Right away we witness mousy corporate employee Linda Liddle get shafted by her arrogant new boss Bradley, heir of the company founder. Giving her long awaited promotion to a college crony, he promises her a fresh opportunity overseas.
The company jet crashes and dynamics take a drastic turn between the two sole survivors. A key term here is survivor, as in the television series by that name.
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Like Raimi’s early “Evil Dead” movies this contains some shameless jump scares and overtly disgusting scenes. Neither were overdone, though I did avert my eyes a few times. I also laughed more often than I avoided gagging. Various character and plot twists kept us riveted and on edge. I even appreciated the survival tip illustrations sprinkled through its end credits.
Do you think her surname Liddle implies her ‘little’ timid nature? And if you enjoy the movie theater experience, do you ever stay until the lights come up?
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Must be a good one! I refuse to go to movie theaters until they ban cell phones. Kids playing games on the phones and people talking on their phones ruins the whole experience.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry for your bad experiences. We suffered annoyances back in the nineties when theaters were packed. Ugh...
DeleteWas in high school with Sam Raimi; on rainy lunch hours, he and his friends would show us the movies they'd made.
ReplyDeleteBruce Campbell was also in those films; I emailed him when he appeared in an The X-Files episode, and he responded back!
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Squee! Would you be willing to share yearbook pictures? Best wishes, my dear.
DeleteI doubt I will enjoy a movie like this.
ReplyDeleteI understand. ~nods~ I'm grateful my husband shares my macabre humor. Best wishes, my dear.
DeleteI'm glad you enjoyed the movie. Not for me, though. I can't do gruesome, even in comedy. But I know it's popular. And February is generally pretty filled with horror movies. (I know. It's a weird time for it, but it happens for some weird reason.)
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DeleteWe used to enjoy the movies, but haven't been since the last Star Trek movie like 10 years ago. This looks good- I like Rachel McAdams. XO
ReplyDeleteHugs, my dear.
DeleteA meek employee turning a vengeful survivalist, Linda is not cowardly, I guess. I didn't watch the movie, however. So not sure.
ReplyDeleteNot a coward, for sure. I don't think Linda planned any vengeance but was far from kind as time went on. She showed a deeply rooted insanity. ~shudder~ Thanks for reaching out and be well.
DeleteI've seen trailers for this and thought it might be fun. Is it fun?
ReplyDeleteWe enjoyed it, as did the few other attendees. :D You have to not mind some serious gore and extremely dark humor.
DeleteI've never stayed while the credits roll. Theatres here used to be quite large and at times very full, so we always wanted to avoid the crowding. It is not so necessary now with much smaller theatres, although there are many more screens.
ReplyDeleteWe haven't seen a huge crowd in many years with all the films being streamed from a central location. Sometimes I want that large screen experience. :D
DeleteHi Darla, I echo Brian's comment. However, even without that, I haven't been to a movie theater in years. I am able to see a lot of movies on my television via YouTube with Helix, and I prefer this, because I don't like crowds, a lot of noise not to mention the costs on just about everything have skyrocketed over the last several years.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing. I hope you have a great week ahead.
Thank you for the kind words. Be well!
ReplyDeleteI only know Sam Rami from Xena: Warrior Princess and Spiderman.
ReplyDeleteXena was a fun series. :D
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