After a second viewing I have more to say- Atmosphere. Atmosphere. Atmosphere.
I cannot stress enough how important atmosphere is to a film- especially a horror film.
And Tobe Hooper delivers. Tobe Hooper is one of those directors who made a few genre revolutionizing films back in the 70's-80's and then disappeared from the public view, his later movies being all but ignored by the mainstream and slated by the press.
Djinn is not a revolutionary movie. It is not the high budget, sleek horror films we are used to today, yet it's a far cry from the trashy, cheap, yet psychologically powerful films Tobe Hooper made decades ago.
Djinn falls somewhere in between. It can be corny and cringey, full of cliched pop-up scares and bad dialogue.
But Djinn is fresh, it has an idea that is new, not derivative and overused, and it has an overpowering atmosphere as well as a riveting sense of location.
Djinn will not be your favourite movie, but it's far from the worst you've seen on your current horror movie watching binge. Have fun.
I was very pleasantly surprised by this film. I expected a lot worse considering the rating and bad reviews but it was actually much better than it seemed it would be. Djinn did use a lot of the typical scares and tactics of traditional movies of the genre but the acting was good and it brought a fresh subject. I would say it's a solid 7/10.
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nick121235
After a second viewing I have more to say- Atmosphere. Atmosphere. Atmosphere.I cannot stress enough how important atmosphere is to a film- especially a horror film.
And Tobe Hooper delivers. Tobe Hooper is one of those directors who made a few genre revolutionizing films back in the 70's-80's and then disappeared from the public view, his later movies being all but ignored by the mainstream and slated by the press.
Djinn is not a revolutionary movie. It is not the high budget, sleek horror films we are used to today, yet it's a far cry from the trashy, cheap, yet psychologically powerful films Tobe Hooper made decades ago.
Djinn falls somewhere in between. It can be corny and cringey, full of cliched pop-up scares and bad dialogue.
But Djinn is fresh, it has an idea that is new, not derivative and overused, and it has an overpowering atmosphere as well as a riveting sense of location.
Djinn will not be your favourite movie, but it's far from the worst you've seen on your current horror movie watching binge. Have fun.
Thorkell
Agree. Not a bad film at all!nick121235
I was very pleasantly surprised by this film. I expected a lot worse considering the rating and bad reviews but it was actually much better than it seemed it would be. Djinn did use a lot of the typical scares and tactics of traditional movies of the genre but the acting was good and it brought a fresh subject. I would say it's a solid 7/10.