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jimbmorris
Reviews
Deadtime Stories 2 (2011)
On reflection...
A lot of the users responded poorly to the anthologies, judging by only the reviews, with many chastising Mr. Romero for such a poor crafting of a horror movie. And justifiably so, if only the actors, writers, directors, et al were experienced and knew their jobs inside and out. However, I am given, more and more, the impression that these segments feel like a finals project for film school. In that light, what with many people lacking mostly in experience, I am delighted with the results and look forward to seeing some names again far into the future. So, I am going with a seven out of ten, just to encourage some of these guys to keep at it and to make more (and increasingly better) horrors! And to keep George Romero at the odious job of seeking out raw and undeveloped talent from the masses attending art academies everywhere and giving them a leg up by the use of his name.
Exit (2011)
I love it when newer talent cuts their teeth well!
Exit has something different for everyone to take away. I guess it depends upon your character. For me, it looks like everybody's daily rat race and desire to make sense and a purpose to it all. The Ultimate Truth, as it were. And we all approach this differently, informed by our histories, our personal overestimates of our own prowess, faith in our personal perceptions and reasoning, and finally the great anticipation when we finally hit upon the answer no one else finds. An exit from the maze!
Only to find our perfect analysis to be a mistaken notion, bitter ashes in our mouths of defeat. The final door--is just a door.
No one really knows why we need to leave, but we just do. With millions of doors in the city and millions of rats in the maze, no one has found an exit. Even after all the years. Even the very nature of the idea of an exit is speculation.
Much of the movie was in overcast weather, except at one point where we see the evening sunshine when on of the characters, in weary disillusion, finally decides to simply quit looking and simply live. A Buddhist notion, it seems, when agony eases when desire diminishes.
I was enrapt by Exit, and I have high hopes for the cast, writers, directors, and producers for more of this kind of stuff!