FrightFest

Powerful stuff for a Hollywood, well promoted film. A less offensive version of the "They Are Out To Get You" of Eden Lake as its perpetrators are rather random psychos. But not much good compared with other similarly themed films at FF08. The tense moments are balanced out by predictable ...

Of the three similar themed movies (Eden Lake/King of the Hill/Manhunt) I prefered this one. They all have their merits, but the pay off (are we allowed to give spoilers here ?): When they turned out to be kids playing a real world computer game complete with perspective camera shots and older boy's...

Great cast, some truly sick and nasty moments,
and another nod for the working class menace that stalks our society like a rampaging beast of fear.
But this time done with wit and style.

"Nil by Mouth if Gary Oldman's parents had been a bit strange."

It was okay.
As long as everyone had a good time making it and it's not pretentious.
(heheh who ever heard of an "Australian" film being pretentious ?)

I thought this was a good start to the weekend, nice to see a british film with such excellent visual and actorly qualities. But then I also agree with MaxRenn about the class message. The scene of the Nice Couple looking at the Horrible Families when they stop for food :roll my eyes: As I said on t...

This here documentary about Werner Herzog is good telly.
Makes me want to watch Fitzcarraldo with all the DVD Extras !

And another "i enjoyed that, don't think too hard about it and you will too" for Wanted.

They*'ll probably think it's a sequel to The Crying Game.
Or something.

james yorkston (esp track 2 steady as she goes) bit folky but i LOVE him and lookin forward to the 1 off xmas london show - anyone going, prob not.. I know it's aaages ago, but I was at one of these (and the one this year with Adrian Crowley and HMS Ginafore) and they were all super. If you didn't ...

CLOVERFIELD not too spoilery! ... what impresses most about the film is the sound design, on the empire's admittedly huge screen the beast, helicopters, planes and building toppling literally punch you in the stomach. i'm guessing that a lot was spent on the sound as the visuals, owing to the conce...

From Neil Marshall's myspace blog, it seems they have only had advance "audience choose what happens" screenings.
Not finished prints yet.

I am quite looking forward to Mad Max in Scotland.

(DISCLAIMER: I have only seen the rough promo at FF07)

http://www.myspace.com/shockmeister

Is Rob Zombie directing the remake ? As much as I don't see the point of these "American Language" remakes, there have been some better ones of late, and Hollywood is completely devoid of original ideas, so at least this way they can get something worthwhile out. (And we can keep the origi...

Someone said in the bar afterwards that the newspaper montage (lacking enough subtitles to explain) said that the family lost their son as a publicity hype for the hotel but he returned the next year having survived the chasm and wreaked his rewengee.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WrCkz9_3D9U

They could but I expect they would have been under closer scrutiny - also it'd have slowed the film down

If it failed again they'd have to let him go.
So they lied and said he was dead.