07-09-2017, 10:22 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-21-2017, 10:11 PM by ZpaceJ0ck0.)
So today I watched the second Alien vs. Predator film as well as 'The VVitch: A New-England Folktale'.
AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem (aka Alien vs. Predator 2): Oh boy, what a mess. The first half of the movie consists of stupid and unfitting teenager clichés, dumb as hell dialogue and close to nothing else, then we reach the second half where it finally decides to get to the point .... the problem being that the second half simply lacks in tension; there was simply no sense of dread whatsoever. I'm sorry, but making the sequel R-rated won't magically make it better (and besides, making it R-rated it's just common sense, considering the nature of the two IPs).
The VVitch: A New-England Folktale: It was great. The characters are very believable and well acted. The lingering atmosphere is done incredibly well from the beginning, helped along by a combination of a tense score and the use of extended periods of silence. Lastly, whatever or not you believe in the supernatural aspect of this, the fact this movie was based on actual folktales and records just adds another layer of grimness, which is a good thing in this case.
AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem (aka Alien vs. Predator 2): Oh boy, what a mess. The first half of the movie consists of stupid and unfitting teenager clichés, dumb as hell dialogue and close to nothing else, then we reach the second half where it finally decides to get to the point .... the problem being that the second half simply lacks in tension; there was simply no sense of dread whatsoever. I'm sorry, but making the sequel R-rated won't magically make it better (and besides, making it R-rated it's just common sense, considering the nature of the two IPs).
The VVitch: A New-England Folktale: It was great. The characters are very believable and well acted. The lingering atmosphere is done incredibly well from the beginning, helped along by a combination of a tense score and the use of extended periods of silence. Lastly, whatever or not you believe in the supernatural aspect of this, the fact this movie was based on actual folktales and records just adds another layer of grimness, which is a good thing in this case.