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Snake5555555555 posted...

Were the rumors that Cobweb is similar to Coraline true?

They share some similarities, but Cobweb pays homage to a lot of recent (mid- to late- 2000s) horrors. I think you would be very interested in watching it.

DO NOT HIGHLIGHT THESE SPOILERS UNTIL AFTER YOU HAVE SEEN THE MOVIE IF YOU PLAN ON WATCHING IT AT ALL:

There are nods to Hereditary, The Babadook, Coraline, Malignant, Smile, Antlers, and probably a quite a few more that I was unable to catch despite being a pretty avid horror fan. These nods range from very subtle to blatantly obvious. For example The Babadook reference is pretty much impossible to miss if you've seen the movie even once. Peter's mother literally makes the monster's signature pose in a nightmare sequence and I had to stop myself from pointing at the screen like Captain America in that one meme.

The acting is incredibly convincing, especially that of Peter's parents with Tony Starr giving the most intimidating portrayal I've ever seen him give, and I've seen all 3 seasons of The Boys; and, the twist that I thought the film was building up to took a left turn that I could never have foreseen, but in a good way. While Cobweb doesn't exactly stick the landing I like the concept of the ending they went for if not the execution of that concept. I think a recent horror video game pulled off this same kind of ending a lot better. MORE SPOILERS FOLLOW: The game I'm referring to is The Quarry, which also has an ambiguous/determinant cliffhanger ending depending on whether or not you shoot Cilas the lycanthropic child of the revenant fortune teller. Even if you do commit to the tragic act and unlock the "good ending" the ghost implies that you, the player, will never truly escape from her wrath and that she'll haunt you for the remainder of your life. Coincidentally The Quarry doesn't nail its endings either, but the post ending sting with the fortune teller ripping you a new one is pretty much perfect. Great acting from Eliza Vorez!

I don't got this. Sorry guys. I'll send in my rankings as a bonus.

The Red Door was better than I expected, but I wasn't expecting much since I hated The Last Key or whatever it was. It also had the most effective jump scares I've seen since Smile. Also I wasn't expecting such a wholesome ending. Solid 7.5/10

Oh the Link alt fit looks good

I'll be watching another and starting on writeups this Monday!

GuessMyUserName posted...

get out beated

the scene with the best friend at the police station is legendary

best character

It's a great movie

GDad is obsessing over a new lady love? How so?

15/30 movies complete! That's 50% down 50% to go... Writeups... currently still 0% completion rate on those. I know, in terrible. Once the creative juices start flowing I know I'll make a good dent, but it's just so hard to find the time to start.

A lot of good horror movies have come out this year, but I'm struggling to find more than 3 released so far that I would call truly great. Like last year had The Black Phone, The Menu, Smile, X, and Pearl , all instant hits I would watch again right now if I only had the spare time, and this year has had M3GAN, which is really a lot better conceptually than it is in execution, Infinity Pool, which is a solid existential type horror I can't find much fault in, and Nefarious which is carried by some phenomenal acting, but also bogged down by some heavy-handed right wing political influence in its writing. I mean there's been some great moments in say Scream VI, and Beau is Afraid among other recent films, but man I guess I'm just hoping for more like last year. Are my expectations just getting too high?

Ah geez. That's such a parent thing to do. "Hey you have experience in [vaguely similar line of work] right? Can you help me do [something completely different than what you went to college or trade school to learn how to do] please?"

I'm so happy to see this topic named after a horrendous experience I shared still alive. You have no idea how much it thrills me (much like I had no idea that One Chip thrilled my entire digestive system later that night and the subsequent morning).

Hiiiiiii frieeeeeends

12 movies down. 0 write-ups completed so far. I'll start next week.

Yeah

Ryuk

Im Still Here
Youll Be in My Heart
How Far Ill Go
We Dont Talk About Bruno
I Just Can't Wait to be King

Supernatural
Davy Jones

X-Men TAS Main Theme
I Just Can't Wait to be King
What's This?
The Bells of Notre Dame

Supernatural
Grim

Davy Jones
The Wolf

Beauty and the Beast
I'll Make a Man Out of You
Hellfire
Circle of Life

Supernatural
Ryuk

The Wolf
Davy Jones

TIL the X-Files Theme had an actual title

The Imperial March
Le Festin
Under the Sea
The X-Files Main Theme

Supernatural

Davy Jones
Ryuk

What Else Can I Do?
Waiting in the Wings
This is Halloween
I See The Light

Supernatural
Grim

Ryuk

The Wolf
Davy Jones

Barragan
Shinigami

The Wolf
Supernatural

Supernatural
Grim

The Wolf
Davy Jones

Friends on the Other Side
A Whole New World
Surface Pressure
Why Should I Worry?

Hades

Davy Jones
Grim

Supernatural
The Wolf

Belle
Remember Me
Reflection
Poor Unfortunate Souls

Supernatural
Davy Jones

How Far I'll Go
Be Our Guest
Kiss the Girl
We Don't Talk About Bruno

Grim
Ryuk

Davy Jones
Supernatural

Supernatural

Ryuk

The Wolf

Star Wars Theme
Whats This
Bells of Notre Dame
He Mele No Lilo

Ryuk

Christmas Carol