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Summary: blank[s] , errrrr ......
Review: MAKE THAT 'blink'- this one soitenli did not make it into Big Theatre Time .... kind of a mismash of 'The Haunting' whithout the 'u know whats' and 'man's favourite sport' was it/ [That hunting flick...premise is as dead as yesterdays roadkill]The performers and performances, one beat behind INPROV ONE ... the house is somewhat 'Blair Witch' but very pre that little spurt of joy. One can hardly wait for the unattractive group of B players [make that just 'out-of-teen' - at least sum of them] to get snuffed [err knocked off] ~ and even the knockoffs are sans fun...not even the slightest taste of kink. Shave on Canal Plus and UNIVERSAL for this drivel. Just WHERE is Pasolini when we really need his touch???
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Summary: Okay... if you have seen the best your horror shelf has.
Review: My Little Eye can be sometimes a scary DV movie. Most of the time it is not very scary but some stuff is good. It is a cross between the green night vision ending of The Silence of the Lambs and Big Brother with some dot com thrown in for good measure.
The film is not as good as CABIN FEVER but does have an interesting premise in that it is filmed through video link ups around an old house where Five young people have been chosen to live in for six months, together, for the chance to win 1 million. The catch - no one must leave.
The voyeurism is quite extreme in this film to the point where we see some nasty stuff and some sexy stuff. It takes its time coming but there is a lot of murder towards the end and some twists, but nothing to write home about.
The characters are quite functional, although restricted by the budget (DV film) kinda suites the production well. Some of their backstory comes back to haunt them in little, well very small, surprises.
You could probably make a better film with your friends if you had the right idea but at the same time at least it has some originality to mask most of its "been there, seen that, bought the t-shirt" flaws.
It is sort of made like that terrible "Wendigo" movie but is heaps better in terms of pace.
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Summary: Mad musings of a voyeuristic society
Review: Several years from now, once we look back on this generation (years 2000-2005) many of us will cringe at the phenomenon of reality TV. Shows that inexplicably draw top ratings on the basis of absurd concepts and gullible viewership; shows about boring dysfunctional families,manufactured pop stars and plastic surgery makeovers. Has network television, in all its history, ever stooped so low? Many people are finally becoming hip to this and are spoofing the whole reality TV phenomenon and its impact on today's culture. Even better, horror movies like "My little eye" are now being made about the potentially devastating effects of taking the reality phenomenon a step too far. "My Little Eye" opens with an advertisement posted on a website:
The setting is then fast forwarded to 5 months and 3 weeks later. The contestants now have only one week left to go before hitting their jackpot. The last 5 and a half months seemed to have gone pretty smoothly however in this last week all hell breaks loose. The contents of the bi-weekly package deliveries are now becoming increasingly gruesome in nature. Worse, some of the contents in the packages are exposing flaws to each character that were previously unknown to anyone else. Someone outside the house is playing sick pranks; or is it one of the 5 contestants? Some of the contestants want to leave but the others won't allow it. After all there's a million bucks on the line...The plot sounds like one of so many straight-to-vid teenie slashers but this movie is not like that. It's an indie film shot in Canada that relies on clever dialogue and plot development to make up for its limited budget. If I had to compare it to another film, I would point to "Cube", another fantastic Canadian horror film. It has a similar mood and atmosphere. The frights begin right away; from the very first moment one of the contestants screams her head off you know you're in for an intense ride. The house feels warm, serene and has all the amenities of a regular home such as TV, Nintendo, etc. but the weather and the setting lends a certain amount of claustrophobia to the film. The last week of the contest takes place in the middle of a winter storm. It's so cold outside that nobody wants to step outside, not even onto the back porch. One of the more effective scenes takes place around the dinner table when one of the contestants utters a chilling line; "Statistically you're a lot less likely to be killed by a stranger than by someone you know". From then on the viewer is put on alert to not trust any of the central characters. The only thing that bothered me about this film was the gullibility of the 5 contestants in entering this game. Shouldn't they have done more research on the legitimacy of this web company? Had it not ever crossed their mind that this game could have been set up by one of literally thousands of web creeps out there? I was not bothered however by the sometimes pedestrian nature of the film. Sure it's sometimes slow and overly talkative but that's the point; it's about a reality show with people sitting around a house, waiting for time to pass and with not much more to do with their time than to discuss what they'll do once they have a million dollars. This is not meant to be a roller-coaster paced film; it's slowed down so that when the chills come, they're that much more effective. Although this is not a film that I see standing well to repeat viewings, it is certainly worth a rental for those looking for a refreshing horror experience.
