It's distressing to see the unmitigated junk that obtains national release these days. This poorly written, ill-conceived trash leans of fast cuts and loud noises for its "thrills" well this is not only cheap but clearly amateurish effort at a horror film. Why? Because it takes no intelligence at all to fast-cut scenes and match them with loud noises. Anyone can do it.
This comment is not meant o reflect the entire film because I walked out after 40 minutes of insulting, corny nonsense. Obviously I did not suspect that it would suddenly become a professionally made film in the last half. It's reminiscent of other films that use the gimmick of loud noises and fast, jarring cuts. Fortunately for me those came via loans from friends and a borrowed DVD costs nothing.
Decades ago films like CAT PEOPLE (1942) made on threadbare budgets taught us how true horror can be created using the imagination. Apparently the people who made this thing have not studied successful horror films.
For those interested in the so-called "true" story there's a documentary around on this event that at least makes sense, not that it is any more convincing than this overblown, pathetic waste of time and money.
This comment is not meant o reflect the entire film because I walked out after 40 minutes of insulting, corny nonsense. Obviously I did not suspect that it would suddenly become a professionally made film in the last half. It's reminiscent of other films that use the gimmick of loud noises and fast, jarring cuts. Fortunately for me those came via loans from friends and a borrowed DVD costs nothing.
Decades ago films like CAT PEOPLE (1942) made on threadbare budgets taught us how true horror can be created using the imagination. Apparently the people who made this thing have not studied successful horror films.
For those interested in the so-called "true" story there's a documentary around on this event that at least makes sense, not that it is any more convincing than this overblown, pathetic waste of time and money.