Scare Me

I've spent my entire life wanting somebody to tell scary stories with me by a fireplace during a power outage with pizza, beer, and cocaine. This movie made it happen and for that I am forever in its debt. The actors are perfect, the sound effects had an old-timey radio days feel to them (which I loved), and the whole little red riding hood game within a game was creepy af,just like in real life. Everyone who did the work making this film happen should be proud of themselves, and I wanna congratulate the actor/director/writer on his courage to subvert expectations. Keep it up, I guess. And hey, the Guardian liked it.

If you wanted an anthology of people telling scary stories you will be sorely disappointed. If you wanted any scares you'll be disappointed. It is literally 2 people TALKING about scary stories the entire time. Yup. Virtually no blood, no jump scares, no anything. I loved the cast and loved the set up but the payoff and entire run time is incredibly disappointing.

The whole movie you sort of just sit there, waiting for it to start. Then it drags on for an hour too long and suddenly it's over, leaving you wondering why the heck you didn't read some reviews first before wasting time on it.

Cast is okay. Camera work is passable. But the story is just... absolutely terrible.

The characters were good but when I realised that nothing was eventuating I just kept on skipping bits after I watched the first 1/4 straight. There wasn't anything interesting. The actors seemed to carry most of the entertainment value in this movie. I don't think I even care about the ending at all because I went through so much of it so fast towards the end. Some jazzy music then out like a cheesy magic show. Buda bing buda bang. I'm still giving them 5/10.

This is a movie about storytelling. Not a horror movie as much as a movie about telling a scary story. I found it pretty brilliant and funny. Like a lesson in the craft of telling a good story. It has an improv vibe and does a lot with one location and for the most part, two actors. Chris Redd is not in it as much as I would like but his appearance is a lot of fun. Worth watching, but not what you expect.