Short stories (written as WH Gilbert) can be found through that link aboveβπ»
Cinephile-turned-just some guy who watches movies.
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At this point in my life, I only hope that one day I will be able to run around some small town yelling βThe Boogeyman is at large!!!β and it will make sense.
While itβs not as great as the top half of Hammerβs movies, I do think people like my buddy Mark would like it much more. While itβs shoddier and weirder, it lacks the slower pacing of those movies. And the editing in particular is kind of awesome. There are several moments, both visual and auditory, that feel strikingly modern.
Peter Cushing breaks your heart, even as he is oppressing his beautiful daughter (he does it because he CARES, damnit!). Lornaβ¦
βThis justβ¦isnβt right!β
βJohn Kramer, aka Jigsaw
Iβm kind of astounded at the reception to this movie, as it seems like everyone fell in love with Saw this year. I donβt think this movie is that great, but I do have to admit it just feels comfortable knowing another Saw movie went to theaters, idk why.Β
Iβm also really surprised it took them 10 movies to finally make John the main character in the movie, and then kinda made itβ¦
Aight. I'm drawing a line in the sand.
As a society we can either:Β
-continue to lie to ourselves and say this movie is "bad", or whatever...or
-we can all finally come to our senses and admit the undeniable truth that Tim Burton's late-in-the-game masterpiece is one of the most aesthetically beautiful movies to be released this century