Midsommar (Ari Aster, July 3, 2019) Movie • Page 68

It’s extremely uncomfortable. Certain scenes are rough. It’s also really funny.

 

Definitely a scary movie to me. Some shots in it freak me the fuck out

 

AHS Asylum was scarier than this movie

 

Your face is scarier than this movie OHHHH

 

Ahaha I legit laughed

 

While the movie isn't necessarily scary, the concept and portrayal are horrifying in their own right.

 

I find uncomfortable dread to be more effective than jump scares and creatures, at least when I think about films that “scare” me. Those are the ones I remember.

 

Yeah I don't really find any films scary so what I'm looking for is an intense/interesting journey for the characters in the film and Midsommar has that for me more than most horror films.

 

Ok so I rewatched this last night and it made me appreciate it a lot more. There was a ton of metaphors and foreshadowing that comes from a second viewing. Ari was also cooking real good when he did some of these shots and transitions. Just some great cinematography. Also Florence should have been nominated for an Oscar imo she gives such a profound performance.

 

Need the directors cut which apparently is a nc17 cut? Hell yeah

 

I've seen it, don't think there is anything in it that would make it nc-17

 

Yeah nothing in the directors cut which would increase the rating imo, you see the “worst” stuff in the Final Cut anyway

 

It's fleshing out side characters via dialogue more than anything. Still, I would recommend it over the theatrical cut

 

Yeah, I think they dig a bit more into the dynamic between the lead and her boyfriend, nothing earth-shattering otherwise but I enjoyed spending an extra half-hour in that world.

Was lucky to see it at a Drafthouse screening (where Aster did a Q&A afterward, I was wondering why a random Thursday screening was nearly sold out when I got the tickets lol)

 

There is another very good "ritual" scene in the directors cut, plus an amazing fight between the leads that really changes the vibe of the ending

 

Alamo Drafthouse will be showing the director’s cut in March