tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post2276554453259044374..comments2024-01-09T06:37:41.791-05:00Comments on The Horror Digest: Based on True Events (Or Something Like It)Andre Dumashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170879111034420803noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-23401459046064442912010-06-20T18:34:35.315-04:002010-06-20T18:34:35.315-04:00Thanks Violetyoshi I did know Ellen Page had that ...Thanks Violetyoshi I did know Ellen Page had that role, but since I don't really like her I figured what the hey! JK. That movie will be brutal no matter what, but I'm still anxious to see it.<br /><br />You are SO right about Fire in The Sky. I tried to watch it but was snoring halfway in.Andre Dumashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07170879111034420803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-12991625129229251892010-06-20T18:21:43.078-04:002010-06-20T18:21:43.078-04:00Mike & Andre: I JUST watched Fire In the Sky t...Mike & Andre: I JUST watched Fire In the Sky too, proving there is indeed something viral in the air. <br /><br />I usually find the "based on a true story" tag so disappointing; either the film has nothing to actually do with real events and is tehrefore cheating, or it finds itself forced to follow the events too closely and ends up too dull (my ultimate issue with FItS). Still, great work here Andre.deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-86049159788649811072010-06-20T03:12:04.854-04:002010-06-20T03:12:04.854-04:00That's the most horrible and tragic thing I...That's the most horrible and tragic thing I've heard, the story behind The Girl Next Door. I wanted to let people know Ellen Page plays Likens in An American Crime. So if you wouldn't want to watch the darling girl from Juno being tortured, I'd avoid that version.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-84694050914041009292010-06-19T00:09:19.285-04:002010-06-19T00:09:19.285-04:00I guess there's a lot of movies we watch that ...I guess there's a lot of movies we watch that could be based on true events.<br /><br />A filmmaker could be making movie and not realise that he or she is basing it on true event(s).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-66757682002129227872010-06-18T23:19:54.147-04:002010-06-18T23:19:54.147-04:00Oh I definitely agree. Movies like The Strangers b...Oh I definitely agree. Movies like The Strangers benefit greatly by adding that inspired by true events sentence. I know I would never have been as scared of the trailer if I didn't think it wasn't based on a true event. I would have thought OH another one of these movies? But no, instead I thought, "this really happened?!!" terrifying.Andre Dumashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07170879111034420803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-79022260003917776402010-06-18T23:00:30.670-04:002010-06-18T23:00:30.670-04:00I need to correct my last sentence.
They could us...I need to correct my last sentence.<br /><br />They could use it as a seller's pitch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-12555272978723311672010-06-18T22:43:21.194-04:002010-06-18T22:43:21.194-04:00I have often wondered about movies based on true e...I have often wondered about movies based on true events, maybe they are or they are not.<br /><br />It doesn't have to be something that everyone knows about like a high profile murder case (don't know how to quite word it at the moment). It can also be something to what affect the filmmaker in their life.<br /><br />Another thing to keep in my mind, a film would show based on true events to give film more hype. They could it as a seller's pitch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-82667793465939385842010-06-18T15:34:57.880-04:002010-06-18T15:34:57.880-04:00Come on deaner read the post.
I had a disclaimer ...Come on deaner read the post.<br /><br />I had a disclaimer at the end saying that I have not seen The Amityville horror and would like to before investigating further. <br />: )Andrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429322588091791426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-86894101911903146022010-06-18T15:27:28.617-04:002010-06-18T15:27:28.617-04:00Where's The Amityville Horror? One of the ori...Where's The Amityville Horror? One of the original "True Events" horror movies & books.deanernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-62876220244238952912010-06-18T14:24:37.876-04:002010-06-18T14:24:37.876-04:00Very good post. Just seeing titles of some of thes...Very good post. Just seeing titles of some of these movies brings back memories, both good and not-so-good.<br /><br />Haven't seen <i>The Girl Next Door</i> yet, but I read the novel and <i>that</i> was a gut-punch of a book. Can't recommend it highly enough.Rabid Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307255127156087170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-34227586953912715182010-06-18T11:58:40.891-04:002010-06-18T11:58:40.891-04:00Excellent post, Andre! You did a lot of hard work ...Excellent post, Andre! You did a lot of hard work here. Nice follow up to your opening comments for the Cropsey screening.Chris Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12360811267835990523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-62542537702674493862010-06-18T10:20:02.014-04:002010-06-18T10:20:02.014-04:00Whoa, I just posted on Fire in the Sky. Great min...Whoa, I just posted on Fire in the Sky. Great minds, as they say.<br /><br />I still love the fact that Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Psycho are actually based on the same case. Goes to show how crazy Hollywood can be.The Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09871017982169159144noreply@blogger.com