[ SECRET POST #3532 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3532 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Rupaul's Drag Race: All Stars 2]


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(Breaking Bad)


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[Facts, Max Byrne a.k.a. "Leather Jacket Guy"]


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(Tuesdays with Morrie)


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[Xena Warrior Princess]


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[Longmire - Walt/Vic]
















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Comments

Re: Inspired by #1

[(Anonymous)]

Meh. I like the Gothic Horror Genre (Read Wuthering Heights about 5 times or so). But Gothic Novels are much more subtle. The problem was that the Ghosts were not only background noise but useless and too pronounced at the same time. Either make them more subtle or make them part of the story. I think they wanted to do too much of very different worlds.
I also didn't see much tongue in cheek, tbh. and the constant dracula referencing got a bit annoying after the first few times. What exactly was tongue-in-cheek about it?

I don't know what you mean about the marketing. I didn't see much of it. Just saw that Del Toro had a new movie that looked pretty and like my kind of thing and it turned out it wasn't.

Re: Inspired by #1

[(Anonymous)]

The ghosts are a reference to Del Toro's previous portrayal of a ghost in Devil's Backbone - but I don't expect people to know this and their significance/purpose may naturally confuse movie viewers. The ghosts aren't supposed to be scary or be active players in the story, but they matter because they represent the past and they should be seen and heard. Hence why it may feel like they're not fully serving one purpose.

What exactly was tongue-in-cheek about it?
The mysterious gentleman? The unhinged lady with a "mad past" who reveals her presence at the end of a whirlwind romance? A bosom buddy who theorizes about the paranormal? The secret in the attic? The keys and the room filled with "blood"? People getting suddenly getting sick? The journey to a foreign place, riddled with ghosts and mysteries? The house that seems to live and breathe? The piano playing? The letters? The final showdown?
Add bits of Edith's audience-nod-dialogue in, and the circle/bubble closing scene effects, certain audio cues... I'm not sure how much more cheeky you can get without taking away from the supposedly grim tone of the movie.
It's not just that they're there, it's how they're utilized. Personally I just found it very humorous, as did many others who were watching it at the same time as me.

By failed marketing, I mean that they marketed it as a horror movie. Just look at any of the trailers or promos.