Late night with the devil

Man Vs ManUre

This looks good. Gonna go see it this week.

https://youtu.be/YeKYfneOH3o?si=nSha8gFai3Ga6_QN

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058342619/late-night-with-the-devil

Ha thanks might try that one myself.. flicked through the trailer there..

pixelburp

Weirdly, I'm seeing a bunch of reviews claiming the film uses AI Art, and thus getting a bit slammed?

The concept looks pretty neat and David Dastmalchian is a fabulous character actor; though surely nothing will beat the time the BBC genuinely pulled an Orson Welles and did this exact concept - but never told its audience it was all fake. It was even "presented" by Michael Parkinson himself and caused its own mini panic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JkEbGMEXVs

https://letterboxd.com/film/ghostwatch/

gmisk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058342619/late-night-with-the-devil

This looks interesting but not too many showings about unfortunately

Man Vs ManUre

It gets 4.5 out of 5 in RTÉ review.

Musicrules

I thought it was David McSavage on the still from the trailer.

silliussoddius

He actually looks a bit like Martin Brennan.

gmisk

Bit of a mixed bag for me, really interesting premise and it looks fantastic for the most part but it didn't have many scares at all it had more laughs. Also some of the CGI was useless it's a shame because the practical stuff is excellent. The big positive is Dastmalchian, I know he is in everything (in small roles) but this was a terrific showcase. It was also short but didn't entirely feel it.

My other half hated it and almost fell asleep...

5.5/10

KkomradeWarrior

Wanna watch is so bad is it good?

orangerhyme

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121934467#Comment_121934467

It's decent but not amazing.

I guess you'd call it 3 stars.

I found it a little too camp or kitsch to be scary or creepy but it wasn't a comedy either.

The Taylor Sweeney film Immaculate might be the better of the two horrors but I haven't seen it.

Man Vs ManUre

Saw it last night, I liked it. The 70s talk show format suited the story, and there was always an eerie build up to the shocking end, with bits of slapstick thrown in. Great performances from all. Very good horror film.

Lily Aldridge

I'll definitely watch this later.

emilyhlib

I wanted to watch this movie but don't remember the name, thanks for sharing

Spon Farmer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121918209#Comment_121918209

I remember that.

The team at the haunted house encounter something, there is few minutes of panic and the transmission goes death.

I can’t remember what I thought at the time, like whether I believed it or not.

Would this be the first “found footage” film? I must research who came up with the idea.

gmisk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121948024#Comment_121948024

First one I am guessing would be cannibal holocaust.

pixelburp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121949382#Comment_121949382

And a film whose violence and publicity campaign caused the director to be charged with obscenity, then murder, in a Milanese court; the initial ruse was to have the actors who died on-screen stay out of the public eye and promotions for the movie, to cause a bit of a stir. Maybe they were actually killed? So when the director got charged with murder, they had to get the actors to come out of hiding to prove it wasn't a Snuff Movie.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_Holocaust#Snuff_film_allegations

Padraig Mor

Watched this last night. After all the hype, I was hugely underwhelmed. It just wasn't very...y'know....good.

fritzelly

Was ok but don't think it deserves the high rating its got, 5.5/10 for me - not really scary at all but just entertaining

No one makes good horror movies anymore

eightieschewbaccy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122043435#Comment_122043435

We've had loads of great horrors in the last few years imho. Barbarian, Possessor, Pearl are just what's coming to mind right now. This one felt more like it was aiming for an element of comedy that doesn't hit too hard but overall enjoyed it. Likely won't go back to it any time soon though.

micks_address

seen it at the weekend, liked the premise/set up and about 3/4s of it but falls apart in the end… would have been interesting if it delved into a bit more of what went on in the woods..

dulpit

I enjoyed this. But I didn't like how the end jumped from being the TV show/behind the scenes to being in his head. Felt that let it down. Main actor was fabulous though...

fritzelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122051928#Comment_122051928

Didn't find those 3 films scary at all - average films, slightest scary movie these days gets way too much hype

buried

This thing suffers way too much on dragging you out of the proper movie experience, firstly because its basically showing a re-run of a talk show, then it has all this lame backstage found footage shtick that's stuck in between. By the time it got to the possessed waneen, I literally wasn't even watching anymore.

~Rebel~

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122095503#Comment_122095503

I really enjoyed it, and found the construct entirely engaging throughout - had exactly the same reaction as you, that it felt like they cheapened the movie by stepping outside that ‘tv recording’ construct. Had it literally just ended 10 minutes earlier it would’ve been perfect (for what it was).

Homelander

Thought it was very good but did feel the ending was slightly lacking compared to the rest of the movie. Also wasn't a huge fan of the transition from the 70's TV format to the cinematic look.

Main actor was really superb as was the skeptic.

Great setup overall and done very well, I wasn't bored for a second. Overall I'd give it a 7/10.

Personally I think equating horror with scary, and then dismissing a movie because it's not scary, is doing a disservice to the genre.

Horror can be scary obviously but it doesn't have to be. Movies like Possessor, Pearl, Where Evil Lurks, aren't "scary" but they're damn effective movies that are disturbing and horrifying all the same.

I can't actually remember the last time I saw a genuinely creepy film, but I've seen tons of great horror movies all the same. I'd say it was probably Smile in the cinema.

flasher0030

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122095623#Comment_122095623

The poster didn't say they were scary films. A horror doesn't necessarily have to include jumpscares. Body horror is generally regarded as the more gruesome type movies.