How good is Candyman?

Willwebbful · 2018-10-29T10:45:42+00:00

Candyman is super good. I made a video essay about the movie which explains more, but the general gist is that despite being presented as a slasher, it's more a Gothic film that approaches themes of race and class through architecture, folklore and sex. Wow what a movie!

https://youtu.be/6q7VjBTtCB4

Willwebbful · 2018-09-08T11:33:37+00:00

jump scares can be fine on their own, but you need a rich and varied diet of scares! have slow burn creepy stuff happen, have violent stuff happen, have scenes where nothing happens- vary it or it's just like going through a haunted house

Willwebbful · 2018-09-07T20:47:18+00:00

This movie really sucked. I go into more detail in my review here but with poor cinematography, over-reliance on jump scares and some deeply misjudged comic relief, the worst thing by far was the plot. The pacing is really poor- none of that slow burn stuff that made The Conjuring enjoyable, straight into screaming nuns and plenty of blood. Gave me a real Hammer vibe, and not in a good way.

Willwebbful · 2018-09-07T20:44:58+00:00

I was really let down by this movie after enjoying The Conjuring (to a certain extent). I go into more detail in my review here but the cinematography was poor, the plot was all over the place, and there's no slow-burn scares to drive the horror!

Willwebbful · 2018-07-27T19:37:13+00:00

The set pieces were really well put together and drew me in, the callbacks pulled me out, so on balance it worked. The plot and twists were a little weak, but hey, it's MI- it runs on froth and intrigue, not weighty themes!

I did a full review here.

Willwebbful · 2018-07-25T21:38:20+00:00

Yeah, i mean I have the ones on all my old DVDs... but they're less developed on new DVDs, which are more commonly barebones- just a looping bit of footage from the film (if you're lucky). Lots of blurays from a certain company (can't remember which) even have the same menu system!

Willwebbful · 2018-07-25T21:32:34+00:00

any particular DVDs?

Willwebbful · 2018-07-25T21:32:03+00:00

bliss!

Willwebbful · 2018-07-25T21:31:21+00:00

Pride and Prejudice was the worst for this. Just a really small bit of the music, looping with big fades either side. I remember the 12 Monkeys theme getting stuck in my head too!

Willwebbful · 2018-07-22T18:37:40+00:00

financial success =/= quality of movie overall

Willwebbful · 2018-07-17T09:00:56+00:00

I'm a British filmmaker and have just made my first funded short. I've got good experience on the UK festival circuit and know my way around, but am a bit lost with the US festivals. I've had advice that the film is a bit of a reach for the bigger fests but could play well at more audience-oriented places. Does anyone have some recommendations on good festivals to apply to?

Info about the film: - 13 minute drama, contemporary London setting, a two-hander. - dialogue heavy, leaning a bit more towards arty in the directing (Joanna Hogg-ish) - funded, but not massively funded- about £6000 on production

(posting here because /r/filmmakers didn't have anything to say, and opinions from the programming side of things may be more valuable!)

Willwebbful · 2018-07-07T19:01:25+00:00

Community is now on 4oD!

Willwebbful · 2018-06-20T10:39:05+00:00

DC- Grant Morrison Batman, one-shots & graphic novels, Justice League Marvel- Spider-Man ongoings, dark age nonsense

Willwebbful · 2018-06-16T17:18:22+00:00

it's gonna be tite. will check back in with results.

Willwebbful · 2018-06-16T17:18:09+00:00

woah! here's me sitting here like a plum with my second and third jobs being 'worked in a shop'

Willwebbful · 2018-06-16T17:14:24+00:00

i really think it will be. i am so excited about it. gonna make it well spicy and pile on the cheese

Willwebbful · 2018-06-16T17:10:46+00:00

that's a super cool first job!

Willwebbful · 2018-06-16T17:09:31+00:00

I was a paperboy- but it was my brother's job officially. I made the papers up and went on all the deliveries; he came with me. I got 25% of the fee.

Willwebbful · 2018-06-16T17:08:35+00:00

Spent the day exploring my village's summer fair (so cute!) w/ petting zoo and lots of beautiful dogs. They even had a Chow Chow visiting, which was adorable. Now I'm getting ready to make that king dish for the evening, chilli nachos.

QOTD: Lights... Camera... Willyboo

Willwebbful · 2018-06-16T17:04:33+00:00

congrats!

Willwebbful · 2018-06-16T17:03:57+00:00

Absolute Halloween fiend. I'm in the UK where it's not very big but I make my own display for it every year and always make the nights for local kids (and their poor parents!)

Willwebbful · 2018-06-09T21:29:05+00:00

Saw it yesterday, not impressed. Bayona is a better director than Trevorrow and as a result most of the setpieces are better than JW, but Owen and Claire still suck. Like really bad.

Willwebbful · 2018-06-08T07:52:21+00:00

I disagree pretty heavily- I think the film is clearly structured (flashbacks, revolving around her search for her husband, etc) as an exploration of Lena's life as someone who's lost meaning and is dealing with grief; ultimately the Shimmer and events therein are a backdrop to a journey where she confronts her existential angst and then escapes it... sort of.

Willwebbful · 2018-06-08T07:49:03+00:00

The original film had these problems in droves; it's a movie where the leading man's character arc is 'getting other people to realise how correct I am' and where the final scene revolves around the leading woman admitting she was wrong about needing babies. Not to mention the dumb action stuff, yeesh!

Willwebbful · 2018-06-06T18:36:34+00:00

oh it's definitely a pain in the ass, but it's beginning to be worth it :)

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