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I'm a stupid ... please explain it to me.

posted 12 years ago by germite
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Dear fans of SLH,

I just finished watching this movie and vigorously disliked it, but in reading about peoples' reactions to it here, some people seem to be saying that some of the disdain for the movie is merely a failure to fully understand Lieberman's intentions and the satire and humor of the movie.

I'd like to have a better understanding of these, and maybe this will change my view of the movie. I'm not trolling or trying to stir anything up - I'm genuinely curious to see if someone can help enlighten me and provide some insight into things I'm completely missing with the movie.

I immediately recognized the rebuking of those people who criticize media for leading people to commit crimes or be sociopaths in real life with the silly premise that the kid in this movie becomes a complete moron who wants to kill people after playing a violent video game. Obviously, the notion is so absurd that it's an argument against this line of thinking. Also, I'm guessing the idiocy most of the people in this movie exhibit is a mockery of stupidity in slasher movies in general.

Beyond that, though, I'm at a loss, and I don't think either of those satirical concepts led to much substance here or helped to make a good and entertaining movie. So help me out - what am I missing?

Thanks to anyone and everyone out there that reads and replies to this.

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[–] mattjasb37 12 years ago

its hardcore, check out the implications of the tv show Wilfred, and apply it to SLH. everything here is super-intentional, i think of it more as a serious art piece, than a movie, or horror movie, but the implications of what the viewer is put through is much closer and uncomfortable than what I thought Funny Games and something like Man Bites Dog were about,

[–] marmalade-sunrise 10 years ago

Look up the definition of campy on Wikipedia. Then go watch the original Night of the Demons/Angelas Halloween Party from the 80s. You also probably should be so familiar with horror tropes you can recognize them even in the subtlest parody.

[–] KingCobra686 8 years ago

Its a very unsettling movie, even after multiple viewings. The fact that they dont realize hes an imposter is mostly believable, and makes things very tense.

The acting is actually pretty good and the characters feel like more than just the generic horror movie stereotypes.

There are lots of small twists that help keep the suspense going.

Also, it has a very strong Halloween theme and I usually watch it around Halloween the night before because of that.