Releases 2/14/2020 Michael Peña, Lucy Hale, Maggie Q, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Jimmy O. Yang, Austin Stowell, Portia Doubleday, Ryan Hansen, and Michael Rooker First trailer: Second and newest trailer:
The original show had a couple dark moments. The remake went more explicitly dark, giving the guests what they deserved more than what they thought they wanted. One would expect nothing less with Malcolm McDowell at the helm instead of Ricardo Montalbán. Not a totally unnatural progression to go all Monkey's Paw on the concept. Then again, not particularly original, either. I'm not likely to see it unless enough other sacrificial guinea pigs get slaughtered at the theater...errrr, I mean other movie viewers see it first and like it.
I'm excited for this one. I won't watch the trailers. But I saw the posters a while ago and they are really good and mysterious to me. I like the "anything you desire, everything you fear" tag line. It reminds me of something from those old horror / sci-fi TV shows where someone wants something and gets it but the twist is horrific. Strange thing is I know I watched the original show a bunch of times when I was young but I don't remember any episodes. So that will be something I rewatch one day. Perhaps I'll watch some of the TV show at the time of the movie. I never heard of the remake so I'll check that out too. I've never heard of Monkey's Paw. Added to the list.
It's not a movie (although been adapted and re-adapted countless times over the years) but a famous short story where an object (the titular monkey's paw) grants the bearer a number of wishes, which always come with a price tag for messing with fate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkey's_Paw
Cool thanks. Sounds like those genie stories with the three wishes. I remember that one X-Files episode.
I'm in - loved the show as a kid (came on right after The Loooooooooove Boat!), and this looks like fun with a new darker twist.
It's weird that there are no Thursday night screenings for this. It wasn't screened for critics either. It also has a near 2 hour running time, which is a lot for a movie like this.
Ever watch the show? Almost on a weekly basis at least one of the stories involved something "not pleasant".
I caught the earliest showing today in an effort to dodge the Valentine's Day / President's Day weekend crowds. Meh. It's pretty much what it looks like. WB horror for teenagers. Personally, I don't mind movies like Wish Upon or Shark Night, so I was mostly okay with it. That said, I don't think I would recommend it. The set-up is really fun, mostly all revealed in the trailer. The middle drags quite a bit, but it comes back towards the end for a few bursts of fun. It's all really silly and stupid, so don't expect to be scared or extremely invested. This is nothing more than dumb teenager horror. It's fairly easy to look at, even if there's not much going on upstairs. For a lot of the running time, the movie has sort of an anthology structure, where it jumps around between four different storylines. The most entertaining storyline by far is the brothers, played by Ryan Hansen and Jimmy O Yang. They are the heart of the movie, and I wouldn't have minded if the whole movie had just followed them. Also fun is Lucy Hale's mean-girl-revenge storyline, which is mostly spoiled by the trailer. For what it's worth, the big trailer scene happens in the first half-hour, however this storyline doesn't really go anywhere from there. The other two storylines follow Maggie Q's character and Austin Stowell's character, and to be honest both of these storylines are extremely boring. I do have to credit Blumhouse though, as they are notorious for showing the entire movie in their trailers, and the trailers here show absolutely nothing about Austin Stowell's plot. It doesn't show much of the brothers' plot either. Not that the movie has much to offer in the way of secrets or surprises anyway. There are a few recognizable cast members in here that aren't revealed in the trailers, including a horror veteran. I don't really understand what is with Blumhouse and their fetish for magical statues that leak black goo. It was stupid in Black Christmas 2019 and it's stupid here as well. They must think black goo statues are the next big thing in horror, but they need to stop trying to make it happen. It's not going to happen. So yeah, I'd probably say skip this one and wait for cable. The most clever thing about it is the final moment, which includes a cute nod to the original series. This is a movie made for teenagers on dates, not for adult horror fans.
I noticed this as well. Typically I see early shows so it didn't really affect me but just seemed a bit odd. Other than it did run a bit long I enjoyed the film. The trailer didn't give away all the plot twists or kills which was a nice change. Maggie Q is such a beautiful woman (although a bit on the slim side). For me this is worth a theatrical viewing.
Watched it tonight. It's not great, I'd never seen the original series so I don't know how it compares, I can't imagine certain aspects here were in the movie. The setting was fantastic and I'm always happy to see Maggie Q, but that's the positives for me. I'm also sick of seeing blumhouse name now in all the titles, who do they think they are!
I never heard of her before but she is in a lot of Fantasy Island episodes. I like this old 80s look picture of her. They probably think they are like Bad Robot making so so to poor movies that are profitable and everyone wants to see.
Saw this movie last night and it is pretty bad. I wish Blumhouse would just go away. The story was just bad and the movie itself tried to cast too wide of a net.
I have this downloaded but haven't watched it yet. As for Blumhouse, I mean I agree that they have put out some real shit but they have also had their names on some great stuff like the recent Invisible Man, The Hunt, Get Out, Halloween, Happy Death Day etc.
