I've been obsessively thinking about it all day. I can't get that "babadook" noise out my head.

I caught myself saying it out loud a few times after i saw it

The Town That Dreaded Sundown
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I enjoyed the original and the cleverness of this one had me hoping for something better but unfortunately all it's merits begin and end with it's cool meta theme and what's left is a boring film thats not about the Moonlight Murders or the original movie and instead is a slow generic badly acted slasher movie with useless characters, annoying self important narration, tons of research, and a bland predictable ending. Theres nothing scary about this one at all which is sad because despite its silly moments, the original was actually pretty creepy. Yet another pointless remake.

3/10

Imo that movie is massively overrated.
I think the concept was average and the movie itself is more psycho-drama than horror.
Bit creepy at times, yes. Scary, no.
But hey, to each his own.

I walked into the movie expecting a drama, and that's pretty much what I got. I was satisfied beyond belief.

I think that's what can ruin any movie: unmatched expectations. Like... when I watched In Fear, I was expecting Blair Witch in a car, but I didn't really get that. Now, if I watched it again, I would probably like it.

Anyway, I was genuinely scared at quite a few scenes, and I thought the premise was just disturbing, which was matched by the fucked up picture book.

It's definitely not a horror movie for everyone. I like horror films with something underneath the surface... {spoilers for The Babadook and The Descent are in white} was the Babadook even there at all, or was the mother just insane and her child just afraid of the "monster under the bed" like any other kid? That's why I love The Decsent: were the crawlers actually in the cave, or did Sarah kill all her friends?

Is this the best horror of 2014?

I'm not if it this or Oculus is better.

Never post before the first coffee. ::big grin::

No One Lives

AWESOME!! Gore, gore, and more gore!! I loved the main actor as Zeus in Immortal and he didn't disappoint me in this role as a psycho.

10/10

::big grin::

Oh, description sounds good. Sold!

No One Lives 8/10

High paced gory action. The story could've been better, but it was entertaining nevertheless.

Are you for real?
Those movies are nothing alike and one's vague while the other one is clear.

I just said the only similarity was the ambiguity.

The Babadook (2014)

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I liked it. But honestly. I didn't want any of the characters to live. And I've seen too many horror movies when I keep waiting for them to phone an exorcist. ::big grin::

I don't remember them calling a priest or anything, which I liked. Lots of horror movies do that.

I just said one's ambiguous while the other one's not.
The only similarity in the movie's that characters in both movies have lost someone.
The Descent's only ambiguous if you want it to be that.

Or a doctor!

The Hills Have Eyes
 

Another insanely fun and gory film from Alex Aja. It started out kinda slow in the first half with really only one big attack scene in the travel trailer. The second half was much more thrilling, and I love how the Doug fought back against the mutants. Two minor problems though: I wish there would have been a bit more explaining for Ruby, and I would have liked to known a bit more about the mutant that used the walkie-talkie to coordinate attacks.

Recommended.


7/10

It depends on the ending you've seen. One ending of The Descent does give off an ambiguous vibe.

SPOILERS
With The Babadook, i didn't actually think it was supposed to be ambiguous since the kid saw everything the same time she did. I believe it was supposed to be more of a metaphor for mental illness than an actual ambiguous ending. It can come off that way in the same sense that The Descent did.
END OF SPOILERS

Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

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Not bad but it's like a Die hard rip-off in white house set up!

>>: C

Predestination (2014)

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A weirdly fucked up Time travel thriller! Loved it!::smile::

Recommended to Angra, Villain & Chrono, looking forward to hear your thoughts ::cool::

>>: A-

Agree. Including the ending, the whole "Babadook" set up is actually tells here more of a single mother's constant struggle to keep things right under the very threat of a complete psychological breakdown & losing everything before her own eyes. The whole fear of Babadook was very much alive for them as it comes within their insecurity, frustration & challenges to cope with the surroundings & live a regular, normal life but still everything seems falling apart...and then there comes the Babadook, a magnificent manifestation of psychological horror!

