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08-10-2009, 06:09 PM
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So I'm bumping this thread because time has past, SURELY more HDCers have seen this years Horrorfest films, and now I am catching up on them myself.
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Dying Breed  So I was pretty excited when I found out that one of this year's Horrorfest films was right out of Australia because I haven't seen all that many Aussie horror films (with the exception of Wolf Creek). Or maybe I just dig the accents. ;) Well, regardless, Dying Breed at least began to meet my expectations by taking advantage of the lush greenery down under by placing our heroes in a remote forest chasing after what they believe to be last remaining Tasmanian Tiger. So, the scenery was pretty, the actors all knew what they were doing, and I was settled down to enjoy a nice nature-based horror romp... But what I got was a fairly derivative urbanoia/backwoods rednecks film. Think Wrong Turn meets Timber Falls. With extra cannibalism. Don't get me wrong; Dying Breed was definitely a decent derivation of the aforementioned genre, but, quite frankly, I've seen it before. I think what disappointed me the most was using the interesting vehicle of hunting after a once-thought-extinct animal to isolate our victims. I figured that this guise would open us up to a nice monster film at least. But the monsters are just rednecks and our victims, though well-acted by the crew, are far too under-developed for me to even care of they are slaughtered (with the exception of our main character Nina). Where good horror direction and acting are hard to come by these days, I'm slightly disappointed that they were wasted on such an unoriginal film. In a word: Disappointed. But I'll give them extra points for the prettiness and the good acting. 2.75/5 Last edited by ChronoGrl; 08-10-2009 at 06:11 PM. 
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08-12-2009, 05:50 PM
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From Within  What an absolute gem. Granted, I went into this movie with fairly low expectations, considering how well the previous Horrorfest movies from this year had fared in my eyes, but I was pleasantly surprised. From Within is a well-crafted, well-acted, and well-written little indie horror movie about a curse over-taking a small American town. And as the supernatural evil spreads, the very real religious evil spreads as well creating not necessarily a new parallel comparison of the evils "at home," but definitely a well-done one. There are definitely some good creepy moments in the film as well as some decent scares. Not necessarily anything ground-breaking, but a new twist on the supernatural evil vs. human evil concept. Great little twists and a fantastic ending to boot. Also, I really sympathized for our heroine, which is generally not something that I do. I definitely recommend this film if you're looking for a good, solid, indie horror flick. 4/5
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08-21-2009, 05:49 PM
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The FINAL installment of this year's Horrorfest for me was...........
Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations  I actually think that it's pretty lame that After Dark chose a sequel as one of the Horrorfest bunch. But be that as it may, despite my reservations, there was a bit of the movie that almost proved promising... Quite frankly, I like the concept of time travel consequences. Sure, it's not a new concept, but it's something that I like when done well. I also liked the way that Butterfly Effect 3 felt a lot like Memento at times; disjointed and confused main character with no linear memory who is trying to solve the murder of a loved one in their past. There was actually a while in the film where I thought that it would definitely be a breakout Horrorfest sequel hit. HOWEVER While the production value and direction were pretty good, the acting was pretty damn abysmal. And that wasn't even the worst part. Time travel can be pretty damn complex when using it to construct a non-linear story. And for us thinkers in the audience it's easy to pull apart the holes in its theory. Be that as it may, there were some surprisingly good kills and some successful mood-building parts of the story (our protagonist is trying to go back in time to find out who killed his ex-girlfriend, only to find that every time he goes back, someone else winds up dead, and his life is just that much worse). But what kills me is that I honestly feel as though the writer started out with a good concept (albeit the THIRD installment of a good concept) but didn't know what to do with it. The ending was so incredibly awful and contrived that I wanted to tear my eyes out. With the obvious money that they had for the production value, I think that they should have spent a little more on writers. Or maybe After Dark should have gone with something original. 2.5/5
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08-31-2009, 05:49 AM
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At the convention this weekend i was lucky enough to meet Sara, the director of Horrorfest.
She asked me to email her after the con - which I did, after i told her that i knew there would be some folks here very eager to find out what was going on with the product from this company - so with any luck I'll have new information to contribute to this thread as it is made available to me .. unless Chrono - you'd prefer i seperate it into an After Dark news thread - and leave this one for your reviews ? Last edited by urgeok2; 08-31-2009 at 05:58 AM.
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Wish I could see them but age and location restrain me. I'm unaware of a single cinema that does this in England, and if they do, well they're gonna be pretty far away. I have about...three cinemas within a 60 mile radius.
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havent seen any of these films yet. i want to get a good one but i never know what one to pick. give me a good one to get and watch, i love really gory crazy shit. wassup?
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09-01-2009, 05:14 AM
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My favorite to come out of the three years of After Dark is probably Crazy Eights. Not necessarily gory, but a damn good ghost movie. You should also check out Borderland. Has more going on than your average indie horror flick, but definitely some intense gore scenes.
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09-01-2009, 10:02 AM
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for sure. what i probably will just end up doing is watching them all anyways. but i wanted a good one to start out with so i was letdown with the first one and not want to see the rest.
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09-26-2009, 11:05 AM
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09-28-2009, 02:07 PM
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After Dark Horrorfest 8 Films to Die For III
I actually cant wait for this, Ive liked all 3 of the Final Destination films. This is being directed by David r.Ellis who directed part 2 and I think thats a massive plus since I tihnk part 2 had the best premonition of the series and hopefully this one is even better than that one. The trailers supposed to hit the Weekend of Horror, but when is it supposed to hit online, hopeflly the day after. This is one of my 10 most anticipated films this year and I cant wait.
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