Friday, July 5, 2019

Midsommar: A Review




The movie is about some outside visitors to a folk festival that takes place in a small Swedish town once every 90 years. It's touted as some sort of classic folk horror movie. If you liked the remake of The Wicker Man, with a touch of Rosemary's Baby, Brigadoon, and relationship break up movies thrown into the mix, then maybe this film is for you. 

The photography was interesting as was some of the stylization (it had a unique folk look to it). The plot was totally predictable (although one of the scenes was unintentionally hilarious). Pretentious film school students might like it, since there are lots of hamfisted references to other greater films.  

I really like a well done horror movie. I thought Ari Aster's Hereditary was an ok horror film. This is not anywhere near as good. While weird and creepy at times, there was almost zero tension and I didn't care for most of the characters. Perhaps this is a film to watch while taking acid or mushrooms. Then again, maybe not.  

Florence Pugh gave a good performance, with what she had to work with. I thought she was excellent in Outlaw King and was the only good thing in Lady Macbeth.  


Rotten Tomatoes: Midsommar



The Guardian though it an enjoyable film, which I could see if you looked at it purely as a dark comedy.  

There are some social satire points about the social health system in Sweden to be made (and controlling cost through Ättestupa). Maybe an Abba soundtrack or a Men Without Hats cameo could have improved it too. 




A Solstice of Savagery?  



Upset that she can't get the admission price back? 




KOMO: A demented It's A Small World Ride




Rule 5 and FMJRA

Goodstuff's: 230th ed

Woodsterman: Funday

Bacon Time: Betty Page

Lem's Place: Trump/Kim

Daily Gator: Neesy Rizzo

American Power: Such a Deal

Proof Positive: Best of the Web

Right Way: Rule 5 Link-O-Rama

Hogewash: Don't Panic & TANSTAAFL

Wired Right : A Beautiful End to the Day

Dustbury: Eva Longoria and Stacy Keibler

Mark Steyn: Muelling About and Cis-ters...

Animal Magnetism: Saturday Gingermageddon

357 Magnum: Sunday Links and Saturday Links

Political Clown Parade: Flowing Curves of Beauty

Diogenes Middle Finger News: A Good Monday Morning

A View From The Beach: Mai Ping Guo & How about some Thai?


Knuckledraggin My Life Away: I’m sure she’s taken, men and I’ll leave you with this

Ninety Miles From Tyranny: Hot Pick, Girls With Guns, Morning Mistress, and Blogs With Rule 5 Links

TOM: Which Gringos Are to Blame for the Ongoing Disaster in Central America?, In The Mailbox: 07.05.19 (Evening Edition), Friday Fiction: 100 Word Challenge, Police Find Body of Mackenzie Lueck; Suspect’s Family Worries About Fair Trial, In The Mailbox: 07.05.19 (Afternoon Edition), The Four Most Important Words About Fireworks: ‘Light Fuse, Get Away’, Kathryn Narcisi (a/k/a ‘KC Hill’) Wins Injunction in Bogus Defamation Case, Why Hilllary’s 2016 Overconfidence Bothered Me, Ask And Ye Shall Receive, Happy Fourth of July, You Fascists!, In The Mailbox: 07.03.19, Was Ayoola Ajayi a Scammer?, In The Mailbox: 07.02.19, Friends Decry the Slut-Shaming of Mackenzie Lueck: ‘It’s Just Not Fair!’, The Red Pill Never Lies, In The Mailbox: 07.01.19, Is Barrett Brown Back on the Junk?, Portland Antifa Terrorist Has Previously Been Arrested for Similar Crime, LGBT Ideology as Pathological Narcissism, Democrats May Be Better Off Leaving Their Faith Unstated, ‘Godless Commies!’, In The Mailbox: 06.28.19, Kirby Was Right (Again), UPDATE: Mackenzie Lueck Is Dead; Police Charge Ayoola Ajayi With Murder

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