AsMoral Wrote:For some odd reason I decided to spend my weekend watching 2 home invasion films. That was on Saturday. I spent all day Sunday checking my locks repeatedly.
Both films are sufficiently creepy and deal with visitors tormenting a homes occupants.
Funny Games has Naomi watts, Tim Roth and their child being unrelentingly tormented by Michael Pitt and some other dude. It breaks the fourth wall with Pitt frequently addressing the viewer. It was a wonderful film wrought with peril but there was one scene that ripped me from the experience and I was never able to fully get back into the film.
Up until that Scene Funny Games trumped The Strangers.
The Strangers was a more straight up horror film about a couple being held hostage in their home by a group of masked intruders who move with Michael Meyers-esque flair...blending in with the shadows, lurking quietly in the background unbeknownst to their inteded victims.
The strangers succeeds in its simplicity, 2 people trapped in a remote house by faceless intruders who want to taunt them throughout the night until the very end...whatever "the end" might mean for the couple.
2 good movies worth watching back to back.
Kenji Wrote:Funny Games! I saw Michael Haneke's original movie, it was creepy. I'll watch this remake version. I like Naomi Watts.
AsMoral Wrote:For some odd reason I decided to spend my weekend watching 2 home invasion films. That was on Saturday. I spent all day Sunday checking my locks repeatedly.I've seen "Funny Games" and I know exactly the scene you're refering too.
Both films are sufficiently creepy and deal with visitors tormenting a homes occupants.
Funny Games has Naomi watts, Tim Roth and their child being unrelentingly tormented by Michael Pitt and some other dude. It breaks the fourth wall with Pitt frequently addressing the viewer. It was a wonderful film wrought with peril but there was one scene that ripped me from the experience and I was never able to fully get back into the film.
Up until that Scene Funny Games trumped The Strangers.
The Strangers was a more straight up horror film about a couple being held hostage in their home by a group of masked intruders who move with Michael Meyers-esque flair...blending in with the shadows, lurking quietly in the background unbeknownst to their inteded victims.
The strangers succeeds in its simplicity, 2 people trapped in a remote house by faceless intruders who want to taunt them throughout the night until the very end...whatever "the end" might mean for the couple.
2 good movies worth watching back to back.
AsMoral Wrote:The remake is a shot for shot remake of the original for US audiences. If you watch it, other than different actors, there will be nothing new.
KRW Wrote:I've seen "Funny Games" and I know exactly the scene you're refering too.
AsMoral Wrote:For some odd reason I decided to spend my weekend watching 2 home invasion films. That was on Saturday. I spent all day Sunday checking my locks repeatedly.I think I heard about the scene to which you are referring. It's in my queue, so I'll let you know after I watch it.
Both films are sufficiently creepy and deal with visitors tormenting a homes occupants.
Funny Games has Naomi watts, Tim Roth and their child being unrelentingly tormented by Michael Pitt and some other dude. It breaks the fourth wall with Pitt frequently addressing the viewer. It was a wonderful film wrought with peril but there was one scene that ripped me from the experience and I was never able to fully get back into the film.
Up until that Scene Funny Games trumped The Strangers.
The Strangers was a more straight up horror film about a couple being held hostage in their home by a group of masked intruders who move with Michael Meyers-esque flair...blending in with the shadows, lurking quietly in the background unbeknownst to their inteded victims.
The strangers succeeds in its simplicity, 2 people trapped in a remote house by faceless intruders who want to taunt them throughout the night until the very end...whatever "the end" might mean for the couple.
2 good movies worth watching back to back.
jimbow8 Wrote:I think I heard about the scene to which you are referring. It's in my queue, so I'll let you know after I watch it.
Is The Strangers the one with Liv Tyler?
If you're in the mood for more of these, you might try Them. It's sounds similar to your description of The Strangers.