Board 8 > Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - Chapter 2 - THE RANKINGS

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thesmark 05/22/22 7:27:04 PM #251:	Raw is one that I would have loved to have seen on the list --- My unending quest to review all 563 Best Picture Nominees: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/227-movies-at-the-theater/78341609 Duke/Stanford/GSW/A's/Raiders <cite>thesmark posted [p:965230905] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Raw is one that I would have loved to have seen on the list </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
v_charon 05/22/22 7:27:22 PM #252:	Probably Child's Play (2019), which I think was a little bit better than Curse. Should have been the representative of the series as it didn't require any previous knowledge of the series. --- :> Truly smilin' <cite>v_charon posted [p:965230913] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Probably Child's Play (2019), which I think was a little bit better than Curse. Should have been the representative of the series as it didn't require any previous knowledge of the series.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Corrik7 05/22/22 7:31:39 PM #253:	thesmark posted... Raw is one that I would have loved to have seen on the list Meh. The worst movie I seen was a freaky Friday horror movie with Vince Vaughn as the murderer. But not sure if it was 2010s. --- Xbox Live User Name - Corrik PSN User Name - Corrik7 Currently playing: Control (X1) <cite>Corrik7 posted [p:965230990] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>thesmark posted... </cite> <quote>Raw is one that I would have loved to have seen on the list</quote>Meh. The worst movie I seen was a freaky Friday horror movie with Vince Vaughn as the murderer. But not sure if it was 2010s. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 05/22/22 7:37:45 PM #254:	BetrayedTangy posted... Out of curiosity what's everyone's favorite 2010s horror movie that didn't make the list? Hobo with a Shotgun HM: Let Me In (although Let the Right One In would make more sense in a 2000s list) 10 Cloverfield Lane Raw The Killing of a Sacred Deer Tragedy Girls Annihilation Doctor Sleep Detention --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:965231096] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>BetrayedTangy posted... </cite> <quote>Out of curiosity what's everyone's favorite 2010s horror movie that didn't make the list?</quote> Hobo with a Shotgun HM: Let Me In (although Let the Right One In would make more sense in a 2000s list) 10 Cloverfield Lane Raw The Killing of a Sacred Deer Tragedy Girls Annihilation Doctor Sleep Detention </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Suprak the Stud 05/22/22 7:38:05 PM #255:	Corrik7 posted... Meh. The worst movie I seen was a freaky Friday horror movie with Vince Vaughn as the murderer. But not sure if it was 2010s. Wowwwww I completely forgot about that one. It was 2020 though. Called Freaky and actually has a better Rotten Tomatoes score than Id expect. --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." <cite>Suprak the Stud posted [p:965231102] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Corrik7 posted... </cite> <quote>Meh. The worst movie I seen was a freaky Friday horror movie with Vince Vaughn as the murderer. But not sure if it was 2010s.</quote> Wowwwww I completely forgot about that one. It was 2020 though. Called Freaky and actually has a better Rotten Tomatoes score than Id expect. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 05/22/22 7:38:26 PM #256:	Corrik7 posted... Meh. The worst movie I seen was a freaky Friday horror movie with Vince Vaughn as the murderer. But not sure if it was 2010s. the name is just Freaky and it was not I also didn't care for it edit: damnit suprak --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:965231112] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Corrik7 posted... </cite> <quote>Meh. The worst movie I seen was a freaky Friday horror movie with Vince Vaughn as the murderer. But not sure if it was 2010s.</quote>the name is just Freaky and it was not I also didn't care for it edit: damnit suprak </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wallmasterz 05/22/22 8:29:55 PM #257:	Im torn between guessing Midsommar or The Cabin in the Woods. I guess Ill go with Midsommar. --- I need to update my signature. <cite>wallmasterz posted [p:965232133] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Im torn between guessing Midsommar or The Cabin in the Woods. I guess Ill go with Midsommar. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rockus 05/22/22 9:00:02 PM #258:	BetrayedTangy posted... Out of curiosity what's everyone's favorite 2010s horror movie that didn't make the list? Under the Skin --- http://thetramp.filmaf.com/owned https://vimeo.com/402818980 <cite>rockus posted [p:965232754] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>BetrayedTangy posted... </cite> <quote>Out of curiosity what's everyone's favorite 2010s horror movie that didn't make the list?</quote> Under the Skin </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 05/22/22 9:23:51 PM #259:	Charon, I'd be interested in your thoughts on Creep --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:965233201] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Charon, I'd be interested in your thoughts on Creep </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Suprak the Stud 05/22/22 9:25:10 PM #260:	v_charon posted... For fun I thought I'd post an ordered list of the films I've seen and how I would have ranked them. I'm not gonna do proper writeups I guess though if anyone wanted an elaboration on one or more of them I guess I could make something up. If I had participated I would have rewatched Insidious, Sinister and V/H/S as I've said before. Going on what I recollect about them from many years ago with this: Hereditary Get Out IT The Babadook It Follows Happy Death Day Train to Busan A Quiet Place Ready or Not Halloween Curse of Chucky The Cabin in the Woods The Conjuring Don't Breathe Us Insidious Sinister The VVitch Midsommar Creep The Lighthouse V/H/S What side is best and what side is worst? --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." <cite>Suprak the Stud posted [p:965233224] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>v_charon posted... </cite> <quote>For fun I thought I'd post an ordered list of the films I've seen and how I would have ranked them. I'm not gonna do proper writeups I guess though if anyone wanted an elaboration on one or more of them I guess I could make something up. If I had participated I would have rewatched Insidious, Sinister and V/H/S as I've said before. Going on what I recollect about them from many years ago with this: Hereditary Get Out IT The Babadook It Follows Happy Death Day Train to Busan A Quiet Place Ready or Not Halloween Curse of Chucky The Cabin in the Woods The Conjuring Don't Breathe Us Insidious Sinister The VVitch Midsommar Creep The Lighthouse V/H/S</quote> What side is best and what side is worst? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
plasmabeam 05/22/22 9:57:02 PM #261:	My favorite 2010s horror snubs: Upgrade Doctor Sleep Happy Death Day 2U The Invitation Color Out of Space --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ <cite>plasmabeam posted [p:965233830] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>My favorite 2010s horror snubs: Upgrade Doctor Sleep Happy Death Day 2U The Invitation Color Out of Space </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
