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7 Witches (2017)
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Well...? Thanks for the ride. Katie! My girl! Hey dad. - Did you eat? - We've got some food coming. - Hi, Katie. How are you, honey? - How's work? Are you still saving the world? More like saving egos of donors who want to be worshipped for having disposable income. Where's Cody? Oh, he had a work thing so... There he is! - Mr. Boyle. Stephanie. - It's good to see you. Hello, Cody. Work thing get cancelled or... what's going on? No. No, no, no. I just... Last we talked you were in line for a promotion. Yeah. That's why I got uh... this work thing. Hi guys! Get a drink! Me and Aggie feel like lushes thanks to these two! What are you, Amish now? That's the first thing she says to me... on the weekend of my wedding. No. It's just... You don't even say hi to Aggie... You didn't give me a chance! New beginnings! New beginnings! We're all happy to see each other, right? Aggie, this is Kate. Kate, Aggie. I've heard you're the normal one. Thanks. It's a fucking compliment! Aggie used to think I was so weird and wild. A free spirit. "Lost" is how I remember you putting it. Well, we've used cruder terms over the years, eh? Yes, but we've learned to accept and respect each other. Which therapist said that? All of them. Daddy, can you get us some champagne? We need to make a toast! Dad, I'll do that. I can order alcohol, honey. It's been nine years. Yeah, officer. Keep it together, girls. I'm only kidding! There's been a slight update... Are you mad at me now? No, it's just... - She's hot, isn't she? - I did good, right? Yeah. I think so. Here you go. Martinelli's, officer. A toast to rose and Aggie, and your future life together. We all look forward to celebrating your wedding just the way you wanted it. Thanks daddy! And if I can make a toast of my own... here's to Kate and Cody... who are the next couple to tie the knot! I guess love is in the air. Oh! That's wonderful! I didn't know! He just told me what happened! - What the fuck. - What the fuck?! I didn't want it to be awkward for you, you know... Wondering if you should tell us you got engaged because it would be fine with me. I'm not like that, like I need all the attention. You're so full of shit. You're the one breaking off your engagement. But we were never engaged! I said no. I didn't know that! Is he still out there? I told him not to leave. You what? Couldn't you just play along for a couple days so we don't have to sour everybody's mood? After this weekend you can make up any reason you want that your engagement is off. My engagement... He's my friend too! Yeah, since when? You really wanna my ruin my wedding, don't you? Couldn't you leave your drama at home for once? I mean, not to sound like the Princess or anything, but this weekend is supposed to be about me. Isn't every weekend and weekday about you? Rose, I'm sorry. Always the bad guy. Hey, I'm sorry. I had no idea that rose was going to open her big mouth... Yeah, who coulda guessed? Chop chop, lovebirds. We need to eat. People are getting cranky. This looks like a fun crowd! You're late, pops. Actually, it looks like I'm right on time. Listen up, everyone: The pope, the president of Mexico, Martin Luther King, and a boy scout... Nope. Nope. No, no, no. Stop right there. Had to make numerous pit stops. My bladder's the size of a child's marble. Yeah, well, you drank two tall boys, so there's no great mystery there. Three. I snuck one on the ferry. Paula, have you met Aggie, rose's fianc? And Cody, Katie's fianc? Wow, you guys really started early. Ha! Hey, they say this say this place is supposed to be fabulous, right on the water. They haven't rented the houses out for years. I basically had to promise your firstborn to make this all happen. Explain to me how that's gonna work? I just wanna say I wish you the best, rose, and you too, Aggie. We had a tough childhood, at times, nobody's fault, I know, just congratulations. Here's to an unforgettable weekend. Listen, our drama from before, it's a cyclops, a horrible, mythical beast that never existed. Great. I mean, for the weekend. Oh. I will also tolerate all of rose's bullshit, grandpa Marty's antics, Stephanie's high and mighty aa dogma, and dad's desperate attempt to make up for our awful childhood. So you're just shutting down. Internally. To all outside observers, I'll be quite alive. Little advice: Always have liquor in the limo. Pretty sure it's a Hyundai. This is an army fort, right? Got to be a commissary around here. Dad, they shoot elderly burglars on the peninsula. Dad, it's not considered cute here. Seriously, can you... Oh, I was gonna club him, but I couldn't find a stick big enough. That would kill him. I know, I'm not... What I meant was, that I cannot be solely