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review | the strangers (2008)

lucy — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:45:51 +0000

I used to like Liv Tyler. I thought she was pretty, and coy, and innocent, and generally in all right films. Then I watched The Strangers.

If I could take away an Oscar as punishment for making this film, I would, but because Liv has never won any, I can’t. I can, however, theoretically remove one, so that she is Minus One Oscar (MOO). Should Liv win an Oscar for any other fillum, she will break even and be back to zero.

If you’ve ever seen the most excellent french film Them (Ils), and enjoyed it, and are tempted to watch The Strangers, don’t. Just watch Them again. It’s shorter, better, and less pretentious. It also won’t make your eyes bleed.

To quote Steve, ‘The real terror of this film is that I can’t unwatch it‘.

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

top five | horror films

lucy — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:28:59 +0000

I love horror films. I have yet to find a film that absolutely, utterly, completely freaks me out though. I shall keep watching them until I do.

1) The Exorcist
2) Rosemary’s Baby
3) Them
4) The Exorcism of Emily Rose
5) The Shining

top five | foreign language films

lucy — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:08:22 +0000

My top five films from world cinema.

1) Life is Beautiful
2) City of Lost Children
3) Goodbye Lenin
4) Them
5) Amelie