I am interested in the Fae and there are not a lot of films about them that realistically reflect the lore, i.e.powerful, clearly having their own agenda, not here for our benefit, and sometimes sneaky and not very nice at all (in other words, not Tinkerbell). It is an incredibly niche subject and is usually only heard about in RUclips videos of octogenarian Irish folk telling experiential tales from their youth. I didn't see the film for thrills particularly, but rather to see what the subject taken on in a more mainstream fashion would be like. I was curious, and I found it interesting. I didn't mind the exposition for that reason. I agree that every character was a bit, or maybe more than a bit, of an arse, and some were not developed at all. However, it was fine. Not perfect but I didn't consider it a waste of £12.
YOU'RE WRONG lol I'm just kiddin, that makes total sense, I can def see how approaching it from that lens would make it better. I just wish that the director chose a lane and stuck to it: either 1) make it a true folk horror, emphasis on the characters/thrills/scares, OR 2) approach it more like "Pans Labyrinth" where the folk mythology and surrounding societal conflicts were at the forefront of the narrative and the thrills/horror were just a byproduct of these elements. Glad you got something out of it tho, and I hope this sub-genre gets some more attention following this film, I'd love to see A24 or NEON take on a film revolving around the Fae. Thanks for the comment!
The Book was pretty mid to bad writing so Im not surprised the movie isnt good lmao. Sounds like the movie was pretty faithful to the book; I more blame the people that read the book and were like yeah lets make a movie. Good video!
I was wondering this...whereas something like 3 Body Problem is supposedly a pretty incredible book (and I figured as much from the TV show b/c of the dense sci-fi going on, even tho I thought it was a mediocre 1st season)...it seemed like the source material for The Watchers was pretty mediocre out of the gate, glad to hear that my suspicions were correct lol Thanks for the kind words and the comment!
@@AdamGee8 I totally agree, those 2 movies were mediocre at best imo ("Knock at the Cabin" was actually my most disappointing film of 2023 lol). I'm not willing to give up on the Sham-Hammer just yet ("Split" was just such a great return to form for him imo)...but I'm about 1-2 more flops away from crossing that threshold lol Here's hoping that "Trap" is a step up from his 2 most recent films 🤞🤞🤞
My heart goes out to you, the theater/studio has got to refund us when we burn up money on a POS like this movie. And I love your title, WAY more accurate!
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I am interested in the Fae and there are not a lot of films about them that realistically reflect the lore, i.e.powerful, clearly having their own agenda, not here for our benefit, and sometimes sneaky and not very nice at all (in other words, not Tinkerbell). It is an incredibly niche subject and is usually only heard about in RUclips videos of octogenarian Irish folk telling experiential tales from their youth. I didn't see the film for thrills particularly, but rather to see what the subject taken on in a more mainstream fashion would be like. I was curious, and I found it interesting. I didn't mind the exposition for that reason. I agree that every character was a bit, or maybe more than a bit, of an arse, and some were not developed at all. However, it was fine. Not perfect but I didn't consider it a waste of £12.
YOU'RE WRONG lol I'm just kiddin, that makes total sense, I can def see how approaching it from that lens would make it better. I just wish that the director chose a lane and stuck to it: either 1) make it a true folk horror, emphasis on the characters/thrills/scares, OR 2) approach it more like "Pans Labyrinth" where the folk mythology and surrounding societal conflicts were at the forefront of the narrative and the thrills/horror were just a byproduct of these elements. Glad you got something out of it tho, and I hope this sub-genre gets some more attention following this film, I'd love to see A24 or NEON take on a film revolving around the Fae. Thanks for the comment!
The Book was pretty mid to bad writing so Im not surprised the movie isnt good lmao. Sounds like the movie was pretty faithful to the book; I more blame the people that read the book and were like yeah lets make a movie. Good video!
I was wondering this...whereas something like 3 Body Problem is supposedly a pretty incredible book (and I figured as much from the TV show b/c of the dense sci-fi going on, even tho I thought it was a mediocre 1st season)...it seemed like the source material for The Watchers was pretty mediocre out of the gate, glad to hear that my suspicions were correct lol Thanks for the kind words and the comment!
That’s too bad.. I’m starting to be disappointed by the Shyamalans more often than not.. knock at the cabin door and the beach weren’t great.
@@AdamGee8 I totally agree, those 2 movies were mediocre at best imo ("Knock at the Cabin" was actually my most disappointing film of 2023 lol). I'm not willing to give up on the Sham-Hammer just yet ("Split" was just such a great return to form for him imo)...but I'm about 1-2 more flops away from crossing that threshold lol Here's hoping that "Trap" is a step up from his 2 most recent films 🤞🤞🤞
Exposition Dump: the Movie.
Man, I can’t believe I paid $20 to see this.
My heart goes out to you, the theater/studio has got to refund us when we burn up money on a POS like this movie. And I love your title, WAY more accurate!
i liked the look and most of cast. I did not like anything else much.
That's more or less how I felt haha fingers crossed for better next time from Ishana, but I'm not gonna hold my breath lol thanks for the comment!