Would be pumped if Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse comes out this year as well. First time directors who produced IMO the 2 best horror movies of this decade following up with their 2nd movie in the same year.
Director is the #1 influence to get me to go see a movie, so I'm really looking forward to this as Hereditary was my #2 movie of last year and one of the best horror movies in a while. Didn't grab me as much as Hereditary's trailer though.
Would be pumped if Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse comes out this year as well. First time directors who produced IMO the 2 best horror movies of this decade following up with their 2nd movie in the same year.
Yeah, talking about the 2010s. The Witch and Hereditary were my 2 favorite horror films from this decade.Edit: Posted before I wrote anything sorry about that...
I guess that by decade, you mean 2010 and after and not the last 10 years, because 2009 had Antichrist and Amer that fell somewhat in the horror movies slot and that were quite a lot better than anything since.
As for this decade, I'd still put The Babadook, Berberian Sound Studio and The Strange Color of your Body's Tears a little ahead of Hereditary, and ways ahead of The VVitch.
I saw it last night - really enjoyed it but thought there could have been more explanation or closure for some of the characters.
I also noticed a lot of similarities with Hereditary:
The broken home/family issues. The uncomfortable grieving scenes. And the breaking down/erosion of the characters.
I absolutely hated Us. I liked Get Out quite a bit but wouldn't put it on a level with the best horror movies of recent years. At the end of the day though, I can respect that Peele is taking chances with his movies. Us was a huge swing for the fences but it didn't connect with me at all.It could arguably be three if you count Jordan Peele (i.e. if you count Get Out as a horror film). Hopefully, this isn't a mild disappointment like Us was, though. It's hard to live up to the debut that put you on the map, especially in the horror genre. Just look at M. Night Shyamalan.
This was quite a bit to digest, but ultimately, I really liked it. I completely understand the divisiveness to this movie because, if you don't go along with it, a lot of it can be taken as silly/absurd, more so than Hereditary where it was really just the last ~10 mins or so. This movie was more of a gradual ascent into absurdity, whereas Hereditary more or less flipped a switch at the end. And to the comment about whether it's similar to Hereditary, I think there are a TON of similarities, even if they're different movies.
I think the main thing that has stood out to me from Aster's two movies is his use of practical effects. He has a clear infatuation with things that look weird, imperfect, and unsettling, almost like they're meant to be seen with a certain level of artifice.
I also really like the fact that this movienever dealt with anything supernatural. Ever since I saw the trailer and saw shots like the person's feet lifting off the ground (was that even in this movie?), I thought FOR SURE it was going to take a supernatural turn like Hereditary did, but I was pleasantly surprised to see it didn't. I still thought it was going to do that when they had that Maya girl put the figurine under Christian's bed, and it was revealed to be a "love spell" or something, but they never did anything with that and it was just a red herring.
Not that there's anything wrong with going supernatural, but I really liked that it took this more grounded approach to the absurdity of everything else going on. Outside of hallucinogens altering reality, they kept everything else grounded.
After hearing how much of a role the OST played in Hereditary, I think I may have been slightly disappointed in the OST for Midsommar. It was good, but it didn't play nearly as active as a role. They did do some cool stuff with group vocals, but nothing grabbed me like it did in Hereditary.
I absolutely hated Us. I liked Get Out quite a bit but wouldn't put it on a level with the best horror movies of recent years. At the end of the day though, I can respect that Peele is taking chances with his movies. Us was a huge swing for the fences but it didn't connect with me at all.
I don't know why people have such a tough time classifying recent horror movies that aren't just typical jump scare fests as horror movies. I think not being able to classify Midsommar as a horror (which a ton of people are arguing over) is absurd IMO.