Reviews: The Cursed - IMDb

A fine production, the dark visual quality and a well working cast make The Cursed aka Eight for Silver worth your time. The only thing I gotta complain is ... 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Permalink 10/10 Thiswilllikelybemyfavoritemovieof2022anddefinitelymyfavoritehorrormoviefortheyear kevin_robbins3March2022 Warning:Spoilers TheCursed(2021)isamoviemywifeandIrecentlywatchedintheatres.ThestorylinefollowsagroupoffamiliesincolonialtimesinthecountrysideofFrance.Whenabandofgypsiesshowupandshowproofthatthefamiliesareontheirlandthefamiliestakeactionagainstthegypsies.Inthegypsieslastmomentstheyputacurseonthefamiliestheydon'ttakeseriouslyuntilitbecomesvirtuallyimpossibletostepoutsideoftheirhousewithoutbeingtornapart.Canthefamiliesreversethecurseorwilltheybedoomedbyitforeternity?ThismovieiswrittenanddirectedbySeanEllis(Anthropoid)andstarsBoydHolbrook(Logan),KellyReilly(Flight),AlistairPetrie(RogueOne:AStarWarsStory),AmeliaCrouch(TheHuntsman)andMaxMackintosh(RocketMan).Thestorylineforthismovie,whilepredictableinsomeways,ismagnificent.ThethoughtprocessofstartingwithWarontheFrenchcountryside,transitioningtoagypsyborderwarandthenintoamagnificentandoriginalwerewolfplotwaspresentedtotheaudiencesowell.Theintensityofthewarscenesandgypsywarwasbrutalandperfectlyexecuted.Eventhemethodologyofthecursewasuniqueandhadagreatbackstory.Therewerewolfscenesinthisareoutofthisworldandthishasoneofthebestandmostgruesometransformationscenesinhorrormoviehistory.Thetransformationsceneinthisaloneisworththepriceofadmission.Ilovedthespecialeffectsforthewerewolf.Thecharacterevolutionsareverygoodandtheendingisperfection.Thiswilllikelybemyfavoritemovieof2022anddefinitelymyfavoritehorrormoviefortheyear.Iwouldscorethisa9.5/10andstronglyrecommendit. 23outof36foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink 7/10 TheBeastofTime Tweetienator23March2022 Afineproduction,thedarkvisualqualityandawellworkingcastmakeTheCursedakaEightforSilverworthyourtime.TheonlythingIgottacomplainistherunningtime-155minutes,whichalmostinevitablyleadstosomelengthyorredundantpartsandratherweakenstheexperiencethanimproving.Whysomanydirectorsthesedaysthinkthattheyhavetomakesuchlongrunningmovies(ApocalypseNowdirectorscutjustrunshalfanhourlongerbutgotmassivelymorestorytotell),Idon'tknow,buttoomanytimesitisreallyanunwisechoicetodoso.Anyway,ifyoulikesuchdifferenthorrorpleasureslikeSleepyHollow,TheVillage,TheThing,TheCursedwillgiveyousomeentertainingtime. 6outof8foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink 7/10 Hammertime begob15March2022 Warning:Spoilers Amurderouslandlorddrawsdownagypsycurseonhisnearestanddearest,andonlytheinterventionofaveteranwerewolf-huntercansavetheday.Thetriggereventforthisstorycomesinabrilliantset-piece,withastaticcamerasimplyoverlookingagroupofhorsemenstorminganencampment.Myeyekeptgettingdrawnhereandthereinanactionsequencethatlookedcompletelynaturalbutmusthavebeenchoreographedwithprecision.Thecamera-workanddesignissuperbthroughout,makinggreatplayofamisty,autumnallandscape,andtheeditingkeepscuttingforwardthroughintelligentlyshortenedscenes.Themusiciscello,violin,piano,withrumblingdrums-ominousandhaunting.Thereissomeprettychunkygorefromrealeffects,andthenanimpressivemixofrealandCGIinanautopsy,sothebloodhoundsintheaudiencewillbehappy.Otherwise,thestyleisofgrimrealismbutdoesn'toffermuchmorethantheHammermodeof'60sgothic:anastylord,hiscowedvillagers,acurse,apredatorintheshadows,andhintsofromanticsalvationfromthesquare-jawedhero.TheprologuelinksupwithWWI,butthenwe'retakenbackintimetoaplaceIfoundhardtolocate-especiallythetalk(noneinFrenchaccents)of'thesettlement,'whichsuggestscolonialism,andvariousdetailsofAnglo-Irishinfluence,whenlandlordsliterallyhadtofortifytheirmansionsagainsttheirowntenantry.Thedisconnectisn'timprovedbythefacttheenforcerswhoappearearlyonhavenoparttoplayinthedevelopmentoftheplot.Theperformancesaregood,butthecharacterisationain'tthatelaborate,whichmeanstheleadactressisunderuseduntiltheclimax,whenherthinlydrawncharacteriscalledupontobearwhateversymbolismandmeaningthestoryhopestoconvey.TheefforttogobeyondHammerliesinthereferencetoJudas'sthirtypiecesofsilver,whichbringsonthethemeofbetrayal.Intheclimaxthisisactuallyconvertedintoaction,butit'squiteabrupt,andconfusingwhenoverlaidonathemeofsacrifice-Ididn'tcomeawaysatisfied,butcan'tsaymorewithoutspoilers.IthinkI'dhavepreferrediftheprologueandepiloguewereditched,withemphasisredirectedontothemother'sdifficultyinmaintainingherintegritywhilebeingcomplicitinthefatefulmurders.Maybethatwaytheclimaxcouldhavebeenmademorecoherent.Overall:Highstyle,middlingeffect. 24outof27foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink 8/10 Scarysilver Movi3DO21February2022 "Assilverismeltedinafurnace,soyouwillbemeltedinsideher,andyouwillknowthatItheLORDhavepouredoutmywrathonyou."-Ezekiel22:22NowadayswhenIseeahorrormoviethatdoesn'thavealotofmarketingintoit,Iusuallyhavelowexpectation.Thiswasmymindsetcomingintothismovie,andIwaswrong.This18th-centuryhorrorgavemajorA24vibe.TheatmospherewassimilartoTheWitch,withdreadfulandbleakcolor.SometimesIcouldbarelyseewhat'sonthescreen.Thebudgetmusthavebeenlowbecausetherewasneveronesingleclearshotofthecreature.However,themoviemadeupwithinterestingeditingandsmoothtransitionofthehousethatelevatedthecreepiness.Thestorywasdecent,withnothingmuchoutoftheordinary.However,theytriedtospiceupthestorywithsomenon-linearstorytelling.Unfortunately,althoughIunderstoodthepurpose,Ididn'tfinditthatimpactful.Overall,aneffectivehorror.7.5-8/10. 35outof42foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink 7/10 OldSchoolHaunts jeroduptown18March2022 Thecursedrevolvesaroundawerewolfandasetofsilverteethburiedinafield.Mightsoundlame,butitactuallyworks.Therootofthekillingsisdeeperthanjustwerewolfviolence-andtheplotkeepsinterestwhererunofthemillwerewolvesfallshort. 7outof9foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink 7/10 Oneofthedecentones! tchitouniaram26March2022 Itremindedmeofsomefineolderfilms,specifically"BrotherhoodoftheWolf"...Actingisfine,forebodingnatureshotsarecreatingincredibleatmosphere.Myonlycomplaint:abittoolong,definitelywouldbenefitfromlesserrunningtime. 1outof2foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink 8/10 BoydHolbrookonegreatactor kaefab19March2022 BoydHolbrookisonegreatactorloganthepredatorandnowthecursed.....heisversatilehecanchangeisaccentitsinsane.Thismoviewasabreathoffreshairinthehorrorgenderhighlyrecommended. 10outof13foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink 6/10 EightforSilver ashfordofficial24March2022 Iwishedtheyneverchangedtheoriginaltitle,EightforSilver.Thatnamehadauniqueidentityofitsown.Anaestheticallypleasinghorrordrama,beautifullocations,peakcinematography,talentedactors,aproperbudget,brilliantlywrittenanddirected,realisticbrutalsceneswithoutstandingperformances.Auniquetakeonlycanthropythatnevereverseenbefore.Iwould'veratedmoreifSeanElliscarriedthesamemomentumhehaduntilthefinalact. 