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Forest of the Damned (2005)
Great! Top notch film
I saw this lil beauty in blockbuster when I was with some mates, and it was under the new releases we recommend! (Thats a good thing no.....) I didn't rate this a 10 like dark hunters, because I loved the image quality of DH. What with being 35mm and all. But if this was on 35mm, It would be a 10 easy! The story is cool, yes alright teens get stuck in a wood..... But how many films in the world all follow the same plot lines..... Hummmm, all the Halloween films.... and the Friday the 13th's..... and all the other films I just cant be bothered to list. The acting is good. I just wish one girl gets killed more brutally...oh well. Some cool effects as well! Its not overly gory, although some are wicked! Tom Is good in it..."nite nite".... The ending is quite cool, might take more than one watch to work it out tho... Unfortunately for some there is not loads and loads of naked girls... Its not a sleazy porn film, with a thrown in narrative. Far from it! I really like this a lot, I've seen it at least 5 times in two days. I made my girl friend watch it too, ain't I cruel.... But it scared her... Roll on STATION 13!
Hellbreeder (2004)
Alice all the way!
I have not seen this yet, but I have seen the original cut, called "Alice" and that was great, i loved the whole film, it was creepy and cool, the colour of the film is great Kodak reversal stock, makes it look great. The director Johannes, says that hellbreeder is completely different from Alice, which is a shame, Alice is amazingly good, parts remind me of Clockwork orange, but hell man, Alice is great, If you can find it, which I think is impossible then Alice is worth a watch. But I like it. Cant say more than that really, But for a cool colour how the film is shot, then check it out! As always a low budget film, but a cool one.
Darkhunters (2004)
Out of all the films by Johannes Roberts..
Out of all the films by Johannes Roberts, The moment I saw the intro, I know this would be great! and My god was it. This was completely shot on 35mm, for a low budget..this is a good thing. I love the whole film, it is beautifully composed and shot, its soo crisp! The story is solid too. The effects are great! This is one of the best things I watched for long time. I watched all of the Johannes Roberts films, and this one really stands out, I think its because of aesthetics, this is by far one of the most beautiful films I have seen in a long while. I watched them all: Sanitarum, Alice (aka hellbreeder), this ( dark hunters) and forest of the damned. And I still love this, Acting is good too. You must watch it if your not impressed by the into then, you wont like the rest of the film possibly. The effects are all really good. I cant get over how much I like this. Check it out!
Sanitarium (2001)
I liked it
I know for a fact this was SHOT on £3,000 which is nothing and parts had to be dubbed and done again costing £7,000 in total. The whole story and idea of it is a pretty damn good one, the dialogue is not brilliant in places, but it is a good film tho. Not the best film obviously, but i liked it. It shows what can be done with feck all money. The acting isn't great, but you cant afford top actors when you have no money, the actors conveyed the story well enough to be watched. Uri geller....foock man what the hell....oh well. The film was not a Hollywood multimillion dollar project, it was a few thousand pounds shot on 16mm, so you cant expect the best things ever from it. Its not a bad film none the less. If you like your small budget Indy style films, and know what to expect from them then you will be a lot less critical about this film than others. Not really a scary film, some bits may make you jump, but it needs a little bit of thinking to understand the film properly, but it is good don't get me wrong. Mr Roberts new film forest of the damned is supposed to be a huge jump from this one. I am looking forward to it muchly. And I hear from certain sources that the film in the works station 13 is going to be much much bigger budget and will be one to really look out for. Watch this film, and bare in mind it was shot on almost nothing, and is a quite early attempt at film making by the director(s) watch the other newer films and watch the progression. wow i wrote a lot.