v_charon 05/22/22 10:10:56 PM #262:	Suprak the Stud posted... What side is best and what side is worst? Uh, top to bottom, best to worst. Snake5555555555 posted... Charon, I'd be interested in your thoughts on Creep I saw Creep by accident. It was around the time I was living alone and I finally got Netflix so I was really excited to check out all that it had to offer. The first film I watched (that I hadn't already seen before) was Creep. I had no idea what I was getting into. Creep is sort of a weird film for me because while I would probably rank it fairly low, it isn't a film I feel like I can critique and point out something that's bad. It's one of those movies that just quite "isn't for me", I think. As a found footage film it already had a long way up for me to climb, and I felt the protagonist of this was pretty stupid and I couldn't rationalize with his decision to continue to trust someone like Josef despite all that he's seen that should tell him that this guy is the last person you should put any faith in. I will say that the axe scene was very startling and delivered. But ultimately, for me and horror films to rank highly I tend to need a protagonist I can identify with or like or a villain who transcends into someone that's able to capture my imagination. Writing about it, I would possibly consider moving it around a little bit since I tend to do that when I used to participate in these projects. There was never a time my ranking list didn't change when I did writeups. Creep and The Lighthouse both are films I struggle to say what I didn't really like about them. Both are hard to fault; they're just certain kinds of movies that may or may not be intended especially for the person who is watching them. I would have a far easier time talking about what I didn't like about The VVitch and Midsommar despite having those a little above these two. --- :> Truly smilin' <cite>v_charon posted [p:965234072] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Suprak the Stud posted...</cite> <quote> What side is best and what side is worst?</quote> Uh, top to bottom, best to worst. Snake5555555555 posted...</cite> <quote>Charon, I'd be interested in your thoughts on Creep</quote> I saw Creep by accident. It was around the time I was living alone and I finally got Netflix so I was really excited to check out all that it had to offer. The first film I watched (that I hadn't already seen before) was Creep. I had no idea what I was getting into. Creep is sort of a weird film for me because while I would probably rank it fairly low, it isn't a film I feel like I can critique and point out something that's bad. It's one of those movies that just quite "isn't for me", I think. As a found footage film it already had a long way up for me to climb, and I felt the protagonist of this was pretty stupid and I couldn't rationalize with his decision to continue to trust someone like Josef despite all that he's seen that should tell him that this guy is the last person you should put any faith in. I will say that the axe scene was very startling and delivered. But ultimately, for me and horror films to rank highly I tend to need a protagonist I can identify with or like or a villain who transcends into someone that's able to capture my imagination. Writing about it, I would possibly consider moving it around a little bit since I tend to do that when I used to participate in these projects. There was never a time my ranking list didn't change when I did writeups. Creep and The Lighthouse both are films I struggle to say what I didn't really like about them. Both are hard to fault; they're just certain kinds of movies that may or may not be intended especially for the person who is watching them. I would have a far easier time talking about what I didn't like about The VVitch and Midsommar despite having those a little above these two.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 05/22/22 10:21:16 PM #263:	*13. Green Room (202 points)* *Why I Chose It:* Jeremy Saulnier is perhaps one of the most underrated talents working in horror & thrillers right now. Though Green Room wasn't necessarily the biggest box office success (it didn't even make back its budget), I still wanted to highlight it for its huge critical success as one of the best films of 2016, its gritty approach to violence and gore, for being one of the last films Anton Yelchin starred in before his tragic, untimely passing, and for its hardcore punk vs. Neo-Nazi skinhead politics that still feel frightfully relevant at the time of the film's release through this day. Tom Nook: 1 BetrayedTangy: 2 Snake: 4 rockus: 6 thesmark: 6 jcgamer107: 10 red13n: 11 Johnbobb: 16 Plasmabeam: 16 FFDragon: 18 Lightning Strikes: 18 Suprak: 18 Inviso: 23 fortybelowsummer: 25 PrinceKaro: 28 Tom Nook - The gap between my #1 and #2 is huge, and that's no knock at my #2. This movie is just far above anything else. Jeremy Saulnier is one of the most underrated directors today. One of the things he does best is a sense of realism and consequence. Characters actually act cautious and think about what their actions lead to, instead of just "hey, it's a movie, I'll kill people as my first option". So when bursts of violence actually occur, it means something, instead of "just more movie violence". In Green Room, we see characters who feel real, as they analyze the unfortunate situations they find themselves in. We see this from both perspectives of the victims and the villains. It makes the villains feel human as they do these monstrous acts. Darcy is easily one of my all time favorite film villains, in part because of Patrick Stewart, but largely because you get to see how he comes to make these decisions. Gabe is the most fascinating character of the film, as he is not a good person, but tries to diffuse things, yet was largely responsible for the clusterfuck that took place. Among the band members, it's never that obvious who is "the main character", so we just get to see who survives. Amber is another fascinating character, as her life has been a series of poor choices, but she knows the villains well enough and is able to use a lot of that against them. It's a very claustrophobic film, as violence continues to amplify and people scramble to survive. My favorite scene of any film on this list, is the final confrontation here. Pat and Amber show up at Darcy's house, and we as the audience can relate to Pat more than anyone at this point, and when he says the line "This...is a nightmare", it really hits home at how everything has just gone completely out of control, and there is no way for him to ever snap out of it. It happened. BetrayedTangy - This is probably the most controversial movie in my Top 5, but goddamn is it a great thriller. First off, I love the red herring that is the concert. Having the Aint Rights tell the Neo Nazis to fuck off in song form is absolutely legendary and tricks you into thinking you know the plot, but then the twist happens and instead we get hit with a feeling worse than fear; uncertainty. Were put into the shoes of the band members themselves and start thinking about how theyll get out of this situation. Then Darcy comes in and holy shit I cannot picture this guy being played by anyone else. I never thought Id be intimidated by Patrick Stewart and yet here we are. Anyway, Darcys here now and it becomes readily apparent that our heroes arent going to be alive anymore. This is when the movie shook me to my core. Up to this point I feel like Green Room did a great job of establishing the band and who they are. Little details like Reeces history with jiu-jitsu or their desert island bands go a long way in making the characters more realistic and so it hurts that much more once they start dying off. This was the point in the film where the type of tension changes. Pat lost all of his friends and his arm, but he also knows what hes up against now and hes not going to just lie down and die. The final push to safety is so rewarding, because we actually get to see them slowly rise up against the odds before finally coming out on top showing that you should never just give up. Easily one of my new favorite movies. Snake - I was first interested in this film before I knew any of Jeremy Saulniers works as a hardcore fan of punk rock music. Off the bat, one of my favorite aspects here is how many aspects of hardcore life are portrayed - cancelled gigs, having to play at shady or downright empty venues, having no money and crashing at peoples places and siphoning gas for your van. It gets you right into the nitty-gritty of the characters lives and headspace without much more set-up beyond that, which keeps the pacing tight and always propulsing forward - much like the speed of a punk song. The Aint Rights play the Dead Kennedys classic Nazi Punks Fuck Off, and the tension never lets up from there. I like how you think this is going to be the cause of them getting trapped, but its actually because they witness a murder, which is much darker and makes for much better stakes. Enter Patrick Stewarts Darcy, one of the most intimidating villains on the whole list here. His soft-spoken, almost fatherly-attitude disarms his true nature as manipulative, racist, and ruthlessly violent and efficient. The film plays with thriller tropes, and constantly shifts who has the upper hand, as both sides fall prey to some up-close and disgustingly realistic bodily harm, like Big Justin getting his gut cut open or Pat having his arm slashed up beyond recognition. Green Room