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Fellahs, just because you don't "get" a genre film doesn't mean there's nothing there to be had. #thebox
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I never got around to seeing Darko until last year. I still managed to go in rather blind, but even then, it didn't floor me. I can see how it would appeal to a disgruntled teenager, but as a movie, it was merely okay.
That said, I loved the cameos (especially Swayze), and until they go ahead and ruin it with taking the head off, the evil rabbit costume was one of the creepiest things on film in a long time.
Evil rabbits are evil.
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Oh, and lots and lots of alcohol. #thebox
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now you made me want to see it. #thebox
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I have seen neither Donnie Darko nor Southland Tales, but I'm intrigued by The Box.
Should I watch those two first, or will I enjoy The Box on its own? Are those two movies as good as I hear and as your analysis suggests?
I'm swamped with stuff to watch (I watch a lot of TV shows and I have a list of movies awaiting my attention). I guess what I'm really asking is: are those two earlier movies the kind of movies that I will remember and cherish for a long time? #thebox
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I haven't watched Southland Tales, but many people thought it was terrible, although a few say underrated. I've been meaning to give it a chance.
Anyway, you probably don't need to watch either before The Box, and maybe you shouldn't, just b/c of altered expectations. Still, even if you really hate The Box, don't let that keep you from giving Donnie Darko a chance. #thebox
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Either way I don't think you're going to really get any more or any less out of the box if you see either of them. This sets up pretty well any "connections" that there might be through them. #thebox
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Thanks for sharing your view. #thebox
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Its still worth giving a chance.
I enjoy it on a certain level. Through part of it I did sit and say "this isn't bad, maybe just underrated" but it falls apart pretty quick. #thebox
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[www.imdb.com]
surprisingly good and something most visitors to this site would enjoy and probably haven't seen. #thebox
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Thank you for this! #thebox
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[www.amazon.ca]
they're trade editions, so they're a nice size to carry and read.
"The Color Out of Space," is practically BEGGING to be filmed...why no joy?
Also, "The Quest of Iranon" (IIRC) is a marvelous fable about the power of faith in oneself. #hplovecraft
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Call of Cthulhu short is probably the best. Lovecraft is best experienced by reading his work. (Same with the lesser and seemingly ignored Clark Ashton Smith.)
I'd be remiss not to mention Thomas Ligotti, who started out imitating Lovecraft's style albeit with tighter, less verbose writing and some really abstract horrors. #hplovecraft
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