It is not always fun being the nice guy who finishes last. Marc Cartwright hits this message, among others, home in his newest short film, We Die Alone. This film centers around Aidan (played by Baker Chase Powell), an awkward young man whom suffers from attenuate insecurity, paralyzing social anxiety, no self-esteem and acute sociopathic tendencies towards females. A chance encounter dangerously intertwines the lives of three people with differing perspectives on love. After making its debut for award winning film festivals and while collecting many awards. We Die Alone made its VOD debut on August 21st of 2020 on Amazon Prime. The cast and crew of We Die Alone won many awards from Best Director (iHorror Film Festival) and Best Short Film (Genreblast Film Festival) to Best actor/actress (Crimson Screen, Nightmares, Filmquest and Shriekfest film festivals). This short was officially selected for LA Shorts, North Hollywood Cinefest, Newport Beach, Pasadena and Julien Dubuque film festivals. We Die Alone works in so many ways, from the acting to the hidden meanings viewed by the general audiences that you forget this is a short film and want to watch more. Baker Chase Powell, along with Ashley Jones (portraits Elaine) and Samantha Boscarino (portraits Chelsea) are phenomenal in a way you care for them and how they progress throughout the film. You really feel for Aidan (Powell) and Chelsea (Boscarino) as they interact very well in a way you have forgotten you are watching a short film. Aidan spends most of his time living in his apartment, hermit crab like, that he is socially awkward when it comes to his work life. Working at a thrift store, co-worker with Elaine (Jones), he can't physically bring himself to talk to any females in person. He relies on the internet as a crutch to meet new females. After chatting himself up online to females on whom he pretends to be, he never finds his inner-strength and confidence (he really needs) to actually show up to those dates. Aidan's only real friend is in Elaine (Jones) whom is his co-worker at a local thrift shop whom he is even hesitant to even talk to. Despite the age difference, Elaine really cares and has some attractiveness towards him, more than he realizes. While it could be more conspicuous that she is trolling for his attention on multiple occasions, Aidan is so wrapped up in his own loneliness that he never notices that she is providing him an outlet for him and his needs. As Aidan gives up hope, a knock at his door, brings him more hope than anything else. Cartwright (Marc) paints Adian's new neighbor as a saint and savior for him. Aidan meets his new neighbor Chelsea (Boscarino) and he seems to be less hesitant when talking to her. He offers her to step into his life in helping her. This task isn't easy nor normal for him and sees this as his chance. From here, Aidan wants to finally get something off of his chest; however, he can't believe him to it. Aidan is very skeptical in bringing her into his life; however, something feels just right about her. While Aidan seems to want her more, he secretly wonders if she is the one. He follows watches her and even follows her while doing laundry. Aidan plays off as a lonely person whom can't bring himself to speak talk to a female without sounding weird to them (in his mind). Chelsea feels that she maintains her tough woman mental inside without showing it and feels like he needs to not be tied down to anything. Chelsea is a way is the complete opposite of Aidan in a way their arcs don't add up. The only thing in common to both Elaine (minus working together) and Chelsea (minus being neighbors) is that both love to solve puzzle (just like Aidan does). As for Aidan, he really sees two (2) puzzles in his mind, 1) with the corners already built and 2) majority of said pieces missing. Cartwright really brings to light that there is a love triangle hidden in the background where both secretly are hiding feelings for him and Aidan is unaware of this. Storytelling and its visionary structure is part of what makes a great film maker (among other things). Without the words on a piece of paper, your vision won't come to light. Marc Cartwright and Cassie Keet dive deep in bringing their visionary script to life. Clocking in just under 24 minutes, this short film really hits home some strong points that Cassie and Marc really wanted to flush out. From Aidan's social awkwardness and the effects on his psyche to how others see him without knowing him (men in general). At the start of the film, you really feel for him in an almost negative light; however, by the time the last frame hits you, you feel for the guy more in a positive light (roles reversed). Cassie and Marc did a wonderful job at telling this story, fleshing out the characters and hitting a home run on the social commentary of their vision. Cassie screenplay works well with the visionary aspects of Marc’s creative eyes. We Die Alone is one great short film. Probably one of the best we have reviewed; however, one scene feels like it helps the story, but kills the pacing somewhat. After we watched it a few times, we noticed that the pacing feels off and somewhat slows down the story a bit. The scene in question is when Aidan follows Chelsea to the laundry mat. Keet and Marc really want to hit home that Aidan isn't in his right mind nor a normal person while he rushes to see whom this new girl is like. For us, this does help the story and how he feels about her; however, it slows the pacing of getting to the climax of this film just a bit. If that scene was maybe shorter or placed differently in the editing timeline, might help the pacing justice. The scene itself would've made more sense towards the end of the film just before climax or in the beginning of the film (before they officially met). Marc, Cassie and the rest of the cast and crew make this film their own with their own techniques and methods in creating a great story as this one has. Just like the puzzle inside this film, Marc and Cassie are the finished corner sections of this puzzle and the rest is filled in with great acting and creativeness of each character. In Conclusion There has to be a right thing to say that would result in her seeing our connection! Marc and Cassie really tugs the viewer into a dark, damp and chilling tale of a love-triangle gone wrong. What you think is really in the right hand without noticing what’s in the left, will really shock you as it’s revealed. We Die Alone has a strength far exceeding its length and leaving the audience wanting more and what you think you could expect from such a great and powerful narrative is not it’s all cracked up to be. Baker Chase Powell, Ashley Jones and Samantha Boscarino play their roles very well that you almost forget you’re watching a short film. Baker is stellar at portraying the chronically, awkward and socially inept Aidan whom sheds a light on his struggles, being painful, relatable to any audience member. Every action Baker [Aidan] makes seems to be painstakingly done to illuminate Aidan's societal pains, from his awkward stares to his stilted speech, which really makes you wonder what’s really behind those eyes. It all adds up to Aidan becoming a fully fleshed out multi-dimensional character, whom the viewers are most skeptical to draw upon in his move problematic moments. The ending will shock you and leave you wanting more from this story in a way it makes a lasting impression on you as love really isn't about a fruitless game but more about whom knows you the best. We Die Alone delivered a well thought out and detailed story, strong and solid plot, extremely talented casting, and both superb visuals and score to capture a tense and uneasy atmosphere makes this short film absolutely flawless. Marc, Casse and the rest of the cast and crew have created a master piece in of itself with little to no issues (pacing) that would revival any Hollywood film. Be on the lookout for this film on Amazon Prime today and over VOD serves near you. We highly recommend you watch this short for stunning story, excellent cast and the reality check it really gives you after viewing this. We Die Alone IMDB Rating: 8.6 out of 10 Stars The Independent Film Corner Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars We Die Alone IMDB Page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8111080/