3outof3foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink 7/10 Oneofthebetterwerewolffilms Draysan-Jennings19March2022 Iwentthroughaphaserecentlyandwatchedafewdifferentwerewolffilmseverynightforaboutaweek.I'vegottaadmitTheCursedwasbetterthanmostofthem.WiththatbeingsaidI'ddefinitelyputthisinmytop10werewolffilms.Ireallylikedthestorylineandthewayitwasshot.ItkindofhadthesamefeelasthemovieTheWitch.Ifyou'recontemplatinggivingthisfilmashot.Goforit,youwon'tbedisappointed.7stars. 9outof13foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink 10/10 Scaryastoallgetout colewaters23February2022 ThiswasprobablyoneofthescariestmoviesIhaveseeninaverylongtime.Yesthemovieitselfwascheesy,butthescaresweresoscarythat'swhyit'sgettinga10.Whenyougoseeascarymovieyouwanttoleavethetheaterscaredandthat'swhatthismoviedidforme. 20outof33foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink 4/10 Aperiodfilmslow,dullandboring wisemanfromtowne16March2022 Apredictableperiodfilmaboutgreedywhitemenwhoslandsarenowputunderacursebyagypsywoman,beforetheyburiedheraliveforkillingandstealingherpeople'sland.Byfaroneofthemostslow,boringanddullfilmswithaveryridiculousendingI'veseeninhorrorfilmsinawhilebecauseI'vestoppedwatchinghorrorblefilmsalongtimeago.Pleasedon'tbelievethehype,thisfilmwasmeh. 13outof41foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink 7/10 uniquetakeonthewerewolfgenre,neverquitescarybutverydisturbingandgory;creaturelookscoolbutultimatelydisappointing jdring200721February2022 PerhapsIhypedmyselfuptoomuchforthemovie,it'soneofthosethatreallyhasanamazingtrailer-despitenevershowingthecreatureatall-butthefilmasawholefeelsalittleunderwhelming.Whichisn'ttosaythatthemoviedoesn'thaveitsmerits,becauseithasmany.Theeerie,liminal,bleakatmosphereisheavythroughout,andthedark,hauntingtoneneverlifts.ActingissolidallaroundandI'mdefinitelyafanofBoydHolbrook.Thewritingwastightandtookmebysurpriseattheend.Asahugefanoflycanthropyinmediaandlore,Ideeplyappreciatedthetie-intoGévaudan.Horrorwise,whilenotnecessarilyscary,itofferedsomechills-inducingmomentsandaconstantsenseofdread.Myonlygripeswerethecreaturedesignandoneparticularplot"hole,"wheretheyconvenientlyignoresomethingsoobviousforthesakeofadvancingthestoryacertainway.Thecreaturelookedawesomeandveryunique,butitonlyhadoneform,sotherewasneveranyshockofitsfurtherance.Theclimaxcould'vebenefitedfromthis,andthatfinalactionscenewasfullofjerkycameramovementsandnotshowingitverymuch.Thedreamsequencesofthe"scarecrow"werealsotooquickandtersetohavealastingeffect.Ultimatelyaveryuniqueapproachtothewerewolfgenre,withsomecleverstorytelling,alotofgore,palpableatmosphere,butstillunderwhelming. 18outof26foundthishelpful. 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Permalink 7/10 Silver Darkjak00720March2022 DirectedbySeanEllissetInthelate1800sasmallcountrysidetowninFrance.AfterthebandofgypsiesshowupmakingclaimstolandswhereaLandlordandhisfamilylives.ThelordroundupagroupofmentowipeoutthegypsiesandintheprocessAcurseisplaceupontownandinit'stideSofindthemselvesPreyeduponbyawerewolf.MonsterhaveawesomebeenastapleofHorrorwhetherit'sDemons,WitchesorVampiresthere'sacertainappealtoallofthem.HoweverwhenitcomestoWerewolfrepresentationinmediatheiralmostalwaysplayedmoreforlaughsnowadays.UsuallyfilledwithCampycharactersandhumorthatactuallyovershadowstheWolf.TheCursedmangestoactuallydeliveradarkandgrimefablepaysomerespecttheclassicmonster.Whiletakensomelibertiesit'sanimmersiveatmosphericfilmusingthetimeperiodtoit'sadvantagestocreateaveryfolkloreappeal.It'seffectforthemostpartaremostappreciationofpracticaleffectforit'sgoreverybrutalandintonewithwerewolves.Thewerewolfitselfuseofcgwhileitnothorrible,thedesigntheychosetogowithdoesmakeitstandoutquiteabit.Themoviedoestakesit'stimetobuildup,butdoesn'twastetimeandusingthewolftoitsfullestprobablytheonlytimeyou'llseeawerewolfintheday.Thescenearepacedwellandallthroughthedreamsequencescangetrepetitiveitdoesserveapurposeinconnectingeverybody.Overallit'sagoodgrittyfilmwithniceshotsandgoodeffectsit'sworthawatch. 