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Mother's Day (2010)
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But why call it MOTHER'S DAY when there's only a tenuous link with the original(which is a cult sleaziod classic) doesn't fill me with a need to see it. Doubt if there is even a hint of death by drain cleaner or tv bash, let alone a daft old bat living in the trees. So not for me I'm afraid.
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Looking forward to Mother's Day. Never seen the original, but this is actually a horror with an 18 rating, boasting a film star in De Mornay who plays psycho wonderfully well. The fact that it is produced by the Kaufman brothers should also make it of interest. Had this preordered for several weeks already. |
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Bit disappointed with the extras. Darren Lynn Bousman's films usually come with at least 1 commentary. I understand he's busy with 11.11.11 but its still disappointing. Good film though.
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I think the film stands on it's own merits and it's a lot stronger than some of the other films that have borrowed classic, golden age exploitation titles to create new money spinners. So unfortunately for fans of the original, No tree dwelling crones, but on the positive side, you do get a brace of psychos with nothing to lose, being beastly to some nice, innocent people. |
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hmmm. i dont consider this to BE a horror film myself, you could say the same about The Desperate Hours or Fight for your Life then....tis nasty in places, but what 18 rated film isnt nowadays?? cest la vie. and i only vaguely remember (if at all) the original....DeMornay is good though...
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I tend to define horror by how horrible things are crossed with how sadistic the film is. So I don't think Saving Private Ryan is a horror movie, although it's horrific, but I tend to lump these home invasion movies in when they get a bit nasty because they trade in the same fears of torture, entrapment and death as horror movies do. But, you're right, in the general sense of things it's an horrific thriller rather than a horror thriller. |
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Just personal musings. Just had a discussion with my girlfriend whose sat next to me as I write. Is Last House counted as a horror sometimes because Wes Craven made it? Would it be filed elsewhere if it were made by Michael Winner? It could be location that makes it a horror movie. Once the sadists are in your house, it edges closer to primal fears for me. Then I think it's down to what the home invaders do to the victims. Panic Room isn't a horror movie because you never get the sense that any of the perps want to tear out fingernails with a pair of pliers. In Mother's Day the atmosphere is one of not knowing how far the criminals will take it. That's the horrible part I reckon. But again, it's all in the eye of the beholder. |
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