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Great video, especially your introduction was pretty interesting. I've never thought of that particular angle when it comes to torture porn horror movies ...
I really like Elizabeth Moss. She has that kind of mousy, on screen presence, and it takes way more talent to pull that off than ppl think. I also think she’s one of the best actresses working today. I’ve read Wells’ book. I think these adaptations of older works would do well to not try and modernize the setting or the plot. I like stories set in 1800s England. If Moss wasn’t in this I probably wouldn’t care for it as much
The scene where James was proud of Cecilia for simply reaching the mailbox honestly made me tear up a little bit. Because it was such a simple yet effective and moving scene
I think the film Cube from 1997 was influential on torture porn and the more sinister movies like My Little Eye (2002) Klobus (1999) Those films took it to another sadistic level. And then Saw (2004) and the several sequels took it to a crazy sadistic graphic level, than became over the top, then overdone and ultimately pointless. I have not seen The Invisible Man but want to. Based upon Upgrade, Leigh Whannell still has a unique point of view. Cube, btw still holds up today. It's a pretty interesting low budget sci-fi horror movie.
Cube is awesome. I think it’s on Prime. I rewatched it recently and really enjoyed it. I hate torture porn. Cube was a clever little sci-fi film. The director also did Splice with Adrian Brody, a different take on Frankenstein-what if Frankenstein was a woman? How would that change the story, since women typically have a motherly instinct, and wouldn’t abandon the monster after its ‘birth’. Vincent Natali is the director’s name I think
Kirk Colton That’s right. I forgot about that. I actually watched a few episodes of Hannibal last week on Prime. There were rumors Natali was connected to a Neuromancer adaptation. I think he’s a pretty good director. I would’ve liked to have seen that-it’s one of my favorite books.
Good review. They always are. IMHO, a dog would have been helpful in this movie. Not to mention a bag of flour. Can't say I noticed the music one way or another. The ending is too "Gone Girl." It doesn't make you doubt the story or her experience, it makes you doubt HER. And yes, the increasing surveillance state is worrisome. Led by corporations, not just the government. Not to mention suits like that are being developed. Though they're thought of more as a cloking thing, than invisibility. More like in "Predator." And don't get me started on SWARM technology being used with insect spy drones. And I appreciate your advice about staying focused on the movie, and turning off the news. With TV it's easy, online is another matter!
As far as a really meaty role for Elizabeth Moss - did you ever see Her Smell? I thought it was incredible and I feel like, from following your reviews, that it’s way way up your alley.
Amazing review as always! I'm so glad you pointed out how overbearing the score to film is. I really hated the score to the film. In the more intense sequences it sounded like a Hans Zimmer score on steroids.
In regards to the Invisible Man, I felt it should have ended about 15 minutes earlier when it felt like it should have ended. Have you ever seen Salo? Would love to watch you do an analysis of that film.
There were 2 places this movie could have ended, the first was "Surprise", quote then jump to credits. It didn't. The second was the exposition after the "Surprise" quote. It didn't. The third was the milking after her cop friend and her had that conversation. She then walks away and she is coming towards the camera then stops. All through that, I was literally yelling, OK END THIS MOVIE, OK END IT, END ALREADY. I am sure that was done for a reason like how Richard Donner did the decapitation head scene in The Omen. Usually a scene like that is done and you know what's going to happen so you cover your eyes for a certain amount of time then you can look again. Donner filmed that decapitation scene longer then that expected time using various angles and repeats that when you thought it was safe to open your eyes, you still were watching that head getting cut off.
Completely agree with the whole female ghostbusters / oceans 11 thing - got nothing against ladies what so ever - for the record lol What would happen if they did a all male remake of sex and the city ? Just saying :) Loved the invisible man great film very entertaining and well made - great review as always
Are you on letterboxd? someone made a list with your channel name on it. Are you looking down at notes? Do you answer comments? Just wondering if it was worth subscribing to your channel. Thanks.
Do you have any solutions to stop overthinking when watching movies? lately i have been wanting to watch a lot of movies but i am just not in the right mindset for...
Maybe try some meditation (I recommend Sam Harris meditations online for that) and a workout routine of some sort. Drink plenty of water, don't stay glued to the news, and you'll regain some peace of mind. Remember to breathe. Sometimes I get caught up too. I had to take a break. But try and appreciate film as a way to help us during hard times. It isn't meant to be an escape for me, but more a way to see things more clearly.
