SAW

i usually buy a DVD if i think i'm really gonna like a movie, even if i haven't seen it.

of course, the last movie i did that with was Hero, and i ended up only thinking "meh.."

before we start arguing about Hero,

this is about SAW

that horror flick. i really dig horror movies.

who saw this and liked it?

p.s. i am going to see it tonight, so don't ruin it for me by telling me stuff about it.

i already know too much.

good for a chuckle

ultimately worthless

am i too old for stuff like this?

or just too goddamn smart?

sorry to ruin it for you. :snowman:

my name is indrid cold.

Thought it looked pretty cool, but I'm told that it was bad. I think it's cool though for a murderer to only be able to be charged with kidnapping :burn:

It's genious, if the bad acting was intentional.

Plus it's got Cary Elwse from The Princess Bride

My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

I thought it was good for a new horror flick..

Cary Elwse was very disappointing in this movie. The acting was horrible. The ending was weird but dumb. Overall I thought it sucked.

Looked ok, but The Machinist was supposed to be much better.

My girl is a nut for horror, she loved it.

I thought it was fun to watch but not much more than that.

Originally posted by <KEY3>@Feb 15 2005, 03:54 PM

sorry to ruin it for you. :snowman:

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uh, ruin what?

i just didn't want someone to spell out what happened in the end.

anyway, judging by the responses, i'd have more fun with a copy of VICE

;)

yes. yes you would.

my roomate saw boogieman last night and she said it was really scarry.

She said the ending sucked, but was nice enough not to spoil it for me.

thats cool.

people always wanna divulge plot details when "it sucked donkey balls" would suffice

yeah, i'm not liking the feedback on Saw.

i also hate horror movies with copout/lame-o endings.

i've seen previews, boogeyman isn't looking too appealing either.

the japanese are some of the only people putting out decent horror these days.

:snowman:

that's because simply... the japanese are fucked. simple.

The concept of a 'haunted house' is different in Japan

and it's that spin that makes things seem for scary.

I still havent seen 'the grudge' or the japanese original,

but it's on my list.

freaky shit mang.

have you seen "The Eye" "Angel Dust" or "Ringu" ?

more excellent japanese weirdness.

nope.... but I did edit 154 episodes of a japanese cartoon,

so I'm very picky with my japanese meida preferences.

just because it's japanese doesnt mean it's cool.

yeah, i wasnt really feeling the grudge though as far as japanese takes on haunted houses. it was a cool concept but damn, none of that. i liked how they brought in more of a twist on japanese beliefs where if a murder takes place the energy never really leaves the space but i though the actual storyline sucked. and when they stole the whole getting sucked through the bottom of the bed thing from nightmare on elm street i had to say no.

boogie man sucks big fat nuts, i watched last night and i almost fell asleep. i surprise none of you guys have checked into those chinese horror flicks yet.... or maybe im outdated

as for saw, i liked it but i have to agree that the acting sucked. then again, that movie was the only decent horror flick at that time.

I didn't think the movie was that bad, but I was doing bong hits all throughout. The ending was terrible.

My opinion - rent it, watch it with a bong on the coffee table, and come back tomorrow and let us know what you thought.

On another note, I just got home and found a nice little nug right by the arrow keys on my keyboard.

I'm tellin ya, Machinist is supposed to be good shit, I missed it in the theater's but it'll be on DVD soon enough. The guys who did Session 9, Christian Bale, insomnia? Can't miss.

I saw Ringu and Ju-on. Both were good, Ju-on was a little too one-note for me, though.

Also Boogieman is supposed to be horrible. Worse than Darkness Falls. And Darkness Falls was one of the worst movies I've seen.

I thought SAW was awesome. I'm a terrible person to take movie advice from, cause I'm bound to enjoy even the worst shit on film (except Catwoman).

The acting is absolutely terrible, but who gives a shit. The puzzly plot is fun and the ending, well, a lot of people will find it dumb, and it is, but I found it awesome anyways. You gotta enjoy ridiculousness to like this movie. Oh, and it's not one bit scary.

I saw "The Grudge" this weekend and it was meh. Big jump-at-you scares but the only time it feels creepy is the first kill. Everything else is rehashing it.

The Japanese films are kinda dope cause of the difference to western horror in that the evil force always prevails, but I don't know if I'm too fond of the styling. It's less cheesy and getting somewhere in creepiness, but it looks try-hard. I've given up on horror movies in general as a vehicle for scariness, I just watch them cause it's kinda fun to see shit jump at you all of a sudden with shrieking violins, but I don't consider that horror.

Watch older horror films.

Carnival of Souls - Best horror film ever.

damn.... are you an art house wanker?

carnival of souls was okay, but some people (mostly art house wankstars)

blow this shit way out of proportion. It's a decent flick, but not that good.

An art house wanker? Well I worked as a projectionist in a 6-screen art house for over 3 years. I love that film since I saw it when I was 15. I like horror films that are cerebral, they are the scariest to me.

Although I also love films like Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original) and Hellraiser.

mams you hit the coffinnail on the head.

shit just isn't that scary anymore.

it's jump-out-of-your-seat-surprises and violins.

i'm still a big fan of The Shining as far as classic horror.

i've seen it too many times now.

Open Water was good for tension. that freaked me out a little, especially going to aruba right after.

i need a movie to come out that is so scary i get a nightmare.

oh my god.... I didnt know you worked at a theatre.

damn... sorry if that sounded like a harsh personal attack.

now the shinning.... that's a real scarry flick.

Nah man, I didn't take offense to it. I pick art-house films over commercial flashbangs all the time. When I was going through high school I used to watch a movie per day at least.

The Shining was a great film if you can seperate it from the book. I liked both quite a bit, but the book scared the shit out of me way more than the film did. I don't think Kubrick could really make a bad film even if he had tried.

Originally posted by deterrent@Feb 16 2005, 06:11 AM

It's genius, if the bad acting was intentional.

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yes, the acting was supposed to be terrible. it's a horror/thriller movie.

the movie was made by a couple of film nerds from melbourne. almost the whole movie takes place in one room. reason being, they were too broke to do it otherwise. they did a good job with the resources they had, and the story really makes the movie.

i thought it was a good film. it was well written and kept me guessing until the last minute. it's a horror movie, so don't expect citizen kane folks, but as far as this genre of movie, it was definately a good one.

best movie of 2004

The young guy in the movie co-wrote it. He's also Australian, which accounts for the weird American accent and thus the poor acting.

I thought it was OK. A good concept, just could have been done better. Worth the rent, I'd say...