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| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - Chapter 2 - *THE RANKINGS* |
| Snake5555555555 05/22/22 10:23:10 PM #264: | Red13n - A band inadvertently plays for a bunch of Nazi's, trolls the nazi's, runs into a nazi murder plot, and then hides from being murdered by nazis. The plot never really makes much sense, they are content to do the murdering without making a mess but then as they have what would definitely be less time to clean up said mess, decide to say fuck it and just killing them with a mess is okay. Or something like that. Don't think about it too hard. They just want to brutally murder them. Despite being titled green room as if its important, almost everyone is escaping that room for quite awhile and we're more dealing with a compound. Green Room is just a hook to make you think the movie is more unique than it actually is. Johnbobb - So I still owe Snake some gratitude (that he's wearing thin by making me watch these goddamn Chucky movies) for first introducing me to Jeremy Saulnier, the writer and director of Green Room, Blue Ruin and Murder Party, all three of which turned out to be pretty great, gruesome thrillers. Green Room MIGHT be the best of the group, but all three are pretty close in my opinion. Murder Party is probably the most straightforward horror, Blue Ruin is more revenge thriller, but Green Room arguably does the best job balancing the two. Plasmabeam - Anything involving horror and rock bands is usually a win for me, and Green Room is no exception. Its a simple yet unique scenario that shines for the most part. I had a little trouble following the plot and all the behind-the-scenes twists/betrayals, and that hurt it in my eyes. I also think it was held back a bit by being kept so contained. Solid overall though. FFDragon - Nazi Sir Patrick is amazing. Lightning Strikes - Its funny. You were so scary at night. A disturbing horror-thriller about punk bands and Nazis that has unfortunately become more relevant in the few years since, Green Room does not deploy large scale scares or some massive threat, instead it simply shows a dark reflection of reality that is happening in many places but especially parts of the US. After all, Neo-Nazis are far scarier than zombies or monsters because Neo-Nazis are real. This is something that the film understands, ultimately the whole source of the threat is a small handful of people and some dogs. What a threat they are though, the film is far more brutal than the typical survival horror narrative is, with characters dying much more quickly and more suddenly than you would expect. Its a really grim, tense affair that constantly keeps you on edge. Then, when the few remaining protagonists manage to turn it around on the Nazis, I have rarely felt so relieved. This reversal is interesting, since they start to use a lot of the horror imagery that the attackers had been using against them, such as when Imogen Pootss character crawls out of the sofa. Despite this framing, it is triumphant, as well it should be. What really elevates this above even just its well-directed thrills is the performances from effectively the entire cast. However, Patrick Stewart in particular stands out with perhaps the most chilling turn of his long and storied career. He fills the role of the head Nazi not just with a suitable menace but also a disturbing mundanity where he seems like the kind of person you could encounter on the street and think nothing of. There is one scene in particular that highlights this, when he is walking through the club discussing what to do about the characters his men will try to violently murder, and he just stops to point out a fire hazard. The idea that extremism is lurking in the everyday is true horror, and sadly also reality. There is also the late Anton Yelchin, who was a really excellent young talent and I still wonder what he could have done if he had lived longer, may he rest in peace. Lastly this is a really violent film that goes well above a typical gore fest in terms of blood and guts. It doesnt feel over the top, it feels realistic in a way that very little gore ever does. That all helps add to the bleak, unrelenting terror which the film soaks in. Its a great, thrilling film with a huge amount of style and really good acting though it may be too much for some people. 4/5 Bigest scare: The scene where the leads arm is unexpectedly mauled and then hastily held together with tape is a real jolt to your system that lets you know how high the stakes really are. Suprak - B- Green Room is fine. I dont really have much to say about it, and not just because this is the 30th film Im doing a write up for and its 3 in the morning. This was the one I was avoiding writing up the longest just because Im not sure I have that much to say about it. It was one of those movies that I enjoyed well enough while I was watching, but not enough to actually give it a re-watch or suggest it to someone else. It almost felt like that kind of popcorn movie to me, where Id sit around perfectly happy in a movie theater and then Id throw my popcorn tub away and move on with the rest of my day. And not that it wasnt well done, because this was definitely a competent film. You have the tension of people trying to escape from this room where they are being held by this group of violent Nazis and there is this nagging sense of dread hanging over the whole thing where youre just waiting for these characters to die. It is well filmed and well acted and all that good stuff, but for some reason things just werent clicking for me as much as they should. Part of it was the characters, and I didnt really have an attachment to anyone here outside of maybe Anton Yelchin. The other two male members of the band I couldnt even really tell them apart, and it didnt help they both died at almost the same time so it wasnt like one was around longer to help them stand out. And I almost feel like they wasted Patrick Stewart. Not that he wasnt fine in the role, but when he first showed up I was expecting something bigger from him. He's mostly just grumpy Nazi dad and there arent any scenes that require him to do any difficult acting. A lot of the scenes here fall in that realm of good but not great for me and Im having a hard time pulling out any highlights. A lot of this movie seems predicated by just horrible ideas from both sides and at times it feels like theyre trying to outdumb each other. You have weird stuff like the group committing to running out because theyre tired of hiding and being stuff, only for them to run out and then immediately run back in when two of them die. Things happen and decisions are made and it feels like they are only because the film needs to advance the plot in some way and I just didnt feel actively engaged in the plot. Again though, it wasnt bad. I think the tension and that oppressive feeling the film successfully conveys of being stuck in a hostile environment is at least good enough to keep you entertained. Just dont expect something more than that. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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