The Witch

[jye4ever]

You look like a cross of Kyle Reese (coat), John Travolta, and Elvis... And that's not a bad thing

That pic is very old I no longer look like that.

My good ole stormtrooper days, I can no longer fit in that costume, my wife says I would make a good Porkins now, unfortunately she's right.

 

[IrishJedi]

Here are just a few pics of my trip to Salem this past Halloween (I haven even cooler pics from previous Salem visits that I need to dig up):

The "Witch House" (Judge Corwin's home during the Witch Trials). Built in 1621:

The Old Burying Ground:

BB-8 joined us for some pumpkin ale at Salem Beer Works (which I LOVE):

The streets of Salem on Halloween Day:

Attending the Official Salem Witches Masquerade Ball at Hawthorne Hotel on Halloween Night:

 

[jye4ever]

Amazing bewitching photos Irish, good stuff!

So yeah, I guess you've been to Salem a few times.

 

[bboy]

Hey bboy Just got done watching The Invitation. I very much enjoyed it. Films like that get under my skin. Thought it was really good.

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the death of a son subject matter was pretty damn depressing but in a good way. Cults give me the creeps so I was on edge for the most part. Liked the pace and feel of the film... solid 7.5 out of 10. I think I could give it an 8 or 9 but the group of friends were just not people I could relate to other then the one friend who got slapped. I like the main guy and his girl though... But it fit the mood. Perhaps that was the point. I was uncomfortable from the beginning because it was a bunch of people who I just had trouble picturing wanting to be around

As for how the Deaf Mute added to the genre in HUSH...

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It put me more on edge because she had to be quiet when sneaking around but she had no idea if she was being quiet. I just kept putting myself in her shoes. How can you prepare for someone who is going to break into the house when you cant hear him coming? So many windows also... But it was the fact that anytime she tried to be sneaky I was worried he would hear but she would not know that he heard.

Interesting, I found most of the people there to be kind of relatable. As for wanting to be around them I'm not sure, they seemed cool to me. I actually think they were really good friends towards the main character.

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Something about everyone denying what was going on was very unsettling. I think in strange, possibly dangerous situations people will make up a lot of excuses in order to believe that "everything is fine". And add to that their friend was going through a tough time. They were trying to make him feel comfortable even if they themselves were uncomfortable. By the time they were toasting the last glass I found myself thinking "JUST SAY SOMETHING, EVEN IF YOUR WRONG JUST SAY SOMETHING".

Also about hush, something about the premise just came off as slightly detached from experiencing the film as a viewer. Idk how to describe it exactly. I think we were left wondering if she knew herself the sounds she was making, or if because shes def she had no idea about the sounds she was making. Yeah she was def, but she knows how to be quiet. I'm not sure if that's it. I can't pinpoint it but something about the premise seemed off.

 

[JAWS]

Interesting, I found most of the people there to be kind of relatable. As for wanting to be around them I'm not sure, they seemed cool to me. I actually think they were really good friends towards the main character.

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Something about everyone denying what was going on was very unsettling. I think in strange, possibly dangerous situations people will make up a lot of excuses in order to believe that "everything is fine". And add to that their friend was going through a tough time. They were trying to make him feel comfortable even if they themselves were uncomfortable. By the time they were toasting the last glass I found myself thinking "JUST SAY SOMETHING, EVEN IF YOUR WRONG JUST SAY SOMETHING".

Also about hush, something about the premise just came off as slightly detached from experiencing the film as a viewer. Idk how to describe it exactly. I think we were left wondering if she knew herself the sounds she was making, or if because shes def she had no idea about the sounds she was making. Yeah she was def, but she knows how to be quiet. I'm not sure if that's it. I can't pinpoint it but something about the premise seemed off.

It may be an age thing as far as the characters go and you likeing them and me not so much. The "I really want to" game is when some of them lost me. I would have been like the girl in the film that just wanted to leave. Add onto the fact the one guy took a slap and acted like it was no big deal and just the overall look of them. I am 45 so I think I just had some issues relating.

I also got frustrated with the main character and his girlfriend when

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they saw his friend fighting the main jerk at the bottom of the stairs but he just sat at the top watching. Get down there and help damn it!! I don;t care if you just got shot . At least the GF should have helped.

It worked for me in Hush.. Becasue it was my own thinking that added that "does she know she might be loud" Let me put it this way. If she knocked something over with her foot or hip or stepped on a branch... She would never know she did it. It also works in that she can't just lock herself in a room and get ready to fight becasue there where too many other ways in and she would not see him coming.

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Ala the bathroom scene

Helped that she was likable also. I would much rather hang around the characters in that film then The Invitation

Both were good times for me. I like them about equally but both were very different movies and viewing experiences.

 

[Khev]

Awesome insight from Eggers on his mindset when crafting the film, some of the historical liberties that were taken (which I totally agree with) and the fact that much of the editing was done *in-camera*.

THE WITCH Director Robert Eggers On Black Phillip, Folktales And His Overhyped Film | Birth.Movies.Death.

 

[IrishJedi]

Robert Eggers should sue GAME OF THRONES for that final scene last night.

(I'm half-joking)

 

[rushmore223]

I was thinking the same thing. Guess she's been around for a while.

 

[Khev]

Since I don't watch Game of Thrones what happened?

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Some naked chick flew up into the sky?

 

[rushmore223]

Since I don't watch Game of Thrones what happened?

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Some naked chick flew up into the sky?

Think of the shed scene...

 

[rushmore223]

Since I don't watch Game of Thrones what happened?

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Some naked chick flew up into the sky?

I'm actually surprised you don't watch it, considering how much you enjoy LOTR, I'd think it would be a home run for you.

You should give the first season a try, I know I love the show, easily one of the best series to find its way to the small screen,

 

[Khev]

Well I've never had HBO as an ongoing service so I really haven't had the option other than buying the expensive blu-rays. I did watch the first episode on blu-ray at a friends' house and have caught other bits and pieces on youtube but it just didn't pull me in. It seemed pretty mean-spirited and I got the vibe that the show wants you to like certain characters only so they can shock you by having horrible things happen to them. I don't know, I love both LOTR and Conan the Barbarian (1982) but to me GoT felt like neither.

 

[rushmore223]

GOT = Fantasy + Political Intrigue

TV will just be so boring once this show is off the air in a few years.

 

[rushmore223]

Personally, I'll wait for the Blu-ray, but The Witch is currently available to own on VUDU (ultraviolet) for $12.99.

 

[Adolfo]

....one of these days...

 

[IrishJedi]

Reminder: Blu-ray/DVD is out this week.

 

[jye4ever]

Thanks for that reminder, i'm looking forward to revisiting this movie at home while dressed as a goat.

 

[rushmore223]

Thanks for that reminder, i'm looking forward to revisiting this movie at home while dressed as a goat.

Perhaps I can come over and milk you til your bloody?

 

[jye4ever]

Got Milk?

 

[rushmore223]

Love that you added the milk mustache! Great attention to detail!