| Posted by: MadsenOMC at June 30, 2008, 3:49 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | That was an insulting comment dd, especially considering some of the movies you've raved about lately. Pot, meet kettle. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: dellamorte dellamore at June 30, 2008, 2:51 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by MisterTwister I think that's very insulting. Maybe it has something to do with wanting to see it because it looks...good? That's the reason I wanted to see it, plus the reviews from the horror sites were quite good. If we were desperate we would like anything that's given to us like Diary of the Dead and The Happening. I'm pretty sure the opposite would be true . | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Rapture27 at June 30, 2008, 1:08 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | So I'm watching The Signal with my brother, rented it cuz I heard good things and sum dude at my job swears by it. The first act is really good, makes u very interested in this movie. Unfortuantely the movie has already hit its peak and goes into a very boring, stupid film. The 2nd act was so dumb and boring and unfunny I just wanted to turn the damn movie off but I tortured myself to finish the film. The 3rd act wasn't much better and I was regretting the money I spent on such a waste of time movie If you like movies that try to be different and start good then end up sucking then I would reccommend this film. I called it too, cuz my bro tells me during the first segment, "this movie is pretty good." I respond..."yeah not bad.....but don't worry, I'm sure they will screw it up" damn I hate when I'm right. Smh Great idea- stupid movie. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Max Cady at June 23, 2008, 9:33 am | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | what a fuckin waste of time the 1st and 3rd transmissions were good but that whole 3 hour 2nd transmission killed the whole movie what the fuck was that shit? seriously? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: the saw is family at June 23, 2008, 9:17 am | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | watched it earlier this week, i'd say it's 7/10. the first transmission was easily the most powerful of the three. the comedy of the second transmission worked for the most part, but it was a pretty jarring transition. the third transmission didn't seem as evenly paced as the first two and fell a little short. the flaws with the third act weren't enough to ruin the film though. it's a pretty solid rental for someone who is a fan of the genre. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Shockwave at June 22, 2008, 3:26 am | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Wes Craven endorsing something really doesnt mean that much anymore. I actualy like the first act BY FAR the best. It had that fentic crazy survival feel to it, like 28 Days/Weeks Later did. Maybe thats why i didnt care for the second act that much. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: X-Nightcrawler at June 21, 2008, 11:11 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Bourne101 Ok, besides the fact that you guys disagree, it simply wasn't just Wes Craven who said this movie is great, the film has been getting great reviews all over the net. I expect it to be a modern horror classic. Wes Craven also said that his 'current' favorite horror movie was "The Hills Have Eyes 2" (the remake) when it was just released. Maybe that'd get more idiots to go see it. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MisterTwister at June 21, 2008, 11:04 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by dellamorte dellamore The premise doesn't sound that great , and the trailer didn't exactly blow me away , although i would still like to see it eventually , i'm just not in any rush . After the excellent Rec raised the standard for indie horror , the Signal has some shoes to fill . This could very well be the case of desperate fanboys praising anything that looks even remotely original , i'm going to temper my expectations . I think that's very insulting. Maybe it has something to do with wanting to see it because it looks...good? That's the reason I wanted to see it, plus the reviews from the horror sites were quite good. If we were desperate we would like anything that's given to us like Diary of the Dead and The Happening. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MisterTwister at June 21, 2008, 11:01 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by chinton I'm not sure if your desperate fanboy comment was directed to me. If it was I'm not a desperate fanboy I just happened to really like the film. Kind of insulting. I woudn't worry about him. My favorite Transmission was 2nd. Violent and funny at the same time. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at June 21, 2008, 10:08 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | The Signal - 7/10 Well, that was fucked. The film is divided up into three different parts, directed and written by three different directors. Each of these parts consists of the same characters, but each part is very different. The first part is excellent, creating a brutal, chilling atmosphere that gave true promise to the rest of the film. The second part brings a little more dark comedy into the mix, but was very interesting because you get to see it from the view of someone who has "the crazy". So far so good, two parts very good, chilling and often funny. Then the third part hit and it went completely down hill. It became confusing, stupid, and the sheer brutality, cleverness and creepiness of the first two acts was completely ruined by this third act, although the ending was very bleak and quite good. To sum it up, that's 2/3 which is .666... which rounds up to 7/10. Plain and simple. