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The Pact (2011)
heavily underestimated
at its first glance this film is about a haunting ghost story. but as the plot unfolds it unravels a more frighting mystery than you would have imagined. if you like horror movies that come along without too much gore and splatter, but excel at delivering a good story then please watch it. the acting may not be perfect at every moment, but it is sufficient without having yourself to facepalm too often.
I liked the setting, because old houses are almost terrifying on their own. the audio and visuals were also very well done. One thing I really appreciated was the modest but reasonable use of modern media through the film, where it is often deliberately left out in horror movies. I think it is because the writers are afraid that it might ruin the atmosphere.
EDIT: actually I meant the full feature movie (based on this short?)
go and watch it.
Ink (2009)
(insert the greatest English adjective you know)
Ink is wonderful.
After you have watched this movie, you may be a better person. Although this sounds pretentious and I assume not everyone may be affected by this film as I was, you will definitely FEEL something inside. Something that all high-budget productions cannot deliver. It's not about a rosy love-story or a martial arts fighting movie like matrix. It is something special, it is unique among all other films I watched in my life. I'm truly lost for words, because I am not a native speaker, therefore I cannot fully describe what I have just seen. But I can recommend you this movie, but only if you are interested in a truly heart-touching and innovative story with a examination of existential questions on life, shoot beautifully and acted comparatively skilled, because it is just a low-budget production that you probably will not event recognize if you don't know. After having watched you will understand. All others I can recommend to avoid this movie, to prevent too much of negative critics here on IMDb, because that is not what this film deserves.
Haute tension (2003)
Non sequitur
At first, I am a fan of weird or absurd stories. But there is one thing I dislike in movies the most that is illogicality. This film is a very good example for this. The whole movie I thought, why is she doing that, why don't she... ugh. I think you get the point. The main character acts the most time in a way that personally I would not behave in such a situation. If story-writers introduce such gaps just to go on with their story it's truly a sign for a weak plot. In the end they introduce a twist, which maybe explains her behavior, but questions the plausibility of the film as a whole.
At half of the film I tried to convince myself to not stop watching this movie, because it annoyed me so much. I read about a twist in the end on IMDb.com so I held on to the end. But now I am disappointed because of the pointlessness of High Tension. It leaves you standing with nothing but lots of gore and splatter and a feeling of a waste of time. Don't watch this movie if you like to see a sophisticated horror movie, but I cannot stop you if you are a fan of senseless killing.
The only reason for me this movie deserves 2 stars is because of the neat soundtrack. ;-)