responsible for our father. Well, yeah, but my back hurts... Okay, fine. I'm getting high in the woods. Sorry! Oh, that's great! So go break the law on government land. Oh, no, it's legal now. Okay. So get us checked in. You need to talk to the Gundersons somewhere over there. Have dad help with the luggage. I should probably look for grandpa. We're expecting at least one drunken disaster this weekend, but it's a little bit early for that. Should I get him? I took Krav Maga. You took the intro course! How are you so in shape? You haven't drank water since the seventies. Grandpa? Grandpa? Lost? No. Are you sure? I can help you find the way. I'm good, thanks. May the lord bless you and keep you. Hello? You here for the wedding? Yes. Where do we check in? Not here. Hey hey! Hey! Hey! Could someone please come to the beach. Hi. Honey, I'd like you to meet the Sklar family. My mother Elanor, great grandfather Marinus, grandmother Anne, and father Warren. Were any of you down by the beach? When's din din? Me and Hank are starving! And this is my dear brother Henry. I believe you two have already met. So they barged in and built their fort, pulled the rug right out from under you? No warning? There was warning, but it was our land. Where were we supposed to go? Where did you? We tried to stay. It was our rightful land, claimed in accordance with the law, but they didn't care and they slaughtered us and tore down our houses to put up their forts and crosses. The government did? Locals, if not hired by the government, certainly not discouraged or punished. We've found persecution wherever we've gone. It's why we came to America in the first place. You know about Salem? That was you? It was similar. They said it's the land of the free. It's unforgivable what they did to you. On this we agree. We have moved on, but we have not forgotten. You want to hear about grudges? Nobody wants to hear about those, dad. Okay. You should eat something. You think she's picky now? Shoulda seen her when we were kids. I don't think that's entirely true. She would always pitch such a fit if dinner wasn't fish sticks or chicken nuggets and would usually pout until dessert. That was you! Unh-unh. It was a hazy time. What's for dessert? Are you sure you haven't drank too much? I'll be the judge of that, my friend. This reminds me of Nam. Oh, god. The Sklars aren't really so fond of the military. 14 hours humping through the bush, death around every corner. Let me just say a woman would have been like heaven. Maybe two. You haven't lived 'til you've had a couple of women and a hot... Dad! Ribeye. Anyone else feel like throwing up? I'd kill for a ribeye. Oh, now, dad, come on. The food they've made is delicious. We only have land meat on special occasions. Sweetheart forgive me, a wedding isn't a special occasion? - The wedding is, grandpa. - This bonfire isn't. There will be red meat at the wedding. Everyone will get something they like. - Why are you looking at me? - I didn't say anything. Just figured you might. Remind me to stay on her good side. How much wine have you had? Oh, I'm glad you're keeping track. I have two dads here now? Ow! Ow! No, thank you. Why are you so rude? Rude? Who's being rude? I'm not hungry! You're insulting my new family... Who's insulted? Tell me. By starving yourself instead of eating their food. I'm not starving! I brought some granola bars. Oh my god... Oh, what? You'd rather have me get sick from something? So now you're saying this food will make you puke, when I'm the one who struggles with bulimia. - Classy. - Bulimia? Since when did you start pretending to have that? Kate, let's take a walk. You put two Boyles in a room, you get a fight. When you put five... You get a war. Something like that. Listen, Kate, if you have a problem with this, just say it, but, rose asked if it would be okay. Mom's ring. I told her I'd clear it with you first. So if you're not comfortable with it, I'll let her know. Yeah. That would be a fun conversation for you. Well, I can take it. I'm fine. Give it to her. Seriously, I'm cool with it. That'll work too. Everybody's getting along. Who knew, all it took to bring us together was a cookout with the Addams family. I don't even care at this point. Oh daddy! Ah. First come, first serve, I guess. Ah, shit, this is wine. - What? You drank it?! - Perfect. No, no. He can't have alcohol. Honey I'm right here. Oh, I think you got my cup. Sorry, dad. That's ten years of sobriety down the drain. Is he dying? Is there a lampshade on his head? Okay. You don't know what it's like! Having a stick up my ass? - No, I don't. - Everybody... - How dare you! - A whole tree. People, let's just act like grownups here. It's no big deal. Look! Or like children. - Atta boy! - Oh, oh, that's great! You just take a swan dive right off the wagon! He's