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What if the Man of Steel was also the Man of Horror? Chris R. Notrile dark take on what if the Man of Steel was not all good. Created in a very short time while he directed and edited this piece, he really flushes this short story in a way that it leaves you wanting more. This Man of Steel just doesn't want justice, he wants to go on a murderous rampage in order to seek justice is served the right way. Chris R. Notrile is no stranger to us here at Next Dimension Productions. We have reviewed many of his films and grow a fantastic partnership while doing so. He has been making fan film shorts for years now. With his newest short fan film (Martha Joker) in pre-production, this one really caught our eye. Eradicator: Absolute Authority centers around a grieving mother whose child was murdered by a member of the Metropolis police department, a familiar symbol of Hope must seek out justice in the darkest of places. After dropping this short film (watch it below) last week, his short has gained a lot of press and attention since premiering. Film in a short time frame, Chris really paints a very dark picture of a symbol of Hope. This version of the Man of Steel reminds me that of the embodiment of a Terminator (inside the Man of Steel) with the moral backbone of Judge Dredd. This Man of Steel puts the Dark Knight to shame with his actions. The look and feel of this short has been nothing but amazing. It really captures the dark, damp and grittiness of an aftermath so unreal it embodies problems in today's society. The writer (Chris) works hard at throwing commentary of what is happening in today's world (unjustified police actions) versus a fictional world. The Eradicator is out for peace and justice for all no matter what. Justice is not served in a court room but after the fact, by the hands of the Eradicator. Eradicator: Absolute Authority works on a lot of levels from look and feel to story and editing. One element of this short that doesn't quite hit the mark is acting. Kevin Caliber, who plays the title character, feels like a great choose for this role. Dialogue between characters is a key element to a short film. When dialogue seems a bit rushed, forced or not effective, the character may fall flat even though actions might be impactful. Caliber (Kevin) falls victims to these traits while actions seems justified. For example, Eradicator confronts justices with a few lines of dialogue that with a more impactful tone or cadence might be that push his character needs. The three LEO and the grieving mother play their part well given their emotions and motive takes center stage. This short is shot well, story developed; however, this wouldn't break the bank in turns of nitpicking. With only a few settings to place these scenes, Chris and his team created a backdrop of fear, dread, and horror it justifies its elements throughout the short. Mixing this with the real life commentary about wrongful police brutally and murders makes this short film all too real. Lawrence and his law enforcement friends brag about things they have done, almost like they should've gotten off scott free before things get grim and dark for them. In Conclusion Chris and his team, while doing their best social distancing, created a series that tells a different tale of a more justified Man of Steel then we have seen before. Painting a picture of justice being severed in a dark, campy and gritty way, this Eradicates the notion of the Man of Steel's rules. With the morals similar to that of the Dark Knight, it feels like whomever wishes proper justice, the Eradicator arrives to seek said justice. Dispute some acting troupes with the titled character, this short (being only a few scenes) is a great film that leaves you wanting more. The effects, being minor, works well with the source materiel and not overly used. The Eradicator: Absolute Authority jumps onto the commentary of today's society with a DC twist that justice will be served by any means necessary in order to fight for Injustice. Beware of Luna! This short film is about a young boy, whom is being haunted while his family grieves over a recent death in the family. This is one very smart short film and takes you on an emotional ride on wondering what is going to happen next. This film deceives the viewer so much so that they want to keep interacting and over analyzing things before they happen. Most audiences today can pick up what the stories about in the first few minutes of the film; however, when it comes to the context of a story or its ending, most are blind to it. In the first few frames of this film, you get a sense of what is to come. Setting the stage is key in every film. If you don't set the stage for your audience properly, they will be disinterested and you lost them forever. For example, this film opens with a grieving mother, whom most audience can relate to, morning a death of someone near and dear to her. Her husband is consulting her to the best of his abilities. We later get context clues on whom she is grieving about; however, I won't spoiler it for the audiences whom wants to check this film out. When your contexts is lost to the viewer, you may lose them forever. This film doesn't lose that context nor gives the ending away entirely. Later in this short, you are able figure out the ending by one scene in the way it is acted, shot and staged to figure out what the director wanted the end payoff to be. The very nuances of this film is very deliberate and sudden that you may miss them on the first go around. These nuances and context clues helps to drive the story and provide a great, horrified and strategic payoff in the end. On the other hand, one thing that will make or break a short film is the acting we are witnessing throughout the duration of said film. Acting in an independent film is so key nowadays that most audience members can spot unbelievable acting that normally turns them off from your story and give no care in the world for. This short has some great acting in there; however, one key scene really didn't show good acting chops. There is a scene where the dad, played by Kirk McKenzie, is talking with his son, play by Harlan Cox, about having to endure what’s going on because it is affecting him as well. It seemed like the director and actor wanted to give the dad character a little more of an emotional element to this scene with his son; however, we only get a one sided emotional scene in the likes of his son. The dad character seems a bit indifferent talking to his son. Kirk does give a nice performance overall; however, this one scene feels flat, bare and emotionless when it comes to the concerned son. Harlan Cox and Zoe Williams, whom plays Luna, are great throughout. We get to see the emotional toll that plagues both parties. Even