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Lights Out

oq eu mais gostei no filme foi a interação do bret e da rebecca, quero comédia romântica

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Lights Out

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Lights Out

It's not a surprise that Lights Out is the short that ended up being made into a feature film. The original short really started to gain a following, since it was short, to the point, but still had the scares. The whole short really worked because of the length, where it was able to get quick scares in without having to rely on a backstory to say why this thing existed. This backstory is the aspect of Lights Out that I had the most problems with. Unlike the short, the film has to have a reason as to why this being is hiding in the shadows, so they delve into a big backstory that is very similar to other horror films. There were many times throughout the film that had some beautiful cinematography, as well as a fantastic atmosphere, but the backstory really seemed to hold the film back. There really was no need to know the story of the creature, or even why it was there, it was just there to terrify, which would have been a much better, and scarier, film than Lights Out turned out to be. While the short was a better film altogether, the full length film still is a fun horror film that manages to have some fantastic sequences and genuine scares, something that the short really was able to do effectively.

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Lights Out

I happened to stumble across the short Lights Out a few years ago when looking for horror shorts on Youtube. It's one of the only shorts that I actually have revisited many times, since it really left a lasting impression on me. Hearing that they were making it a full-length feature, I wasn't exactly sure what direction they were going to take, since the premise of the short is fairly simple. I went into the film a bit hesitant, despite the fact that the director of the short returns for the full feature, but I was pleasantly surprised. A simple short was actually made into a well-rounded concept for the film. The main question with the short was why the creature was able to stay in the dark, and only seemed to be able to move around in the dark. It's nice to have a mythology in a film that actually is scary, and makes the events of the film make sense. I think the way they made the mythology was really unique, which is nice to see in a genre that really is repetitious now. As for the scares, Lights Out relies on jump scares. There were some scenes that actually had some decent atmospheric horror, but the main source here was jump scares. Normally, I don't like films that really only rely on jump scares (i.e. Ouija), but it seemed to work with this. The surprise of what is hiding in the dark does call for the jump scares, so this film was able to justify as to why it had to rely on jump scares. I wish that there were some scenes that did rely on actual scares, creating a chilling atmosphere, and hopefully they do that with the sequel. Lights Out surprised me, as it actually was well done. I'm glad that Sandberg came back to direct it, as well as having Lotta be in the film. It feels much more well-rounded than the short, while still keeping to the simple concept of the short. There were some scenes that absolutely blew me away, primarily the black light sequences. It's nice to have a big budget horror that is actually well done, with the only problem being the reliance on jump scares. I know that many people weren't satisfied with the ending, which does leave you wanting more, but it does set up a premise for a sequel. Hopefully the sequel is just as good as this, or even better. I hope to see some more interesting things from Sandberg now that he's made it mainstream.