The “shining” homage was when this went bad
I felt the 80s childhood nostalgia up until that point. I also thought that it went from a family friendly movie to one that a parent would press stop.
I felt the 80s childhood nostalgia up until that point. I also thought that it went from a family friendly movie to one that a parent would press stop.
I could imagine it being terrifying for children. That "witch zombie" was in-your-face and relentless.
The MPAA description does read:
Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action violence, bloody images, some suggestive material, partial nudity and language
Yeah kids would know that something was up, just as I got as a kid that the ghost in ghostbusters that goes down on Ray was doing something sexual given his facial reaction. A ghost giving head, not exactly a kid friendly thing!
shareYou don't teach kids about sex? Gosh, I wonder where that high teen pregnancy figure comes from!
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That's actually when I felt the movie peaked. Everything until that point felt like nostalgia for the sake of nostalgia, but the Shining scene actually felt like an organic program created by a guy who really loved the movie. In this case, taken a step further in a meta direction by Spielberg's clear love for the film.
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There were vintage references everywhere in this movie but most of it was brief and unemotional - it didn't invoke any particular feeling because it was just in the background.
The Shining segment really brought you into the movie.
Yes, that exactly. It was a reference with THOUGHT and PURPOSE. It wasn't just member-berries.
shareNah, Iron Giant fighting Mechagodzilla is when this movie jumped the shark for me. The virtual Shining world was pretty cool and a fun homage to Speilberg's friend Stanley Kubrick.
shareHaving been to the Overlook Lodge in Steamboat Springs Colo, was perfectly recreated. It certainly added a horror thrill to the mix & all goes in virtual space yet no more violent than chest busting scene earlier.
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