Board 8 > Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - THE RANKINGS

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thesmark 05/16/22 7:58:39 PM #253:	FFDragon posted... I feel like all the purge sequels are exactly the same: Amazing concept, miserable execution, and somewhere between vaguely and overtly racist. Are they? I have not seen The First Purge, but I've heard the plot is the asshole white government people initiate the purge with the idea that black people will instantly go town and be violent; they don't, so they bring in some trained white mercenaries in masks to set them up and initiate the violence. --- My unending quest to review all 563 Best Picture Nominees: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/227-movies-at-the-theater/78341609 Duke/Stanford/GSW/A's/Raiders <cite>thesmark posted [p:965087810] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>FFDragon posted... </cite> <quote>I feel like all the purge sequels are exactly the same: Amazing concept, miserable execution, and somewhere between vaguely and overtly racist.</quote>Are they? I have not seen The First Purge, but I've heard the plot is the asshole white government people initiate the purge with the idea that black people will instantly go town and be violent; they don't, so they bring in some trained white mercenaries in masks to set them up and initiate the violence. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 05/16/22 7:59:22 PM #254:	FFDragon posted... Hey I defend Jason X so... Let's goooooo Jason X is one of my favorite Friday the 13th movies. If you're watching a slasher film, a certain degree of camp is great, and Jason X has that in spades. --- Touch fuzzy. Get fuzzier. Inviso <cite>Inviso posted [p:965087833] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>FFDragon posted... </cite> <quote>Hey I defend Jason X so... Let's goooooo</quote> Jason X is one of my favorite Friday the 13th movies. If you're watching a slasher film, a certain degree of camp is great, and Jason X has that in spades. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Corrik7 05/16/22 8:04:42 PM #255:	plasmabeam posted... Yeah, I think 30 movies is the sweet spot (much as I wish Doctor Sleep and Upgrade were included in this one--both easily slide into my Top 10). Rule of threes make sense here, especially when you have a Bottom 10, Middle 10, and Top 10. Doctor Sleep wasn't great but that horrific scene was definitely amazing. --- Xbox Live User Name - Corrik PSN User Name - Corrik7 Currently playing: Control (X1) <cite>Corrik7 posted [p:965087950] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>plasmabeam posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah, I think 30 movies is the sweet spot (much as I wish Doctor Sleep and Upgrade were included in this one--both easily slide into my Top 10). Rule of threes make sense here, especially when you have a Bottom 10, Middle 10, and Top 10.</quote>Doctor Sleep wasn't great but that horrific scene was definitely amazing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
plasmabeam 05/16/22 8:08:10 PM #256:	Can't stress how much I'm enjoying these write-ups. I majored in English Lit, and I miss the seminars when we would sit around and discuss things from all different angles. Really wish I put more time into my own write-ups, but at least I can add bonus thoughts here. Speaking of, it's interesting how the subject of genre keeps popping up. The questions of "What makes a Horror movie?" and "Does a Horror movie need to be scary?" are two things that keep creeping into the comments. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ <cite>plasmabeam posted [p:965088031] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Can't stress how much I'm enjoying these write-ups. I majored in English Lit, and I miss the seminars when we would sit around and discuss things from all different angles. Really wish I put more time into my own write-ups, but at least I can add bonus thoughts here. Speaking of, it's interesting how the subject of genre keeps popping up. The questions of "What makes a Horror movie?" and "Does a Horror movie need to be scary?" are two things that keep creeping into the comments. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thesmark 05/16/22 8:08:45 PM #257:	Shocked that my bottom 5 is the overall bottom 5. However, my next two lowest are definitely going to be outlier opinions. --- My unending quest to review all 563 Best Picture Nominees: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/227-movies-at-the-theater/78341609 Duke/Stanford/GSW/A's/Raiders <cite>thesmark posted [p:965088044] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Shocked that my bottom 5 is the overall bottom 5. However, my next two lowest are definitely going to be outlier opinions. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 05/16/22 8:22:22 PM #258:	Yeah people really came out swinging with the write-ups I must say! I agree with most here that The Purge is more action than horror. But that's okay. Action-horror is still a valid subgenre and The Purge is still very much associated with horror culture. Theoretically, horror SHOULD have an attempt to be scary. The Purge is a scary concept - ALL crime being legal for one day? It's an unknown that starts to raise questions and problems. I think it fits horror. The problem is, what scares people varies from individual to individual, as well different generations finding different things scary. Monsters like vampires and werewolves are so ubiquitous now I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone scared of them now, but the late 1800s-1940s would tell a different story. Horror continues to morph like that - you start to notice now a bigger shift towards the psychological and the aesthetics of horror being played around with. You can have colorful, disarming horror in a game like Doki Doki Literature Club. Horror can practically be found in all corners of media now - look at the biggest thing in culture right now, the MCU, exploring horror in its latest phase even if its films and TV shows aren't exactly The Exorcist. I think ultimately the way I see horror now is more a tool than a concrete genre and it's only just going to keep opening itself to more interesting ideas and concepts as the decade rolls on. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:965088365] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Yeah people really came out swinging with the write-ups I must say! I agree with most here that The Purge is more action than horror. But that's okay. Action-horror is still a valid subgenre and The Purge is still very much associated with horror culture. Theoretically, horror SHOULD have an attempt to be scary. The Purge is a scary concept - ALL crime being legal for one day? It's an unknown that starts to raise questions and problems. I think it fits horror. The problem is, what scares people varies from individual to individual, as well different generations finding different things scary. Monsters like vampires and werewolves are so ubiquitous now I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone scared of them now, but the late 1800s-1940s would tell a different story. Horror continues to morph like that - you start to notice now a bigger shift towards the psychological and the aesthetics of horror being played around with. You can have colorful, disarming horror in a game like Doki Doki Literature Club. Horror can practically be found in all corners of media now - look at the biggest thing in culture right now, the MCU, exploring horror in its latest phase even if its films and TV shows aren't exactly The Exorcist. I think ultimately the way I see horror now is more a tool than a concrete genre and it's only just going to keep opening itself to more interesting ideas and concepts as the decade rolls on. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FFDragon 05/16/22 8:27:10 PM #259:	For some reason I can't bring myself to do long writeups anymore, but I like chiming in to the discussion once the ranking drops. And the purge series lives and dies on it's depictions of racism. And at some point, at least to me, when you lean on it that hard you're no longer making a statement about it and instead are just amplifying it's message. --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? #theresafreakingghostafterus <cite>FFDragon posted [p:965088477] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>For some reason I can't bring myself to do long writeups anymore, but I like chiming in to the discussion once the ranking drops. And the purge series lives and dies on it's depictions of racism. And at some point, at least to me, when you lean on it that hard you're no longer making a statement about it and instead are just amplifying it's message. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FFDragon 05/16/22 8:28:57 PM #260:	I swear to god autocorrect if you don't stop fucking up its --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? #theresafreakingghostafterus <cite>FFDragon posted [p:965088513] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>I swear to god autocorrect if you don't stop fucking up its </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Corrik7 05/16/22 8:39:11 PM #261:	I repeat. The original purge was the best purge movie. --- Xbox Live User Name - Corrik PSN User Name - Corrik7 Currently playing: Control (X1) <cite>Corrik7 posted [p:965088734] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>I repeat. The original purge was the best purge movie. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
