tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799692319538063538.post1582341993176415079..comments2024-03-11T00:24:45.891-07:00Comments on Popcorn Culture: We've Got Spirits, Yes We Do!Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15399713449347559869noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799692319538063538.post-43147824655543771132017-10-06T07:43:14.097-07:002017-10-06T07:43:14.097-07:00I can't say I disagree. That climactic battle ...I can't say I disagree. That climactic battle was dumb as hell, because at this point we all already know that damn demon's name. And I thought the Crooked Man was pretty silly, but I always support Javier Botet getting more work.Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399713449347559869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799692319538063538.post-62075452386495282822017-10-05T20:35:58.852-07:002017-10-05T20:35:58.852-07:00I just watched this for the first time. I think th...I just watched this for the first time. I think that Wan has a great visual eye, and works very well with his D.P. There are some great shots in this, and for me, one rock solid scene where Patrick Wilson turns around while interrogating a demon in a chair in a great oner. I also loved the atmosphere, demon design, and the characters' journeys. Unfortunately, I think its two hour and seventeen minute run time killed it for me. It's dragged out to such excruciating lengths, and the same motifs are repeated again and again (there are like five separate haunting scenes of the poor little girl). I also felt that the final demon was defeated too easily because it gave up its name early on, why, especially if that's what defeats it? And I also wanted more of the demons, The Crooked Man is amazing, I wanted more of him. Anyways, it has that professional classicism, but if it had been say 1 hour and 40 minutes, I would have been much more into it.Zach Nixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09897951069093994788noreply@blogger.com