Jacob's Ladder (2019) - Another unnecessary remake

abake said:

That movie really creeped me out when I saw it. Very unsettling.
I can't se how they will improve it, people don't have the patience to let an experience like this unfold nowadays. It's all about shock value and jump scares...

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abake said:

That movie really creeped me out when I saw it. Very unsettling.
I can't se how they will improve it, people don't have the patience to let an experience like this unfold nowadays. It's all about shock value and jump scares...

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The Pawn said:

The original is really not a horror film but a psychological film based on idea originally explored in the Twilight Zone episode An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.

The film explores what happens to the mind and body in the last moments prior to death.

Jacob creates the “demons” he sees in his mind because he is “hanging on” to life rather then letting go and “going home.”

The film uses concepts of “heaven” and “hell” to make these points.

The directors cut has several great scenes that should never have been cut and you can see them on you tube or blu ray.

There was also a book about making the film released in the 90’s explaining the director and screen writer’s take on the film. Great read.


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abake said:

I had no idea there was a director's cut.
Might have to look it up.

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Darth Snoopy said:

Why, Hollywood, why?!?

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