plasmabeam 05/16/22 9:18:35 PM #262:	Snake5555555555 posted... Theoretically, horror SHOULD have an attempt to be scary. I actually disagree with this. IMO "Horror" has more to do with atmosphere/tone/mood than scare-factor. One of my favorite horror novels is I Am Legend, which carries a strong sense of isolation and loneliness but no real scares. Same with the Zero Escape videogames. I consider them sci-fi/horror, and they do an amazing job at creating a sense of suffocating paranoia, but I don't know that I'd consider them scary (then again, like you said, sometimes a concept itself can be scary). Now, on the other hand, my favorite horror movies (The Thing, Alien, The Wicker Man) all have the ability to scare me in broad daylight. So maybe different mediums have different expectations? Who knows. The problem is, what scares people varies from individual to individual, as well different generations finding different things scary. Monsters like vampires and werewolves are so ubiquitous now I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone scared of them now, but the late 1800s-1940s would tell a different story. Horror continues to morph like that - you start to notice now a bigger shift towards the psychological and the aesthetics of horror being played around with. You can have colorful, disarming horror in a game like Doki Doki Literature Club. Horror can practically be found in all corners of media now - look at the biggest thing in culture right now, the MCU, exploring horror in its latest phase even if its films and TV shows aren't exactly The Exorcist. I think ultimately the way I see horror now is more a tool than a concrete genre and it's only just going to keep opening itself to more interesting ideas and concepts as the decade rolls on. Good points here. Ultimately "scary" comes down to what people find repulsive, unsettling, anxiety-inducing, etc. Still, I still wish we could agree on some kind of objective measuring stick for what horror is. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ <cite>plasmabeam posted [p:965089547] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Snake5555555555 posted... </cite> <quote>Theoretically, horror SHOULD have an attempt to be scary. </quote> I actually disagree with this. IMO "Horror" has more to do with atmosphere/tone/mood than scare-factor. One of my favorite horror novels is I Am Legend, which carries a strong sense of isolation and loneliness but no real scares. Same with the Zero Escape videogames. I consider them sci-fi/horror, and they do an amazing job at creating a sense of suffocating paranoia, but I don't know that I'd consider them scary (then again, like you said, sometimes a concept itself can be scary). Now, on the other hand, my favorite horror movies (The Thing, Alien, The Wicker Man) all have the ability to scare me in broad daylight. So maybe different mediums have different expectations? Who knows. <quote>The problem is, what scares people varies from individual to individual, as well different generations finding different things scary. Monsters like vampires and werewolves are so ubiquitous now I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone scared of them now, but the late 1800s-1940s would tell a different story. Horror continues to morph like that - you start to notice now a bigger shift towards the psychological and the aesthetics of horror being played around with. You can have colorful, disarming horror in a game like Doki Doki Literature Club. Horror can practically be found in all corners of media now - look at the biggest thing in culture right now, the MCU, exploring horror in its latest phase even if its films and TV shows aren't exactly The Exorcist. I think ultimately the way I see horror now is more a tool than a concrete genre and it's only just going to keep opening itself to more interesting ideas and concepts as the decade rolls on.</quote> Good points here. Ultimately "scary" comes down to what people find repulsive, unsettling, anxiety-inducing, etc. Still, I still wish we could agree on some kind of objective measuring stick for what horror is. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TomNook 05/16/22 9:21:42 PM #263:	Snake5555555555 posted... Things you need to watch out for and run from in horror movies: 1) ki ki ki, ma ma ma, 2) one, two, Freddys coming for you 3) a loud series of farts and moans coming from a public bathroom. I dont know why the script has and then the clown DESTROYS the bathroom with so much poo poo This is the best write-up. I enjoyed Suprak's novel about how much he hates Terrifier. --- Bells, bells, bells! <cite>TomNook posted [p:965089621] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Snake5555555555 posted... </cite> <quote>Things you need to watch out for and run from in horror movies: 1) ki ki ki, ma ma ma, 2) one, two, Freddys coming for you 3) a loud series of farts and moans coming from a public bathroom. I dont know why the script has and then the clown DESTROYS the bathroom with so much poo poo</quote>This is the best write-up. I enjoyed Suprak's novel about how much he hates Terrifier. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
plasmabeam 05/16/22 9:23:45 PM #264:	TomNook posted... This is the best write-up. I enjoyed Suprak's novel about how much he hates Terrifier. Even though I loved Terrifier, I totally enjoyed his analysis. Really appreaciate how much detail he puts into these write-ups. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ <cite>plasmabeam posted [p:965089671] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>TomNook posted... </cite> <quote>This is the best write-up. I enjoyed Suprak's novel about how much he hates Terrifier.</quote> Even though I loved Terrifier, I totally enjoyed his analysis. Really appreaciate how much detail he puts into these write-ups. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
plasmabeam 05/16/22 9:25:42 PM #265:	Vegas Odds on #25: -110: Creep (2014) +200: Ready or Not (2019) +200: You're Next (2011) +200: Sinister (2012) +200: Insidious (2010) +500: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) +500: Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010) +500: Happy Death Day (2017) +2500: Any other movie Get your wagers in, folks. --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ <cite>plasmabeam posted [p:965089716] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Vegas Odds on #25: -110: Creep (2014) +200: Ready or Not (2019) +200: You're Next (2011) +200: Sinister (2012) +200: Insidious (2010) +500: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) +500: Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010) +500: Happy Death Day (2017) +2500: Any other movie Get your wagers in, folks. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thesmark 05/16/22 9:27:16 PM #266:	Put me on Sinister --- My unending quest to review all 563 Best Picture Nominees: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/227-movies-at-the-theater/78341609 Duke/Stanford/GSW/A's/Raiders <cite>thesmark posted [p:965089763] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Put me on Sinister </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Paratroopa1 05/16/22 9:37:45 PM #267:	I think it's gonna be Get Out. major upset. nobody will see it coming <cite>Paratroopa1 posted [p:965089999] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>I think it's gonna be Get Out. major upset. nobody will see it coming </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Corrik7 05/16/22 9:49:35 PM #268:	If it's Sinister, yinz don't know good horror movies. It's definitely top 5. --- Xbox Live User Name - Corrik PSN User Name - Corrik7 Currently playing: Control (X1) <cite>Corrik7 posted [p:965090300] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>If it's Sinister, yinz don't know good horror movies. It's definitely top 5. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blaziken 05/16/22 9:52:07 PM #269:	I'm gonna guess Creep. --- Inviso thinks all starters should be Fire/Fighting. http://i.imgur.com/oOSm64C.gif <cite>Blaziken posted [p:965090364] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>I'm gonna guess Creep. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rockus 05/16/22 9:54:33 PM #270:	I'm going to guess Creep as well, but Sinister might be close. --- http://thetramp.filmaf.com/owned https://vimeo.com/402818980 <cite>rockus posted [p:965090418] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>I'm going to guess Creep as well, but Sinister might be close. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
fortybelowsummer 05/16/22 9:58:39 PM #271:	I will let it ride on Any Other Movie (It Follows) because I think it could land here even though it will probably be more popular than I give it credit for. --- All hail the coming of the Destroyer - the Slayer's time...is now. <cite>fortybelowsummer posted [p:965090515] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>I will let it ride on Any Other Movie (It Follows) because I think it could land here even though it will probably be more popular than I give it credit for. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thesmark 05/16/22 10:02:20 PM #272:	I would be stunned if It Follows lands in the bottom 20 --- My unending quest to review all 563 Best Picture Nominees: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/227-movies-at-the-theater/78341609 Duke/Stanford/GSW/A's/Raiders <cite>thesmark posted [p:965090585] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>I would be stunned if It Follows lands in the bottom 20 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Corrik7 05/16/22 10:05:19 PM #273:	It follows is top 10. Lighthouse, midsommar, and hereditary will all be overrated into the top 7. Maybe even all into the top 3. But I am sure Babadook and Cabin in the Woods will have their fans too. --- Xbox Live User Name - Corrik PSN User Name - Corrik7 Currently playing: Control (X1) <cite>Corrik7 posted [p:965090638] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>It follows is top 10. Lighthouse, midsommar, and hereditary will all be overrated into the top 7. Maybe even all into the top 3. But I am sure Babadook and Cabin in the Woods will have their fans too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Suprak the Stud 05/16/22 10:07:44 PM #274:	Oh wow Purge Anarchy got a top ten. That was my guess for the next to drop but I didn't think it'd get any top tens. I thought it would get a bunch near the 15 or so range and then a bunch near the bottom. With Purge out of the way, I don't really have any more guesses for what's next. It really depends on preferences as there aren't too many left where I would go "oh wow that had a top ten vote?" There's only one left I didn't like at all, but I saw at least one person here say something positive about it so no clue if I'm in the minority or not. Corrik7 posted... I repeat. The original purge was the best purge movie. I don't know if that is a "hot take" or not, but I 100% agree. I haven't seen any past #2, mind you, but I vastly preferred the original. Not that it was great, but I at least thought it was an interesting concept done fairly well. I know home invasion movies have been done to death, but the premise was at least fun enough that I didn't mind it. The common thing that keeps coming up of "what is horror" is really interesting, and I do agree that Purge Anarchy could've been a successful horror tinged action film with better direction/script. The early parts of the movie actually have a decent amount of that and it isn't until the Punisher shows up that it really went off the rails for me. --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." <cite>Suprak the Stud posted [p:965090692] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Oh wow Purge Anarchy got a top ten. That was my guess for the next to drop but I didn't think it'd get any top tens. I thought it would get a bunch near the 15 or so range and then a bunch near the bottom. With Purge out of the way, I don't really have any more guesses for what's next. It really depends on preferences as there aren't too many left where I would go "oh wow that had a top ten vote?" There's only one left I didn't like at all, but I saw at least one person here say something positive about it so no clue if I'm in the minority or not. Corrik7 posted... </cite> <quote>I repeat. The original purge was the best purge movie.