4outof5foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink 7/10 Creepyandinventive stevelivesey6721March2022 Essentiallythisisawerewolfmoviebutitneverimplicitlystatesthis.Seemstohaveafairlylowbudgetandpossiblyfilmedinlockdown.My3biggestgripesaboutthemovieare1-theneedforacinematographerassomeofthescenescouldhavebeenwaybetterand2-getabetterlightingrig,itwaswaytoodark,and3-thelackofbudgetreallyshowedwhenyouseetheCGIbeastie,yikes.Allthatsaid,thisisgenerallyascarywellmade,wellactedmovie. 4outof7foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink 1/10 ACompleteFailure dk77716March2022 Warning:Spoilers Adisappointingandpredictablefilmthatfailedtoescapetheclichésoftoday'sfilmproduction.Evenahorrorfilmtodayhastobemadeaccordingtotheexactwishesoftheproducersorthefilmsimplywillnotbemade.Thecastismostlywellchosen,exceptforKellyReilly.Fromthefirstminutesitiscleartousthateveryoneisevil,especiallythecityleadershipand,ofcourse,thepriest.Theviolenceisalmostparodic,inthemannerofalow-budgetfilm.Theactingtalentinthisfilmisundeniable,butthescriptissimplybad.Thedirectionisnotsobad,butthefilmlookslikealow-budgettrashhorror.Andthisismostlythedirector'sfaultinthiscase.Inthisfilm,everythingisbadfromthebeginning,andtheendishilarious.Theviolenceissimplysoexaggerated,thatithasturnedintoaparodyandthefilmachievestheexactoppositeeffectfromwhatitshouldachieveasahorror.Insteadofbeinginteresting,thefilmgetstiringveryquickly.Theconceptisinteresting,asisthetimeperiodinwhichtheactiontakesplace,butthebadscriptanddirectioncompletelyruinedanyhopethatwewouldwatchagoodmovie.Unfortunately,anothermissedopportunity. 10outof41foundthishelpful. 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Permalink 3/10 Nobark,orbite darkreignn26February2022 Warning:Spoilers "TheCursed,"orpreviouslyknownas"EightforSilver,"isthenewestfilminthedyinggenreofwerewolfmovies.Andit'sa"ruff"one,harhar.I'vespentthelasttwohourstryingtothinkofanopeningforthisreview,andthat'swhatitwas;believeme,I'masdisappointedasyouare,butnotasdisappointedasyouwillbeifyougowatch"TheCursed."AnnoyanceandangerarethetwoprimaryemotionsIamfeelingatthismoment,notnecessarilybecause"TheCursed"isabadmoviebutbecauseitseemstoalmostpurposefullyandsystematicallysabotageitself,especiallysinceitstartssopromisingly.Withasurprisingopeningsceneakinto"1917,"thishorrorfilmbeginsbyportrayingthehorrorsofwar.It'sabriefsequence,butit'seffectiveinitsrestraint.And,itlooksabsolutelyincredible,asdoesalargemajorityofthisfilm.Fromavisualperspective,"TheCursed"isa9outof10;fromstunningvistastobreathtakingwideshotsandlongtakes,Ihaven'tbeenthissimultaneouslyimpressedfromavisualperspectiveanddisappointedfromastorytellingviewpointsince"ACureforWellness."Shortlyafterthegrippingopening,thereisanabsolutelyenthrallingsceneofgenocide,forlackofabetterword(perhapsexterminationisamoreaptdescription)-takingplaceentirelyinonelong,wideshot,withtheswelling,hauntingscoreplayinginthebackground,thismoviealmostimmediatelyhadmeunderitstrance.Unfortunately,afterthosetwoscenes,themovieswitchedgearsandbecame,basically,aprescriptionstrengthAmbien."TheCursed"isconfusing.Withsuchclearcompetencybehindthecamera,bizarrevisualchoicesthreatentoinduceaseriouscaseofwhiplash.Throughandthrough,thefilmlooksfantastic-sowhenitdoesn't,itisallthemorejarring.Somesceneshaveaweird,uglyVaselinesheenonthemthatwillmakeyouthinkyou'rewatchinganAsylumpicture.Also,certainsequencesofwerewolfactionarefilmedwithsomeoftheworstshakycamI'vescenesince"Taken3,"andI'mnotevenjoking;atpointsthecameraisshakingsoheavily,andwithsuchferocity,thatIwouldn'tbesurprisediftheyhiredarealepilepticascameraman.Whenitcomestoediting,thereisalargeamountoffadeandcuttoblacks;whilethisisn'tnecessarilyanegative,itbecameverynoticeable,andthus,distracting,aspracticallyeveryfiveminutesthemoviewouldemploythiseditingtechnique-it'scompletelyoverused.Thequalityandcareofthecinematographyisjuxtaposedbynumeroussillylookingvisualsandspecialeffects.Forexample,whenthewerewolvesshowup,you'regoingtostarttowishthattheydidn'tbecauseofhowunconvincingtheylook.TheCGIispoor,andtobeblunt,theydon'tlookscary(orevencoolorunique).Thereisalsojustsomecheesylookingspecialeffectsthroughout,suchaswhenonecharacterputsonapairofsilverteeth;themoviemakesanattempttoshowsaidcharacteractunhingedandpossessed,butitjustlooksgoofy,andinfact,peopleinmyaudiencelaughed.Icouldgoonandonaboutthevisuals,solet'smakeashifttostorytelling.Thestoryof"TheCursed"issimpleenough-awerewolfcurseplaguesatown,andamanissentintodealwithit(that'sthelongandshortofit,anyhow).Thetroubleis,"TheCursed"movesatsuchasnail'spacethatyouwillliterallynotcareaboutwhat'shappening,whyit'shappening,orwhoit'shappeningto.Thismovieissounbelievablyslow,filledwithsuchhorrendouslyboringconversations,thatInoddedoffmorethanIhaveinanymovieinrecenthistory.Anotherthingthattookmeoutofthemoviewerethemassive,andImeanastronomical,mentalgymnasticsthatcharactershadtodotogettosome,potentiallycorrect,plotconclusions.Forexample,afterfindingthesetofsilverteeth,onecharacterinexplicably,withoutexplanation,believesthatthesilverusedintheteethistheexactsamesilverthatwasgiventoJudaswhenhebetrayedChrist.What?Wheredidthatcomefrom?AtfirstIthoughtmaybeIfellasleepandmissedanexplanation,buttowardtheendofthefilmanothercharacterreiteratesthattheybelievethesilverisJudas'bloodmoney.It'ssuchastupid,unnecessaryplotpointthatgoesexactlynowhere.AndwhileI'mcomplaining,I'dalsoliketosaythattherandomsceneofnudityrubbedmethewrongway.WhileIenjoythefemaleformasmuchasanyone,thereisacompletelymeaninglessscenewherethecameralingersonthesideprofileofanakedwoman.Thisscenetakesupabout60secondsormoreofscreentime,andservesnopoint;itcould'veabsolutelybeenremovedentirelyfromthefilm,justlikethefourorfivedreamsequencesthatplaguethismovie.Whyarehorrorfilmsstillincludingdreamsequences?Noonelikesthem,theyaren'tinteresting,andunlessyou'reJamesWan,theyaren'tgoingtobedonewell-andallofthatistruehere.Thereareanabsurdnumberofboring,predictable,uselessdreamsequencesthatdrivethestorytoahalt,depletingwhatlittlemomentumthemoviehadgoingforit.IthinkI'mdonewritingatthispoint;I'mhungry,tired,andsober-ahorriblecombination.Thegististhatthismovieissodisappointingbecauseofhowmuchcompetencethereisbehindit,butamoviecan'tstandongoodvisualsalone."TheCursed"suffersfromcheaplookingspecialeffects,poor,slowpacing,andacontrived,uninterestingplot.Inconclusion,watch"Cursed"withChristinaRicciinstead. 11outof33foundthishelpful. 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Permalink 7/10 SolidAdditiontotheHistoricalHorrorCanon ryanpersaud-594151March2022 