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Jack Sparrow
KJ's Leading Idiot
Joined: Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:15 pm Posts: 36949
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 Host (2020)
 Quote: Six friends get together during lockdown for their weekly zoom call. It's Haley's turn to organise an activity and instead of a quiz, she's arranged for a Medium to conduct a séance. Bored and feeling mischievous, Jemma decides to have some fun and invents a story about a boy in her school who hanged himself. However, her prank gives license for a demonic presence to cross over, taking on the guise of the boy in Jemma's made-up story. The friends begin noticing strange occurrences in their homes as the evil presence begins to make itself known, and they soon realise that they might not survive the night.
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Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:48 pm |
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Dil
Forum General
Joined: Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:48 pm Posts: 8942 Location: Houston, Texas
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 Re: Host (2020)
This is pretty much Unfriended done right IMO. They have the same set-up, but unlike that movie you actually care about the characters at least I kind of did. It's barely an hour long so you can't expect much character development, but man when shit hits the fan in that third act I thought it was insanely effective and creepy as shit. The fact that this was all made during the COVID-19 Pandemic makes it even more interesting and impressive. I just wish the ending was stronger, because it ends on a jumpscare which I thought was pretty lame yet I still think this is the best thing Shudder has put out in months.
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Fri Jul 31, 2020 11:04 pm |
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thompsoncory
Rachel McAdams Fan
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:13 am Posts: 14626 Location: LA / NYC
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 Re: Host (2020)
I thought it was solid. The characters were fairly annoying but it is creative and the direction is pretty stunning and unique. And the last act does ramp up the tension. B
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Jack Sparrow
KJ's Leading Idiot
Joined: Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:15 pm Posts: 36949
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 Re: Host (2020)
This was gripping and wonderful and good that it was so small. The characters and their decisions were pretty crappy and there were multiple times I screamed "Turn on the damn lights" but that is part of movie's charm and dread that it can capture. Searching did a better job but this movie is effective and slightly better than Unfriended.
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