The Invisible Man

Agent Coulson · 09-11-2019 11:22pm #1

The Dark Universe is dead however they are still making the individual films by the looks of it.

pixelburp · 09-11-2019 11:47pm

Blumhouse making it though by the looks of it, wonder if any other of the properties were handed to other studios. Kinda makes sense, I had figured cheap horror remakes was a better path to success than a wonky, PG shared universe.

Slydice · 10-11-2019 1:09am

Was thinking similar, It doesn't look massive but massive hasn't really worked out in this area for them.

Martin Tyler AgueroooOO · 10-11-2019 1:41pm

Blumhouse probably are the production company to make these films maybe we could have a Blumhouse dark universe.

El Duda · 11-11-2019 12:55pm

pixelburp wrote: »

Blumhouse making it though by the looks of it, wonder if any other of the properties were handed to other studios. Kinda makes sense, I had figured cheap horror remakes was a better path to success than a wonky, PG shared universe.

11-11-2019 1:52pm

Don't know if I can handle much more of Elisabeth Moss' tortured gurn face though

silverharp · 11-11-2019 2:05pm

I saw one reaction video to the trailer and she said something along the lines of , all he wants to do is stalk an ex girlfriend, what a waste :pac:

spacecoyote · 12-11-2019 2:17pm

Whenever I hear about Invisible man style movies, I always think of this terrible song from an Irish Boyband, from about 10-15 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0DyFcf2p6w

Its supposed to be a Romantic song, but lyrics are more in line with this version of the Invisible Man

"If I was invisible, then I could just watch you in your room"

"If I was invisible, I'd make you mine tonight"

Blazer · 12-11-2019 2:22pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Don't know if I can handle much more of Elisabeth Moss' tortured gurn face though

God I hated her since Mad Men.,that’s me out.

brevity · 12-11-2019 3:13pm

In the YT comments underneath someone mentioned Hollow Man which seems right. And a good time to listen to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94-4uyotYL0

branie2 · 22-11-2019 10:16am

You can't see him, as he's invisible

22-11-2019 11:45am

He's John Cena

p to the e · 22-11-2019 11:54am

Blazer wrote: »

God I hated her since Mad Men.,that’s me out.

Also a 2nd generation Scientologist I believe if you wanted any further excuses to avoid her work.

Hande hoche! · 25-11-2019 12:49pm

Must watch Hollow man again.

Agent Coulson · 27-11-2019 2:22pm

Elizabeth Banks to direct the Invisible Woman,

Dexter Fletcher to direct Renfield a new take on Dracula,

The Dark Universe is making a comeback of sorts as individual films not being interconnected.

Slydice · 13-01-2020 7:40pm

There will be blood .. apparently .. as opposed to transparently.. geddit?

Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man Receives R-Rating From MPAA
https://www.comingsoon.net/horror/news/1118095-invisible-man-receives-r-rating

The Invisible Man has officially been given an R-rating from the MPAA for “some strong bloody violence, and language.”

Slydice · 13-01-2020 7:43pm

:eek: checked IMDB

Leigh Whannells next project is: Escape from New York!
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0984981/

cdgalwegian · 17-01-2020 6:04pm

I wasn't particularly interested in this until I saw this was being written and directed by Leigh Whannell. He's got some good ideas in him, and Upgrade shows he's a writer/director to keep an eye on.

Slydice · 03-02-2020 1:35am

Superbowl Spot:

Not sure if the

paint at the end

might be a spoiler

Slydice · 07-02-2020 6:40pm

Another.. official trailer? .. ok

Could probably skip this one. Combined with the others, I'm starting to form a picture of the film.

gmisk · 25-02-2020 9:36pm

Reviews look good for this!
91 percent on rottentomatoes

p to the e · 26-02-2020 10:43am

Slydice wrote: »

Another.. official trailer? .. ok

Could probably skip this one. Combined with the others, I'm starting to form a picture of the film.

That's pretty much the film in that trailer. Definitely skip.

ziedth · 26-02-2020 5:41pm

I will be very put off when the Camera doesn't do a hyper close up on Elisabeth Moss face every half an hour looking different levels of Angry......

Having said that, it looks alright actually.

speedboatchase · 28-02-2020 11:55am

p to the e wrote: »

That's pretty much the film in that trailer. Definitely skip.