an adult. He'll survive. - You don't know that! - You don't know... Neither do you, Stephanie! Two years isn't the same thing as an entire fucking childhood. Are you high? No. Would you like to be? It is exquisite how those people can work together to become the most unbearable force in the world. I swear, this is my last family gathering. As far as any future boyfriends are concerned, I grew up an orphan. Olivia twist. And no more Codys, please. My appointment at planned parenthood will ensure that. Oh. Oh. That's why you've been drinking so heavily. There was this one guy that knocked me up, utter sociopath, off-the-grid type. I don't know what I was thinking. He... he had more guns than towels, and knew more about dressing a deer than pleasing a woman. I think the last time Cody got me off all by himself, I don't think we knew each other's last name. Ha! It's them. The matriarch? Not out there, but they wouldn't travel without her. She'd be ancient by now. You know how they are. Do they think everyone's forgotten? They know what they're doing. I told you Boyle was practically begging me on the phone to reopen those vacation houses. They looked so normal. I'll call Gus. Congratulations, I guess. You don't know how close you came to being wiped off the face of this earth for good. Plenty of folks around here remember what you are. Enjoy this while you can. Dead. Dead. Dead. Dead. Dead. Dead. You know that little cartoon where the Saint Bernard has a barrel of booze, and he brings it to the guy in the snow and it warms him up? I think so. Total bullshit. I'm full of wine and I'm freezing. Just one more day... Now what? God knows. Ah, we should give 'em some privacy. Come on. Come on, that's your sister getting felt up. What... What are they doing? Do I really need to explain it to you? When a woman loves another woman... Dude they're not having sex. What the fuck? Well, is this... Any different than her coming home with a tattoo at 14? I mean, not really. Or attempting suicide every semester in high school? Wait, I've seen that. Look, this is probably just another one of those whacko Sklar things. We don't need to see this. Oh, my god. That's the woman that I saw... Come on, come on. Let them have their room. So that wasn't, I don't know, Aggie's grandmother? No. No. It was a completely different person. You're drunk and high. Not earlier I wasn't! Well, I wasn't there earlier, but, you know, eyewitness reports are notoriously unreliable. Maybe it was a walrus or something. It wasn't a fricking walrus for chrissakes. Come on, I mean, can't you just entertain the notion that maybe there is some creepy old woman wandering around out here and... Helping your sister with body modification? Look who's best buds. He's told me about the intricacies of collegiate football. Sounds like a scorcher of a conversation. I'll be somewhere, not here. Do you wanna go to bed? I do. I'd prefer you not repair to bed quite yet. I am enjoying this talk. Uh... Well, I'm going to repair to my assuredly spinning bed. Goodnight. Night. So, uh... I think... Love is a bit more complicated than that. I mean... It's as simple as you want it to be. Hey. Oh hi! Where have you been? Just, uh, right here! Good evening. So Cody, how are you doing? I... Am surprisingly good. Come. Where are we going? The air is different out here, isn't it? I only lived in Seattle for a short while, and I felt like I was choking. Yes. I know exactly what you mean. It feels just free, like we don't have to worry about anything. No rules, no judgments. We live a different life out here. We don't have to think the way we do in other places. It's beautiful. You're beautiful. What are we doing? Like you don't know... This isn't right. Isn't it? I've seen you looking at us. What?! No I haven't. You two are going to be married tomorrow. Then you should give us what we want, shouldn't you? She said no. You should say yes. I want you inside me. I... I I don't have a condom... Huh, ah do it. Do it! Whatever goes down will come up. Come on. It's not the hangover. Oh. What? Why aren't you eating? Do we really have to go through this again? No. But why aren't you eating? Because I don't want to. And why are you up my ass? Back a little tender this morning or something? What's that supposed to mean? Oh, I don't know. Why don't you tell me? Girls. No. Why don't you tell me? Something you want to say? Been sneaking around in the dark spying on people? Afraid of what I might see? Just... Whatever, fine. Reject our hospitality. This water is delicious, thank you. Cody has no problem accepting what's offered. I'm not even gonna try to interpret what that's supposed to mean. Is it such a big deal for you to come down off your throne for, like, one day and stop being such an uptight bitch? Rosemary. I'm gonna go. What? This is a