Tom Hiddleston may have finally done the unthinkable: made a movie that I can’t sit through. Not because I don’t want to, (it’s Tom Hiddleston, of course I want to) but because I’m a huge wuss. The first trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s “Crimson Peak” was released on Friday and I’m already terrified. I can not deal with scary movies. At all. When I hear a creak in the middle of the night, I’m not the “It’s probably just the dog or a gust of wind” person, I’m the “It’s a demon assassin ghost killer, death’s icy grip has come for me” person. Needless to say, I don’t really have the temperament for horror movies. When I emailed Lorena, the other half of The T Hiddy Committee, she had similar sentiments. If you’re braver than us, check out the trailer.
I mustered up all of my courage to pick out a few highlights (at least what I could tell from watching the whole thing through my fingers):
0:17- The first glimpse of Tom in the trailer is of him saying, “Would you be mine?” Guillermo del Toro knows his audience already.
0:27- Jessica Chastain! I love her, but I get the feeling I’m going to be creeped out by her for absolutely all of this movie.
0: 38- Mia Wasikowska looks fascinated and delighted by that clown toy when actually it’s creepy as all hell
0:49- The shoulders on that gown are intense
0:57- The easiest part of this trailer to cut together had to be when the words “a tall, handsome man” in the song match up with a shot of Tom
0:59- ……send help……
1:09- OMG Is that a blood-soaked ghost taking a bath?! Whatever it is, I need it to go away forever
1:15- Nope
1:26- NOPE
But let’s also look at this again because let’s be real.
(We are all Jessica Chastain.)
“Crimson Peak” comes out on October 16th, so at least we have plenty of time to prepare ourselves.