A bit harsh. Reviews are fantastic. Seeing it tonight :cool:

Hande hoche! · 28-02-2020 12:04pm

ziedth wrote: »

I will be very put off when the Camera doesn't do a hyper close up on Elisabeth Moss face every half an hour looking different levels of Angry......

Having said that, it looks alright actually.

Yeah, too much time invested in Handmaid's tale has that effect on people.

Looks okay, might watch it on Netflix two years or so down the line.

johnny_ultimate · 28-02-2020 2:11pm

Really neat reimagining of the concept and character as an abusive asshole (you’ll hear gaslighting mentioned a lot in reviews,

but I didn’t expect it to be quite as literal as actually lighting gas

). Wasn’t completely sold by Upgrade, but Leigh Whannell has made a more satisfying and complete film here. The camera work is extremely smart - the negative space and eerie stillness are brilliantly utilised, and a few pans (plus a couple of particularly well-judged cuts) hit with the required amount of ominous energy.

The film makes such good use of quiet in its first half it’s a shame the soundtrack later on is a tad on the insistent side. Thankfully, the more overtly actiony set pieces are enjoyably brutal (borrowing a few of the more brute-force directorial tricks from Upgrade). While I liked the very slow build-up to things really going to ****, there’s a niggling sense everything isn’t as tight as it could potentially be - maybe like there’s one grim escalation too many?

But yeah, really good show. Moss is as great as always, even if Her Smell remains her recent wild-eyed magnum opus. Would be cool if this is used as a model for any classic horror reimaginings. Good riddance to the Dark Universe, baby!

maximoose · 28-02-2020 2:13pm

speedboatchase wrote: »

A bit harsh. Reviews are fantastic. Seeing it tonight :cool:

I think he meant skip the trailer, not the film :pac:

speedboatchase · 28-02-2020 3:56pm

maximoose wrote: »

I think he meant skip the trailer, not the film :pac:

Hah, that makes so much more sense

Shelga · 28-02-2020 5:31pm

Went to see this today. Found it quite entertaining, but so, so ridiculous!

At the end, she manages to change in and out of his invisible suit in about 1 minute? Also, when she hid it in the vent at his house, wouldn't he have noticed it was missing??

The best scene by far was in the restaurant, when he made it look like she was slitting her own sister's throat. I actually gasped!It was also the point after which the film started going downhill for me. I was much preferring the creeping dread of scenes such as the invisible man pulling the duvet off the girls and taking pictures, to the later scenes where he was gunning down a dozen cops at the mental institution without a bother on him :pac:

I think all the glowing reviews that are portraying this as a masterful spin on toxic masculinity are a bit far-fetched, also

why does every woman in these things have to get their revenge by killing the guy and then doing a smug smile, as if murdering someone is no big deal? Didn't think it was in keeping with her character, I get why they did it that way though.

Entertaining but pretty ludicrous, 6/10 from me.

MarkY91 · 29-02-2020 12:49am

Amazing film. Was on the edge of my seat the whole time.

Went in thinking it was just a copy and paste of hollow man. Didn't bother to read a synopsis or watch any trailers. Expected nothing but was pleasingly surprised.

sonic85 · 29-02-2020 2:32pm

I thought this was alright - not amazing or anything but it was tense and pretty entertaining. I did think they dragged the arse out of it - 2 hours was way too long. I definitely think they could've trimmed a half an hour and it wouldnt have made much of a difference to the quality and it wouldve been a much tighter film. I gasped out load at a couple of points which was great but equally there were a few little things that didn't make much sense. Overall its definitely worth a watch

branie2 · 29-02-2020 2:33pm

I think I'll see it on Friday

Jenna James · 01-03-2020 10:06pm

Was looking forward to this. Love Leigh Whannel’s work. Was good in parts but ultimately feel it could have been better and as another poster mentioned, much of it was too slow. 6/10 - overall disappointed.

Wanderer2010 · 02-03-2020 7:33pm

I didnt read the whole thread so I may have missed this but was there any particular reason why the sister was being such a rude b!tch to the waiter who asked them for their drinks order? I get that she didn't want any interruptions and was probably projecting but that seemed way over the top for the situation and she was downright nasty for no reason...

branie2 · 02-03-2020 10:19pm

I saw it this evening, and I thought was it very good. Special effects were great.

homerun_homer · 03-03-2020 11:08am

I really enjoyed this. The look, the sound, or lack thereof, and the acting were great. It does lose some of it's foreboding appeal in the last act but it's still a very entertaining ride and one I'll enjoy watching again.

