46. "Hate to be one of the only dissenters, but I didn't like it much..." In response to In response to 0 Sun Apr-15-12 10:18 PM by The Analyst
On one hand I give it credit for its wit in deconstructing conventions and toying with expectations, but as someone who rarely watches horror films it sort of felt like one big elaborate in-joke that I wasn't a part of.
In some strange way, to me at least, it works better in theory than practice. The idea of "controllers" (directors) who influence the goings on (plot/movie) is interesting when you think about it after the fact, but during the movie it just didn't work for me. The uproarious fun that you guys seem to have had eluded me
No matter how clever the subtext is, I didn't think it worked on it's surface at all. I mean, I heard a lot of pissed off people walking out of the theater. I literally heard multiple "worst movie I've ever seen" comments. Cerebral horror fans who understand that it's a clever commentary on genre cliches will like it, but I can't see it having much of an audience beyond that.
I enjoyed thinking about it and reading people's thoughts on it way more than I actually enjoyed watching it.