Sentences with phrase «at jump scares»

While Sandberg is excellent at the jump scares, absolute horror is lacking here.

There are a few weak attempts at jump scares, but they make little sense in context of the story and feel out of place.

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Comparable - store sales jumped more than 9 percent at the Mexican restaurateur, which is eyeing whether it can raise prices without scaring off customers.

Could it be that women are ready to jump on the intervention train at the very first sign of something abnormal during the birth process because they are scared shitless of what might happen if they DO N'T accept the intervention?

I'll never forget my first fitness assessment and having to jump up stairs with week pelvic floors, feeling scared at the thought of doing 5 mins on the treadmill and the awful biological age reading of 58 years old; 20 years older than my actual age, nice!

When was the last time that you did something that really scared the shit out of you... run from a lion... run from a dog... go bungee jumping... get on a roller coaster... go bouldering or rock climbing... take up an extreme sport... pick a fist fight that's worth fighting for... (I did this at the post office one day when a man was bullying a woman clerk, he retreated).

* Wear wide or straight leg jeans / trousers * Add a thin polo neck under the dress * I would avoid layering a bodycon dress * Throw on a blazer and belt it all up at the waist * Oversized long jumpers look great with dresses * Don't be scared to mix prints like florals with checks * Stick to black layers (like me) for a safer option * Introduce textures: leather, denim, knits

While It Comes At Night is without question a horror film, its horrors are more cerebral and internalized than your standard jump - scare laden scary movie.

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.

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.

I couldn't agree more, after several viewings the tension remains and even though I know exactly how the film turns out, I can't help but jump at all of the things that Saulnier wants to scare me.

scenarios and unearned jump scares, the picture opens with a nice fairytale prologue and a nifty «12 years ago» introduction that hints at the promise of a murderous Tooth Fairy.

The soundtrack is pretty unmemorable in retrospect but works effectively at conjuring the desired mood whilst actually playing, complemented by the ambient sound design, which while arguably overly reliant on jump scare moments, will raise the hairs on the back of your neck when playing with headphones.

So that was a trend, and now partially thanks to Insidious and films like Paranormal Activity we've got a trend that definitely relies on jump scares and this adrenaline which I'm not adverse to at all.

It's balanced execution of claustrophobic cinematography and traditional jump scares set the pace for a new franchise («Insidious: Chapter 2» and «Insidious: Chapter 3» followed) that reminded audiences of what horror films could be at their core: Films capable of absorbing audiences into a world filled with their darkest fears.

Before it reels out of control in the last lap, «Breed» boasts tight pacing, pro performances, a creepy setting (the second half is primarily set at that prison ruin) and a few fair jump scares.

John Krasinski's new horror film, A Quiet Place, received a warm welcome after a recent showing at SXSW, even if Krasinski himself — who co-wrote, directed, and stars in the film — jokingly questioned why anyone would make such a tense, jump - scare ridden film.

While As Above, So Below begins with an at least mildly intriguing set - up of plot, once this team heads into the catacombs it quickly becomes yet another rote display of forced jump scares, awkward character interaction and painfully flat acting that forces us to try to believe this is heading in any direction other than where we all know it's going to go.

There's even time for a completely out - of - the - blue, shocking jump - scare a la INSIDIOUS (when Susan looks at the nanny cam app).

It did not at all rely on shaky cam and cheap jump scares to set a frantic mood to scare the audience.

Instead of jump scares and a reliance on gore (this is bloody, but not gross - out) we get pulse - racing chases as waves of zombies launch at our protagonists.

Many jump scare games are simply about knowing that something is going to pop up at you any moment and it's the anticipation of that, that creates the most atmosphere.

The plot is beyond derivative, and functions only so that Carpenter can serve unexplained jump scares at the audience (shocking reveals with loud musical cues).

With studios like Blumhouse (Get Out, Split, and the Insidious franchise) and A24 (The Witch, It Comes at Night) establishing distinct identities in the minds of moviegoers and television shows like American Horror Story, Bates Motel, and even Stranger Things spreading the genre elements across the airwaves — or, more likely, your laptop — it's difficult to deny that we're in the midst of an era of horror filmmaking that prizes subtext, mood, and tone over gore effects, elaborate kills, and jump - scares.

