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Topic	Gauntlet Crew Ranks 90s Horror Films - Do you like ranking scary movies?
Snake5555555555 07/05/19 6:58:52 PM #247:	14. Sleepy Hollow Inviso - 2 Charon - 4 Karo - 14 Genny - 17 Johnbobb - 17 KBM - 20 Scarlet - 20 JONA - 23 Inviso - Okay, I know. I know that this probably has no business being at the top of this list and there are probably a handful of consensus top ten picks that this movie has no business outranking. But I just cant deny my enjoyment of this film. For all intents and purposes, this is a whodunnit. Its a slasher flick, sure. But its a whodunnit slasher flick that focuses much more on the dark, gothic elements than on the killings (which, although they get more elaborate as the film goes on, are still mostly a variety of beheadings.) Johnny Depps Ichabod Crane is quirky and fun, and I like the idea of an investigator who is too squeamish around blood to properly perform the very investigations he proports to be an expert at performing. I enjoy the slow, unraveling of the mystery surrounding the headless horsemen, and I also find it to be a nice touch, having the horsemen be a genuine ghost, but having him CONTROLLED by a flesh and blood person. It grounds an otherwise supernatural tale. Overall, I just really enjoyed the entire concept and execution of the film. Charon - With Tim Burton at the helm, Elfman running the music and Johnny Depp at the lead, and even Christina Ricci on support how could this be anything but great? It might be easy to please me, as you can just use a combination of the names above and probably achieve a high success rate, but I think this film is probably a good bit underrated. The source material is of course one of the best short stories of all time, and this is probably that work's best adaption. Depp adds in the quirky flavors he's known for giving his characters and for this one, it works. I enjoyed the evil stepmother being thrown in here as well, and Christopher Walken is eerie as the Horseman. It follows the short story's script and adds upon it nicely, all whilst talented people weave it all together. Karo - Otherwise known as the Tim Burton movie with Johnny Depp and a lot of black. No not THAT one, the other one. No, the OTHER other one. No, the... ah fuck. Anyway, this is an adaptation of the classic short story of the same name, and by adaptation I mean just making whatever shit up they felt like. So instead of a being a mysterious and ephemeral phantom you tell tales about around a fire, the Horseman is an 18th century Jason Voorhees who lumbers around chopping up people with medieval weaponry and is controlled by a witch who is holding his skull hostage so she can get revenge on people in the town she doesnt like. What the actual fuck. Add in more mystical occult mumbo jumbo than a fanfiction written by a 14 year old wiccan edgelord and it bares so little resemblance to the original story that you might as well not even call it sleepy hollow at this point. The sole saving grace of the film is Depp's performance as Ichabod, who is now a slightly comedic policeman attempting to solve the murders with logic and deduction. Don't get me wrong, a version of sleepy hollow where Ichabod gets the girl and unmasks Brom with his wits is a great idea, it is just not this movie. Brom is chopped in half by the Horseman midway though the story and the new villain is this cartoonish monologing sorceress whose backstory is pulled right out of the ass. It is a dreary, mediocre movie that violates most of the precepts of a good mystery and leaves one a combination of bored and bewildered by the time it reaches its ridiculous conclusion. --- Listen, suffering is a fact of life. Either you learn how to deal with that or you go under. https://i.imgtc.ws/2Q88rI4.gif <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:924293352] in Gauntlet C... [t:77812973]...</cite> <quote>14. Sleepy Hollow Inviso - 2 Charon - 4 Karo - 14 Genny - 17 Johnbobb - 17 KBM - 20 Scarlet - 20 JONA - 23 Inviso - Okay, I know. I know that this probably has no business being at the top of this list and there are probably a handful of consensus top ten picks that this movie has no business outranking. But I just cant deny my enjoyment of this film. For all intents and purposes, this is a whodunnit. Its a slasher flick, sure. But its a whodunnit slasher flick that focuses much more on the dark, gothic elements than on the killings (which, although they get more elaborate as the film goes on, are still mostly a variety of beheadings.) Johnny Depps Ichabod Crane is quirky and fun, and I like the idea of an investigator who is too squeamish around blood to properly perform the very investigations he proports to be an expert at performing. I enjoy the slow, unraveling of the mystery surrounding the headless horsemen, and I also find it to be a nice touch, having the horsemen be a genuine ghost, but having him CONTROLLED by a flesh and blood person. It grounds an otherwise supernatural tale. Overall, I just really enjoyed the entire concept and execution of the film. Charon - With Tim Burton at the helm, Elfman running the music and Johnny Depp at the lead, and even Christina Ricci on support how could this be anything but great? It might be easy to please me, as you can just use a combination of the names above and probably achieve a high success rate, but I think this film is probably a good bit underrated. The source material is of course one of the best short stories of all time, and this is probably that work's best adaption. Depp adds in the quirky flavors he's known for giving his characters and for this one, it works. I enjoyed the evil stepmother being thrown in here as well, and Christopher Walken is eerie as the Horseman. It follows the short story's script and adds upon it nicely, all whilst talented people weave it all together. Karo - Otherwise known as the Tim Burton movie with Johnny Depp and a lot of black. No not THAT one, the other one. No, the OTHER other one. No, the... ah fuck. Anyway, this is an adaptation of the classic short story of the same name, and by adaptation I mean just making whatever shit up they felt like. So instead of a being a mysterious and ephemeral phantom you tell tales about around a fire, the Horseman is an 18th century Jason Voorhees who lumbers around chopping up people with medieval weaponry and is controlled by a witch who is holding his skull hostage so she can get revenge on people in the town she doesnt like. What the actual fuck. Add in more mystical occult mumbo jumbo than a fanfiction written by a 14 year old wiccan edgelord and it bares so little resemblance to the original story that you might as well not even call it sleepy hollow at this point. The sole saving grace of the film is Depp's performance as Ichabod, who is now a slightly comedic policeman attempting to solve the murders with logic and deduction. Don't get me wrong, a version of sleepy hollow where Ichabod gets the girl and unmasks Brom with his wits is a great idea, it is just not this movie. Brom is chopped in half by the Horseman midway though the story and the new villain is this cartoonish monologing sorceress whose backstory is pulled right out of the ass. It is a dreary, mediocre movie that violates most of the precepts of a good mystery and leaves one a combination of bored and bewildered by the time it reaches its ridiculous conclusion. --- Listen, suffering is a fact of life. Either you learn how to deal with that or you go under. https://i.imgtc.ws/2Q88rI4.gif</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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