Current Events > Hereditary and Midsommar were fucking nuts

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I know I'm late to the party. But holy shit. Good ass movies. Hereditary was a lot better imo, actually felt dreadful for most of the movie. 'Subverted expectations' and all that shit too. I actually felt awful once it was over lmao

Midsommar was great but mostly for the cinematics and Florence Pugh lol story was aight but I really expected a more emotional reaction from the movie after watching Hereditary and I think I set my expectations too high. Also I think the story was a little too predictable, especially compared to Hereditary.

Can't wait to see what Ari Aster does next.
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Hereditary was great. Midsommer however was one of the most boring movies I've ever seen.

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I don't think I would consider Midsommar boring. It definitely wasn't as suspenseful as I was hoping though. But like most A24 movies, probably could have benefited from 20 - 30 minutes chopped off the run time.
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Midsommar was trying way too hard to be a modern Wicker Man.

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jeffhardyb0yz posted...

I didnt get Hereditary. Oh and it has one of the dumbest endings Ive ever seen in a long time. And the protagonist is so punchable.

I really liked Hereditary's ending. And that's the Naked Brother's Band Nickelodeon kid lmao
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yea, I didn't like the ending, either.

the middle of the movie already tells you what's going on, and the ending just gives you all of this exposition, like it was too confusing, or something.

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There's a disturbing tone to both movies that make them intriguing.

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If you haven't seen it, check out Ari Aster's old short film, The Strange Thing About the Johnsons. Try not to get spoiled first.

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Hereditary is so great.

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Midsommar felt like the director indulging too heavily in the imagery and stuff. Like, it was a decent watch, but it went way too fucking long. Parts of it, just the long, lingering shots on the revelling Swedes, felt kinda masturbatory. It reminded me of Joker - these continued shots of impactful imagery look nice and add to the atmosphere of the movie, but after a while it's like get to the fucking meat of the story and stop wasting my time.

Hereditary had a great conflict - is it real, or is Toni Collette going insane? Mental illness runs in their family, maybe she's cracking under the pressure of what's happening. It could even be argued that the eventual reveal of the cult kind of ruins that mystery, and takes such a broad leap into the surreal that it kinda ruins the movie - but it's still such an enjoyable movie before that, and the turn into the surreal is such a weird, refreshing breath of fresh air in a genre that's been defined by "humans are their own worst enemy" and "horror movie villains are unknowable and they always win because they're horror movie villains". Midsommar isn't quite as... personal, maybe? Something about it doesn't reach Hereditary's level of quality. But it's a very pretty movie, and it's enjoyable to a point. I just don't think it meets Hereditary's level of quality

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@Funcoot Funcoot posted...

If you haven't seen it, check out Ari Aster's old short film, The Strange Thing About the Johnsons. Try not to get spoiled first.

Any jump scares? I want to watch it since I liked Hereditary, but I am "that person" lol

Midsommar is amazing

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DavidZ2844 posted...

Any jump scares? I want to watch it since I liked Hereditary, but I am "that person" lol

Not that I recall, but it's been awhile since I've seen it. It's dark but not "horror" like Hereditary. I have a hard time describing it without spoilers, and I think it'll be better to go in fairly blind.

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I loved Midsommar. Hated Hereditary, it was so cheesy. Agree that the ending was just stupid and unintentionally funny.

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Funcoot posted...

Not that I recall, but it's been awhile since I've seen it. It's dark but not "horror" like Hereditary. I have a hard time describing it without spoilers, and I think it'll be better to go in fairly blind.
@DavidZ2844

Gotcha, thanks. I'll give it a go.

Funcoot posted...

If you haven't seen it, check out Ari Aster's old short film, The Strange Thing About the Johnsons. Try not to get spoiled first.

what the fuck did you just put me on to
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@645AR645AR posted...

what the fuck did you just put me on to

As someone who I presume just watched it... are there any jump scares in there lol

DavidZ2844 posted...

@645AR
As someone who I presume just watched it... are there any jump scares in there lol

no
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Funcoot posted...

If you haven't seen it, check out Ari Aster's old short film, The Strange Thing About the Johnsons. Try not to get spoiled first.

what the FUCK did I just watch

I still need to watch Hereditary.

I LOVED Midsommar.

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Funcoot posted...

If you haven't seen it, check out Ari Aster's old short film, The Strange Thing About the Johnsons. Try not to get spoiled first.

that was ari aster? i put that in my watch later list ages ago and almost forgot about it

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Hereditary was the one of the best horror movies I viewed in a long time. I loved the fact it wasnt depending on jump scares to give you goosebumps but the tone and atmosphere gives you chills. Theres times you think someone is there due to camera work and it was so disturbing. Movie stuck with me for a while

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Hexenherz posted...

I still need to watch Hereditary.

I LOVED Midsommar.

Watch it , its great

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