TheGood:Thismovieisfreakin'GORGEOUS.Iabsolutelylovedhowthismovielooked;Icouldn'ttakemyeyesoffthescreen.Everythingfromthedepthoftheimages,tothesaturatedcolours,therollingfog,andtheperiodappropriatecostumescometogethertotransportyoutoadifferentworld.Whileit'sarelativelysimplesetting,it'simbuedwithalotofcharacter.Asforthemorefantasticalelements,thisfilmhassometrulyshockingimagesthatIguaranteewilllodgeinyourmind(ifyou'reintothatsortofthing).Ialsoappreciatedtheperiodappropriatecharactersandsensibilities.ThisismoreTheWithorTheNightingalethenyourtypicalhistoricalhorrorfilm,withcharactersactingaspeopleinVictorianBritainwouldact.Thatincludesthegoodandthebad,withaheavydoseofclassobsessionthatfeelsrightfortheera.I'mnotopposedtomoviestakinglibertieswithhistory,butonlyifthere'sapointtothesubversion.TheCursedisquiteauthenticinthatregard,andit'sawesome.But,let'sbereal,whatweallwanttoknowisifTheCurseddeliversonthescares.Iwouldn'tsaythisisaparticularly*scary*movie,butitisuniqueandinventive.It'stakeonthewerewolfmythisprettynovelandrootedintrauma,injustice,andoppression(withsomeverycleverBiblicalconnectionsaswell).It'sveryinterestingandIgiveElliscreditforthat.Horrormoviesdon'toftengetpraisedforperformances,butshoutouttothismovie'swonderfulcast.Everyonefelttransformedintolate19thcenturyBritons,tothepointwhereIalmostforgotwhereI'veseenthesepeoplebefore.BoydHolbrook,KellyReilly,andAllistairePetriereallyshine.TheBad:Thismovie'sworstaspectisitsediting.Thecutsarerelentless(especiallytowardsthebeginning)andquitedisorienting.Therearescenesoftrulystrikingimageryultimatelyruinedbytheconstantcutting.It'saninexplicabledecisionforamoviethat'sultimatelyquiteslowpaced.Moreover,whileIreallylikedtheperformances,noneofthesecharactershadallthatmuchdepth.Ikindahopedforasubplotorsomethingaboutclassandlandrightsoftheera,butdespitethefilm'slonger-than-averageruntime,itnevermaterialized.Thecharacters,assuch,don'tgettoreallyaddressorevenmentionthecrueltythatsetstheplotinmotion.Itjustfeelskindofweirdthatthiswasn'tusedasanopportunitytofurtherfleshoutthestory.Theendingisalsokindofunderwhelmingandabrupt.There'saconnectiontothefirstsceneofthemoviethatdoesn'treallyamounttoanythingeither.TheUgly:Afterafewyearsofstraight-to-streamingschlock,TheCursedisacelebrationofthegoodolfashioned,ornategothichorror. 23outof26foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink 8/10 goodhorrorfilimconsideringtheonesreleasedthisyear. HotDoggyBoomBooM22March2022 Thecursedgivesalienvibesthanancientgypsycurseilovedthemoviethougheventhoughsomestufflikejudassilvercoinscursedtomakeaabominationseemedsopettythegoreandpossessionortransformationtothemonsterwasgood.Itendedonblandhappyending(seemedso).Butoutofallthehorrormoviesin2022thisonewasgood. 1outof2foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink 6/10 Ifthisis"thescariestmovieoftheyear",we'redoomed.... PerryAtTheMovies28February2022 6.5/10I'mnotsurewhovotedthisfilm"thescariestfilmoftheyear",buttheyweredefinitelywrong.Whilemyheartratedefinitelyelevatedtwoorthreetimes.Nothingduringthiswatchhadmebeggingforthelightstoturnon.NormallyforhorrorfilmsIgetchillsandfeeluncomfortable,butthisfilmheldmemoreinsuspense.Thescaresweremorejumpedbased,buttheideaofademonictypewerewolfhuntingdownpeoplewasinteresting.Forthemostpartthestorykeptmeengaged.Iwasn't100%surewherethefilmwasheadedforanendingsothatwaskindofnice.Itkeptmegluedtothescreen.Istartedtogetalittleboredneartheendsothenearlytwohourtimetagwasabitmuch.However,thefilmwasnicelyroundedoutbytheacting,although,itdidn'tfeellikeitwastakingplaceinFrance.IthoughtthefilmwastakingplaceinAmericabasedofthelackofaccents,buttheydidfitthetimeperiodsodefinitelypointsthere.IfIcouldmakemychoiceoveragainIwould'veseenthisfilmonacheapnight,butIdon'tregretseeingitintheatres.Idon'tknowifthesoundsystemshavegottenbetter,ormoviesaredoingbetterwiththeirsoundwork,butitfeltmoreimmersivewithsoundscomingfromthesideandbackwhereasIneverfoundthatbefore.Anyways,itseemsit'suptopersonalpreferenceonthisfilm.Somehavesaiditabsolutelyscaredthem,butIsayquitetheopposite.Eitherway,thankyoufortakingthetimetoreadmyreview.Ihopeitgivesyousomeclarityonwhethertowatchornot.Untilnexttime....Enjoytheshow! 