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re: The Witch
Posted on 5/31/16 at 1:27 pm to bamabenny
Posted on 5/31/16 at 1:27 pm to bamabenny
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My only gripe was the dialogue was tough to hear sometimes, but was a good movie regardless
Had the movie ruined because of this. Had the overweight, flatbill, i wear my sunglasses at night, bluetooth wearing mexican burning through two large popcorns throughout the whole movie. The smacking was almost walk out worthy. Ill watch it again with some headphones in next time.
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 1:53 pm to TigerMond84
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Disappointed
As was I.
Lighting in the movie was also bad with a grey lifeless tone. And some scenes you couldn't even see.
I've liked some creepy mood movies ala Cache, Take Shelter, etc but this movie just didn't have enough energy and was too vague.
This post was edited on 5/31/16 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 5/31/16 at 2:13 pm to TigerMond84
Do you dislike authenticity and prefer the jump-out horror flicks?
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Accuracy was key: the clothes in the film were made from authentic, antique hand-woven cloth, 17th-century musical instruments were used for the soundtrack, and period tools were used to construct the farmhouse. The mist is palpable, and the film was almost entirely shot with natural light and flame, further refining the reality.
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 2:18 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Again, authenticity was the point. Read the article and maybe you'll have a new appreciation for the movie. The lighting was supposed to be as it was in the 17th century. Hence the movie being shot with natural light.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 2:18 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Lighting in the movie was also bad with a grey lifeless tone.
Yeah, New England in the late Fall/early Winter is vibrant with lush, green landscapes. The production values clearly failed in respect of this aspect. 
Posted on 5/31/16 at 2:22 pm to Mo Jeaux
Hated it. Every last bit of it.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 2:26 pm to VoxDawg
Cool.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 2:59 pm to Mo Jeaux
Well, Barry Lyndon was shot with natural lighting and was vibrant.
And real life in NE isn't grey...every been there in the fall with the leaves on the ground? I have.
But that's just a minor gripe.
The real gripe is more happens in Blair Witch than The Witch, which is damning.
And real life in NE isn't grey...every been there in the fall with the leaves on the ground? I have.
But that's just a minor gripe.
The real gripe is more happens in Blair Witch than The Witch, which is damning.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 3:05 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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And real life in NE isn't grey
During the late Fall and through the Winter? Yes, it generally is.
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every been there in the fall with the leaves on the ground? I have.
Yes, I live pretty close and have for a while. Oh, it's beautiful in October and early November. Absent the picturesque snowfall scenes of Winter, not so much during the Winter months.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 3:06 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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The real gripe is more happens in Blair Witch than The Witch, which is damning.
That's your comparison? More happens in Hellraiser IV: Bloodline too, but I'd still say The Witch is a better movie. This post was edited on 5/31/16 at 3:07 pm
Posted on 5/31/16 at 3:19 pm to TigerMond84
It's a movie told from a Puritan theology point of view, about a family who is devoted to, but ultimately condemned by God, left to slowly descend into madness in the wilderness. And, for once, the witches were very real. It's a very unique movie, and for some doesn't fit the defintion of horror. I really liked it, and it was on my mind for several days after seeing it. This is also a movie that needed to be seen in the theater, IMO. It's hard to become immersed in their hopelessness when you're watching it on a 42" LG while your wife is vacuuming in the next room, IMO.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:05 pm to cas4t
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Do you dislike authenticity and prefer the jump-out horror flicks?
Not at all, that's why I was disappointed. To each his own, but I didn't find the story particularly interesting or creative; a good period piece needs more than authentic sets, clothes, etc., which is all great, but it doesn't substitute for a story line. I do wonder if I would feel differently had I seen it in the theater at least to the extent that you could better hear what the hell they were saying.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:33 pm to CaptSpaulding
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It's a movie told from a Puritan theology point of view, about a family who is devoted to, but ultimately condemned by God, left to slowly descend into madness in the wilderness. And, for once, the witches were very real. It's a very unique movie, and for some doesn't fit the defintion of horror. I really liked it, and it was on my mind for several days after seeing it. This is also a movie that needed to be seen in the theater, IMO. It's hard to become immersed in their hopelessness when you're watching it on a 42" LG while your wife is vacuuming in the next room, IMO.
