Anyone ever see the movie 'Frailty' ??

[hippiechick]

OMFG !!! :scared:
Here is the Amazon review:

Editorial Reviews

"Steeped in gloomy atmosphere, Frailty locates its horror in the tyranny of religious fanaticism. Making an assured directorial debut, actor Bill Paxton costars as a Texas widower who believes God has recruited him to destroy demons in human form. Feeling divinely justified in committing a series of ax murders (discreetly unseen), he urges his two young sons to assist him in the killings--a living nightmare recalled in flashback by one of the now-adult sons (Matthew McConaughey) to the FBI agent (Powers Boothe) who's investigating the murders. But mystery is of secondary importance in Brent Hanley's cleverly twisting screenplay; Frailty suggests, with unsettling subtlety, that Paxton's mission may not be delusional, thus burdening his deadly wrath with spiritually disturbing significance. It's definitely not a feel-good film, but with celebrity endorsements by Stephen King and directors James Cameron and Sam Raimi (who both made films with Paxton), Frailty gets under the skin with insidious efficiency."

It's a fundie slasher film. Doing God's work dontcha' know ?
This sumbitch is gonna give me nightmares - not for the gore - but because I just know some whackjobs are gonna be watching this at their Weekly Left Behind meeting and take it as a 'sign' to start killing people because 'God told them' to.

:scared: :scared: :scared:

[Pacifist Patriot]

1. Oh geez, here I am struggling with insomnia and you post this.

Just the name of the movie gives me the creeps. That one bothered me for quite a long time. Um, I think I just heard something move in the dark behind me. Gee thanks! ;)

[hippiechick]

2. Sorry ... I snagged it at the library because I saw MM was in it ..

... and I thought :loveya: ... but - wow - was I WRONG !

[Pacifist Patriot]

3. I'm usually not into such movies but I thought this one was

pretty darned good for the genre. Yep, not exactly someone you want to bring home to mama in that one.

[hippiechick]

4. .. and that he ends up being the Sheriff ...

:wow: Just. Too. Freaky.

Damn Fundies.
It's getting so a girl can't even curl up on the sofa to watch some Beefcake without them sneaking in and ruining the evening !!

[Pacifist Patriot]

5. LOL! Of course it doesn't exactly cast them in a flattering light.

Can you imagine if we were supposed to see him as the good guy!? *shudder*

[hippiechick]

6. The absolute certainty of the father creeped me out most ...

... reminds me of whacko's like that lady in Texas who said God told her to drown her 5 kids ... and that one recently in CA that 'God told' to throw them off the bridge ...

I mean, this movie almost gives fuel to the nutcase fire ... :scared:

[Pacifist Patriot]

7. Definitely creepy!

I fear anyone who possesses that much certainty in the context of their faith. Doubt is healthy.

[hippiechick]

8. Exactly. And last I read, God wasn't an axe-wielding maniac ...

:shrug: Or did I miss that chapter ?

[CanuckAmok]

13. MM... "Michelle Malkin"?

[giant_robot]

9. The director's commentary on the dvd was very interesting.

They said that originally, they were going to have Paxton have a vision of a space alien rather than a gothic-style angel. Pretty creepy flick, but I like a good creep-out now and then.

[Broken_Hero]

10. yes, the movie was GREAT!!

It took me by surprise, it was actually a good movie, i didn't see any previews or anything like that, Mccanheouey (however its spelt) and Paxton did a great job...

[Pacifist Patriot]

11. I think that's why the movie worked so well for me.

I knew absolutely nothing about it before seeing it. Everything took me by surprise.

[Broken_Hero]

12. Yeah, thats true...

I felt the same way with the Green Mile, i never saw a preview at all, or any promotions whatsoever about that movie, i went and saw it, the movie blew me away, bigtime...