Martyrs and The Audition
06-28-2011, 10:12 AM
I have not yet seen Audition, I tried once, but was damn sleepy at the time and could only get through to around the scene in the office with the folder... afterwards, I read on IMDb that the horror isn't supposed to start until the final 10 minutes. Audition fell to MUCH lower on my to-watch list upon reading that.
I still do not truly know what to think about Martyrs. It kept me guessing for damn sure, and I too had not an idea in the world about what was going to happen after the first 30 minutes or so, and I sure as hell never would have guessed what really did happen.
The problem is that what happened was such a departure from what came before, it felt like a major ass-pull. One has to keep in mind that not all horror is gonna be realistic, but the first half hour of Martyrs made me think it definitely was going to be realistic, whereas where the story went decidedly wasn't. Regardless, the "twist" disoriented me, and I found the latter part of the film just about as frightening in its ritualistic brutality as the former half was in its unpredictability. The ending straddled the line between creepy and dumb... but I lean towards it being fitting.
It's a really hard film to rate, but I'd give it an 8/10 on this bank and shoal of time. It got a deep reaction out of me for sure.
I still do not truly know what to think about Martyrs. It kept me guessing for damn sure, and I too had not an idea in the world about what was going to happen after the first 30 minutes or so, and I sure as hell never would have guessed what really did happen.
The problem is that what happened was such a departure from what came before, it felt like a major ass-pull. One has to keep in mind that not all horror is gonna be realistic, but the first half hour of Martyrs made me think it definitely was going to be realistic, whereas where the story went decidedly wasn't. Regardless, the "twist" disoriented me, and I found the latter part of the film just about as frightening in its ritualistic brutality as the former half was in its unpredictability. The ending straddled the line between creepy and dumb... but I lean towards it being fitting.
It's a really hard film to rate, but I'd give it an 8/10 on this bank and shoal of time. It got a deep reaction out of me for sure.
âThe Fright Night remake is a film which taps into the audienceâs deepest rooted fears, such as those of vampires throwing motorcycles at them. I dread the thought of a vampire throwing a refrigerator or a deskjet printer or... Iâd better stop before I give myself nightmaresâ
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