@@deepfocuslens I have processing speed disorder dyslexia and it impacts ms when watching films. 😭 I often have to rewind to listen to certain bits again or pause and think about what I've just seen impacts the story. I used to call this overthinking but I think it's just my brain's way of understanding/clarifying to myself. I definitely think my concentration has improved when watching films but I get so easily thrown off. It might be part of my disability, but any tips on how to read between the lines better? I have to exert so much energy just to understand things on a surface level. I occasionally totally misunderstand a film (like not even get the mechanics on a first view) and then really beat myself up and feel stupid. I have began self forgiveness more though now knowing that it is a disability- which I didn't know it was before 2019 at 22 y/o.
This movie is like a 5'4" bald guy who has a vaping addiction being relentlessly pursued by Megan Fox who tries with every effort possible to manipulate him back into her arms, where he then escapes and hooks up with Rihanna and saves her by ranting about his Star Wars knowledge. I love how a woman can just watch this and be like "Yeah, that's just like me." No guy with that much money would be chasing after a 2/10 woman.
Not sure how you could think the ending didn’t feel earned and lost traction. Just the fact that you get this long ending that flows together from her cutting herself to the brother being shot is reason enough for her to wanna end his life. On top of the abuse(mental/physical/sexual) and terrorizing that’s implied throughout the film.
Great review. I see a very surrealistic parallel with fifty shades of grey. And, this is what makes me less appreciate the movie. Am I just making this up?
MILD SPOILER Loved the slow burn of the first half, and I agree, I was really disappointed with the bombastic action and score in the second half. Plus I thought the conclusion felt like a wannabe Tarantino ending
It's funny. My wife and I had the exact opposite feeling. We were all in on the first 45 mins or so, then were pretty much just waiting for it to end and left with a bad taste in our mouths. She did a great job and I liked the concept but it's a BARELY recommend for me, which is disappointing for how much I was liking the first part.
SPOILER The ending - that dude HAS to take her word for it. He has to just trust her judgement of Griffin's character. And we kinda do, too. We know he was overbearing, but we never SEE him being all of the things she says, we have to trust her, but it's easy to do that, without any doubts. She earns our trust. So that's a really neat idea, but it doesn't nail it 100%, you know? It's aiming for a HIGH ART kinda concept and it's a pretty close. Luckily it's entertaining as fuck along the way.
The whole abuse/crazy ex combined with being invisible and supposed horror didn't do it for me. You could've done a whole movie about the psycho ex without ever using the invisible character. Not to mention the ending is beyond dumb. Easy password to the lab, the supposed smart inventor never checks the closet when she escapes when the dog comes in, and never goes to his lab go see if she tried cresting a suit or taking something.
I was immediately turned off to this movie once I saw the trailer, which like many modern trailers, seem to shove the entire movie down your throat, giving away what I assume are suspenseful turns, just revealing far too much. I know much of a mainstream audience can't follow a plot without forced exposition and need to see basically everything in a trailer, but then I assume it's probably not gonna contain anything unique and just another formulaic watered down piece of garbage if that's the crowd it's being marketed towards. I dont like seeming this cynical but more often then not it's unfortunately proven true! BUT, I could be wrong. I've seen a couple reviews that make me think twice on this one, so may give it a chance at some point.
I really wanna point out an inconsistency in the characters behavior, but I guess it's too much of a spoiler. Just kinda stood out in a silly way. I could only imagine you standing up doing a book report at like 10 years old. The teacher was probably going wtf?
Words have meaning: an all-female junk movie is femsploitstion, not feminism. The Dead Girl was a feminist movie because it treated all genders as adults.
Hold up. Not enough Watchmen in frame. Otherwise, great review.
Yes, needs more NEMHCTAW
@@jonanjello Needs more David Lynch
You're really good at this!
You have a beautiful ability to express yourself. And many times you say things I feel but dont know how to say. Thank you and keep it up❤
DFL, you always have excellent insight with your movie reviews. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on T.I.M.
found you randomly in my feed. really enjoyed hearing your thoughts. got yerself a sub 👍
Great video, especially your introduction was pretty interesting. I've never thought of that particular angle when it comes to torture porn horror movies ...
I really like Elizabeth Moss. She has that kind of mousy, on screen presence, and it takes way more talent to pull that off than ppl think. I also think she’s one of the best actresses working today.
I’ve read Wells’ book. I think these adaptations of older works would do well to not try and modernize the setting or the plot. I like stories set in 1800s England. If Moss wasn’t in this I probably wouldn’t care for it as much
Hey have you seen the 2002 film, Phone booth with Collin Farrell? If you have I’d love to know your thoughts.
The scene where James was proud of Cecilia for simply reaching the mailbox honestly made me tear up a little bit. Because it was such a simple yet effective and moving scene
I think the film Cube from 1997 was influential on torture porn and the more sinister movies like My Little Eye (2002) Klobus (1999) Those films took it to another sadistic level. And then Saw (2004) and the several sequels took it to a crazy sadistic graphic level, than became over the top, then overdone and ultimately pointless. I have not seen The Invisible Man but want to. Based upon Upgrade, Leigh Whannell still has a unique point of view. Cube, btw still holds up today. It's a pretty interesting low budget sci-fi horror movie.
