Such a nothing burger movie.
Anyway im gonna play undertale further.(Also watch my newest film shadows scare me on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/VbxI )
The Strangers: Chapter 1
They don't need a reason.
Rating
1.8 (2)
Release Date
5/15/2024Runtime
91 minsOverview
After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motives.
How It Feels
Read from this film's synopsis, keywords and credits, and used to work out what it sits beside.
A relentless home invasion nightmare that traps you in a remote cabin with three killers who operate on pure randomness. Expect sustained dread, sudden violence, and the creeping realization that there's no escape and no logic to appeal to.
Mood
TenseDread-soakedUnsettlingClaustrophobic
Themes
SurvivalIsolation
Tone
Bleak
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
HandheldHigh-contrast
Structure
Single location
Heads up
Graphic violenceSexual violence
Reviews
Filled with a number of cheap scares, bad decisions, and lousy footwork, <i>The Strangers: Chapter 1</i> tries to reinvent the fear that the 2008 original delivered. While it does succeed in some aspects, and, of course, we have two more films to go, expectations for the “strangers” to evolve character-wise, given that they’re just slow-paced attackers with simple weapons, is expected.
The cabin in the woods setting offers an underutilized experience. Shower scenes, record players and sheds (which was the size of a home, not a shed) force us to expect a scene to occur, but just continues to the next part.
<b>Final thoughts</b>:
An unnecessary, but not terrible revision that delivers more frustration than scares, but potentially holds promise with its two sequels.<i>The Strangers: Chapter 1</i> is now available on VOD, and is a fantastic watch on an LG OLED TV and its Perfect Black feature as it helped highlight the darkness in all of the right areas.
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