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Originally Posted by Roderick Usher
I try to stay positive in these threads. I don't see any reason to rip anyone apart or belittle anyone's work, but I just can't leave this one alone.
I really don't like Aja. Yeah, his stuff is really pretty but...
It's all glamour. There's no soul...hell, there's no heart in it either.
I despised High Tension - nothing in the movie holds up to the reveal, everything is made moot by the so-called "twist." A twist has to be logical to work and there isn't a hint of logic to it (the non-existant bad guy getting "head" in the beginning? a car chase with yourself? a fist fight with yourself?)
I undearstand and appreciate the concept, but he failed miserably in the execution.
And the Hills Have Eyes remake was weak stuff. Sure there were a couple of good bits, but the ridiculous super-human strength of the mutants in the opening sequence took me right out of the film. In order for a "gritty" horror to be effective, everthing has to stay grounded in reality - this one just bored me.
Maybe he has a good film in him, he has a good eye, but I'll be avoiding anything he writes.
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I enjoyed The Hills Have Eyes remake, but then again, i was expecting something just awful, and was pleasantly surprised by what I got.
High tension however.... i was really on the fence on that one and it doesnt seem like anythign i was going to be too terribly interested in.