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trixster
loyalfromlondon
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:31 pm Posts: 19697 Location: ville-marie
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House at the End of the Street
House at the End of the StreetQuote: House at the End of the Street is a 2012 American horror-thriller film directed by Mark Tonderai and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Max Thieriot, Gil Bellows and Elisabeth Shue.
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thompsoncory
Rachel McAdams Fan
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:13 am Posts: 14544 Location: LA / NYC
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Re: House at the End of the Street
I enjoyed it. It was nothing great, but definitely a serviceable thriller with solid performances - especially from Jennifer Lawrence. I really liked her character. B
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movies35
Forum General
Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:53 pm Posts: 8626 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Re: House at the End of the Street
This was probably the most generic horror flick I've seen in ages, but it's saved by a pretty great performance from Jennifer Lawrence. It was decent up until the last ten seconds where the final twist was revealed, which was completely ridiculous.
6/10
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The Dark Shape
Extraordinary
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 3:56 am Posts: 12119 Location: Adrift in L.A.
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Re: House at the End of the Street
I can't believe people paid to see this.
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Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:34 pm |
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trixster
loyalfromlondon
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:31 pm Posts: 19697 Location: ville-marie
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Re: House at the End of the Street
Says the man who paid to see Freddy vs. Jason 50 times.
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Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:23 pm |
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The Dark Shape
Extraordinary
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 3:56 am Posts: 12119 Location: Adrift in L.A.
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Re: House at the End of the Street
25. And Freddy vs. Jason did not reek of being hopelessly generic in every fiber of its being.
House at the End of the Street is the horror equivalent of Leap Year. What's the point?
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Mon Sep 24, 2012 2:20 am |
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David
Pure Phase
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:33 am Posts: 34865 Location: Maryland
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Re: House at the End of the Street
I am not sure how well I will remember it in a year's time, but House at the End of the Street is a decent and involving suspense film as far as it goes. It does not deserve the toxic reviews it has received. I was surprised and pleased by how quiet and old-fashioned much of it is: it is not the smartest or most original genre film, but it does feature legitimate character development (aided by convincing performances), potent atmosphere, and a few moments of sharp suspense.
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jmovies
Let's Call It A Bromance
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Re: House at the End of the Street
So you thought this was better than The Master? Wait's for trixster's response...
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Tue Sep 25, 2012 5:34 pm |
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David
Pure Phase
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:33 am Posts: 34865 Location: Maryland
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Re: House at the End of the Street
I very much doubt trixster cares what I say or believe, lol.
As for this versus The (overvalued, pedestal residing) Master: they are such divergent films. I'll phrase it this way: this is more successful as a small, unpretentious, low-expectations PG-13 horror movie than The Master is as a provocative, stately Big Idea period drama.
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trixster
loyalfromlondon
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:31 pm Posts: 19697 Location: ville-marie
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Re: House at the End of the Street
David wrote: I very much doubt trixster cares what I say or believe, lol. You're right on that front.
_________________Magic Mike wrote: zwackerm wrote: If John Wick 2 even makes 30 million I will eat 1,000 shoes. Same. Algren wrote: I don't think. I predict.
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Tue Sep 25, 2012 6:20 pm |
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David
Pure Phase
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:33 am Posts: 34865 Location: Maryland
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Re: House at the End of the Street
The feeling is mutual.
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
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Re: House at the End of the Street
I want to see it for Jennifer Lawrence alone.
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Tue Sep 25, 2012 6:27 pm |
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Magic Mike
Wallflower
Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:53 am Posts: 34876 Location: Minnesota
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Re: House at the End of the Street
This was very enjoyable. Loved the atmosphere and nice, leisurely pace. Jennifer Lawrence is a captivating lead. The movie is very by-the-numbers, but there was enough to enjoy here that it didn't really matter.
7/10 ( B )
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Riggs
We had our time together
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:36 am Posts: 13271 Location: Vienna
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Re: House at the End of the Street
Dr. Lecter wrote: I want to see it for Jennifer Lawrence alone. Well, I've watched it for Jennifer Lawrence alone and I think David sums up my feelings for this movie the best. It's nothing great but it works pretty good for what it is.
