Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019, P: del Toro, D: Øvredal)
 

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Never thought I'd see a film adaption of a horror folklore collection, but these were my favorite books during childhood. I assume they're going to try and recreate some of those iconic Stephen Gammell illustrations -- otherwise I don't see the point.

http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/8045...010/10/001.gif

http://www.geek.com/wp-content/uploa...ng-590x870.jpg

https://thechive.files.wordpress.com...info&w=600

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I think Del Toro is a great visionary but lackluster director. I’m excited to see what he can do with a project he’s strongly involved with but not directing.

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Nice.

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I've enjoyed Andre Øvredal's work (The Autopsy of Jane Doe/Trollhunter), so I'm definitely interested in this.

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I either didn't know or forgot they were making this movie, very excited to see they're staying faithful to the original art. My wife apparently somehow missed these books when we were kids, and actually got me a collected edition for Christmas that had the Gammell art --that was her first time seeing them and she absolutely freaked out. Can't wait!

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Even though it's a short glimpse, I like how the 'Pale Lady' looks from the story, 'The Dream'.

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As a director he's hit or miss with me. I loved Blade II, and Pan's Labyrinth, but thought Hellboy and Pacific Rim were average.

I was worried this would be toned down and star Jack Black.
Looks good though!

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More than once as a kid I spent time snooping around the grounds of the creepy old mansion the features prominently in this movie. It's in a small town called Petrolia not far from the small-ish city where I grew up. The town was one of Canada's original 'oil boom' towns back in the 1800's. That didn't really pan out long term, but remnants of the boom years are abundant, including many vintage oil rigs, still working, across the area, and lots of stately Victorian business buildings and homes, the biggest and creepiest of which was always Fairbanks House. For many years it was owned and furnished, but I don't think anyone actually occupied it (the descendants lived elsewhere in town but maintained it), and I rarely recall it being opened to the public despite its historic significance. We'd snoop around the grounds as kids and dare each other to peak in the windows or try the doors. You could make out shapes of old furniture and whatnot, but active imaginations of the 1970's had us convincing each other there might be some old Fairbanks crone still living in there waiting to swoop down the big staircase and eat us or some such silliness.

Looks like this movie might be my opportunity to finally see inside the place! :lol: Assuming it wasn't just used for exteriors, of course, which is probably likely.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/winds...sion-1.4878750

The house is also seen on the poster shown in earlier in this thread.

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The dialog and acting seem off, but visually it looks good.

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This will be a nice blast of childhood nostalgia, can't wait!

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I like it!

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Dug that Trailer!

As an artist, Stephen Gammell is one of my biggest influences, so I'm very excited to see how this turns out.

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Opens this week.

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Seeing this Friday afternoon. It's not playing in Dolby Cinema or IMAX, just digital in my neck of the woods.

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So is this already out?

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Starts tomorrow night

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92% currently: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sca...ll_in_the_dark

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Now down to 78%, but still good enough for me.

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I'm going to see it tonight.

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I was trying to decide what to see tomorrow, guess I can scratch this off the list.

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When this was announced I was so excited for it. As details emerged over the past few months my interest diminished a bit, but I was still determined to see it considering how much I loved the books growing up.

The illustrations in the book used to freak me out, so I was excited to see them come to life. In the movie, I found the imagery to be spot-on for the most part, but I feel that it was wasted on this movie. As far as the story itself, I thought it was boring, a bit cliché, and just generally underwhelming. I was also hoping they'd do more than just a few of the stories. I'm wondering if they'll adapt More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones.

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Agreed. This felt disorganized and there was a massive struggle to get a good rhythm/flow going. On the plus side, this PG-13 film felt more "R-rated" than La Llorona did, at least. And what was with the big emphasis on Richard Nixon? Reflecting the horrors that are currently occurring in Trump land?

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Caught this in a packed theater tonight and really enjoyed it. And while I am familiar with the book series, I've never read them.

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Saw this last night and I also agree with your points here.

The Plot is incredibly generic and at the halfway point of the film (about where my interest tapered off), I started to wonder if the Writers had done it for nostalgia's sake or if they purposely wanted to make an incredibly derivative script.

Stella's line where she states "You don't read the book, the book reads you", was incredibly cringe-worthy and was indicative of the writing contained in this film.

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Saw this yesterday. It was okay. My wife liked it better than i did.

The "book read you" line was sooo cringe-worthy

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:lol: I thought the same thing. Terrible.

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Wife and I saw this at the Drive In last night. Both were disappointed. The cheese factor was too much for me. She's the horror buff and she likes just about anything, but when she didn't like it I knew it was bad :lol:

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i quite liked this

Some good creepy characters

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I watched about half this movie and I just can’t finish it. This is terrible. Just awful. The plot doesn’t make any sense.

I still have all 3 of the “Scary Stories…”books, so I expected to really enjoy this movie.

So disappointing.