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"Goggles Pizzano" (gogglespizzano)
10/31/2019 at 11:24 • Filed to: The Eyes of My Mother

After recently watching a review I planned to watch this on Halloween night. A week ago I had nothing to watch so I turned on Netflix and pressed play. Within 5 minutes I thought it was just too good to waste on a random evening and set it aside again for Hallows’ Eve. Last weekend I broke down and watched it.

Kika Magalhães plays a young woman who is left alone in a farmhouse and becomes very lonely. Her acting is great. She’s able to terrify one minute and the next make you feel sympathy (to a degree of course). Very unnerving.

Writer/Director Nicolas Pesce does a wonderful job disorienting the viewer. The movie often had me wondering not only what would happen next, but also, “What year is this set in?” and, “What is this movie?”

There are no ghosts. There’s nothing supernatural going on here. There are no jump scares (it’s actually not that scary at a ll). It’s definitely not funny though and there’s absolutely no comedic relief. It’s not cheesy. It’s filled with mood and ambience. It’s heavy. It’s dark. It’s disturbing. The Eyes of My Mother is spooktacular.

I’ve intentionally not included a link to the trailer. I’d recommend not watching it before the movie. Just press play, and enjoy.

DISCUSSION (10)

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Goggles Pizzano
10/31/2019 at 11:33

I can’t even watch trailers for scary movies man.

lone_liberal > Goggles Pizzano
10/31/2019 at 11:45

Kinja'd!!!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Goggles Pizzano
10/31/2019 at 11:48

I looked up the plot of this movie, because I’m never going to watch it, and all I can say is What? The? Fuck?

Goggles Pizzano > lone_liberal
10/31/2019 at 11:55

Yes , there is some of that in it, but it’s a whole other thing.

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > Snuze: Needs another Swede
10/31/2019 at 12:20

Just did the same. Glad I avoided this one. Not for me. When the plot summary makes me nauseous, I figure the actual movie wouldn’t be all that fun.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
10/31/2019 at 13:02

I was listening to a podcast the other day and they brought up Event Horizon. That movie (the uncut version) scared the ever living daylights out of me and I have not watched a horror movie since. And I was like 19 when I saw it. Just hearing them mention it on the podcast made me shiver.

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > Snuze: Needs another Swede
10/31/2019 at 13:17

I watched the TV edit when I was probably 14. Bad idea.

i86hotdogs > Goggles Pizzano
10/31/2019 at 14:57

Great rec. I’ll watch that this weekend most likely.

My go to horror movie is S inister. Gets me every time. I’ll watch it once a year around this time and turn all the lights on afterwards.

Goggles Pizzano > i86hotdogs
10/31/2019 at 21:05

I sta rted to watch Sini ster many months ago. Not totally sure why I stop . Maybe it was due to my low expectations coupled with the slow burn nature. Gonna give it a watch later tonight.

i86hotdogs > Goggles Pizzano
10/31/2019 at 23:04

It’s not as slow of a burn as other horrors are. Which is why I enjoy it even though I can’t sleep afterwards. Haunting in Connecticut was too slow to develop for me. Fell asleep twice trying to watch it