their mother, whom is played by Twanissa Cox, gives us a reliable performance for the scenes she is in. With a passing family member, we could have seen a little more rational acting for the source material. Harlan's character seems to be hit hard right from the beginning. Cold, dispassionate and impassive seems to shape his character when we first see him as he watches his parents go through such lost. Meanwhile, he seems to still be haunted by something that frightens him throughout this short. As the film moves forward, Harlan transforms into a brave figure towards the end. He finally say's enough is enough and stands his ground. On the other-hand, one performance that needs to be talked about is how Zoe Williams captures the eeriness and movement of her character. Her character reminds me of something right out of a Hollywood classic horror film and the movements she choose. She really gives new meaning to the word "Creepy". Twanissa Cox is such a wonderful addition to this film. She gives the mom character her all like she has been playing that role her whole life. With only a few scenes, I would have love to see more with her as she goes through this lost that gives her a heavy heart. One key scene I would have loved to see was a scene with "Boy" Harlan's character and hers. The audience would get a better sense of sentimental value with these two character mingling on screen. This short film has some great award attached to it and one in which stands out is from the Oregon Scream festival for Best Cinematography. Luna is shot and edited phenomenally. From the opening scene to the last, it gives you great framing, pacing and blocking to make this feel nightmarish and scary. The pacing of scenes moves smoothly that you sometimes miss what is in the frame of said scene itself. For instance, in the beginning of this short, Boy (Harlan) sits with his Dad (Kirk) and Mom (Twanissa) while grieving gets jolted by a haunted figured. Running away from it to go play outside, Boy takes his toy with him to avoid the situation at hand even though he wanted to play outside to begin with. The smallest and tiniest details in a smooth pacing moves helps progress the story. Most films of this length find it hard to capture the horror, suspense and eeriness of the source material; however, this short lands on that mark. Ross and the creative team behind paint the frame similar to that of James Wu of the Conjuring fame in a way they want you to see everything they want you to see and make an illusion of what your fears are. While the audience watches this, it feels like you don't know what’s going to happen next and once it happens, it's too late. The conclusion of this film is genus; but, a total red herring to the viewing audience. We all thought that the conclusion, be that of it may, needed more work to it versus the rest of the film. We totally understand the direction of what the director and team wanted; however, there is no payoff to the eeriness you have built up throughout. The twist does work for the contexts you [Screenwriter] gave and brought the clues to light; unfortunately, some viewers won't understand the ending fully. The ending itself, is a great creative way of giving the audience a good sendoff; however, if there was a little more it would help do it justice. In Conclusion All in all this works on a few different ways, from believable acting to the eeriness of this film settings and in the source material for what the director wanted to show to their audience. Ross Williams and his team shows lots of homage to horror films that have come before it and gives his own taste of horror and suspense when you watch this film. Even though this short is about ten (10) minutes in length, it really tells a story of grief and how one takes grief. Everyone in this short takes grief a little differently and shows their side of emotion. The director wanted to show you the many stages of grief from the Mom to the Boy character. He really puts in context that life, being precious, can be taken away in any moment. Ross [Williams] does great work with the many elements of a horror/suspenseful film, from light and sound to the story structure that he might missed the mark at the end. We [audience] totally understand what happens at the end; however, the twist doesn't work as well as the rest of the film. This short is beautifully shot, paced and edited that we are surprised this hasn't won many more awards due to its crisp and professional oura onto it. Others shorts films on this caliber don't compare due to their lackluster quality and low light figures. If there was some more to this film, it would have been a more impact of a twist and not shoehorned in. We at Next Dimension Productions recommend giving this a view on your own. It really brings out some great horror/suspenseful memories that you can compare to some Hollywood and other Independent films of today and yesteryear. The Indie Film Corner Ratings: 3 out of 5 stars Ross Williams Bio: XRATS Productions was founded in Seattle, WA in 2002 by filmmaker Ross Williams when he wrote & directed his first short film eRATicate. Over the next five years, Ross produced a variety of personal film projects, including Music Videos, Commercials, and Short Films, culminating in 2007 with his personal feature-length documentary The Turning Point. In the years following, Ross moved with his family to Ashland, OR. His wife Kristan worked a full-time job, while Ross was a stay-at-home dad. During those years Ross began to take on work as a freelance editor and cameraman, further honing his craft. XRATS took on a large variety of new clients and continued to produce original video projects of all kinds. XRATS Productions is now a full-time & full-service video production company based in Talent, Oregon. Working on a large variety of business and personal video projects around Southern Oregon and Northern California. Ross Williams interview about his influences in the film world and this film as well: https://darkbites.ca/a-conversation-with-short-filmmaker-ross-williams/ IMDB Website: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9414594/?ref_=rvi_tt Other Reviews of this film: https://nevermore-horror.com/luna-short-film-review/ https://horrorbuzz.com/2019/11/04/luna-the-ghost-of-mid-2000s-horror-cliches-review/ Luna Teaser & short below (Released on October 25th, 2019) Throughout the film industry (feature and short), there are gems that keep you watching and wanting more. Films that you keep coming back to for a second or third viewing to fully understand what the director(s) really want you to figure out. In regards to the short independent films, most of them fall short on one major issue, audience patience. Audience patience, among other things, is crucial to a short film and could be a blunder at the early stages of a short film. Most great short films, creatively, don't see anything outside of the five to fifteen-minute mark. Falling into that time frame, Vile hits home in a few levels and wanting the audience to come back for more. Vile, directed by Carson Dahl, is about a man taking his family on a road trip to experience his childhood home and the town from once he came. Upon arrival, things aren't what they seem after one terrifying night for the family. Carson paints the family as a run of the mill, blue collar, family with a father/husband that may have a dark and mysterious past. The director sheds some light on his past; however, quickly changes the playing field as to carefully not gives things up just yet. From the eerie story to the character