does not hold back in sparing any characters or sugar-coating the dire depths both the punks and skinheads increasingly get themselves unwittingly involved in. Its a film that always gets my blood pumping, and ultimately, the films Pyrrhic sense of chaos and death shows the nihilism and futility of senseless loss of life and needless jealousy and hatred. Rockus - Green Room is another film on this list that I dont quite think of as a horror movie but I cant hold that against it because it rules. A nasty, grimy, violent bottled thriller that made me cringe and wince at all the right moments. This thing is cast perfectly (and still a terrible shame about Yelchin) and what a break out from Imogen Poots. When I first saw this I had just previously seen that Need for Speed dud with Aaron Paul and this just gives her so much more to do. Hope Saulnier comes back with another killer film sometime soon because this and Blue Ruin both rock and he could show a lot of filmmakers, a few on this list in fact, what someone can still pull off with little or no money. Jcgamer107 - Somewhat borderline whether its a horror film or just a pure thriller but theres more than enough brutal, gruesome violence that Ill buy it. Just a really effective execution of an extremely simple premise with a good cast, reminds me of John Carpenters Assault on Precinct 13. It does a nice job of character building as we go on even though the movie is mostly about pure premise and propulsion. You've got these stage punks who are totally unprepared for actual violence going up against people who are very experienced when it comes to real violence and having to adjust to fighting on their level in order to survive. It does fully grapple with the gravity of its violence though, how gruesome it actually is to take somebodys life and the weight it would put on any halfway decent person. Patrick Stewart does some of the best work of his career, Imogen Poots is fun as such a steely character and even if hes done better, man I miss Anton Yelchin. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:965234251] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>13. Green Room (202 points) Why I Chose It: Jeremy Saulnier is perhaps one of the most underrated talents working in horror & thrillers right now. Though Green Room wasn't necessarily the biggest box office success (it didn't even make back its budget), I still wanted to highlight it for its huge critical success as one of the best films of 2016, its gritty approach to violence and gore, for being one of the last films Anton Yelchin starred in before his tragic, untimely passing, and for its hardcore punk vs. Neo-Nazi skinhead politics that still feel frightfully relevant at the time of the film's release through this day. Tom Nook: 1 BetrayedTangy: 2 Snake: 4 rockus: 6 thesmark: 6 jcgamer107: 10 red13n: 11 Johnbobb: 16 Plasmabeam: 16 FFDragon: 18 Lightning Strikes: 18 Suprak: 18 Inviso: 23 fortybelowsummer: 25 PrinceKaro: 28 Tom Nook - The gap between my #1 and #2 is huge, and that's no knock at my #2. This movie is just far above anything else. Jeremy Saulnier is one of the most underrated directors today. One of the things he does best is a sense of realism and consequence. Characters actually act cautious and think about what their actions lead to, instead of just "hey, it's a movie, I'll kill people as my first option". So when bursts of violence actually occur, it means something, instead of "just more movie violence". In Green Room, we see characters who feel real, as they analyze the unfortunate situations they find themselves in. We see this from both perspectives of the victims and the villains. It makes the villains feel human as they do these monstrous acts. Darcy is easily one of my all time favorite film villains, in part because of Patrick Stewart, but largely because you get to see how he comes to make these decisions. Gabe is the most fascinating character of the film, as he is not a good person, but tries to diffuse things, yet was largely responsible for the clusterfuck that took place. Among the band members, it's never that obvious who is "the main character", so we just get to see who survives. Amber is another fascinating character, as her life has been a series of poor choices, but she knows the villains well enough and is able to use a lot of that against them. It's a very claustrophobic film, as violence continues to amplify and people scramble to survive. My favorite scene of any film on this list, is the final confrontation here. Pat and Amber show up at Darcy's house, and we as the audience can relate to Pat more than anyone at this point, and when he says the line "This...is a nightmare", it really hits home at how everything has just gone completely out of control, and there is no way for him to ever snap out of it. It happened. BetrayedTangy - This is probably the most controversial movie in my Top 5, but goddamn is it a great thriller. First off, I love the red herring that is the concert. Having the Aint Rights tell the Neo Nazis to fuck off in song form is absolutely legendary and tricks you into thinking you know the plot, but then the twist happens and instead we get hit with a feeling worse than fear; uncertainty. Were put into the shoes of the band members themselves and start thinking about how theyll get out of this situation. Then Darcy comes in and holy shit I cannot picture this guy being played by anyone else. I never thought Id be intimidated by Patrick Stewart and yet here we are. Anyway, Darcys here now and it becomes readily apparent that our heroes arent going to be alive anymore. This is when the movie shook me to my core. Up to this point I feel like Green Room did a great job of establishing the band and who they are. Little details like Reeces history with jiu-jitsu or their desert island bands go a long way in making the characters more realistic and so it hurts that much more once they start dying off. This was the point in the film where the type of tension changes. Pat lost all of his friends and his arm, but he also knows what hes up against now and hes not going to just lie down and die. The final push to safety is so rewarding, because we actually get to see them slowly rise up against the odds before finally coming out on top showing that you should never just give up. Easily one of my new favorite movies. Snake - I was first interested in this film before I knew any of Jeremy Saulniers works as a hardcore fan of punk rock music. Off the bat, one of my favorite aspects here is how many aspects of hardcore life are portrayed - cancelled gigs, having to play at shady or downright empty venues, having no money and crashing at peoples places and siphoning gas for your van. It gets you right into the nitty-gritty of the characters lives and headspace without much more set-up beyond that, which keeps the pacing tight and always propulsing forward - much like the speed of a punk song. The Aint Rights play the Dead Kennedys classic Nazi Punks Fuck Off, and the tension never lets up from there. I like how you think this is going to be the cause of them getting trapped, but its actually because they witness a murder, which is much darker and makes for much better stakes. Enter Patrick Stewarts Darcy, one of the most intimidating villains on the whole list here. His soft-spoken, almost fatherly-attitude disarms his true nature as manipulative, racist, and ruthlessly violent and efficient. The film plays with thriller tropes, and constantly shifts who has the upper hand, as both sides fall prey to some up-close and disgustingly realistic bodily harm, like Big Justin getting his gut cut open or Pat having his arm slashed up beyond recognition. Green Room does not hold back in sparing any characters or sugar-coating the dire depths both the punks and skinheads increasingly get themselves unwittingly involved in. Its a film that always gets my blood pumping, and ultimately, the films Pyrrhic sense of chaos and death shows the nihilism and futility of senseless loss of life and needless jealousy and hatred. Rockus - Green Room is another film on this list that I dont quite think of as a horror movie but I cant hold that against it because it rules. A nasty, grimy, violent bottled thriller that made me cringe and wince at all the right moments. This thing is cast perfectly (and still a terrible shame about Yelchin) and what a break out from Imogen Poots. When I first saw this I had just previously seen that Need for Speed dud with Aaron Paul and this just gives her so much more to do. Hope Saulnier comes back with another killer film sometime soon because this and Blue Ruin both rock and he could show a lot of filmmakers, a few on this list in fact, what someone can still pull off with little or no money. Jcgamer107 - Somewhat borderline whether its a horror film or just a pure thriller but theres more than enough brutal, gruesome violence that Ill buy it. Just a really effective execution of an extremely simple premise with a good cast, reminds me of John Carpenters Assault on Precinct 13. It does a nice job of character building as we go on even though the movie is mostly about pure premise and propulsion. You've got these stage punks who are totally unprepared for actual violence going up against people who are very experienced when it comes to real violence and having to adjust to fighting on their level in order to survive. It does fully grapple with the gravity of its violence though, how gruesome it actually is to take somebodys life and the weight it would put on any halfway decent person. Patrick Stewart does some of the best work of his career, Imogen Poots is fun as such a steely character and even if hes done better, man I miss Anton Yelchin. