Kolobos

1999
R
1h 27m

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Five young individuals live in an isolated lodge, filming their daily activities, but the house is locked down, and they encounter a murderous serial killer.Five young individuals live in an isolated lodge, filming their daily activities, but the house is locked down, and they encounter a murderous serial killer.Five young individuals live in an isolated lodge, filming their daily activities, but the house is locked down, and they encounter a murderous serial killer.

Directors
- Daniel Liatowitsch
- David Todd Ocvirk
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5.1/10

2.7K

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Directors
- Daniel Liatowitsch
- David Todd Ocvirk
Writers
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins total

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Trivia
At one point a character picks up a (fake) book titled "The Making of El Matador" by Robert Rodriguez. It's a clear homage to "Rebel Without A Crew" by Robert Rodriguez. The covers are nearly identical. "Rebel" is about the making of "El Mariachi", and is a fairly legendary book among low-budget filmmakers.

Goofs
When the group arrives at the house, we clearly see it is a two storey house. Yet after they are already upstairs, they climb another set of stairs to go to the attic. There is clearly no third floor for an attic in the exterior shots of the house.

Quotes
Tom: I hear actors are really self-centered, and only talk about themselves. Is that true?
Erica: Generally, yes.

Connections
Referenced in The Horror Geek: Kolobos Is Basically Saw Meets Big Brother... On Drugs (2020)

Soundtracks
Take You Away
written and performed by Volcanic

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8/10

Candy Colored Nightmare Fuel

Kolobos might not be a title you hear thrown out in horror circles very often, because it was dumped into video stores without a theatrical release and given lousy artwork that had nothing to do with the film. This is definitely a small, low budget affair, but there's a lot of thought put into it and it looks absolutely beautiful.

The entire film is bathed in lighting that would make Argento and Bava proud and the death sequences are fairly imaginative and well done, especially for a low budget film like this. The final twist isn't handled very well and it comes across as a bad afterthought, but everything else is so captivating that I can't even fault it for that.