The style of TI is definitely one of homages. There areittle easter eggs hidden all over. You got the obvious Ghostbusters piano key jingling like how Peter was going thru Dana's apartment. You get that tight tracking shot. There is a garage/basement/cellar combo that had a Campbell wooden name plate with a double barrel sitting on a table in front of the old cellar doors, complete with chain. The shots brought you back to Evil Dead 2.
It's clear the man loves the movies I love. There were a couple real stomach gripping moments, but the over swell of the orchestra makes it more flinch inducing to get a sharp sting to help with the jump scare. It's a shame because those moments could have been so much creepier. The ghosts are legit creepy, I definitely felt a It Follows, for all of 30 seconds we see them in the movie.
That's my biggest gripe. I love establishing character, backstory, and setting; but this feels like an old person Sunday drive. When the snow burn burns itself out multiple times, it's a definite problem. He does some great work establishing moments that were just aching to be exploited to be better and scary. Instead we get lame humor deflating the mood, or the effective moment is a "blink and you'll miss it" event that just leaves you feeling cheated.
I've seen many of his films at this point and I know he gets a lot of praise for what he does. The nostalgia thing works for Kevin Smith, until it didn't. We've been thru all that before and it doesn't feel like he expands upon it. I got blue brains over here because it got me all excited and edged me forever then just left. I didn't use the more accurate name as I'm sure some pointless rule would have flagged it.
That's really the thesis statement for TI West. He is the king of blue brains. He'll get you whipped into a frenzy, but doesn't know how to keep you interested, or finish you off. Really don't get the whole denial thing. There are plenty of movies that don't spell out everything, yet they still live on as being an amazing film. He is like an Apple horror movie guy. People love him because people love him.
It's clear the man loves the movies I love. There were a couple real stomach gripping moments, but the over swell of the orchestra makes it more flinch inducing to get a sharp sting to help with the jump scare. It's a shame because those moments could have been so much creepier. The ghosts are legit creepy, I definitely felt a It Follows, for all of 30 seconds we see them in the movie.
That's my biggest gripe. I love establishing character, backstory, and setting; but this feels like an old person Sunday drive. When the snow burn burns itself out multiple times, it's a definite problem. He does some great work establishing moments that were just aching to be exploited to be better and scary. Instead we get lame humor deflating the mood, or the effective moment is a "blink and you'll miss it" event that just leaves you feeling cheated.
I've seen many of his films at this point and I know he gets a lot of praise for what he does. The nostalgia thing works for Kevin Smith, until it didn't. We've been thru all that before and it doesn't feel like he expands upon it. I got blue brains over here because it got me all excited and edged me forever then just left. I didn't use the more accurate name as I'm sure some pointless rule would have flagged it.
That's really the thesis statement for TI West. He is the king of blue brains. He'll get you whipped into a frenzy, but doesn't know how to keep you interested, or finish you off. Really don't get the whole denial thing. There are plenty of movies that don't spell out everything, yet they still live on as being an amazing film. He is like an Apple horror movie guy. People love him because people love him.