Cube is awesome. I think it’s on Prime. I rewatched it recently and really enjoyed it. I hate torture porn. Cube was a clever little sci-fi film.
The director also did Splice with Adrian Brody, a different take on Frankenstein-what if Frankenstein was a woman? How would that change the story, since women typically have a motherly instinct, and wouldn’t abandon the monster after its ‘birth’. Vincent Natali is the director’s name I think
@@cruddddddddddddddd . I liked Spice too. You are right his name is Vincent Natali. He directed some of the episodes of the Hannibal t.v. series too.
Kirk Colton
That’s right. I forgot about that. I actually watched a few episodes of Hannibal last week on Prime. There were rumors Natali was connected to a Neuromancer adaptation. I think he’s a pretty good director. I would’ve liked to have seen that-it’s one of my favorite books.
Have you seen Under The Silver Lake? i would love to hear your thoughts on it
@Ranshitha KularathnaIt is one of the most entertaining movies in my opinion
@RantCasey19 In what way exactly?
RantCasey19 That is like saying that Yorgos Lanthimos badly wants to be Kubrick.
Please review Shoplifters, Burning, and Cold War
Good review. They always are. IMHO, a dog would have been helpful in this movie. Not to mention a bag of flour. Can't say I noticed the music one way or another. The ending is too "Gone Girl." It doesn't make you doubt the story or her experience, it makes you doubt HER.
And yes, the increasing surveillance state is worrisome. Led by corporations, not just the government. Not to mention suits like that are being developed. Though they're thought of more as a cloking thing, than invisibility. More like in "Predator." And don't get me started on SWARM technology being used with insect spy drones. And I appreciate your advice about staying focused on the movie, and turning off the news. With TV it's easy, online is another matter!
You're the best film critic since Roger Ebert!
As far as a really meaty role for Elizabeth Moss - did you ever see Her Smell? I thought it was incredible and I feel like, from following your reviews, that it’s way way up your alley.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on Uncle Boonmee who could recall his past lives
Amazing review as always! I'm so glad you pointed out how overbearing the score to film is. I really hated the score to the film. In the more intense sequences it sounded like a Hans Zimmer score on steroids.
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Your analogy of PTSD makes me to actually want to watch this now.
Would like to hear your thoughts on Martyrs 2008!
In regards to the Invisible Man, I felt it should have ended about 15 minutes earlier when it felt like it should have ended.
Have you ever seen Salo? Would love to watch you do an analysis of that film.
There were 2 places this movie could have ended, the first was "Surprise", quote then jump to credits. It didn't. The second was the exposition after the "Surprise" quote. It didn't. The third was the milking after her cop friend and her had that conversation. She then walks away and she is coming towards the camera then stops. All through that, I was literally yelling, OK END THIS MOVIE, OK END IT, END ALREADY. I am sure that was done for a reason like how Richard Donner did the decapitation head scene in The Omen. Usually a scene like that is done and you know what's going to happen so you cover your eyes for a certain amount of time then you can look again. Donner filmed that decapitation scene longer then that expected time using various angles and repeats that when you thought it was safe to open your eyes, you still were watching that head getting cut off.
Completely agree with the whole female ghostbusters / oceans 11 thing - got nothing against ladies what so ever - for the record lol
What would happen if they did a all male remake of sex and the city ?
Just saying :)
Loved the invisible man great film very entertaining and well made - great review as always
Are you on letterboxd? someone made a list with your channel name on it. Are you looking down at notes? Do you answer comments? Just wondering if it was worth subscribing to your channel. Thanks.
Can you review redeye (2005)
Do you have any solutions to stop overthinking when watching movies? lately i have been wanting to watch a lot of movies but i am just not in the right mindset for...
Maybe try some meditation (I recommend Sam Harris meditations online for that) and a workout routine of some sort. Drink plenty of water, don't stay glued to the news, and you'll regain some peace of mind. Remember to breathe. Sometimes I get caught up too. I had to take a break. But try and appreciate film as a way to help us during hard times. It isn't meant to be an escape for me, but more a way to see things more clearly.
@@deepfocuslensI'll try that, thanks a lot
@@deepfocuslens I have processing speed disorder dyslexia and it impacts ms when watching films. 😭 I often have to rewind to listen to certain bits again or pause and think about what I've just seen impacts the story. I used to call this overthinking but I think it's just my brain's way of understanding/clarifying to myself.
