I tried watching The Monster last night on HBO. Fell asleep so many times that I finally just shut it off and went to bed.
It's about a young mom who I gather is a shitty parent, and her young daughter who hates her. I'm not sure where they were going late at night, but they hit a wolf or something and their car dies. I shut it off right after that and I doubt I'll try to finish it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TinyEvel:
From the trailer, it looks like they took any of the humor out of it and it's just a "The Ring" type gore and jump scare film.
The original Evil Dead trailer doesn't really have much humor in it either. Not sure it will follow the same play book but just thought I would throw it out there.
So this one ins't a remake and is also supposed to be more gore than humorous. They are running with the fact brought up in Army of Darkness that there are three Necronomicon books in existence.
This allows them to get away from the cabin and the first three movies being the center of the story. [Reply]
Balls to the wall horror eye candy, I might even rate it higher had it not been opening night in a packed theater that serves alcohol.
I agree and will give it a 9/10 for you. Somehow they captured the essence of the original films and blended it perfectly with modern sound, gore and makeup effects. The cinematography was excellent! The young cast members did an impressive job and the mother was perfectly cast. Tension was consistent throughout, a testament to the script. [Reply]
Originally Posted by SAGA45:
I agree and will give it a 9/10 for you. Somehow they captured the essence of the original films and blended it perfectly with modern sound, gore and makeup effects. The cinematography was excellent! The young cast members did an impressive job and the mother was perfectly cast. Tension was consistent throughout, a testament to the script.
Saw it last night….good flick, agree with everything that’s been said so far. Lots of gore, lots of fun, and some nice tips of the cap to the original while still being original in this story. [Reply]