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Under Paris (2024)

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Not a good one. Already can tell from the beginning, tried so hard to watch it, skipped a lot, put it on again. And still don't like it. About a mutant shark (?) that escaped in the Seine river, Paris, and brings out terror to town. Pretty much that's about it.

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Synopsis from IMDB:

It's been eight years since the opening night tragedy of Hell House, LLC and still many unanswered questions remain. Thanks to an anonymous tip, investigative journalist Jessica Fox is convinced that key evidence is hidden inside the abandoned Abaddon Hotel-evidence that will shed light on the hotel's mysteries. She assembles a team equally hungry for answers with one goal: break into the hotel and discover the truth.

My review

Solid sequel. Follows the formula of the first one, but deviates slightly. Love the additional information about the crew from the first Hell House movie. The acting was weaker in this one for me. Not horrible, but a noticeable difference. Still a solid found footage movie with creepy clowns.  Clowns will never not be terrifying.

Rating : 7/10

How does it treat…

Women? Pretty well. They have agency and aren’t there just to be tortured or saved.

Does it pass the Bechdel test? Yes. No relationships are discussed. 

How long till a women speaks? 33 seconds

Relationships? Treated fairly.

Sex? N/A

LGBTQia+? N/A

Minorities? N/A

Older People? Seen, but not demonized because they’re old.

Mental Health? Mentioned, but not a plot point.

Kids? N/A

Animals? N/A

Tone

Was it fun? Kind of.  

Was it worth it? Yes, but only so much as to complete a trilogy.

Rewatchability? Not as much as the first one.

Gore level? Minor. The blood budget is less than the first one.

Cliches

Tired? 

Appropriate? Yes

Subverted?

Spoilerly thought beyond this. You have been warned.

Notes

That dude is way too old to be playing the character the mom is describing.

The ghosts are better at new technologies than I am.

They mastered text messages faster than my parents.

That piano tune is still creepy.

I’ve watched too many true crime shows because that reporters' intro shots are spot on.

Brock Davies!? Perfect douchie name for a medium.

Woman in the blue is not great at first. She kept looking at the camera. Her character knows she’s being filmed, but it still.

That’s a lot of police resources to keep a police car out front everyday. 

“Not a trained professional paranormal investigator.”  How does one go about becoming a professional paranormal investigator? Do you have to take classes?  Is there a test?  A certificate at the end?

Putting a rock against the door to keep it open is one of the smartest things in all of these movies.

Seeing a random person standing on the stairs and then not immediately leaving, is not smart. Although I think it was supposed to be a ghost thing.

Random latin on the wall trope, check.

Heard a noise and went to investigate, check.  The door was open. It could be an animal or a homeless person.

Do not stop to pick up a hitchhiker.  Just don’t.

What are the ghost rules?  They were just in the house. Now they’re on the side of the road luring people in? Well, I guess Sarah did lure them back to the hotel in the first movie. At least they’re consistent. 

Don’t go after her.  The place is creepy and that woman isn’t right.  If you’re that worried, call for help. You don’t follow her into the abandoned haunted place.

The teen in the booth next to the weird dancing couple is staring directly at the camera.

Don’t give Molly shit about not wanting to go inside. 

They’re searching for a way in, but every other person has just sauntered in through a wide open door.

Don’t trust that wood piece in the door. Looks like it would slip out.

Why did Brock need to go to Abaddon with the film crew? He could have gone whenever?

Old timey portraits of children are inherently unnerving.

Random nooses equal get the fuck out.

The evil clown mannequins are back.

“Grab a box and start digging.” - Nope.  You take those boxes outside and read them out in the daylight like smart people.

The pan to the woman staring at them is a great example of simple scares being highly efficient.

You’ve put a time limit on your excursion into the basement. Why waste time reading the menu?

Creepy clown walking around - world of nope.

Sending the guy by himself? These people don’t watch horror movies and it shows.

Ghosts can impersonate people now?  These technological ghosts are impressive.

She’s fighting him on leaving. He warned you multiple times that they might all have to leave at a moment’s notice. Why are they acting surprised when he insists you leave?

Fuck Brock. He’s a grown man that you didn’t even want to come along.

Fuck that clown. He’s creepy AF. Just that slow movement was all I needed to send chills down my spine.

Mitchell, you've been smart up till now. Don’t stop now.

All that ghost women did was blink.  I would have run away too.

Theorizing the ghosts were compelling Alex to stay in the hotel fits. 

Are they in a room with no windows? Why not go out the window? If there isn’t a window, that’s a major safety violation.

Ghosts fucking with them on the walkie talkie, chef kiss.

So who supposedly is filming the meeting with Alex? Maybe the ghosts are trying to start their own reality show.

Why is he writing on those tapes with a dry erase marker?

That thing at the door looks like an off brand Leather Face.

Now the ghosts are leaving notes? But you were doing so well with the tech.

Molly’s with the clowns now.  Her sacrifice was worthy.  You move the fuck along.

The wall breaking open to show the lake of fire was okay. CGI is not their friend.

But that clown slowly moving towards them is.

Mentioned Russell Wynn. Set up the 3rd movie in the 2nd one. Good for them.

So did the ghosts cause the accident involving the real Arnold?

Arnold being Andrew Tulley was great.

“Pick up the camera.” They really want their own show.

Anytime you bring religion into it, the fright factor goes up.

Should have let the clown have Molly.  Now she dies slowly from a stab to the abdomen. 

So was Tulley trolling the internet looking for gullible people to send Hell House information too? How many other people have they contacted?

Killing her off camera is more effective than showing the murder.

