Oh gods, that's the truth. Totally not "horror" movies, but I've got to say that when the ex and our ex-bff and another friend went into watching Hearts and Armor without high expectations, and that was a good thing because it's so bad and so cheesy but also so much fun when you go into it thinking, "I'm gonna make so much fun of this movie." However, when another friend years and years later made us watch Dark Star, and I was not prepared for how incredibly BAD this movie was, and I felt so much rage at being made to watch a movie with aliens that looked like beach balls with chicken feet.
So yes, go into some things with low expectations and you might just be rewarded with some enjoyment of it. LOL But Exorcist 3 really is good.
Devil isn't one I rewatch a lot, but periodically I think, "Yeah, it's been a while," and if it's on streaming, I'll toss it on. It's not my favorite of M. Night Shyamalan, but it's definitely not my least favorite of his either.
I think that's what I have the biggest issue with the Warrens about - the proof of evil = the proof of the Christian god. I mean, no one needs proof that their god/s exist in order to believe in them or feel comforted by them. Their need to prove that by way of demonic possession is really *really* unethical and gross. If they'd just stuck to really helping people with hauntings, that would've been fine.
I think the girl from Bates Motel is the reason I watched the first Ouija movie because I'd become so disappointed in any type of Ouija movie that I wasn't sold on it until I saw she was in it. Okay...I'll watch that for her, and then I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
And also Ouija/talking boards are so easy to use and not get in a fucking horror situation if one takes the proper respect with them. Don't be fucking stupid about it, and boom, no haunting or whatever. I was 13-15 when I was using the family one (and friends'), and I never had an incident in my life.
The Doctor Strange movies are good. The second one is really good, but I have a huge dislike for Wanda, so I think all the "oh poor Wanda uwu" bullshit was just annoying af. LOL
The Black Phone was definitely something very close to original - I don't want to say it was 100% original because then someone might throw out a story from way back that has a similar premise - because stories are told and retold and retold over and over. But it was definitely different and really good. I rewatched it here recently and was just still blown away with how freaky it was and how good and not a single cheesy, facepalm moment. I don't think I've watched The Orphanage, but I might have to now. I loved that part in the first Sinister. I mean, shit in the first one, the only one who lives is the deputy who goes on to try and save others from the same stuff in Sinister 2. Like there's no big save the family at the end of that one, and then the second one, the one twin isn't saved because he was full-blown evil like their dad. It's just a great concept - also pretty different from other horror movies, and the music/sound effects they went with really amped up the terror factor.
Yeah, Event Horizon, the Sinister movies, and this other weird-ass movie I used to have on DVD Mood Swingers (aka Dead Babies) - those are all ones that if I'm in an off mood, I canNOT watch them or else that off mood turns into something really ick and anxious and emotional and bordering on self-destructive thoughts. I can't even tell you what it is about those particular movies or their storytelling style or whatever that makes me feel that way when other movies don't (or like when watching Hannibal will help me when I'm depressed or anxious).
I think Exorcism of Emily Rose is on at least one of the streaming channels and probably a couple of them. After you've had a chance to rewatch that one, we can discuss it further. :)
Oh shit. I just looked up the Insidious movies to get a total feel for some of those middle films, and I stumbled onto some interesting this. Here's the wiki: Insidious film series, but here's what really made me go WHAT???
"Potential crossover with Sinister
In January 2018 during a press interview for The Last Key, Jason Blum stated that a crossover film between Insidious and Sinister had previously been in development. He also said that he personally believed it had potential for re-entering development in the future, stating that "we're going to cross our worlds at some point... We're going to try". !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fuck.
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So yes, go into some things with low expectations and you might just be rewarded with some enjoyment of it. LOL But Exorcist 3 really is good.
Devil isn't one I rewatch a lot, but periodically I think, "Yeah, it's been a while," and if it's on streaming, I'll toss it on. It's not my favorite of M. Night Shyamalan, but it's definitely not my least favorite of his either.
I think that's what I have the biggest issue with the Warrens about - the proof of evil = the proof of the Christian god. I mean, no one needs proof that their god/s exist in order to believe in them or feel comforted by them. Their need to prove that by way of demonic possession is really *really* unethical and gross. If they'd just stuck to really helping people with hauntings, that would've been fine.
I think the girl from Bates Motel is the reason I watched the first Ouija movie because I'd become so disappointed in any type of Ouija movie that I wasn't sold on it until I saw she was in it. Okay...I'll watch that for her, and then I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
And also Ouija/talking boards are so easy to use and not get in a fucking horror situation if one takes the proper respect with them. Don't be fucking stupid about it, and boom, no haunting or whatever. I was 13-15 when I was using the family one (and friends'), and I never had an incident in my life.
The Doctor Strange movies are good. The second one is really good, but I have a huge dislike for Wanda, so I think all the "oh poor Wanda uwu" bullshit was just annoying af. LOL
The Black Phone was definitely something very close to original - I don't want to say it was 100% original because then someone might throw out a story from way back that has a similar premise - because stories are told and retold and retold over and over. But it was definitely different and really good. I rewatched it here recently and was just still blown away with how freaky it was and how good and not a single cheesy, facepalm moment. I don't think I've watched The Orphanage, but I might have to now. I loved that part in the first Sinister. I mean, shit in the first one, the only one who lives is the deputy who goes on to try and save others from the same stuff in Sinister 2. Like there's no big save the family at the end of that one, and then the second one, the one twin isn't saved because he was full-blown evil like their dad. It's just a great concept - also pretty different from other horror movies, and the music/sound effects they went with really amped up the terror factor.
Yeah, Event Horizon, the Sinister movies, and this other weird-ass movie I used to have on DVD Mood Swingers (aka Dead Babies) - those are all ones that if I'm in an off mood, I canNOT watch them or else that off mood turns into something really ick and anxious and emotional and bordering on self-destructive thoughts. I can't even tell you what it is about those particular movies or their storytelling style or whatever that makes me feel that way when other movies don't (or like when watching Hannibal will help me when I'm depressed or anxious).
I think Exorcism of Emily Rose is on at least one of the streaming channels and probably a couple of them. After you've had a chance to rewatch that one, we can discuss it further. :)
Oh shit. I just looked up the Insidious movies to get a total feel for some of those middle films, and I stumbled onto some interesting this. Here's the wiki: Insidious film series, but here's what really made me go WHAT???
"Potential crossover with Sinister
In January 2018 during a press interview for The Last Key, Jason Blum stated that a crossover film between Insidious and Sinister had previously been in development. He also said that he personally believed it had potential for re-entering development in the future, stating that "we're going to cross our worlds at some point... We're going to try". !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fuck.