(Extended Edition, 3h48m)
"I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone."
I was 8 years old when my parents took me to see this in 2001 at a drive-in cinema and it absolutely blew my mind. It finished really late at night but I stayed awake the whole time and I still have vivid memories of the Moria stuff especially, who kinda scared the crap out of me.
It absolutely still…
"What are you so afraid of? The worst that could've happened to you has already happened. There's nothing left to be afraid of."
Scariest movie of all-time! This movie scared the shit out of 14-year-old me and it still does for a few reasons. The isolated setting alone is enough to get me psychotic but when you add monsters on top of that and there's no way out... absolute nightmare fuel. I need to be in the right mindset to…
The last time I watched this I wasn't older than 10 years old and i'd say it's just as good as I remember. A beautiful story about friendship, love, self-esteem, and how looks can be deceiving. It's really not the most original script, basically a remix of popular fairy tales stitched together but the characters, the fantastical elements, and the way it satirizes classic fairy tale tropes are what makes it special. There's something for the whole family and I…
"That's an awfully big wardrobe."
Still holds up for the most part but I remember enjoying this way more as a kid. It aged a lot better than what I expected, the CG still looks good but for the budget it should've been a bit better. The sets are all pretty decent and even the parts with the fake snow looks good although it doesn't look cold at all.
It demands suspension of disbelief because it's hard to believe that…
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Absolutely shocking moments of gore with awesome practical effects. They really show everything too, doesn't shy away from killing kids and animals in the worst imaginable ways. The story in between these moments are incredibly boring to me though. Annoying dialogue, frustrating decision making and unnatural character interactions—or is it culture shock?! I doubt it cause it's awful, I hope nobody thinks like these characters. The superstitions and religious beliefs are also overly exagerated to the point of becoming comedy.…
"My son ate his own shit today."
The Deliverance works best as a family drama about abuse and the focus on the dynamics between it's fairly interesting family members. It's good simple psychology food for a while. That's the first half but then it abandons the interesting drama and becomes a mindless generic exorcist movie. The change in tones doesn't work because they have nothing to offer that's better than the first half, it's just the usual schlock and it's…
