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“Sure, like anyone else, I have noticed that this movie was a flop when it was released but, since it was available on HBO Max, I thought I might as well check it out anyway. Well, to be honest, it was rather hard to judge this movie after all. Indeed, sure, the whole thing did feel like a rather mis” read more
chosen by Johan
Notes: Watching a horror flick with my filmclub has been a priority for me for quite a while and, since this movie had received some solid reviews, I thought it would be a suitable candidate for this experiment. Well, even though pretty much everyone in my filmclub completely dismissed this movie, I actually really enjoyed it though. Indeed, I have watched all the movies directed by Robert Eggers (we even watched his last movie ‘The Northman’ also with the filmclub), I really love his style and, once again, he didn’t disappoint me here. Indeed, there was a nice dark gothic vibe and the damned thing was visually really neat. Concerning the actors involved, I thought that Bill Skarsgard was quite fascinating but I guess it might be a matter of taste because he was not exactly the most attractive vampire you’ll ever see, in the contrary. At least, nobody could argue that Lily-Rose Depp was not good here. Indeed, I think there was something quite powerful and even quite spellbinding about her performance. The link between sex and vampirism was also interesting and it is something I always sensed in this genre but it was maybe the first movie I saw in which they explored this. Unfortunately, pretty much like with ‘The Northman’, even though the damned thing was visually quite fascinating, I’m afraid the story was just too generic though. Basically, it was the classic Dracula tale and, even though it did like the approach they took, it was still the same story I saw maybe 100 times before and, therefore, it was all rather predictable.
(Jan. 2025)
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it had been very well received and since it was available on HBO Max, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, to be honest, the damned thing was probably the most disappointing movie I have seen released in 2024 after all. I know, it ” read more
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a pretty cool cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, even if there was nothing really wrong with the damned thing, I’m afraid it turned out to be a rather generic ‘cancer’ drama after ” read more
“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick, but since it seemed to have a decent reputation and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to combine the classic evil doll genre with our current fear about super-intelligent AI which is b” read more
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it was starring Jennifer Lawrence and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, the concept did sound rather lame and, on top of that, the opening scene was just terrible. Seriously, I was” read more
