Movies Infinity Pool Trailer Goth, Cronenberg, Skarsgård

[SimpleG]

 

Healthy dose of WTF did I just see.

[DPCyric]

48 minutes ago, SimpleG said:

 

Healthy dose of WTF did I just see.

 

IDK WTF I just watched but I want more 

[DarkStar189]

I'm really liking Mia Goth.

[SoberChef]

Unsure if any of you have seen 'Possessor' on Hulu but that too is a young Cronenberg film as well and entirely FUBAR! Can't wait for this one!!

[Greatoneshere]

Brandon Cronenberg's last two written/directed films Antiviral and Possessor: Uncut were really good and different, very much in line with early David Cronenberg stuff, which makes sense. I'll definitely check this out, his films are always so unsettling.

[SoberChef]

While staying at an isolated island resort, James (Alexander Skarsgård) and Em (Cleopatra Coleman) are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi (Mia Goth), they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism, and untold horror. A tragic accident leaves them facing a zero tolerance policy for crime: either you'll be executed, or, if you're rich enough to afford it, you can watch yourself die instead.

[Bloodporne]

On 12/9/2022 at 11:17 AM, Greatoneshere said:

Brandon Cronenberg's last two written/directed films Antiviral and Possessor: Uncut were really good and different, very much in line with early David Cronenberg stuff, which makes sense. I'll definitely check this out, his films are always so unsettling.

I went into Possessor with a lot of cynicism quite frankly. I assumed it'd be a Jennifer Lynch scenario. It still pops up in my head now randomly and somehow absolutely has that otherwordly, thoroughly uncomfortable feel his father's earlier flicks had. Best part is it didn't feel stilted or try-hard to me at any moment. It's up there with my favorite Cronenberg-anybody movies. The violence also was genuinely horrific, something I wish more movies would do instead of glamorizing it with soundtrack choices etc.

[SimpleG]

43 minutes ago, Bloodporne said:

I went into Possessor with a lot of cynicism quite frankly. I assumed it'd be a Jennifer Lynch scenario. It still pops up in my head now randomly and somehow absolutely has that otherwordly, thoroughly uncomfortable feel his father's earlier flicks had. Best part is it didn't feel stilted or try-hard to me at any moment. It's up there with my favorite Cronenberg-anybody movies. The violence also was genuinely horrific, something I wish more movies would do instead of glamorizing it with soundtrack choices etc.

Agreed 

It's a very half a sleep half awake dreamlike feel but not at Lynch levels of fuckery. 

[Greatoneshere]

1 hour ago, Bloodporne said:

I went into Possessor with a lot of cynicism quite frankly. I assumed it'd be a Jennifer Lynch scenario. It still pops up in my head now randomly and somehow absolutely has that otherwordly, thoroughly uncomfortable feel his father's earlier flicks had. Best part is it didn't feel stilted or try-hard to me at any moment. It's up there with my favorite Cronenberg-anybody movies. The violence also was genuinely horrific, something I wish more movies would do instead of glamorizing it with soundtrack choices etc.

 

Yeah agreed - Antiviral is also pretty good, though not as good as Possessor. I hope more people check out both.

[Bloodporne]

1 hour ago, SimpleG said:

Agreed 

It's a very half a sleep half awake dreamlike feel but not at Lynch levels of fuckery. 

 

1 hour ago, Greatoneshere said:

 

Yeah agreed - Antiviral is also pretty good, though not as good as Possessor. I hope more people check out both.

I remember seeing some article on Cronenberg that had one line it that was like a lightbulb going off for me. Maybe it's bullshit but the person said that watching earlier Cronenberg as an American is aided by the Canadian setting being visually almost, like 95%, familiar but not just quite. I admit I actually rewatched Shivers and Rabid with that idea in mind recently and that "not quite familar but kinda" vibe with all that stark, bright and cold lighting and modern familiar-but-just-a-tad-different architecture, it really adds a sense of discomfort to those films. 

 

I bring it up because Possessor did the same for me. Those row houses he shoots several times, that concrete government building, the constant coldness and color palette. Those are elements that felt really natural to the flick to me, not like a stilted "callback to dad". Either way, I thought it was truly great.

 

Seeing Infinity Pool on Saturday, can't wait. 

[Greatoneshere]

17 minutes ago, Bloodporne said:

 

I remember seeing some article on Cronenberg that had one line it that was like a lightbulb going off for me. Maybe it's bullshit but the person said that watching earlier Cronenberg as an American is aided by the Canadian setting being visually almost, like 95%, familiar but not just quite. I admit I actually rewatched Shivers and Rabid with that idea in mind recently and that "not quite familar but kinda" vibe with all that stark, bright and cold lighting and modern familiar-but-just-a-tad-different architecture, it really adds a sense of discomfort to those films. 

 

I bring it up because Possessor did the same for me. Those row houses he shoots several times, that concrete government building, the constant coldness and color palette. Those are elements that felt really natural to the flick to me, not like a stilted "callback to dad". Either way, I thought it was truly great.

 

Seeing Infinity Pool on Saturday, can't wait. 

 

I agree - there's no question both Cronenbergs have the ability to make something just unsettling enough in familiar settings to be offputting and create an almost intangible unease.

[skillzdadirecta]

I saw a trailer for this the other day. Definitely something I want to check out sooner rather than later. Might find some time to see this on the theater.