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I think the one thing that really helped the scare tactics were the setups by the music
The extreme creep/scare factor of Ju-On (and, from what I hear so far, The Grudge as well) is not so much from the visuals, but from the incredibly effective sound design.
Thanks to FAQ Girl's Netflix, we watched The Apple last night.
Wow. Just... wow.
So when do I get my toaster?
As soon as I find a BIM toaster, I'll send it over.
Huh. Another film with lots of theremin: The Machinist.
Huh. Another film with lots of theremin: The Machinist.
It is now officially A Thing. I expect you'll be on Letterman next week.
not so much from the visuals, but from the incredibly effective sound design.
To be fair, the black-eyed ghost faces emerging from darkness in the original and the Kyoko actress' crablike crawl down the stairs in both are pretty high peaks in the movies' creepiness. But I'll agree, that wooden creaking sound resulted in chills even when it was from a living character walking up the stairs .
We rented Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary this weekend. I can't see how this wouldn't be a Buffista favorite (and it probably is). It's, uh, more or less Nosferatu (but not quite) as a ballet with extremes of goofy humor and powerful emotional displays. I'm not much of a fan of ballet or dance, but, y'know, this is a ballet about Dracula. With fleshpots and manly temptation.
Keith Richards joins the cast of PotC2.
The article cites the MIRB as the source -- I don't know what the MIRB is.
DHs interview with SMG -- mostly about The Grudge.