Hereditary - 2018 Horror Film

I was trying to think of what the filmmakers of The Witch could have done to damage that film the way the last scene of Hereditary does for me. I came up with...

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...if the filmmakers had showed the goat’s mouth moving as it spoke to Anya Taylor-Joy.

 

The ending reminded me of some of the more nihilistic horror films of the 70s, although I think the ending was the biggest disappointment of the film. Lots of creepy buildup and atmosphere, but it kind of fizzled out at the very end. Sequel, anyone?

 

That always seems to be the problem, how to end it. The movie still spooked the **** out of me.

 

I am not sure why some disliked the ending (unless you all had it figured out before, I sure didn't)? But that's what pulled it all together for me.

 

same here

I would have done a couple of small things differently:

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No need at all to see Mom's headless body levitate into the treehouse - added nothing, looked pretty damn silly, honestly

Once inside treehouse way too much exposition from Joan (was that her name?)

 

I'm just throwing this out there, but for those who really disliked the ending, maybe you have to have a belief in some kind of evil spiritual force that could act on peoples actions and lives - particularly if those people are psychically damaged and driven to their breaking point.

As far as evil directly impacting people's lives, I don't know why almost no one has a problem with this idea in Rosemary's Baby or The Exorcist, but then has a problem with it here.

 

I think the endings of both movies could have been done better - I don't dislike the Hereditary ending the way some do. I think the Witch shoud have ended

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with the signing of the pact

 

Liked the film a lot. Started it too late to finish Saturday night so the wife and I took in the second half last night. We both had figured out what and where the plot was headed to but that did not diminish the last hour for us. It was watching a doomed family. Joannie casting the spell at the Peter during lunch was a high creep point to me.

Couple of things- Did not care for the supernatural antics of Toni Collette at the end. So out of nowhere , tone shifting and somewhat pointless.
And..
Was there a significance to the treehouse and why it ended there? Other than it being a good movie set piece.

 

Hm, considering watching this. What say you?

(I skipped reading the thread on purpose).

 

I didn't think it lived up to the hype. A few creepy sequences but most of it was nonsense.

 

I haven’t seen it. The hype about Toni Collette deserving an Oscar (and the ending) reminded me of the hype behind Get Out; which left me wondering what the big deal was. I’m not trusting the popular opinion of these thinking man horror movies.

The most recent horror flick on my radar is Mandy with Nick Cage. I haven’t seen it yet, either, but I’m interested enough about it to have a dvd of it (from Netflix) laying around since January and will be watching it soon.

 

I thought it was excellent. You will probably know about 1/2 hour in if you want to stick with it or not. Do not go in expecting a traditional horror movie. It certainly has that as a stong element, but it's just as much about emotional pain, despair, family tragedy, mental illness, and inevitable doom. As much as I admire it, I'm not sure I want to see it again.

 

Great looking film but lousy narrative.

 

Mandy? Hereditary?

 

Mandy. Heredity had some narrative holes but I went with it. If you want to see Cage in a rage killing folks, well Mandy might be more you.

 

About an hour in on “Hereditary”. It’s pretty good so far. “Mandy” looks kind of dumb.

 

How’d you like Hereditary?

I like dumb.

 

Mandy didn't work at all for me. Started okay, but too bonkers. I liked Hereditary much better, and have seen it a few times. I'm not even sure why these two are being compared.

 

“Hereditary” was pretty good. It had a very much doomy vibe to it, but I found the ending weak. Great eerie musical score.

 

This is my take too, but I have less tolerance for horror movies that rely on the supernatural forces as a crutch. The Witch suffered from this too. How scary can a movie be when the foundation of the terror is just make believe?

 

i know you didn't read the thread, but i agree. i actually laughed at the end. which is disappointing because the first half of the film was quite disturbing and well done.

 

FTR, I was in no way insinuating you’re “dumb” or like “dumb”. That was purely my opinion of the trailer for “Mandy”. I have a high degree of respect for many members here and you’re definitely one of them (I wouldn’t have asked your opinion on the movie if I didn’t).

I’d love to go further with my review of “Hereditary”, but I think most people covered it pretty well here. Kind of the same vibe, mood wise, of “The Witch” and an ending which reminded me of “The Kill List”.

Again, I liked this pretty well. I agree with others that this isn’t so much horror as a psychological drama with macabre elements.

 

The ending was pretty bad IMO. Like you say the first half was interesting. Just took a bad turn at the end and ruined the whole thing for me to be honest.

 

No need to explain. A critique of dumb, from you (and a few others) is a totally valid viewpoint between friends talking about movies. No different here than if we were having drinks in a bar. To be honest, the dvd has been sitting around for so long because Mrs. Marmot had been subjected to my movie picks for about a month. Dumb was her review of many of them, so I gave her a break and let her pick the movies. I’m feeling Mandy was going to get the same reaction from her.... now though, I’m tired of her chick flicks, so it’s going to be full on Cage ragin’ soon.

I really liked The Witch and Hereditary is near the bottom of my queue. I’ll bumb it up and give it a watch.... you piqued my interest in seeing it, again.

 

I enjoyed Hereditary ;however, I didn't enjoy it as much as The Witch. The ending disappointed me a little but it was still really good.