What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

LoathsomePete · 02-28-2010, 10:59 AM

I have to say I was a little disappointed after watching this last night. I was neither scared nor entertained. There were a few parts of the movie which got my heart beating, but other than that it was a waste of 87 minutes. The end scene was probably the best part of the movie, but some of the scenes reminded me of other movies, specifically when Micah lifts the camera to pan around the attic, right out of [REC].

*Spoilers*

The movie certainly did have some deeper meanings to it, namely that Micah (the boyfriend) was the antagonist of the movie and NOT the supposed demon haunting Katie. The psychic who visits them early in the movie states that whatever entity it is, it's feeding off negative energy and as the movie progresses you see how controlling and abusive Micah and Katie's relationship is. Micah's continued attempts at establishing himself as the dominant one only exacerbate the entity's behavior. Not only that, I have a sneaking suspicion the reason he waits so long to "allow" Katie to call the demonologist that the psychic recommends is because they would be able to recognize Micah as the cause of the haunting.

Bad movie but had some interesting afterthoughts.

Guybrush · 02-28-2010, 11:05 AM

^Hmmmmmm ..

Which ending did you watch? There are multiple versions. Just slap a big, red spoiler warning on your post

LoathsomePete · 02-28-2010, 11:17 AM

I watched the theatrical ending where...

SPOILER

Katie becomes possessed again and stares at Micah while he's sleeping for several hours. Finally she goes downstairs and begins to scream, alerting Micah who runs downstairs and some kind of struggle ensues. Then heavy footsteps, Micah's body gets hurled at the camera.

I did watch the other two endings online, the one where Katie commits suicide and when the cops shoot Katie after being startled by a slamming door.

Guybrush · 02-28-2010, 11:38 AM

Paranormal activity spoiler

In the one I saw, Katie kills Micah with a knife and then just hugs her knees until the police finds her. Possibly they shot her, can't remember.

Not sure what that does to your hypothesis about the meaning of the film. All the different endings makes me feel a bit like they didn't really have a defined direction with the movie at all which I don't actually like very much.

Graveyard_Diciple · 02-28-2010, 11:46 AM

Watched Requiem for a Dream tonight. It was a pretty good movie. Makes me glad that i don't do drugs. It was one of those movies that from beginning to end you just don't feel right. Kinda depressing especially the ending. I would recommend it to anyone.

LoathsomePete · 02-28-2010, 12:01 PM

Spoiler

Out of the three endings I saw, I liked the one where she returns to the bedroom after the confrontation downstairs with blood on her and a chef's knife. She then slits her own throat, out of grief perhaps? The ending you describe was my second favourite because it shows her visibly upset with the events that had transpired and it has a more psychological effect that the demonic entity had rather than physically inhabiting her body to kill Micah. I liked the idea that the entity exacerbated budding feelings of contempt that Katie was feeling towards Micah and that it was it's suggestion that Katie kill Micah but it wasn't physically controlling Katie to do so. Also the ending with Katie committing suicide and being shot at by the cops is kind of foreshadowed at the beginning of the movie when Micah has the knife and does the mock throat cutting.

FETCHER. · 02-28-2010, 01:29 PM

Captain Awesome · 02-28-2010, 02:48 PM

From Paris with Love. Action from start to finish, switch your brain off and enjoy.

debaserr · 02-28-2010, 09:54 PM

Casino 1995

in a word: terrible.

**Janszoon** · 02-28-2010, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trace87

Casino 1995

in a word: terrible.

Yes! I thought I was alone in thinking that but damn does that movie suck.

02-28-2010, 10:59 AM	#5411 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	I have to say I was a little disappointed after watching this last night. I was neither scared nor entertained. There were a few parts of the movie which got my heart beating, but other than that it was a waste of 87 minutes. The end scene was probably the best part of the movie, but some of the scenes reminded me of other movies, specifically when Micah lifts the camera to pan around the attic, right out of [REC]. Spoilers The movie certainly did have some deeper meanings to it, namely that Micah (the boyfriend) was the antagonist of the movie and NOT the supposed demon haunting Katie. The psychic who visits them early in the movie states that whatever entity it is, it's feeding off negative energy and as the movie progresses you see how controlling and abusive Micah and Katie's relationship is. Micah's continued attempts at establishing himself as the dominant one only exacerbate the entity's behavior. Not only that, I have a sneaking suspicion the reason he waits so long to "allow" Katie to call the demonologist that the psychic recommends is because they would be able to recognize Micah as the cause of the haunting. Bad movie but had some interesting afterthoughts. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

02-28-2010, 11:05 AM	#5412 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	^Hmmmmmm .. Which ending did you watch? There are multiple versions. Just slap a big, red spoiler warning on your post __________________ Something Completely Different

02-28-2010, 11:17 AM	#5413 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	I watched the theatrical ending where... SPOILER Katie becomes possessed again and stares at Micah while he's sleeping for several hours. Finally she goes downstairs and begins to scream, alerting Micah who runs downstairs and some kind of struggle ensues. Then heavy footsteps, Micah's body gets hurled at the camera. I did watch the other two endings online, the one where Katie commits suicide and when the cops shoot Katie after being startled by a slamming door. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

02-28-2010, 11:38 AM	#5414 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Paranormal activity spoiler In the one I saw, Katie kills Micah with a knife and then just hugs her knees until the police finds her. Possibly they shot her, can't remember. Not sure what that does to your hypothesis about the meaning of the film. All the different endings makes me feel a bit like they didn't really have a defined direction with the movie at all which I don't actually like very much. __________________ Something Completely Different

02-28-2010, 11:46 AM	#5415 (permalink)
Graveyard_Diciple Groupie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: North Dakota Posts: 27	Watched Requiem for a Dream tonight. It was a pretty good movie. Makes me glad that i don't do drugs. It was one of those movies that from beginning to end you just don't feel right. Kinda depressing especially the ending. I would recommend it to anyone. __________________ *There is a secret song at the center of the earth and it's sound is like razors through flesh...I'm just here to turn up the volume.*

02-28-2010, 12:01 PM	#5416 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Spoiler Out of the three endings I saw, I liked the one where she returns to the bedroom after the confrontation downstairs with blood on her and a chef's knife. She then slits her own throat, out of grief perhaps? The ending you describe was my second favourite because it shows her visibly upset with the events that had transpired and it has a more psychological effect that the demonic entity had rather than physically inhabiting her body to kill Micah. I liked the idea that the entity exacerbated budding feelings of contempt that Katie was feeling towards Micah and that it was it's suggestion that Katie kill Micah but it wasn't physically controlling Katie to do so. Also the ending with Katie committing suicide and being shot at by the cops is kind of foreshadowed at the beginning of the movie when Micah has the knife and does the mock throat cutting. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

02-28-2010, 02:48 PM	#5418 (permalink)
Captain Awesome On A Rampage Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 317	From Paris with Love. Action from start to finish, switch your brain off and enjoy. __________________ "If we're all merely players in a play on this great stage, the problem is the script writers ain't on the same page, I echo through the mountain when I'm singing in the air, from my lab a lad with lavish lyrics living in his lair." "Wake up and listen, hear what's not for the public's ears Pinocchio poets played by profiting puppeteers"

02-28-2010, 09:54 PM	#5419 (permalink)
debaserr eat the masters Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,470	Casino 1995 in a word: terrible. __________________ Last.FM