I loved Martyrs, it had a great style, sense of foreboding, and eventual backbone to give real depth and weight to the story while adding to the horror.
Ghostland is embarrassing in comparison. Its like the director has no awareness of the since-produced Insidious, Conjuring or Annabelle films, or American Horror Story. Trying to reach new depths of horror via a Goonies-looking ogre (ugly people are terrifying, right?) a Marilyn Manson/Ringu looking villain (transgenders are terrifying, right?) and endless dolls feels more like bargain basement 90s schlock.
The story flits around with ideas of what might or might not be imagined via a horribly inaccurate and contrived idea of how post-traumatic stress disorder might work. Eventually its about absolutely nothing, except the directors attempt to try and scare you.
What you get though is endless jump-scares (e.g. dolls leaping out of wardrobes, sigh), flash-cut shaky editing, and Mylene Farmer channelling Tommy Wiseau as an insincere mother figure.
It looks nice, so it has that going for it. But wow, this is a colossal failure of an idea.
Ghostland is embarrassing in comparison. Its like the director has no awareness of the since-produced Insidious, Conjuring or Annabelle films, or American Horror Story. Trying to reach new depths of horror via a Goonies-looking ogre (ugly people are terrifying, right?) a Marilyn Manson/Ringu looking villain (transgenders are terrifying, right?) and endless dolls feels more like bargain basement 90s schlock.
The story flits around with ideas of what might or might not be imagined via a horribly inaccurate and contrived idea of how post-traumatic stress disorder might work. Eventually its about absolutely nothing, except the directors attempt to try and scare you.
What you get though is endless jump-scares (e.g. dolls leaping out of wardrobes, sigh), flash-cut shaky editing, and Mylene Farmer channelling Tommy Wiseau as an insincere mother figure.
It looks nice, so it has that going for it. But wow, this is a colossal failure of an idea.