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Not really a found footage type movie, but more of a collective of webcam and handheld videos. I thought it was pretty well done overall. A bit on the disturbing side, maybe, but it was a good watch.
Most of the Koreans I have met have been pretty peaceful and kind, so I really wonder where their cinema comes from. Maybe I have just never gotten one good and pissed at me.
And judging from their movies, I hope I never do. Nobody does revenge flicks like the Koreans, and this is another fine example of their dark and violent contributions to the genre.
If you like those films, give this a look for sure. You needn't read further. If you are amongst those who only dabble occasionally in the Asian stuff, well, it is subtitled, and as sometimes happens, a lot of the actors look kind of alike to the Western eye, and it did take a little while to get everybody completely straight. But with that disclosure, you can safely invest time in this one.
The main guy does a great job as the bad-ass, the villains do well with their slime-ball roles, and the little girl is actually charming and not annoying at all. The role of the little girl makes this film kind of like "Taken", but amped up in that way the Koreans do that makes you wonder sometimes how they come up with that shit. I liked it a lot.
I got the tip from this thread so I'm just echoing it here. I just finished Trollhunter and I think it's one of the best movies I've seen this year on Netflix. Just incredible for me.
I don't know if it's 100% example of found footage which is why I watched it in the first place, but it's still pretty good.
More than a little shocked at the praise for this movie. I thought it was absolutely terrible. Shockingly dull and slow. Terrible dialogue with our 2 Protags repeating over and over each others names, "Clark" and "Summer". Both very weak performances from these 2.
The 1 highlight was the always dependable and under appreciated Andrew Howard.
The story was weak, dull, unbelievable, and lead to an obvious climax, which was very anti-climatic.
I gave it a 1 star rating, and without the praise from Balt and Pia, I would have turned it off within 20 minutes. Go figure...
I always forget about this thread until somebody bumps it up.
I watched SKYLINE last night -- an alien invasion flick that did not get much love when it came out.
But having saved the film until I was in the mood for brainless, effects-driven sci-fi, I quite enjoyed it.
The characters are from cable (notably the Hispanic cop from Dexter), mostly flat, and make utterly lunatic choices to drive the plot. I mean head-smacking dumb. This drags the film way down, and is probably where the haters are coming from. And such cringe-worthy dialogue. You could almost make a drinking game out of "What now?" from these guys.
But you get lots of looks at the very cool aliens, with lots of variety and what, to me, was good pace, tension, and escalation. Also, of particular interest to us on these boards, the vast majority of this flick is a single-location shoot at some hotel.
Utterly average, but with flashes of cool, and not nearly as bad as they say.
Skyline - forgettable plot but then again most of the big budget 3D porn have forgettable plots. I did like the fact that they shot the movie mostly in one location. The cost of production was $10 mil but grossed close to $70 mil worldwide. Despite the film's flaws, I can see why they would consider making a sequel. I guess if you make enough of these a production company can really make cash.
I had one important takeaway from Skyline: a simple script shot in a contained environment is very marketable.Production costs are low (Skyline cost 500k to shoot and the rest in special effects). If the script is passable, I think any small production company would buy it.
Stoning of Soraya M. - a heart wrenching tale. I loved how the carnival came right when they were about to stone her. It took the dramatic tension a bit, even for a few seconds. I think the main antagonist is too one dimensional and the neighbor sells her out too easily. Overall, it's a good drama, and I'd recommend it.
Point Blank - 2010. This French thriller gets a thumbs up from me. A male nurse stops an assasination attempt on a patient. Problem is, the patient is a thief and an accomplice of his kiddnaps the nurse's pregnant wife. Threatens to kill her if the nurse doesn't sneak this patient out of the hospital. At barely an hour and 20 minutes, this thing flies when it takes off. Great acting all around.
SPOILERS!
Its got some nice plot turns with crooked cops. They're the ones trying to kill the thief as he did some work for them recovering an incriminating video that shows the cops working as a hired death squad. Pretty soon the nurse is on the run from the cops along with the thief. I won't go any further than that...
There is a major wtf moment... How the two of them sneak into the police precinct buzzin with cops. Other than that, I found it top notch. Great acting all around and it leaves you satisfied. I always love when crooked cops get their dues...
Just finished The Stoning of Soraya M. I thought it was amazing, despite some elements I would likely not have forgiven in other films. I'll definitely be thinking about it for a while.
Just watched Midnight Express last night... True story about William Hayes an American caught smuggling drugs in Turkey, in the 70`s The very harsh treatment he received and his escape from prison. it was pretty good... John Hurt was his usual top notch acting... It was funny to see Randy Quaid play an inmate!!