Guillermo Del Toro's Crimson Peak

I swear I saw a fluffy little dog being carried by one of the actresses in the tv trailer.

So I'm curious about this movie, because I really like Del Toro's movies, but I'm really not a fan of horror(Read: I am a huge weenie). Is it particularly heavy on the horror stuff, or is it more a dark fantasy in the vein of Pan's Labyrinth?

I would say both. I don't plan on going to see it (Can't stand horror movies) but from what I've seen it looks like Tom Hiddleston's sister is the antagonist. They're doing something involving the house because in one clip she says "You know what they'd do."

Dang. According to doesthedogdie the dog dies. Maybe it happens offscreen? Why am I so sensitive to this??

Just saw it. While it had ghosts in it (which weren't really antagonistic, just unable to convey their warnings in a way that wasn't really creepy), it is more of a tragedy where the audience waits for the inevitable drama bombs and horrible truths (that they have been long aware of) to be revealed.

Also, the house was a great looking setting, I'd expect lot of reviewers to say that it "is a character in its own right".

edited 16th Oct '15 1:26:46 PM by erforce

I knew I was right about Tom Hiddleston's sister being the antagonist.

From what I remember the dog dies off-screen, but I do think you hear it getting strangled

Saw it late last night with a friend. LOVED it.

The Dog is strangled/neck snapped/stabbed/killed off screen by Lucile. We don't actually see it die and we don't see the corpse and its not really brought up again since someone else is being killed at the same time.

I really loved it. It fit the Gothic Horror perfectly. I'll be honest, the marketing is REALLY awful for this movie since it isn't a slasher/Scream and Shit Your Pants horror at all. Its a VERY slow burn. I'm pretty sure its a good 45-50 mins until they even get to Allerdale Hall at all.

That's kind of something that bugged me. Edith is told to stay away from Crimson Peak. We as the audience know that Allerdale Hall is Crimson Peak. But Edith doesn't get told that until 90 mins in.

I really didn't think Lucile would die that way. It ended so quickly. I REALLY expected her to get thrown into and killed by the machine. The Clay could be symbolic of the past and how its oozing out of each of the Sharpe Sibling's actions and how the past is literally swallowing the house whole. Seemed rather appropriate to have the 'past' kill Lucile and etc.

I think it would have been even more cathartic in that regard for her to drown in the clay.

edited 17th Oct '15 10:02:58 PM by theLibrarian

I really enjoyed the movie. It wasn't shit your pants scary, no. But I loved the build-up of the dark creepy atmosphere and the sense that something is really, really wrong in the house.

Also loved the Suprise Burn Gorman. Totally wasn't expecting to see him in this ^^

This is so, so pretty. Holy shit, Tom Hiddleston. That man is beautiful. The costumes and scenery, amazing. But, while I liked it, I didn't love it like I was hoping to.

The screenplay could've been stronger. I know they were going for stylized, Gothic horror dialogue, but it sometimes felt too stiff/simplistic. It also felt like some good character-building scenes were left on the cutting room floor and not quite edited out well enough.

My favorite-acted scene—sooo creepy—was Lucille feeding Edith porridge, talking about 'making her mother better' and scraping the bowl with the spoon. Awwwesome.

Other thing I loved was how Lord Sharpe is closer to the tragic, trapped heroine than the actual trapped heroine.

edited 19th Oct '15 4:30:21 AM by Phoenixflame

Just saw it. It's a great, atmospheric movie with a solid story and a absolutely gorgeous art direction.

It's magnificent.

8/10.

I loved Crimson Peak, but that is probably because I didn't see any trailers for it, I just heard Guillermo del Toro and went "Okay, let's see!"

During the end credits, I wondered if Doug Jones was in there, and if he'd played a normal person or one of the women ghosts. This was promptly followed by "Doug Jones: Edith's Mother, Lady Sharpe."