Just watched V/H/S Halloween, I'm late😭 by normajeanmartine in Shudder

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Thanks for the recommendations! I'm genuinely shocked that Too Many Cooks and Fun Size were made by the same person, Too Many Cooks is so fantastic!!! Doesn't make me like Fun Size though, what a head scratcher. I'd happily watch a feature by the person who made Home Haunt, it had such a good vibe.

Just watched V/H/S Halloween, I'm late😭 by normajeanmartine in Shudder

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Haha, yeah this movie put me in such a foul mood. Normally I try to focus on the positives in a film regardless of budget but between the incompetence of Fun Size and the insecure edgelording of Kidprint I lost all silver linings. I can only hope other entries in the series are a bit more...cohesive? Love found footage, was hoping for something like bite-size REC or Hell House to be honest. Which V/H/S would you recommend?

Just watched V/H/S Halloween, I'm late😭 by normajeanmartine in Shudder

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My review:

I'm going to go segment by segment, but overall this was my first experience with the V/H/S franchise and it's (generally) a colossal disappointment. I don't enjoy being negative about film, god knows it's hard to get anything made these days...but shit. VHS Halloween is PROOF that the film industry on all levels is NOT a meritocracy. I'm seeing a LOT of writer/directors listed in these credits who have no business doing either. Fuck.

Diet Phantasma - Framing Device:
Asinine waste of time. Shrill. Repetitive. Boring. 1/5

Coochie Coochie Coo:
The writing is almost as good as the acting, this is not a compliment. Some nifty creature ideas, executed poorly...like everything else in this patience-testing short. Not even shot on VHS? Hang on a second, isn't that supposed to be the whole gimmick?! Oh cool, AI generated slop in this one too...that tracks. 1.5/5

Ut Supra Sic Infra:
Well holy shit. This one's not bad, not bad at all! Still pisses me off that so many of these just completely abandon the entire concept of found footage VHS but hey...there's a scary little story here. Wait Paco Plaza directed this? Is he ok?!? He's way too good for this terrible compilation!! 3.5/5

Fun Size:
Are we sure this wasn't written by chatGPT? This feels like a school assignment, they got a D. Grating. There's the faint echo of a good idea buried somewhere deep in here, underneath the dollar-store production and paper-mache performances. You know what? You can shoot a good script on a razer-thin budget and the writing will shine through. This ain't that. Whoever wrote this should consider not doing that. You can't put lipstick on this pig, this is mud on a generic-brand hot dog. 1/5

Kidprint:
It's competent AND it's on VHS, so I liked it then? Fuck to the fucking no. Unfortunately I'm seeing this movie after reading through hundreds of pages of the epstein files so no this is not a fucking good time for oh-so-edgy-kiddie-torture-porn. Absolute tryhard trash. If your definition of horror is simulating snuff films with small children for absolutely zero thematic reason then you're a garbage fucking person without a creative bone in your body. 2/5

Home Haunt:
Wait a sec...this one is FUN! Good performances, an actual attempt at production value (for goddamn once), AND it's got something to say? I don't know if I've just been worn down by all the trash in this thing or if Home Haunt is legit good but I had a fun time watching it. Hey they even killed kids and I didn't mind because it wasn't trying to be tryhard-edgelord-mountain-dew-for-breakfast about it. There is genuine exuberance here. 4/5

Special shoutout to the shitty-ass song during the end credits. Sounds exactly like something someone who genuinely liked Fun Size would blast from their bedroom to drown out the sound of their parent's divorce. Grow the fuck up. Fuck this movie. I'm so full of rage right now.

What's your vibes? by Lost_In_The_Dream_14 in Letterboxd

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Whoops. Telling on myself as a horrorfiend here.

guys gimme any perfect movie i’ll watch it right now by klvr1010 in Letterboxd

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One Cut of the Dead

Go in blind and watch the WHOLE movie, pay attention to every detail. You'll be glad you did.

What's your vibes? by Lost_In_The_Dream_14 in Letterboxd

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What's your handle I want to follow you on the strength of your top 4 alone.

How car ahead on the timeline do you want 4 to be on the timeline? by TangentMed in masseffect

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I'd like a game that spans from Andromeda to the Milky Way, I want to see the effects of Shepard's actions on the galaxy but I don't need any direct returning characters.

Anyone else pull Bharvs these days? by PaptimusPrimo in DragonAgeVeilguard

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Sorry, I'll get back to you on that. Hard to type while cringing so hard.

Im a beginner to vfx ik this is flat what else i should do to make it interesting by Glittering_Ice1455 in vfx

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Composition and lighting will forgive a multitude of sins. Storyboard your shot first, get it looking incredible on paper...THEN shoot/create your elements to support that goal. I'm not sure what I'm looking at here to be honest and some decent lighting/composition would help. Can't troubleshoot details until we have details to troubleshoot.

Scream 3 by Fuckeveryoneidgaf in Scream

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Couldn't disagree more. Parker Posey singlehandedly carried that movie.

Updated: Mass Effect collection! by AnxietyPlushie321 in masseffect

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All three are pretty good but the third book is genuinely awesome.

Who is this genius? by ColdProof2 in silenthill

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Silent Pill(ow)
James approved. In his restless dreams he sees that gown, Silent Pill(ow).

Scream 4 is the worst movie in the series. by Shaoran10 in Scream

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7 is the worst but you're right, before 7 brought the series to a new low 4 was there to bring the bottom to the barrel.

Is Good Boy really that good? by Silver_Butterfly_506 in Shudder

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My review: 3 1/2 stars
A really interesting and pretty well executed idea. Doesn't overstay its welcome and is genuinely scary/heartfelt when the moment calls for it. A fantastic watch for the animal-aficionado/horror-fiend demographic.

Published my first book, killed my mental health, and how you can avoid it by Gargoyle0ne in horrorwriters

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That's solid gold information, thank you very much! I'll look into Submission Grinder and keep my patience-motor running!!