development, Carson's sets an eerie and mysterious tone throughout this whole short film. Developing the Past Throughout this whole short, you [audience] members are trying to figure out what/who this short film is about. Sometimes the name of a title of a film, is more about an individual or family then the actual story. Vile is more about the David and his hidden past than another thing else. The film centers on the fascination of David and his frighten past that he can't escape it. As soon as David visit's his brother, David changes into the real "creature" of this short film. He doesn't want anyone knowing about his past nor wants his brother to inform his family about it. David's demeanor changes drastically in a way that most Hollywood villains do right after the climax of a film. Now granted, we don't get to hear nor see any of David's past; however, it is foreshadowed in the "creature" that hides in the dark. Almost like this "creature" is his past trying to come out from his inner self. Michael (David's brother) on the other hand really wants to put things to rest. He wants to get his brother to talk more about what happened to them from their past lives; however, David keeps squashing his past. David wants to protect his family and get back home to his normal life. The writer and director of this short film makes a great effort to make no mention of what happened for the audience to keep watching more of this film. Carson is one creative director and writer to carefully keep the viewer(s) piece their own theories of what the rest of this short film. Carson really hits it home during the final scene of this short. He gives you a glimpse of what he has in store for the rest of these characters. Decoding the atmosphere Carson and team make the setting and atmosphere of this short, so real and gritty that makes most short films to shame. Either though it is only a few locations, those locations are thoroughly throughout and a part of the story. From the small corners of David's family home to the backyard and shed areas, you never know who or what will pop out next. For instance, there is a scene were, David's daughter, Mia (played by Isabel Dahl), is being drawn by an unseen force and draws closer and closer. As she draws near, the viewer (audience) is on the edge of their seat to finally see what is so special about this shed. This really puts in perceptive that a location can be as powerful as a character, no matter how big. David, Henry, Mia and Kimberly are taken out of their element and forced into a strange area that David neglects to inform his family about. Unwilling to accept the change, Henry and Mia, are the victims of this change and are majorly affect by this trip. Both kids have doubts of this trip and don't want to be involved for several reasons. As the film goes on, Mia really seems to like this idea and wants to stay due to an unseen force. Henry; however, can see what their parents are hiding. Henry wants to go back home since something isn't right at this place and it is effect Mia. The atmosphere of this film is a little dark and effective in a way that works to move this short film along, even though this is part one of many. This film, as a whole, will be very unique if the atmosphere and other elements don't take a wrong turn. Final Thoughts: It takes a village to create a master piece of a film, whether it be long or short. Caron Dahl, cast and crew put their blood, sweat and tears into a product to provide people on social media and viral media (YouTube and Streaming services) a platform to showcase their talent. For a new director to break into the business with a multi-part short film is sometimes fun and exciting; however, it also could be a disaster. Carson and his team of talented personal feature their talents for all to see. While watching part one of this Vile short film, it hits some marks on making a great story as a whole. For example, the editing, story and direction works well; however, it falls short on pacing and quality of the film. The acting seems to be on point between the actors and actresses; however, it seems a little rushed and sometimes unbelievable. For example, the tension between Michael and Henry is present; however, the dialogue seems rushed and forced. The pacing; however, needs a little more work compared to the acting. It seems like for the most part, it doesn't really pick until the last minutes of part one. Maybe this is because it’s only the first part; however, you would really need to pick up the pacing earlier to establish the other parts going forward. For example, the scene where the characters are all eating dinner, Michael and Kimberly have an exchange of words that seem out of place even though there wasn't any pretense beforehand. In the beginning, the quality of the this as a whole works well and is ethically pleasing; however, towards the end I can't tell what is what or who is who. Some of the outdoor night shots kind of look like they didn't have much lighting to work with and it really hurts the ending of this part. For example, we had to re-watch the 1st part multiple times in order to figure out what is going on. We love the ending of this part and gets the audience [us] wanting more; however, play around with the lighting of the scene many times to get it to the right look and feel. Overall, this film is shaping up to be a great multi-part short film and can't wait to see more. In Conclusion The first part of this short film is a pretty good start to something that has lot of potential. Carson Dahl, cast and crew have created something that can be mold and shaped to be something great for short, low budget film. Somethings need a little more planning and developing in order to fine tune this as a whole. Not one film (Hollywood and/or independent) is perfect in anyway; however, for the best results of a film (long or short) you want to shoot to be a perfect as the create mind behind it all. We look forward to seeing the other parts of this interesting story, writing and directed by Carson Dahl. The Film Corner Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars We {Next Dimension Productions} got a special viewing of this film before it was released and the quality was clear and crisp; however, YouTube effected the quality significantly. Carson has decided to publish the vision on YouTube for everyone to see. Please see below the first part of this short film as well as the trailer: High school is a very difficult time for most students trying to find their place and purpose in life at the tail end of high school. For Logan and his best friend Hunter, this is all the more present in this film. The Hunt and the Hunted, directed by Jonathan Rome (Debut Feature), is about a coming of age dramatic independent film about two (2) best friends trying to answer a simple question, "Who are You"? Both characters test themselves on their own beliefs, relationships and sexuality before concluding their senior year of high school. The Hunt and Hunted is not just a movie, it is the directors take on what it's like in high school today and being different is not always a bad thing. Jonathan takes the viewer on an emotional ride from the start of the film and ramps it up a little after every scene you watch. These characters take real life and turns it on itself. Change is common for most; however, for Logan, he is stuck between himself and his future. The cast and crew of this film have done a great job portraying the characters and real life issues that are a political commentary on society’s views that affect theirs characters