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said_scarlett) wrote2007-02-12 10:29 am
said_scarlett) wrote2007-02-12 10:29 am
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Movie Review: The Messengers
I watched The Messengers last night. I fully expected myself to be caught in the grips of sleep-stealing fear for the night. As much as I whine and moan about horror movies, I do enjoy being scared out of my wits. I find it ironic - I can write horror, but I can't watch it.
Anyway, I was out on my deck in the pitch dark having a smoke as soon as the movie was over. A good horror movie, in my opinion, keeps me pinned to my mattress with the covers over my head, afraid to set foot on the floor.
My non-spoilery review: It's John Steinbeck meets Silent Hill. With more emphasis on the Steinbeck. Poor family struggling to get their farm going, migrant workers following the crop harvests....
The cinemtography does deserve a mention. It managed to just toe the line between dramatically distorted and nauseating. The grainy footage in places was well done, and the staging of the shots was some of the best I've seen - mainly for the horror shots. The camera work and editing really jumped out at me.
All in all, I enjoyed the movie up until the point where we got answers. Then I was disappointed. But since I'm such a whore for good cinematography, it was worth it. But I wouldn't pay to see it in the theater.
Next on my list: Hannibal Rising.
In other news, I bought a new wig. And it is a sexy wig.
Anyway, I was out on my deck in the pitch dark having a smoke as soon as the movie was over. A good horror movie, in my opinion, keeps me pinned to my mattress with the covers over my head, afraid to set foot on the floor.
My non-spoilery review: It's John Steinbeck meets Silent Hill. With more emphasis on the Steinbeck. Poor family struggling to get their farm going, migrant workers following the crop harvests....
The cinemtography does deserve a mention. It managed to just toe the line between dramatically distorted and nauseating. The grainy footage in places was well done, and the staging of the shots was some of the best I've seen - mainly for the horror shots. The camera work and editing really jumped out at me.
All in all, I enjoyed the movie up until the point where we got answers. Then I was disappointed. But since I'm such a whore for good cinematography, it was worth it. But I wouldn't pay to see it in the theater.
Next on my list: Hannibal Rising.
In other news, I bought a new wig. And it is a sexy wig.