</quote> I don't know if that is a "hot take" or not, but I 100% agree. I haven't seen any past #2, mind you, but I vastly preferred the original. Not that it was great, but I at least thought it was an interesting concept done fairly well. I know home invasion movies have been done to death, but the premise was at least fun enough that I didn't mind it. The common thing that keeps coming up of "what is horror" is really interesting, and I do agree that Purge Anarchy could've been a successful horror tinged action film with better direction/script. The early parts of the movie actually have a decent amount of that and it isn't until the Punisher shows up that it really went off the rails for me. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FFDragon 05/16/22 10:11:26 PM #275:	Even in one of my short ass writeups I questioned if one if these movies is really horror, so apparently I fell into the trap too --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? #theresafreakingghostafterus <cite>FFDragon posted [p:965090796] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Even in one of my short ass writeups I questioned if one if these movies is really horror, so apparently I fell into the trap too </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Corrik7 05/16/22 10:14:03 PM #276:	plasmabeam posted... Vegas Odds on #25: -110: Creep (2014) +200: Ready or Not (2019) +200: You're Next (2011) +200: Sinister (2012) +200: Insidious (2010) +500: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) +500: Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010) +500: Happy Death Day (2017) +2500: Any other movie Get your wagers in, folks. Do you already know the answer? Cuz if not, I am going any other movie. There are only 3 viable possibilities off of this list in tucker, creepy and a girl. And that's all my assuming after not having seen them and you're next (but I know people like that movie a good bit). (fell asleep during tucker) --- Xbox Live User Name - Corrik PSN User Name - Corrik7 Currently playing: Control (X1) <cite>Corrik7 posted [p:965090855] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>plasmabeam posted... </cite> <quote>Vegas Odds on #25: -110: Creep (2014) +200: Ready or Not (2019) +200: You're Next (2011) +200: Sinister (2012) +200: Insidious (2010) +500: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) +500: Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010) +500: Happy Death Day (2017) +2500: Any other movie Get your wagers in, folks.</quote>Do you already know the answer? Cuz if not, I am going any other movie. There are only 3 viable possibilities off of this list in tucker, creepy and a girl. And that's all my assuming after not having seen them and you're next (but I know people like that movie a good bit). (fell asleep during tucker) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rockus 05/16/22 10:14:37 PM #277:	I would be pretty disappointed if It Follows is next as well. --- http://thetramp.filmaf.com/owned https://vimeo.com/402818980 <cite>rockus posted [p:965090865] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>I would be pretty disappointed if It Follows is next as well. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
v_charon 05/16/22 10:42:45 PM #278:	I'm pretty interested in Terrifier after that set of rankings. Really interesting to see it so widely disliked yet still have two top ten placements. Honestly I had never even heard of it before seeing it on this list. Also I feel Chucky deserved better. It's by no means excellent but I really enjoyed it as a good return to form for the Child's Play series. In 2020's news; We saw it tonight, and Firestarter won't make the cut for that list. But it's by no means as bad as that RT score would had me believe. Pretty middling film overall. --- :> Truly smilin' <cite>v_charon posted [p:965091343] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>I'm pretty interested in Terrifier after that set of rankings. Really interesting to see it so widely disliked yet still have two top ten placements. Honestly I had never even heard of it before seeing it on this list. Also I feel Chucky deserved better. It's by no means excellent but I really enjoyed it as a good return to form for the Child's Play series. In 2020's news; We saw it tonight, and Firestarter won't make the cut for that list. But it's by no means as bad as that RT score would had me believe. Pretty middling film overall.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Suprak the Stud 05/16/22 10:54:00 PM #279:	I can also reiterate the fact I'm really enjoying these write ups. Y'all are much better than me at concisely getting your point across haha. Really fun to read through all of these though, and I was desperate for this sort of discussion after watching almost all of these films. The Purge isnt really all that serious of a concept. They can act like it is all they want, but its just not. And Im fine with that. See, I think I would've liked Purge Anarchy so much more if it didn't feel like it was up its own butt. It just feels like it thinks its clever and it is decidedly not so. I'm all for fun action movies but I wasn't getting those vibes from this. The ending with Leo choosing to purge himself of his anger through forgiveness rather than violence was predictable but nonetheless cathartic. Yeah that was maybe the high point for me as well in terms of the story. Predictable, like you said, but still was about the best way things could be wrapped up. Although if I'm getting nitpicky, I was thoroughly confused as to why Punisher disabled the guys security system and he somehow didn't notice or check in the weeks coming up to the ALL DAY LEGAL MURDER FEST. It's possible I just missed something though. The best thing about this film is that it really uses its premise to full effect leaving no conceptual stone unturned. It not just shows you what life would be like during the purge in the moment, but also somewhat surprisingly explores the socioeconomic and class elements of the concept, reflecting on our own world as it does this. Overall the film has a surprisingly radical outlook for a Hollywood production although that is not to say it is radical by a general standard. Hm. I'm not 100% on board. In fact, if anything I feel like I wish it could've used the premise a bit more. There's hints of interesting stuff here (the banker strung up, crazy lady on the roof, etc) but that stuff (which I liked!) takes a back seat to the action for most of the film. The strength of the film, to me, was definitely the premise which felt just a little less special this being a sequel and all. I like that it showed us a bit more of what was going on, but I also found it to be sort of a rambling mess. Although I do love how positive you are haha. Fairly high praise for a 26/30 films! Biggest scare: This is not a scary film, but the scen indoors with the family where a domestic argument spirals out of control into murder and a firefight is pretty effectively disturbing. I know it seems like no one else is going to agree but the scariest part for me was the home invasion part in this "not a home invasion" sequel to the home invasion original. When the creepy guy breaks in and they realize they left the gun on the table. Side point: The purge in itself as a concept is political by its very nature. That's unavoidable. But holy shit do the writers not understand subtlety or subtext or even the point they're trying to make This is, 100%, my biggest issue as well. It almost felt like a freshman level creative writing prompt done by someone who didn't fully understand the assignment and was probably going to fail the class anyway. gains nothing by withholding information about Grillos motivations. Just tell us what he wants to do for the purge, it would both make it easier to invest in him as a character and make his choices to help others while hes running out of time more dramatically interesting. That was another odd choice. It goes just beyond that, for me, because that little snippet inside his apartment where they pan over to the hilariously on the nose "crazy person newspaper clipping board" was enough for me to figure out exactly what was going on (if I remember correctly, there is a headline that almost spells it out for you word for word). But then he's strangely cagey about it for the next three quarters of the movie to the point I wasn't sure if I was supposed to know what I was supposed to know. Also I did not know until this very moment that Michael Bay produced both Purge and Purge Anarchy and suddenly things make so much more sense. --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." <cite>Suprak the Stud posted [p:965091581] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>I can also reiterate the fact I'm really enjoying these write ups. Y'all are much better than me at concisely getting your point across haha. Really fun to read through all of these though, and I was desperate for this sort of discussion after watching almost all of these films. <quote>The Purge isnt really all that serious of a concept. They can act like it is all they want, but its just not. And Im fine with that.</quote> See, I think I would've liked Purge Anarchy so much more if it didn't feel like it was up its own butt. It just feels like it thinks its clever and it is decidedly not so. I'm all for fun action movies but I wasn't getting those vibes from this. <quote>The ending with Leo choosing to purge himself of his anger through forgiveness rather than violence was predictable but nonetheless cathartic.