THE ATTICUS INSTITUTE
First and foremost what
worked for me with this exorcism related horror movie was the documentary
format. Much better than irritating
found footage. It’s a good framing
device for a story that breaks no new ground but is suitably creepy enough to
make me feel like looking over my shoulder when it was done. The director made good choices in how much to
show and what not to show. The ending
was predictable but I still liked it and it still hit hard. A good horror film.
PULP: A FILM ABOUT LIFE,
DEATH, & SUPERMARKETS
Less a ”behind the
music” documentary about Pulp and more about how music reflects where people
live and what they go through – shared experiences. Something British music
does a better job of having as a subject than American music IMO. A fascinating cross section of fans and other
everyday people expound on different Pulp topics and Pulp frontman/ founder Jarvis
Cocker is his usual witty self. Quite
insightful on a sociological level about a band whose music I really enjoy.
PRESERVATION
When you are stuck with only
three main characters (of whom at least one or more will die) in a horror film
that is going to involve a chase, some degree of cat and mouse, the
challenge of the director is to make the film interesting enough that you’ll
stick around for the conversation and character development bits in between the
action. Mostly, that works in this tale
of three campers menaced by people who hunt human beings for fun. The female lead’s development into a vengeful
killing machine was perhaps too quick but the rest of it was competent with
effective scenes of fighting and violence.
Also liked the way they slipped in an anti-video game message into the
proceedings. Nothing new but a decent
thriller.
FEED THE GODS
A textbook example of how not
to make a decent movie. Hardly anything
happens. A lot of the story occurs at
night and the movie is not shot well so we can’t see anything. Generally speaking there’s a lot of confusion
and a low budget stops them from doing much.
The plot is something about two adopted brothers searching for their
birth parents and a town that sacrifices people to Bigfoot who by the way looks
like one of those masks people buy in K Mart for Halloween. Don’t waste your time on this film.
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