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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/ <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:965234280] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>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. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 05/22/22 10:23:35 PM #265:	Inviso - The more I think about this movie, the more I just have this intense feeling of not giving a shit. Its not BAD. The pacing is fine enough, and the concept of a punk band getting reverse home invasionD after stumbling across a murder is interesting, but the movie just doesnt feel like it has the kind of substance Im looking for in a film. I feel like I know almost nothing about any of the individual characters (except Daniel, and maybe Gabe). Two of the four band members are killed in quick succession, then its back to hiding in the green room. Then Daniel has his face turn and is killed immediately after, just before Sam is ALSO mauled by a dog. Yeah, Pat & Ambers last stand is interesting (and I appreciate that Pat is incompetentwhich gives him a unique vibe as a hero), but then everything wraps up so easily that it feels like a complete flop ending. Gabe just leaves; they let him go and he just leaves. And despite being held at gunpoint, Darcy just walks away and is shot in the head. I dont know, its just a veryweird feeling I get from this movie. Fortybelowsummer - I dont quite know how I feel about this one. As a fan of metal/punk/hardcore I enjoyed the setting and think it lent well to the overall tone. (Bonus for the band covering the Dead Kennedys tune Nazi Punks **** Off). It was suspenseful and had some quality tense and shocking moments. I was confused on the plot, though, and just didnt get why these neo-Nazis had this elaborate system in place to deal with this seemingly random event. Thats probably just me and I missed something. I also didnt really care for Patrick Stewart in this role. Obviously, hes a good actor but I just couldnt buy into him as a ruthless skinhead leader. I kept thinking yeah Ill get used to this and hell melt into the role but it just didnt happen. The ending was pretty strong (dogs in horror movies, man, it's always something) and although I wasnt loving it all the way through it does kind of have that something that will leave at least a trace of a lasting effect. PrinceKaro - A group of band members has the neo-nazi gig they were playing at go terribly wrong and seriously guys what did you think was going to happen, this isnt grandmas bingo club. So anyway, what goes down is that they witness a stabbing and end up locked in a room by people who really want them dead, but never take any of the many chances they had to actually kill them. Why? Because REASONS. Disclaimer: there may not be actual reasons. Like seriously, if what you really wanted was have the band die and make it look like an accident, all you needed to do was to set fire to the building while they were locked in the green room. But really, why do you even care about protecting Werm? You just poison him anyway despite him being literally the last person who would go to the cops so what the hell is all this shit for? So, welcome to this utterly incomprehensible mess that passes for a plot. Nothing makes sense, nothing is explained, and the film relies on an arbitrary and forced air of mystery to drive it forward. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:965234284] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Inviso - The more I think about this movie, the more I just have this intense feeling of not giving a shit. Its not BAD. The pacing is fine enough, and the concept of a punk band getting reverse home invasionD after stumbling across a murder is interesting, but the movie just doesnt feel like it has the kind of substance Im looking for in a film. I feel like I know almost nothing about any of the individual characters (except Daniel, and maybe Gabe). Two of the four band members are killed in quick succession, then its back to hiding in the green room. Then Daniel has his face turn and is killed immediately after, just before Sam is ALSO mauled by a dog. Yeah, Pat & Ambers last stand is interesting (and I appreciate that Pat is incompetentwhich gives him a unique vibe as a hero), but then everything wraps up so easily that it feels like a complete flop ending. Gabe just leaves; they let him go and he just leaves. And despite being held at gunpoint, Darcy just walks away and is shot in the head. I dont know, its just a veryweird feeling I get from this movie. Fortybelowsummer - I dont quite know how I feel about this one. As a fan of metal/punk/hardcore I enjoyed the setting and think it lent well to the overall tone. (Bonus for the band covering the Dead Kennedys tune Nazi Punks **** Off). It was suspenseful and had some quality tense and shocking moments. I was confused on the plot, though, and just didnt get why these neo-Nazis had this elaborate system in place to deal with this seemingly random event. Thats probably just me and I missed something. I also didnt really care for Patrick Stewart in this role. Obviously, hes a good actor but I just couldnt buy into him as a ruthless skinhead leader. I kept thinking yeah Ill get used to this and hell melt into the role but it just didnt happen. The ending was pretty strong (dogs in horror movies, man, it's always something) and although I wasnt loving it all the way through it does kind of have that something that will leave at least a trace of a lasting effect. PrinceKaro - A group of band members has the neo-nazi gig they were playing at go terribly wrong and seriously guys what did you think was going to happen, this isnt grandmas bingo club. So anyway, what goes down is that they witness a stabbing and end up locked in a room by people who really want them dead, but never take any of the many chances they had to actually kill them. Why? Because REASONS. Disclaimer: there may not be actual reasons. Like seriously, if what you really wanted was have the band die and make it look like an accident, all you needed to do was to set fire to the building while they were locked in the green room. But really, why do you even care about protecting Werm? You just poison him anyway despite him being literally the last person who would go to the cops so what the hell is all this shit for? So, welcome to this utterly incomprehensible mess that passes for a plot. Nothing makes sense, nothing is explained, and the film relies on an arbitrary and forced air of mystery to drive it forward. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thesmark 05/22/22 10:34:14 PM #266:	Wow, nobody had that one --- My unending quest to review all 563 Best Picture Nominees: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/227-movies-at-the-theater/78341609 Duke/Stanford/GSW/A's/Raiders <cite>thesmark posted [p:965234475] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Wow, nobody had that one </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