Homelander · 03-03-2020 7:04pm

Fairly good movie. Considering it cost almost nothing to make as far as Hollywood movies go, it's a fairly slick and effective production. Wasn't mad about the end act, but equally it wasn't terrible, and the film in general is very entertaining and there are one or two really terrific moments.

The part

in the restaurant, predictable, even expected, but just the way it's crafted really hits you in the gut!

JP Liz V1 · 04-03-2020 7:54pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Don't know if I can handle much more of Elisabeth Moss' tortured gurn face though

She does seem typecast in the one role but she is a good actress

p to the e · 05-03-2020 1:09pm

An enjoyable way to spend a few hours.

Positives:

Normally can't get on board with Moss but she really is the gel that holds this film together. She's not afraid to look absolutely wretched and she has a great crazy face. I think she would make a decent comic book villain.
Decent BWARRRRMMM-y synthy score.
Some genuine scares and jumps.

Negatives:

Could have done with a little trimming down. In fact it was a little slow to get going initially.
The trailer showed a few scares that would have been great unseen.
Travellers just can't come into a cinema and be quiet. Probably irrelevant.

Overall I'd give it a 7/10

AMKC · 06-03-2020 6:24pm

Went and seen this yesterday.

It was ok but nothing great. They could have gave it any sort of name.

It was more like a movie like ''Scream'' than a movie about an invisible man.

It was too long and dragged out in so many parts.

It was also very predictable in a lot of parts too.

There was some tense parts in it.

Overall I would only give it 5 out of 10

cdgalwegian · 20-03-2020 9:24pm

I like the fact that Whannell had a variety of genres blended together that worked quite well overall. With some tweaking this could have been really good. The pacing wasn't the best, including a build-up that was a little too slow for me, but that aside it was a smart film, with some very well directed set-pieces. Moss did a great job as lead. Special effects were minimal, but very effective. I'd give it a 6.5, but give it a high recommendation for those who like clever low-budget films from up-and-coming writer-directors.

gmisk · 20-03-2020 9:44pm

This is on sky movies already...due to coronavirus

expectationlost · 21-03-2020 10:30pm

good film

did he wash

all the paint off or just leave with it on him?

gmisk · 22-03-2020 11:14pm

I have to say I was a tad disappointed with this.
The first hour I thought was excellent, but it went downhill and

the twists with the brother being involved was fairly obvious, as was the fact she was going to use the suit again she had tucked away, I also don't get why the cop couldn't believe the abusive partner was involved...after a magic invisible suit was being used....moss was excellent in it...also...would a restaurant not have cameras...also paint does not wash off that easy...the suit also seemed to make the person a superhero, did you also not need the machine in the basement to make you invisible

5/10

Dontfadeaway · 24-03-2020 1:44pm

I thought it was good. I think the biggest plot hole is

How he followed her so easily, she went from her friends house to his house and he was suddenly there too

pixelburp · 13-04-2020 8:15pm

I was reminded of It Follows, both movies that utilised a sense of dread in letting the camera linger on otherwise mundane, sometimes empty spaces. Though whereas the 2014 film turned the screw with the potential threat of a stranger off in the distance but approaching, here that space was used to infer someone might be already there. Just standing in the corner. Occasional points of view shots reinforcing that unease. This was a brilliantly balanced piece of tension and atmosphere from Leigh Whannell: never indulging in excessive jump scares, using the quiet emptiness of rooms to their fullest. The story did kinda go off the rails a little in the third act, but not to a ruinous degree all the same.

Psychiatric Patrick · 08-09-2020 3:19am

I really this. It was the last movie I saw at the cinema.

I hope the Gosling Wolfman movie is something similar.

I was hoping though that Blumhouse was going to try a lower budget dark universe series.

I’d love to see these monsters fighting each other and Prodigium lead by Van Helsing and the movies wouldn’t need to be massive budget.

Show Prodigium being set up in medieval times after the heroes battle Dracula. In the 18th century the cross path with Frankenstein. Then jump to Victorian times for Jekyll &Hyde, Invisible Man and Wolfman and resurrect Dracula & Frankenstein

The Invisible Man

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