I don’t normally post twice in one day but since everyone already knew I loved GRAVITY, here’s something else to talk about. Plus, I am going to keep this pretty short since there’s probably not a decent way to go about this without giving it all away. I liked this movie – kind of a lot – but I don’t think it’s going to be for everyone… it’s slow (which I like), the characters don’t do stupid shit, it looks really sharp, the use of sound is really well done and, once the big reveal happens, if you reflect back on the movie, it actually makes this thing seem pretty smart and well done. But the ending might put some people off ~ it didn’t bother me but I can see how some folks might not like it. I think people who like THE INKEEPERS, THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, or THE PACT or even LOVELY MOLLY for that matter – will probably be the target audience for this one.
This is a home invasion movie too, so if that’s not your thing, there you go, although it’s not as brutal as some of the things I’ve seen out there like CHERRY TREE LANE. Peter Petrelli Milo Ventimiglia and his hot wife Sarah Shahi live out in the sticks when one night the lovely Sara Paxton comes knocking on their door, crying about some people out there harassing her, wearing gas masks. They let her in and then some things start to happen that might make you wonder what in the Sam Hill is going on with this movie, but once it’s over you might just sit back and say… “NICE!” I liked it.
I may give this one a shot. I dig Milo and Paxton. Though, I am not a huge fan of home invasion flicks but I think you’ve sold me on this one. Thanks!
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Thank you, good sir!! You can definitely do a lot worse than this over your weekend : )
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Sounds good! It’s October and I’m looking for good horror to watch. It seems like I’ve seen them all, so fresh meat is always good. Love the flicks you compared it to and Sara Paxton. Is Mapother in it at all?
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He’s not in it much but I can’t say anything about it. I think YOU will like this : )
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Joseph, go to my site and check out my recommendation pages; I have a different horror section on each recommendation page and I doubt you’ve seen all of them, so maybe consider the titles that may have slipped under your radar.
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I hear Funny Games is better.
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You’ve been listening to the wrong people again. Probably those Greeks you like to hang around with on the weekend.
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They’re Maltese, thank you.
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What was Milo like in it? I haven’t seen him since Heroes.
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He was actually pretty good. The last few movies I’ve seen him in, he played a Psychopath – this one he was normal – it was a relief.
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Intermolesting. I take it he wasn’t a good psychopath then? 😀 He will always be sniveling Peter Petrelli to me! Save the cheerleader, SAVE THE WORLD.
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LOL – the movies just weren’t too good – they were called PATHOLOGY and THE DIVIDE. THE DIVIDE was actually good it’s just one of those tough movies to get through…
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Can’t do it, home invasion is too creepy for me!! But you’re brave so you can tell me what not to watch, lol.
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I’m usually not into home invasion movies either but this one had a cool looking trailer so I gave it a whirl…
Guess who just got back from the UPS store???????
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Sounds intriguing. And I love when characters don’t do stupid shit! Why do people in movies always do stupid shit??
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They must be my friends because all of my friends do STUPID SHIT!!
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Sounds like I might enjoy this one. I’ll have to seek it out some time.
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Sounds good!
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Hey, a horror film reviewed by IPC that actually sounds good! What are the chances? 😉
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Someone buy a lottery ticket!!
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LOL Dave! Now, now let’s not jump ahead of ourselves; we haven’t watched yet! 🙂
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Ah, I like Milo Ventimiglia, and he is not too bad in these horror/thriller things, either. Definitely going to look into this one!
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It’s not too bad! Promise –
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I am looking into this…
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: )
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I’m not a fan of any of those 4 titles you listed, but I am definitely going to try to see this ASAP; will try to watch late tonight after MNF.
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Good luck, sir!
You know what has a terrible selection of horror movies? HBOGO…
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Is that HBO GO? Or an abbreviation for a blog?
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sorry – yeah HBO GO –
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Okay, I watched this, and I think you’re right when you said it may not appeal to those who didn’t like “The Innkeepers” and “The Pact”. Everything in this just felt very recycled from other horror films of the same vein. It’s not shitfest material or anything, but I just found it dull and lackluster for the most part. I don’t think the characters were developed well, so I didn’t really care what happened to them. The ending was somewhat clever, but they recycled the concept from other films.
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I can see that – something in it just worked for me. At least it didn’t cost you any money : )
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I wasn’t a fan of this one. Agree that Sarah Shahi is hot though. Almost stupidly so. I think she gets them out in Bullet to the Head, from what I remember.
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I understand that – and I might have to rent that – you know, for posterity.
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