I didn't know anything going in, and I'm not even sure I know anything coming out. To me it seemed like a unique take on Dracula. You got the beast that needs the blood of the young, you got this whole supernatural vibe and whatnot at times. You have the sister wives of the Redfield having bbqs all the time. Only instead of small lives of flies, he eats leftovers or whatever spare parts that can be scavanged.
You got the key figure in the looney bin that sets things in motion. Of course you got your standard protagonist twist. This isn't said to deminish the film. It was a fun fun, and had some moments that definitely felt creepy.
My early thoughts were "well this makes it official. Everywhere in the world has a crazy hillbilly population scaring folk. I was admittedly waiting for someone to make the threat of making someone squeal... It was creepy and off putting; but the weird camera style used to frame certain shots was a bit too much.
You have the exaggerated camera flip while the protagonist screams in realization. Then you got these shots of the old man and you are so close to. His face, I feel like I should have bought him dinner first. I get it's a stylistic thing, and I can make jokes now that I look back, but the telling of the story was still a pretty interesting ride.
Just because we've seen it all before, doesn't mean we can't still enjoy the journey with other characters. At least it isn't a blatant remake of something repackaged for the hundredth time, like we keep getting. Hollywood only wants safe bets, so we look elsewhere to find good stories. It is always interesting to see what new take on an idea someone can come up with.
You got the key figure in the looney bin that sets things in motion. Of course you got your standard protagonist twist. This isn't said to deminish the film. It was a fun fun, and had some moments that definitely felt creepy.
My early thoughts were "well this makes it official. Everywhere in the world has a crazy hillbilly population scaring folk. I was admittedly waiting for someone to make the threat of making someone squeal... It was creepy and off putting; but the weird camera style used to frame certain shots was a bit too much.
You have the exaggerated camera flip while the protagonist screams in realization. Then you got these shots of the old man and you are so close to. His face, I feel like I should have bought him dinner first. I get it's a stylistic thing, and I can make jokes now that I look back, but the telling of the story was still a pretty interesting ride.
Just because we've seen it all before, doesn't mean we can't still enjoy the journey with other characters. At least it isn't a blatant remake of something repackaged for the hundredth time, like we keep getting. Hollywood only wants safe bets, so we look elsewhere to find good stories. It is always interesting to see what new take on an idea someone can come up with.