family thing, and I'm not... Oh, no, no, sweetheart. Don't go. You're more than welcome here. Thank you, but I just don't feel comfortable staying, and I have that work thing. Yeah, that's right. It was a surprise that he could make it at all. Getting early for that. You mock me. I hold my liquor like Dean Martin. I'm just sayin'. If I'm getting in that ocean risking hypothermia, I am gonna get numb. Just up to our knees. Then right back out by the fire. Eat, drink, and be merry. What, like it's any weirder than a Christian wedding if you really think about it? Zoom out, people, your privilege is showing. Uh. Gorgeous. You both look stunning. Do you feel all right? A bit hungover. No. I mean, I feel really off. Are you coming? Paula feels sick. Yeah. I'm feeling a bit grumbly myself, but let's just buck up, eh, sis? Brisk air will do us good. You don't want to miss it. We won't. I just... I need to go take care of this. Really? On the day of my wedding? - Hey, fuck off. - We'll, be there. We'll just... We'll catch up. Hm, finally I'm using it for medicinal purposes. So I guess we should just, ah, head out to the beach? In a minute. I saw it yesterday. Figured it was something to do with the war, but that fucking symbol... Yeah. I know, right? Give me that. What about the baby? Who's that? Kate? This wasn't here yesterday. No. I mean, it burned since then, like, today. Hunters? No. I've been hunting a million times. Hunters will never do this. Oh my god. - We gotta... - Yeah. - Fuck. - Katie? Don't come over here. - What? - No, don't! Thank you all for being here today. To the Boyle family, we welcome and thank you for being here and giving yourselves to this day. It has been so long since we have held this ceremony and I have never experienced one. But we're here now, on our land, and all is right again. Our love is not new. It is old as anything. Old as the trees. Old as the sea. Blessed. All of you. Hello? Hey! Jesus Christ. You could have guessed. Seldom do we bring another into our fold. There are a few who know these vows. Fewer still have witnessed them. Our blood flows from ancient spheres. We shall remain. They shall perish. Your sacrifice serves a greater purpose than yourself. The pain you feel will not long linger. Rose, are you ready? Yes. Up. - What? - Upstairs. Go on, lock the door. Make it loud, be obvious. But... Go! Don't fight me on this! No! What lies above lies below, what dwells in sky dwells in water what came from the sea, returns to the sea. What is born of flesh, dies of flesh. What is given to one is taken by another. Today we live. Wait! Wait! No! No! Wait, no! No! No! This wasn't supposed to happen! No! No! No! - We gotta go! Come on! - Let me do this! Come on! Wait! It's too far. It's too far for me. Are you insane? Let's go! Don't be stupid. I ate their food, you didn't. And look at me. I know what I'm feeling. I'll help you! I'll fucking carry you if I have to! Give me that. Give me that. What are you doing? See? You just do that and then slide this. It's easy. It's so easy, let's just go back there and kill them all! There's too many of them. What are you talking about? Breathe, then shoot. Paula, get the fuck up. I'm not gonna argue with you. Do you still have your phone? Run until you get a signal, and then call the police. Call 911. Call in an air strike. We can handle this. - I'm not giving you a choice. - Hey! Over here! What are you doing? - Somebody! Go! - I can't fucking walk. This fucking family. Get out of this fucking family I want at least one of us to survive. Go. I love you, you stubborn bitch. Takes one to know one. Now, go! I love you too! She's gone, gone, gone. Ran cross country in college. Probably halfway to the 101 by now. That's that the flat gray thing that the cars go on, you fucking freaks. Oh, I don't want to duel. Just wanted to show how I robbed you of your sick pleasure. Good wine though. Ha! Not hungry? You lied to me. I did nothing like that. - You all pretended to like me. - Pretended you weren't this. You call that pretending? You said you loved me, unconditionally. It was an act of love. Our ways are our ways, and always have been. What about my family? You said that you hated them. There is no need for sadness. You see this as your father. It's not. It's a vessel to transmit life from one plane to another. - Just fucking kill me. - I don't want to live. Now you're just being silly. It's a beautiful night. You're beautiful. You're part of our family now. We're giving you the home they never did. I'll just kill myself. I don't think you'll start succeeding at that now. I'm so sorry. I didn't know. I'm sorry... I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Forgive me. I'm so sorry. Be sorry. Please... No! What the fuck is so funny? |
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