Comments on: Movie Review: The Strangers http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/02/movie-review-the-strangers/ Stuff by geeks, about geeks, for geeks. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Eathen http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/02/movie-review-the-strangers/comment-page-1/#comment-767169 Eathen Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:06:43 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/02/movie-review-the-strangers/#comment-767169 If I can just quote a similar film with similar plot and idea, remember scream with the guy who played shaggy on scooby doo sorry im just drawing a blank there but, "It's always scarier when there is no motive. and when there's no identification makes you really think about who people might be for all anyone knows these people in this movie know each other, just like in scream. though i have spent most of my time comparing movies i was a lot younger when i saw scream and i could still sleep at night after the strangers it got a little harder If I can just quote a similar film with similar plot and idea, remember scream with the guy who played shaggy on scooby doo sorry im just drawing a blank there but, “It’s always scarier when there is no motive. and when there’s no identification makes you really think about who people might be for all anyone knows these people in this movie know each other, just like in scream. though i have spent most of my time comparing movies i was a lot younger when i saw scream and i could still sleep at night after the strangers it got a little harder

]]> By: WordSlinger http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/02/movie-review-the-strangers/comment-page-1/#comment-302666 WordSlinger Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:14:25 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/02/movie-review-the-strangers/#comment-302666 @ Neverwanderer That's true, I know you can still get new albums on vinyl, I just found it too unrealistic that the characters just happen to have them in this film. @ Alex True, i think it was the concept and cinematography that made this one scary for me, even if it has been done before. The randomness of the crime and the way it was pulled off makes every noise you hear at night creepy. It definitely has its flaws, but for a first time director's work I found it to be a surprisingly decent movie. @ Neverwanderer
That’s true, I know you can still get new albums on vinyl, I just found it too unrealistic that the characters just happen to have them in this film.

@ Alex
True, i think it was the concept and cinematography that made this one scary for me, even if it has been done before. The randomness of the crime and the way it was pulled off makes every noise you hear at night creepy. It definitely has its flaws, but for a first time director’s work I found it to be a surprisingly decent movie.

]]> By: Alex http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/02/movie-review-the-strangers/comment-page-1/#comment-279680 Alex Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:44:16 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/02/movie-review-the-strangers/#comment-279680 Good review, although I don't necessarily agree with it. There honestly just wasn't anything groundbreaking here to merit a good review. It was a very predictable movie (dead silence, followed by either a) loud noise or music or b) quick glimpse of stalkers up close), and the discontinuities were a little hard to overlook. The best thing the film had going for it was, as you said, this could potentially happen to anyone, because no motive or backstory are given. Concept aside, as a film, this is your standard horror fare, rinsed and repeated. Also, is it just me or did they relay wayyy too much on the whole "we're gonna have our main character in the foreground with the killers randomly creeping out in the background only to fade back into the darkness" shots? Good review, although I don’t necessarily agree with it. There honestly just wasn’t anything groundbreaking here to merit a good review. It was a very predictable movie (dead silence, followed by either a) loud noise or music or b) quick glimpse of stalkers up close), and the discontinuities were a little hard to overlook. The best thing the film had going for it was, as you said, this could potentially happen to anyone, because no motive or backstory are given. Concept aside, as a film, this is your standard horror fare, rinsed and repeated.

Also, is it just me or did they relay wayyy too much on the whole “we’re gonna have our main character in the foreground with the killers randomly creeping out in the background only to fade back into the darkness” shots?

]]> By: NeverWanderer http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/02/movie-review-the-strangers/comment-page-1/#comment-275650 NeverWanderer Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:29:15 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/02/movie-review-the-strangers/#comment-275650 Awesome review! I'm very much looking forward to seeing this. (Btw, they DO still make vinyl copies of new records nowadays. They sell 'em at Hot Topic!) Awesome review! I’m very much looking forward to seeing this.

(Btw, they DO still make vinyl copies of new records nowadays. They sell ‘em at Hot Topic!)

]]> By: Jerry http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/02/movie-review-the-strangers/comment-page-1/#comment-274006 Jerry Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:25:17 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/02/movie-review-the-strangers/#comment-274006 Excellent review, my friend. I wished I had liked it more. Excellent review, my friend. I wished I had liked it more.

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