Twisted Tooth Fairy "Darkness Falls"

[NCamp]

I found this to be a what you could call "sleeper movie" I really enjoyed it and thought it was a nice take on the Tooth Fairy story. Had a few good jumps in it. Im sure itll have its haters though. But I couldnt find a thread on it and thought there should be one. Leave your thoughts.

[Soulless]

I too found Darkness Falls to be a "sleeper movie". Literally.

[NCamp]

Haha, clever ;)

[Moron86]

I enjoyed the movie, but it seemed to move along too quickly to me. It was a pretty short with a running time of about an hour and a half. I think that kind of worked against it. The actors did pretty good jobs though, and the Tooth Fairy was a cool villain. It was shot well too.

[Soulless]

Originally posted by NCamp
Haha, clever ;) Seriously though, I was bored to tears.

[Mojo]

This film was stolen from Daniel Farrands' script. It doesn't matter, though, it was still one of the lamest horor movies I've watched. Honestly.

[Miss Informed]

I wish they would have gotten more into her. I would have liked to have known more about what happened and stuff. I agree w/ the person that posted up there. It definately pushed it along too fast.

[FranchiseHatesMe]

I thought it was a great horror movie for pg-13 rating.

[zombie commando]

This movie was lame on so many levels. Let's begin with the fact that the main villan is the TOOTH FAIRY! Something that doesn't exactly strike fear into the heart of mankind. I believe they are running out of mythical creatures and are really dragging the bottom of the barrel now a days. I find the Leprachaun creepier than a villian that is the evil incarnation of the friggin tooth fairy.

I find it great how we learn from these movies all the stuff that the folklore leaves out......like the Tooth Fairy is evil and likes to kill kids.....but her krytonite is light. Now you take this characters potential scare level down another notch by making the mere act of shining a light on it enough to drive it off. Great work screen writers.

This is also the most PC horror flick I have ever seen in my life. There is nary a sign of anything that could redeem it from it's fatalistic incoherrent plot, or its terrible cast of characters that still prove that there can never be such a thing as a character that is TOO stupid in a 'horror' movie....and I use the term horror loosely here. There is nary a sign of any sex in this movie (which would of helped given the idiotic premise of the flick), no gore; there is absolutley nothing to offend the audience here. I felt that I was watching a TBS production more than a horror movie that had made its rounds in the theaters and was meant to frighten and shock the audience. This movie showcasing a villian called the Tooth Fairy is ironically toothless.

Every actor and actress is forgetable at best. There is a creepy scene at the very begining of the movie which is quickly wiped away from one's mind when realizing that the fucking TOOTH FAIRY is wacking these people.

This movie is testament to not what to do in a horror flick. It proves that all you need to make a movie is a new creature with some utterly ridiculous plot device and you got yourself an audience. If you guys found this movie entertaining I have a great idea about a movie where an evil Easter Bunny who kills kids on Easter can only be stopped by splashing milk on it............

:p

[Soulless]

Originally posted by zombie commando
If you guys found this movie entertaining I have a great idea about a movie where an evil Easter Bunny who kills kids on Easter can only be stopped by splashing milk on it............

:p That actually sounds like a good movie compared to Darkness Falls. It would be a nice horror/comedy.

[Hall9ween]

I was supposed to buy this off someone on eBay, but the bitch never replied to me. Seems like I did myself a favour in not eventually buying it.

I only wanted to buy it out of curiosity. It was either this or Dead End.

[Neo]

Was told by so many people that the movie was so bad that by the time i saw it, i expected worse. Ended up quite enjoying this wee flick. Apart from the lame toothfairy thing it had some nice moments.

[ten31]

The only part of the flick that I thought was interesting was the scene with the main character as a child and we're first introduced to the Tooth Fairy in his room. After that the movie was terrible.

[NCamp]

Originally posted by zombie commando
This movie was lame on so many levels. Let's begin with the fact that the main villan is the TOOTH FAIRY! Something that doesn't exactly strike fear into the heart of mankind......

Yeah well you see thats the whole point. They turned something inoccent and childish and turned it into something dark and evil. I like that story better than some wacked lady in a pick dress with wings taking teeth and leaving a quater.

[Butchered_victim]

I thought it was so terrible! Unscary, terrible CGI, bad acting, and a terrible storyline. The only good thing was the opening, after that everything was just lame, and pointless. The Ring was much better.

[NCamp]

Haha, ok well I dont think we are comparing this movie to the ring. Thats like saying A cinderella story sucked!...Training Day was much better...Apples and Oranges ;)

[zombie commando]

Originally posted by NCamp
Haha, ok well I dont think we are comparing this movie to the ring. Thats like saying A cinderella story sucked!...Training Day was much better...Apples and Oranges ;)

How is it so different? They are both PG-13 horror flicks containing supernatural elements. Definitely NOT apples and oranges here.

[Ravenheart]

I didn't think it was too bad.It wasn't the greatest but it wasn't the worst I've seen either.

[horrorqueen7]

Originally posted by Soulless
I too found Darkness Falls to be a "sleeper movie". Literally.

hahaha I hear that!

[Thrillogy]

tthe movie was quite good on some levels. compared to the ring the ring sucked.

[Annie]

Originally posted by Hall9ween
I was supposed to buy this off someone on eBay, but the bitch never replied to me. Seems like I did myself a favour in not eventually buying it.

I only wanted to buy it out of curiosity. It was either this or Dead End.

LMFAO!!!

I really enjoyed "Darkness Falls". It was surprisingly creepy, and it had its share of "jump" scenes. I loved it when that lady was trying to make her way through the dark to the rest of the group.

I forever have a different view of the Tooth Fairy.