I definitely think my concentration has improved when watching films but I get so easily thrown off. It might be part of my disability, but any tips on how to read between the lines better? I have to exert so much energy just to understand things on a surface level. I occasionally totally misunderstand a film (like not even get the mechanics on a first view) and then really beat myself up and feel stupid. I have began self forgiveness more though now knowing that it is a disability- which I didn't know it was before 2019 at 22 y/o.
This movie is like a 5'4" bald guy who has a vaping addiction being relentlessly pursued by Megan Fox who tries with every effort possible to manipulate him back into her arms, where he then escapes and hooks up with Rihanna and saves her by ranting about his Star Wars knowledge. I love how a woman can just watch this and be like "Yeah, that's just like me."
No guy with that much money would be chasing after a 2/10 woman.
Not sure how you could think the ending didn’t feel earned and lost traction. Just the fact that you get this long ending that flows together from her cutting herself to the brother being shot is reason enough for her to wanna end his life. On top of the abuse(mental/physical/sexual) and terrorizing that’s implied throughout the film.
Great review. I see a very surrealistic parallel with fifty shades of grey. And, this is what makes me less appreciate the movie. Am I just making this up?
MILD SPOILER
Loved the slow burn of the first half, and I agree, I was really disappointed with the bombastic action and score in the second half. Plus I thought the conclusion felt like a wannabe Tarantino ending
Your long black hair is fire!
Upgrade was so cool
Appreciated your views on feminism in Hollywood! Sometimes it takes a woman to say it...
Cool vid
Just watched both Wolf Creek and Wolf Creek 2 because of this review
We got six people who liked a 13 minute video that was posted 11 minutes ago lmfao
XD Some are psychic I guess.
deepfocuslens Having finished watching it, I think you might be right. Great review, as always!
It's funny. My wife and I had the exact opposite feeling. We were all in on the first 45 mins or so, then were pretty much just waiting for it to end and left with a bad taste in our mouths. She did a great job and I liked the concept but it's a BARELY recommend for me, which is disappointing for how much I was liking the first part.
I thought this seemed like a pretty great female lead character, but it's good to see a more educated/ informed response to it.
SPOILER
The ending - that dude HAS to take her word for it. He has to just trust her judgement of Griffin's character. And we kinda do, too. We know he was overbearing, but we never SEE him being all of the things she says, we have to trust her, but it's easy to do that, without any doubts. She earns our trust.
So that's a really neat idea, but it doesn't nail it 100%, you know? It's aiming for a HIGH ART kinda concept and it's a pretty close. Luckily it's entertaining as fuck along the way.
The whole abuse/crazy ex combined with being invisible and supposed horror didn't do it for me. You could've done a whole movie about the psycho ex without ever using the invisible character.
Not to mention the ending is beyond dumb. Easy password to the lab, the supposed smart inventor never checks the closet when she escapes when the dog comes in, and never goes to his lab go see if she tried cresting a suit or taking something.
Annihilation is a fantastic example...all female cast, not pandering and a fascinating concept. Unfortunately no one saw it and that made me sad.
@RantCasey19 Yes...my mistake. Oblivion was hot garbage..
Did you watch " Parasite?" Where is the review? 😂 I can't wait.
I was immediately turned off to this movie once I saw the trailer, which like many modern trailers, seem to shove the entire movie down your throat, giving away what I assume are suspenseful turns, just revealing far too much. I know much of a mainstream audience can't follow a plot without forced exposition and need to see basically everything in a trailer, but then I assume it's probably not gonna contain anything unique and just another formulaic watered down piece of garbage if that's the crowd it's being marketed towards. I dont like seeming this cynical but more often then not it's unfortunately proven true! BUT, I could be wrong. I've seen a couple reviews that make me think twice on this one, so may give it a chance at some point.
3/5 from me.
I really wanna point out an inconsistency in the characters behavior, but I guess it's too much of a spoiler. Just kinda stood out in a silly way. I could only imagine you standing up doing a book report at like 10 years old. The teacher was probably going wtf?
I hated the torture film trend
Words have meaning: an all-female junk movie is femsploitstion, not feminism. The Dead Girl was a feminist movie because it treated all genders as adults.
This movie was like watching Paint dry!! Sol Botting and meandering. Huge disappoint ment.
Ooh. It's on my list, might watch it later. Cheers!
Movie was good until you get past the big reveal.
Also, I have a friend who was abused and stalked by a tech entrepreneur, so I knew to avoid watching this one with her...
Yikes I hope she’s doing good.
You drive me crazy when you play with your hair
Youre gorgeous
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL GIRL !!!
Terrible writing, awful acting and too many gaping plot holes.
What a beautiful girl !!!