Another round of horror movies
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singedsunLast week impala_chick posted this link of horror movies available on Amazon Prime that were worth watching. Horror movies are a bit like comfort food, it's just something to put on so my brain can let go of the wheel for a little while.
I started with a Netflix movie, "As Above, So Below" which gave me so many interesting thoughts about where that story could go after the movie ends. Like enough that I might just add it to my Yuletide noms at the end of the year, because I've got about a page worth of ideas that would be worth putting out into the universe, whether I write them or not.
But then with this list, I've movied on to:
The Descent
A movie I'd somehow missed out on when it came out. I don't know why, maybe bad marketing where I live? I'd heard about it a few times and I know a few people that LOVE it. It was definitely a good movie to follow "As Above, So Below" with, given the general theme of caves and enclosed spaces with limited resources. I can also very much see now why so many people described the novel The Luminous Dead as The Descent but in Space. The creatures of the cave remind me of the pale orc from The Hobbit. I didn't really feel attached to any of the women in the movie, so as they started to die, I didn't really care? And I wasn't too freaked out by the creatures or the "jump"scares, so that didn't feel too scary to me either. Honestly, this felt less like a horror movie and more like a shark movie... if that makes sense? You know the horror, it's the ocean and the things inside it and it's your own fault for being there.
Climax
Oh. My. Everloving. God. What is this fucking movie. Listen. Please tell me someone else has watched this movie and then tell me what you thought about this movie. Because this movie is both a literal and metaphorical trip. Climax, is a Gaspar Noe movie about a group of dancers put together for a tour (what appears to be a kind of house party troupe, their choreography is VERY reminiscent of something straight out of a drag house competition. It stars Sophia Boutella as one of the lead dancers of the troupe and (maybe?) one of the organizers of the group. Anyway, after a long three days of rehearsal, the group has a party in what appears to be an old church where they've been living/working. During this party the camera pans from person to person to person catching strange conversations, flirtations, and brief dances amongst the group. Shit takes a turns about halfway through after literal credits run. IDK man. It's not what I expected and not really what I'd consider a horror movie either... it's definitely weird though.
Anna and the Apocalypse
The best by far, so far anyway. This came highly recommended and did not disappoint, despite how much it's trying to do all at once. This is simultaneously trying to be a high school movie, a musical and a zombie comedy movie and honestly it succeeds on all fronts. My only minor complain is that I definitely felt that the woman playing Steph should've been the lead, her voice was far stronger and more interesting than the lead character's. I also found the actual "villain" of the movie to be a bit of let down, in an 'evil just 'cause' kind of way. But the rest of the movie is just an enjoyable ride. Highly recommend if you like a musical and like a fun zombie flick.
I've pulled the full list from the site and definitely plan to make my way down what I haven't seen from the list. For the most part, I'm going in order, skipping what I've seen. Although there are some old favorites on there too, so I might do a rewatch of those just for funsies. I did recently rewatch "Cabin in the Woods" though, so I probably won't do that one again anytime soon.
Any comfort movie genres you guys are dipping into?
impala_chick posted this link of horror movies available on Amazon Prime that were worth watching. Horror movies are a bit like comfort food, it's just something to put on so my brain can let go of the wheel for a little while. I started with a Netflix movie, "As Above, So Below" which gave me so many interesting thoughts about where that story could go after the movie ends. Like enough that I might just add it to my Yuletide noms at the end of the year, because I've got about a page worth of ideas that would be worth putting out into the universe, whether I write them or not.
But then with this list, I've movied on to:
The Descent
A movie I'd somehow missed out on when it came out. I don't know why, maybe bad marketing where I live? I'd heard about it a few times and I know a few people that LOVE it. It was definitely a good movie to follow "As Above, So Below" with, given the general theme of caves and enclosed spaces with limited resources. I can also very much see now why so many people described the novel The Luminous Dead as The Descent but in Space. The creatures of the cave remind me of the pale orc from The Hobbit. I didn't really feel attached to any of the women in the movie, so as they started to die, I didn't really care? And I wasn't too freaked out by the creatures or the "jump"scares, so that didn't feel too scary to me either. Honestly, this felt less like a horror movie and more like a shark movie... if that makes sense? You know the horror, it's the ocean and the things inside it and it's your own fault for being there.
Climax
Oh. My. Everloving. God. What is this fucking movie. Listen. Please tell me someone else has watched this movie and then tell me what you thought about this movie. Because this movie is both a literal and metaphorical trip. Climax, is a Gaspar Noe movie about a group of dancers put together for a tour (what appears to be a kind of house party troupe, their choreography is VERY reminiscent of something straight out of a drag house competition. It stars Sophia Boutella as one of the lead dancers of the troupe and (maybe?) one of the organizers of the group. Anyway, after a long three days of rehearsal, the group has a party in what appears to be an old church where they've been living/working. During this party the camera pans from person to person to person catching strange conversations, flirtations, and brief dances amongst the group. Shit takes a turns about halfway through after literal credits run. IDK man. It's not what I expected and not really what I'd consider a horror movie either... it's definitely weird though.
Anna and the Apocalypse
The best by far, so far anyway. This came highly recommended and did not disappoint, despite how much it's trying to do all at once. This is simultaneously trying to be a high school movie, a musical and a zombie comedy movie and honestly it succeeds on all fronts. My only minor complain is that I definitely felt that the woman playing Steph should've been the lead, her voice was far stronger and more interesting than the lead character's. I also found the actual "villain" of the movie to be a bit of let down, in an 'evil just 'cause' kind of way. But the rest of the movie is just an enjoyable ride. Highly recommend if you like a musical and like a fun zombie flick.
I've pulled the full list from the site and definitely plan to make my way down what I haven't seen from the list. For the most part, I'm going in order, skipping what I've seen. Although there are some old favorites on there too, so I might do a rewatch of those just for funsies. I did recently rewatch "Cabin in the Woods" though, so I probably won't do that one again anytime soon.
Any comfort movie genres you guys are dipping into?
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Date: 2020-04-28 11:35 am (UTC)But I've been indulging (when time allows) in the big epic battle movies; Braveheart, Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, movies of that kind. I love them, and it saddens me that there aren't many movies made like that anymore.