Reviews of The Loved Ones 2009
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"Is it finger lickin' good?"
- LolaBoy, did I enjoy watching this.
The thing I've always loved about "torture horror" films is the fact that, if the plot is awful, there's always those twisted scenes to have fun with, and this film takes that, just that. However, it becomes something else, something more. Sean Byrne's debut film knows you will never care for the characters, you'll never care for the plot or ask if the characters could've taken different…
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What a well done horror film. I felt so uncomfortable watching it. To think, this is the director who previously worked on the garbage film: The Secret. Maybe he has to balance out a crappy movie with an awesome movie. If that's the case I'll be looking forward to the film after his next one!
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As someone who is tired of seeing the same themes and tropes recycled in Australian cinema, THE LOVED ONES loomed as something refreshing. However, this desire to break free from the conventions of Australian cinema is what ultimately sullies the film. I can't remember the last time I saw a film that was so desperate for the validation of its audience. It seemed to be crying, "LOOK HOW SUBVERSIVE I AM!"
The atmosphere just never feels right. The film is…
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Viewed on Netflix
Wow! This is one of the better horror movies I've seen in a really long time.
Shocking. Bloody. Gory. Creepy.
A very strong debut. -
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I first saw The Loved Ones late at night on Film 4 as part of their Frightfest Season - I’d stayed up to watch the intriguingly imperfect Jennifer’s Body, and this was on afterwards. I wasn’t even watching it to start with, just dicking about on Letterboxd with it on in the background, but it quickly caught my interest.
I think my initial surpise at discovering a hidden gem, and perhaps my pleasure in watching a genuinely good film directly…
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Dark. They are not supposed to be liked and i dig it. hell of an actor. princess. great times. the last look from her is gold
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While the flick is well made, it's an extended torture sequence with a b-plot that turns out to be a shocking, egregious waste of screen time in the end.
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What is it about insane women that drives me wild? It's like the more bat-shit crazy a girl is, the more attractive I find her. If I were on a date with a lovely young lady and out of nowhere she confessed to killing vagrants for fun before doing a backwards crabwalk up the wall and across the ceiling while shouting in Aramaic, I'd bend knee and propose on the spot. What a wedding that would be!
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Film #4 in the 30 Countries Challenge: Australia
Horror is said to be a dying genre, with all of the remakes and sequels polluting the recent releases, however it really doesn't require very much digging to find truly great and original flicks among the rubbish. The Love Ones is definitely one of the better horror films I've seen recently, with an incredibly twisted premise and enough characterization to separate it from other forgettable torture-porn titles.
This film is very twisted,…
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.