9outof22foundthishelpful. 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Permalink 7/10 Suitablycreepyandrefreshinglyunique benjaminskylerhill22February2022 SeanElliswrote,directed,andco-producedthisgothichorror,alongwithservingasit'scinematographer.Thisis100%thevisionofhissinglecreativemind,andIhaveatremendousamountofadmirationforthat,evenifnotallofitworkedforme.TheCursedisabizarre,unconventionalmonstermovie.Ithasaheavyfocusontoneandatmospherewithverylittleregardforestablishingmythology.Andit'saveryrefreshingtakeonthewell-wornconceptofwerewolves.Withthisfilm,Ellisproveshimselftobeamorethancapabledirectorandcinematographer.Hecraftsableakenvironmentinwhichnooneissafeortrulymorallyjust,andhekeepsthehorrifyingcreatureoutoftheframeasoftenaspossiblesothatwhenthegoredoesfinallycome,it'sashockingoccurrence.Thevisualpresentationisfarmoreimpressivethanthewriting,however.Ellis'sscriptcertainlyisn'tbad.It'sjustoverstuffed,bitingoffabitmorethanitcanchew.Thereisanopeningsequencethatisn'tmentionedagainuntiltheending,andeventhenitfeelsdisconnectedfromtheactualnarrative.Thereisnorealreasonforittobehere,andit'spresenceactuallytakesawayfromamoreambiguousendingthatwouldhavebeenfarcreepier.Additionally,therearequitealotofcharacters,andnoneofthemarereallyfleshedoutbeyondthepositionstheyholdinsociety.Thereisquitealotgoingoninthisfilminitsfirstandfinalacts,anditcouldhavebeenstreamlinedalotbycuttingthefattomakeitasleanandsuspensefulasthemiddleportionofthisfilmis.Still,evenwithitsfaults,thisisathoroughlyambitiousfilmthatIthinkreallydoesrevitalisethewerewolfmythosinalotofways,andIreallyhopethatpeoplegoandsupportthisfilmsothatwecangetmoreuniquevisionslikethis.I'dratherseeuniquebutflawedmoviesthatallowacreatortohavefreereignthansimplecompetentmoviesthatdon'ttakerisksandfeellikestudio-approvedproducts. 28outof29foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink 5/10 Cursed marinaant-3621723March2022 Iwassoexcitedtowatchthisbutitreallywasaverage.Itwaskindaboringwithagoodstorythough.Theactorsperformanceswerereallygood.ItkeptmeininterestthoughbecauseIwascurioustoseewhat'snextbutthat'sit.Itwasweirdinsomescenesaswell. 0outof1foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink 7/10 Finallysomegoodhorror ksgillihan22February2022 It'sbeenquitesometimesincetherehasbeensomelegitimatehorrorinthisgenre.Thismoviedeliversonalltherightaspectsfromthecinematographytothecreatureeffects.Ithoroughlyenjoyedit. 28outof34foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink 8/10 RemarkableMovie portal179016March2022 Ididn'thaveanyexpectationwhenIfirstsawthismovie.ByluckIrealizethatSeanElliswasthedirector.CashbackwasadarkcomedythatstayedwithmeforeverandthenwhenIsawthismovieIsawitwithalotofexpectations.AndIwasstunned.TheSeanEllisexperienceinthisgenrewasremarkable.Everythingaboutthismovieisamazing.Everything. 10outof14foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink Welldonebore metahumanity_0122March2022 Thisoneispuzzling.Alotoflovewentintothewardrobe,scenariosandmood,soyoureallyfeellikeyou´reintheperiod.ThegoreisOK,nothingoutofthisworldlikemanyreviewswanttomakeyoubelieve.Themonsterlooksabitlikethewerewolvesin"AmericanWerewolfinParis",so...meh.Thebigproblemhereisthatthereisnointerestingprotagonisttofollow,soIdidn´tcare.Andtheinitialmysterysceneaboutthebulletisjustnotnecessary.Thereisnomysteryortwisttoit,so...why? 1outof4foundthishelpful. Wasthisreviewhelpful?Signintovote. Permalink Anerrorhasoccured.Pleasetryagain. 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