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I’m not surprised, I like part III, and that film doesn’t get much love either, from many people.
There was a mid credits scene? I’ll have to go back and have a look. I didn’t watch that far into the credits to see it.
It's a post-credits if I remember rightly, and one that got me quite excited actually.
I got misquoted here accidentally but yeah, that's my mistake in the earlier comment, it's post-credits. I need to check it out next time I'm on Netflix, it sounds like!
Hear hear. None of the films have captured that stifling sweaty atmosphere of the original film, but TCM3 is the only one that feels like it is set in that same world.
I completely agree with that. Also, I quite like Ken Foree's character.
Sorry about that.
No worries. It was easy to fix. 😉
...and its interesting you mention that cause I was thinking about it and considered that it might be to do with how its shot as opposed to production just building or finding a smaller house. I say that cause in the original, if I remember rightly, the house was always shot from low angles, making it appear larger, whereas here we had Leatherface walking from afar towards it so I feel that might be where the difference is as opposed to the structure itself or I could just be pulling that from nowhere :D
That's a good point actually. In the 'booty shot' in the original (which was recreated in the remake), it's a low angle shot, making the house loom overhead. I will have to go back and re-watch the original. Maybe I am mis-remembering it, and the house isn't as big as I remember it to be. :-?
I'll be seeing the film very very soon. Can't wait, to be honest. Ti West has made a few very neat horror films that I truly enjoy, including House Of The Devil, The Innkeepers and Cabin Fever 2.
The performances were fantastic, Mia Goth especially in that wild dual role.
I love how, in the end, the film's premise was fairly straightforward; at first, I was expecting some cult stuff or a religious fundamentalist angle, then I thought it was something more occult/supernatural (especially after witnessing the body in the basement, which was a letdown after the opening because I really thought it was going to be something truly horrifying), i.e. Pearl and her husband capturing youth and somehow feeding off their energy or even putting themselves into their bodies to be young and sexy again. Nope, it's just a heartbreaking tale about the fears of growing old and missing out and the two love one another so much they're willing to kill and support one another over it.
The first alligator shot with Maxine in the water was probably my favorite shot in the film, totally anxiety-inducing and I loved how the alligator was teased throughout (its head poking out and watching Jackson as he checks out the sunken car was unnerving).
What was the implication behind the guy in the basement though? Just another male victim that Pearl wanted and couldn't have, so they chained him up and tortured him to death? He's even shown in a quick shot as a missing person on the milk carton, and I can only assume the sunken car was his. Seems like a lot of clue work for just a throwaway victim, and it's not too surprising considering a few bodies have dropped by this point.
Also, is there something huge I'm overlooking (past Goth playing both, as mentioned below) in terms of why Pearl was "saving" Maxine? The "you know I don't like blondes" comment after Bobby-Lynn's death was what had me thinking they were trying to capture "perfect" or preferred victims so they could use their bodies a la 'Get Out' or something.
I also love how, considering Goth played both Maxine and Pearl, the only victim who gets properly "buried" is Wayne, the boyfriend of Maxine. That was a nice touch.
The blending of comedy and horror was pretty nice to alleviate tension too, particularly in the closing moments - Pearl flying back through the door after firing the shotgun one last time was a riot.
And one of the film's biggest strengths for me was the insane amount of foreshadowing, sometimes obvious and sometimes a bit more subtle: the unloaded gun comments early on, the weak heart mentions by Howard, the tire running over the cow guts being similar to Pearl's fate, Jackson's constant comments about the farmers with guns in Vietnam, Wayne's "eye-popping" comment, and one I hadn't caught at all, the first shot of Bobby-Lynn occurring as she exits a building adorned with a blonde woman having her clothes ripped off by a gator. Brilliant, brilliant stuff.
Excellent review, @Creasy47.
I call this the best "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" we've had in a long time. Though coincidence no doubt, this film is called 'X' while so far 9 TCM films have been released... ;-)
No doubt! Though I did surprisingly enjoy the new TCM for what it was.
Same here!
Farewell, Ash.
"Hail to the king, baby."
https://www.thewrap.com/a-quiet-place-spinoff-is-titled-a-quiet-place-day-one/
I liked the show. I regret its cancellation too.
I wish Ash had been properly committed to an asylum, where the head Dr is one.... Herbert West.
Bruce Campbell and Jeffrey Combs reprising their respective character. That would have been some crossover.
https://deadline.com/2022/05/the-omen-prequel-the-first-omen-sets-arkasha-stevenson-as-director-for-20th-century-studios-movie-1235020725/
I enjoyed the first one, and the second one was a very solid sequel even if the idea felt a bit less fresh the second time around, but I'm not sure this series has enough steam for a third film and a prequel. How much more can you do with the concept?
I'm just tired of prequels in general. What a way to kill any mystery and magic of a character or universe.