</quote> Yeah that was maybe the high point for me as well in terms of the story. Predictable, like you said, but still was about the best way things could be wrapped up. Although if I'm getting nitpicky, I was thoroughly confused as to why Punisher disabled the guys security system and he somehow didn't notice or check in the weeks coming up to the ALL DAY LEGAL MURDER FEST. It's possible I just missed something though. <quote>The best thing about this film is that it really uses its premise to full effect leaving no conceptual stone unturned. It not just shows you what life would be like during the purge in the moment, but also somewhat surprisingly explores the socioeconomic and class elements of the concept, reflecting on our own world as it does this. Overall the film has a surprisingly radical outlook for a Hollywood production although that is not to say it is radical by a general standard. </quote> Hm. I'm not 100% on board. In fact, if anything I feel like I wish it could've used the premise a bit more. There's hints of interesting stuff here (the banker strung up, crazy lady on the roof, etc) but that stuff (which I liked!) takes a back seat to the action for most of the film. The strength of the film, to me, was definitely the premise which felt just a little less special this being a sequel and all. I like that it showed us a bit more of what was going on, but I also found it to be sort of a rambling mess. Although I do love how positive you are haha. Fairly high praise for a 26/30 films! <quote>Biggest scare: This is not a scary film, but the scen indoors with the family where a domestic argument spirals out of control into murder and a firefight is pretty effectively disturbing.</quote> I know it seems like no one else is going to agree but the scariest part for me was the home invasion part in this "not a home invasion" sequel to the home invasion original. When the creepy guy breaks in and they realize they left the gun on the table. <quote>Side point: The purge in itself as a concept is political by its very nature. That's unavoidable. But holy shit do the writers not understand subtlety or subtext or even the point they're trying to make</quote> This is, 100%, my biggest issue as well. It almost felt like a freshman level creative writing prompt done by someone who didn't fully understand the assignment and was probably going to fail the class anyway. gains nothing by withholding information about Grillos motivations. Just tell us what he wants to do for the purge, it would both make it easier to invest in him as a character and make his choices to help others while hes running out of time more dramatically interesting. That was another odd choice. It goes just beyond that, for me, because that little snippet inside his apartment where they pan over to the hilariously on the nose "crazy person newspaper clipping board" was enough for me to figure out exactly what was going on (if I remember correctly, there is a headline that almost spells it out for you word for word). But then he's strangely cagey about it for the next three quarters of the movie to the point I wasn't sure if I was supposed to know what I was supposed to know. Also I did not know until this very moment that Michael Bay produced both Purge and Purge Anarchy and suddenly things make so much more sense. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Suprak the Stud 05/16/22 10:56:22 PM #280:	v_charon posted... I'm pretty interested in Terrifier after that set of rankings. Really interesting to see it so widely disliked yet still have two top ten placements. Honestly I had never even heard of it before seeing it on this list. Also I feel Chucky deserved better. It's by no means excellent but I really enjoyed it as a good return to form for the Child's Play series. In 2020's news; We saw it tonight, and Firestarter won't make the cut for that list. But it's by no means as bad as that RT score would had me believe. Pretty middling film overall. WOW. I didn't even check the RT score until just now. 13%! That's impressive, almost. You have to try to get a score that bad. --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." <cite>Suprak the Stud posted [p:965091629] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>v_charon posted... </cite> <quote>I'm pretty interested in Terrifier after that set of rankings. Really interesting to see it so widely disliked yet still have two top ten placements. Honestly I had never even heard of it before seeing it on this list. Also I feel Chucky deserved better. It's by no means excellent but I really enjoyed it as a good return to form for the Child's Play series. In 2020's news; We saw it tonight, and Firestarter won't make the cut for that list. But it's by no means as bad as that RT score would had me believe. Pretty middling film overall.</quote> WOW. I didn't even check the RT score until just now. 13%! That's impressive, almost. You have to try to get a score that bad. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Suprak the Stud 05/16/22 10:57:50 PM #281:	Also: Outlier thesmark: 4 Wow. Uh so you just want to tell us what film's coming next or do we have to wait for Snake5s? --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." <cite>Suprak the Stud posted [p:965091664] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Also: <quote>Outlier thesmark: 4</quote> Wow. Uh so you just want to tell us what film's coming next or do we have to wait for Snake5s? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
v_charon 05/16/22 10:59:00 PM #282:	Yeah, in reality it's more like 40% I think. Way too harsh on it. Very inoffensive film overall. The biggest crimes are probably the small amount of special effects (but it's a Blumhouse production so that can be expected) and the pacing. The movie starts off at like 100 mph and there's not much chance to do world/character building, but I definitely didn't find it "bad". --- :> Truly smilin' <cite>v_charon posted [p:965091687] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, in reality it's more like 40% I think. Way too harsh on it. Very inoffensive film overall. The biggest crimes are probably the small amount of special effects (but it's a Blumhouse production so that can be expected) and the pacing. The movie starts off at like 100 mph and there's not much chance to do world/character building, but I definitely didn't find it "bad".</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thesmark 05/16/22 11:03:20 PM #283:	Suprak the Stud posted... Also: Wow. Uh so you just want to tell us what film's coming next or do we have to wait for Snake5s? My #25 (or #24) is absolutely not the next one coming, there's no way I don't have it the lowest of anyone here --- My unending quest to review all 563 Best Picture Nominees: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/227-movies-at-the-theater/78341609 Duke/Stanford/GSW/A's/Raiders <cite>thesmark posted [p:965091780] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Suprak the Stud posted... </cite> <quote>Also: Wow. Uh so you just want to tell us what film's coming next or do we have to wait for Snake5s?</quote>My #25 (or #24) is absolutely not the next one coming, there's no way I don't have it the lowest of anyone here </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Suprak the Stud 05/16/22 11:07:37 PM #284:	FFDragon posted... Hey I defend Jason X so... Let's goooooo Jason X is fun as hell and knows exactly what it is! I literally fell over in laughter at the sleeping bag scene the first time I saw it. It isn't "good" by traditional metrics or whatever, but as a movie to watch with friends it is absolutely one of my favorites. I know we've already talked about "what is horror" but I definitely think there is space for horror films that are horror inspired or horror adjacent that are, first and foremost, just fun as hell. Jason X lives there for me. TomNook posted... This is the best write-up. I enjoyed Suprak's novel about how much he hates Terrifier. plasmabeam posted... Even though I loved Terrifier, I totally enjoyed his analysis. Really appreaciate how much detail he puts into these write-ups. Haha thanks! Sadly most of my other ones aren't that fun. After VHS (which was my 21) I don't really have funny things to say as I like most of the rest. Even Chucky which was 20 was more positive than negative because I thought it also knew what it was and what it wanted to be and I was willing to overlook some of the silliness inherent in the premise because of it. Though there is one I ramble on for four solid pages of a Word document about trying to figure out why I liked it as much as I did, so you have that to look forward to skimping and muttering "what the hell is wrong with him" as you follow my descent into madness. --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." <cite>Suprak the Stud posted [p:965091877] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>FFDragon posted... </cite> <quote>Hey I defend Jason X so... Let's goooooo</quote> Jason X is fun as hell and knows exactly what it is! I literally fell over in laughter at the sleeping bag scene the first time I saw it. It isn't "good" by traditional metrics or whatever, but as a movie to watch with friends it is absolutely one of my favorites. I know we've already talked about "what is horror" but I definitely think there is space for horror films that are horror inspired or horror adjacent that are, first and foremost, just fun as hell. Jason X lives there for me. TomNook posted... </cite> <quote>This is the best write-up. I enjoyed Suprak's novel about how much he hates Terrifier.</quote> plasmabeam posted... </cite> <quote>Even though I loved Terrifier, I totally enjoyed his analysis. Really appreaciate how much detail he puts into these write-ups.</quote> Haha thanks! Sadly most of my other ones aren't that fun. After VHS (which was my 21) I don't really have funny things to say as I like most of the rest. Even Chucky which was 20 was more positive than negative because I thought it also knew what it was and what it wanted to be and I was willing to overlook some of the silliness inherent in the premise because of it. Though there is one I ramble on for four solid pages of a Word document about trying to figure out why I liked it as much as I did, so you have that to look forward to skimping and muttering "what the hell is wrong with him" as you follow my descent into madness. