Screen Shot Quiz #34
This movie fell apart in the ending but I still got a pretty big kick out of it.
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wild guess, The Fan
Comment by rot — May 13, 2008 @ 9:44 am
Heh. Too Easy Jon. I won’t spoil it, but parlez vous Francais?
(And I didn’t even see your hint which makes it even easier).
The Killer has a supporting role in a film coming out shortly Sin-City-esque neo-noir starring Monnica Bellucci. Look for that film when it comes to the cinema.
Gotta give this film full credit for some pretty spectacular production values and sharp attention to cinematography details. That is a beautifully composed still there!
Comment by Kurt Halfyard — May 13, 2008 @ 9:45 am
Funny, my first thought was The Fan as well, but when I saw the “WC,” I knew it wasn’t, as that meant it was in Europe somewhere.
Pretty sure I haven’t seen whatever it is, but I’ll guess one of the Hostels?
Comment by Fletch — May 13, 2008 @ 10:08 am
Nope to the Hostel movies
Comment by John Allison — May 13, 2008 @ 10:43 am
unbreakable??
Comment by neil — May 13, 2008 @ 11:29 am
I’ll start with an clue… The movie starts with an interesting oral sex scene.
Comment by John Allison — May 13, 2008 @ 11:31 am
Haute Tension, oui?
Comment by DirtyRobot — May 13, 2008 @ 11:59 am
Yes this one was easy.
This movie pissed me off in all sorts of way.
Comment by swarez — May 13, 2008 @ 12:14 pm
Spoilers for Haute Tension –
Spoilers for Haute Tension –
@Swarez - I can understand being annoyed at the ending but I still like the movie a fair amount. My real complaint is that instead of having everything that had happened make sense they just said screw it and went with the excuse that what you saw was what she had imagined or the story that she had recreated. This wouldn’t be a problem for me so much and I could have actually enjoyed the twist if her imagination had actually matched the events that would have really happened somewhat.
Comment by John Allison — May 13, 2008 @ 12:56 pm
Been in this debate a few times, but I like so much about the rest of the movie that I can easily give it a pass and enjoy it for what it is despite the atrocious ending. Of course, this film would be a modern horror classic if they did have a good ending!
Comment by Kurt — May 13, 2008 @ 3:49 pm
Now that the film is known. The psycho-trucker dude was played by fab character actor Philip Nahon who has a supporting role in the french colour-noir “The Second Wind” with Daniel Auteil and Monica Bellucci. It may be a tad long, but it is handsome production with a unique look about it.
Comment by Kurt Halfyard — May 13, 2008 @ 3:59 pm
I would go so far as to say that I think the ending works on a certain level.
Comment by Rusty James — May 13, 2008 @ 9:17 pm
Care to elaborate Rusty?
I just don’t think the film earned its twist, it felt like such a device, especially in terms of the opening skull-job sequence. It felt like the filmmakers were aiming for cleverness and instead it just felt old and worn out and tired. (See also: The Devil’s Chair)
Comment by Kurt — May 14, 2008 @ 6:13 am
Kurt, I’ll try.
Let me start out by saying that the ending doesn’t make any sense at all. I wouldn’t even attempt to reconcile the ending with the film that preceded it.
Personally, I’m okay with that. I don’t really need a horror film to make sense on a cerebral level.
I really don’t think the ending is supposed to be “clever”. Not in the M. Night / Usual Suspects sort of way. I think it’s supposed to be something bizarre an nonsensical that upsets our sense of logic and order.
Notice the film’s purposely bizare lighting concepts. Whereever this is taking place it’s not reality.
Comment by Rusty James — May 14, 2008 @ 4:57 pm
Kurt, Notice I replied.
I don’t want you to think I left you hanging.
Comment by Rusty James — May 15, 2008 @ 5:05 pm
**SPOILERS**I should have commented perhaps. I certainly could look at things from that light, although it sounds a bit on the apologist side of things. On the other hand, the skull fucking and kid assassination and crazy parent murders seem a bit on the extreme side, almost edging into silliness.
For what it is worth, the film earns its tension so well in the first hour that I’m happy enough with the film, not quite at the apologist level yet, but I do recommend the film to horror fans that haven’t caught up with it yet for sure.
And I do nearly 100% agree that most of the good horror films do not necessarily make sense at the cerebral level. Horror should attack the area in the brain just below the rational. Indeed.
Comment by Kurt — May 15, 2008 @ 5:29 pm