[Hall9ween]

I must admit, I have recently watched the first 10 or so minutes online, and it looked OK from the start. It cut away right when the tooth fairy was hovering above the child's bed.

It made me jump, anyway. :eek:

[Creepingmouth]

Originally posted by NCamp
Im sure itll have its haters though.

I'm one of those;)

all the movie teather was filled with that hilarius witch yelling.The only jump you make is due the audio difference between all dialogues (intentionally whispered) and the Tooth Fairy sudden screams.Annoying.

[NCamp]

Originally posted by zombie commando
How is it so different? They are both PG-13 horror flicks containing supernatural elements. Definitely NOT apples and oranges here.

Well seeing as how they werent on the same level story wise. Budget Wise, promotion wise, or tone wise........yeah it seems like apple and oranges to me.

And since when does rating make a movie like another? not logical.

[NCamp]

Originally posted by Annie
LMFAO!!!

I really enjoyed "Darkness Falls". It was surprisingly creepy, and it had its share of "jump" scenes. I loved it when that lady was trying to make her way through the dark to the rest of the group.

I forever have a different view of the Tooth Fairy.

Exactly...it changes the norm of the story you were told as a kid.

[zombie commando]

Originally posted by NCamp
Well seeing as how they werent on the same level story wise. Budget Wise, promotion wise, or tone wise........yeah it seems like apple and oranges to me.

And since when does rating make a movie like another? not logical.

Having a different plot doesn't make it entirely unrelatable. NOES and Fthe13th have different plots and yet people compare them all the time....with just cause. They are both horror movies of the same vein. The difference in story does not render them incomparable.....if you want to use that rationale then no movie can be compared to any other movie in the sense that all movies have slightly different tones and plots.

Darkness Falls, like the Ring are comparable in the way they are both PG13 horror movies that focus more on cerebral scares than grossing people out through gore. They both feature supernatural elements that really on atmosphere to provoke fear rather than shocking people with mutilated bodies, and other such graphic imagery. I have no idea what the budget for each of these movies was, I would guess that the Ring had better production values than Darkness Falls.....but the difference isnt so large that you can really seperate them. They were both produced by large film companies......they both were released nation wide and they were both horror flicks with ample advertising. Neither of these movies were financed by small independents, so you cannot really seperate them in that sense.

Apples and oranges? I think not. You are just trying to desperately grasp on to some sort of safety net to give your loved movie an excuse for being so shitty. Your arguement runs very thin, and in the end is rendered invalid by the fact that these are comparable on so many different levels that you cannot justify saying that this is an 'apples and oranges' situation......

I can admit that I enjoy crappy movies. I have my own guilty pleasures. I would never sit there and try to pretend that the shitty movies I enjoy are so drastically different from other movies of its genre that is incomparable to anything......

[NCamp]

OK. NOES, Friday the 13th, Halloween. All movie franchises with Slashers who are dead or not human anymore. They are alike. They kill teenagers. Yes so they can be compared. But Samara and the ToothFairy? They are not similar. The meager connection you make that they are cerebral scarers is not as strong as the other slashers.

And seeing as how they were all created out of a similar image thats why the connection is so strong. Jason is pretty much Michael, and Freddy is the demon form of Jason and Michael. The ideas for one was taken from another. They did not get the idea of Samara from the Tooth Fairy. Because they dont compare to one another. Yes samara is better, but its not as though it was a counterpart that succeeded.

Im not saying its a blockbuster. Never said that once. I said it was good on some levels. I dont consider movies total trash. Every movie has its good quality. And this is no exception.

[BoogeyMan57]

It was okay! I just hope they don't put this movie in the ''Horror Section''.

[zombie commando]

Originally posted by NCamp
OK. NOES, Friday the 13th, Halloween. All movie franchises with Slashers who are dead or not human anymore. They are alike. They kill teenagers. Yes so they can be compared. But Samara and the ToothFairy? They are not similar. The meager connection you make that they are cerebral scarers is not as strong as the other slashers.

And seeing as how they were all created out of a similar image thats why the connection is so strong. Jason is pretty much Michael, and Freddy is the demon form of Jason and Michael. The ideas for one was taken from another. They did not get the idea of Samara from the Tooth Fairy. Because they dont compare to one another. Yes samara is better, but its not as though it was a counterpart that succeeded.

Im not saying its a blockbuster. Never said that once. I said it was good on some levels. I dont consider movies total trash. Every movie has its good quality. And this is no exception.

They are as comparable as 28 Days is to Night of the Living Dead. Just because some of the aspects of the movie differ does not mean it is impossible to compare them. Under your assertation it would appear that the ONLY thing you are allowed to compare Darkness Falls to is other movies that take fairy tale characters and twist them to make them evil entities. Ridiculous. It matters not if one got ideas from another, that's not the way people rate movies. They look at the body of horror movies out there that are similar and then rate them, they don't look at who borrowed from who. In the end nearly EVERY flick borrows from another movie or piece of media. So in that aspect your assertation that they must be comparable in terms of borrowing elements also falls rather flat.

[Annie]

QUESTION:

Does the Tooth Fairy come and visit you when you get into Seniorhood when you start losing your teeth again???

:rolleyes:

[blicdh]

Originally posted by NCamp
Jason is pretty much Michael, and Freddy is the demon form of Jason and Michael.

Never, and I mean never, make that statement about Michael again. :yar:

I just couldn't appreciate Darkness Falls, no matter how many times I watched it. It just didn't have the thrill factor I was expecting. The movie kind of died for me when I found out they were running from the Tooth Fairy. I mean come on sure it's a dark twist on an age old child's story but the Tooth Fairy. What is Hollywood trying to sell us these days. Not to offend any fans, but it just wasn't my ideal image of a horror/thriller flick.