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Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:49 am |
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Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 67125
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House at the End of the Street
One of the most boring movies ever. Such a lame ass story and a terrible "twist". It's a pile of PG-13 themed scenes, and teenagers do not talk like that either; "Nothing's sacred on the Internet" as though the Internet is new to them - that's how technophobic adults talk about the Internet. Crap ending, not scary in the slightest - they didn't even try and be creative in scaring! Just repeated the same attempt over and over; person opens door, silence, another person jumps out from the left. It didn't scare me the first time, why would it work the second and third time too?
Lawrence was useless as always, and really fucking ugly with her fat cheeks, fat arms and weird eyes. Elisabeth Shue wasn't bad, but my God she's aged since I last saw her. The lack of gore means something else was needed in order to suffice, but the thin concept and there being no atmosphere/scares meant that this was a true test at how shit a movie can be.
And the spacial quality to the film is non-existant. I don't know to what proximity each house is to another, and the house where "Carrie-Ann" killed her parents wasn't even on a street, let alone at the end of one; it was through a forest of trees.
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Algren
now we know
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Lawrence's career so far is pretty bad. The Hunger Games is a "D", House at the End of the Street is an "F", and while I liked The Beaver, I don't remember her in it at all, it was around a "B-". The only "A" film is Silver Lingings Playbook. She wasn't great in X-Men: First Class either, and the film was around the "B" area; enjoyable but not a patch on X2: X-Men United.
Next film to see: A Winter's Bone.
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Libs
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Algren wrote: Lawrence's career so far is pretty bad. I'm sure she read this post and sobbed, clutching her Oscar in one hand and a pile of scripts in the other.
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Magic Mike
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Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:53 am Posts: 34876 Location: Minnesota
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Algren wrote: Lawrence's career so far is pretty bad. The Hunger Games is a "D", House at the End of the Street is an "F", and while I liked The Beaver, I don't remember her in it at all, it was around a "B-". The only "A" film is Silver Lingings Playbook. She wasn't great in X-Men: First Class either, and the film was around the "B" area; enjoyable but not a patch on X2: X-Men United.
Next film to see: A Winter's Bone. I really liked her in The Beaver. As well as Like Crazy.
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Libs
Sbil
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:38 pm Posts: 48626 Location: Arlington, VA
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Re: House at the End of the Street
In an ironic twist, movies35 is actually a scouter for Bang Bus.
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Fri Apr 05, 2013 1:15 am |
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Magic Mike
Wallflower
Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:53 am Posts: 34876 Location: Minnesota
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Re: House at the End of the Street
Libs wrote: In an ironic twist, movies35 is actually a scouter for Bang Bus.
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Fri Apr 05, 2013 1:16 am |
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Harry Warden
Orphan
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Re: House at the End of the Street
movies35 wrote: Or you know... Because this is a movie forum and it doesn't matter. But my job is movie-related so it does matter/isn't unrelated.
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Fri Apr 05, 2013 1:17 am |
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Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 67125
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Re: House at the End of the Street
This is really silly. Stop bickering. If you don't like each other, or don't like me, just ignore me/us.
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Fri Apr 05, 2013 1:18 am |
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movies35
Forum General
Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:53 pm Posts: 8626 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Re: House at the End of the Street
Harry Warden wrote: movies35 wrote: Or you know... Because this is a movie forum and it doesn't matter. But my job is movie-related so it does matter/isn't unrelated. Oh please stop making your job sound more important than it is.
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Fri Apr 05, 2013 1:20 am |
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Harry Warden
Orphan
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Re: House at the End of the Street
movies35 wrote: Harry Warden wrote: movies35 wrote: Or you know... Because this is a movie forum and it doesn't matter. But my job is movie-related so it does matter/isn't unrelated. Oh please stop making your job sound more important than it is. I make good money doing it so someone must find it important.
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movies35
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Re: House at the End of the Street
Yep
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