from first scene to last. Right from the opening titles, the main character, Logan (Tristen Tecala), gives you his background. Struggling to hide the truth from his family and friends, Logan owns it and brings in back to reality. Getting ready for his last first day of school as a senior, Logan shows us what he wants to accomplish by the end of the year. He reaches school where he is ambushed by his super energetic best friend, Hunter (Jonathan Rome). As he brags about what he did over the weekend, the viewer experiences the ying and yang of these characters. Logan, the quite, calmed and standoffish demeanor and Hunter, the loud, hyperactive and over sexualized teenage, are two great friends that have been there for each other since the very beginning. This is even more prevalent towards the end of the film. Taking place over the course of their senior year, Logan has been struggling with the fact that he isn't like Hunter or any other student at school. He is himself; however, he isn't sure if others will judge him differently. Logan confides in Hunter after realizing he needs to swallow his pride and ask this girl out. They both want to do something special and memorable for their dates; however, Logan isn't so sure he wants to go on this date with Rebecca (played by Jazlyn Rose). He has feelings for her, but not the same feelings that Hunter has for most girls before Hannah (Played by Mara Salinas). Mr. Fellini (played by Patrick Krupski) sparks a light that has been inside Logan that he wasn't expecting to feel at this point in his life. He gives Logan a proper peep talk that he doesn't want the same thing to happen to Logan that happen to him. His teacher is points him in a proper path that no one ever told or gave to him. Throughout the film, Mr. Fellini's assignment haunts Logan right from the start. Fearing he might lose focus on other things in his life, but has no choice to place assignment on hold for a while. Doing this, he needs to really figure out who he really is first. As Logan embarks on his journey, Hunter finds a female in his cross hairs that knows all about him, more than he does, and doesn't take him for his word (when it comes to his past). Hunter wants to have a reputation similar to the late Hugh Hefner in his high school. One girl; however, doesn't want any part of him as he tries so hard to get to her. Hannah (played by Mara Salinas) doesn't want to fall for Hunter because she wants something more that Hunter can't give to her. Hunter and Logan's relationship becomes strand as a result of Hunter spending more time looking to score with Hannah than being great friends with Logan. As soon as Hunter finally realizes that Hannah isn't like the other girls he had before, he shows more passion and drive that should've been focused himself all along. Hunter tries his hardest to win Hannah over and he gives her a promise to finally go out. Hunter, tries his hardest to change, even looking up sites on how to act proper around girls. This hurts his pride and hides the fact he has feelings for her but doesn't want anyone to know, not even his best friend. While on the journey to get with Hannah, he runs into a classmate. She sparks a change in him only after a few spoken words. Frighten by this, leaves abruptly out of weakness. Hunter fears a real relationship but that fear becomes a reality more and more while getting ready, mentally and physically. During a scene with Hunter talking to himself in the mirror, Hunter has self-doubts on how this date will go and wants to change. Changing with Hunter is a strong feet for him to cope with and states "You will proper mess this date up". In the back of Hunter's mind, he really wants a relationship with Hannah; however, his proud and boldness tends to lean the other way. While Hunter is getting ready for his date, Logan struggles with the fact he has to go on this date or Hunter with poke fun of him. Logan really wants to go on this date; however, Hunter influenced him to do the date for all the wrong reasons. Logan finally confides with Hunter's sister, Brianna (played by Jazlyn Rose). Brianna has some very choice words for Logan for doing this date for the right reason, not the wrong reasons. Logan see this opportunity to tell her how he really feels. Her strong suggestion puts another inter struggle in front of Logan. After talking with Brianna, Logan agrees to tell Rebecca how he really feels. As they both go on their long awaited dates, Hunter talks to Hannah about his history of why he became this way and realizes that maybe Logan and Brianna was right all along with himself. While the dates they went on, might not have been successful, Logan feels betrayed by others he held dear to his heart. After speaking with his teacher, Logan doesn't know where to go in his life but his teacher shed some light on some of his experiences. Fast forward to about four months and both Hunter and Logan are at separate points of their spectrum and while some people find a second chance, others’ hit rock bottom. Briana gets a call from a friend in need of helping; however, this friend doesn't want help. Logan goes on a long walk, after finally talking to Rebecca. He just needs to find the meaning to his life and little does he know, it has been right in front of him that whole time. Change is sometimes the best thing that can happen to a great friend or it can be a bad thing. The question that has been echoing throughout this film, “Who are you”, isn't about one person, it's about all persons. Once the credit start to roll, this film is powerful enough to start questioning yourself and who you want to be in life. When it comes to the story; however, this really isn't just about Logan and his journey to find himself, it’s about those lives he changed along the way and who will undertake him as who he really is. Overall, this film works on some many levels that it is justifying in saying, this is not a perfect movie. Case in point, it struggles to keep up the pacing and some scenes/characters feel unnecessary. For example, when Logan talks to Hunter about Rebecca and going on a date with her, we don't get to see how much interest he has in her. Just remember, show more and talk less works wonders in this type of film. Action speak louder than words at times. It's almost like Rebecca isn't that much of a major part of the story when in fact she is in the end. Even though this film is about partly about Logan and his journey on who he is, we could benefit with showing Rebecca once before she introduction scene. In order to make a story/film more believable and not be over the top, acting is a make or break deal that doesn't break this film at all. Sure, people will compare this film's acting to a Hollywood studio film and shit all over it; however, we are not in that factor just yet. For the most part, the acting in this film is pretty well thought and spot on. The audience gets a sense of the real feelings of these characters and how each character handles emotions. Granted this is an independent film and the story is pretty spot on; however, it takes on a whole new format when it comes to the source material. With society as it stands today, Jonathan really pushes the envelope on the important LGBTQ community and how everyone matters no matter the race, creed, or sex of a person. Jonathan Rome, Tristen Tecala, and the rest of the cast should be very proud of themselves and giving the audience an hour of dramatic performances that may reveal B movies at this point. Granted, not all scene were acted well and like I said, this isn't a perfect film; however, I