Sorry, this one just laid there, and it had been a while since I had gone to a movie in a theater, too :-( Business has kept me busy and I was hoping..but... Well, it was slow and no where near scary. It did not even offer any thought provoking issues. EVP has been around for years and even if you listen to EVP, most of it is not scary. Plus the plot was not. The premise was very contrived and not realistic. It was made to be serious but did not make it. And the addition of the 3 figures was too late to make sense. Watch a candle burn, grass grow, or make your own movie. You can do better than this, and I wish you would. I have no doubt that all of the people associated with this movie are talented, but some things just do not work.
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3 Reviews
Dog Soldiers
(2002)
Excellent and am looking for the next one.
31 January 2005
I have been unable to write reviews for some time so I thought I'd better get back into it.
I saw DS for the first time this past weekend and thought it was great! No CGI!! Yea!! Real actors and real acting. Good drama, character development and easy to follow. Yes, our British family has done an outstanding job on this one, for sure. I also loved the "Zipper scene." excellent transition. People should learn from this picture; one does not need mega bucks and CG to make a great movie. I am looking forward to DS 2: Fresh Meat.
Greetings to all :-) My quote, which I wrote "You can count your true friends on one hand, with fingers left over."
I saw DS for the first time this past weekend and thought it was great! No CGI!! Yea!! Real actors and real acting. Good drama, character development and easy to follow. Yes, our British family has done an outstanding job on this one, for sure. I also loved the "Zipper scene." excellent transition. People should learn from this picture; one does not need mega bucks and CG to make a great movie. I am looking forward to DS 2: Fresh Meat.
Greetings to all :-) My quote, which I wrote "You can count your true friends on one hand, with fingers left over."
Uninvited Guest
(1999)
Understated but well done
6 June 2004
Though a low budget movie, this is the stuff movies should be. There is no need for CG and glossing and there are a few times the plot is slow, but very few. Overall, with the twists and turns and the "humanness" of the characters, this movie is better than most, IMHO. The "reality" is high and that grabs the viewer in a way most big budget movies cannot do. The idea of many high-grossing productions is escapism, and that's fine, they do what they are supposed to do. But this movie drags you in rather than allowing an escape, wonderfully refreshing and well done.
Cast, crew, and director, take a bow. The camera work also deserves high honors. No, it does not have the most erotic, gore-filled scenes. It does show what real people are capable of when driven by their own desires. Howie, the wannabe scriptwriter, willing to do anything, Tammi, the wannabe actress, in the same boat, Silk, the killer and psychopath doing what he does and then Howie's wife, and two friends, duped as they would be.
I'd give it a solid 8 and hope for more from this talented group.
Cast, crew, and director, take a bow. The camera work also deserves high honors. No, it does not have the most erotic, gore-filled scenes. It does show what real people are capable of when driven by their own desires. Howie, the wannabe scriptwriter, willing to do anything, Tammi, the wannabe actress, in the same boat, Silk, the killer and psychopath doing what he does and then Howie's wife, and two friends, duped as they would be.
I'd give it a solid 8 and hope for more from this talented group.
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