More than for an "Iconic Villain," The Babadook will always have high mark from me for its excellent character development, performance & its chilling atmospheric horror all over place from star to finish.

I'll definitely check it out

Well said Roshiq. I 100% agree

Tusk, 2014. 6/10

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I guess nobody who loved that movie cared about where the hell the Babadook came from and why.. ::roll eyes::

Bugged the hell outa me.

and the boy was a pain in the a...

Joy Ride (2001)
"Two brothers piss of an evil trucker. Stuff happens."
Meh. Concept of an evil trucker has potential but it should be slightly over the top with lots of blood and gore.

Joy Ride 3 (2014)
"Group of dumb young adults piss off evil trucker. Stuff happens."
Another dumb sequel but not really boring if you got nothing else to watch.

Saw 3-7 (2006-2010)
Still entertaining enough to me.

The Descent (2005)
Was a bit confused when Horcrux mentioned the ending because I was sure I've seen this one but it was the sequel I saw. So I decide to watch part 1.
Not a bad movie but I didn't really like it.
Just like As Above, So Below I thought it was a bad mix of different elements and storylines. And a little too much estrogen for my taste.

The Returned (2013)
Watched it because it's catagorised on IMDB as Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi but it's more drama than anything else. And I don't like drama.
Total waste of time.

Hi,

my first post.

the Babadook was impressive.Original and creepy.
As above so below was also strong but the final should have been more sinister.

Anabelle is fantastic.Horror at its best.

regards,

Not every movie needs an origin of the monster especially one thats supposed to serve as a metaphor for mental illness. It's also supposed to be a boogeyman type creature. Diving further into monsters sometimes makes them less scary. This is a movie that didn't need any of that.

The boy was annoying but got better as the movie went along and i think it made sense that he was like that due to the horrible parenting by his mother. Plus if he was a good well behaved child, i don't think the mother would have been as stressed and the plot wouldnt have worked as well.

I completely disagree.

SPOILER ALERT!

If the story had just been about a mental illness the Babadook would've made sense as a metaphor. But it wasn't. It was a Real thing that was just suddenly there for no reason whatsoever. All horror icons has a background story and as this is a pretty bad ass looking boogeyman this one should too.

POSSIBLE SPOILER

This movie could easily have worked with a different/more simpe story as the story about the mother and son didn't really have a lot in common with the Babadook. They just read the book, that's all.

That's my opinion and why i didn't love this movie although it had one helluva monster. But it sure has potential to become a fantastic franchise.

I agree with Angra. I took the Babadook quite literally. Why else feed it worms?

The metaphorical interpretation proffered by Villain roshiq et al. does make me want to re-watch it through that lens, however.

I never said it wasnt real. It was a real monster in the movies universe but i was saying the director used it as a metaphor for us the viewers. In that sense i just felt like it really wasn't important to explain where it came from. Even without the mental illness metaphor i just dont feel like this movie needed the explanation. Not every movie needs one. Thats just my opinion.

Well, your opinion is wrong. ::stick out tongue::

horcrux, where do you stand on the supposed reality of the Babadook?

Not as wrong as yours ::stick out tongue::

I agree with you. I've always thought that the less you know about the monster, the scarier it is. I think it was real, but this movie wasn't trying to tell a story about a demon; it was trying to tell a story about a mother and her child.

If memory serves me correctly (and it rarely does), wasn't there some weird tie-in with the dead father?

Yes Bloofer. The father's spirit was a pawn serving the Babadook.

Gun Woman, 2014. 9/10

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Asami is amazing in this. ::love:: This movie has one of the most sickly creepy bad guy put on film. Eww.

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The dead father was why the mother was sort of depressed in the first place.

Well, yes, but I do think he was a portal or pawn as Michael said. But I supposed that could be construed as a metaphor also. I'm of the mind that the Babadook was real.. ::cool::

How about opening a Babadook topic?

Sorry, I did kind of hi-jack this thread! ::embarrassment::