The Strangers
I got the chance to watch The Strangers today and there was really not much reaction after watching it. If I had to give a grading for the film, it’d be somewhere along the lines of a D.
There were a few scenes that left chills at the back of my neck (ie the way that the film was shot suggested that the masked figures could have been anywhere), but it did not make up for the awful and utterly predictable overall story.
Personally, an excellent (but rare) modern day horror film would not rely on people or random objects bursting out of dark corners, unexpected loud thumps and other things that would drive the audience to jump in surprise and fear. Any horror movie can do that.
The Strangers is the epitome of “jump out” scares. One or two times is okay, I can take that, but to have that reoccur over and over and over again is just distracting. There was not one single moment where I was relaxed during the film, since there was always a silent moment and then a sudden BWWAAAAHK!!! Following by piercing screams of Liv Tyler. Let’s just say I was less concerned with the movie, and more concerned about not looking like a pussy.
And finally, another reason why this film gets a D grade is because the protagonists repeats the mistakes that victims in generic horror movies always make. Basically, they’re retarded and fail at my list of what NOT to do in a horror movie (future post).
All in all, it’s an alright movie. The plot is pretty much straightforward, no twists, no turns…go figure.
yeah.. predictable horror movies are bad. stupid people walking toward trouble/looking for things when they should be running the other way :/
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From the previews, I knew this movie was totally going to suck arse but Im so intrigued by it anyway and want to watch it! Hahaha.. [even lame] horror movies are one of my guilty pleasures because I love anything that will give me a good scare.
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I saw the movie too. I agree, I felt I knew what was going to happen, and it proved me right. Such a sad ending too
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what not to do in a horror movie, but the characters ALWAYS do it:
-split up
-go upstairs to the scary attic or hole to find someone or see what made the noise
-snoop around
they always split up =__=
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I can’t watch scary movies. I just can’t….I don’t enjoy those “un-relaxed” moments haha and I can’t sleep at night…if i see a really scary movie, I’ll be awake in my bed thinking about it and being paranoid for a couple of days….ughhh i suck.
the only one I like though was The Shining…and that’s cause my sister and I tried to laugh at the scary parts haha~
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LOL The previews pretty much told me to not watch this movie… Granted I’m what you’d call a giant chicken when it comes to horror movies. I was a bit surprised at Liv Tyler being in it though.
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