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[jye4ever]

Rush and khev summed up The Witch perfectly!

I can totally comprehend and respect some hating this movie, it can really take a ton of patience to settle in and get engaged with it.

I already knew what I was walking into and I love slow burns and even then it almost lost me, I kept hoping for something more threatening to happen from all that built up tension, if anything this movie could've actually benefitted from a few jump scares but the director refused to do them, he wanted to remain respectful to his vision of having the scares come from the creepy tension, and for the most part he succeeded.

Man, the isolation in this movie was creepy (see spoiler for more on this).

Spoiler time:

DO NOT CLICK IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE, IT WILL RUIN THE ENTIRE MOVIE! GO SEE IT BEFORE READING THIS, IT WILL BE WORTH IT!

Spoiler:

I liked how they tricked us into thinking the father was going to go all Shining/Amityville and start chopping up his family with the axe, but that's not the direction they went.

This movie is brutal on kids, being a parent definately made this movie more disturbing (Like in Rambo 4 with all those kids getting killed only here its with religious mental trauma).

The heated debate involves the ending, and I can understand why some are not liking it but I fully embraced it.

It goes full on fairy tale, it literally is one of those fairytale drawings depicting witches in the woods surrounding a fire come to life!

But even then we really don't know if this was all in their heads.

This movie only reenforced my beliefs on just how dangerous and deadly religion can be

Like I mentioned before the isolation in this movie was insane, it became a character all of its own, especially when the daughter was all alone at the end, yikes, the silence was deafening!

I can't stop thinking about this movie!

Sure there were a few times where a jump scare would've actually worked, but the movie was still able to deliver the tension without them, so I guess that makes the movie even better.

Everything coming together made for a super high quality work of art, from the music to the acting.

The music certainly did its part believe you me.

Instant buy.

GO SEE THIS MOVIE!

 

[YoNoSe]

Yeah, anybody that complains about big studios and commercial filmmaking should go see The Witch. You're not going to get purer dope than that. It doesn't give a **** about you.

 

[jye4ever]

Well said!

 

[YoNoSe]

 

[jye4ever]

Omg lol lol lol lol lol!

 

[YoNoSe]

I can't stop thinking about this movie!

This is the main thing, IMO. I went in having read a few hysterical quotes about how scary it was. So while I wasn't disappointed at all, I was sitting there waiting for something that never happened. But I was so enthralled with the tone and tension that it didn't bother me. It was only days later that I started to really feel the power of the movie. It's scarier to present faith and religion with respect and then demonstrate their futility in the face of real evil than it is to scoff at the idea of virtue.
It really is a perfect storm of vision/direction, casting, and follow-through. Many people will hate it I'm sure. I've read of people walking out or yelling at the end. I guess I had a good crowd because it was utterly silent at the end.

Dat goat tho!

 

[jye4ever]

My showing was silent during the entire movie, we were all at the edge of our seats.

You could hear a pin drop at the end.

It was shock from either side of the fence!

 

[rushmore223]

Rush and khev summed up The Witch perfectly!

I can totally comprehend and respect some hating this movie, it can really take a ton of patience to settle in and get engaged with it.

I already knew what I was walking into and I love slow burns and even then it almost lost me, I kept hoping for something more threatening to happen from all that built up tension, if anything this movie could've actually benefitted from a few jump scares but the director refused to do them, he wanted to remain respectful to his vision of having the scares come from the creepy tension, and for the most part he succeeded.

Man, the isolation in this movie was creepy (see spoiler for more on this).

Spoiler time:

DO NOT CLICK IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE, IT WILL RUIN THE ENTIRE MOVIE! GO SEE IT BEFORE READING THIS, IT WILL BE WORTH IT!

Spoiler:

I liked how they tricked us into thinking the father was going to go all Shining/Amityville and start chopping up his family with the axe, but that's not the direction they went.

This movie is brutal on kids, being a parent definately made this movie more disturbing (Like in Rambo 4 with all those kids getting killed only here its with religious mental trauma).

The heated debate involves the ending, and I can understand why some are not liking it but I fully embraced it.

It goes full on fairy tale, it literally is one of those fairytale drawings depicting witches in the woods surrounding a fire come to life!

But even then we really don't know if this was all in their heads.

This movie only reenforced my beliefs on just how dangerous and deadly religion can be

Like I mentioned before the isolation in this movie was insane, it became a character all of its own, especially when the daughter was all alone at the end, yikes, the silence was deafening!

I can't stop thinking about this movie!

Sure there were a few times where a jump scare would've actually worked, but the movie was still able to deliver the tension without them, so I guess that makes the movie even better.

Everything coming together made for a super high quality work of art, from the music to the acting.

