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THE MOVIE |
THE DVD |
REVIEWER |
REVIEW DATE |
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WesCraven |
30th September, 2004 |
Review Quote
"This may the only time in my life in which I recall actually laughing out loud at just
how bad the effects were; they were that bad. I had heard about how bad the
effects were before I saw them, however, I didn't realize just how bad they were
going to be. Prepare yourself, if you end up seeing this movie, the CGI is
worse than you think it will be, guaranteed."
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The Plot
A crazed serial killer named Kemper has been locked away in an
asylum. However, his evil deeds continue to be carried out by someone simply known
as "The Man". Who can stop these atrocities, if anyway?
The Movie
I heard about this film because I am an avid Cradle of Filth fan
(odd how similar the two names are; a little marketing strategy perhaps), and
Dani Filth just happened to star in the film. I looked around the internet a
while, trying to discover whether or not this film was any good or not; not
wanting to purchase it outright in the fear that it'd be a waste of money. What
I found was varying opinions. Some loved it, some hated it, some just didn't care.
So after months and months of my wavering on whether to get it or not, I
ordered this sucker and hoped for the best. What I got was a pretty bad movie
that was sort of highly entertaining.
First off you can instantly tell that most of the budget for this film was
spent on the gore effects and I must admit some of them are pretty spectacular.
Also there are a few moments where the effects look pretty hokie. However,
overall the gore effects are pretty impressive, as they look pretty believable.
If you're a gorehound you'll flip over this film, as the gore occurs quite often
with mass amounts of bloody goodness. However, I can't say the same for the CGI
effects. Normally I wouldn't even bring up CGI effects (for a number of
reasons). Most horror films don't use a whole lot of them (at least noticeable
ones). However some of the CGI used in this film are quite horrible. Especially
some of the effects used for a particular car scene. Seriously though this may
the only time in my life in which I recall actually laughing out loud at just
how bad the effects were; they were that bad. I had heard about how bad the
effects were before I saw them, however, I didn't realize just how bad they were
going to be. Prepare yourself, if you end up seeing this movie, the CGI is
worse than you think it will be, guaranteed.
Secondly you should know that the film is filmed in a home video kind of
film. For some films that I have seen (namely "The Blair Witch Project" and
"Open Water") it works well. However in this film is doesn't. It takes a little
while to get used to it, but eventually you will; at that point (once you have
forgotten the somewhat poor quality of the film) the film will get slightly more
enjoyable. I know something as trivial as how a movie was filmed bother, but
I don't care. It bothered me, and honestly I think it will you too; just
thought you should know. With what I believe was a straight to video release,
what do you expect though?
The story here kind of works. It's more or less broken down into four (or
five really) different acts, that all more or less correlate back to the main
central story of Kemper, "The Man", and the police detective trying to piece all
the clues together. Some of the stories are better than others, but all in
all, since you're not stuck on one story too long you kinda forget that the
movie just might be pretty bad. Not to mention that with the characters changing so
much it allows for more and more female characters to be introduced, so they
can then get naked (which some will like).
In the end I was dissapointed but pleased with this film. Gorehounds should
pick this little number up, as it will be highly enjoyable for them. Cradle of
Filth fans will enjoy watching Dani Filth being a murderous madman. More
average and hardcore horror fans may want to skip this one as it's not a top
notch film by any means.
The DVD
The DVD is OK. The audio and visual transfers are both alright
considering, but are nothing to rejoice over. The extras are also just alright.
We get a couple of theatrical trailers, a stills gallery, and a short behind the
scenes featurette (which is only slightly entertaining, if not the opposite).
In the end the DVD could have been a savior of a rather bland film and been
stock full of extras, but that just wasn't the case.
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Director
Alex Chandon
Cast
Dani Filth
Edmund Dehn
David McEwen
Emily Bouffante
Louie Brownsell
Screenplay
Alex Chandon
Tagline
"It's not if they die, it's how..."
Country
UK
Classification
Not Rated
Year
2002
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Format
NTSC
Region Coding
1
Aspect Ratio
1.66:1
16x9 Enhanced
No
Running Time
120 minutes
Year Released
2002
Packaging
Keep Case
Extra Features
Behind The Scenes
Stills Gallery
2 Theatrical Trailers
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