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"Bug" (Ashley Judd)" reviews thread...
Just in case the 5 people that didn't see PotC: AWE or had the extras time/cash to see another this w/e.
I was curious, b/c many reviews have said this is one of the better Friedkin movies in years and the premise sounded interesting. The acting is really good, the direction is sure, and that last 30mins was really great and crazy. It did suffer from some slow moving moments and it should've cut maybe 5-10 out of the middle to get to that ending. If you can stay with it somewhat, I really think it was a nice quiet horror film. I know Friedkin was trying to create a paranoid feeling but if the script (based on a play) was a little more clearer on its subtext then it would truely work. Still, it's a good little film, depending on your mood. you must have patience. Grade: B- |
Ashley Judd was in this?
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I was curious about this from the ads, which tell you almost nothing. Glad to hear it's worth seeing. I'll try and catch it.
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Suprmallet, its interesting if anything. You're a reviewer so I know you'll be able to digest this easier than average joe.
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I hadn't heard or seen anything on this until the moring paper review. Looks interesting. I'm gonna try and check this out next week.
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Originally Posted by Zodiac_Speaking
Suprmallet, its interesting if anything. You're a reviewer so I know you'll be able to digest this easier than average joe.
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I'm going to see it in a little bit, actually. Sounds promising.
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I watched a bunch of clips from it, and now I'm really anticipating it.
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The wife and I saw it last night. While I love Ashley Judd (and quite frankly, who doesn't? :)) and thought the other actors did a tremendous job, I should have waited for the dvd. There were a couple of intense scenes, but I found myself laughing at the action going on more often than not.
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Yeah, I thought this was awful. The reviews on metacritic were mixed, but I'm surprised they were that good.
The acting was actually really good. It's just a shame to see talented people give such go for broke performances for material that is so obviously lacking. Spoiler:
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Yeah, that was kinda funny but in keeping with her easily influenced character and her increasing paranioa, it fitted.
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Oddly, I actually enjoyed the movie up until the main premise kicks in. For me it all took a huge nosedive once the weird/horror aspects come in, and I LOVE horror movies. But in this case I found the first half to be an interesting quirky character piece, and in the second half it devolved into this bizarre campy mess. I did appreciate some of the Ashley Judd visuals, though. :)
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Yeah, I thought the first half or so was solid. I mean, I can't say I enjoyed it, due to the claustrophobic setting, but I was interested enough to want to know where it was going.
Also, since I didn't really know that much about it before going in, I was anticipating one of those rare instances where a film comes along and genuinely surprises you. I guess it did surprise me, just not in the way that I'd hoped. When the credits started to roll, some people in my theatre started to boo. Can't remember the last time that happened. I think they were expecting something more along the lines of Saw. |
Hearing it's not like Saw makes me want to see it all the more.
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Don't get me wrong, the Saw movies are total ass.
It's just that Bug is almost as bad, just in a much different way. |
I think people expected a bloody torture porn thing. True horror fans, wheher they like this or not, can separate and appreciate when not all horror movies are the same.
I can't believe they booed. |
Originally Posted by Zodiac_Speaking
I think people expected a bloody torture porn thing. True horror fans, wheher they like this or not, can separate and appreciate when not all horror movies are the same.
Originally Posted by Zodiac_Speaking
I can't believe they booed.
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I thought this movie was just silly.
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The previews make this movie look like a corny B-horror film. Am I missing something?
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No, you're not really missing anything. The previews, however, are sort of misrepresentative of the movie. It's based on an off-Broadway play, and is more of a psychological character study than a horror film (although I guess you could say it does have horror elements).
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Someone spoil the ending to this thing already.
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Saw this tonight. Absolutely not a horror movie in any way, shape or form. It also felt very much like a filmed play, as opposed to an adaptation of the play. I did like the acting. It was good, not great.
Spoiler:
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I saw this too, and while there was no booing, there were some "what?"s and "oh man"s, myself being in the "what" crowd...saying "Wait a minute....what?!?"
I did enjoy it enough though to not get that sensation of "Never mind the money, I want that time of my life back." -wink- EDIT: I was pleasantly surprised that it didn't go the cliche horror route I thought it would. I suppose if I knew it was based on a play I wouldn't have anticipated that....I'm not sure. |
Dudes, give me a proper spoiler already! I knew it wasn't horror because it mentioned being based on a play. Stop being teases.
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Spoiler:
Now don't complain if that's too much of a spoiler, because you asked for it. |
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