plasmabeam 05/22/22 10:35:04 PM #267:	Green Room turned out to be an unlucky #13 for bettors. The house wins again! Vegas Odds on #12: +750: Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010) +750: It Follows (2014) +1000: The Cabin in the Woods (2011) +1000: Train to Busan (2016) +1000: Us (2019) +1500: The VVitch: A New-England Folktale (2015) +1500: Midsommar (2019) +2000: Any other movie (+4000 if you guess the exact movie correctly) Leaderboard: BetrayedTangy $3250 (Insidious 300, Sinister 200, Don't Breathe 2000, Split 750) jcgamer107 $2900 (Halloween 2000, Sinister 200, You're Next 700) Inviso/Espeon/Blaziken $2750 (Creep 250, Don't Breathe 2000, Happy Death Day 500) wallmasterz $2000 (Don't Breathe 2000) Suprak $2000 (Don't Breathe 2000) Corrik $700 (You're Next 700) rockus $500 (Happy Death Day 500) Lightning $500 (Happy Death Day 500) --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ <cite>plasmabeam posted [p:965234489] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Green Room turned out to be an unlucky #13 for bettors. The house wins again! Vegas Odds on #12: +750: Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010) +750: It Follows (2014) +1000: The Cabin in the Woods (2011) +1000: Train to Busan (2016) +1000: Us (2019) +1500: The VVitch: A New-England Folktale (2015) +1500: Midsommar (2019) +2000: Any other movie (+4000 if you guess the exact movie correctly) Leaderboard: BetrayedTangy $3250 (Insidious 300, Sinister 200, Don't Breathe 2000, Split 750)jcgamer107 $2900 (Halloween 2000, Sinister 200, You're Next 700)Inviso/Espeon/Blaziken $2750 (Creep 250, Don't Breathe 2000, Happy Death Day 500)wallmasterz $2000 (Don't Breathe 2000)Suprak $2000 (Don't Breathe 2000)Corrik $700 (You're Next 700)rockus $500 (Happy Death Day 500)Lightning $500 (Happy Death Day 500) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 05/22/22 10:41:08 PM #268:	Outlier Tom Nook: 174 red13n: 133 Snake: 133 Inviso: 120 Suprak: 114 PrinceKaro: 120 FFDragon: 109 Plasmabeam: 107 jcgamer107: 93 fortybelowsummer: 99 rockus: 75 BetrayedTangy: 78 thesmark: 71 Lightning Strikes: 64 Johnbobb: 61 Can I rise above red with the next film or does he have complete control? It's also anarchy in the center part of the list as the order shuffles quite a bit here. Next ranking tomorrow afternoon. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:965234590] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Outlier Tom Nook: 174 red13n: 133 Snake: 133 Inviso: 120 Suprak: 114 PrinceKaro: 120 FFDragon: 109 Plasmabeam: 107 jcgamer107: 93 fortybelowsummer: 99 rockus: 75 BetrayedTangy: 78 thesmark: 71 Lightning Strikes: 64 Johnbobb: 61 Can I rise above red with the next film or does he have complete control? It's also anarchy in the center part of the list as the order shuffles quite a bit here. Next ranking tomorrow afternoon. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Suprak the Stud 05/23/22 12:07:36 AM #269:	Damn I'm doing worse in the outliers than I thought. I have four ACES up my sleeve though that stand to nap me between 10-20 points each so we'll see. Potential to still get second depending on how things shake out. Enter Patrick Stewarts Darcy, one of the most intimidating villains on the whole list here. His soft-spoken, almost fatherly-attitude disarms his true nature as manipulative, racist, and ruthlessly violent and efficient. I just did not get this impression of Stewart here. I thought one of the main driving forces of the movie is Patrick Stewart is not as efficient or as in control as he believes himself to be. For a while it feels like each side is trying to out mistake each other and Stewart just wasn't intimidating to me. He came off as "grumpy Nazi grandpa" and I was hoping for more out of the performance. Green Room is the highest ranked film on my list that I would've been slightly disappointed by winning. Not that it was bad, but it just didn't grip me like 17-1 on my list. I think I still have 27, 24, and 23 left that I would not really be happy with winning, and everything other than that varies from "I really like this movie" to "I really, really, really like this movie" so I can't really complain. --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." <cite>Suprak the Stud posted [p:965236048] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Damn I'm doing worse in the outliers than I thought. I have four ACES up my sleeve though that stand to nap me between 10-20 points each so we'll see. Potential to still get second depending on how things shake out. <quote>Enter Patrick Stewarts Darcy, one of the most intimidating villains on the whole list here. His soft-spoken, almost fatherly-attitude disarms his true nature as manipulative, racist, and ruthlessly violent and efficient.</quote> I just did not get this impression of Stewart here. I thought one of the main driving forces of the movie is Patrick Stewart is not as efficient or as in control as he believes himself to be. For a while it feels like each side is trying to out mistake each other and Stewart just wasn't intimidating to me. He came off as "grumpy Nazi grandpa" and I was hoping for more out of the performance. Green Room is the highest ranked film on my list that I would've been slightly disappointed by winning. Not that it was bad, but it just didn't grip me like 17-1 on my list. I think I still have 27, 24, and 23 left that I would not really be happy with winning, and everything other than that varies from "I really like this movie" to "I really, really, really like this movie" so I can't really complain. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Suprak the Stud 05/23/22 12:10:59 AM #270:	thesmark posted... Wow, nobody had that one Yeah, I'm also a little surprised. I didn't think this would get a number one vote, but I also didn't think it would get any bottom five votes. I thought I might've been one of the lowest rankers, honestly, so I kinda thought it would drop in the 10-8 sort of range. plasmabeam posted... Green Room turned out to be an unlucky #13 for bettors. The house wins again! Vegas Odds on #12: +750: Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010) +750: It Follows (2014) +1000: The Cabin in the Woods (2011) +1000: Train to Busan (2016) +1000: Us (2019) +1500: The VVitch: A New-England Folktale (2015) +1500: Midsommar (2019) +2000: Any other movie (+4000 if you guess the exact movie correctly) Leaderboard: 1. BetrayedTangy $3250 (Insidious 300, Sinister 200, Don't Breathe 2000, Split 750) 2. jcgamer107 $2900 (Halloween 2000, Sinister 200, You're Next 700) 3. Inviso/Espeon/Blaziken $2750 (Creep 250, Don't Breathe 2000, Happy Death Day 500) 4. wallmasterz $2000 (Don't Breathe 2000) 5. Suprak $2000 (Don't Breathe 2000) 6. Corrik $700 (You're Next 700) 7. rockus $500 (Happy Death Day 500) 8. Lightning $500 (Happy Death Day 500) Put me on Tucker. I got a feeling. --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." <cite>Suprak the Stud posted [p:965236092] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>thesmark posted... </cite> <quote>Wow, nobody had that one</quote> Yeah, I'm also a little surprised. I didn't think this would get a number one vote, but I also didn't think it would get any bottom five votes. I thought I might've been one of the lowest rankers, honestly, so I kinda thought it would drop in the 10-8 sort of range. plasmabeam posted... </cite> <quote>Green Room turned out to be an unlucky #13 for bettors. The house wins again! Vegas Odds on #12: +750: Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010) +750: It Follows (2014) +1000: The Cabin in the Woods (2011) +1000: Train to Busan (2016) +1000: Us (2019) +1500: The VVitch: A New-England Folktale (2015) +1500: Midsommar (2019) +2000: Any other movie (+4000 if you guess the exact movie correctly) Leaderboard: 1. BetrayedTangy $3250 (Insidious 300, Sinister 200, Don't Breathe 2000, Split 750) 2. jcgamer107 $2900 (Halloween 2000, Sinister 200, You're Next 700) 3. Inviso/Espeon/Blaziken $2750 (Creep 250, Don't Breathe 2000, Happy Death Day 500) 4. wallmasterz $2000 (Don't Breathe 2000) 5. Suprak $2000 (Don't Breathe 2000) 6. Corrik $700 (You're Next 700) 7. rockus $500 (Happy Death Day 500) 8. Lightning $500 (Happy Death Day 500)</quote> Put me on Tucker. I got a feeling. