Just saw The Void.
I'd been looking forward to this for a while, and was admittedly a bit let down by it, although it was still enjoyable. If you're a fan of body horror, definitely check it out. It definitely doesn't disappoint on that front.
[SPOIL]It's tough to judge a movie like this because it is something that knows exactly what it is. It is unbelievably vague on plot and goes instead for atmosphere and that whole sense of the "unknown", on top of the obvious draw of the body horror.
My issue with it was that I did not find the set-up interesting enough to care about what exactly the void was or care that much about the whole rebirth aspect of people coming back as these horribly disfigured creatures. I can really appreciate Sci-Fi and horror movies that leave things ambiguous, hinting at some greater unknown, but only if the set-up is interesting enough for me to care about it.
I wasn't the biggest fan of the whole doctor being behind everything aspect of it and thought it lost steam because of that. Like, I did want more closure from it as to learn more about why these things were happening, as I'm sure a lot of other people did, but I just really wasn't a fan of that whole direction. The failed experiment aspect of it was pretty cool and led to some great moments, but once they started getting into the whole thing about bringing back people's daughters, I lost some interest. Also, the twist with the pregnant girl carrying his baby was just dumb and really added nothing IMO.
The final scene with the doctor in front of that triangle was just... bad. I'm not sure how else to describe it. It was straight out of a bad B movie. The final final scene with the couple standing in that alternate realm also didn't do much for me, and I thought the addition of some very noticeable green screen took away from what had been a fantastic practical special effects movie.
I thought the cult itself was a bit uninspired as well in terms of the design. Not bad, just a bit meh in a movie with such amazingly designed creatures.
As for the good though, the atmosphere was certainly on point throughout the whole movie. The effects absolutely top notch and the body horror did not disappoint. Carpenter and Lovecraft inspirations left and right, but it definitely did it justice. Some absolutely grotesque looking abominations, and it played off of the human aspect of them still being present PERFECTLY. I loved that scene where that faceless experiment is just repeatedly impaling his own head on that pike, trying to end his misery to no avail. Really, all the creatures were great. Wish they hadn't spoiled the nurse lying on the operating table with tentacles sticking out everywhere. That would have been a great moment if I hadn't seen it already going in.[/SPOIL]