Progress at a purely mechanical level is quite easy in Wick, and it often relies on jump scares and fear tactics to force mistakes from players.

When things get very quiet and you know a jump scare is coming, blocking out the audio cue that accompanies the sudden gnashing of monster teeth or the glint of a knife can keep your heart rate down, or at least stop you from screaming out loud in public.

Fortunately, Emily Wants to Play is merciful in the way it saves at the start of each hour, so you won't lose too much progress if you fall victim to a jump scare.

Clocking in at a generous 2.5 minutes, the spot includes a few new scenes and shows off what moviegoers can expect in terms of jump - scares.

It's certainly not a quiet film, as most of the jump - scares involve noises that are meant to make the audience lose control of their bowels through horrendously loud thumps and shrieks that emanate from theater speakers at near eardrum - shattering decibels, as the cast navigates through darkened rooms with surreal imagery painted all around.

Which is too bad, for though much of the film is risible, with obvious jump scares far too easy to predict, it would all be much more palatable at a shorter length.

But with lowbrow hack Paul W.S. Anderson (then simply Paul Anderson) at the helm, Event Horizon washes out as just another assembly - line jump - scare factory.

Opening at a time when white supremacists have crashed the White House, Peele's clever, incisive foray into genre cinema makes a point much more frightening than any jump scare or torture chamber: Being black in America is often its own horror movie.

Incredibly, the familiar formula of comic relief and well - placed jump scares continues to work in the third installment even though the frights conjured up this time aren't the type to dig into your brain and leave you lying awake horrified late at night.

There's not a lot of jump out and scare you moments, but the suspense here is very frightening throughout as you just wait for something very bad to happen at any second.

Children are often scared of thunderstorms, but they love jumping in puddles of water and looking at rainbows after a storm ends.

With the nation's population aging at an unprecedented rate, three new books help seniors (and near - seniors) get a jump on the physical and emotional challenges of growing older.Alzheimer's disease is undoubtedly the affliction of aging that scares people the most.

I'm not the type that gets scared at all, but damn, that game sure knows how to make you jump.

Unfortunately, you only need to play for an hour or two before the jump scares have worn off and you don't get scared anymore because you start to expect them at all times.

Instead of sticking to a comfort zone, Rare drifted from shooters to platformers, to racers, to sports, and much more, often at times jumping from PC to console and even the handheld market didn't scare them.

In Outlast, I was constantly tense and scared about every corner, whereas in Whistleblower, I could see most of them coming and had already thought of strategy and wasn't all that scared when the lunatic I already saw in a position to jump out at me, well, jump out at me.

Rather than cut - scenes and forced jump - scares, the Amnesia series wrapped fragile players within its grim embrace, beckoning them to explore and survive amid the darkness as it pulled at the frayed edges of sanity.

From jumping on a diving giant bird and soaring through the air at top speeds, to holding on for dear live as an electrified eel tries to take your life while diving underwater, to an actual bull fight using a torch to scare the bull into certain areas... these encounters are truly some of the best we've ever seen in a game.

While the games visuals are obviously dated at this point, combined with the eerie soundtrack, subtle scare elements, notes, and jump scares, the core element of a fun, frightful, and downright scary experience still holds up well for PS4 players.

Alas I was too scared to do big jumps and struggled to even manage a wheelie, but when I picked up Urban Trial Playground I was able to swap the BMX for a dirt bike and live my childhood dreams, at least I thought that was the case.

As it opens, the beast leaps at you and an entirely new jump - scare take on the sequence plays out.

As the higher difficulty seemed impossible to me at first and would quickly have had me quit out of it and being to scared to even jump back on the bike, but luckily as soon as I bumped the difficulty back a bit I felt I could enjoy everything else until I knew more about the way the bike handled to take on the higher difficulty levels later on.

And while many of them are jump scare fests targeted at the YouTube / streamer population, others are more earnestly attempting to embrace the great horror predecessors of before.

A jump scare is great at jolting you, but it rarely leaves a lasting memory.

For people who've been playing Horror games since the Saturn & PS1 and before that, on the PC do not find jump scares scary at all.

Only a few times did the game really scare me but when it did the scares were solid, and simply creeping around Union can be pretty intense as you try to figure out where enemy groups are and which bodies won't jump at you.