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Rawlin67 at February 24, 2008, 4:36 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | im still trying to find out how its doing so well with critics on RT. i saw the trailer, and it didnt look that good. looked exceedingly average. i still want to see it though, because i want to see what the hubbub is about. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: chinton at February 24, 2008, 4:16 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by dellamorte dellamore The premise doesn't sound that great , and the trailer didn't exactly blow me away , although i would still like to see it eventually , i'm just not in any rush . After the excellent Rec raised the standard for indie horror , the Signal has some shoes to fill . This could very well be the case of desperate fanboys praising anything that looks even remotely original , i'm going to temper my expectations . I'm not sure if your desperate fanboy comment was directed to me. If it was I'm not a desperate fanboy I just happened to really like the film. Kind of insulting. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Shockwave at February 24, 2008, 12:29 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by chinton Naturaly they make it hard to find. Tell me about it. Seems like every movie worth a damn gets shafted by my local theatres. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: dellamorte dellamore at February 24, 2008, 11:47 am | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | The premise doesn't sound that great , and the trailer didn't exactly blow me away , although i would still like to see it eventually , i'm just not in any rush . After the excellent Rec raised the standard for indie horror , the Signal has some shoes to fill . This could very well be the case of desperate fanboys praising anything that looks even remotely original , i'm going to temper my expectations . | | Static Link |
| Posted by: chinton at February 23, 2008, 11:11 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | darn it. I was hoping you would like it. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Lazy Boy at February 23, 2008, 10:47 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | The Signal - 4/10 A paying customer, tired of the usual mainstream crap, would and should be encouraged to seek something new, something fresh than what they have been offered. That doesn't mean, however, that because a concept is original it won't face problems. And The Signal, a triptych tale involving a mind altering/frying transmission which turns regular people into killers, has problems. It's an interesting idea -- watch how one's perception of reality is kept normal through a mellow shoegazer CD -- but it's very amateurish in acting and editing (sloppy transitions). Most of all -- and this is thanks to the rather weird second "transmission" (or, story) -- there is a level of humor that comes halfway through, jars the viewer, and exits stage left, leaving one to forget to take anything else seriously. Do you know the closest approximation I can give? Imagine the fake trailers from Grindhouse, mostly Edgar Wright's classic "Don't" and this is what The Signal reminded me of, for ninet... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: chinton at February 23, 2008, 8:04 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | What I'm curious is what everybody favorite Transmission is. Mine is: Transmission 1- 8/10 Transmission 2- 7/10 Transmission 3- 9/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: SpikeDurden at February 23, 2008, 7:23 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Bourne101 Chinton you have me all excited! Too bad it's not playing in my area. Yeah, I'm really excited now too. I think I'm going tonight! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Lazy Boy at February 23, 2008, 7:23 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Going to see it in less than an hour...will also give my review. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at February 23, 2008, 6:56 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Chinton you have me all excited! Too bad it's not playing in my area. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: chinton at February 23, 2008, 6:33 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | What an interesting film. For those of you who don't know it deals with a mysterious electronic signal that is broadcasted out on all electronics that turn people into homocidal maniacs. The film follows Maya who is sleeping with her lover as the films starts. She goes back home but when she gets there her jealous husband Lewis is affected by the signal. The movie mainly deals with her and her lover trying to get to the train station to get out of the city while the obssessive husband chases after them among other dangerous infected people. Whats fascianting about the film is that its told in the three different parts all written and directed by three different people. All the sections follow the same story and sometimes overlap by they have completely different tones and aims. What also really sets this film apart and probably one of the best creative decisions they made was to not make the people who are infected by the signal into raging zombie maniacs. Once you are infected by the signal you are still ra... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at February 14, 2008, 5:15 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by someguy I'm not saying the movie is bad (in fact it's been one of my most anticipated for a while), I'm saying that Craven's quote doesn't really make the movie look better or worse. I'll wait for overall thoughts through sites like RT and Metacritic or reviews from critics I read regularly. 80% fresh on RT as of this moment. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: someguy at February 14, 2008, 4:31 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Bourne101 Ok, besides the fact that you guys disagree, it simply wasn't just Wes Craven who said this movie is great, the film has been getting great reviews all over the net. I expect it to be a modern horror classic. I'm not saying the movie is bad (in fact it's been one of my most anticipated for a while), I'm saying that Craven's quote doesn't really make the movie look better or worse. I'll wait for overall thoughts through sites like RT and Metacritic or reviews from critics I read regularly. