It Follows
It Follows
#1It Follows
Posted: 3/14/15 at 3:12pm
After all the rave reviews I was worried this wouldn't live up to the hype, but I enjoyed It Follows quite a bit.
I loved all the nods to the genre and the direction and set dressings were top notch, especially during the big final sequence. Maika Monroe gave a breakout performance; she has real star potential and I think we'll be seeing a lot more of her in the future.
The score was fantastic too, along with the camera work. Pics appreciated that the kids mostly made really smart decisions- this heightened the reality of the situation and you just sitting there screaming "don't go in there!" Anything can kill stupid people, but if these reasonably intelligent kids are having issues with it, then you know things are serious.
I recommend it, especially on a gloomy, rainy day like this.
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Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
#2It Follows
Posted: 3/15/15 at 4:34pmSo glad you liked it! I saw it at a local film fest two weeks back (and it was on a gloomy, rainy afternoon.) It's actually haunted me a bit since--a really clever but also genuinely scary film.
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#2It Follows
Posted: 3/15/15 at 5:08pmIt hasn't opened in Philly yet. Frown. Dying to see it.
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#4It Follows
Posted: 3/15/15 at 8:51pm
It was announced that Radius pulled the VOD because they are going to concentrate on it's theatrical release.
I'm going to be driving a hour and a half next weekend to see it. As a huge horror nut, I'm hoping it isn't a disappointment.
#5It Follows
Posted: 3/16/15 at 5:45pm
This is a movie I'm worried is going to disappoint many because it so brilliantly subverts all of the genre tropes, much like the awesome Cabin in the Woods, with absolutely none of the "wink-wink" self-awareness of CitW. But that's exactly why I loved it. It managed to inject a classic sense of dread into modern fears and creates a very real boogeyman.
What I loved most about it was its refusal to satisfy its audience with catharsis. The scares don't jolt, they crawl under your skin and linger. The suspense you feel is never given a coda, but put on hold until you let your guard down. Even the quiet, ambiguous ending leaves you just as you're beginning to feel ill at ease.
It definitely isn't for everyone, but for those of you - like me - who like their scary movies with a heavy dose of humanity and pathos, It Follows is a modern masterpiece.
#6It Follows
Posted: 3/22/15 at 12:56am
I saw this at a special word of mouth screening last night and it more than lives up to the hype. It was far and away the best horror film in years. The film is incredibly intense, atmospheric and parts of it are genuinely scary and unsettling. The direction and the score are the best I've seen since the original Halloween. It's really a complete masterwork and you can tell how much time and love is put into every frame of it. I don't think it is terribly mainstream accessible though, it's never boring but I think the average moviegoer would find it a bit on the dull side and I doubt they will like there is no story behind the curse, it just is what it is. It Follows will haunt you, it certainly did me. After the film when I went into the parking garage, I was actually pretty creeped out and when I was driving on a few back roads I was as well. If you are a horror fan, you have no reason not to see this film in theaters. Just brilliant and I can't wait to see it again.
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On a related note, this will be getting a wide release next weekend of 1050+ theaters. It's an incredibly stupid movie on the distributors part, IMO. Like I said, I can't imagine mainstream audiences enjoying it at all but whatever. At least I will get to see it again multiple times in theaters (the perks of having a part time job at a movie theater). It's a really special movie.
#7It Follows
Posted: 3/22/15 at 5:05amI can't remember the last time I was truly had a good scare at the movies. I wonder if this one lives up to the hype. The Babadook certainly didn't.
#9It Follows
Posted: 3/22/15 at 5:39pm
The Babadook was definitely some fantastic film making with a fantastic lead performance. I think the thing people didn't like about it was that it was more of a drama than anything and not exactly scary. I still don't understand all the reviews calling it terrifying, even if I really enjoyed the movie.
It Follow is a whole different beast. I don't think it is TERRIFYING but it is certainly haunting and has some incredibly intense and scary moments. I hope everyone here that sees it loves it as much as I did. :)
#10It Follows
Posted: 3/22/15 at 6:04pmI think The Babadook would have made an exceptional short film. And, apparently, that is how it was originally conceived by the director. As a feature length, I think it lost steam half way through and entered the realm of ridiculousness. But enough with my sidebar.
#11It Follows
Posted: 3/23/15 at 7:48pm
Here is my review if any of you are interested. :)
IT FOLLOWS Review!
#13It Follows
Posted: 3/25/15 at 11:30pmAww, thanks. How sweet, I've never been called a babe before. :P
#14It Follows
Posted: 3/26/15 at 11:53pmOpens in wide release tomorrow! Hope people here get a chance to check it out.
#17It Follows
Posted: 3/27/15 at 1:05amOh, no. I'm sorry, n2n. Not my intention at all. I was being silly, but not "funny". You're a babe. Own it.
#18It Follows
Posted: 4/5/15 at 1:44pm
I finally saw this today and it STRESSED ME THE FCUK OUT. I feel like I need a Xanax after watching that. I mean, that was one hell of a horror film, pretty much a perfect one at that, but Good God, that was intense.
#19It Follows
Posted: 4/5/15 at 8:46pm
I liked the direction and a lot of the tension - the whole thing felt very John Carpenter - but I didn't think the script kept up with the concept. Good, but I thought it stayed shallow and didn't build to that explosive final confrontation that a great horror movie builds to.
#20It Follows
Posted: 4/5/15 at 10:16pm
Im such a huge Carpenter fan so what's amusing to me is that I didn't even notice the similarities until after watching the film. I guess I was just SO drawn into this one, I blocked everything else out.
If if I have ONE gripe though, I wish they would have kept out that one little electronic she'll thing that one girl was reading from. The film could taken lace in the 70s, 80s or 90s so perfectly had it not been for that one little thing.
#21It Follows
Posted: 4/6/15 at 10:37pm
The director has said that he wanted to keep it dream like and not keep it in one era, so he put things in that are from now, the 80s, the 90s and things that aren't even out. I thought it worked well and was pretty cool.
Glad you loved it. :) I saw it for a third time yesterday afternoon and I loved it even more.
#22It Follows
Posted: 4/7/15 at 1:10am
It's so rare that an image from any movie stays with me and freaks me out but the scene in her bedroom when the "tall guy" comes after her, honestly just chilled me to the bone and kept me up last night.
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#23It Follows
Posted: 4/10/15 at 10:24pm
I saw this today with some friends and none of us were impressed. There wasn't a single moment when I was actually scared or felt fear.
The one thing that creeped me out a little bit was the tall guy behind the girl. I felt like it should be more of a thriller than a horror movie.
The nudity to me seemed excessive, and not really needed.
I was pretty underwhelmed by this film overall, which suprised me because of all the rave reviews. I really wanted to love it, but I couldn't.
The cast was excellent and I liked a lot of the story, but overall I just wanted more. I wanted it to be scarier. When I watch a horror movie I want to be jumping and on the edge of my seat, and this didn't do that for me.
#24It Follows
Posted: 4/12/15 at 9:02am
I honestly think going into any horror film (if you are a huge fan of the genre anyway) is setting you up for disappointment. How many films actually scared you? There aren't many on that list for me. I just go in with low expectations (partly because a lot of the well reviewed/liked horror films disappoint me) and just hope for the best. I didn't find It Follows absolutely terrifying but I was unnerved the entire time. It was certainly hard for me to sleep for a few nights. It also really made me think, which is great for any movie, let alone a horror flick.
As for the nudity, I don't think it was exactly unneeded. It turns into whatever will make it get closer to the person it is following. The entire movie is based on sex and is pretty much a metaphor for an STD. It made sense, IMO.
