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Horror october #28
Oct. 28th, 2017 05:48 pmHow about some more New French Extremity, then? Among the Living is made by the same people who made Livid and Inside, so I wasn't expecting sunshine and puppies going in. But after opening with a very violent scene involving a pregnant woman, some trick-or-treaters, and a butcher knife, that's almost exactly what we get as we follow three young teenagers on the last day of school. They decide to goof off, head out to the countryside to do the traditional summer holiday petty vandalism... only to stumble onto a murder in progress and get caught up in something very nasty. And after that opening scene, we know this movie isn't going to shy away from anything.
After spending most of this weekend so far watching s2 of Stranger Things, this was a hell of a wake-up. Like It crossed with Martyrs. I love how it plays with US slasher movie tropes but without that sense of ... well, fairness that mostly exists within those. It's not as gory as Inside (few things are), but there's still a brutality, a finality to the violence you rarely see in US horror. Unlike some of their earlier movies, this has a sense of humour, albeit a very dark one. Not flawless, but if you're looking for a halloween-themed movie with a bit more bite, this should be right up your alley.
After spending most of this weekend so far watching s2 of Stranger Things, this was a hell of a wake-up. Like It crossed with Martyrs. I love how it plays with US slasher movie tropes but without that sense of ... well, fairness that mostly exists within those. It's not as gory as Inside (few things are), but there's still a brutality, a finality to the violence you rarely see in US horror. Unlike some of their earlier movies, this has a sense of humour, albeit a very dark one. Not flawless, but if you're looking for a halloween-themed movie with a bit more bite, this should be right up your alley.