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: EDsoulsurvive* at February 14, 2008, 3:16 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | I'm dying to see this, it better come to the baltimore area, anyone know an approximate screen count? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: ilovemovies at February 14, 2008, 6:19 am | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Wes Craven is the man. And this movie looks intriguing. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at February 13, 2008, 10:23 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by someguy because its the equivalent of larry king with more cred in terms of 'critic' comments Ok, besides the fact that you guys disagree, it simply wasn't just Wes Craven who said this movie is great, the film has been getting great reviews all over the net. I expect it to be a modern horror classic. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: someguy at February 13, 2008, 9:55 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Bourne101 Uh... how so? The man behind such greats as Red Eye, the Scream series, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes (remake, and original if you liked it). The creator of two of the greatest horror series of all time and what is considered the best horror film of the decade to some. So... how is he the least reliable voice on how good a horror movie is? Cause he made a few stinkers? Regardless, the man knows his horror. because its the equivalent of larry king with more cred in terms of 'critic' comments | | Static Link |
| Posted by: biff_debris at February 13, 2008, 5:40 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Wez Craven lulz. I honestly haven't cared for a thing he's done -- especially the Freddy movies. But all that aside, I too am so stoked over this and The Ruins. Whoda thunk: Two original horror flicks (well, I guess one's based on a book, but at least it's not a remake of a movie about a book) in the same year! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Rawlin67 at February 13, 2008, 4:39 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | a few? thats a gigantic understatement. outrageous understatement. and the entire Scream series is not great. ill give it to the first ones, but the others arent exactly considered classics. basically, his movies are unreliable, so i cant really trust his opinion just because he thinks this rocks. if you call a dozen wretched films "a few stinkers," youre a kind man. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at February 13, 2008, 3:52 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Rawlin67 Wes Craven is probably the least reliable voice on how good a horror movie is. this could be good though, ill see any horror. Uh... how so? The man behind such greats as Red Eye, the Scream series, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes (remake, and original if you liked it). The creator of two of the greatest horror series of all time and what is considered the best horror film of the decade to some. So... how is he the least reliable voice on how good a horror movie is? Cause he made a few stinkers? Regardless, the man knows his horror. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at February 13, 2008, 3:47 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Shockwave When does this come out? I saw the trailer and think it looks utterly fantastic. Comes out on the 22nd. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Shockwave at February 13, 2008, 3:45 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | When does this come out? I saw the trailer and think it looks utterly fantastic. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Rawlin67 at February 13, 2008, 2:41 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Wes Craven is probably the least reliable voice on how good a horror movie is. this could be good though, ill see any horror. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at February 13, 2008, 2:38 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Cronos Looks like it could be pretty good, as long as the reviews are positive I'll give it a look. So far it is 80% fresh with 10 reviews at RT. AICN (I know, not the most reliabe source) called it "The future of horror" and Wes Craven said "It will leave you breathless". | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Cronos at February 13, 2008, 2:25 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Looks like it could be pretty good, as long as the reviews are positive I'll give it a look. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Lazy Boy at February 13, 2008, 1:18 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | While Cell is in talks of being adapted, we still get what looks like an indie horror gem about technological chaos, coming out of nowhere for me and now being one of my most anticipated films for the rest of this month. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at February 13, 2008, 12:16 pm | | Topic: The Signal Forum: JoBlo | | Directed by David Bruckner, Dan Bush and Jacob Gentry Genre: Horror Tagline: This is not a test. Plot Outline: A horror film told in three parts from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission which invades every cell phone, radio and TV, turing people into killers. Starring: AJ Bowen, Scott Poythress, Anessa Ramsey, Justin Welborn and Michael Sahr Ngaujah Rated R for strong brutal bloody violence throughout, pervasive language and brief nudity. Runtime: 100 minutes This looks fucking awesome! It has also received many great reviews that praise it as one of the best horror films in ages. If it is playing within an hour distance from my house, I will be there. | | Static Link |
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