I need to rewatch Wicker Man, I remember liking it as well.
On Midsommar: I loved the atmosphere, the whole getting sucked into a cult thing. To me, that was the point. But I don’t actually need a point to like a movie. It just needs to click with me. Could be just atmosphere or even setting or the acting. Everybody seems to hate Exorcist 2, for instance, I really enjoy that one for the whole backstory, setting and, again, the atmosphere.
I’m not sure about any hype, but I’d add Memento (2000) to this thread.
Controversial probably, but in my book absolutely: The Blair Witch Project
I just watched it again recently. It’s a sublime piece of filmmaking.
Oh, and also Midsommar (2019)
I did not get why people liked Midsommar.
Same idea of folk/cult horror, old The Wicker Man (1973) was more coherent, and had a point.
I need to rewatch Wicker Man, I remember liking it as well.
On Midsommar: I loved the atmosphere, the whole getting sucked into a cult thing. To me, that was the point. But I don’t actually need a point to like a movie. It just needs to click with me. Could be just atmosphere or even setting or the acting. Everybody seems to hate Exorcist 2, for instance, I really enjoy that one for the whole backstory, setting and, again, the atmosphere.