ALMOST HUMAN
At 80 minutes long, there is
not a wasted minute in this sci fi horror.
At times the low budget is glaringly apparent but most of the time this
is not a hindrance and the blood and gore is handled well. For scares, I did jump a few times. There is an obvious nod to John Carpenter’s THE
THING and how the aliens take over people really reminds me of INVASION OF THE
BODY SNATCHERS. Not a classic but a
decent flick if you’re in the mood for fast paced horror with some decent
effects.
THE PERFECT HOUSE
If effort was everything then
this sort of anthology about an evil house and three of its past tenants being
told to present day prospective buyers by a sinister realtor would really be
something but the poor lighting, terrible acting, and basic inability to tell a
story keep getting in the way. There was
promise here particularly in the third story and plenty of gore and cruelty but
this movie looks like it was shot in one day by drug addled film students.
IN FEAR
Like cotton candy that
disappears in your mouth, this movie leaves very little trace
of its existence. It has some good
directing and well shot scenes but the story is so old hat, a couple on a
roadtrip menaced by a psycho, that even the mild twist at the end can’t save
it. Immediately forgettable.
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