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Utterly juvenile premise results in an amateurish, silly movie

posted 8 years ago by Capybara29 (10)
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Wow. I feel duped. By which I mean that, sure, I could have just assumed this would be a dumb, highschool-ish horror movie, BUT, I heard some folks saying it was good... thus I devoted 90 minutes I will never get back.

Pretty sure I've never seen a dumber premise before... I need to put it into writing to believe that it's really what they made a movie about...

So... there's some sort of supernatural force that comes after you because you had sexual relations with someone. Bu,t if you then have relations with another person, it will go after them. Well THAT makes all kinds of sense, sure. ARE YOU FRIGGING SERIOUS?!?! How friggin dumb is that? And yet it's a movie?? Are you kidding me????

Oh, also, this whatever-it-is can, of course, take the form of anyone it wants! Oh, but it ONLY WALKS, and slowly, toward you... Again, makes tons of sense. Okie-doke, sure.

I mean, listen, I get it, some images or moving images are scary or creepy. But FOLKS, THEY HAVE TO MAKE SOME KIND OF SENSE or they fail to be genuinely creepy!!!!!!! Everything about the actual premise and plot of this movie is UTTERLY RIDICULOUS. I seriously don't know what kind of crazy pills everyone must be taking to buy into this.

The whole thing just seemed so amateurish to me also. It almost seemed like a movie that Mystery Science Theater 3000 would show so they could make fun of it! There are shots that don't make sense... scoring that seems jarringly pasted on... strange dialogue... poor pacing... I could go on and on.

I don't want to say there NOTHING good... the cinematography and composition was at times well done, and parts of it are semi- scary or creepy. But again, it goes back to a premise that in no way is buyable AND that never gets filled in even close to satisfactorily throughout the running time of the movie.

[–] cyguration (3951) 7 years ago

Oh, also, this whatever-it-is can, of course, take the form of anyone it wants! Oh, but it ONLY WALKS, and slowly, toward you... Again, makes tons of sense. Okie-doke, sure.

Walking cuts down on the expenditure of resources.

[–] Martoto (5024) 7 years ago

Anything that isn't real is a dumb premise then. Only watch documentaries or sports if exploring concepts bother you.

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

At last the world has another original horror film and you still want to complain. Typical!

[–] Martoto (5024) 7 years ago

Have some dignity.

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Well, there's more going on in this movie than you obviously picked up on. Truth be told, I judge someone's intelligence by whether or not they a.) understood and b.) enjoyed this particular movie.

[–] Wuchak (8732) 7 years ago

Utterly juvenile premise results in an amateurish, silly movie

The thing that follows the cursed people is a supernatural being -- a demon -- and therefore can change appearance at will. It likely takes on the appearance of its numerous previous victims. The reason it walks and doesn't run is because its been around for millennia and knows that it will always get more prey, plus it probably likes the cat-and-mouse game and feeds on the fear of the fleeing victim. Another possibility is that it simply can't run.

The premise isn't juvenile at all and reflects real life as the demonic curse for loose sex is akin to venereal disease, albeit spiritually rooted. It's the sex equals death motif of slasher films taken to the next level.