understand why and how this film got a few awards already. Both Tristen and Jonathan as well as the whole cast deserve the recognition and be awarded Best Director, Breakthrough Actor, and Best Ensemble for this film. Another piece that stands out to me and may others is that when they went four (4) months without talking to each other. They do go to the same school, one would wonder that they would at least talk once in that four (4) month time jump. For some audience members watching this film, they might not get it since this is an independent film and they are so used to a the Hollywood smoke screen, we are used to in today's world, this gem of a film hits a lot of points that make it a superb film. The Indie Corner Rating: 8.0 out of 10 stars The Hunt and Hunted IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7682908/ The Hunt and Hunted Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTLXcAe4WYs Jonathan Rome Offical Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-4bnu6wLwEGqLjVsr6nGsA Through the streets of Camden comes to you front and center as the stories of crime, passion and pleasure fill the screen. From the writer of Her Little Secret and the Documentary "Can't Forget New Jersey", brings to you a new mini series on living and "working" in the most dangerous town in America, CAMDEN. Thomas Black, brings to light the struggles of living in Camden and how to adapt to this town with drugs, murders and gangs of all shapes, creeds and race. Thomas isn't the only creative mind behind this new and exciting series. Creator Denny Brown and Director/producer Derrick Hammond has created an excellent piece of artwork shining a light on one of the most dangerous city in the United States of America. The cast of characters range from All Eye's on Me (2017) Clifton Powell to Escape Plan 2: Hadea's (2018) Vincent Young and 48 Blocks (2018) star Jamila Bishop are exceptional character actors/actress' that have great chemistry throughout Episode 1 of "Chase Street". Throughout the series, these regular cast of characters will be joined by the likes of Philadelphia's rap star Gillie da Kid and Vincent Pastore Bonpensiero "Big Pussy" from HBO's The Sopranos' in the next few installments. The story of the struggles and living in the one of the most dangerous cities has created a lot of buzz recently and will continue to catch media streams and other outlets in the near future. Inside the Frame of Camden From the opening shots to the last frame brings to grips the struggles of living in Camden. The formula that they bring to its premiere episode is very well written and played out in front of you. Many people around the nation only hear about the negative headlines coming out of this town; however, the directors and writers wants to give the national viewers the first hand accountability of real life in Camden. The first episode opens up with real life accounts of personnel who lived in Camden their whole life. These personnel are some of the most known Camden drug/crime figures in the last few decades. The story's they tell paint a picture of how Camden was back in the day, a very robust and thriving town to one of the most dangerous city's in America. This gives the audience an image on how Camden was back decades ago. Back in their prime, they were chasing everything from money, drugs and power; however, it didn't take long before Camden fought back. Each interviewee has given their time in Camden and have found themselves in and out of prison for their crimes. The film makers drive the point home early on to make sure the audience is watching and listening to what they have to say and what the consequences they had to face for their actions. Fast forward to the streets of Camden. The despair is more relevant in the next few scenes with images of abandon houses, homeless personnel roaming the streets and drug deals on every corner on every block. This doesn't stop the characters from doing what they dream of doing, chasing their Dreams. Chasing Dreams Throughout the first part of these episodes, the people of Camden are out to do one thing, chase their dreams. Whether it gaining power and respect or money and fame, the dreams they are chasing comes with a price. The filmmakers show this to us first hand. During a few scenes, they show us who has all the power in Camden to make everyone scared for their lives. This emanates a lasting image on the viewer from this point forward, that there is no turning back from this life. For example, Robert Rand's character Ashley 'Spark' Best, sets out to make a name for himself in the shadows of the old order of Camden's empire while trying to keep his cool with other face's he respects so much. The on screen chemistry sets the stage for an ultimate feud with Spark and Clifton Powell's Earl that may affect their "business" relationship going forward. In the center of all this madness, John DiRenzo's Detective James Fine, has been on the case ever since setting foot in this city. James is a detective that takes no crap, no exceptions and won't line his pockets with dirty money, both foreign and domestic. James wants to put a stop to all this dirty money and crimes in order to get to his normal, less stressful life; however, Michael Everett Johnson's "Joe Holmes" and Earl wants to rule Camden for themselves. Earl, James, and Joe are all old city morals while trying to teach the newer generation the old city customs and morals; however, Spark, Tito (Jacinto Taras Riddick) and others want to remove those old city customs for good. Despair from Political Abandonment Throughout this episode, there are political messages for the viewers to pick at. These politicians working behind the scenes overseeing the murders, drug deals and other criminal organizations running this city. Ernest Terry, Mayor Roland Wesley and Scott Lehman's Senator, Mark Young, embrace the corporate greed and power to make sure things they want to do for this city. They are some of the most politically incorrect on what wrong with this city to hold it from crumbling to pieces completely. In earlier times, Camden was a peaceful place but in recent years, this city has been abandon by the many companies, middle and higher class residents and even the state too. The political figures paint a dark issue on what is wrong with this city; however, the film makers paint a different picture on what really is going on, which is brilliant. Melanie DiPiero's, Rose Fiori, is so brilliant in this. She plays Rose very well. She blends into the background very well and so mysterious that you would want to see what is next for her. Comparing her to other politicians, has nothing on Rose's aggressiveness and fearlessness in regards to getting rid of the gangs and drug lords of this once peaceful and thriving city. Chasing your Future At the end of the premiere, everyone in the audience was shocked and aghast on what they just watched. Throughout this premiere, Denny, Thomas and Derrick have a great vision for this series and shows you just a taste of what you are in for. From the opening interviews and scenes to the ending, this one is so dangerously smart and electrifying series in the independent world today and it is a must watch. Granted, this series is far from perfect, but it has its draw backs that are out in plain sight. For instance, the pacing of a few scenes feel too drug out and surfers from repetitiveness. There are a few scenes in this part 1 that makes you scratch your head on why they kept some, if not all, that scene in there. I totally understand what they [the creators] are showing