What is hidden in snow, comes forth in the thaw.


Ross. 21. UK. You'll find me in the matinee, the dark of the matinee.

Things I love:
Fincher's darkness
Scorsese's complete mastery of cinema
Lynch's terrifying weirdness
Paul Thomas Anderson's originality
Mamet and Tarantino's dialogue
Demme's close-ups
Von Trier's audacity
Spielberg's magic
Raimi's mischief
Danny Boyle's energy
Woody Allen's wit
Wong Kar-Wai's romance
Soderbergh's versatility
Wes Anderson's quirk
Ridley Scott's vision
Powell and Pressburger's imagination
De Palma's set-pieces
Nolan's narratives
Nicolas Winding Refn's violence
Argento's opera
the Coen brothers' everything.

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#27 Troll Hunter (2010) Dir. André Øvredal

This movie has a tasty concept and I see why they went down the found-footage route but I think it would have been much better if they shot it conventionally. There’s so many opportunities missed with this idea and it just feels very hollow and plain. A lot of great shit goes down in Troll Hunter but I felt I was just watching it all from a distance (quite literally, handheld style) and I wanted more. It’s a shame. I know America are planning on remaking this and they could actually do a better job of it (did I really just say that?) if they alter the approach by making the characters and set-up jucier. There’s definite potential for a franchise here, and a really good franchise at that, they just need to rethink their strategy.

#27 Troll Hunter (2010) Dir. André Øvredal

This movie has a tasty concept and I see why they went down the found-footage route but I think it would have been much better if they shot it conventionally. There’s so many opportunities missed with this idea and it just feels very hollow and plain. A lot of great shit goes down in Troll Hunter but I felt I was just watching it all from a distance (quite literally, handheld style) and I wanted more. It’s a shame. I know America are planning on remaking this and they could actually do a better job of it (did I really just say that?) if they alter the approach by making the characters and set-up jucier. There’s definite potential for a franchise here, and a really good franchise at that, they just need to rethink their strategy.


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    Such a good film!
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