Twenty five years after the release of the original genre-changing classic, Lionsgate and Blumhouse announced out of CinemaCon today that they will partner on the development and production of a new The Blair Witch Project movie as the first film in a multi-picture pact with Blumhouse reimagining horror classics from the Lionsgate library.
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Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Wed April 10, 2024 11:41 pm
by bart
I mean it can't be worse than Book of Shadows
Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Thu April 11, 2024 12:02 am
by VinylGuy
Yeah the last Blair Witch was not good
Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Thu April 11, 2024 7:34 am
by Ms Harmless
Blumhouse has made some great movies (Get Out) but lately a lot of shit ones, TBWP is my favourite horror movie ever, so... nope don't want this
Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Thu April 11, 2024 7:41 am
by Ms Harmless
I don't know about this, loved the original, but I think setting it in Europe and involving British people makes sense, I was expecting worse
Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 12:15 am
by Hypnos
I had my problems with the implausability of the third act of the original, but I admired the tension and suspense. Really heavy stuff. This look like shit, and the trailer ruined the twist. Mcavoy is a good actor, but here he seems like a caricature of former roles.
Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 2:56 am
by VinylGuy
i hated the original and this trailer jesus, its basically the whole movie
Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 10:15 am
by Ms Harmless
VinylGuy wrote:i hated the original and this trailer jesus, its basically the whole movie
lol yep
Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 10:16 am
by Ms Harmless
I mean, the ending of the original is supposed to be over the top, the movie is a satire after all
Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 5:09 pm
by VinylGuy
Ms Harmless wrote:I mean, the ending of the original is supposed to be over the top, the movie is a satire after all
is a satire about what? how europeans are way too polite? thats the idea?
Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 5:22 pm
by Ms Harmless
VinylGuy wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:I mean, the ending of the original is supposed to be over the top, the movie is a satire after all
is a satire about what? how europeans are way too polite? thats the idea?
yes, as per the director; it's about Denmark in particular but as a Brit I can relate as well; it's not just about the tendency towards politeness but about the public pressure to maintain it, in the most insidious circumstances (that's my reading)
Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 5:28 pm
by VinylGuy
yeah i like that idea more, the pressure thing. But i dont quite consider europeans to be polite.
Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 5:32 pm
by Ms Harmless
VinylGuy wrote:yeah i like that idea more, the pressure thing. But i dont quite consider europeans to be polite.
they very much are to each other, not always so much to outsiders...
Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 5:34 pm
by Ms Harmless
Ms Harmless wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:yeah i like that idea more, the pressure thing. But i dont quite consider europeans to be polite.
they very much are to each other, not always so much to outsiders...
the politeness I think is linked to a kind of loyalty to national(ist) reputation, and when you dig under the surface it's not all benign (look at their / our common feelings on immigration for example)
Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 5:36 pm
by Ms Harmless
for another great movie looking at this topic, watch last year's "The Beasts / As Bestas", about the conflict experienced by a family moving to Spain from the Basque region of France
Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 5:39 pm
by VinylGuy
Oh, yeah i need to see that one. Lots of folks reminded me.
Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 5:43 pm
by Hypnos
As Beastias is fantastic.
I get the satire in SNE, but I think is in constant conflict with the horror elements of the movie to fully works. The director asks for so much suspension of desbelief in order to get a satisfactory impact.
Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 7:22 pm
by Ms Harmless
well, I loved both, but that's fair criticism; I don't necessarily need a film like that to feel totally "realistic" (grounded, yes, but that's different)
Re: TVG Presents: All Things Horror.
Posted: Fri April 12, 2024 7:24 pm
by Ms Harmless
also, that constant conflict as you put it is part of what makes it work for me; the disbelief, the second-hand embarrassment, the concern for the kids, it's all part of the horror