, glad im not the only one. I think i am fan boying this but best movie ive seen in a while.

Danchez · 03-30-2015, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by TripleHBK

In no way shape or form is it another Cabin in the Woods. I didn't care for Cabin in the woods at all, and this has next to nothing in common with it.

Well, that's not entirely true.

The director has said in interviews that certain aspects of the film, such as

[Show spoiler]

as being plays on conventions of horror.

So, in very subtle ways, it plays with the genre, but nothing even remotely close to the style of The Cabin in the Woods. It's still a very straight-forward (and well-done) traditional horror movie, albeit one that is entirely unique.

lolwut · 03-30-2015, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

I haven't seen it yet, but please don't tell me that this is another The Cabin in the Woods.

I absolutely love The Cabin in the Woods, but the only things they have in common is subverting and playing with horror tropes.

junyab · 03-30-2015, 03:54 PM

Haven't seen it but after reading some of the comments I'm envisioning something along the lines of Lake Mungo...is that a fair assessment?

cakefactory · 03-30-2015, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by junyab

Haven't seen it but after reading some of the comments I'm envisioning something along the lines of Lake Mungo...is that a fair assessment?

No. Lake Mungo is a much less traditional horror movie than this. There are some vague similarities in style and content but I'd compare this much more to Halloween '78 meets The Ring.

HorrorBlu · 03-30-2015, 04:18 PM

It reminded me a bit of All The Boys Love Mandy Lane, at least in terms of look and feel.

So maybe I'd say The Ring meets Mandy Lane?

tylerdurden10 · 03-30-2015, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by cakefactory

There is nothing remotely ironic or post-modern about this movie, it's a really straight-ahead horror in the vein of the original Halloween or The Ring or something similarly scary but relatively non-gory.

Well, seeing as The Ring is one of my favorite horror movies of all time, and love the original Halloween, I guess this will be something I'll highly enjoy!

ThePhantom · 03-30-2015, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by HorrorBlu

It reminded me a bit of All The Boys Love Mandy Lane, at least in terms of look and feel.

So maybe I'd say The Ring meets Mandy Lane?

I can dig the comparison, but for me it felt like John Carpenter's Halloween meets Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides, at least as far as mood, atmosphere, and aesthetic is concerned.

cakefactory · 03-30-2015, 05:18 PM

The Virgin Suicides is a good comparison for style. I never would have thought of that.

HorrorBlu · 03-30-2015, 05:21 PM

Like It Follows, The Virgin Suicides is also set in Detroit.

jacobsever · 03-30-2015, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by dvdmike

I dislike the rear view poster for some reason, this is better

Did you see they have limited edition prints of this for sale? Hand numbered out of 100. And a glow-in-the-dark variant out of 50. Really tempted to pull the trigger on one.

dvdmike · 03-30-2015, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jacobsever

Did you see they have limited edition prints of this for sale? Hand numbered out of 100. And a glow-in-the-dark variant out of 50. Really tempted to pull the trigger on one.

Yeah but I only really buy vintage actual film posters

cakefactory · 03-30-2015, 05:29 PM

There are a few instances of jump scares. I can't remember them all offhand but there are multiple parts where "It" pops into the frame, and then some other random stuff like the part where the ball hits the window, etc. It's definitely much more about the creepy inevitable nature of "it" than the jump scares, though, and at least it doesn't do a gigantic massive hit on the soundtrack to correlate with all of them like "Sinister" or something.

03-30-2015, 02:42 AM	#63
Steven11788 Expert Member Member since:Aug 2014 4K collection:193 Blu-ray collection:1088 DVD collection:85 Trading Score:12	loved and loved ending. the score took it beyond anything. first day pick for sure

03-30-2015, 03:21 AM	#64
Scottie Moderator Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Rhode Island Trading Score:647	I haven't seen it yet, but please don't tell me that this is another The Cabin in the Woods.

03-30-2015, 03:23 AM	#65
cakefactory Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Oct 2012 Location:WI, USA 4K collection:442 Blu-ray collection:3929 DVD collection:808 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:23	Yeah, that was really great. The cinematography and score were like a brilliant homage to the original Halloween, I loved almost the entire thing. It's definitely doing very different things to that movie, the main concept has nothing in common, but it took some tricks from that movie (and the neighborhood looked very much like the one used for Haddonfield). The score was like John Carpenter on extreme steroids, it was one of the best horror soundtracks I've ever heard. I thought it was tense for almost the entire movie and made great use of that John Carpenter trick of having things loom out of the corner or out of focus in the background. It was pretty genuinely creepy and intense. It had a few jump scares but it was more the relentlessness of it made it so I was never able to relax, which definitely qualify it as actually scary in my book. It was so pared down and good. I loved that [Show spoiler] The last shot reminded me VERY much of [Show spoiler] This was one of the best horror experiences I've had in the theater, the only one I can think of that was better was seeing the Japanese version of The Grudge at a film festival with a full house of people that got VERY freaked out, haha.

03-30-2015, 03:44 AM	#68
Steven11788 Expert Member Member since:Aug 2014 4K collection:193 Blu-ray collection:1088 DVD collection:85 Trading Score:12	OMG yes, I kept thinking Halloween through the whole movie, glad im not the only one. I think i am fan boying this but best movie ive seen in a while.

03-30-2015, 03:54 PM	#71
junyab Special Member Member since:Feb 2011 Blu-ray collection:2 Trading Score:2	Haven't seen it but after reading some of the comments I'm envisioning something along the lines of Lake Mungo...is that a fair assessment?

03-30-2015, 04:18 PM	#73
HorrorBlu Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2011 Blu-ray collection:209 DVD collection:356 Blu-ray reviews:1	It reminded me a bit of All The Boys Love Mandy Lane, at least in terms of look and feel. So maybe I'd say The Ring meets Mandy Lane?

03-30-2015, 05:18 PM	#76
cakefactory Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Oct 2012 Location:WI, USA 4K collection:442 Blu-ray collection:3929 DVD collection:808 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:23	The Virgin Suicides is a good comparison for style. I never would have thought of that.

03-30-2015, 05:21 PM	#77
HorrorBlu Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2011 Blu-ray collection:209 DVD collection:356 Blu-ray reviews:1	Like It Follows, The Virgin Suicides is also set in Detroit.

03-30-2015, 05:29 PM	#80
cakefactory Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Oct 2012 Location:WI, USA 4K collection:442 Blu-ray collection:3929 DVD collection:808 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:23	There are a few instances of jump scares. I can't remember them all offhand but there are multiple parts where "It" pops into the frame, and then some other random stuff like the part where the ball hits the window, etc. It's definitely much more about the creepy inevitable nature of "it" than the jump scares, though, and at least it doesn't do a gigantic massive hit on the soundtrack to correlate with all of them like "Sinister" or something.

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