I watched the top 100 best horror films of the 21st century (List at the Cinema Forum) - part 3

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Plot 2 of the work of the already well-known Jordan Peele revolves around an ordinary family. They go on vacation where some people try to get into their house. What turns out to be their copies is that they specifically came for them.

The most amazing thing is that Nyong'o didn't even get a nomination for this role. But when you see her and the other version in front of you, you realize that these are different characters. And from the creepy side, the movie scares no less. Peel added quite a lot of action and deep meaning at the same time. But his main mistake is that he's more complicated in movie 2. If you look at YouTube, you can understand more. But there may be more than one meaning. Especially when it comes to the confrontation of 2 sides of the character.

I especially love the sound here. Where there is literally a beautiful song combined with heavy and creepy music. Again, why she is so clear. The other thing that scares. This is the finale. I really wasn't expecting anything big here. But in fact, the film left a residue. And not every horror movie does that.

Positive:

+ Actors
+ Soundtrack 
+ Messages
+ The final
+ Plenty of action and even humor
+ Images


Minuses:

- The message is too complicated 
- In some places, the film leaves questions

7.8/10

The Black Death

I love folk horror movies. That's why I watched the movie with pleasure. Christopher Smith made a strong start to his career and secured an excellent novice horror director with this film. It's a pity that after that he will go into a negative career. 

The Black Death tells the story of a young monk who must show the way to the mercenaries, who must find out why there is no plague in one village. The film immediately focuses on characters in the first half rather than horror. The monk is kind by logic, but the soldiers led by Sean Bean are different scum that did a lot. One scene with a girl who is supposed to be killed, and Bean's character kills her himself, making even more violent characters.

As a result, although not all, but the heroes get to the village. And everything is really good there. Unlike many movies. It could all end here unequivocally. But the movie ticks at one thing, and then doesn't give an answer at all. Especially interesting is the ending with the monk who then lost faith in people and is looking for the very witch. But he sees it in everyone. Which reveals more about those times where no one cared about the evidence.

Positive:

+ Actors
+ Violent scenes
+ Message 
+ A couple of interesting twists

Minuses:

- The ending is very controversial. And I'm talking about the characters. That almost everyone was stupidly merged for nothing.
- As horror, there are violent scenes here, but the movie is more about something else.

7.2/10

Maniac 

A remake of the 1980 horror movie. That movie was about a maniac who was looking for victims for his collection. I don't remember if there was a love line there. But there were some pretty bloody murder scenes. The original didn't go far.

Frank Khalfun, who made the remake, is following a different path. He leads the plot of the film from the eyes of the maniac himself. So let's say he forces us to be in his place and participate in it. And it works. A maniac who, although quite bloody and harshly rips the scalp off the girls, suddenly fell in love. And he dreams of retiring. Otherwise, we just listen to great music and taste the psychology of the monster. What humanity is looking for in itself.  The final answer is controversial and banal. Wood has long since moved away from the role of Frodo. But they don't show him much here.

Positive

+ Wood is good
+ An idea from the eyes of a maniac
+ Soundtrack 
+ Horror


Minuses:

- The ending is banal 
- The film doesn't give anything special.
- In my opinion, it was worth revealing the antihero of the painting more.

6.3/10

Witch

In someone else's shoes

I have written about these films in detail in other posts. About Eggers and Cronenberg Jr. We're looking there.

7.5 and 7.2

The Cure for Health 

Gore Verbinski has been in oblivion for almost 10 years on this film. It's amazing why. But this is also very unfair to me personally. Like the film itself, it was unfairly underestimated. 

If you've watched Scorsese's Island of the Damned. This is almost his spiritual heir. A young employee of the company goes to a certain health resort where a man stopped and disappeared. Arriving there, he realizes that something is wrong with the place. The film has a big budget and almost 2 and a half hours of running time. The film failed without even paying off the budget. But it's clear that Gore wanted to do everything beautifully. The soundtrack, the camera work, and the estate itself are beautiful and atmospheric. All this is competently adjusted to the hero, which is not very pleasant at first, but after that you get into him and he changes himself.

The movie itself leaves clues where do you think the whole movie has gone crazy, or is everyone really lying? Thanks to this, it is interesting to see the details of Gore's work every time. But, you understand that although there is an interesting message about overkill, it is about health. Still, the ending is surprising, but it leaves questions. But, on the other hand, the film gave us the cute Mia Goth, who became the queen of the genre. It was here that I said that she has a great future, which has already arrived.

Positive:

+ Visual
+ Actors
+ Soundtrack 
+ Camera work
+ Detective
+ Message

Minuses:

- The ending is controversial
- And leaves a lot of questions

6.8/10

The report

Spanish horror from two friends who have raised interest in Spanish horror and the Found Film subgenre in general.

The film is short, but it manages to convey a lot to us. For example, unlike many films, there is continuous shooting to justify what is happening. Where, at first, ordinary reporters interview firefighters and then go on a mission with them. And there it turns out to be locked away from everyone. But the government keeps quiet about everything. While the heroes are dying a little bit and charging from zombies. Or demons. As it turns out later. But that sounds crazy to me.

The most important advantage of the painting is its closeness. Where there are only stairs and apartments, and the characters will run around the places thinking how to get out. Well, the ending here is one of the scariest in the history of cinema. The sequel tried to explain more and even expand the universe of part 3. But we finished everything at 4. However, there is a remake and its sequel. But the remake copies more than it gives a new one.

7.5/10

Positive:

+ One of the best in its genre
+ Horror
+ The final
+ Message
+ Zombies
+ The plot 

Minuses:

- Except that there are sequels. Or the brevity of the picture. But that's not the point.

7.5/10

To be continued 

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