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chriscdcase95 · 11 months

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So I discovered “Tamara”, and have some thoughts...

So, I recently caught wind of this 2005 film, Tamara, which has been a bit of attention. Apparently this movie’s been getting some traction, but not a lot of love on here.

There’s very few posts on here about this movie, and as of this post, only two AO3 works based off it.

I don't see how this apparently went under the radar for so long, as it has the makings of similar cult classics such as Ginger Snaps, The Craft, Jennifer's Body and All Cheerleaders Die. So after checking it out, I figured I would give my thoughts, and spread the word.

Tamara Riley is a shy high school student, who lives with an abusive father, has a crush on her hot teacher, Bill Natolly, and looks for escapism through witchcraft.

Tamara is also a target of bullying, especially when she writes an article exposing her school's jocks for using steroids. Besides Natolly, only one other person seems to treat Tamara with any decency, and that would be Chloe, a new student who tries to befriend Tamara, but never gets the chance.

For the first third of the movie, this is the story of a girl, who cried a river and drowned the whole world. She looks so sad in photographs but...It gets worse from there.

For the first third, Tamara is a pretty sympathetic, likable, but flawed protagonist. As a villain, she is Jennifer Check lite (despite predating Jennifer by four years). Jenna Dewan really sells both sides of Tamara, with her performance as both being what carries this movie.

Tamara has a crush on her teacher, despite him being married and trying to conceive a child with his wife. Tamara even attempts a love spell to bind their fates together.

What's this ? A Villain Protagonist in a horror movie is problematic ? Stop the presses!

Tamara's initial flaws are believable and part of what makes her sympathetic; she wasn't malicious, and it's pretty clear before her transformation, she's socially naïve and gullible. This leads to Tamara's demise. She's lured into a ‘date’, with who she thinks is Natolloy, only to be lured into a prank orchestrated by Shawn.

Shawn is the movie’s secondary antagonist, and resident Hate Sink; a jock who was ousted from his team when he was exposed for taking performance enhancers, and refused to take a drug test.

So Shawn get's his friends, and three newcomers to lure Tamara to a party, tricking her into stripping on camera, in a prank which I'm pretty sure qualifies as sexual assault (not helping is that Shawn is later revealed to be a serial rapist).

When Tamara is accidentally killed in the ensuing struggle, Shawn threatens the rest of the party into secrecy while disposing of Tamara's body...and now they gotta pay with it for their lives.

See, Tamara's ritual could only be completed when she spills her blood, but she ultimately backs out on it; but when she's killed, her blood spills completing the ritual without her knowledge and consent. From there, Tamara rises as a confident, sultry and vengeful revenant, out to take what she thinks is hers.

What keeps Tamara tragic is, this movie is clear that what she's doing isn't really her her. Tamara's villainous personality is the result of magic she took in from her ritual, making her a near 180 of her mortal self.

Towards the end, she has this “What have I done/become ?” moment where she realizes she's become a monster, only to snap back because the spell is just stronger than her.

As a villain, I think Tamara was at her best when seeking revenge; she takes no one's bullshit, unapologetically vengeful, wicked, and has a sense of poetic justice.

Most of her villainy is brainwashing and enslaving others, tormenting her victims with hallucinations, and through some ironic punishment. Tamara only directly kills two people, both of them being gnarly; she tells her abusive alcoholic dad to finish his bottle, and the guy is forced to eat it.

The revenant revenge plot was where the movie was at its best, IMO. I honestly wish they kept it as a revenge story for the third act. Preferably with Shawn as the de-facto antagonist.

If one thing holds Tamara back, I think it's her obsession with Mr. Natolly; and the movie is pretty weak in the last third, focusing on a rescue mission for Natolly and his wife. You can make the argument Tamara is magically bound to her crush - her spell was to bind their fates together. But I still think it takes away from Tamara's agency.

Tamara’s not like Jennifer Check, Ginger Fitzgerald or Nancy Downs - whose transformations highlight toxic qualities that are already there - it’s literally “Dark Magic rewrites her whole personality”.

As for the other characters, a few others stand out.

Mr. Bill Natolly and his wife Alison are pretty likable, and are the more sympathetic characters. They both mean well, and are genuinely excited about starting a family.

Bill genuinely wanted to help Tamara, and she misreads his singles and tries to kiss him. Bill is understanding of Tamara and tries to explain things to her, before she walks out in embarrassment.

Bill, through no fault of his own, is roped into this drama; he was bound to Tamara's "spell", and it was only cast when Tamara was murdered. Now that his life is bound to Revenant!Tamara, and the only way Tamara and her spell can be broken is if Bill makes a sacrifice of his own.

There's also the film's ostensible protagonist, Chloe Bowman.

A new girl who stands up for Tamara, Chloe soon becomes a witness/unwitting participant to the prank, and Tamara’s subsequent murder. In fact, Chloe's attempts to help Tamara gets her mistaken for a perpetrator and is what escalates the fight. As a result, Chloe feels guilt for Tamara's death.