Were the ghosts true to their word? Did they let Mitchell leave after he made his choice?

Anytime someone in a horror movie says “Do you trust me?” the automatic answer should be no.

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A Deadly Invitation, 2023

This movie is a Mexican mystery and thriller film of director José Manuel Cravioto with the writers Javier Durán Pérez and Anton Goenechea and based in the novel by Carmen Posadas.

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The Strays, 2023

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Talk to Me: A Movie Review

Here is a review for the movie "Talk To Me" from A24, written by @ThiatheBard #talktome #horrormoviereview

All credit for image goes to A24 studios and IMDB.com Addiction is a horrible and wild thing to experience. Everyone has their own reasons for seeking that feeling. That high that “fixes” everything for a little while. It never lasts though. What does last are the ripples that touch everyone else. A lot of films have tried different ways to show addition and the damage it causes. I never thought…

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Killed about the 7 deadly sins.

[hororia]

Stopmotion (2023)

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This movie is extremely frustrating. About a girl who is overtly obsessed with creating stop-motion under the shadow of fame of her mother, who is a popular stop-motion filmmaker.

Everything is already dark from the beginning, the storyline is good, and the thickening plot also delivered well. I can almost feel the emotional attachment in the mother-daughter relationship, which leads such pressure to the daughter. This haunted me the whole play. Since the main actor delivered her character superbly, it makes a complete package of a slow-burn yet frustrating thriller movie.

To me this is quite entertaining, even though it is slowly burns your excitement.

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Creatures from the Abyss (1994)

Professor, how long you have been fucking fish?

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Synopsis according to IMDB:

Five years after an unexplained malfunction causes the death of 15 tour-goers and staff on the opening night of a Halloween haunted house tour, a documentary crew travels back to the scene of the tragedy to find out what really happened.

I adore this movie. Love a found footage film. Especially one that can use their low budget to their advantage. I don't think enough people know or talk about this movie.

8 stars.

How does it treat…

Women? Pretty decent, especially for a horror movie. Out of the 6 major cast, 2 are women.

Does it pass the Bechdel test? Yes. The women don’t talk about any relationships.

How long till a woman speaks?  30 seconds. First line of the movie.

Relationships? No toxic relationships, so yeah.

Sex? No sex scenes, two scenes with a woman in her underwear, one quasi-horn dog character, but he’s only slightly offensive.

LGBTQIA+? Not against, but also non-existent

Minorities? Not against, but also non-existent

Older People? N/A

Mental Health? Hauntings blamed on mental issues, but the movie doesn’t demonize mental health.

Kids? N/A

Animals? N/A

Tone

Was it fun? Yes

Was it worth it? Yes

Rewatchability? Yes

Gore level? Very Mild. Overall tone not too dark nor not too light. Very middle of the road.

Cliches

Tired? Maybe to some, but not to me.

Appropriate? Yes - filming everything, haunted house

Subverted? No, but not every movie needs to do that.

Spoilery thoughts below I had while watching the movie. You have been warned.

- Love how it starts with the ending and then shows it to you again at the end with the additional footage and point of view.

- That guy's mustache is impressive.

- The rules about when the ghost will or won’t attack you are not-consistent.

- Location creepy enough for a haunted house.  

- Don’t know if I’d drive out to the middle of nowhere for a  haunted house.  Especially for such a mid haunt.

- Would not stay the night there.  You could not pay me enough.

- Do not appreciate the term “a little rapey”.

- The glimpses of things just out of the main frame are effective.

- The woman walking into Paul’s room is creepy.

- The clown mannequins are truly creepy.

- Hearing a strange noise in the middle of the night and going to investigate is so white people behavior.  

- That clown’s head moving, nope.  My ass would be gone.

- If I saw that thing randomly appear in the hallway, I’d freak out too.

- That clown mannequin is by far their creepiest and most effective low stakes scare. You don’t have to spend big bucks on CGI to have effective scares.

- The clown has moved several times. Do they leave, nope.  They run upstairs. They work under the ‘if I’m under the covers, nothing can get me’ mentality. 

- The creepy woman just sitting on the floor without being noticed, freaked me out.  And more under the covers action.  Him peeking out to see if she notices is by far the scariest thing in the entire movie so far.  And I’m terrified of clowns.

- Clowns moving on their own is one thing.  Hearing a piano play randomly in the middle of the night is another.

-  So they aren’t going to question how Paul is there now, but wasn’t there before.  Dude’s not right, he needs a doctor. But guys in their twenties not thinking of that is absolutely plausible. 

- Finally some rage and storming out… lasts all of two seconds.  

- Real restraints for the damsel in distress in the basement?  Who thought that was a good idea?

- Continuity error that I never picked up on.  They make a point of showing Joey running out of the basement and when it shows the rest of the footage from in the basement, Joey is choosing at that moment to leave.  

- Curious if the demon/ghosts strung Alex up or if he legitimately tried to hang himself.

- The slight nod is the only time she lies.  Although you could argue it’s not even a nod.

- What accent is that by the lady at the front desk?  And I don’t know if they’d tell you what room a guest was in even in 2016.

- Death by camera.

- Slitting his own throat was cool, but why the crotch shot?

-The door was locked from the outside.  She was asking to be killed.

- That piano music is effectively creepy.

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River Wild, 2023

The film is an American thriller movie that is considered the reimagining of the movie The River Wild of 1994, and the current-day standalone sequel.

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In My Mother’s Skin, 2023

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https://horrormoviesreviews.com/2024/02/04/in-my-mothers-skin-2023/