Movie Details
| Title: | The Sacrement | |
| Director: | Ti West | |
| Year: | 2013 | |
| Genre: | Cult | |
| Times Seen: | 1 | |
| Last Seen: | 09.20.13 |
Other Movies Seen By This Director (2)
- The House of the Devil
- The Roost
| Date Viewed | Venue | Note |
| 09.20.13 | Alamo Lakeline | This Screening is part of event: FantasticFest 2013 When Ti West came out and said "whatever perceptions you have in your head about what a Ti West movie is or what an Eli Roth movie is, put those on pause while you watch this" I had a hope that I might like this. AJ Bowen plays a VICE journalist who goes into a cult compound and they film what goes on there. Several years ago there was a stellar doc on Jonestown that played the video footage of the news crew get shot upon trying to leave in their helicoptor and the audio recording of the Kool-Aid being administered. Very chilling stuff. This movie is basically a re-enactment of that. It's a good re-enactment, and the performances (especially that of Gene Jones) are great and the tone hits and nobody cheapens the experience with jump scares or ironic music queues. It's pretty dark but so was the real thing. So... at this point I might have to rescind my Ti West ban and start seeing his movies again. I really like that he's growing as a filmmaker and hope he continues to do so. I liked this. |
