Originally Posted By Dabob2 Part one last night was okay. Jessica Lange was great. It does seem a little disjointed, with probably too many moving parts for its own good, and too many types of horror - aliens (?!), the sane locked up in a loony bin, fiendish medical experimentation, rigid religiosity, at least one serial killer, official homophobia, apparently the undead still haunting the place decades later... the lack of focus could be fatal. The most interesting thing, I thought, was the triangular relationship of the Lange/Joseph Fiennes/James Cromwell characters. Lange reveres (and has the hots for) Fiennes, and hates Cromwell... but Cromwell and Fiennes seem in cahoots, perhaps forcing her to choose to continue to ally with Fiennes or break with him at some point. I also liked how Lange was far from a likeable character, but Cromwell may be even worse so you might sort of root for her against him, if not against anyone else. But one of last season's weaknesses to me was its kitchen sink approach to horror; I hope this is a little more focused.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>the sane locked up in a loony bin, fiendish medical experimentation, rigid religiosity, at least one serial killer, official homophobia, apparently the undead still haunting the place decades later<< Hey, bud, this isn't World Events. ; ) It did feel a little "let's throw a whole lot out there all at once" last night, which was how last season began as well. I'm a fan of the show, though, so I will definitely be back for more. I had forgotten how the show often uses the music soundtrack from other horror/suspense films. I found the use of the music from the original Carrie a bit distracting. I don't really enjoy playing "Name That Tune" when I'm trying to get my scare on. There are some good characters and scare possibilities in place after last night. I just hope they remember that the anticipation of getting scared -- that slow, roller coaster lift hill of dread -- is what it takes to make something truly horrifying. The pacing of the show could benefit from slowing down a little bit, and letting that anticipation build up more often. The woman forced to commit her partner into the asylum to save her own livelihood -- that was dark stuff and Jessica Lange played it perfectly.
Originally Posted By MissCandice How scary is it? I didn't know it was on so I missed it. I want to try to watch it but I scare easy. On a scale of some sort, how scary is it?
Originally Posted By MissCandice To illustrate my scare level Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom scared me.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Hmmm... if you scare easily, or don't watch a lot of horror movies, it's definitely a 9 or 10 in the Scare-O-Meter. If you're a horror film buff, it's probably a good 6 or 7. A jaded horror film buff might give it less than that, because, well, they're jaded and they have to. It's definitely filled with a lot of disturbing images and a substantial amount of gory stuff. If you don't like scary movies, your won't like the show. It is scary. It's rated TV-MA and I'd say it earns it.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>To illustrate my scare level Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom scared me.<< Ah. Then you will likely run screaming from your home never to return. ; )
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan This one, set in an asylum, is going to feature strange medical experiments, for starters. And there's some strange beings in the adjacent forest being fed buckets of gore at night. So if seeing Indy forced to drink the blood of Kali was scary, American Horror Story would be too much.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I watched last night and kept thinking to myself, why am I watching this stupid show. It's badly written, badly acted(Jessica Lange really overacts) it's unpleasant to watch. I thought it was a horrible first episode. Then I saw the preview for the season and thought well that looks interesting, so I'll watch it through but I just felt icky after words. And I know it's not a feel good comedy but it's just bleh. And another thing that I can see coming a mile away is how it's going to really bash religion or the Catholic Church in general. I'm a Catholic but I'm not against any criticism of the Catholic Church, but like any criticism as long as it's done in a manner that's intelligent and thought provoking I can accept it. This looks like it could be done with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Horror is always done with a sledgehammer. Or a chainsaw. Often in the shower.
