jcpierre96
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Is this movie a joke?
Generally, I always rate movies higher than most people, mainly because I'm easily drawn into a good story and interest characters, even if the overall movie has some flaws. But this is awful, all around. It's almost "so-bad-it's-good", though slightly below the threshold.
This movie was described on this website as a South-African take on the "Saw" genre. Of course, I was gullible enough to rent this, based on that kind of feedback.
Bad actors, bad storyline, awful music (the type of "suspense.mp3" you can download from a free soundbank website)... The worst is the cinematography. Can we stop the yellow-ish, high-contrast look of these movies? It looks dreadful, and only leads to headaches. The fast-moving shots will give you nausea, too, so you'll get the full sensory experience.
When it comes to the gore, well, let's just say it's as bad as the rest. Squishy sounds at every opportunity, like the characters are made out of strawberry jam. Laughable. "Saw" worked, as the lack of budget was compensated by talent and a vision for an overall story. This is just a cheap cashgrab, absolutely uninteresting on all accounts. I gave it a 2/10 instead of a 1/10 because the main detective character is pretty handsome. But that's it.
DON'T FALL FOR THIS TYPE OF CLIKCBAIT MOVIES!
This movie was described on this website as a South-African take on the "Saw" genre. Of course, I was gullible enough to rent this, based on that kind of feedback.
Bad actors, bad storyline, awful music (the type of "suspense.mp3" you can download from a free soundbank website)... The worst is the cinematography. Can we stop the yellow-ish, high-contrast look of these movies? It looks dreadful, and only leads to headaches. The fast-moving shots will give you nausea, too, so you'll get the full sensory experience.
When it comes to the gore, well, let's just say it's as bad as the rest. Squishy sounds at every opportunity, like the characters are made out of strawberry jam. Laughable. "Saw" worked, as the lack of budget was compensated by talent and a vision for an overall story. This is just a cheap cashgrab, absolutely uninteresting on all accounts. I gave it a 2/10 instead of a 1/10 because the main detective character is pretty handsome. But that's it.
DON'T FALL FOR THIS TYPE OF CLIKCBAIT MOVIES!
This is one of the worst horror movie I've ever seen. With the premise of a chase between a group of psychopaths and a cold, violent sheriff, I expected something along the line of "The Devil's Rejects", a movie at least entertaining in terms of action and characters. But it was not.
The characters are dreadful. Leatherface is useless most of the movie. The psychopaths act in the most idiotic ways possible, even on psychopath standards. I won't even dignify to explain how mental illness is represented in this movie. One would expect, at least, a part of mystery and chaos in the antagonists, but they are only pseudo-edgy, dumb cardboard stereotypes. The "good" guys are predictable and hollow. I only added 3 stars for the sheriff character, who is played well by Stephen Dorff, and the old cars, which are cool. All in all, the characters come and go, meet one another at a random pace, until there is nothing left in the viewer's mind but confusion.
The cinematography is dreadful. The good old "yellow taint" by day and "blue taint" by night to give a dirty feeling are well worn-out by now; it's unoriginal and boring. The gore scenes? Yes, there are a few. Most of them are only based on cheap squishy noises and CGI blood. Boring and truly worthy of a direct-to-video movie. Add to that shameless rip-offs of iconic scenes from other movies (I won't spoil anything, but you will quickly understand this reference).
The scenario is dreadful. It never goes anywhere. It's suppose to be a HUNT, but it somehow manages to be boring! Were the screenwriters on a vacation? Here are some other issues I won't develop: idiotic Texas accents (and I'm from Europe!), cheap music, bad sound effects... In the end, you will be thankful to see main characters killed: at least, they're a change from the rest of the story.
My advice is: stick to the most iconic Texas Chainsaw movies. Leave a part of mystery in Leatherface's character. And, most importantly, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME!
The characters are dreadful. Leatherface is useless most of the movie. The psychopaths act in the most idiotic ways possible, even on psychopath standards. I won't even dignify to explain how mental illness is represented in this movie. One would expect, at least, a part of mystery and chaos in the antagonists, but they are only pseudo-edgy, dumb cardboard stereotypes. The "good" guys are predictable and hollow. I only added 3 stars for the sheriff character, who is played well by Stephen Dorff, and the old cars, which are cool. All in all, the characters come and go, meet one another at a random pace, until there is nothing left in the viewer's mind but confusion.
The cinematography is dreadful. The good old "yellow taint" by day and "blue taint" by night to give a dirty feeling are well worn-out by now; it's unoriginal and boring. The gore scenes? Yes, there are a few. Most of them are only based on cheap squishy noises and CGI blood. Boring and truly worthy of a direct-to-video movie. Add to that shameless rip-offs of iconic scenes from other movies (I won't spoil anything, but you will quickly understand this reference).
The scenario is dreadful. It never goes anywhere. It's suppose to be a HUNT, but it somehow manages to be boring! Were the screenwriters on a vacation? Here are some other issues I won't develop: idiotic Texas accents (and I'm from Europe!), cheap music, bad sound effects... In the end, you will be thankful to see main characters killed: at least, they're a change from the rest of the story.
My advice is: stick to the most iconic Texas Chainsaw movies. Leave a part of mystery in Leatherface's character. And, most importantly, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME!
Unfortunately, many horror movies show physical handicap as a "light" subject. It is sometimes just used for cheap one-liners. But "Hush" takes a different approach, for the better. Here, physical handicap (i.e., the loss of hearing) is tackled with maturity, in a humane way. "Late Phases" did that also, but not as seriously as "Hush".
Even though the main character suffers from a handicap, she manages to show great survival skills, and an incredible will to survive against an unnamed assailant. Consequently, the movie builds an amazing suspense throughout.
This kind of movie is above-average in the horror/thriller genre. This a powerful, dark and creative work of art, that will keep you on your toes right until the end. It's not perfect -especially with regards to the choice of music, or the fact that the mask of the killer may not be shown enough-, but in the end, it's still thoroughly enjoyable.
Even though the main character suffers from a handicap, she manages to show great survival skills, and an incredible will to survive against an unnamed assailant. Consequently, the movie builds an amazing suspense throughout.
This kind of movie is above-average in the horror/thriller genre. This a powerful, dark and creative work of art, that will keep you on your toes right until the end. It's not perfect -especially with regards to the choice of music, or the fact that the mask of the killer may not be shown enough-, but in the end, it's still thoroughly enjoyable.