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Reno
The In Kraut
Weirdo !
Just always been obsessed with stories and how they unfurl. Any detail of that beautiful unfurling being revealed beforehand proper gets my goatWeirdo !
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
Me too. I’ve always objected to trailers. I remember in the days of VHS saying “why bother watching the film now?”
Trailers make me murderous. A lot of tv series show 'next time' bits at the end, and me and the fella have to race for the mute button, whilst simultaneously blocking our ears and shouting LA LA LA
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Reno
The In Kraut
I agree with that, some give the whole plot away. The only blessing of being my age is that my memory is getting so bad, that by the time I see the film, I’ve forgotten the trailer.Trailers make me murderous. A lot of tv series show 'next time' bits at the end, and me and the fella have to race for the mute button, whilst simultaneously blocking our ears and shouting LA LA LA
Another pet hate are DVDs and Blu-rays with menus which give away the best scenes. The blu-ray of Gravity plays its most spectacular set piece in a loop under the menu, a scene which should come as a surprise in the film. Why would I want to be shown that, just before I watch the film ?
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
Mark Kermode gave away the Sadako bit in Ringu in a C4 introduction. (long before I did)
Reno
The In Kraut
I’m two episodes in. Not totally sold on it yet, but I assume it’s the type of slow burn which gives up its secrets slowly and so far it’s promising.
I’ve read the novel when I was in my teens and I have seen the 60s movie several times (let’s never mention the remake). I’m curious about the characters.
Theo in the series is one of the kids and when she grows up she is gay, just like the Theo in the novel and the film (it’s hinted at that she is gay) But in the novel/film she was new to Hill House and not part of the family.
Edit: Not very spoilery spoiler spoilered for the spoiler sesnitive
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Reno
The In Kraut
Her competing out of the tv ?
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
I wouldn't want to say, I wouldn't worry about either the book or the film although there are many nods to them.
And it is a slow burn...I'm not saying anything else if you're watching it...I'm away to watch the last two. I will say I love it when Netflix just throws out gems like this.
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
I’ve got the DVD of the (1978) Invasion of the Body Snatchers, which, when you put it on, plays the denouement as the background to the menu. OK, so I’ve seen it. And it’s a famous scene. But, come on, ffs, not everyone knows the end.
Plus, when I play even a film I know well, I still want to pretend I can’t remember the ending!
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
pesh
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i sometimes find myself wondering if the ending will be different this time
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
Eh, while I frequently disagree with him, he really knows his shit and isn't precious about it the way some critics are. Plus he's a total geek. He loves a shitty horror flick, John Hughes, etc.
Reno
The In Kraut
Kermode is a media personality and obviously engaging as such but he’s not a film critic who I respect. I wouldn’t even mind that he has a massive gaps in his film history knowledge and often muddles stuff up, if he wasn’t so pompous about his almighty expertise. He has convinced people that he is the most knowledgeable film critic around, by constantly signalling that he is. He knows a lot about the films he’s obsessed about but lacks the comprehensive knowledge of film history and art in general, which I’d expect from a genuinely great critic. He’s certainly no deep intellect.
His fanboy devotion to The Exorcist is also something I find questionable, especially as it comes from a place of devout Christianity. I can’t take any film critic seriously who regards The Exorcist as the greatest movie ever made. It’s a very well made and effective film, but it’s deeply dodgy unless you buy into its Catholic propaganda.
If you want a genuinely knowledgeable critic who writes on horror and cult cinema, read some Stephen Thrower. He whipes the floor with Kermode in terms of knowledge and insight but of course he’s not as well known as he writes books and articles rather than have shows on the telly and the radio. The programmes Mark Gattis has made on horror films are far more insightful than any of Kermode’s self-regarding bluster.
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DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
You should take out the episode numberFucking hell, was going to make a post telling people that horror is not really the main genre or point of the series, but a certain scene made me jump to the ceiling!
Reno
The In Kraut
I’m now six episodes into The Haunting of Hill House. I can see why Flanagan didn’t adapt the novel, as it takes place over a short space of time and wouldn’t have stretched to ten episodes, but I would have preferred they’ve changed the title. It’s the least faithful of the adaptations but the first which uses the full title of the novel.
In many ways this is more Stephen King than Shirley Jackson, with the back and forth time hopping between childhood and adults (which is reminiscent of It) and the ghosts remind me more of the novel of The Shining than Hill House. One more niggle, they shouldn’t have stuck that terrible wig on Carla Gugino, it bothers me every time she’s on screen. Otherwise, taken on its own terms it’s pretty great. The kids are very good too, especially the child actress who plays Theo.
In many ways this is more Stephen King than Shirley Jackson, with the back and forth time hopping between childhood and adults (which is reminiscent of It) and the ghosts remind me more of the novel of The Shining than Hill House. One more niggle, they shouldn’t have stuck that terrible wig on Carla Gugino, it bothers me every time she’s on screen. Otherwise, taken on its own terms it’s pretty great. The kids are very good too, especially the child actress who plays Theo.
Reno
The In Kraut
Cool, that one is up next.
The kid who plays young Luke is incredibly cute,
so it’s all the more heartbreaking what happens to him. The Luke-centric episode had me shed a tear, the one devoted to Nell, too.
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
Yes. I didn't say before but the way the show repeats the same scenes but adds in more information or shows it from another pov works really well. It does that all the way to the end.
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