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Re-watched The Mothman Prophecies (2002) for like the 4th or 5th time. I'm not a big fan of Richard Gere's work to be honest but I find him pretty okay as John Klein. The plot is pretty... bare bones and doesn't really make a lot of sense when put under a microscope, the movie itself is more psychological thriller when it could've been a decent little monster movie, but Will Patton as Gordon Smallwood is a standout and I really like the chemistry between Gere/Laura Linney (the small town Sheriff).

I always feel like parts work and are great (the opening, the Will Patton stuff, the bridge scene towards the end) but especially having read the John Keel book, I keep thinking there are missed opportunities especially with such an iconic monster as The Mothman.

5.5/10 Could push for a 6/10 as there's multiple scenes I always vividly recall but it's the opposite of something like The Woman In Black which I adore and think is one of the better horror movies of the 2010s. Here it tries to be all atmosphere and doesn't lean enough into the actual horror behind the atmosphere because it tries to incorporate the Mothman mythos into a story without... revealing it at all almost as if it's scared to "be" a horror movie when it wants to be like Se7en.
 
Primate was pretty damn good. Some really stupid character decisions, but the monkey was creepy, and there was some genuinely tense moments. The dad character was kind of pointless, although it was hilarious that he knew that his daughters were trapped in with a deranged chimp and he goes to make a sandwich as soon as he comes home. The two bros coming in towards the end was also unnecessary, although the blonde guy had the best death of the movie. One of my least favorite recent trends in horror is to shoehorn in goofy comedy or memeable moments into every damn horror movie. It's like they are overcompensating for the previous grief horror boom with unnecessary comedy.

Anyways, I did enjoy the movie. It was nice to see a 90 minute horror movie that gets to the point. Some of the most gruesome gore in a mainstream horror movie in a few years as well. Ben the Chimpanzee does not fuck around here.

7/10
 
HarleyQuinn said:
Re-watched The Mothman Prophecies (2002) for like the 4th or 5th time. I'm not a big fan of Richard Gere's work to be honest but I find him pretty okay as John Klein. The plot is pretty... bare bones and doesn't really make a lot of sense when put under a microscope, the movie itself is more psychological thriller when it could've been a decent little monster movie, but Will Patton as Gordon Smallwood is a standout and I really like the chemistry between Gere/Laura Linney (the small town Sheriff).

I always feel like parts work and are great (the opening, the Will Patton stuff, the bridge scene towards the end) but especially having read the John Keel book, I keep thinking there are missed opportunities especially with such an iconic monster as The Mothman.

5.5/10 Could push for a 6/10 as there's multiple scenes I always vividly recall but it's the opposite of something like The Woman In Black which I adore and think is one of the better horror movies of the 2010s. Here it tries to be all atmosphere and doesn't lean enough into the actual horror behind the atmosphere because it tries to incorporate the Mothman mythos into a story without... revealing it at all almost as if it's scared to "be" a horror movie when it wants to be like Se7en.
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Have you seen the 1989 TV movie version of The Woman In Black? I do like the Radcliffe movie, but I think the original blows it away with some scenes that have stuck with me forever. The atmosphere and dread is top notch too. I also heard that the book is pretty bone chilling as well, but I haven't read it.
 
Brocklock said:
Have you seen the 1989 TV movie version of The Woman In Black? I do like the Radcliffe movie, but I think the original blows it away with some scenes that have stuck with me forever. The atmosphere and dread is top notch too. I also heard that the book is pretty bone chilling as well, but I haven't read it.
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I'll definitely have to check that out as I didn't even know there was a TV Movie version!
 
BTW, this isn't an "official" Faces of Death movie as much as it is something based around it. Also, I've never seen a FOD movie or any of the official and unofficial spinoffs (though I do know some of the "Traces of Death" movies had killer Death Metal soundtracks)
 
Brocklock said:
I will say both Shawn and Marlon are my least favorite part of the first two Scary Movie films. Marlon's voice he does and laugh as Shorty just grates on me. And, the barrage of gay jokes from Ray just gets exhausting. I only found two of them funny and every line from Ray is a gay joke.

Marlon has that Requiem For A Dream performance, while Shawn was uh the DJ on In Living Color that barely was in the skits.

I honestly don't think I've seen anything with Damon Wayans Jr in it. Never watched Happy Endings or New Girl or the comedy classic Let's Be Cops.
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Well, here's a new Scary Movie 6 Trailer for ya!

 
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