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leafeon13N 05/23/22 12:14:55 AM #271:	When making these lists a lot of movies will move around up or down as I sort feelings or as writing about things makes me realize I hated/liked things more. Green Room had a huge theoretical range for me and probably ended up at its theoretical best from all its placements on my list. The plot is really a big mess and the setting pretty quickly doesn't feel as confined as the title might make you think it is going to, but I think it does a good job establishing a sense of chaos and not really tipping its hand with exactly where it is going. <cite>Leafeon13N posted [p:965236148] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>When making these lists a lot of movies will move around up or down as I sort feelings or as writing about things makes me realize I hated/liked things more. Green Room had a huge theoretical range for me and probably ended up at its theoretical best from all its placements on my list. The plot is really a big mess and the setting pretty quickly doesn't feel as confined as the title might make you think it is going to, but I think it does a good job establishing a sense of chaos and not really tipping its hand with exactly where it is going. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Corrik7 05/23/22 1:18:28 AM #272:	Put me on Tucker until it comes out. It's such garbage that the fact it wasn't 30th is insane. --- Xbox Live User Name - Corrik PSN User Name - Corrik7 Currently playing: Control (X1) <cite>Corrik7 posted [p:965236879] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Put me on Tucker until it comes out. It's such garbage that the fact it wasn't 30th is insane. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jcgamer107 05/23/22 1:30:59 AM #273:	Glad to be wrong. My 6-10 are gone but I still have my top 5. I'll guess A Quiet Place again. Snake5555555555 posted... Jcgamer107 - Somewhat borderline whether its a horror film or just a pure thriller but theres more than enough brutal, gruesome violence that Ill buy it. Just a really effective execution of an extremely simple premise with a good cast, reminds me of John Carpenters Assault on Precinct 13. It does a nice job of character building as we go on even though the movie is mostly about pure premise and propulsion. You've got these stage punks who are totally unprepared for actual violence going up against people who are very experienced when it comes to real violence and having to adjust to fighting on their level in order to survive. It does fully grapple with the gravity of its violence though, how gruesome it actually is to take somebodys life and the weight it would put on any halfway decent person. Patrick Stewart does some of the best work of his career, Imogen Poots is fun as such a steely character and even if hes done better, man I miss Anton Yelchin. this is not my write-up but I like it! --- azuarc wasn't even home. he was playing Magic the Gathering at his buddy's store, which is extremely easy to verify <cite>jcgamer107 posted [p:965237020] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Glad to be wrong. My 6-10 are gone but I still have my top 5. I'll guess A Quiet Place again. Snake5555555555 posted... </cite> <quote>Jcgamer107 - Somewhat borderline whether its a horror film or just a pure thriller but theres more than enough brutal, gruesome violence that Ill buy it. Just a really effective execution of an extremely simple premise with a good cast, reminds me of John Carpenters Assault on Precinct 13. It does a nice job of character building as we go on even though the movie is mostly about pure premise and propulsion. You've got these stage punks who are totally unprepared for actual violence going up against people who are very experienced when it comes to real violence and having to adjust to fighting on their level in order to survive. It does fully grapple with the gravity of its violence though, how gruesome it actually is to take somebodys life and the weight it would put on any halfway decent person. Patrick Stewart does some of the best work of his career, Imogen Poots is fun as such a steely character and even if hes done better, man I miss Anton Yelchin.</quote>this is not my write-up but I like it! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thesmark 05/23/22 1:54:44 AM #274:	jcgamer107 posted... Glad to be wrong. My 6-10 are gone but I still have my top 5. I'll guess A Quiet Place again. this is not my write-up but I like it! Yeah, it's my write-up I was wondering why I didn't see my name there --- My unending quest to review all 563 Best Picture Nominees: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/227-movies-at-the-theater/78341609 Duke/Stanford/GSW/A's/Raiders <cite>thesmark posted [p:965237211] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>jcgamer107 posted... </cite> <quote>Glad to be wrong. My 6-10 are gone but I still have my top 5. I'll guess A Quiet Place again. this is not my write-up but I like it!</quote>Yeah, it's my write-up I was wondering why I didn't see my name there </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 05/23/22 2:03:38 AM #275:	Ah, my bad, it was a copy-paste mistake! Here's jc's real write-up: jcgamer107 - Another great recent example of realistic trapped horror. Intense and tragic. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:965237274] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Ah, my bad, it was a copy-paste mistake! Here's jc's real write-up: jcgamer107 - Another great recent example of realistic trapped horror. Intense and tragic. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 05/23/22 2:09:21 AM #276:	Suprak the Stud posted... I just did not get this impression of Stewart here. I thought one of the main driving forces of the movie is Patrick Stewart is not as efficient or as in control as he believes himself to be. For a while it feels like each side is trying to out mistake each other and Stewart just wasn't intimidating to me. He came off as "grumpy Nazi grandpa" and I was hoping for more out of the performance. I do see some kernel of truth in what you're saying, but you don't get to be a neo-Nazi gang leader without some level of efficiency and cunning. Like Darcy definitely knew how to handle the situation, but several outside factors and things he couldn't control or predict eventually led to his downfall, which could make him seem less intimidating I suppose but don't forget Darcy and his men still managed to kill three of the band members and the members of Cowcatcher with the poisoned heroin. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:965237308] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Suprak the Stud posted... </cite> <quote>I just did not get this impression of Stewart here. I thought one of the main driving forces of the movie is Patrick Stewart is not as efficient or as in control as he believes himself to be. For a while it feels like each side is trying to out mistake each other and Stewart just wasn't intimidating to me. He came off as "grumpy Nazi grandpa" and I was hoping for more out of the performance.</quote> I do see some kernel of truth in what you're saying, but you don't get to be a neo-Nazi gang leader without some level of efficiency and cunning. Like Darcy definitely knew how to handle the situation, but several outside factors and things he couldn't control or predict eventually led to his downfall, which could make him seem less intimidating I suppose but don't forget Darcy and his men still managed to kill three of the band members and the members of Cowcatcher with the poisoned heroin. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lightning Strikes 05/23/22 4:55:10 AM #277:	I think you also missed Invisos writeup for Dont Breathe. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh azuarc <cite>Lightning Strikes posted [p:965238644] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>I think you also missed Invisos writeup for Dont Breathe. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BetrayedTangy 05/23/22 5:47:24 AM #278:	Aw damn, sad to see this one go. Literally watched it three times between the start of the project and now. One of the most tense experiences I've had watching movies, has anyone seen Blue Ruin? I heard it's also pretty good. --- https://www.backloggery.com/betrayedtangerin <cite>BetrayedTangy posted [p:965238979] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Aw damn, sad to see this one go. Literally watched it three times between the start of the project and now. One of the most tense experiences I've had watching movies, has anyone seen Blue Ruin? I heard it's also pretty good. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkMarioSamus 05/23/22 7:36:19 AM #279:	Apologies for sounding like a spoilsport, but I myself have gotten the vibe that Midsommar doesn't cover any new ground for a movie about an evil cult and probably got such good reviews partially because it looks like a masterpiece next to Nicolas Cage Wicker Man. Okay guys, what's a more laughably bad horror movie about a cult: Wicker Man '06 or Manos? --- Why do people act like the left is the party of social justice crusaders? <cite>LinkMarioSamus posted [p:965239886] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Apologies for sounding like a spoilsport, but I myself have gotten the vibe that Midsommar doesn't cover any new ground for a movie about an evil cult and probably got such good reviews partially because it looks like a masterpiece next to Nicolas Cage Wicker Man. Okay guys, what's a more laughably bad horror movie about a cult: Wicker Man '06 or Manos? