The Dead Outside
The Dead Outside
A bit slow for me and just too similar in it's premise to 28 days later.
The fact the 'zombies' were still alive did little to make it original.
Nice direction and cinematography though so hoping the young director goes on to make some great films.
The fact the 'zombies' were still alive did little to make it original.
Nice direction and cinematography though so hoping the young director goes on to make some great films.
I wish them all the best with this, but can't help but feel some investment in reshoots and more editing in the second half would really help the film. The cross cutting of the characters back stories was confusing. Also the violence lacked weight, I'm not asking for a ramped up gorefest, but for instance the pivital moment when the girl is stabbed did not feel real to me.
However I appreciated the bleak tone.
However I appreciated the bleak tone.
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Yes, here's proof that a low budget doesn't mean it's got to be poor. Okay, it's on the talky side, and none of the characters are ones you can much warm to, but in the main they've shot what they could afford rather than botch something out of reach of their resources and then make excuses for it. The action scenes towards the end aren't as good; I think it's difficult enough to light naturally on film, but to light a scene taking place in near darkness for digital is a lot trickier and they don't pull it off. Still, for a movie consisting largely of three people in a house, it's quite watchable.
Very boring and generic - the first 45 muinutes just consisted of a couple of Scottish people shouting at each other, and when the "shocks" finally came they were thoroughly unscary. Had quite possibly the worst zombies I've ever seen and the film just didn't go anywhere. Maybe I should've had a lie in on Monday morning.
3/10
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The Dead Outside
I loved this movie...
I'm not the person who prefaced their "question" with the observation that this was one of the highlights of the festival, but I share that opinion without reservation.
I thought this had something in common with Let the Right One In; both are stories about relationships, where the elements of horror sit in the background and inform the stories in a rather more low-key fashion than is typical with horror movies.
I'm also aware that I'm very much in the minority here, much as I was in loathing Hatchet a couple of years ago. Takes all sorts...
I'm not the person who prefaced their "question" with the observation that this was one of the highlights of the festival, but I share that opinion without reservation.
I thought this had something in common with Let the Right One In; both are stories about relationships, where the elements of horror sit in the background and inform the stories in a rather more low-key fashion than is typical with horror movies.
I'm also aware that I'm very much in the minority here, much as I was in loathing Hatchet a couple of years ago. Takes all sorts...
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This is pretty harsh consideringFenriz wrote:Very boring and generic - the first 45 muinutes just consisted of a couple of Scottish people shouting at each other, and when the "shocks" finally came they were thoroughly unscary. Had quite possibly the worst zombies I've ever seen and the film just didn't go anywhere. Maybe I should've had a lie in on Monday morning.
3/10
I think they werent zombies they were mAD folk
I think we were supposed to feel they were still people, but damaged. the old ticker actually jumped a couple of times but not an out the seat moment at all- only but i dont think it was meant to be a 'jump off your seat' movie.
I'm never keen on scottish movies or micro budgets but lack of blood and guts put some people off im sure, it was a nice character peice, i thought it was pretty looking and the crazies were slightly disturbing, dunno maybe i was a bit numb after Martyrs, now that was greatly disturbing.
7/10