I won't expound on how excellent this movie is in my opinion. Easily top favorites of all time.
Rather, I want to get into whether anyone has any fan theories on WTF those black and white vignettes are about? The ones spliced in the middle of the film?
The radio edit does not have them.
(Also, if you like this movie and have not heard the radio edit, you're in for a treat. It has a. Alternate ending that I quite enjoyed and would even claim is superior to the film. https://youtu.be/nsxECp5i2Wg )
Hey y'all, I absolutely love movies where the world is falling apart all around, but the characters are dealing with it from their normal surroundings. The Vast of Night and Pontypool do an amazing job of creating atmospheric tension without actually being in the middle of the action. Can you recommend any other films that have a similar feel? Thank you.
I remember it really well but when I google it either "Vast of the Night" or "Joy Ride" show up, its about two teens in a oldies car (it's also set in oldies time I think) that are driving somewhere to make out, they see some sort of flash in the sky and then on the radio all these descriptions of horrific events are narrated (Like Pontypool) as they drive and drive and drive and drive, in fact the cover of the movie is the headlights pointing out into a gravel road, after like an hour of this they do chance upon a copcar but the cop is either a zombie like creature himself or eaten by them, after that it gets foggy, but I really want to watch it again, the first time I saw it was with my younger brothers and they fell asleep :|
any help?
Edit: I remember the end now, I think they say on the radio they're gonna nuke the town where the outbreak first occurred and that's exactly what we see at the end, AND NO ITS NOT "Return of the Living Dead 1 or 2" either, this has like almost zero action in it, its just the kids driving on a dirt road while listening to the radio.
holy crap why did i wait so long to watch this?? itβs easily one of my favorites now, and one of the few horror movies thatβs actually managed to scare me. Itβs also made me realize that i really like horror movies where they mostly take place in one location (saw, the thing, cujo, etc) and it really creates a sense of dread and uneasiness and i think thatβs what truly scares me. The ending confused me a little, like the very very end after the credits, but other than that, i cannot recommend this movie strongly enough
and also, if anyone has any recs for similar movies, iβm definitely open to some
Are the three waterslides still in operation at Torfaen Leisure Centre? They were called Thriller, Cascade and Twister!
Absolutely loved them as a kid! Wanted to take my kids there now...
But there is no mention of them on the leisure centre website. I guess they were removed?
I'm a huge fan of the movie, even if it's flawed. It's a fresh breath of air for the zombie subgenre, and I absolutely love the cast.
Speaking of which, in addition to making the film, they made 2 different radio plays based off of it.
I highly recommend you look them up to experience the difference for yourself, but if you just wanna know what the difference is:
>!Mr Mazzy becomes infected early in the 3rd act, but is able to fight it off for a while. I think he shoots his producer and himself!<
By the way, when I found out about the alternate version of the radio play, I had absolutely no idea that it existed, and googled it, but nothing came up.
I was listening to it while nodding off and started to wonder if the Mandela effect was real for a split second lol
This movie has the creepiest most disturbing take on Zombies? (Iβm not sure if you can even call them that) i have ever seen itβs almost Eldrich horror, it starts pretty slowly but once it hits that half way point my jaw was on floor it was WTF after WTF and the Doctor is goddamn hilarious in just how nonchalant he is
If you want something claustrophobic to watch tonight this is the perfect movie for it it it it it
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I love this movie but did >!Grant and Sydney survive the explosion at the end? There's a bit at the end of the credits of them living in roleplay to survive but I can't tell if it's meant to be literal or not? Also does anyone have any cool theories as to how the infection started?!<
"Have you seen Honey?"
Grant Mazzy (Stephen McHattie), local radio host that may very well be on the back nine of his career, jockeying at a small broadcast station in the small village of Pontypool. An interesting drive into work late one night foreshadows even stranger things to come, as Grant, and his two assistants, Sydney (Lisa Houle)and Laurel-Ann (Georgina Reilly) try to make sense of the chaos that is happening outside of the station while they quarantine themselves inside. Outbreak? Riot? Or something unsuspecting?
Pontypool is a small village in ontario part of the amalgamated city of Kawartha Lakes. Only about 2 hours from me via highway toll roads or 3 hour back roads. This adds to the terror of the movie for me, all a little too relatable with the small town radio host working what may possibly be the only radio broadcast in the area, bringing the small population one of their only sources of local news. Small communities live and die by their local news.
"A big, cold, dull, dark, white, empty, never-ending blow my brains out, seasonal affective disorder freaking kill me now weather-front."
The claustrophobia of this movie is enough to rattle me until the very end, the mysterious and unorthodox transmission of disease is enough to scare me directly out of society. The "conversationalist" enemies are clearly derived by social influence, and excite terror in one of the most important aspects of our life....conversation. The dialogue and the incremental receivment of important information is an underlying terror that slowly but surely eats away at you as you find yourself reacting along with the characters as this information trickles in.
The acting from the few characters that are involved in the film, whether it be on screen or a voice coming through the television or phone was strong and convincing, since this movie is shot in the same location and relies on strong performances, screen writing and mood, to relay it's scary message, Director Bruce McDonald and screenplay writer Tony Burgess do just that. There is a tonne of weight in the script which can certainly be interpreted a few different ways, and warrants a thorough rewatch or two. Pontypool isn't gory, although there is use of great practical effects and a few very disturbing scenes, the atmosphere is creepy and McHattie's voice is amazing.
"Kill is blue. Kill is wonderful. Kill is loving. Kill is baby. Kill is Manet's Garden. Kill is a beautiful morning."
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... keep reading on reddit β‘I just finished watching "Vast of Night", thought they did a great job of creating atmosphere and tension mostly just through storytelling. I'm all for a good creature feature but I think it's really impressive when a movie manages to spook you without having to show any monsters.
The beginning has an almost Aaron Sorkin vibe with the rapid fire dialogue, but the reason it reminded me of Pontypool (other than the obvious radio connection) is the effectiveness of the second hand stories to create paranoia and dread.
Btw, if you're reading this and haven't seen Pontypool either definitely give it a watch, it's a great Canadian horror flick from 2008.
I'm not sure if I've seen it mentioned on here, but what an awesome fun movie. I went in blind having no idea what it even was about but a quater of the movie in, I was all in. I highly recommend it!
The first time I saw it, I was really impressed by how much tension was built solely on the broadcast alone. It's a bit of a slow burn, but I quite liked it. As far as zombie movies go, I would even rank it in my personal top five. Thoughts?
Both these movies, while very different, have a bit of a different approach to horror. There's no ghost, no monster, no serial killer. The big bad is a bit more... abstract. Not quite easy to define.
What are some other good horror films that share this characteristic? Sequence Break kind of hit this as well.
Please give me your recommendations! And no spoilers, please! I love to go into films as blindly as possible to really get fully immersed.
