MC_Lovecraft
Well, mine doesn’t, so there you go, I guess. You’ll never see me review a film highly just because it is already well regarded, and I try to make a good case for the ratings that I give. That said, no movie is for everyone, and that tends to be particularly true when it comes to horror.
For what it's worth, this isn't a particularly 'scary' movie. It is hard to watch for a lot of reasons, but having just rewatched the original Halloween, that movie is much scarier than this one.
You know, I hadn't even though of that. That is an interesting parallel!
The only one without Michael Myers in it is your favorite? I don't hate 3, but I don't understand the appeal either.
Yup. I left at the end of June, and would have left immediately if they had fucked with old.reddit at any point. I only see the site now when it comes up in search results and seeing what Reddit looks like now instantly assuaged any doubts I had about leaving.
I love Every Frame a Painting, I'll definitely give that a watch, thanks!
I've heard good things about the Labyrinth cut. A few years ago I found a fan-edit of the whole prequel trilogy that aims to do the same thing. It edits the three films together for a runtime of just over three hours, and it's a glory to behold. Supposedly it was based on Topher Grace's personal fan edit, but I don't think he ever released his on the internet.
I must confess that I haven't seen either film. Vanishing Point is on my list because I love Cleavon Little, but the only Born to be Wild I could find was a 2005 comedy (and a 1938 drama) and the Steppenwolf song, so I'm not familiar with the film you're referencing. If it's good, I'll definitely put it on the list though.
Libraries usually take requests, and there are national film libraries that loan copies out to local branches. It can be a bit awkward to ask the septuagenarian at the help desk to request a copy of The Schoolgirl Report, or whatever, but they'll do it, and with older movies, they almost always can get them.
I'm afraid I'm a generation younger 😅 , I saw the stage production in 2009, so I would have first seen it on TV in maybe '02 or '03. It's good to know I wasn't the first or only person to have this experience though.
I'm happy to have it in my collection for completeness' sake, but yeah, it does not leave you feeling good about yourself afterwards (or at any point during, really). The closest thing I can compare the experience to is Requiem For a Dream, which I love, but very rarely re-watch because of just how gross and bad it makes me feel. Requiem is by far the superior film though, and actually worth an occasional revisit.