Friday, October 5, 2012

October Movie Challenge 2012 (10/4)

Remember, if you would like to make a pledge toward Scare-A-Thon 2012 (benefitting FRIENDS OF CHILDREN) at any time, drop me an email at drach101@gmail.com to let me know how much you would like to pledge per film. Your donation is tax deductible, 100% of goes directly to aid the kids, and seriously, even a penny per film helps. Thanks in advance!



#11
Silent House (2011) (1st viewing) d. Kentis, Chris / Lau, Laura (USA) 86 min.

The U.S. remake of last year’s Uruguayan “single take” haunted house flick has similar pluses and minuses going for it. The real-time concept is pretty dazzling and the floating camera manages to create a fair amount of suspense, but when the final bell rings, there’s still an awful lot of walking around and the narrative is still bafflingly inconclusive. Courtesy of Redbox.





#12
Pirahna DD (2012) (1st viewing) d. Gulager, John (USA) 83 min.

The pecs of water park chickies and David Hasselhoff do a lot of bouncing. It’s more of a comedy than Aja’s 2010 remake, but it’s far from the disaster I was expecting from the hateful reviews and its limited release. Not saying it’s good either. Another Redbox rental.





#13
Headspace (2005) (1st viewing) d. van de Houton, Andrew (USA) 89 min.

Great ideas and a great cast, but not a whole lot is made of either. Something about a homicidal monster being manifested from one individual’s excess of brainwaves. Maybe I was just tired, Gert.


Total Movies: 13
First Time Views: 13
Money Raised for Friends of Children: $85.15

2 comments:

  1. Yes, HEADSPACE is a mixed bag and can get pretty confusing at times. But great, original ideas sparkle throughout this interesting debut feature, so I felt you at least had to take a peek at it. Hope it didn't put you to sleep there, tired man ;-)

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    1. Again, there was a lot to like, but I never felt like it ever really fulfilled its potential. (Kind of felt the same way about SHALLOW GROUND - so much promise that doesn't quite come to full flower.) For a debut feature, I'd be willing to give it a passing grade. I'd just want to see a little more resolution moving forward.

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