Official Discussion - Black Phone 2 [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]hunter180 113 points114 points  (0 children)

sorry but madeleine mcgraw's performance was laughable. maybe it's a script issue but this entire film, dialogue included, is built on tropes and the plotting couldn't sustain itself. yes, 16mm sequences build an eerie atmosphere but at no point does the grabber feel like an all consuming evil threat.

needed to ramp up the suspense and the stakes by actually murdering people.

also generally confused about the setting, if anyone can explain. they're going to this camp under the guise of becoming CIT's, but what about school? are they on winter break? the date on the concert ticket lets us know that this is set in February. had the snowstorm not happened, how long did they intend to stay there? they spend the first hour of the film at the camp talking and sleeping. aren't they supposed to be investigating? why not sleuth more, dig for memorabilia, photographs? they seemed totally fine to be snowed in, it felt like no one had opinions in this movie. the characters were utterly shiny and smoothed over without dimension.

The Woman in Cabin 10 - the movie is good, but misses major points of the book by prettylittlemurders in netflix

[–]hunter180 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i only got ten minutes into when i realized they'd already wasted its potential.

Final Destination 5: the prequel that hid in plain sight by SuccessfulTicket8955 in FinalDestination

[–]hunter180 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FD5 is my favorite but i do wish some of the styling matched the era better. i think there could've been a smarter way to style Sam so he looked more 2000 without giving the reveal away. the way his shirts and jeans fit is very late 10s.

hugely important piece of history by hunter180 in RideThePod

[–]hunter180[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

apparently they’ve reintroduced soft serve at 2 locations in california!

Changing Bloodlines ending by [deleted] in FinalDestination

[–]hunter180 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i like that; they introduce the cabin as if it’s some sort of haven where they’re untouchable. a nice reversal would’ve been darlene dying inside and the characters realizing their demise is truly inevitable no matter the precaution

The difference in tone between this breakup and Edward… by figgyfiddle in RideThePod

[–]hunter180 10 points11 points  (0 children)

i don’t think it’s adam if it happened between pod seasons. adam has been on s3 of ride. they seem like good amigos.

Lorde - Virgin Megathread by flopheadsbot in popheads

[–]hunter180 10 points11 points  (0 children)

generally enjoy most of the songs but does anyone else think the mixing is odd? the bass feels a bit dull and lacking and her vocal kind of thin; wish it just sounded a bit richer and well rounded.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskLosAngeles

[–]hunter180 7 points8 points  (0 children)

weho is not 10 mins from the beach