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Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 7:57 pm
by GORDON
A woman in her mid-late 20's (?) is a petty criminal, and she gets sentenced to 8 months house arrest at home with her parents... a house which also happens to be haunted. The movie changes direction at least twice before the end. You will not see it coming.
I will be honest.... this is one of the best "horror" movies I have seen in my life. Top 10, easy. It's clever, and it's a New Zealand flick so it is light-hearted, but it's not so heavy-handedly clever... see: Joss Whedon... that I bet even Malcolm would like it. yeah, I just said that.
This is one to watch right now.
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 8:04 pm
by Leisher
I watched a movie earlier and this was one of the previews. It immediately hit my "To See" list.
Now it's moved up the queue.
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 9:37 am
by Leisher
Watched it last night with the wife and we both enjoyed it.
Is it a horror movie though? I think it rides the genre line between horror and thriller/mystery. I guess at the end of the day it is a horror film, but it's one most people who don't like horror films could watch and not think it's a horror film.
The pacing is fantastic. It properly starts with character development at a slow pace leading into a quicker paced second act and a frenzy of a third act.
All the characters are excellent and fill the story perfectly. There's a plot device that gets revealed late, and at first it doesn't seem realistic, but once you think about the characters who live there, it seems plausible. I also love how you start off hating the protagonist, yet grow to root for her.
There is a lot of comedy, but nothing side splitting. It's mostly "charming comedy".
Definitely a must see. Don't come expecting tons of action and bodies though, this is a dialogue heavy movie that steers you into many directions before paying off.
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 10:37 am
by Malcolm
heavy-handedly <s>clever</s> retarded ... see: Joss Whedon
Fixed.
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 10:39 am
by GORDON
I'm starting to think Joss Whedon banged Malcolm's mom or something.
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 10:43 am
by Leisher
GORDON wrote:I'm starting to think Joss Whedon banged Malcolm's mom or something.
Who hasn't?
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 10:56 am
by Malcolm
Leisher wrote:GORDON wrote:I'm starting to think Joss Whedon banged Malcolm's mom or something.
Who hasn't?
Everyone too busy banging yours.
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 11:28 am
by Leisher
Malcolm wrote:Leisher wrote:GORDON wrote:I'm starting to think Joss Whedon banged Malcolm's mom or something.
Who hasn't?
Everyone too busy banging yours.
That implies there are more chubby chasers out there than probably are...