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(7/7) The script was rewritten and is not directly connected to the previous movies. Still, it has a ‘Demons’ vibe to it that hits the right spot.
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(6/7) I had hoped 'The Church' would end up going balls-to-the-wall nutso like 'Demons' (1985), but it doesn't quite get there. I learned later that this movie was originally going to be Part 3 in the 'Demons' trilogy but that plan was scrapped.
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(5/7) The English dubbing is all over the place, but the soundtrack is pretty good. It's made up of various compositions by Goblin, Keith Emerson and Philip Glass (Koyaanisqatsi-era). I think you could add Philip Glass to most horrors movies and they would instantly become 100x better.
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(4/7) There are a lot of humorous moments, and I hope at least some of them were intentional. Surely the filmmakers expected the audience to be howling after one of the characters torpedoes herself through a window?
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(3/7) A group of schoolchildren see their teacher murdered in a ridiculous set piece moment, but mere minutes later they're over the trauma and back to being bored and surly.
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(2/7) The story has a more consistent logic to it than anything Argento has released. Argento’s wild tonal shifts are still here, but those can be fun. For example:
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This neighborhood was *gritty* back then. Now it is shiny and that’s fine.
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Don’t worry. It will feel very refreshing in the summer😅
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I’m not going back after my last experience there, but it is much improved over previous years.
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But did the show start on time🤣
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If you remember the VHS release, the upper part of the sleeve had a clear window on part of Keanu Reeves' head where you could see through to the tape inside. There was a video rental shop on SE Belmont that put packing peanuts inside the sleeve, so that's what you saw in Keanu's head.
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I wanted to walk out after the beach scene. It was so upsetting it made me feel physically ill. The rest of the movie was so strange and intermittently beautiful.
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So as bad as I remember then?
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Just wait for Pam Grier as a trans woman🙄 It’s not great but could also be much worse.
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I absolutely loved this movie when I was a kid. Rewatching as an adult… not so much. Donald Pleasance remains perfect as the cowardly-then-deranged POTUS. Did you know there is actually a sequel ‘Escape From L.A.’? It is objectively terrible but you should probably watch it anyway.