Steve Dustcircle

_Robert_ wrote:
Looks like it may be a good one. I like the genre to a point. Movies that are so relentless with dread, terror, violence, horror, _______, just desensitize me and I don’t care what happens at some point. This is typically what happens in sequels.

It has a couple jump scares but it’s more about weirdness than scares and gore. W…[Read more]

Looks like it may be a good one. I like the genre to a point. Movies that are so relentless with dread, terror, violence, horror, _______, just desensitize me and I don’t care what happens at some point. This is typically what happens in sequels.

That therapist looks like she is going to need some therapy.

PopeBeanie wrote:
I think I watched the trailer before because of Natalie being in it, but didn’t follow through. The audio effects alone were “manipulative”, and I mean it sets people up for dread. Very effectively, IMO.

Fiction minus manipulation. Gee… I wonder how that would work(?).

Having written some fiction, I can tell you it’s all a…[Read more]

I’ll bet you’ve seen this one before. In case you’re feeling down recently, this might help? (I did a search to see if it’s been linked to here before, but I didn’t see one.)

Turn on captions, and set translation to Auto, English.

And then from a mature therapist’s perspective…

I think I watched the trailer before because of Natalie being in it, but didn’t follow through. The audio effects alone were “manipulative”, and I mean it sets people up for dread. Very effectively, IMO. I’m just not into that. But I do generally like dark movies, especially dark comedies.

So “no” to your question again. This movie is obvious…[Read more]

BTW, in case you’re clueless as to what Annihilation is all about, here is a trailer. It is based on a best-selling novel of the same name. It is sci fi, but it is very intelligent sci fi.

PopeBeanie wrote:
I was never into horror flicks, unless it had lots of boobs.

Well, Natalie Portman, one of my very favorite actresses (and for me, a sex symbol as well), doesn’t deliver in that department.

Not for me. But maybe people who often suffer from panic attacks? Many people’s normal condition is to never feel like they’re in control. Plus loss of control can be kinda contagious at times, contributing to mass hysteria. I think people like Trump know how to trigger it.

Can we count people prone to psychosis?

If the answer to your question…[Read more]