Writing this review on my phone, I was near done when I turned my phone horizontal & the page refreshed - I lost all of my concise insights & witticisms!!!
In short, the late 70's TV Show premise was set up perfectly & put to best use for a "single location" modest budgeted thriller.
Everything that you'd hope would be good for a period piece was - performances, costumes, set design, music & sound, and of course the visual aesthetic. Mixing the old style NTSC video look with the black and white behind-the-scenes documentary style is that perfect one-two punch of changing the visual tone AND the dramatic tone simultaneously. Works wonders on the big screen!
I believe this was a pandemic production so congrats to all for making it under difficult circumstances.
Is it scary? Yes. The special effects are creepy but because a tone of realism underpins the movie, creating an altered state of reality seems to have been equally as important as pure shock value.
And the ending? I've had to think about it a little. What about you?
In short, the late 70's TV Show premise was set up perfectly & put to best use for a "single location" modest budgeted thriller.
Everything that you'd hope would be good for a period piece was - performances, costumes, set design, music & sound, and of course the visual aesthetic. Mixing the old style NTSC video look with the black and white behind-the-scenes documentary style is that perfect one-two punch of changing the visual tone AND the dramatic tone simultaneously. Works wonders on the big screen!
I believe this was a pandemic production so congrats to all for making it under difficult circumstances.
Is it scary? Yes. The special effects are creepy but because a tone of realism underpins the movie, creating an altered state of reality seems to have been equally as important as pure shock value.
And the ending? I've had to think about it a little. What about you?
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