Not helping is that Shawn intimidates the party, including Chloe's supposed boyfriend, into covering up the incident. Chloe’s is kind of a hit and miss. As a protagonist, she's pretty bland and is mostly just along for the ride.

On the other hand, the pieces are there to make her a great character, and to have a dynamic with Tamara. It's just they aren't really utilized. In the original script, it would be revealed that Chloe is a closeted lesbian, and implicitly in love with Tamara. In the final film, Chloe is also the one who breaks through to Tamara.

Near the end Tamara looks into Chloe's mind, learning that she genuinely cared for and tried to help her. It's this that allowed the real Tamara to resurface and break down over what she's done and become.

Like holy shit, that sounds like the climax for a tragic love story, doesn’t it ?

Unfortunately, outside of that, the movie doesn't do much with these two; they don't really bond before Tamara's death; no significant interactions following her resurrection, until the climax.

Chloe feels like she's supposed to be the Needy Lesnicki or Sarah Bailey of this story. But unlike Jennifer's Body or The Craft, we don't get that same “Sapphic Enemies/Broken Friendship” that we get with Jennifer x Needy, or Sarah x Nancy.

It feels like a case of They Wasted of a Perfectly Good Plot/Character.

Would I recommend this movie ? Sure, but it's really nothing spectacular. I think All Cheerleaders Die or Jennifer's Body are closer to what Tamara was trying to be or could have been, but it's not completely unsalvageable.

And for what it's missing, that's what AO3 is for, amiright ?

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ineedmoney · 4 years

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ok chloe deserved to die. She was just as complicit in Tamara's murder as Jesse and Roger. Her slight hesitation at her gravesite means nothing because she had already buried her. And then she never told any authority, conspired with the other killers to continually cover up the crime, and then tried to kill her again. Fuck Chloe! the only bitch who should have stayed alive is Ms. Natolly

#also i would have loved to hear them explain why mr. natolly jumped off the roof of the hospital with the half-decomposed body #of his student in his arms and how she died in the first place

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esperwatchesfilms · 3 years

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Tamara (2005)

ESE: 15/100

50 -10 for creepy teacher even though it’s just a dream -5 for random bullying -5 for trying to kiss a teacher +5 for teacher sticking up for her +5 for tarot cards in her locker +5 for Roger the nerdy kid -10 because love spells NEVER go well -10 for cruelty +10 for Chloe trying to stick up for her -10 for murdering Tamara +10 for being hot as part of your revenge -5 for coming after Roger first because he was scared to stand up for her, especially when she was the exact same way -10 for messing with Mr. Natolly’s wife +5 for Tamara’s red dress -10 for Natolly killing himself and yanking Tamara down with him

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buhbye-tumbleweeds · 5 years

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NatOlly shippers would you calm the fuck down

#natalie wynn #oliver thorn #contrapoints #philosophy tube

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givemyselfthecreeps · 6 years

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I got tagged by @follow-me-into-wonderland to do this thing. I’m bored and like filling in things so I’m gonna do it.

@hyper-blackout you should do this too. As well as anyone else who wants to do it (tag me and I’ll read it!)

1. last drink: water

2. last phone call: my dad cause he was too lazy to go from the loungeroom to my bedroom

3. last text message: “parking lot”

4. last song you listened to: uptight by Green Day

5. last time you cried: probably in the last couple of weeks

6. dated someone twice? kinda

7. kissed someone and regretted it? no

8. been cheated on? no

9. lost someone special? yes

10. been depressed? yes

11. gotten drunk and thrown up? nope

fave colours 12. pink 13. purple 14. blue

in the last year have you… 15. made new friends? you could say so

16. fallen out of love? a few times

17. laughed until you cried? maybe not crying but I have literally rofl’d

18. found out someone was talking about you? probably

19. met someone who changed you? sure, I guess

20. found out who your friends are? kinda

21. kissed someone on your facebook friends list? oh yeaaahhh

general 22. how many of your facebook friends do you know irl? Ehhh. Half I’ve spent considerable time with, and then of what is left, half I’ve met maybe once or twice and half I’ve never met.

23. do you have any pets? a budgie called Hedwig

24. do you want to change your name? I’ve debated changing my surname by one letter but it’s a big hassle for little gain.

25. what did you do for your last birthday? my birthday was a little scattered. I ended up eating like 3 different cakes? Just lots of food in general. It was great.

26. what time did you wake up today? 10ish?

27. what were you doing at midnight last night? getting high and having fun ;)

28. what is something you can’t wait for? for my life to be somewhat on track

30. what are you listening to right now? A fan plus the breathing of the person next to me. It’s quite soothing actually.

31. have you ever talked to a person named tom? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA yes

32. something thats getting on your nerves? life

33. most visited website: Tumblr tbh

34. hair color: A weird shade of purple

35. long or short hair: short

36. do you have a crush on someone: always

37. what do you like about yourself: my eyes, my style and my ability to stand up for what I want

38. want any piercings? I’m pretty happy with the ones I have but adding some double nostril piercings could be cute. :3

39. blood type: one of them

40. nicknames: Nat, Ollie, natollie, miscommunication (that one’s mainly for bell tbh :P)

41. relationship status: single (but it’s complicated 💁🏻)

42. zodiac: Libra

43. pronouns: they/them

44. fave tv shows: Scrubs, Futurama, Parks and Recreation, Daria, The Office (US), Please Like Me.

