The Strangers

Well, this isn't a movie for horror lovers who liked movies such as Nightmare on Elm Street, the Friday the 13th movies or the Halloween series. Because this in a sense is not really a horror movie with unbelievable blood sheds, the point of this film was to shed a sense of terror. I can't really say any of the acting was excellent because frankly there isn't much acting to grade upon.

The Strangers is very briefly based off of the Keddie Murders that occurred in 1981, it wasn't a man and woman who ended up having an awkward night after a proposal and a friend who later came. It was a murder on a mother, her son and the son's friend. But I don't think this movie was really trying to bring that event to life, because what I got out of this was a message to the viewers that some people are really actually messed up. Now everyone kept telling me that the ending sucked, but I found the end to be refreshing in the sense that for once we, as the viewer, don't actually get a reason for the massacre and in that we come to realize that some people in this world are so messed up that there could be a number of reasons they did it.

But what was really great about this piece is that the makers decided to make the movie without any of the suspenseful background music and left everything to the silence which actually added a great creepy effect to the movie and really brings the viewer to a more real point of view, so for that I think this movie is worth watching.

I thought this movie was one of the best horror films I've ever seen. It super creepy and very intense. I was reading some of the other posts people wrote and some questioned the reason for the movie or said how they thought the reason that Dollface said "because you were home" was not a good reason for a terrifying movie...but really, the point of the movie was to terrify others who are interested in scary movies and the movie was based on REAL, TRUE events. It just goes to show how crazy some people really are in this world if events this terrifying could happen in real life....but that is only an opinion!

Firstly:
Re - the scene where Liv Tyler asks Dollface "Why are you doing this to us?"
Dollface replies "Because YOU WERE home"

Hope this clears up any confusion LOL!

Great movie, more about the suspense than the gore. I dont see that a horror film needs a storyline as such?? Its just about showing a situation that the audience find believeable and scary??

The first time I saw this movie it freaked the hell out of me. I like that it was mostly supence then gore, I respect that kind of horror movie. I can not believe this happened.

ABSOLUTELY DEVOID OF NARRATIVE....a slasher disguised as psych-horror.....not awful....just disappointing

This movie literally scared me to death. I hate suspensful movies and this one was ALL suspense! Liv Tyler did a great job on her first scary movie... I just wish it would have ended better than it did.

How to survive The Strangers:

1. When people knock at your door at 4 AM ... DON'T ANSWER THE DOOR

2. Don't call your friends to come pick you up in the middle of the night in the middle of nowhere.

3. Don't ditch your AWESOME idea of sitting in one room with a rifle and waiting it out. Don't move around, find yourself a corner and barricade yourself.

4. Always have a backup cell-phone with service.

How to survive The Strangers and walk away healthy.

oh lord. i watched it jumped like a million times. and drove around for about an hour to calm down. scariest movie ive seen in a long time. i was confused abit near the end it does sound like shes saying your in your home instad of the wor "our" i unno i just think its hard to live being afraid but seeing this movie opened my eyees and beliefs more that this really happens