tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post1237092073510313173..comments2023-11-05T02:01:53.847-06:00Comments on Antagony & Ecstasy: YEAR OF BLOOD: SHE SAYS SHE KNOWS ABOUT JOKES, THIS TIME THE JOKE IS ON METimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-92015590553814167072018-09-24T08:18:53.521-05:002018-09-24T08:18:53.521-05:00One of my favs. Disappointed it hasn't had a B...One of my favs. Disappointed it hasn't had a Blu Ray release. It was a great idea and very cleverly punks the audience. It's poor score on Rotten Tomatoes doesn't do it justice. It should be rewatched and reviewed again, because it holds up so much better than most of the 80's slashers it pokes fun atAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451616731198548701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-54969704171690555062015-02-23T19:23:17.223-06:002015-02-23T19:23:17.223-06:00It's on Netflix now! Everyone go watch it, if...It's on Netflix now! Everyone go watch it, if you haven't.Shalenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06153792149159676633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-85388784642267047672012-05-03T05:45:21.564-05:002012-05-03T05:45:21.564-05:00I watched the film last night (abstaining from you...I watched the film last night (abstaining from your spoilerified text until it was over). I enjoyed it, even though I felt it was a pretty slow burn for the most part. <br /><br />But the moment of the BIG REVEAL was pretty great, and really well directed (and acted). A long, sustained WTF?? moment that felt like it lasted much longer than it probably was. The movie does a great job of pulling the rug out from under you so completely, it was an exhilarating moment (and the only time the movie approaches true terror). It's a genre mindfuck that leaves you completely disoriented, and feeling the movie could go in absolutely any direction at that point, any at all. And that's pretty genius for what had been up to then a movie in the classic slasher mold.<br /><br />There are a few minor plot bits that don't quite add up in the final analysis, but the cast was solid and the writing was clever. Good stuff. Not only had I never seen it, I don't think I'd even heard of it before your review.RickRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060339578835099120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-8603370208953868622012-04-03T19:51:15.472-05:002012-04-03T19:51:15.472-05:00Troy- that's a rather clever insight about the...Troy- that's a rather clever insight about the way the twist changes the way the characters have to be written. And I'm glad you finally caught up with it - it was just this past weekend for me, too.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-48257401662547828402012-04-03T14:32:01.020-05:002012-04-03T14:32:01.020-05:00Not sure how I had missed this one for so long, bu...Not sure how I had missed this one for so long, but I watched it last night and was amazed at how well written and acted it was, with characters that you actually cared about, even with each of them being a stock slasher movie archetype.<br /><br />I'm kind of wondering if due to where the ending was going, it almost forced the characters to be written with a bit more dimensionality, so that after the final twist we can be appreciative of their ultimate "fate".<br /><br />Anyways, your praise is well-founded here. I can see how less self-aware horror fans would hate this movie, but I like to think any intelligent horror fan would certainly appreciate it.Troy Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843741571724231174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-16175093174660389962012-04-03T02:47:51.050-05:002012-04-03T02:47:51.050-05:00You've piqued my interest, too. I rented it on...You've piqued my interest, too. I rented it on iTunes.RickRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060339578835099120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-29317384858993877502012-04-02T23:48:38.059-05:002012-04-02T23:48:38.059-05:00I hope you like it! I was stunned to find, after I...I hope you like it! I was stunned to find, after I published this, that the film is not just rotten on Rotten Tomatoes, but really, really rotten, and whatever little bit I can do to raise the film's profile makes me feel good.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-32642801556218548542012-04-02T07:07:34.851-05:002012-04-02T07:07:34.851-05:00Well, you've got me excited. I'm going to ...Well, you've got me excited. I'm going to track this down immediately, and I look forward to watching the film and reading that blacked-out text in equal measure.Chris Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07633087241215626035noreply@blogger.com