Comments on: Extended Thoughts: The Strangers http://www.rowthree.com/2008/05/30/extended-thoughts-the-strangers/ Where Cinema is more than just $100 Million productions Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kurt http://www.rowthree.com/2008/05/30/extended-thoughts-the-strangers/#comment-10349 Kurt Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:55:34 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=2371#comment-10349 (And it'll look great in Blu) (And it’ll look great in Blu)

]]> By: Kurt http://www.rowthree.com/2008/05/30/extended-thoughts-the-strangers/#comment-10348 Kurt Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:55:17 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=2371#comment-10348 It is. There'll be some good chat, praise for The Strangers on the Cinecast when we record Tuesday, I think Andrew & I are on the same page on this one. We both saw the good in the film, where as a lot of the people got hung up on The Bad (i.e. Jump Scare tactics, which are a part of the film, but shouldn't negate the precise control that all of the scenes are set up with. There is some talent at work behind The Strangers...) It is. There’ll be some good chat, praise for The Strangers on the Cinecast when we record Tuesday, I think Andrew & I are on the same page on this one. We both saw the good in the film, where as a lot of the people got hung up on The Bad (i.e. Jump Scare tactics, which are a part of the film, but shouldn’t negate the precise control that all of the scenes are set up with. There is some talent at work behind The Strangers…)

]]> By: swarez http://www.rowthree.com/2008/05/30/extended-thoughts-the-strangers/#comment-10345 swarez Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:38:20 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=2371#comment-10345 Well that should be pretty good then wouldn't it? I'll check it out when it hits Blu. Well that should be pretty good then wouldn’t it? I’ll check it out when it hits Blu.

]]> By: Kurt http://www.rowthree.com/2008/05/30/extended-thoughts-the-strangers/#comment-10344 Kurt Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:34:40 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=2371#comment-10344 Swarez, you've got it sir. although without the pedagogy of Hanekes remake/original, and a tad more visceral than the French film. Swarez, you’ve got it sir. although without the pedagogy of Hanekes remake/original, and a tad more visceral than the French film.

]]> By: swarez http://www.rowthree.com/2008/05/30/extended-thoughts-the-strangers/#comment-10329 swarez Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:18:01 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=2371#comment-10329 So is this basically Funny Games and Them mashed together? I get that feeling from it. So is this basically Funny Games and Them mashed together? I get that feeling from it.

]]> By: Kurt http://www.rowthree.com/2008/05/30/extended-thoughts-the-strangers/#comment-10325 Kurt Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:51:48 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=2371#comment-10325 If you cannot sit back and admire the sheer craft that went into this piece, a craft that eschews the junkfood approach that American Horror has taken over the past decade, a case can certainly be made for the quality of this film. I was amused to see how the audience reacted so poorly to it in my theatre, (for the first half) mocking the drama and character moments, but the film seemed to shut a few of them up during the second half. I hate the Saw Franchise and junk like The Eye (remake) and Prom Night (remake) for And then something reasonably fresh like Inside (A La Interieur) is straight to DVD? Shitty. Hopefully The Strangers will succeed where Wolf Creek failed, in putting straight-up solid craftsmanship horror films back on the screen. Sure I want more than The Strangers delivered, but it delivered quite a lot compared to the last few couple of Platinum Dunes and Japanese remakes... If you cannot sit back and admire the sheer craft that went into this piece, a craft that eschews the junkfood approach that American Horror has taken over the past decade, a case can certainly be made for the quality of this film.

I was amused to see how the audience reacted so poorly to it in my theatre, (for the first half) mocking the drama and character moments, but the film seemed to shut a few of them up during the second half.

I hate the Saw Franchise and junk like The Eye (remake) and Prom Night (remake) for

And then something reasonably fresh like Inside (A La Interieur) is straight to DVD? Shitty. Hopefully The Strangers will succeed where Wolf Creek failed, in putting straight-up solid craftsmanship horror films back on the screen.

Sure I want more than The Strangers delivered, but it delivered quite a lot compared to the last few couple of Platinum Dunes and Japanese remakes…

]]> By: Matt Gamble http://www.rowthree.com/2008/05/30/extended-thoughts-the-strangers/#comment-10306 Matt Gamble Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:15:38 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=2371#comment-10306 So I went to watch it today and I have to say, I think it sucked. I just don't find jump scares scary, and that's all The Strangers is. That style of "horror" is why slashers suck so much, and I had hoped American horror had actually matured enough to move beyond such simplistic methods. Also, after reading Ebert's review of the film I have lost all respect for him as a critic. So I went to watch it today and I have to say, I think it sucked. I just don’t find jump scares scary, and that’s all The Strangers is. That style of “horror” is why slashers suck so much, and I had hoped American horror had actually matured enough to move beyond such simplistic methods.

Also, after reading Ebert’s review of the film I have lost all respect for him as a critic.

]]> By: Matt Gamble http://www.rowthree.com/2008/05/30/extended-thoughts-the-strangers/#comment-10299 Matt Gamble Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:08:59 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=2371#comment-10299 I haven't seen it yet, but I am going with a group tonight to go see it. I'm going in with pretty low expectations, but I really do hope it is a good horror film. God knows the genre could use some. (US horror anyways) I haven’t seen it yet, but I am going with a group tonight to go see it. I’m going in with pretty low expectations, but I really do hope it is a good horror film. God knows the genre could use some. (US horror anyways)

]]> By: Kurt http://www.rowthree.com/2008/05/30/extended-thoughts-the-strangers/#comment-10294 Kurt Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:20:27 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=2371#comment-10294 I must admit that I had some expectations that this would be good, better even than Ils (Which I liked, but thought was just missing a little something to be getting the praise it was getting). Even with Expectations and a Friday Night theatre filled with assholes and neanderthal moron teenagers I stilled managed to enjoy the heck out of it. Rare in this type of horror film for me. I must admit that I had some expectations that this would be good, better even than Ils (Which I liked, but thought was just missing a little something to be getting the praise it was getting).

Even with Expectations and a Friday Night theatre filled with assholes and neanderthal moron teenagers I stilled managed to enjoy the heck out of it. Rare in this type of horror film for me.

]]> By: swarez http://www.rowthree.com/2008/05/30/extended-thoughts-the-strangers/#comment-10292 swarez Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:11:41 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=2371#comment-10292 Have you seen it Matt? Have you seen it Matt?

]]> By: Matt Gamble http://www.rowthree.com/2008/05/30/extended-thoughts-the-strangers/#comment-10271 Matt Gamble Sat, 31 May 2008 14:11:24 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=2371#comment-10271 Nice try Kurt, but I still think this movie looks like crap. Nice try Kurt, but I still think this movie looks like crap.

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