The music certainly did its part believe you me.

Instant buy.

GO SEE THIS MOVIE!

Thanks Jye!

A hell of a movie, isn't it? One of those rare, great horror movies that I think will stand the test of time, as there really aren't that many truly great films in this genre.

You added some very good points in your spoiler area, definitely some food for thought.

I've been thinking that this movie deserves its own thread, as I'm sure it will spur a lot of discussion.

 

[higgins1989]

Just saw the witch and enjoyed it however I would of liked to know more about the witches and their history but then that would ruin the mystique. I do wish there was a cut of the film with a different ending just to see the direction it would have taken if the lead would have chosen another path.

The film was great in that it didn't do jump scares or slash em up but truly gave you a very tense and unsettling feeling of dread. The acting was great as was the tone of the film.

 

[rushmore223]

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Can I have one?

Yeah, anybody that complains about big studios and commercial filmmaking should go see The Witch. You're not going to get purer dope than that. It doesn't give a **** about you.

As Jye said, very well put.

 

[JAWS]

The Witch:

Holy Crap!

Rush and khev summed up The Witch perfectly!

I can totally comprehend and respect some hating this movie, it can really take a ton of patience to settle in and get engaged with it.

I already knew what I was walking into and I love slow burns and even then it almost lost me, I kept hoping for something more threatening to happen from all that built up tension, if anything this movie could've actually benefitted from a few jump scares but the director refused to do them, he wanted to remain respectful to his vision of having the scares come from the creepy tension, and for the most part he succeeded.

Man, the isolation in this movie was creepy (see spoiler for more on this).

Spoiler time:

DO NOT CLICK IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE, IT WILL RUIN THE ENTIRE MOVIE! GO SEE IT BEFORE READING THIS, IT WILL BE WORTH IT!

Spoiler:

I liked how they tricked us into thinking the father was going to go all Shining/Amityville and start chopping up his family with the axe, but that's not the direction they went.

This movie is brutal on kids, being a parent definately made this movie more disturbing (Like in Rambo 4 with all those kids getting killed only here its with religious mental trauma).

The heated debate involves the ending, and I can understand why some are not liking it but I fully embraced it.

It goes full on fairy tale, it literally is one of those fairytale drawings depicting witches in the woods surrounding a fire come to life!

But even then we really don't know if this was all in their heads.

This movie only reenforced my beliefs on just how dangerous and deadly religion can be

Like I mentioned before the isolation in this movie was insane, it became a character all of its own, especially when the daughter was all alone at the end, yikes, the silence was deafening!

I can't stop thinking about this movie!

Sure there were a few times where a jump scare would've actually worked, but the movie was still able to deliver the tension without them, so I guess that makes the movie even better.

Everything coming together made for a super high quality work of art, from the music to the acting.

The music certainly did its part believe you me.

Instant buy.

GO SEE THIS MOVIE!

This is a movie that gets better with time.. I was a bit let down at first because of the Hype but I could not get the film out of my head...

 

[jye4ever]

She's staring at his rear end.

 

[rushmore223]

She's staring at his rear end.

Apparently Phillip has huge genitalia

 

[jye4ever]

This is a movie that gets better with time.. I was a bit let down at first because of the Hype but I could not get the film out of my head...

Absolutely JAWS, it's all i'm thinking about tonight.

Can't wait for my pleasant dreams.

Apparently Phillip has huge genitalia

OMG, didn't the father sound like King Leonidas!

Please tell me you heard King Leonidas.

 

[rushmore223]

Absolutely JAWS, it's all i'm thinking about tonight.

Can't wait for my pleasant dreams.





OMG, didn't the father sound like King Leonidas!

Please tell me you heard King Leonidas.

suddenly I have an image of him kicking his elder daughter down a well, Snyder-style!

 

[JAWS]

Great article on the Witch and it's ending... Of course I agree with it so it's why I liked it

Spoiler:

It also mentions the fate of the twins which is exactly what I concluded when I saw it and was one of the more chilling aspects of the film (along with the beginning.

Beware spoilers!!

Explaining The Witch Ending | Den of Geek

 

[jye4ever]

Yeah, great article thanks for posting it.

Spoiler:

I'm also reading that the blood in the barn was the goat's that she was milking. I thought it was her 1st period.

 

[JAWS]

Yeah, great article thanks for posting it.

Spoiler:

I'm also reading that the blood in the barn was the goat's that she was milking. I thought it was her 1st period.

Spoiler:

So you're saying you failed Sex Ed.

 

[jye4ever]

Only if I studied Goat intercourse.

 

[JAWS]

Only if I studied Goat intercourse.

I knew something like that was coming