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Suprak the Stud 05/16/22 11:11:28 PM #285:	v_charon posted... Yeah, in reality it's more like 40% I think. Way too harsh on it. Very inoffensive film overall. The biggest crimes are probably the small amount of special effects (but it's a Blumhouse production so that can be expected) and the pacing. The movie starts off at like 100 mph and there's not much chance to do world/character building, but I definitely didn't find it "bad". Interesting. Thanks for the heads up. It is still on my list to see at some point, but I probably won't be rushing. It was originally something I was gonna check out this weekend but now I'm not so sure. thesmark posted... My #25 (or #24) is absolutely not the next one coming, there's no way I don't have it the lowest of anyone here I think the same thing about my #27 and #25. And maybe #24. Curious to see what yours are now! --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." <cite>Suprak the Stud posted [p:965091962] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>v_charon posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah, in reality it's more like 40% I think. Way too harsh on it. Very inoffensive film overall. The biggest crimes are probably the small amount of special effects (but it's a Blumhouse production so that can be expected) and the pacing. The movie starts off at like 100 mph and there's not much chance to do world/character building, but I definitely didn't find it "bad".</quote> Interesting. Thanks for the heads up. It is still on my list to see at some point, but I probably won't be rushing. It was originally something I was gonna check out this weekend but now I'm not so sure. thesmark posted... </cite> <quote>My #25 (or #24) is absolutely not the next one coming, there's no way I don't have it the lowest of anyone here</quote> I think the same thing about my #27 and #25. And maybe #24. Curious to see what yours are now! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Corrik7 05/16/22 11:25:51 PM #286:	Who posted 282 --- Xbox Live User Name - Corrik PSN User Name - Corrik7 Currently playing: Control (X1) <cite>Corrik7 posted [p:965092251] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Who posted 282 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Suprak the Stud 05/16/22 11:37:44 PM #287:	Corrik...post 282 burned down TWENTY YEARS AGO oOoOoOoOoOoO (It was charon) --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." <cite>Suprak the Stud posted [p:965092470] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Corrik...post 282 burned down TWENTY YEARS AGO oOoOoOoOoOoO (It was charon) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jcgamer107 05/17/22 12:06:39 AM #288:	I would certainly hope Creep isn't next --- azuarc wasn't even home. he was playing Magic the Gathering at his buddy's store, which is extremely easy to verify <cite>jcgamer107 posted [p:965092941] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>I would certainly hope Creep isn't next </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thesmark 05/17/22 12:09:03 AM #289:	Agreed, Creep was a pleasant surprise on this list --- My unending quest to review all 563 Best Picture Nominees: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/227-movies-at-the-theater/78341609 Duke/Stanford/GSW/A's/Raiders <cite>thesmark posted [p:965092985] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Agreed, Creep was a pleasant surprise on this list </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Suprak the Stud 05/17/22 12:26:22 AM #290:	Hm. As to what's next...how predictable are we? Are we a large enough sample size now that we start mirroring the audience scores on sites like Rotten Tomatoes? I went through and checked and there are only six movies (I think, unless I was sloppy) with an audience score of under 60%. Five of those six are our bottom five. 30) Bird Box - 57% 29) V/H/S - 41% 28) Curse of Chucky - 56% 27) Terrifier - 54% 26) The Purge: Anarchy - 56% Which means the next movie to fall should be.. ~~The VVitch - 59%~~ And if that isn't it, here are the next five closest so we'd be looking at one from this pile: ~~You're Next - 60%~~ ~~Us - 60%~~ ~~Sinister - 61%~~ ~~Insidious - 62%~~ ~~Midsommar - 63%~~ Are we that basic, fellow rankers? Or do we have a surprise up our sleeves? STAY TUNED SAME RANK TIME SAME RANK CHANNEL --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." <cite>Suprak the Stud posted [p:965093254] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Hm. As to what's next...how predictable are we? Are we a large enough sample size now that we start mirroring the audience scores on sites like Rotten Tomatoes? I went through and checked and there are only six movies (I think, unless I was sloppy) with an audience score of under 60%. Five of those six are our bottom five. 30) Bird Box - 57% 29) V/H/S - 41% 28) Curse of Chucky - 56% 27) Terrifier - 54% 26) The Purge: Anarchy - 56% Which means the next movie to fall should be.. The VVitch - 59% And if that isn't it, here are the next five closest so we'd be looking at one from this pile: You're Next - 60% Us - 60% Sinister - 61% Insidious - 62% Midsommar - 63% Are we that basic, fellow rankers? Or do we have a surprise up our sleeves? STAY TUNED SAME RANK TIME SAME RANK CHANNEL </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 05/17/22 12:29:47 AM #291:	*25. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (304 points)* *Why I Chose It:* Promoted as the first "Iranian vampire western", A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night represents the creative effort of Ana Lily Amirpour in totally redefining what making a "vampire movie" means. Though technically American-made to avoid censorship in Iran, the film is steeped in Iranian culture, representing a totally unique voice and vision that's wholly different from almost any other horror film in the list or, otherwise, in the decade. Suprak: 11 Snake: 13 PrinceKaro: 14 thesmark: 14 Lightning Strikes: 15 rockus: 15 BetrayedTangy: 21 FFDragon: 22 Johnbobb: 22 Plasmabeam: 23 Tom Nook: 25 fortybelowsummer: 26 jcgamer107: 27 red13n: 27 Inviso: 29 Suprak - B+ A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night was so good It helped me understand twilight better. Like, sure the main girl here is essentially a serial killer and she eats at least one homeless man so clearly she isnt just killing bad peoplebut shes kinda cute though, right? Like I was actively rooting for the romance in this movie, and Arash/the woman are cute enough together you want them together and just sort of ignore the fact she ate his father during the ending. I feel like horror/romance is a difficult mix to pull off, but it works well here even if overall the film feels a bit light on the horror. The way she keeps following people around, getting closer each time they turn to face her, is somewhat creepy, but theres only so creepy she can be when she spends a lot of the movie riding around on a skateboard and going on dates with Arash. I will say that I think the film is a bit to artsy for my tastes. It doesnt get in the way too much, but when youre dealing with cutaways of random people dancing for a full thirty seconds that isnt related to the story in anyway, I feel like youre doing a bit too much to be weird. Apparently the director here describes this as the first Iranian vampire western which sounds like a Madlib gone wrong. And maybe it is just because I have absolutely zero interest or knowledge of westerns, but I feel like some of the things I didnt get were references to spaghetti westerns and I just dont have a frame of reference to appreciate them. Im not saying the style is bad and in fact I would say it is a major strength of the film. I really liked the style and direction and even the dedication to black and white. I just feel like they couldve toned down and at times it feels like they focus a bit too much on style at the expense of substance. Overall though, I thought this was great. I was shocked to find out this was at least partially funded via Indiegogo because it feels incredibly competently made. If anything, I thought maybe the film could be 10-15 minutes longer to help flesh out the relationship between Arash and the girl just a little bit more. Basically just one more scene between their date and their decision to run away together. Other than that though, I really enjoyed the story here and I thought the script was really strong. It was interesting and funny and charming and I thought there was a lot of heart here, which sort of helps set this one apart from other films on this list. Im not sure I would really recommend this if someone was looking for a horror film per se, but I think it is a thoroughly enjoyable movie with some horror elements and definitely horror inspiration, if that makes sense. I want more movies with vigilante vampires going around and doling out justice one bite at a time, and this is a clever twist on what Ive come to expect from vampire movies. Snake - A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night perfectly demonstrates what the genre of horror can be, what it can say, what it can represent. The film combines family drama, romance, crime, urban Gothic noir, dystopia, and skateboarding all in cohesive and enriching ways. Its a slice-of-life film where horror lurks silently on the edges of Bad City - a ghost town with landmarks such as the gulch where bodies are unceremoniously dumped and forgotten, and the nightmarish, polluting, long-reaching arms of industry encroaching and invading on the population, omni-present in sight, sound and influence, a constant drone on everyday life feeding on the very spirits of the citizens of Bad City. The black-and-white invokes memories of Dracula and Frankenstein, but their looming castles and clamorous laboratories have been replaced by ever-churning, monolithic oil refineries and thunderous, deafening freight trains for a more mundane type of horror. Meanwhile, the inhabitants themselves are fed upon with their more metamorphic demons - eaten up by drug abuse and prostitution, controlled by Saeed, a man with all the power and money under his thumb, manipulating and violently lashing out against any who even think to disobey or cheat him. Then, you have the titular Girl - a chador wearing specter of the night, arriving somewhere in the middle of our valleys of the people of our everyday lives and the summits of our unnamed innermost terrors. Shes a feminist anti-hero, soft-spoken as a lamb but fierce as a lion in her taking down of men who would choose to abuse their power and explot women - yet shes not above threatening a child either. In Bad City, there really is no such thing as good or evil, as