Mayhem wasn't quite what I was expecting. Really made you work for it those first 20 minutes. Thought it would be a bit more humorous.
Yeah, so, I'm about 30+ minutes in, slumber is a snoozer. That being said, sine their premise was sleep paralysis, i would recommend The Nightmare, if you haven't experienced it may not work for you, but for me, it felt good to know others have had the same experience. To be honest, initially it felt like a demon was in my head, my head would throb (throb probably isn't the right word, it was an extreme pressure I can't quantify) and I couldn't breath (again, this was during my sleep, the fact I couldn't breathe is what eventually woke me up, with that being said, i figured maybe I need a CPAP machine or something, but a lot of the other stories jived with me as well. Thankfully, I haven't experienced that in a while, though, as I've made no changes to my life, I don't know what the cause was.
Ah, gotcha. I hate to be impetuous in that regard. I've seen some 3/10 rated movies be better than 7/10 so I'm very hesitant to put too much thought into ratings/reviews. I use it more as a guideline for new material. Most blockbuster type movies get hit harder in that area too so I typically ignore those reviews altogether.
The beginning sort of had a Guy Ritchie feel to it. Fast paced introductions & background with humor mixed in. I agree it wasn't as funny, but the thrill factor was on par with Belko Experiment. Same look & feel, and essentially the same survival plot but with more focus on vengeance.
watched it on HBO/Showtime (one of them) recently. If you think of yourself actually being there. it is a pretty interesting concept to find yourself in. What would you do?
I know people have mentioned it as a Horror Groundhog's Day, which in a way it is. Also from that perspective and if you're looking for a fun cool 80/90s horror flick, I think The Final Girls did it better.
