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The Empty Man - 2020
Posted on 4/13/21 at 9:00 am
Posted on 4/13/21 at 9:00 am
I watched this Sunday night and thought it was really well made. I'm not sure how to describe the plot. A detective searches for a missing girl and finds things. I'm not sure that's a great description but I don't want to spoil it.
It stars James Badge Dale, Marin Ireland and Stephen Root. First time director David Prior (he had previously directed a lot of extras and making of things for David Fincher movies).
Don't watch the trailer. It's almost for a different movie and sets this up as a teen slasher movie.
It stars James Badge Dale, Marin Ireland and Stephen Root. First time director David Prior (he had previously directed a lot of extras and making of things for David Fincher movies).
Don't watch the trailer. It's almost for a different movie and sets this up as a teen slasher movie.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 9:19 am to TIGERSTORM
This is funny because I just listened to a podcast where they promoted the hell out of this one and I had never heard of it. I'm waiting to see if it drops on a streaming service because it's like $7 to rent
Posted on 4/13/21 at 9:42 am to SlowFlowPro
Was that The Big Picture? That's where I heard about it. I had like $30 in Google play credits so I used them.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 10:02 am to TIGERSTORM
Yes exactly. I figured you heard the same (or read something talking about it or sourced by the speakers)
ETA: you would probably like Kill List, based on the podcast
ETA: you would probably like Kill List, based on the podcast
This post was edited on 4/13/21 at 10:03 am
Posted on 4/13/21 at 10:11 am to SlowFlowPro
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you would probably like Kill List, based on the podcast
Kill List has been in my to watch list for a while but I haven't pulled the trigger yet. I need to remedy that.
Posted on 5/10/21 at 8:45 am to TIGERSTORM
watched this movie this weekend
i did not like it. i think they tried to inject too much into the movie.
there was a good concept and i enjoyed how the movie changed genres and tones as it went along, but the ride doesn't really hold up after reflection (unlike Kill List, which is fricking amazing)
***SPOILERS***
the "rules" and the stuff with the teens were too post-Scream, 90s/00s horror for me. they really needed to edit that out and get the story moving better. it would have saved some run-time, too. on a similar note, making "the empty man" into a semi-monster was lame in retrospect and, again, had lots of 90s/00s horror vibes. "the empty man" should have been the vessel alone and not some symbolic monster. an occultist death cult didn't need a monster to "suicide" teens.
i did like the overall themes/implications involving reality and duality (like, for instance, even the fact that he used to be an undercover cop brought up how he faked his outward nature in that role). i don't think that the reveal really worked within the context of the movie (especially how he interacted with other characters). the only way that makes sense is if they not only created the tulpa version of him, but if they created an entirely new reality that accepted and interacted with the tulpa (and then, him calling the gf and her not knowing who he was makes no sense. then add in the "affair" plotline that couldn't happen, and it becomes a jumbled mess)
clearly the director was getting into some pretty heavy philosophy, or at least trying to (naming the high school Jacques Deridda kind of made that point obvious), but he didn't go far enough...at least on first viewing. and he had a lot of stuff that clearly wasn't involved in the philosophy (teen murder stuff) that took away from it. it was jumbled and he needed a better, refined, and edited script to pull this off.
could have been an all-timer but it just failed in its ultimate form
***END SPOILERS***
i did not like it. i think they tried to inject too much into the movie.
there was a good concept and i enjoyed how the movie changed genres and tones as it went along, but the ride doesn't really hold up after reflection (unlike Kill List, which is fricking amazing)
***SPOILERS***
the "rules" and the stuff with the teens were too post-Scream, 90s/00s horror for me. they really needed to edit that out and get the story moving better. it would have saved some run-time, too. on a similar note, making "the empty man" into a semi-monster was lame in retrospect and, again, had lots of 90s/00s horror vibes. "the empty man" should have been the vessel alone and not some symbolic monster. an occultist death cult didn't need a monster to "suicide" teens.
i did like the overall themes/implications involving reality and duality (like, for instance, even the fact that he used to be an undercover cop brought up how he faked his outward nature in that role). i don't think that the reveal really worked within the context of the movie (especially how he interacted with other characters). the only way that makes sense is if they not only created the tulpa version of him, but if they created an entirely new reality that accepted and interacted with the tulpa (and then, him calling the gf and her not knowing who he was makes no sense. then add in the "affair" plotline that couldn't happen, and it becomes a jumbled mess)
clearly the director was getting into some pretty heavy philosophy, or at least trying to (naming the high school Jacques Deridda kind of made that point obvious), but he didn't go far enough...at least on first viewing. and he had a lot of stuff that clearly wasn't involved in the philosophy (teen murder stuff) that took away from it. it was jumbled and he needed a better, refined, and edited script to pull this off.
could have been an all-timer but it just failed in its ultimate form
***END SPOILERS***
Posted on 7/17/21 at 7:26 pm to TIGERSTORM
Bump.
This is now on Hbomax.
This is now on Hbomax.
Posted on 7/17/21 at 10:06 pm to TIGERSTORM
Yeah I saw that tonight. Probably will see a lot more chatter online now
Posted on 7/18/21 at 12:03 am to SlowFlowPro
Trying to watch it now and just realized I've been on TD for the last 30 minutes. I completely lost interest in it
Posted on 7/18/21 at 12:34 pm to Corso
Just watched it. I thought that it was good up until the final act. The last 15-20 minutes werent awful, it was just a lot. Not sure I understood everything that unfolded. The other poster that said that they tried to inject too much into it was right.
But, overall I really enjoyed the movie, and thought it was very creepy.
But, overall I really enjoyed the movie, and thought it was very creepy.
Posted on 7/18/21 at 10:01 pm to Funky Tide 8
I think sfp summed up my feelings pretty well. It was creepy at times, but it seemed like it missed every opportunity to be a really special horror flick
Posted on 7/19/21 at 10:48 am to Flair Chops
Agree with everyone--big disappointment, especially for a 2 1/2 hour movie. My wife couldn't finish it, but I did with the help of a gin/vodka martini.
Coming in, I liked that it had James Badge Dale as the lead actor--he's always been great in supporting roles whether it be the bad guy in "Iron Man 3" or the good guy in "World War Z".
Best scene? When he saw the horde chanting around the bonfire, then just as he left, the lights all went out and went quiet. Then the horde slowly started moving towards him...
But what a waste of 2 1/2 hours.
Coming in, I liked that it had James Badge Dale as the lead actor--he's always been great in supporting roles whether it be the bad guy in "Iron Man 3" or the good guy in "World War Z".
Best scene? When he saw the horde chanting around the bonfire, then just as he left, the lights all went out and went quiet. Then the horde slowly started moving towards him...
But what a waste of 2 1/2 hours.
Posted on 7/19/21 at 12:58 pm to TIGERSTORM
I watched this yesterday and it’s entirely too long. Also thought that the story in Bhutan would have been better than what we actually got, instead of that scene being the prologue.
Posted on 7/31/21 at 10:58 pm to TIGERSTORM
quote:
Don't watch the trailer. It's almost for a different movie and sets this up as a teen slasher movie.
I think this is why we avoided this for a while. I actually liked the movie, just a bit long. The last act got predictable as it finished out. I had no idea the kid he interrogated the whole time was the same actor that was in Super 8.
This post was edited on 7/31/21 at 11:15 pm
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