Sentences with phrase «many jump scare»

Some of them definitely are jump scares, but I think the movie builds such a creepy atmosphere that's rife with tension, both from the war and from the stories of the Djinn that are told, that the jump scares actually work here.

However, this time around, although this picture is atmospheric like the others, there are way too many jump scares, almost to the point where it became less and less scary every time.

Recent offerings have relied far too heavily on gore, **** and jump scares to get a rise out audiences, and while The Cabin in the Woods has all three of these, they are not a means to an

Robert Eggers gives us an incredible writing and directing debut with virtually no jump scares and proves that the best horror films rely on psychology over loud noises and too many special effects.

The trio will set about hunting the family down with kitchen knives and an ax, but not before taunting them with 1980s rock anthems and out - of - the - shadows jump scares.

So with Barely any jump scares, the movie is more creepy, mysterious and a puzzle rather than just flat out scary.

The violence starts earlier, there are more redundant jump scares and the expansion of the focus from a couple to a family and a house to a mobile home park makes the tension less precise.

No thrills to be had here, one or two jump scares but you won't be on the edge of your seat.

You can see why this must have sounded like a sure thing in a Blumhouse pitch meeting, and for a while Jeff Wadlow's film really feels like one: the early rounds of the game are a frisky potpourri of self - mutilation, loud jump scares and ironic comeuppances.

There are a few jump scares and some scenes are wonderfully unpleasant, but not without a sick little twist of humor every now and then.

Robert Eggers gives us an incredible writing and directing debut with virtually no jump scares and proves that

Pin - up Girl is the last to appear (in one of the very few effective jump scares that's ruined for anyone who's watched the trailer) and seems to be the stranger with the least amount of patience.

Horror films need to be more than jump scares to be good, and this one is accompanied by a good moral of growth, facing your fears, and has a good amount of humor to make for a really good movie.

It keeps it's creepy fill throughout and doesn't rely on cheap jump scares to carry the film.

Some of the lampooning is tacked - on like the non-idyllic portrayals of LA and NY, but «Mother's Day» is first and foremost a rabid exploitation movie and it drips an unbearably sickening atmosphere (the supernatural Queenie freeze - frame is a pulpy jump scare) which is the purpose of these films.

The way we follow the divers around almost as if it was from the creatures perspective, the fact we actually see dead bodies with minor jump scares, and the way a female gets dragged under the waves.

If you're bored of relentless jump scares in horror games, you'll probably get a nice kick out of this paranormal adventure.

What satisfies us is the anticipation of the jump scare, the curiosity about how Jason will dispatch his next victim, and, most importantly, the security of knowing that he'll always, always return to his fans.

He occasionally tries to bolster its sense of danger with montages of white - supremacist movements and imagery that plays like cheap tricks, this film's version of a jump scare.

While other horror titles focus on audio - centric jump scares to instill fright in players, Layers has some truly masterful set up.

The fear factor is still present in Code Veronica as the dark atmosphere and jump scares are a constant theme throughout the game.

And Insidious: The Last Key will surely jump scare the holiday hangover right out of you, as this new clip from the film promises.

While there are a few jump scares, there are also subtle scares like changing the color of the eyes, or camera tricks where you see something out of the corner of your eye.

Set in 1981 and executed in a style recalling both European and U.S. indie supernatural chillers of the late»70s and early»80s, the new film is a creepy mood piece that falters only by telegraphing some of its jump scares.

One that stands out involves Susan looking for an escaped bug under a table, and, as she gets up, she passes a poster of a giant spider, framed so that it looks like it's dropped down behind her — despite that description, it's a subtle moment that isn't even played as a jump scare, but is effective nonetheless and indicative of a dark sense of humour.

Resident Evil Vendetta masterfully marriages the jump scare, tension - heavy atmosphere of the video games with an upper tier blockbuster action film.

Phil Stevens is the kind of underground, extreme horror filmmaker that we need more of — the kind of filmmaker who places great emphasis on establishing a haunting and memorable atmosphere, and not relying on an overabundance of jump scares.

Though there are a couple of jump scares, most of the horror comes in the quieter moments when you learn of how the regime treats it's citizens.

Yes, the horror might be stilted, but there are a few great jump scares.

The Ring Two is never scary, never even moderately tense, and its jump scares are so carefully telegraphed that it feels as though Nakata's embarrassed to resort to gratuitous startles.

If the film is anything like the trailer, it could be in trouble because it's entirely full of cheap jump scares.

There wasn't a dark, private room for me to play Outlast 2, in which developer Red Barrel has expanded its jump scare factory outside the constrains of a single building.

Seeing those things take place in a movie is one thing, but actually experiencing a never - ending series of jump scares and mortal dread in video game form can be mentally and emotionally exhausting - especially when you inevitably die at the hands of whatever you're trying to avoid and have to do it all over again.

From Eric Bana's hackneyed character arc — a man wrestling with personal demons becomes obsessed with a particularly troubling case and subsequently even more distant from his family — to the merciless employment of jump scares, to the predictably lame conclusion that relies on nothing more than a standard exorcism to bring the horror to a crescendo, everything about this project suggests what Derrickson and company have to work with here is hand - me - down material.

Directed with style by D.J. Caruso as the follow - up to his stylish tweaker noir The Salton Sea, the picture has a way with tension and the jump scare — at least until a Fatal Attraction / Astronaut's Wife conclusion proves again that the inoperable tumor of modern mainstream cinema is the ability to end.

Ironically, the scariest parts of this genuinely scary film are its quietest, and the formal innovation of the minimalistic and claustrophobic sound design — necessary to represent a world where breaking the silence will kill you — is what makes A Quiet Place stand out from standard horror fare usually committed more to jump scares than to skillfully calibrating a rising feeling of tension.

and it's a bit terrifying in some spots (some jump scares).

While there are some jump scares in the film, Sandberg never overdoes it and relies on buildup rather than loud sound effects.

I wish movie makers would quit with the jump scare formula!

MY CALL: This oddity stars a lot of before - they - were - stars and aims high with a low budget to deliver a dumb but fun romp full of cheap jump scares.

I could see this giving people heart attacks with the jump scares.

His pasty visage appears in several shots, and these either provide jump scares, or come across as genuinely eerie.

Bad Samaritan had everything that you could ask for in a horror / thriller, having a well balanced story, the right amount of jump scares to give you that surge of adrenaline, and strong characters portrayed by a talented ensemble.

The movie's hands - off atmosphere is compounded by an over-reliance on dream sequences, with Hallam and Horvath augmenting virtually every sequence with an is - it - real - or - is - it - imaginary jump scare.

There were a few times where the jump scares got me and made me gasp.

Released: April 7 Cast: Adrian Titieni, Maria - Victoria Dragus, Lia Bugnar, Mălina Manovici Director: Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) Why it's great: This Romanian morality tale brims with such tension that the constant vibrations of a troubled man's cell phone provide the kind of jump scares you'd find in The Conjuring.

It's better than when he flubs a jump scare.

Once he flubs the jump scare, it's even more all over for Lizzie Borden.

The first Insidious had refreshingly colorful demons, a lack of jump scares, a focus on childhood trauma, and one chilling conclusion that kept me wide awake.

The whole thing is just a bit too tight though — there's no room to play, or moments of repreive to lure you into a false sense of security before a jump scare.