us; however, the "less is more" factor might do justice in some scenes. Another example where some things fall apart, is the inclusion of too many secondary/supportive characters that feels like they are just put in there for screen time/scene filler to dampen a specific scene. The main cast of characters and most supportive characters are so vibrant, green, and affectionate to their roles and source material that jump right off the screen. Their characters come right off the screen, almost to think you are looking at a giant window (theater screen) into the life and struggles of a person living in one of the most dangerous cities today! All in all, I look forward to seeing how Derrick Hammond, Thomas "T-Black" Black and Denny Brown, has to offer when they complete the other parts of this six(6) part miniseries. I am hearing word that this may be including in a few streaming serves for a national viewing level. If that is the case, you need to add this on you "Must Watch" list. Everyone that had a hand in creating this phenomenal series did one hell of a fantastical job bringing the life and struggles of Camden to life, but also pushed out a statement that most people judge from the outside. When you peel back the layers of corruption, lust, greed, and power, you see a once thriving city, from its work force to its families, that dreams are made to be Chased and not paid for! IMDB Rating: 8.2 out of 10 stars Next Dimension Productions Rating: 8.5 out of 10 stars Main Website: https://www.watchchasestreet.com/home Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chase-Street-187270944972932/ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4216636/ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJFU2sEHZ5c The Inquirer Daily News Philadelphia interview: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/chase-street-camden-friends-produce-tv-series-on-life-in-city-20180207.html (From left to right) Benny Mateo, Denny Brown, Nathaniel Banks (center), Thomas Freeman Jr. and Bobby Rand are reflected in the mirror behind the bar at the Progressive Democrat Club in Camden, NJ on Friday, February 2, 2018. Scenes from the Camden-based TV series "Chase Street" are filmed at the bar. During a romantic date night, a couple questions the various elements of a horror movie that keeps their views of those movies, polarized. During a film screening festival featuring Loren Lopre's Dark Military, we were treated to a key gem piece of artwork like this short film. Not knowing anything about this piece, outside of the short synopsis, we watched with an open mind and was astonished by what was on screen. The realism of the conflict to the character interactive was an amazing part of this short film and the direction was one of the best parts of the film. A Storied Date Night! Everyone has watched an adventurous and scary horror film by themselves or with a special someone in a way, one doesn't believe in the source material. From the start of this film, you are welcomed to a few horror cliques already and it doesn't stop from there. For example, we see a dark and low lite hallway with echoes of screams and torture effects ensuing the mood of this film to be just that. Setting the mood right away is key and this film does it justice. A newly found couple spends a nice calm night watching a horror movie. Nick, played by Baker Chase Powell, is that one skeptic on not being effected by the normal every day, run of the mill, horror movies and points out that the studios today make the same exacted horror movies, sequels or not. He is compared to that one teen/young adult, who would watch a horror movie and not get scared, but the first to be afraid and scream during a Halloween Haunted House attraction. On the other side, the ever so gorgeous and dangerously smart, Leah, played by Nosheen Phoenix, pulls Nick off his horror soapbox and into the reality of it. Their chemistry is very on point when it comes to that non-believer and believer of horror movie characteristics. Both character setup each other for that one good scare. Once we are introduced to them and their motives, the story takes an interesting take on modern day horror films. The action picks up once their movie concludes. The director and its writer is one brilliant and creator artist in a way that sheds light on only Nick's Fears and brings them closer to the forefront. From the first frame to the last, everything seems to be on edge from what Nick experienced on the TV versus real live. For instance, as they sleep, they are wickedly awoken by someone or something, but like all other horror movies, the Leah makes Nick overcome his fears obstinately. This one scene is a creepy one for sure, but makes Nick more human and vulnerable more than he was in the beginning. I won't give too much away since we don't want to rob the viewing audience of this very enjoyable short film. Vexed, Directed by Marc Cartwright, manages blends most, if not all, the sub genres of horror movies in this short and clever take of a modern day horror film fans. Outside of playing the lead actor, Nick, Baker Chase Powell also wrote this imaginative and apprehensive script and also co-produced along with director Marc Cartwright. They do a fantastic job bring all of the horror tropes and real life acknowledgment of movie versus real life. Both Powell and Cartwright hit all the right buttons to ignite all the scares, laughs and proper homage to those who paved the way for films like this one. Vexed is such wonderfully edited, paced, and shot and block, that the smallest errors can be missed by the viewer by only watching it once. For example, there is a scene were Leah begins to make popcorn after turning off the movie and TV (By Nick) as he [Nick] heads to bed. This doesn't really make sense unless she is watching another film, which was never stated nor hinted at. Granted, I know this may be nitpicking; however, every scene you show should have meaning towards the story in general or you will loss/confuse the audience and may not get them back. Vexed: A dangerous game
All in all, when watching this short film, I felt like the audience themselves is right inside that house with these two characters. During the whole film, you feel for Leah and how she adapts with the horrendous feeling that she may have for her boyfriend, Nick. Both awarding winning actors, Baker and Nosheen, are played off one another like a typical couple should be while caring and annoying one another. For instance, Leah herself loves the inclination of being scared, but loathes it when a person doesn't believe in the power of one good scare. On the other hand, Nick implies that all horror movies and fans are dumb for being scared of something that isn't real, but just on a "screen". That is what makes this short film work well. In the way that the director and writer sets up these acts, pacing and blocking as well as how the actors interact. This makes a short film like this, a fresh, award winning and a visual piece of modern contemporary film work that you have to see for a great short film. The Independent Film Corner rating: 4 out of 5 Stars (Guaranteed Fresh) IMDB Rating: 7.4 out of 10 Vexed IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4934228/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 Vexed Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwb9NnPx47 Vexed Website: https://www.glasscabinfilms.com/vexed Glass Cabin Films Website: https://www.glasscabinfilms.com/ The Dark Military is out there, waiting and watching for their next victims. From the directorial debut, Loren W. Lepre, comes