Dead Shadows
Jason: I've only got one gripe with Dead Shadows, and that is it left me wanting more. There's a lot of great ideas thrown at us that don't, for whatever reason, get followed up on. That said, none of this affected my enjoyment of what is one bad-ass movie. Not. One. Fucking. Bit.
Our man John Fallon steals the show. He's got leading man charisma and comes on like a young Bruce Willis. Its a shame he isn't the lead because this is his movie. And he puts some serious foot to some creepy mutant ass.
Dead Shadows is an ambitious movie made
on a tight budget. I respect that they tried their damndest here. I can't wait for the bigger budget sequel, because I need
to see more dammit! I gotta give this a Good. I'm gonna
watch it again and again to get my fix, which is more than I can say for most mainstream fair.
Shawn: Well, well, well. Our good 'ole buddy John Fallon. I can’t believe I hung out with a guy that was in a movie as awesome as this. It deserves a lot of attention. It left me wanting way more. I would easily hold it in the same light as Resident Evil. However, I liked the story of Dead Shadows better.
It reminded me of the game Prototype. One of the better games I’ve played. This is what I’ve had a hankering for lately. It Pulled no punches, gave me a giant woman titty spider and melting flesh galore. And a little homage to monster porn (anime of course, you sick fucks).
Really dug this movie, and felt honored to be connected to such a cool movie, by such a cool person.
Not just kissing ass here either. To critique, I wish the story was a little more full or in-depth, but running time, gore, boobies and action kinda got in the way. Fuck, I hope it makes a buttload of money, cause a sequel would be bad ass too.
Good here.
The Lost Coast Tapes
Jason: Finally, a found-footage movie that doesn't feel like a found-footage movie. Too bad that's because The Lost Coast Tapes is lit and staged like a movie. The nighttime fog especially. Real life isn't like that, movies are. This looks like a movie when it's supposed to be real life. Fail.
Shawn: Bigfoot hunters.
There was a lot of “Don’t go in there alone!” moments yelled at the screen. For that reason alone, I didn’t like it.
Spoiler . . . ish alert. NOT BIGFOOT. Because Bigfoot doesn’t exist. However, what I’d like to see is a movie where decisions were made based on real life and the people still get fucked over! That would be more scary than anything.
Another reason to not watch found-footage movies. This one wasn’t the worst, but wasn’t the best. At least the camera was fairly steady. There were some cool moments. All in all . . . Bad
Jason: I've only got one gripe with Dead Shadows, and that is it left me wanting more. There's a lot of great ideas thrown at us that don't, for whatever reason, get followed up on. That said, none of this affected my enjoyment of what is one bad-ass movie. Not. One. Fucking. Bit.
Our man John Fallon steals the show. He's got leading man charisma and comes on like a young Bruce Willis. Its a shame he isn't the lead because this is his movie. And he puts some serious foot to some creepy mutant ass.
But I can't knock Fabian Wolfrom either. His is an interesting story arc. I also dug the boy-meets-girl-at-the-end-of-the-world romance with Claire. Their scenes work really
well without overshadowing what I'm here to see -- the action and freaky shit. And there's a lot of awesome, original freaky shit going on here.
Creepy, amorous spider mutant chick? Fuck me! Never seen that before.
Creepy, amorous spider mutant chick? Fuck me! Never seen that before.
Shawn: Well, well, well. Our good 'ole buddy John Fallon. I can’t believe I hung out with a guy that was in a movie as awesome as this. It deserves a lot of attention. It left me wanting way more. I would easily hold it in the same light as Resident Evil. However, I liked the story of Dead Shadows better.
It reminded me of the game Prototype. One of the better games I’ve played. This is what I’ve had a hankering for lately. It Pulled no punches, gave me a giant woman titty spider and melting flesh galore. And a little homage to monster porn (anime of course, you sick fucks).
Really dug this movie, and felt honored to be connected to such a cool movie, by such a cool person.
Not just kissing ass here either. To critique, I wish the story was a little more full or in-depth, but running time, gore, boobies and action kinda got in the way. Fuck, I hope it makes a buttload of money, cause a sequel would be bad ass too.
Good here.
The Lost Coast Tapes
Jason: Finally, a found-footage movie that doesn't feel like a found-footage movie. Too bad that's because The Lost Coast Tapes is lit and staged like a movie. The nighttime fog especially. Real life isn't like that, movies are. This looks like a movie when it's supposed to be real life. Fail.
And I know The Lost Coast Tapes is
supposed to be scary, but I found it funny. And that's not a slight
against the movie. Writers Bryan O'Cain and Brian Kelsey injected
their script with a good sense of humour and the cast, headlined by
Drew Rausch, Rich McDonald and Ashley Wood pick up on it perfectly.
Not so for the character of Drybeck.
His was a performance, and I never forgot that while watching this. Not good.
I wasn't blown away by The Lost Coast
Tapes, but I didn't loathe the viewing I had. I'm gonna give this a Bad
and be done with it. Enough with found footage already, please and thanks.
Shawn: Bigfoot hunters.
There was a lot of “Don’t go in there alone!” moments yelled at the screen. For that reason alone, I didn’t like it.
Spoiler . . . ish alert. NOT BIGFOOT. Because Bigfoot doesn’t exist. However, what I’d like to see is a movie where decisions were made based on real life and the people still get fucked over! That would be more scary than anything.
Another reason to not watch found-footage movies. This one wasn’t the worst, but wasn’t the best. At least the camera was fairly steady. There were some cool moments. All in all . . . Bad
I've been waiting patiently for a US release date on this movie so I can see it. I've heard great reviews and the trailer looks amazing. Monster galore. Enjoyed the review
ReplyDeleteIf you mean Dead Shadows, K.N., it'll be worth the wait. A must see for horror fans for sure :) Fingers crossed it arrives on our shores soon. Thanks for posting!
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