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FFDragon 05/23/22 7:52:17 AM #280:	Reminder: Do not engage --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? #theresafreakingghostafterus <cite>FFDragon posted [p:965240052] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Reminder: Do not engage </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Suprak the Stud 05/23/22 12:01:40 PM #281:	Snake5555555555 posted... I do see some kernel of truth in what you're saying, but you don't get to be a neo-Nazi gang leader without some level of efficiency and cunning. Like Darcy definitely knew how to handle the situation, but several outside factors and things he couldn't control or predict eventually led to his downfall, which could make him seem less intimidating I suppose but don't forget Darcy and his men still managed to kill three of the band members and the members of Cowcatcher with the poisoned heroin. True, and I don't want to mess with your interpretation of events. And I at least see why people would think that. But, outside of dog guy, it seemed like most of his "troops" were irritable, emotional morons. It kind of goes with the territory of being a Nazi, and something I liked about the movie was that they weren't this ruthlessly efficient group of scary machines. He might've been the leader, but the people he was leading were like the Keystone cops of Nazis. He was king of the clowns. "You were scarier in the dark" was an interesting line to me. They were intimidating at night against this group of punk rockers who mostly had no idea how to handle themselves in an actual fight. Then you get a good look at them and you're like "...wow these guys kinda suck." BetrayedTangy posted... Aw damn, sad to see this one go. Literally watched it three times between the start of the project and now. One of the most tense experiences I've had watching movies, has anyone seen Blue Ruin? I heard it's also pretty good. I haven't seen it, but I have friends who LOVE Blue Ruin. Like one of their favorite movies. It was one of the main reasons I was excited to see Green Room. It's on my list to watch, too. --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." <cite>Suprak the Stud posted [p:965243899] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Snake5555555555 posted... </cite> <quote>I do see some kernel of truth in what you're saying, but you don't get to be a neo-Nazi gang leader without some level of efficiency and cunning. Like Darcy definitely knew how to handle the situation, but several outside factors and things he couldn't control or predict eventually led to his downfall, which could make him seem less intimidating I suppose but don't forget Darcy and his men still managed to kill three of the band members and the members of Cowcatcher with the poisoned heroin.</quote> True, and I don't want to mess with your interpretation of events. And I at least see why people would think that. But, outside of dog guy, it seemed like most of his "troops" were irritable, emotional morons. It kind of goes with the territory of being a Nazi, and something I liked about the movie was that they weren't this ruthlessly efficient group of scary machines. He might've been the leader, but the people he was leading were like the Keystone cops of Nazis. He was king of the clowns. "You were scarier in the dark" was an interesting line to me. They were intimidating at night against this group of punk rockers who mostly had no idea how to handle themselves in an actual fight. Then you get a good look at them and you're like "...wow these guys kinda suck." BetrayedTangy posted... </cite> <quote>Aw damn, sad to see this one go. Literally watched it three times between the start of the project and now. One of the most tense experiences I've had watching movies, has anyone seen Blue Ruin? I heard it's also pretty good.</quote> I haven't seen it, but I have friends who LOVE Blue Ruin. Like one of their favorite movies. It was one of the main reasons I was excited to see Green Room. It's on my list to watch, too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
plasmabeam 05/23/22 12:14:50 PM #282:	Leafeon13N posted... When making these lists a lot of movies will move around up or down as I sort feelings or as writing about things makes me realize I hated/liked things more. Yeah, my #13-#22 got juggled a lot, and I've been having some regrets about overranking some and underranking others. Not sure what I was thinking when I put Split and Green Room ahead of You're Next, which should've been in my top half despite the issues I had with it. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ <cite>plasmabeam posted [p:965244150] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Leafeon13N posted... </cite> <quote>When making these lists a lot of movies will move around up or down as I sort feelings or as writing about things makes me realize I hated/liked things more.</quote> Yeah, my #13-#22 got juggled a lot, and I've been having some regrets about overranking some and underranking others. Not sure what I was thinking when I put Split and Green Room ahead of You're Next, which should've been in my top half despite the issues I had with it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 05/23/22 12:15:38 PM #283:	Gonna guess Tucker & Dale again. --- Touch fuzzy. Get fuzzier. Inviso <cite>Inviso posted [p:965244163] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Gonna guess Tucker & Dale again. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jcgamer107 05/23/22 12:16:51 PM #284:	Just saw Ti West's "X" from this year, and I think it would get half top 5 votes and half bottom 5 lol --- azuarc wasn't even home. he was playing Magic the Gathering at his buddy's store, which is extremely easy to verify <cite>jcgamer107 posted [p:965244200] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Just saw Ti West's "X" from this year, and I think it would get half top 5 votes and half bottom 5 lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Corrik7 05/23/22 12:18:00 PM #285:	jcgamer107 posted... Just saw Ti West's "X" from this year, and I think it would get half top 5 votes and half bottom 5 lol The ending of that movie made me laugh fir 20 minutes straight lol. --- Xbox Live User Name - Corrik PSN User Name - Corrik7 Currently playing: Control (X1) <cite>Corrik7 posted [p:965244223] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>jcgamer107 posted... </cite> <quote>Just saw Ti West's "X" from this year, and I think it would get half top 5 votes and half bottom 5 lol</quote>The ending of that movie made me laugh fir 20 minutes straight lol. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lightning Strikes 05/23/22 12:18:58 PM #286:	I will also guess Tucker and Dale. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh azuarc <cite>Lightning Strikes posted [p:965244238] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>I will also guess Tucker and Dale. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
plasmabeam 05/23/22 12:28:13 PM #287:	Crazy that #11/10 ended up as a tie. Some poor unfortunate hardworking movie is gonna get snubbed out of Top 10 status because of the tiebreaker rules. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ <cite>plasmabeam posted [p:965244433] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Crazy that #11/10 ended up as a tie. Some poor unfortunate hardworking movie is gonna get snubbed out of Top 10 status because of the tiebreaker rules. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FFDragon 05/23/22 12:29:13 PM #288:	I need my 28 to drop I'm starting to get legit triggered --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? #theresafreakingghostafterus <cite>FFDragon posted [p:965244459] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>I need my 28 to drop I'm starting to get legit triggered </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
