Movie Review: The Woman In Black
I don't do scary movies. They scare me. When I first heard about this movie, though, it intrigued me, both because I was interested to see how Daniel Radcliffe would do outside of Harry Potter and because it looked like it could be good. A couple months ago I finally decided to try it, and put myself on the waiting list at the library. Of course it showed up when my parents were gone. Really? Not only was I going to watch a scary movie, but I was going to have to do it when I was home alone?
But I was deteremined to not be too scared of it. It's only PG-13 I kept telling myself, and it looked more suspenseful than yucky. I could do this. I started watching it (in the daylight). And I made all the way past 45 minutes. And then I got too scared. "You don't have to do this to yourself, Melilot. It may be fun to be a little scared, but if you're too scared, you can turn it off." So I did.
A few days later, I thought, "Okay, you know what's happening right now in the movie, so it won't scare you now. Try it again." So I looked for the place I left off. I ended up a little ahead of where I thought I was, so when I hit play, it scared me again. (I did not know what was happening!) "Oh, for Pete's sake Melilot Dolly. You wimp. You know this is suspenseful, not gross. Just watch it. Oh, for Pete's sake, Melilot Dolly. Why do you think you have to finish it?" The latter sentiment won out.
It was due yesterday, and I had every intention of returning it. When I fessed up to April at work, though, that I was too wimpy, she looked very disappointed. "But wasn't it good?" "Yes, it was very good. Interesting plot, Daniel Radcliffe was doing well, but I'm just a major wimp." Karol said that she had gotten just about as far into it when she chickened out. April still looked disappointed. "But there's a twist at the end. It's really good." And so I was roped into renewing it.
I finished it this evening. It was good. I was a little scared, yes (I decided it's not a good idea to drink hot tea whilst watching a scary movie due to the possibility of burning yourself as you're all jumpy and whatnot), but I didn't have a heart attack or anything, and having seen it through to the end made me less scared of it, because then there wasn't suspense anymore. I would recommend it to people who can handle that sort of thing. The lack of gore makes it more interesting, and leads to the right type of scaredness. (Granted my basement was a little scary when I went down there after finishing the movie, but, you know.) And I will also add that the little dude who played Daniel Radcliffe's son (who's actually his godson in real life) is adorable.
posted by melilotnfosco | 11:08 PM
6 Comments:
daniel radcliffe has a son? no. not gonna believe it.
even if it is a godson.
scout wants to watch a scary movie on halloween, but one that's no scarier than 'disturbia'. should she see this?
it's hard to see him with a son, but he pulls it off better than i thought he would.
i haven't seen disturbia, so i don't know how it compares. if she can handle a ghost lurking and suddenly appearing and coming toward you screaming and things moving of their own accord (including those creepy wind up toys from 1900) and children dying (and occassionally appearing after the fact), she'll be fine. and she can always turn it off and come back to it if she gets too scared, or she can just turn it off. the scariest parts are when things suddenly appear.
hehe, you wimp. ;)
it's weird to think of dan with a son -- yeah, like hobsis said (just read that after writing my comment:)
did you think 'the sixth sense' was scary? too scary?
i wanted to watch a scary movie for my birthday a couple years ago, so we went to the theater to see 'zombieland.' when the credits started, we were all worried. auto asked me, 'what did you get me into?' but that was pretty much the worst part of it in the credits. the movie was really good; i even bought it!
i haven't seen the sixth sense, so i don't know
and :P btw
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