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Summary: Reality show turns too real
Review: The concept of this very low budget film may not be original, but it's interesting all the same. Five young adults are recruited online to spend six months in a house; if they all remain there the whole time, they each get a million dollars. We know, of course, that it isn't going to be as easy as it sounds. The film starts off weakly by leaping straight from the initial premise to the last few days of the six months; presumably nothing much happened during all that time. While we are given enough information that we know why these five people are in a house in an undisclosed remote location, more of an introduction would have made it easier to get into the story --and enabled us to care more about the characters. By starting the movie at the end of their stay,we are watching people who have formed relationships and a group dynamic without having a chance to get to know any of these people. It's like walking in at the middle of a movie --or watching the last few episodes of a reality show. The film does manage to create a creepy and claustrophobic atmosphere. It is reminiscent of the The Blair Witch Project (especially some of the camera work, much of it shot in the dark), The Cube (group of people become increasingly paranoid in a mysterious environment), as well as the multitude of "surviving the night in a haunted house" type movies. Where My Little Eye is strongest is in the way it creates suspense and a sense of dread in each of the characters. One of the women receives threatening messages that may be from a stalker from her distant past --or it could be the anonymous creators of the web show...or one of the other players. By the end, the film reverts to standard `B' horror movie gore with only a vague explanation of what it was all about. My Little Eye is not notable for its script or performances, but it definitely has some scary moments, more than the average horror film with a much larger budget, so fans of that genre probably won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Pretty good
Review: This is definitley not your typical horror movie. To me it seams it was spawned off the 2 blair witch movies.
Aside from the inspiration though, its pretty good. The ending did kinda surprise me.
If you're a fan of Blair Witch or movies in the same vein, check this one out.
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Summary: Did I watch a different movie?
Review: This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. It's dull and not in the least bit frightening. There are plot holes you could drive a bus through. Often it simply doesn't make sense. The characters are so similar they are interchangeable (male and female!). The director seems to believe that it works better without music (it doesn't) and then tries to spice up the boring deaths and sex with truly dreadful noise. Worst of all is the script, which is cliched and laboured. The only reason I reviewed this is so that no-one else will be , like I was, misled by the glowing reviews and tempted to rent or even but it. Don't.
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Summary: One star is too many
Review: This may very well be the worse movie I've seen in a while. The plot, typical horror movie style, kinda interesting. The acting, not oscar worthy but not completely awful... What was missing was a good script... The character development was non existant. In the in I didn't care if anyone died, I just wanted the movie to be over. The only character that had any substance was a jerk and therefore you didn't like him. I actually found myself rooting for the guy because he was the only one real. Now I won't go into the unusal film shots, cutting back in forth, the night shots. I found those annoying but I understand the 'art' behind them. But the screen writer for this needs to go back to Scriptwriting 101 and reread the section on character development.... I love horror movies, this one is not horrifying in anyway shape or form. Except maybe the writing.
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Summary: Boring after all
Review: Well it's like big brother but with actors and (not good actors actually) The twist is really twisted making this "movie" looking like a joke. Nothing exciting and nothing terrific. Is it scarry ? I guess the trailer is actually scarrier than the movie itself. Is it worth your curiosity ? I've been curious about it and I haven't found yet why ! You will have more fun watching Big Brother.
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Summary: Overall very good thriller movie
Review: Word of Caution: Do not read the 1 star review listed lower in the listing called "My Big Disappointment" because the reviewer spoils the entire movie in the first 3 sentences without first warning you of this.
OK, now as for this movie goes, I did not find it scary, but I did find that it was a great thriller movie.
5 people signed up online to live in a remote farmhouse for 6 months to win 6 million dollars from an unknown company that is doing a Big Brother spy camera type deal.
The movie takes place within the last week of their stay when things suddenly take a turn for the worse. The contestants believe they are on an Internet competition to stay in this farmhouse for the six months. However, what appears to be a straightforward competition might not be what it seems.
Subtle clues are left throughout this movie for you to figure out what the real point of this competition is.
What makes this movie so thrilling is that these 5 contestants have absolutely no clue where they are which gives a sense of total isolation. Based on the dialog, they were brought into this remote farmhouse by helicopter (probably blind folded). There is absolutely nothing around as far as the eye can see except for a freezing cold snow covered forest.
The gore (and yes there is some) is not too graphic which is fine as I view this movie as an intense thriller rather than a horror movie.
In spite of my 4 star rating, I do have some problems with this film though.
1) If the contestants decide they no longer wish to participate on the show, the first thing I would do is to destroy all the cameras throughout the home. Without the cameras, there is no show. No one does this.
2) Why do these 5 kids accept that this unknown company has the ability to pay them a million dollars? They never actually see any advertisements prior to leaving for the show because they were told the advertisements would begin once they are in the house. The kids accept that this company is loaded because of the money spent of the farmhouse, the food brought in, and the helicopter used to deliver the kids to the farmhouse. But these are sort of after the fact. I think I would expect anyone to do more due diligence prior to embarking on such an adventure.
3) If they suspect something is wrong, then why not apply the principle of safety in numbers. Common sense would imply that all kids would keep close together at all times in one room but this doesn't happen.
4) Once one person realized what he might be involved in while gaining temporary Internet access, why not summon for assistance while he had the opportunity rather than waste valuable time showing the other people what this may or may not be about.
5) Where are the family and friends of these kids? Surely, they would be concerned about what is happening if they see their children or loved ones frightened while watching the web broadcast or worse, afraid if they did not see them on the web broadcast at all.
Despite these 5 short comings, the film is extremely enjoyable.
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