Forum Overview :: Peter Molyneux's The Movies

I liked Get Out but its universal acclaim led me to expect a classic by Fullofkittens 03/05/2017, 6:30pm PST , which it is not. It's a good horror movie, not a great one. I felt like It Follows had something subtly interesting to say about horror movies from a feminist perspective and I appreciated it for that reason, and Get Out is...a little less subtle but is still interesting in that way from an African-American perspective. Maybe the lack of subtlety is a good thing: my MAGA coworker that wouldn't agree that It Follows is a feminist vampire movie or that Frozen is about coming out walked in the day after seeing it and said "It was interesting to think about how those people might feel about groups of people like me," which, holy shit, looks like Diff'rent Strokes is back on the air you guys! As a horror movie, it's engaging enough to sit through and enjoy but - like It Follows - it's not going on any list of Greatest Horror Movies. It's not scary; the social commentary is the most interesting thing about it. I did think Betty Gabriel's performance was off-the-charts awesome, no spoilers but she has an amazing monologue, totally riveting. As usual I agree with Jay from RLM: it's an excellent feature-length Tales from the Crypt episode.

Get Out by Mysterio 03/05/2017, 10:24am PST     So, two more in a three picture deal? by Segrationalist Horror Trilogy 03/05/2017, 2:09pm PST     I liked Get Out but its universal acclaim led me to expect a classic by Fullofkittens 03/05/2017, 6:30pm PST         Yeah it was okay by fabio 09/14/2017, 11:11pm PDT             Thirded on the It Follows comparison (spoilers) by Vested Id 09/15/2017, 1:20am PDT                 spoiler, PAL!!! by fabio 09/15/2017, 7:17am PDT                     or I guess a non-shitty version of You're Next by fabio 09/15/2017, 7:53am PDT                     There's actually a surprise or two left to go at that point. (no spoiler) by Fullofkittens 09/15/2017, 9:32am PDT                         There was? by fabio 09/16/2017, 1:13am PDT                             spoiler time! by Fullofkittens 09/16/2017, 7:14am PDT                             You'll have to excuse me, but a POC-centric horror movie gives me the vapors by - Fabio, Caltrops Legend. 09/16/2017, 6:11pm PDT                                 Yep. This guys is absolutely correct. by Mysterio 09/16/2017, 7:36pm PDT                                     Slow day here on the trop NT by Kirahu Nagasawa 09/16/2017, 9:59pm PDT                                 You tried so hard, and got so far. But in the end NT by it doesn't even matter ;_; 09/17/2017, 7:39am PDT