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<blockquote>Ok, i am in the middle of this movie</blockquote>
This is why it's important to finish a movie before making wild assumptions. Letting him know about the mansion was part of their plan to allow him to find out Miranda's whereabouts. And yes, I realize Miranda had already told him where she'd be, but the mansion location was a backup plan.
Having said that, the movie certainly went through a lot of unnecessary complexity to get him to a specific location at a specific time. Miranda could have simply called him to set a meet-up at the beach.
<blockquote>the victim (Tim Daly's character) had to show up out at the sacrificial alter place willingly</blockquote>
I wonder why Miranda couldn't just call Jeff to tell him to meet her at Tower's Beach at the correct time. The goons could have ambushed him just the same.
HIV was first reported in mainstream media in 1979. However, it was <i>always</i> considered to be a danger only to gays and needle users. Straight people never changed sex habits that much except to use condoms more often with strangers.
<blockquote>he was smart and knew that the guy who was closest to him at the funeral had something to hide.</blockquote>
It makes sense that the police would become suspicious of a guy who worked at a place where male employees close to him disappeared every year.
<blockquote>Yes and also The City of The Dead 1960 and Bay Coven 1987.</blockquote>
And also Rosemary's Baby (1968)
I liked the refreshing political incorrectness of the story. The "empowered" girl ended up needing to be rescued by a male. And there was no "last girl" trope used for the movie.
<blockquote>It also would have spoiled the movie because apparently the priest is saying Christian sayings</blockquote>
tbh, horror movie Christians do a lot of evil stuff in the name of God.
If you look closely you'll realize there were many signs of modernity in the town: A truck, indoor plumbing, electricity, jeans, etc. They definitely had contact with the modern world. The truck alone would have required periodic stops at a gas station, in addition to requiring going into town to renew license plates, registration and insurance.
<blockquote>Does not work.</blockquote>
Even back then there was technology available to do that work using robots with remote video guidance.
But Carmen heard growling and heard Sara's false voice before even seeing the statue. So I'm not sure that seeing the statue is necessary.
Besides, the person handling the tarp would have to sacrifice their life to cover it.
<blockquote>nor did the blond guy's haircut but oh well</blockquote>
The evidence of guns, western clothing, automotive vehicles, roads, electricity and indoor plumbing are indications that there was a fair amount of contact with the outside world.
<blockquote>So yes it was very insulting!!</blockquote>
The movie was not made for native Poles. And most of them would understand why and be OK with it.
<blockquote>it shows they are Christians who are working against the demon.</blockquote>
tbh, a lot of god-fearing Christians have no problem doing evil stuff.
<blockquote>A fence screams "hey jump me and see what's inside!"</blockquote>
Depends entirely on the height of the fence and how well it is fortified.
<blockquote>why not straight up say, "the fog is evil, all hell breaks loose on all who enters!"...that would be more effective, no??</blockquote>
That would only encourage more thrill-seekers to find out for themselves what "all hell breaks loose" really means.
<blockquote>I'm black and live down the street from Central and Belmont, and Polish people don't sound like that.</blockquote>
Do you seriously expect Poles in Chicago to sound like the ones in Poland?
There's no such thing as a standard Polish accent in English. A Pole learning English in different parts of the world will result in different Polish-accented English. And the vast majority of people watching the movie won't know how an English-accented Pole is supposed to sound anyway.
<blockquote>They did both contain what could be called a cult-like group</blockquote>
The locals in The Shrine were more like security guards than cult members.
<blockquote>what's any kind of fence to stop the most curious of individuals from still breaking their way into the fog?</blockquote>
In a more realistically written fictional plot, a mere fog would have encouraged a lot more breaches than what the movie depicted. The fog was an attractive death trap. Keep in mind that the fog breach resulted in the deaths of more locals than trespassers. So a fortified fence would have resulted in fewer breaches, which would have helped keep more locals alive.
The antagonist of the movie caused more locals to be killed than trespassers.