This isn't a horror film in the true sense, but ever since Donnie Darko I've tried to watch everything Jake Gyllenhaal has done. He made a film in 2013 that went straight to video, it's called "Enemy". It has never showed up on HBO, Showtime, etc., but I found it on Directv on-demand but I didn't want to pay their high price to see it.

Yesterday I searched Netflix and they had it, so I watched it last night. It's directed by Denis Villeneuve, who has done "Prisoners" with Jake and Hugh Jackman, which was real good drama about a kidnapped child. He also did "Arrival" with Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner, which I thought was excellent sci-fi about alien ships landing on Earth and Amy could talk to them.

In this film "Enemy" Jake just goes about work as a history professor, has sex with his girlfriend, lives in a condo in Toronto. One day at work a guy asks, if he liked movies. He said no, not really. So Jake then said, what would you recommend for a cheerful film. He mentions some film, so Jake goes to the video store and rents the film.

He's watching the movie and a woman is checking into a hotel and the bellhop picks up her luggage and Jake notices the actor looks just like himself, but without the beard Jake has for this film. He goes to the internet and there are 3 actors listed as bellhops, so he looks up each one and he finds it's Bellhop #3. He searched the guy's name online and finds the agency that he is represented by.

Jake goes to the agency and right away the security guard calls him by the actor's name. He picks up the actor's mail and opens it, and gets the guys home address. He goes to the address, it's in a group of highrise condos, so he parks on the top floor of a garage and tries to see the unit. He calls the guys phone number and a girl answers. He starts to tell his look-alike story, but the girl thinks he's her boyfriend pulling a prank. His voice is just like the guys voice so much so, that his girlfriend is fooled.

That's all I'll tell you for now. Enemy could of been a great or excellent movie, but it's so dark visually whenever they're inside and it slow moving. The film script should of been tightened, indoor shots should of been lighted better, get a faster pace, I was surprised that director turned out this movie. To me, it was worth watching because the story is unique. There is also an ending, that I had to go and look up the meaning. Because of the last 2 seconds of the film, it's qualifies as a horror film.

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Man I watched this and really wanted to like it. But just couldn’t figure it out. Maybe the wife and other lady look too much alike and it confused the shit outta me. Then the ending?? I read up on it afterwards and it seems most are as confused as I was. Premise was good and acting also. Too confusing for my pee brain I guess.

I didn't really like "Us". Not sure why. It just didn't seem worth the hype. I've seen horror movies that I couldn't stop thinking about for days after seeing, yet was completely unfazed by "Us".

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I like the new series 'Black Summer' on Netflix. Yes, I know it's another Zombie apocalypse show.

The zombie outbreak is a topical medium. When you look at the world today disease, social and political instability, and changing demographics make it the perfect allegory.

The vampire has persevered because it's a perfect allegory for the "haves" feeding on the "have nots." Rich or powerful being evil. While that's true today I think the prevailing fear is society turning on itself...

ABSO-LUTELY

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I wouldn't be putting Heredity on my resume.

Smart, since you had nothing to do with it.

And because it was a piece of shit.

Wasn't for you, but it was a brilliant movie.

agreed

yeah - agreed. I can see where it would turn off some people, as the pacing and storytelling was way outside the normal horror formula.

To me, that was a good thing.

Great performances too.

Watching the trailer for Midsommar made me think of The Wicker Man.

Watched The Hive last night. Thought it was pretty damn good. It’s more of a mystery/thriller with horror elements and imagery. Def don’t watch it at dinner, but worth your time IMO.

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Gotta give 'The Perfection' a soft pass.
Watched it due to word of mouth about crazy twists and turns, but it underwhelms.
It's one of those shows that depends heavily on the zigzags in the narrative, but even knowing that it falls into the thriller/horror genre leads any fairly competent viewer to see much of it coming.
It's bold and brash, but it doesn't actually develop much past the pitch.
It's not horrible or hateable, but don't expect to be overwhelmed or gobsmacked. It's just a mediocre thriller story updated and stylized.

40 or so years ago, it might have been somewhat revolutionary, but it's pretty tame for our cynical age.

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Have to agree with your review. Watched it last night, and there wasnt any real big surprise moments.

Honestly, the vibe was almost like an episode of Black Mirror, without the technology angle.

It was decent at best.

Has anyone mentioned "The Creature from the Black Lagoon"? When I was a kid, we all collected those Universal Movies Monster model kits by Aurora. I had them all, I was about 12 years old and the CFTBL was my favorite. I could add real sand, some Spanish Moss, red paint to his claws for blood and paint the creature green with his gills yellow in front. Customizing the models was the best part, and sometimes going back and repainting and changing them.

What started me on this was when I was 7 years old we visited Silver Springs in Ocala, Florida about 25 miles from where I live now. We took the glass bottom boat ride, and of course they showed us where Johnny Weissmuller made the Tarzan movies, but then through the glass bottom we looked down and that's where 3 years earlier they made the Creature from the Black Lagoon, right there in Silver Springs.

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Some of the Monster kits, the Creature is on the right, he could use some customizing

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The glass bottom boats and what you see through the bottom

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I was searching Netflix last night for something to watch and thought I would give Await Further Instructions a shot. It`s the kind of movie you will hate or love. I thought it was great. The last 20 minutes are WTF.

Planning to take in several of these, Cinepocalypse 2019. I'll post any that stand out to me.

https://cinepocalypsegenrefest.com/2019-lineup

The Rental - watch it.

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