45. tattoos: uhhh, let me count... 16 (if you don’t include the tiny heart on my finger). Not planning on stopping any time soon.

46. right or left handed: right

47. ever had surgery: nope

48. piercings: ears, snakebite, nip nops and septum

49. sport: Roller derby!

50. vacation: I’ve been to Europe for times before. Itching to go again. I’ve been all over oz and skiing in New Zealand. Would also love to see North America.

52. eating: hot chips, pizza, ice cream, sushi, pasta aaaand anything Jamie Oliver.

53. drinking: water, tea, coffee, juice, fireball and coke, red wine, raspberry and coke. I honestly love most drinks.

54. I’m about to watch: potentially Buzzfeed Unsolved? But otherwise it looks like maybe Jumanji??? Hopefully I can convince Tom to put something else on.

55. waiting for: Tom to wake up so I can eat. I AM SO HUNGRY.

56. want: food, an ok job that allows me to move out, love and affection

57. get married: Potentially. I’m happy to be or not be married. That being said, I’ve already decided on a few things that I would want at my potential wedding. 😂

58. career: honestly this changes all the time. I mainly just want to better the lives of others.

59. hugs or kisses: both please????

60. lips or eyes: eyes.

61. shorter or taller: both are fun for their own reasons :3

62. older or younger: generally older but I don’t really give a shit either way

63. nice arms or stomach: everything is nice. I appreciate all.

64. hookup or relationship: both

65. troublemaker or hesitant: a hesitant troublemaker? :P

have you ever 66. kissed a stranger: yes

67. drank hard liquor: yes

68. lost glasses: nah

69. turned someone down: yes

70. sex on first date: yep

71. broken someone’s heart: probably

72. had your heart broken: yes

73. been arrested: nope

74. cried when someone died: no (but I would now as an adult if someone close to me died).

75. fallen for a friend: too often

do you believe in 76. yourself: sometimes

77. miracles: nope

78. love at first sight: not really

79. santa claus: no

80. kiss on a first date: how. how is this something to “believe” in? Kisses are good. I highly endorse them.

81. angels: nope

other 82. best friends name: Jen, Andrew, Drew, Clare, Blitz.

83. eye color: blue

84. fave movie: Holding The Man

85. fave actor: this honestly changes all the time so I can’t even tell you

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cararrys · 11 years

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some people's otps just kind of sit there and make them really happy an then soME PEOPLE'S OTPS TAKE CONTORL OF THEM AND DRINK THE LAST OF THEIR FAVORITE DRINKS AND PULL ON THEIR HEART STRINGS AND LAUGH AT THEIR TEARS AND RUIN THEIR LIFE

#cararry #natolly

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eldritch-hall-asylum · 2 years

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Since a lot of the couples at eldritch hall are at the age where they are getting h-word (iyk) a lot more, have any of the couples actually gotten... intimate/schmecks?

I mean, yeah.

Jay and Tim have. That's actually how they found out Jay was allergic to latex.

Jack K and Zero once did it over Skype. Jack and Brian aren't ready for it yet, though.

And Jane has been intimate with her girlfriend.

Olly and Natalie... not really all that fussed, if they're being honest.

#creepypasta #creepypasta au #creepypasta fanfic #eldritch hall au #eldritch hall #jero #jam #jane and mary #brack #natolly

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eldritch-hall-asylum · 2 years

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i got my second covid jab yesterday so i’m not feeling too great :( but anyway our favourite gals! :D

Natalie @ Olly (or vice versa): Well, if you're not at least a little bit gay for your friends, then what kind of friend are you?

Ahsjsisisi yes. Yes. Yes. This is so them.

#creepypasta #creepypasta au #creepypasta fanfic #eldritch hall au #eldritch hall #natalie ouelete #natalie #natolly #natalie ouellete #clockwork #olly windroe #oc: olly #olly #olympia athena windroe #olympia windroe #oc: olympia #incorrect creepypasta quotes #incorrect eldritch hall quotes

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eldritch-hall-asylum · 2 years

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What would Olly and Nat’s first kiss be like?

Probably incredibly nervous and sweet. Olly would be the one to initiate it, but she would ask Nat beforehand, and be incredibly nervous the entire time.

Natalie would be flipping out inside; she would be practically giving off sparks with her excitement.

Also, afterwards, the two would cuddle up on the sofa and watch Ghosts or something.

#creepypasta #creepypasta au #creepypasta fanfic #eldritch hall au #eldritch hall #natalie ouellete #natalie ouellette #clockwork #olly windroe #oc: olly #olly #olympia windroe #oc: olympia #olympia athena windroe #natolly

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eldritch-hall-asylum · 2 years

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i dunno if ur answering asks but eh

Olly: You love me, right, Nat?

Natalie: Normally, I’d say yes without hesitation, but I feel like this is going somewhere and I don’t like it.

Ajsjsjeieueurur this is very much them.