theres just simply no room for it. Take Arash, who perhaps would like to see things differently. Hes hard-working, cares for his father, indulges in vices but tries not to let them control him - yet he steals a pair of diamond earrings from a wealthy woman hes working for. Hes trying to resist corruption - and he thinks his chance meeting with the Girl is the answer. Their romance is one of understated tenderness, and plays with vampire tropes such as the stake, represented by the Girl piercing her ears - a cute melding of a rom-com scene taking advantage of the classic way to kill a vampire - or the always-great-for-a-gag exposed neck as the Girl struggles to resist biting into Arash. Its in these tropes where the ultimate tragedy of it all is found though - when the Girl eventually feeds on Arashs father after he forces a prostitute to do heroin with him. Its the classic Gothic twist again seen through a new lens, this romance now forever tainted with questions raised, like, was the Girl in the right to do this, is she really helping the women of Bad City, or is she really just a blood-thirsty monster looking for her next feed. In the eyes of Arash - perhaps it doesnt matter. After much turmoil, he leaves with her anyway. Another day of life in Bad City - but now at least, perhaps theres a chance to leave the realities of that world behind and start fresh again. PrinceKaro - So there is a vampire girl in Iran and she like bites a bunch of people and maybe falls in love with one of them or something. It is certainly unique, but the story seems unfocused and a little unclear of what it wants to do. Too often it takes detours from the central romance plot to follow random side characters or have everyone dance to weird Persian rave music. So the girl unwittingly murders her new boyfriend's father, and despite him finding out they still both run off together because daddy was kind of a prick I guess. It's a weird movie. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:965093305] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>25. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (304 points) Why I Chose It: Promoted as the first "Iranian vampire western", A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night represents the creative effort of Ana Lily Amirpour in totally redefining what making a "vampire movie" means. Though technically American-made to avoid censorship in Iran, the film is steeped in Iranian culture, representing a totally unique voice and vision that's wholly different from almost any other horror film in the list or, otherwise, in the decade. Suprak: 11 Snake: 13 PrinceKaro: 14 thesmark: 14 Lightning Strikes: 15 rockus: 15 BetrayedTangy: 21 FFDragon: 22 Johnbobb: 22 Plasmabeam: 23 Tom Nook: 25 fortybelowsummer: 26 jcgamer107: 27 red13n: 27 Inviso: 29 Suprak - B+ A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night was so good It helped me understand twilight better. Like, sure the main girl here is essentially a serial killer and she eats at least one homeless man so clearly she isnt just killing bad peoplebut shes kinda cute though, right? Like I was actively rooting for the romance in this movie, and Arash/the woman are cute enough together you want them together and just sort of ignore the fact she ate his father during the ending. I feel like horror/romance is a difficult mix to pull off, but it works well here even if overall the film feels a bit light on the horror. The way she keeps following people around, getting closer each time they turn to face her, is somewhat creepy, but theres only so creepy she can be when she spends a lot of the movie riding around on a skateboard and going on dates with Arash. I will say that I think the film is a bit to artsy for my tastes. It doesnt get in the way too much, but when youre dealing with cutaways of random people dancing for a full thirty seconds that isnt related to the story in anyway, I feel like youre doing a bit too much to be weird. Apparently the director here describes this as the first Iranian vampire western which sounds like a Madlib gone wrong. And maybe it is just because I have absolutely zero interest or knowledge of westerns, but I feel like some of the things I didnt get were references to spaghetti westerns and I just dont have a frame of reference to appreciate them. Im not saying the style is bad and in fact I would say it is a major strength of the film. I really liked the style and direction and even the dedication to black and white. I just feel like they couldve toned down and at times it feels like they focus a bit too much on style at the expense of substance. Overall though, I thought this was great. I was shocked to find out this was at least partially funded via Indiegogo because it feels incredibly competently made. If anything, I thought maybe the film could be 10-15 minutes longer to help flesh out the relationship between Arash and the girl just a little bit more. Basically just one more scene between their date and their decision to run away together. Other than that though, I really enjoyed the story here and I thought the script was really strong. It was interesting and funny and charming and I thought there was a lot of heart here, which sort of helps set this one apart from other films on this list. Im not sure I would really recommend this if someone was looking for a horror film per se, but I think it is a thoroughly enjoyable movie with some horror elements and definitely horror inspiration, if that makes sense. I want more movies with vigilante vampires going around and doling out justice one bite at a time, and this is a clever twist on what Ive come to expect from vampire movies. Snake - A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night perfectly demonstrates what the genre of horror can be, what it can say, what it can represent. The film combines family drama, romance, crime, urban Gothic noir, dystopia, and skateboarding all in cohesive and enriching ways. Its a slice-of-life film where horror lurks silently on the edges of Bad City - a ghost town with landmarks such as the gulch where bodies are unceremoniously dumped and forgotten, and the nightmarish, polluting, long-reaching arms of industry encroaching and invading on the population, omni-present in sight, sound and influence, a constant drone on everyday life feeding on the very spirits of the citizens of Bad City. The black-and-white invokes memories of Dracula and Frankenstein, but their looming castles and clamorous laboratories have been replaced by ever-churning, monolithic oil refineries and thunderous, deafening freight trains for a more mundane type of horror. Meanwhile, the inhabitants themselves are fed upon with their more metamorphic demons - eaten up by drug abuse and prostitution, controlled by Saeed, a man with all the power and money under his thumb, manipulating and violently lashing out against any who even think to disobey or cheat him. Then, you have the titular Girl - a chador wearing specter of the night, arriving somewhere in the middle of our valleys of the people of our everyday lives and the summits of our unnamed innermost terrors. Shes a feminist anti-hero, soft-spoken as a lamb but fierce as a lion in her taking down of men who would choose to abuse their power and explot women - yet shes not above threatening a child either. In Bad City, there really is no such thing as good or evil, as theres just simply no room for it. Take Arash, who perhaps would like to see things differently. Hes hard-working, cares for his father, indulges in vices but tries not to let them control him - yet he steals a pair of diamond earrings from a wealthy woman hes working for. Hes trying to resist corruption - and he thinks his chance meeting with the Girl is the answer. Their romance is one of understated tenderness, and plays with vampire tropes such as the stake, represented by the Girl piercing her ears - a cute melding of a rom-com scene taking advantage of the classic way to kill a vampire - or the always-great-for-a-gag exposed neck as the Girl struggles to resist biting into Arash. Its in these tropes where the ultimate tragedy of it all is found though - when the Girl eventually feeds on Arashs father after he forces a prostitute to do heroin with him. Its the classic Gothic twist again seen through a new lens, this romance now forever tainted with questions raised, like, was the Girl in the right to do this, is she really helping the women of Bad City, or is she really just a blood-thirsty monster looking for her next feed. In the eyes of Arash - perhaps it doesnt matter. After much turmoil, he leaves with her anyway. Another day of life in Bad City - but now at least, perhaps theres a chance to leave the realities of that world behind and start fresh again. PrinceKaro - So there is a vampire girl in Iran and she like bites a bunch of people and maybe falls in love with one of them or something. It is certainly unique, but the story seems unfocused and a little unclear of what it wants to do. Too often it takes detours from the central romance plot to follow random side characters or have everyone dance to weird Persian rave music. So the girl unwittingly murders her new boyfriend's father, and despite him finding out they still both run off together because daddy was kind of a prick I guess. It's a weird movie. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 05/17/22 12:30:46 AM #292:	Thesmark - One of two non-English films in our rankings! I Like the look of it. Digital black and white usually looks terrible IMO (one of them was a best picture nominee this year in fact), but the cinematography here actually has some depth and the blacks look good. Sheila Vand says little as the vampire but has a great presence and the romantic elements work surprisingly well for how low-key they are. Doesnt do anything new with the genre per se, covering a lot of the same thematic ground that many other vampire films have before, but the style is unique, it looks great and has a good vampire character at the center. I didnt love it like some people do, but its still quite good. Lightning Strikes - Im bad. This film has one of perhaps the greatest genre descriptions of all time, it is an Iranian Vampire Western Romance. It lives up to this plenty with lots of western inspired atmosphere and more vampire romance than Twilight. Ironically the one part that would be not accurate is the Iranian tag, its an American film shot in American that the language of is Persian. All that aside, this is a really stylish film with beautiful cinematography. Its themes are very strong, and the girl reverses Irans oppressive state sexism by targetting brutal men. It also has a lot of imagery that is just plain cool - a skateboarding, hijab wearing vampire is not something that I have ever seen before. Most critically the romance works, they have a good chemistry and it shows a relationship between men and women in Bad City that isnt toxic, working as a pleasant contrast to the girls victims. That goes back to the power of the themes. It is not a subtle movie but it is an effective one. I will say, the movie is quite story-light with very few actual plot beats. You can sum the whole thing up in a sentence. This, despite the clear themes does leave the film sometimes feeling like an exercise in style rather than substance. I do feel that there is a better Iranian but not actually Iranian horror film missing from this list, and thats Under the Shadow which is a terrific piece of filmmaking I would recommend to anybody. With that said, this is still a really good film with scenes that will last long in my thoughts. 