Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (2011) - Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce
09-05-11, 05:32 PM
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Re: Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (2011) - Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce
I can see why they got the R rating,
It seems like they were trying to get it to be PG-13 and would have been good at freaking out kids, but they got saddled with an R due to those few scenes. So they needed to decide what they were trying to accomplish rating wise and shoot for that.
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It seems like they were trying to get it to be PG-13 and would have been good at freaking out kids, but they got saddled with an R due to those few scenes. So they needed to decide what they were trying to accomplish rating wise and shoot for that.
09-07-11, 01:42 PM
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Re: Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (2011) - Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce
Just got back from catching a matinee. I liked it more than the original, but its probably not anything I'll ever watch again.
I did get a good laugh because my wife practically jumped out of her seat on one particular jump scare. The bed one. You know, the one that was in all of the trailers? The one that my wife must have seen a dozen times? Yup, that one. She jumped and then tensed up, like she was getting ready to run.
I did get a good laugh because my wife practically jumped out of her seat on one particular jump scare. The bed one. You know, the one that was in all of the trailers? The one that my wife must have seen a dozen times? Yup, that one. She jumped and then tensed up, like she was getting ready to run.
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Re: Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (2011) - Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce
Kind of creepy, but too many holes.
Mentioned previously in the thread, the caretaker getting attacked a dozen ways and NO questions asked, and a dead Shaved Cellar Monkey that nobody sees.
Katie Holmes just happens to go to the library and find a real expert on the house and history of the SCMs. Hell, he even knew the lot number of the house off the top of his head. You would think that, as a supposed expert herself, she would've already researched it. And apparently, none other than THE POPE made a deal with the monkeys long ago.
The monkeys are afraid of even the dimmest light, but bounce around the dinner party like they were invited.
The girl takes a picture of a monkey in the flowers and runs to dad,
"Hey, I've got proof of what's trying to kill me!"
"Not now dear, we're having a dinner party."
"Oh, okay."
Yeah, punch him in the 'nads if you have to, but get his attention.
During the library attack, the place is wrecked. Even portraits are thrown off the wall, yet nobody questions how a little girl can do this. And not one of the 50 polaroids she took were clear enough to see?
Although the SCMs don't even compare to the furry trolls of the original, I suppose they're scary enough. And movies with ghostly whispering voices that you only half-hear, really freak me out.
Bailee Madison was good as the girl, and Katie Holmes was okay. Guy Pearce had nothing to do as the dad.
And for the monkey in the bed sheets scene, that would've been more effective if it wasn't in the trailer. My cat reacted that same way one time when I dutch-ovened her.
Mentioned previously in the thread, the caretaker getting attacked a dozen ways and NO questions asked, and a dead Shaved Cellar Monkey that nobody sees.
Katie Holmes just happens to go to the library and find a real expert on the house and history of the SCMs. Hell, he even knew the lot number of the house off the top of his head. You would think that, as a supposed expert herself, she would've already researched it. And apparently, none other than THE POPE made a deal with the monkeys long ago.
The monkeys are afraid of even the dimmest light, but bounce around the dinner party like they were invited.
The girl takes a picture of a monkey in the flowers and runs to dad,
"Hey, I've got proof of what's trying to kill me!"
"Not now dear, we're having a dinner party."
"Oh, okay."
Yeah, punch him in the 'nads if you have to, but get his attention.
During the library attack, the place is wrecked. Even portraits are thrown off the wall, yet nobody questions how a little girl can do this. And not one of the 50 polaroids she took were clear enough to see?
Although the SCMs don't even compare to the furry trolls of the original, I suppose they're scary enough. And movies with ghostly whispering voices that you only half-hear, really freak me out.
Bailee Madison was good as the girl, and Katie Holmes was okay. Guy Pearce had nothing to do as the dad.
And for the monkey in the bed sheets scene, that would've been more effective if it wasn't in the trailer. My cat reacted that same way one time when I dutch-ovened her.
