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Loop Track (2023)
Something new and refreshing
I had no idea what to expect with this movie but I was somewhat pleasantly surprised.
ACTING 8/10
The acting and cast seriously blew me away. All the characters were a breath of fresh air from the irrational & useless horror movie tropes. I never got tired of any certain characters and the dialog was funny and realistic
Another thing worth noting is Thomas Sainsbury's performance (Ian) throughout the film, dude really sells the paranoid, anti-socialite running from his problems
SCARES 6/10
There's like one fakeout jumpscare at the start of the movie but overall its a slowburn till near to the end when things somewhat ramp up.
MONSTER/KILLER 7/10
At first I really thought the killer would be Nicky from his constant "I always catch them" catchphrase and at the end Ian would be like "I told you so" or some crap. But this was much much better.
As for the monster itself I really enjoyed the creature being a large prehistoric bird of prey. I had my first hints as to the monster being an animal early on when Monica says they saw a dead goat in a tree, a common practice among large predators to store food from scavengers.
Realism is another thing to note as a creature like this could really exist in New Zealand's vast lush forests and parks, lots of so called "extinct" creatures are constantly being found very much not extinct (eg. Takahe bird native to NZ)
Also thank god they didnt use CGI or somecrap the prop/makeup team seriously sold it.
PROBLEMS 6/10
Fight scene in the cabin was mid. Wish we got to see more bird stuff like its hunting skills and habits or its chicks instead of just a kinda lifeless prop head being choked out by a 5 foot dude, but tbf the prop and sfx team did an amazing job for such a modest budget. Also the ending could've been way better, I know what they were going for but I think it would've been cool to see Ian's character arc from a weak paranoid "loser" who loses peoples $300 flashlight's (seriously who spends $300 on a flashlight?) to a hardened blood stained Dino killer at the end.
OVERALL 8/10
Mad props to the creators for making such a thrilling and realistic film with such a modest budget. Me and my friends never got bored throughout the whole film, the acting and atmosphere kept us all on the edge of our seats.
Horror film directors take note, you DON'T actually need a $100M dollars and like 4 jumpscares every 60 seconds to make a memorable and thrilling film for audiences. Sometimes less is more.