4/5 Biggest scare: The first appearance of the fangs is a memorably gory moment. Rockus - I wish I liked this more but I dont think it ever really came together for me. It does however look great and after the Eggers films is likely the best looking movie in this group. Perhaps I spent too much time trying to get something out of the allegorical aspects of the film and next time should just let myself roll with the vibes. One of the handful of films in the ranking here that I think another viewing could help me better dig into what the movie is doing. BetrayedTangy - What I find really interesting about AGWHAaN is how the true horror doesnt come from the skateboarding vampire, but from the harsh reality of the world we all live in. Characters like Saeed and Hossein all actually exist and are horrors that tons of people have to deal with in their daily lives. Which brings us to The Girl (Sheila Vand does a wonderful job by the way), she is the one bringing these people to their end. Despite being justified in doing so, she still has to carry the weight of her actions and it makes for a really interesting character. I find it especially interesting how even Arash can understand this after finding out she killed his father. He knew it was necessary if they were ever going to be free. Id also be pretty remiss if I didnt mention the technical aspects. The decision to make the movie black and white is just perfect for setting the depressing atmosphere of Bad City and I cant get over how good it looks. Now as for the low ranking Is it wrong that I think it's boring? I like that Im getting to a point where I can start having more respect and appreciation of film as a whole, but I'd be lying if I said I found this movie entertaining. Im glad I got to see and experience it, but I doubt its something Ill ever watch again. FFDragon - I'm not one for Vampire movies usually, but this one is unique enough to work. Johnbobb - Watched this just a few months ago for movie club, so just using my write-up for that. I'd meant to watch this one for years after hearing nothing but acclaim for it. It's definitely in the weird category of films that I can respect much more than I can enjoy, having an undeniably slow pace and dry demeanor. It reminds me a little of The Love Witch in the way its sleepy tone pairs with its absolute brutality. I'm always down for experimentation with horror tropes and the viewers perception of a movie monster, and the way the film flips its own title (which immediately brings in notions of a woman in danger) is pretty brilliant. I don't know that I would watch it again. I don't know that I even really enjoyed watching it this time? It's films like these that are the hardest to rate fairly, because it is objectively well-shot, well-acted, well-scripted and an excellent concept. Plasmabeam - Ill probably appreciate this one more after I read others thoughts on it, but AGWHAAN was too artsy for my tastes. That said, the ending (if I interpreted it correctly) is interesting with the protagonist knowing that that vampire killed his father and accepting her despite this. Tom Nook - This straight up feels like a Jean-Luc Godard film. Particularly Breathless or Band of Outsiders. It's just got all the style of Godard, and it's very obvious if you are familiar with more than a handful of his movies. Now, whether you are actually fond of Godard is another story. Much like every Godard movie, you have the man and woman who mope around in a vaguely criminal setting while eyeing each other for long periods of time. Sometimes something happens. I liked the vampire lady at least, especially when she was in the bathtub. And a lot of the music was good. Also loved a lot of the framing of these shots. It was a nice looking and sounding movie. I just wish I cared more about the story, because I only kind of cared. But that's the spirit of Godard. Fortybelowsummer - And now the tale of the skateboarding Persian feminist vampire. A lot of the scenes were drawn out and the whole thing felt kind of pretentious. I mean, theres a scene with a woman literally dancing around with a balloon. Sometimes that slow drawn-out effect did lend to some real emotion, though, Ill give it that. The scene where theyre in her room for example was actually pretty mesmerizing and I was really feeling it. The black and white along with some of the backdrops like the power plant gave it a cool atmosphere and the soundtrack was good, even great at times. It just didnt have enough that would allow me to rate it very high. jcgamer107 - Nothing especially wrong with it, I just found it flat. Im not usually too into vampire stories to begin with, and this didnt do much new with the genre. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:965093318] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Thesmark - One of two non-English films in our rankings! I Like the look of it. Digital black and white usually looks terrible IMO (one of them was a best picture nominee this year in fact), but the cinematography here actually has some depth and the blacks look good. Sheila Vand says little as the vampire but has a great presence and the romantic elements work surprisingly well for how low-key they are. Doesnt do anything new with the genre per se, covering a lot of the same thematic ground that many other vampire films have before, but the style is unique, it looks great and has a good vampire character at the center. I didnt love it like some people do, but its still quite good. Lightning Strikes - Im bad. This film has one of perhaps the greatest genre descriptions of all time, it is an Iranian Vampire Western Romance. It lives up to this plenty with lots of western inspired atmosphere and more vampire romance than Twilight. Ironically the one part that would be not accurate is the Iranian tag, its an American film shot in American that the language of is Persian. All that aside, this is a really stylish film with beautiful cinematography. Its themes are very strong, and the girl reverses Irans oppressive state sexism by targetting brutal men. It also has a lot of imagery that is just plain cool - a skateboarding, hijab wearing vampire is not something that I have ever seen before. Most critically the romance works, they have a good chemistry and it shows a relationship between men and women in Bad City that isnt toxic, working as a pleasant contrast to the girls victims. That goes back to the power of the themes. It is not a subtle movie but it is an effective one. I will say, the movie is quite story-light with very few actual plot beats. You can sum the whole thing up in a sentence. This, despite the clear themes does leave the film sometimes feeling like an exercise in style rather than substance. I do feel that there is a better Iranian but not actually Iranian horror film missing from this list, and thats Under the Shadow which is a terrific piece of filmmaking I would recommend to anybody. With that said, this is still a really good film with scenes that will last long in my thoughts. 4/5 Biggest scare: The first appearance of the fangs is a memorably gory moment. Rockus - I wish I liked this more but I dont think it ever really came together for me. It does however look great and after the Eggers films is likely the best looking movie in this group. Perhaps I spent too much time trying to get something out of the allegorical aspects of the film and next time should just let myself roll with the vibes. One of the handful of films in the ranking here that I think another viewing could help me better dig into what the movie is doing. BetrayedTangy - What I find really interesting about AGWHAaN is how the true horror doesnt come from the skateboarding vampire, but from the harsh reality of the world we all live in. Characters like Saeed and Hossein all actually exist and are horrors that tons of people have to deal with in their daily lives. Which brings us to The Girl (Sheila Vand does a wonderful job by the way), she is the one bringing these people to their end. Despite being justified in doing so, she still has to carry the weight of her actions and it makes for a really interesting character. I find it especially interesting how even Arash can understand this after finding out she killed his father. He knew it was necessary if they were ever going to be free. Id also be pretty remiss if I didnt mention the technical aspects. The decision to make the movie black and white is just perfect for setting the depressing atmosphere of Bad City and I cant get over how good it looks. Now as for the low ranking Is it wrong that I think it's boring? I like that Im getting to a point where I can start having more respect and appreciation of film as a whole, but I'd be lying if I said I found this movie entertaining. Im glad I got to see and experience it, but I doubt its something Ill ever watch again. FFDragon - I'm not one for Vampire movies usually, but this one is unique enough to work. Johnbobb - Watched this just a few months ago for movie club, so just using my write-up for that. I'd meant to watch this one for years after hearing nothing but acclaim for it. It's definitely in the weird category of films that I can respect much more than I can enjoy, having an undeniably slow pace and dry demeanor. It reminds me a little of The Love Witch in the way its sleepy tone pairs with its absolute brutality. I'm always down for experimentation with horror tropes and the viewers perception of a movie monster, and the