mistressofmuses | Red Riding Hood

If I had a nickel for every dark-ish fantasy-ish movie I've seen that was directed by Catherine Hardwicke, based on different source material, at least partially about werewolves, featuring a love triangle with an obvious conclusion, where Billy Burke played the protagonist's father...

I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it's happened twice.

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Periodically Alex and I remember that tubi (the kind of off-brand streaming service with a surprisingly extensive catalogue) exists AND forget that we don't use it because the ad breaks are so damn long and half the time force you to restart the movie because the picture and/or sound die afterwards.

This time it suggested the 2011 Red Riding Hood film under the horror category. (That may be overstating it, but okay.) I hadn't seen it before, despite being exactly the target audience for aesthetically pretty dark/horrorish fairy tale retellings.

I enjoyed it. It's probably not going on any top ten lists for me or anything, but it was fun in a pretty, brain-popcorn way, and the ending was satisfying. I liked it more than Twilight, the other one I'd have a nickel for, though that maybe isn't saying much. Really, I enjoyed Red Riding Hood the whole way through, which is much better than a lot of recent movies I've watched have given me.

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Also, bless AO3. As soon as there was a scene where the 'rival' love interests decide to team up to rescue the protag with a reluctant "you need me" "we have to work together for her" kind of thing, my hindbrain gave an *eyes emoji*: wouldn't it be a shame if this love triangle resolved in a surprisingly equitable OT3 kind of way? And then I can go to AO3 and discover that at least three other people in the decade that this movie has been out came to the same conclusion.

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I watched the miniseries a few times. I might try and download it at some point. The miniseries of 'Salem's Lot was pretty decent, too, and at least the vampire looked like he was supposed to and not just a Nosferatu rip-off. It seems a lot of the time as if they do Stephen King as a mini-series, and it doesn't do too badly. It was really good, though I also liked the new It adaptations done in two 'chapters' (movies). I mean, it had flaws, of course, but there were some really good things in it.

Definitely see Doctor Sleep when you can! It's amazeballs. Ewan McGregor is the best Danny in existence, and he also. Well, no, I can't tell you that until you see it. When you see it, we can discuss it at length because I have watched it so so so many times!

I think I found Brighton Rock, but I haven't watched it yet. I finished Taken and then found out that there was another season up for Sinner and then I've been watching Briarpatch because Alan Cumming plays the very sexy villain in it, and oh is he just bad. Like Loki-Joker level in a posh suit.

I haven't seen the 'Salem's Lot miniseries. Though I agree - a lot of times miniseries of his work are better adaptations than films. That's true for a lot of adaptations - books have so much to them, it's very hard for a film to do them justice. Miniseries have enough time to develop subplots, and give a sense of character development, or a slower ramp up of main plot. (All of which are some of what I love most.) I like that limited series/miniseries/etc. seem to becoming more popular.

I will! I loved that casting choice when I saw the trailer and such, so I definitely want to see it!

Alan Cumming plays the very sexy villain in it... Oh. Oh my.

I thought it was a lot better than the original 'Salem's Lot, though it still had flaws, but 'Salem's Lot is my second favorite Stephen King novel, second only to The Shining. Probably I love them equally to each other. I'm sure you've seen Rose Red and Storm of the Century?

I watched The Body at Brighton Rock last night. Wow, that was a fucked up movie. I kind of guessed the twist ending, though, esp when the guy said, "I had a phone just like this but it won't work." It was good, though. A little slow, and I kept wanting to scream at the girl, but it was an interesting twist. I would imagine she won't be going off in the woods again! LOL

I know I've seen Rose Red, but I don't think I've seen Storm of the Century.

Yeah, I started to suspect the twist partway through (and probably didn't help, having told you there WAS a twist, ha). The main girl got on my nerves a few times, but I thought she was also fairly realistic, in terms of people making equally bad decisions. Though yes, I bet she learned her lesson about staying on-trail, lol.

Storm of the Century is fucking awesome. It was the first one Stephen King wrote first as a screenplay, so what you get in the movie is what he wrote. I think I read the screenplay before I saw the movie, too. It's kind of like Prestige in that there are two views you can take of the conclusion, and it was another one that Jeff and I argued about and I'm always on the opposite side of the majority. LOL But I totally recommend it.

No, I always figure that there are supposed to be twists somewhere in movies, esp horror and thriller types of movies. Yeah, the main girl needed to be shaken, but to be fair, I kind of get her, too. She's underestimated a lot because of her inability to show up on time and to take the job seriously. But they kind of put a spite into her to want to prove she can handle something that she really can't (though in the end, she really does handle it, doesn't she? After all, she survives). I would hope that in the sort of epilogue, we wouldn't see her choosing to remain behind a desk or doing safe work but to just improve how she does the outdoors work and proves that that experience was going to strengthen her because she did survive when the others probably would assume she wouldn't.

I'll have to give it a watch if I can find it. I like stuff that has multiple interpretations available for the ending... that's one of the things I do love about The Prestige. I can see both perspectives on the end of that one.

Same, where I generally expect there to be *a* twist, so my brain starts working out possibilities, even when I'd rather be surprised, lol.
I think that was where I was at with the main character, too. She made some bad choices, but I can see myself making similar decisions and mistakes in a similar situation. Also agreed - I hope she grows and gets better after the experience, rather than retreating.

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