Needle (2010)

A killer uses an 18th century machine with supernatural powers to terrorize students at a college.

Director:

John V. Soto

Writers:

Anthony Egan, John V. Soto

Stars:

Travis Fimmel, Ben Mendelsohn, Nathaniel Buzolic

4 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Travis Fimmel	...	Marcus Rutherford
Ben Mendelsohn	...	Detective Meares
Nathaniel Buzolic	...	Ryan
Jessica Marais	...	Kandi
Murray Bartlett	...	Tony Martin
Jane Badler	...	Professor Banyon
Tahyna Tozzi	...	Mary Matthews
John Jarratt	...	Paul the Coroner
Michael Dorman	...	Ben Rutherford
Khan Chittenden	...	Jed
Trilby Glover	...	Isabel Du Pont
Malcolm Kennard	...	Detective Reddick
Chanel Marriott	...	Lucy
Luke Carroll	...	Nelson
Zaydah-lee	...	Uni Student

Storyline

After the death of his father, archaeology student Ben Rutherford inherits an 18th century mechanical device known as "Le Vaudo Mort". At a college party he flaunts the machine in front of a group of his closest friends and later discovers that the machine has a sinister past and may harbor supernatural powers. After class he returns to his dorm room to find that the contraption has been stolen. One by one, Ben's friends begin to die in strange and horrific circumstances. Now he must reunite with his estranged half-brother, Marcus, a forensic photographer, and delve deeper into their father's past to work out who is behind the grisly murders. As the terror mounts and the clues seem to suggest the unthinkable, a surprising twist will reveal the true identity of the killer...

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Taglines:

Someone is killing the students at Saint Mary's College

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody horror and violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 July 2011 (Turkey)

Also Known As:

Agujas

Filming Locations:

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmscope Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Dirty Harry (1971)

User Reviews

Very flawed movie but it shows promise!

Basically this is a slasher movie. The one thing that stands out is the method used by the killer. Not going to say it but the title word is pretty explanatory (For one moment you will get this Hellraiser vibe when the method is used,which was even more promising,but it is far from it). Prepare yourself for some gory death scenes. There are elements however that prevent from "Needle" becoming a classic. First the acting by some of the cast. Travis Fimmel really seems to be going to much overboard with his laid back attitude.It is downright annoying. The main character however is even worse. He goes from sensible to a complete idiot in no time.Supposedly he was to express like he was in shock or something.But then observing the other actors it came across that not everyone took the plot very seriously. And while I understand the absurdity of the content. For a horror movie like this to work at least the actors should not act like it is one big comedy. The sense of dread should be there and it wasn't. The slow pace also isn't helping much. There were too many scenes that had no purpose other than filler scenes.Resulting in a less thrilling affair.But if you can overlook and accept the flaws in plot you will be able to enjoy it.