strangers

[Disease]

Originally Posted by stenchofdeath

I was really pumped to watch this, and like so many films i thought it sucked. They tried to create a scary atmosphere out of a simple story. It just didn't work, i got bored and when the movie finished i was like what the fuck?

I watched it last night, I felt pretty much the same, I was expecting it to be a lot better, but the villans weren't scary at all, they were just there, but not really doing anything. It all seemed a bit pointless.

[Staal]

Now, I really enjoyed this movie. I'm the kinda guy that likes to get scared in that jumpy way (I don't know if theres an english word for it?) and this movie succeeded in making me.

I actually liked the ending. Keeping The Strangers eerie and mystic was a good way to go.

[marianne]

Originally Posted by Staal

Now, I really enjoyed this movie. I'm the kinda guy that likes to get scared in that jumpy way (I don't know if theres an english word for it?) and this movie succeeded in making me.

I actually liked the ending. Keeping The Strangers eerie and mystic was a good way to go.

it was really good but also it was kinda bad too. im a bit mixed up on it. but then i like horror films that are " scary " but then they arnt.
marianne

[Plaguewind]

Well, SodaGirl, as far as I know, it wasn't based on a true story... The whole "based on actual events" thing was meant as satyrical.

Besides that... I did like the movie. Even though I must admit it kinda loses its pace after some time, I think it has some pretty interesting elements. First of all, even if there are some definitely unrealistic things (hell, sometimes we might think the psychos can teleport), the photography, the camera movements and the violent scenes as a whole seem to have been made aiming at a realistic, say, point of view.

Also, I guess I really liked the way the just human killers can be totally cynical and just... Well, plain evil. No psycho babble about how their parents didn't give them enough sugar, no discourse on how they think they were wronged and, well, no speeches like "who needs a reason?". Those people are scary because they simply LOOK evil. One thing is to have Jason chasing you in that slow, expressionless manner. Another is to have supposed normal people doing that for mere fun. OK, I know it's been done before, but... I don't know, the whole thing just looked pretty convincing for me, hehe.

[Michael Myers]

I really liked this movie, and realy liked the ending unlike most. Any more movies like this you would recommend? Ones with intruders or anything that has that kinda real life feel to it?

I already have "them"

[valenS]

I enjoyed the movie but i didnt like the ending. It remind me a little bit to Funny Games. In my opinion that kind of ending didnt suit for a movie like The Strangers.

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by SodaGirl

I thought the first half was really intense, but then that intensity started to feel redundant and I didn't care much for the ultimate payoff.

That's more or less how I felt.

The Strangers had an incredible tension build-up for about the first 45 minutes. After that, it seems like the filmmakers didn't know what to do with all that tension, and it became progressively more and more like any other BS home invasion movie you could see in any big multiplex at any given time.

Great for about 45 minutes, unremarkable the rest of the time.

[Plaguewind]

Guess you'll like Funny Games, Mr. Myers...

[milktoaste]

No The Strangers was bad. I agree with the first 45mins. being really good, but then the victim characters became their own worste enemy. Come on, they had a loaded shotgun at one point, and only managed to screw themself with it. I tell ya, these random home invaders sure know how to pick em'.

[crabapple]

It's a terrible film that left me feeling cheated in the end...lame-o explanation about midpoint..."Why are you doing this?" "Because you're a home" ...uh, this film has not a single idea.

I enjoyed the buildup, but there was no payoff, and that's half a movie at best. Sorry, but "the strangers" is poop nuts...like so many recent movies, it was all about the hype.