This is spot on. I hate to be judgmental and people have every right to dislike this movie BUT I cannot help but think that many were expecting some plug and play horror flick and stumbled into a much more period, religious and dare I say realistic take on the horror genre.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 6:32 pm to TigerMond84
Posted on 5/31/16 at 6:49 pm to Mo Jeaux
I prefer the sort of "crawl into the back of your head and make you turn on the lights as you walk to the kitchen at 2:37am" movie like The Strangers.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 6:57 pm to TigerMond84
Typical response of most people who saw the movie. I've never been to a movie where I saw people so upset and angry. I think for the most part, people went into the movie anticipating the movie would be something it wasn't.
I liked it for a lot of reasons. I do feel like there was something missing though.
I liked it for a lot of reasons. I do feel like there was something missing though.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 8:48 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Well, Barry Lyndon was shot with natural lighting and was vibrant.
Well it's kind of pointless to compare the two movies. They quite different in both tone and theme.
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And real life in NE isn't grey...every been there in the fall with the leaves on the ground? I have.
Regardless, the director wasn't trying to fill the frame with vibrant colors..
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The real gripe is more happens in Blair Witch than The Witch, which is damning.
Once again, two very different movies with two very different goals.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 9:07 pm to Tackle74
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It's a movie told from a Puritan theology point of view, about a family who is devoted to, but ultimately condemned by God, left to slowly descend into madness in the wilderness. And, for once, the witches were very real. It's a very unique movie, and for some doesn't fit the defintion of horror. I really liked it, and it was on my mind for several days after seeing it. This is also a movie that needed to be seen in the theater, IMO. It's hard to become immersed in their hopelessness when you're watching it on a 42" LG while your wife is vacuuming in the next room, IMO.
This is spot on. I hate to be judgmental and people have every right to dislike this movie BUT I cannot help but think that many were expecting some plug and play horror flick and stumbled into a much more period, religious and dare I say realistic take on the horror genre.
This.
Posted on 6/4/16 at 11:20 pm to TigerMond84
1. this was an interesting movie and worth the time watching it
2. i appreciate how "straight up" they played it. literally they told you with the title taht this was going to be a new england-style witch story, and that's what was delivered. once they established that there was a witch (my biggest fear was this was going to be one of those "it was all in their heads" endings), i was pleased
3. the costumes, settings, etc were badass and really transported you into that era
4. it wasn't scary. barely even creepy
5. my fears of it being too art house were unfounded. this kind of overlaps with #2 above, but i think it's necessary to say
6. subtitles are necessary. i can pick up old english and i can handle hard brit accents, but both combined with overlapping dialogue, mumbling, and weak sound just made it incomprehensible in parts. i got the gist, but i couldn't make out the dialogue
2. i appreciate how "straight up" they played it. literally they told you with the title taht this was going to be a new england-style witch story, and that's what was delivered. once they established that there was a witch (my biggest fear was this was going to be one of those "it was all in their heads" endings), i was pleased
3. the costumes, settings, etc were badass and really transported you into that era
4. it wasn't scary. barely even creepy
5. my fears of it being too art house were unfounded. this kind of overlaps with #2 above, but i think it's necessary to say
6. subtitles are necessary. i can pick up old english and i can handle hard brit accents, but both combined with overlapping dialogue, mumbling, and weak sound just made it incomprehensible in parts. i got the gist, but i couldn't make out the dialogue
Posted on 6/4/16 at 11:23 pm to TigerMond84
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But the daughter is more or less a good person throughout the movie, then just casually decides to go to the ultimate dark side at the end? Okay.
well at that point her only option was essentially suicide, which given the time, isn't a much better option
her whole family was dead, she was on what essentially is cursed ground, and if she could survive the trip back to the plantation (note: she wouldn't), she would be killed with extreme prejudice.
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