I saw it last week and it turns out I'm seeing it again tonight with a family member. I'll let you all know how the second viewing changes things and whether it changes my impression from "that movie was perfectly fine" to "that movie was good"
That was one of my favourite performances of the year Barnaby! Thought she totally knocked it out of the park, and found her utterly mesmerising in every scene she appeared in. Creepy as hell, downright nasty, and strangely sweet and charismatic at the same time.I also had an issue with Ferguson, she was just too clean and beautiful to be a pikey cult leader.
I wasn't a fan of the title, but it certainly works given Ewan's earlier visits toI will wait for 4KBD on this one. In the meantime, can I just say 'Doctor Sleep' is a frickin' terrible title for anything: Album, book, DJ, sedative, film, gadget – ANYTHING.
Really loved this generally but given the set up for the final showdownReally enjoyed that. Felt different from its predecessor and added plenty to the mythology, and I thought Rebecca Fergusson was terrific as the main antagonist (although her Irish accent seemed to vanish into thin air halfway through the film) . The young girl was really good too, for a while at least.
The bit I was most looking forward to () was the most disappointing sequence. Felt ever so generic and in a way was just as fan servicey as the sequence in Ready Player One. Fergusson loses her menace and becomes annoyingly verbose, and I almost began to lose patience with the girl as well, who never seems particularly bothered by what's happening. In The Shining, Danny Torance was petrified at all times, which really sells the terror of that film. I didn't get that sense of threat here and so I was never unsettled.showdown at the Overlook
Having said that, I was pretty impressed with the bulk of the movie especially some of the telepathic abilities on display. Good story and characters, just derails itself in the last act. 7/10
It genuinely surprised me. I went in with pretty low expectations given the calibre of the original, but came out of the screening absolutely buzzing, having just seen one of my favourite 2019 films! There were just enough callbacks to the original without going into overkill, and why wouldn't you use elements of the original score when it's STILL so damn creepy!I did think this felt like a worthy sequel to the original. I wouldn't mind seeing it again but whether I'd still be watching it in 40 years from now like the original remains to be seen.
It worked in the same way for me. Both Blade Runner and BR2049 are terrific films in the their own right, and both the original and the sequel do their own thing to work independently of one another, but are best seen as a package. Same for The Shining and Dr Sleep.7!
This was the easiest 10 for me since Blade Runner 2049.
One of the best sequels ever.
I was super impressed with Mike Flanagan's direction in particular. I genuinely think this is the best follow-up Kubrick's original could have spawned. I expected some pretty pedestrian stuff after the very wishy washy Gerald's Game adaptation, but this was like a completely different director unleashed! I'd be more than happy to see him take on another.
Will be watching this over the holidays, what's the general consensus. Stick with theatrical or go for the Directors cut?
for being like the original book. which didn't happen in the film, so they used it for the 2nd film :-/ can't imagine how that works for the novel, but have no interest in actually finding out.Are you criticising the ending for being like the book?
That said, I've been wondering if the extended cut is worth watching.
It's been a while since I read the book, but Flanagan improved it massively with his adaptation.no doubt the book was an excellent read, no point reading it now i guess
how much more to the directors cut is there?