plasmabeam 05/23/22 12:30:05 PM #289:	FFDragon posted... I need my 28 to drop I'm starting to get legit triggered Tell me about it. My coma-inducing #30 is still alive. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ <cite>plasmabeam posted [p:965244479] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>FFDragon posted... </cite> <quote>I need my 28 to drop I'm starting to get legit triggered</quote> Tell me about it. My coma-inducing #30 is still alive. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Suprak the Stud 05/23/22 12:34:11 PM #290:	plasmabeam posted... Tell me about it. My coma-inducing #30 is still alive. My 27 just wont die either! But at this point we basically have to be talking about three different movies haha. --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." <cite>Suprak the Stud posted [p:965244581] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>plasmabeam posted... </cite> <quote>Tell me about it. My coma-inducing #30 is still alive.</quote> My 27 just wont die either! But at this point we basically have to be talking about three different movies haha. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 05/23/22 12:34:55 PM #291:	Here's Vis' write-up for Don't Breathe Inviso - I dont know how to describe my feelings for this one, because I can appreciate all that it tries to do. It starts out as a reverse home invasion, where the invaders are the ones getting attacked and the homeowner is locking them in to kill them. Its a fine concept, especially since the burglars are portrayed as scummy, so youre not entirely on their side when they fuck with the wrong blind guy. But then the movie takes a sharp turn, and you realize that Stephen Lang is not just the wrong blind guy. He has a woman chained up in his basement, and it turns out hes a fucked-up dude. Suddenly, EVERY character in the film is super gross, but youre still rooting for Rocky to escape, because FUCK that. Thats the problem though. I have a hard time truly appreciating this film because of how grimy and gross it is. Its not gorey, but its just icky. Its like (ironically enough) how I felt about 8 Mile on the first musical listit just didnt appeal to me. Next ranking coming up in just a little bit. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:965244593] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Here's Vis' write-up for Don't Breathe Inviso - I dont know how to describe my feelings for this one, because I can appreciate all that it tries to do. It starts out as a reverse home invasion, where the invaders are the ones getting attacked and the homeowner is locking them in to kill them. Its a fine concept, especially since the burglars are portrayed as scummy, so youre not entirely on their side when they fuck with the wrong blind guy. But then the movie takes a sharp turn, and you realize that Stephen Lang is not just the wrong blind guy. He has a woman chained up in his basement, and it turns out hes a fucked-up dude. Suddenly, EVERY character in the film is super gross, but youre still rooting for Rocky to escape, because FUCK that. Thats the problem though. I have a hard time truly appreciating this film because of how grimy and gross it is. Its not gorey, but its just icky. Its like (ironically enough) how I felt about 8 Mile on the first musical listit just didnt appeal to me. Next ranking coming up in just a little bit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FFDragon 05/23/22 12:36:08 PM #292:	Considering how things have gone so far it wouldn't surprise me. At this point I'm just hoping the rest of my top 5 slides into the top ten and the two in my 20s stay out. But I know people like my 25 for reasons I hope the writeups (or the ensuing conversation) will help me understand --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? #theresafreakingghostafterus <cite>FFDragon posted [p:965244619] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Considering how things have gone so far it wouldn't surprise me. At this point I'm just hoping the rest of my top 5 slides into the top ten and the two in my 20s stay out. But I know people like my 25 for reasons I hope the writeups (or the ensuing conversation) will help me understand </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Corrik7 05/23/22 12:39:57 PM #293:	Creep was okay. --- Xbox Live User Name - Corrik PSN User Name - Corrik7 Currently playing: Control (X1) <cite>Corrik7 posted [p:965244689] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Creep was okay. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Suprak the Stud 05/23/22 12:40:03 PM #294:	I know my 27 and 23 are really well liked. I thought my 24 would be less well received but apparently I'm wrong! I'm also going to guess my number 2 is plasma's number 30 and we're going to be bitter rivals once more. --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." <cite>Suprak the Stud posted [p:965244695] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>I know my 27 and 23 are really well liked. I thought my 24 would be less well received but apparently I'm wrong! I'm also going to guess my number 2 is plasma's number 30 and we're going to be bitter rivals once more. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
plasmabeam 05/23/22 12:41:25 PM #295:	I hope my #30 rating is what blocks my #30 from entering the Top 10. I'd do a little Plasma Dance if that happened. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ <cite>plasmabeam posted [p:965244719] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>I hope my #30 rating is what blocks my #30 from entering the Top 10. I'd do a little Plasma Dance if that happened. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wallmasterz 05/23/22 12:42:56 PM #296:	Going to take any other: The Lighthouse --- I need to update my signature. <cite>wallmasterz posted [p:965244758] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Going to take any other: The Lighthouse </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
plasmabeam 05/23/22 12:43:07 PM #297:	Suprak the Stud posted... I'm also going to guess my number 2 is plasma's number 30 and we're going to be bitter rivals once more. Is your #7 still alive? It would be poetic if that was my #30, because Terrifier was my #7. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ <cite>plasmabeam posted [p:965244761] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Suprak the Stud posted... </cite> <quote>I'm also going to guess my number 2 is plasma's number 30 and we're going to be bitter rivals once more.</quote> Is your #7 still alive? It would be poetic if that was my #30, because Terrifier was my #7. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Suprak the Stud 05/23/22 12:44:57 PM #298:	It is! But I based on how you've described your number thirty, I'm fairly certain my #7 ain't it. I'd be surprised if that is the one that bored you out of all that's left. --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." <cite>Suprak the Stud posted [p:965244802] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>It is! But I based on how you've described your number thirty, I'm fairly certain my #7 ain't it. I'd be surprised if that is the one that bored you out of all that's left. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lightning Strikes 05/23/22 12:50:23 PM #299:	Im really looking forward to seeing what bad opinions drop next! My 17-30 have all gone and only one of my top 12 is out. It is just my 16 left from below that. I am quite happy whatever happens. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh azuarc <cite>Lightning Strikes posted [p:965244904] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Im really looking forward to seeing what bad opinions drop next! My 17-30 have all gone and only one of my top 12 is out. It is just my 16 left from below that. I am quite happy whatever happens. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lightning Strikes 05/23/22 12:55:34 PM #300:	Oh by the way, I think Get Out will win. Its been very conspicuous by its absence from all the discussions and predictions, and is the film that has both the mass appeal and the artistic appeal to be so far ahead of everything else. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh azuarc <cite>Lightning Strikes posted [p:965245028] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80026972]...</cite> <quote>Oh by the way, I think Get Out will win. Its been very conspicuous by its absence from all the discussions and predictions, and is the film that has both the mass appeal and the artistic appeal to be so far ahead of everything else. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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