I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a hell of a night.

[rogueslayer452]

++ Midsommar is an upcoming horror movie by the director of Hereditary, and I'm already curious and enthralled by it. One of the things I like about A24 trailers is that they give off unsettling atmospheric vibes without revealing anything of the plot. I also love it when horror goes bright and vibrant instead of the typical dark/gritty route often seen, so automatically I was intrigued by that direction this film seems to be going for. Plus it has Chidi from The Good Place, so.

++ There are apparently plans for Saw to be rebooted which...I do not want, to be honest. First of all, while people's opinions about the quality of the franchise vary, I still enjoyed it for what it was. And at this point it's basically considered a classic in its own right, and it is well-deserved. I even liked the recent Jigsaw movie despite some of its retconning. Secondly, rebooting for the sake of rebooting and banking off from something popular is just tired, old and lazy at this point. The Saw franchise has become quite a classic among horror fans that even attempting an reboot this early is out of the question, especially since you cannot replace the genius that is Tobin Bell as John Kramer. If nothing else, they should just continue what they were doing with Jigsaw because I am curious about some things that were in the movie, which could actually lead into a whole other connecting franchise altogether. Plus, the only way I would ever accept a remake, or a retelling of sorts, is if it was done by someone like Jordan Peele, because I feel like he would actually do justice with a fresh and interesting take on the story. But otherwise, leave this franchise alone.

++ Bryan Fuller recently tweeted a confirmation that they're still wanting/hoping to continue with Hannibal for a fourth season, they're just waiting for the right network/service to come along and support them. I know that this has been an ongoing discussion for a while about him wanting to still do a fourth season, but with revivals happening all the time to continue series that have been long cancelled (see: Veronica Mars, as someone pointed out) it is not out of the realm of possibility for it to become a reality. And with Hannibal still being praised as a television series and fans still being active, hopefully someone out there will take that chance. Just not Netflix, please.

++ Speaking of, we finally have a teaser trailer for the third and final season of Jessica Jones. It's incredibly short, but it looks like it's going for S1 vibes, and I'm here for it.

Comments

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I AM STILL HAUNTED BY 'HEREDITARY'!!! That movie freaked me out on so many levels. And this movie also looks freaky. And there is no way I am brave enough to watch it in a dark theater.

Rebooting classics of a genre makes no sense to me. It has already inspired so many other movies, just let new people make new movies! I agree with you on that. And even if a new director wants to try their hand at it, why does it have to be a reboot? Just be another SAW movie. But I feel like Peele has enough imagination to make his own films inspired by what SAW created, he doesn't need a boost from a franchise name. Interesting that Chris Rock is attached to the reboot though. I'm too big of a wuss to watch any of them though so I really have no say LOL. I'm done with reboots though.

OMG I really wish they would let them do the fourth season of Hannibal already! I want to see 'Silence of the Lambs' with Will and Hannibal and everyone! Hm...maybe it is time for a Hannibal rewatch. It's been too long.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Hereditary was so unsettling, but it's why I loved it! It was very different and interesting. From the looks of Midsommar this also seems to have that cult-esque feel to the plot, but either way I'm pretty curious about it.

And even if a new director wants to try their hand at it, why does it have to be a reboot? Just be another SAW movie.

Exactly. Have it take place in the same universe. The franchise has quite a lot of backstory that you can just expand from that into its own thing. Jigsaw that came out in 2017 was a good example of that, which it definitely worked in its own way. I don't see why that can't still happen. I do agree, though, with Peele making a name of himself now with his own creations that he wouldn't need to reboot anything, but I would be interested if he would do something in addition to the already existing franchise. That would be pretty dope.

It's quite laughable and tragic that Chris Rock is attached to this supposed "reboot" though, because he's been known to be quite misogynistic and is that type of comedian who complains about how he can no longer do "offensive" jokes now with his work due to "PC culture" and all of that. So I'm worried that he may think that he can use horror as an excuse to do violence against women (among other things) and get away with it. :/ Idk, it's just not a good mix, imho.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

ew...now I'm really worried about that reboot because you're right, I bet you he does think he can get away with stuff and just say "oh, horror genre tropes" *shrug*

Hmmmmm

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I kinda feel like Hollywood is going, "hey, these comedy guys are doing horror, why not jump on that bandwagon" and thought they could just have some random comedian do a horror movie when that's not really how it works. People like Jordan Peele and John Krasinski made it work because they understand and respect the horror genre and were able to utilize it to tell good stories. Having someone who doesn't is going to miss the point entirely because, as you said, they'll end up doing the typical horror tropes that is boring and outdated. I mean, the reboot idea was bad enough, but this kind of possibility makes it way worse.

Plus, I just don't trust any supposed comedian in general who whines and complains about how comedy isn't funny anymore because they're not allowed to make offensive jokes.