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Anybody else think they're the new Michael Bay?



Do you mean they're the new Platinum Dunes or the new filmmaker himself?



I'm still a fan of them, personally. They still produce some quality horror films and several of them are among my favorite films of their respective years. As for Michael Bay, I don't think it's fair to compare one filmmaker to a studio whose films are made by multiple filmmakers all with different directorial styles, but I'd be curious to hear why you believe that's the case.
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I guess I would say "No" since they released the excellent The Invisible Man just this year and what they movie might have been in the wrong hands versus what it actually was in the right ones.
I see there's some ****ty-looking stuff on their plate too, but if you have a very good film on your plate also just this year, I can't say you've "lost it" yet.



Just saw Blumhouse's Black Phone tonight and finally figured out what bothers me so much about this production company. They're too mainstream, and too safe. Horror movies should be unsafe and uncertain.



I don't compare individual filmmakers to entire studios.
Why? Do you really think Bay does it all by himself?

I don't think it's that hard to compare a polished blumhouse mainstream movie with a polished mainstream Bay movie.



Just saw Blumhouse's Black Phone tonight and finally figured out what bothers me so much about this production company. They're too mainstream, and too safe. Horror movies should be unsafe and uncertain.
is the movie good? me and my support worker gonna see it when its relese here . i love horror movies



Do you mean they're the new Platinum Dunes or the new filmmaker himself?
I just feel that they're both mainstream safe.



I'm still a fan of them, personally. They still produce some quality horror films and several of them are among my favorite films of their respective years. As for Michael Bay, I don't think it's fair to compare one filmmaker to a studio whose films are made by multiple filmmakers all with different directorial styles, but I'd be curious to hear why you believe that's the case.
I honestly don't think a director really has much to do with the end product.



Just saw Blumhouse's Black Phone tonight and finally figured out what bothers me so much about this production company. They're too mainstream, and too safe. Horror movies should be unsafe and uncertain.
That’s true. Have given this some thought. The Black Phone is barely a horror film, it’s more of a thriller imo. However, to be fair, making a film unsafe/extreme isn’t going to automatically make it good/engrossing. Hence we have all the Human Centipedes etc. I do agree though that Blumhouse has been completely sterilised/predictable/mainstream since, well, forever. I did enjoy The Black Phone quite a bit, but mainly because of the ‘70s vibe, the colours. There are much better films out there with a similar gist.



[quote=Wooley;2143197]I guess I would say "No" since they released the excellent The Invisible Man/QUOTE]

I HATED that movie. They took an awesome classic monster and turned him into a wife-beating-douche. Unforgivable.



I guess I would say "No" since they released the excellent The Invisible Man
I HATED that movie. They took an awesome classic monster and turned him into a wife-beating-douche. Unforgivable.
I concur. Originally, I thought it was well done at least etc., but then I saw it a few more times and ended up hating it.



is the movie good? me and my support worker gonna see it when its release here . i love horror movies
The crowd I was with seemed to enjoy it, but I had many problems with it. One, it's way too safe. Looking at the trailer, this could've been an extremely dark movie, but they played it way too safe. Two, a LOT of Ethan Hawke's character's choices really, really bugged me. It wasn't terrible, and you'll probably have a good time, but that would all depend on what you want from your horror movies. Me, I want dark, shocking and dreadful endings. I don't want to be categorized into a little American box saying that I need a safe and warm ending.

Madeleine McGraw was the one thing that I really liked about the movie. That girl can act, and her character was a blast.



… that would all depend on what you want from your horror movies. Me, I want dark, shocking and dreadful endings.
So do I, in an ideal world. But I also think pursuing that makes it very easy to veer into torture point territory. A successful “dreadful ending” makes a point, at least, e.g. Buried (not a horror film imo, but still). A successful-ish “dreadful” ending imo is something like Hereditary (though I know this is exactly what many people hate about it, and in fact, many people would call A24 a kind of “refined torture porn”).



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Why? Do you really think Bay does it all by himself?

I don't think it's that hard to compare a polished blumhouse mainstream movie with a polished mainstream Bay movie.
If the extent of your comparison is that they both make "polished" or "mainstream" films, then that's are so broad as to be virtually meaningless. Love him or hate him, Michael Bay has a particular style when it comes to making movies that does actually distinguish his films for better or worse - you can compare him against any number of currently-working journeyman directors (e.g. the Russo brothers, Jon Watts, Colin Trevorrow) and find points of distinction. Conversely, Blumhouse is a studio that produces more feature films in a single year than Bay has produced in his decades-long career - regardless of quality, they are going to be varied simply by virtue of having multiple directors who may or may not adhere to whatever passes for the studio's house style. It's a comparison that doesn't make sense - that's like if I flipped the script and said that A24 had become the new Sam Raimi.



Victim of The Night
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I guess I would say "No" since they released the excellent The Invisible Man/QUOTE]

I HATED that movie. They took an awesome classic monster and turned him into a wife-beating-douche. Unforgivable.
Interesting. I am a big fan of both Welles' book and Claude Rains' version and I really liked this a lot. Like, I wondered how they were going to translate that into the modern era and left thinking, "Oh, that's how."



Just saw Blumhouse's Black Phone tonight and finally figured out what bothers me so much about this production company. They're too mainstream, and too safe. Horror movies should be unsafe and uncertain.
Most Blumhouse films are mainstream, Insidious, Get Out, etc.

Their in business to make money since they made a name for themselves long ago.



The crowd I was with seemed to enjoy it, but I had many problems with it. One, it's way too safe. Looking at the trailer, this could've been an extremely dark movie, but they played it way too safe. Two, a LOT of Ethan Hawke's character's choices really, really bugged me. It wasn't terrible, and you'll probably have a good time, but that would all depend on what you want from your horror movies. Me, I want dark, shocking and dreadful endings. I don't want to be categorized into a little American box saying that I need a safe and warm ending.

Madeleine McGraw was the one thing that I really liked about the movie. That girl can act, and her character was a blast.
what do u mean safe?