way the film flips its own title (which immediately brings in notions of a woman in danger) is pretty brilliant. I don't know that I would watch it again. I don't know that I even really enjoyed watching it this time? It's films like these that are the hardest to rate fairly, because it is objectively well-shot, well-acted, well-scripted and an excellent concept. Plasmabeam - Ill probably appreciate this one more after I read others thoughts on it, but AGWHAAN was too artsy for my tastes. That said, the ending (if I interpreted it correctly) is interesting with the protagonist knowing that that vampire killed his father and accepting her despite this. Tom Nook - This straight up feels like a Jean-Luc Godard film. Particularly Breathless or Band of Outsiders. It's just got all the style of Godard, and it's very obvious if you are familiar with more than a handful of his movies. Now, whether you are actually fond of Godard is another story. Much like every Godard movie, you have the man and woman who mope around in a vaguely criminal setting while eyeing each other for long periods of time. Sometimes something happens. I liked the vampire lady at least, especially when she was in the bathtub. And a lot of the music was good. Also loved a lot of the framing of these shots. It was a nice looking and sounding movie. I just wish I cared more about the story, because I only kind of cared. But that's the spirit of Godard. Fortybelowsummer - And now the tale of the skateboarding Persian feminist vampire. A lot of the scenes were drawn out and the whole thing felt kind of pretentious. I mean, theres a scene with a woman literally dancing around with a balloon. Sometimes that slow drawn-out effect did lend to some real emotion, though, Ill give it that. The scene where theyre in her room for example was actually pretty mesmerizing and I was really feeling it. The black and white along with some of the backdrops like the power plant gave it a cool atmosphere and the soundtrack was good, even great at times. It just didnt have enough that would allow me to rate it very high. jcgamer107 - Nothing especially wrong with it, I just found it flat. Im not usually too into vampire stories to begin with, and this didnt do much new with the genre. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 05/17/22 12:31:16 AM #293:	Red13n - A girl is actually a vampire or something walks around at night as people make dumb decisions and do drugs. This thing drags like crazy, I'm not sure it really attempts to be scary, and mostly is just kind of boring. There are some drugs sold, it builds like maybe some people are going to get murdered, they mostly don't get murdered, there isn't much monstering, just a lot of slow and boring mixed with more drug selling. Then we end on a road trip because whatever. Inviso - I hate the fact that, as of the time of this write-up, Ive had to rank this movie at the bottom of my list, because there is some real trash that also deserves a low ranking. But this movie is not a horror film. Its a boring, slice of life drama about some normal guy who is indebted to a drug dealer due to his addict father. There just happens to be a vampire involved. There is nothing scary about this movie, unless youre terrified of long silences and subtitles. I found absolutely no enjoyment or excitement watching this film, and thats 75% of foreign films for me. Sure, you get the occasional My Life as a Zucchini, but mostly, theyre completely different tones and not made to appeal to me as a viewer. Its just too weird, and its trying too hard to be artsy (which maybe thats just Iranian stylebut Breadwinner was actually good, so I dont know). I just didnt like it at all, even if its not objectively awful like some other films Ive ranked low in the past. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:965093331] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Red13n - A girl is actually a vampire or something walks around at night as people make dumb decisions and do drugs. This thing drags like crazy, I'm not sure it really attempts to be scary, and mostly is just kind of boring. There are some drugs sold, it builds like maybe some people are going to get murdered, they mostly don't get murdered, there isn't much monstering, just a lot of slow and boring mixed with more drug selling. Then we end on a road trip because whatever. Inviso - I hate the fact that, as of the time of this write-up, Ive had to rank this movie at the bottom of my list, because there is some real trash that also deserves a low ranking. But this movie is not a horror film. Its a boring, slice of life drama about some normal guy who is indebted to a drug dealer due to his addict father. There just happens to be a vampire involved. There is nothing scary about this movie, unless youre terrified of long silences and subtitles. I found absolutely no enjoyment or excitement watching this film, and thats 75% of foreign films for me. Sure, you get the occasional My Life as a Zucchini, but mostly, theyre completely different tones and not made to appeal to me as a viewer. Its just too weird, and its trying too hard to be artsy (which maybe thats just Iranian stylebut Breadwinner was actually good, so I dont know). I just didnt like it at all, even if its not objectively awful like some other films Ive ranked low in the past. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 05/17/22 12:33:17 AM #294:	Thank God for that. I know several of my other bottom tier are gonna get high marks for boring reasons, but taking out a film like this one early is always a positive. --- Touch fuzzy. Get fuzzier. Inviso <cite>Inviso posted [p:965093368] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Thank God for that. I know several of my other bottom tier are gonna get high marks for boring reasons, but taking out a film like this one early is always a positive. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Suprak the Stud 05/17/22 12:33:49 AM #295:	Good news: we're not predictable! Bad news: hey I liked that movie a lot you jerks --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." <cite>Suprak the Stud posted [p:965093377] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Good news: we're not predictable! Bad news: hey I liked that movie a lot you jerks </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 05/17/22 12:35:11 AM #296:	Kinda killed me to rank it as low as I did but this list is just too good god damn it. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:965093401] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Kinda killed me to rank it as low as I did but this list is just too good god damn it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 05/17/22 12:41:18 AM #297:	Outlier Tom Nook: 67 red13n: 60 Snake: 52 PrinceKaro: 44 Suprak: 39 Plasmabeam: 36 FFDragon: 31 Inviso: 29 jcgamer107: 25 fortybelowsummer: 22 rockus: 21 Lightning_Strikes: 17 BetrayedTangy: 15 Johnbobb: 15 thesmark: 15 It's still smooth skating for the most part but some big leaps are starting to make things interesting. Next ranking up still tomorrow afternoon. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:965093487] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Outlier Tom Nook: 67 red13n: 60 Snake: 52 PrinceKaro: 44 Suprak: 39 Plasmabeam: 36 FFDragon: 31 Inviso: 29 jcgamer107: 25 fortybelowsummer: 22 rockus: 21 Lightning_Strikes: 17 BetrayedTangy: 15 Johnbobb: 15 thesmark: 15 It's still smooth skating for the most part but some big leaps are starting to make things interesting. Next ranking up still tomorrow afternoon. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Suprak the Stud 05/17/22 12:41:38 AM #298:	Snake I forgive you for your horrendous ranking of Terrifier for helping me keep A Girl Walks Home out of the bottom 5. Tom Nook - I liked the vampire lady at least, especially when she was in the bathtub. Put that blurb on the back of the box, folks. --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." <cite>Suprak the Stud posted [p:965093496] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Snake I forgive you for your horrendous ranking of Terrifier for helping me keep A Girl Walks Home out of the bottom 5. <quote>Tom Nook - I liked the vampire lady at least, especially when she was in the bathtub.</quote> Put that blurb on the back of the box, folks. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 05/17/22 12:43:33 AM #299:	Suprak the Stud posted... Good news: we're not predictable! Bad news: hey I liked that movie a lot you jerks that would've been my prediction tbh slow, dry, super niche movies almost never do well on group rankings --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:965093518] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Suprak the Stud posted... </cite> <quote>Good news: we're not predictable! Bad news: hey I liked that movie a lot you jerks</quote>that would've been my prediction tbh slow, dry, super niche movies almost never do well on group rankings </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 05/17/22 12:44:31 AM #300:	also somebody from gauntlet crew acknowledge my wicklebee metropolis joke because I thought it was hilarious --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:965093534] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>also somebody from gauntlet crew acknowledge my wicklebee metropolis joke because I thought it was hilarious </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 05/17/22 12:47:13 AM #301:	Johnbobb posted... also somebody from gauntlet crew acknowledge my wicklebee metropolis joke because I thought it was hilarious Oh I knew that was referencing something but I wasn't sure what, I had forgotten about that XD --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:965093586] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>Johnbobb posted... </cite> <quote>also somebody from gauntlet crew acknowledge my wicklebee metropolis joke because I thought it was hilarious</quote> Oh I knew that was referencing something but I wasn't sure what, I had forgotten about that XD </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 05/17/22 12:50:34 AM #302:	So maybe a little hint - I find the next film dropping to be quite a surprise, at least in my eyes. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:965093629] in Board 8 Ra... [t:80021225]...</cite> <quote>So maybe a little hint - I find the next film dropping to be quite a surprise, at least in my eyes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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