A few weeks ago I had to take some time off to get some work done around my house. One of those days I actually had some peace and sat down with the dAgs to watch something on TV. There’s was NOTHING on my cable provider, iTunes or in my possession that I wanted to watch and I came across this thing. When I first started this place, it was just for a couple of friends and I to go on and on about certain movies we watched since we couldn’t do it on our work emails or anything – I had no idea what blogging was about. Eventually someone liked one of my posts and I was all “WHAT’S THIS???” and I learned that it’s OK to actually interact with people that I don’t know (which is a big stretch to people who have known me for awhile). Anyway, once I started looking at other people’s shit and all of that, I remember seeing someone do a post about this movie here, HOLLOW. So, two years later, I watched it and wrote this little piece about it. SPOILERS!!!
This may come as a big shock to you, my Most Beloveds but here you go: EVERYONE FUCKING DIES. But that shouldn’t come as some big surprise, since we’re dealing with the found footage gimmick and we ALL know how these things turn out – 99% of them are all crap. I actually didn’t know this was FF until it started it and then, being the optimist that I try to be, I hoped for something new or original or promising and all I got for my fucking troubles was 90 minutes of irritation and a developed a sense of pity for the people involved with this, including myself. Cry for me, My Beloveds. Cry for my shame.
Here’s a summary for you (run-on sentences may or may not follow): Four twats go into the English countryside where someone’s withered old grandpa died, they find a bunch of religious shit because he was, conveniently, a preacher and they all get scared by: a fuckin’ tree. The tree has a “hollow” trunk and for some stupid reason, allegedly causes lovers to commit joint suicide so, naturally, they all hang around it and – hey – I smell pot. I think the fence guy is smoking weed. Anyway, back to the story, the place they’re staying in has no power so they have to use the goddamned video camera for light and they all yell and scream and fight and hear things outside and yell and scream and fight and hear more things outside and there’s some shit that has something to do with some religious mystery that made no sense and I didn’t even care and eventually they all get:…………….. HANGED. END. What the fuck? This was terrible and I hated it.
Yep – I just went out to the garage after that last paragraph to get a beer and it totally reeks of weed out there. It smells like the old timey good weed, the shit that just grew in the dirt and cost 2 bucks for a doob. I really don’t smoke very often any more (because) nowadays everything’s all Medical and grown in a lab and, quite frankly, it’s too fucking strong. I remember the old days when you could just fire up the bong and play Uno all night. THE GREEN MILE!!! Oh well. Speaking of grass, I probably could have used some to help make it through this. I swear to you the last 20-25 minutes of this when three of them are trapped in a dead car are 20-25 minutes of the most irritating bullshit you’ll see any time soon, if you elect to watch this, which I wouldn’t ever advise. Those 20-25 minutes are very reminiscent of this full length piece of shit: FIVE ACROSS THE EYES.
So… yep. Everyone ends up getting hanged in that stupid, fucking tree. After 89 minutes of terrible, stinky shit, they all end up dead in that tree. Who did it? The message boards on IMDB trend that it was one of the characters, possessed by the spirit of an insane monk that resides in the hollow trunk of the tree. More world-wise others think that it’s just the one character who went berserk when he couldn’t get his ex-girlfriend to fall back in love and bop his brains out – which doesn’t really make sense unless he was super strong and could yank an adult human out of a car window. Others, like myself, don’t really give one fuck and say “ADIOS, MOTHER FUCKER” to this stupid movie and, I can’t remember what movie it was that I saw this, but I am also going to pee on it as I close this out. Well, that would mean peeing on my TV so I’m not going to do that, but I think you get it : )
Hahahaha! WOW! You really weren’t impressed with this one! Sounds like a waste of life hey!
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This was miserable!!!!!
BTW – I have a copy of the second movie in our project in my hands today : )
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It sounds AWFUL!!!
YAY! I cannot wait to hear what you think about this one 😀
I watched that last week… contemplating between continuing with the next one for me tonight or more Suits… dammit.
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I’m not really that excited about the movie as I am hoping we can get something nice written about it : )
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Teehee, well good luck (I will not prejudice you, but I understand where you are sort of).
I am just loving how it will all come together, irrespective of the content of the movie. The opinions count, and what you thought, and so far it is all good 😛
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Exactly!!
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😀
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Dude, I watched this, or at least part of it; I just fast forwarded thru most of it b/c it was so annoying just as you stated.
If you were looking for something to watch you should’ve went to my netflix page b/c there are some horror films on there I think you’d like.
I have only watched one movie since I watched “You’re Next” at the theater in August. I had been busy rearranging my room, and then after I was done I watched the entire “Breaking Bad” series. So, I haven’t had much time for any new movies, but I am going to try to get to the theaters this week to watch “Gravity”.
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I do go look at your page – but I’ve seen everything in your horror section except for that one that I couldn’t find. Got anything new out there?
Man – you HAVE to go see it in the theater.
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Okay, I’m definitely going to try to go this week. I also need to see Prisoners.
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It’s still going to be beautiful when it comes to TV but (and I hate 3d) the 3d is really remarkable…
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3D is amazing when it’s done properly; the problem with 3D isn’t 3D itself. The problem are filmmakers and studios tacking 3D onto films that were not shot to be made in 3D. It’s then reduced to a gimmick. I went to see Avatar like 4 times just for the mesmerizing visuals from the IMAX 3D. James Cameron is a technical genius and I can’t wait to see what he’s going to do with the updated effects in the Avatar sequels that will take place underwater. I can only imagine how incredible the imagery will be. With that in mind, I am also looking forward to finally seeing this Gravity film in IMAX 3D.
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One of my favorites!
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Right up there with Molly and the Ghost??
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A hidden gem!
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A gem hidden in someone’s butthole!
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Butt gems are the best kind
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Indeed!! Like that plum seed you accidentally swallowed turning up!!
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Oh man, that poster had so much potential! I was hoping for tree monsters. Cool bitchy ones like in the Wizard of Oz.
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Nope!!! Just a the stupid ghost of a monk living inside of it. Maybe.
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Liking the new scoring system 😀
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LOL!! HAHAHA!!
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This would have been an excellent choice for shitfest – the fact that it was a Found Footage film and kept having cuts every 8-10 seconds was ridiculous! No one is going to do that with a video camera.
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I know!! And when they’re trapped in that car whining and crying for 20 minutes??? Miserable.
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LOL, “twats”… So, I’ll be going no where this one…
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LOL – yep!!
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At least the poster looks kinda cool…
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That’s about as far as it goes, my friend. I promise.
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This sounds great!!!! Twats is such a good english word 🙂
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LOL!! Can’t wait for you to see it!
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You could say this left you empty….
Hello?
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HA!!!
Good one!!
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Those ruins in the first picture look familiar – wonder if I’ve been there. But there’s shit like that all over England. Was this worse than Pitch Black? 😉
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Actually, this isn’t better because they are both fucking terrible, but I would finger PB over this because of Radha…. They both stink…
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