Hereditary is good, but man, I just don’t understand the insane hype around it. It was an enjoyable watch, but it wasn’t all that much better than the typical modern horror movie.
I rewatched it recently and became aware of how much I’d missed the first time, which made it a rich experience up there with some of the best films of any genre. It’s pretty striking. Sometimes a universally respected piece of cinema doesn’t grab me either though - a horror example that comes to mind is The Exorcist.
I agree with the other person that it is one of my favorites as it’s one of the only movies to ever actually creep me out (though not a fan of the ending) as I feel horror should.
My wife is a big horror fan, and I can say that a majority of the ones I’ve seen with her are extremely predictable and rely on cheap tricks like jump scares most of the time, so outside of campy horror stuff or classics that I grew up with, it just doesn’t do anything for me.
Hereditary is good, but man, I just don’t understand the insane hype around it. It was an enjoyable watch, but it wasn’t all that much better than the typical modern horror movie.
Different strokes, I guess.
I rewatched it recently and became aware of how much I’d missed the first time, which made it a rich experience up there with some of the best films of any genre. It’s pretty striking. Sometimes a universally respected piece of cinema doesn’t grab me either though - a horror example that comes to mind is The Exorcist.
I agree with the other person that it is one of my favorites as it’s one of the only movies to ever actually creep me out (though not a fan of the ending) as I feel horror should.
My wife is a big horror fan, and I can say that a majority of the ones I’ve seen with her are extremely predictable and rely on cheap tricks like jump scares most of the time, so outside of campy horror stuff or classics that I grew up with, it just doesn’t do anything for me.