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Krisha (2015) is a drama that feels like a horror movie if you want something a little more dark.
Krisha returns for Thanksgiving dinner after ten years away from her family, but past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.
The People Under the Stairs, imo
The only one of those four that is a remake is The Blob. The other three are all (second) adaptations of their written source material - the 1955 novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney, George Langelaan's 1957 short story The Fly, and the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella Who Goes There?.
Interesting. Yeah, from imdb:
“Mia mentions the 5 year anniversary of the original massacre was coming up soon, but it took place on Halloween, and this movie taking place on Christmas 5 years later would mean the anniversary had just passed 2 months ago.”
I was trying to figure out if Mia was referencing a trial (that would have cleared Sienna after Johnathan’s testimony) or what.
So strange that wouldn’t have been caught in the process of making the movie, from everyone reading the line in the script down to shooting that scene.
Great, fun movie regardless. Thanks for the reply.
The Fly isn’t a remake either. It’s an adaptation of George Langelaan’s 1957 short story “The Fly”, not a remake of the 1958 movie.
Neither John Carpenter’s The Thing or David Cronenberg’s The Fly are remakes.
http://www.stevenbenedict.ie/2018/03/the-fly-1986/
“By proving she’s useless, she helps a system she rejects.”
Most recently, Beau Is Afraid.
Joe Versus The Volcano
Palindromes
Under the Silver Lake
How about when he covers his eyes at the office after DeDe asks him “What is wrong with you?”
The next scene at the Dr. Ellison’s office starts with him still covering his eyes the same way the previous scene ended, suggesting an instantaneous shift to his inner fantasy or daydream, where he has the courage he lacks in his real life.
Although, it is interesting the parallel between his job as a firefighter and jumping into a fiery volcano at the end. What if he died going back for that third child and the movie was a death dream or purgatory afterward.
The movie seems to contain a pastiche of other movies - Metropolis, Brazil, The Poseidon Adventure ? A podcast I listened to mentioned a connection between the island’s infatuation with soda and the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy.
He was reminding me of Dennis Hopper at times with his appearance and how he was using his eyes.
I was thinking Barry Pepper
I just listened to the commentary track on the dvd and the director was cagey about whether the ghost was killed in the end. There is a shot of Dau after fading out on May dead against the holy tree before the credits start.
Director Paul Spurrier: “People often ask me what did happen to the ghost? Was it killed with May as she makes her suicidal leap, or does that shot there at the end imply that in fact the ghost lived? Well don’t ask me I’m only the writer. Maybe you’ll have to wait for a sequel.”
Vera Farmiga eyes
It was a horse and a mule at the end of the movie. Pete rides off on the mule and leaves the horse for Mike.
I wish this fucking night were over.
A couple minor moments that stuck out to me on this rewatch.
One is the shot at about 1:25 when Billy runs down the stairs and grabs Jess by the hair. The camera tracks Jess moving to the left as Billy’s hand reaches in the frame then abruptly whips back to the right following Jess getting slammed into the bannister. Very cool kinetic Raimi-ish shot.
Also, the last time we see Phyl alive when she goes to check on Barb and the door closes behind her sealing her fate was chilling and made me think of the ending to The Snowtown Murders.
‘Purple’, not ‘crippled’ per captioning. It is kind of hard to make out, though.
The Seasoning House
Stalag 17