a journey of extreme adventure and straight up terror called The Dark Military. What if a live web cast, on Halloween, turns out to be a real life survival game with a rogue military smack-dab in the middle of this game. While everyone around the world watches this survival game, law enforcement does everything to put an end to this "game" once and for all. With time against them and no technology to help, these players must use what they know to fight and survive The Dark Military!!! With all out fear and horror engulfing the contestants, the audience watches and waiting on how will survive this Dark Military!!! The Story: As the leaves change and the weather turns to fall, the people of a small American town is in for once hell of a night. The leader, Barabbas, played by Loren W. Lepre, and his military family sends a chilling message to the audience that promises sere terror and extreme danger. The story is written by Loren W. Lepre and he does a great job by throwing the audience right into this survival game. While the film opens with an acclimate warning from The Dark Military, it doesn't strive for a gore factor, but a type of survivor game, much like Most Dangerous Game, an adult version of Lord of the Flies and Halloween Resurrection (replacing Michael with Barabbas and his team). The story itself feels more at home with a surreal and believable factor in this day and age. The story has some low points that is right out of left field that makes the end of the 1st act look weak. For example, during the bus drop off scene, the story drags on a little too long for this transition between acts. Also the additional character placement doesn't make much sense when they are just throw into the fold. Loren and crew does a real great job keeping to the survival horror tropes and keeping the audiences on the edge of their seats. The structure of a story relies on great factors in ones’ film in order to make it work, not just for the cast and crew but for the audience to believe in. For the most part, there is a pretty good story structure here and it carries throughout the film as a whole. Unlike most independent horror films i have seen, this one isn't going for the blood and guts, sick and twisted, gore factor, but more of a psychotic and sadistic approach to the source material. Characters: Each dramatic persona is very different outside of the Dark Military themselves. Everyone from Lamar Bumbrey's Roman, Cabrina Collesides' Lainie, John Woods' Dean, and Cory Kastle's Griffin to each member of The Dark Military are very unique and moves the story on. The chemistry between Lainie, Dean and Roman is like big brothers protecting their sister, Lainie, in a way that both Dean and Roman demand Lainie to go with them and have a great time. Dean, as a character, is pretty much the protector of their group from any outside force. For example, a scene were Stephen Medvidick's character Teddy is super drunk and gets in the way as well as hits on her while Lainie and the group are trying to survive. Dean protected her while protecting the others in the group too. When it comes to Lamar Bumbery's Roman, character, he seems to have much interest for Lainie previously. Lainie and Roman seem to have had a rocky past or has always been there for her in the past and won't stop now. He would give his life to protect Lainie. Cabrina Collesides' Lainie character is a hard worker and doesn't get the credit that she deserves. Her character is pretty much like any other hard working person in the world, but with her, she lets people (co-workers and other friends) walk all over her. Lainie seems to have the only character arch in this film that benefits her versus others. There is always a wild card in the bunch of main and supporting characters and Cory Kastle's Griffin character is compared to Randy from Wes Carvin's Scream or Zepp is to the 1st Saw film. Not much is known about Griffin; however, he does show up as a wondering survivor to Dean and the group of survivors after the games have started. Dean and company take him in as to even the odds. There may be more than meets the eye when it comes to Griffin himself. The Dark Military themselves are a bunch of ex-military soldiers that want to do one thing and that is to bring down the system, hijack and spread their message to the world. The fearless leader, Barabbas, the femme fatales Jezebel (Gina Marie Scholl) and Delilah (Shannon Sexton) with their bodyguards Kane (James Donahue) and Judas (Eric Foxhill). Actions speak louder than words when it comes to this group. Hell bent on hijacking this little survival game for their own fortunate. Both Jezebel and Delilah are at most dangerous in a non-sexual and sexual way that traps everyone in their trance. With Judas and Kane; however, let their actions take control to anyone that steps towards their team wrong. Barabbas is one sadistic, psychopathic, a lunatic fridge leader of the Dark Military who was sent to disturbed this peaceful game. Loren does one hell of a job bringing Barabbas to the screen without mercy and unstoppable throughout the film. From his movements to his stares and dialogue, you wished you wouldn't have joined this game at all. With all these characters, other than the ones above, we could do without, minus of course the cameos of Alex Vincent (Andy from Childs Play fame), Brian Heffron (Blue Meanie of ECW/WWE fame) and a few others, would be best to be killed off screen(I.E The Gothic group). However; there are some great performances from R. Marcos Taylor's (Suge Knight from Straight Outta Compton) Chief Pillman, Sharon Smyth's Annabelle Lexington, and Stepthen Medvidick's Teddy, which all moved the story along without struggle to the film and story itself. Survive if They let you! If you are reading this now, The Dark Military already has you or have fallen by their wayside. The Dark Military has some casualties during the film itself, but it works for the most part. With some great casting choices, settings and plotline, this film is far better than most of the independent horror/thriller films I had the honor to watch. While this is Loren's debut in the director’s chair, it does show on screen that some choices should have been cut from the final product and the film suffers from it. Furthermore, most choices work better than others and moves the film on slowly, but surely. Loren and the Dark Military cast make up for this during the second and third act when the film really picks up. An independent film like this needs to ramp up before the climax or you will lose your audience drastically; however, this film hits that mark full force. One of my favorite scenes is when a small group has no choice but to stand against the force that holds them at bay. Overall, this film works well with the audience and views at home; however, you would have to sit through some rambunctious scenes to get to the better parts. As an audience member, the fight choreography should have a little more work into it to make the fights smooth and fluid for the scenes. There are a few small scenes, the interview with the Dark Military members and the other flashback scenes, feels surreal that you thought you might have seen this on TV as a special news story. During a special screening of this film, I talked to Loren about the film and was really thrilled about the product he had put out and I would 100% agree with him. I love the cinematography, the warm color pallet and the overall look of the film with not too much effects to make it look and feel like the fall and Halloween all together. For his first directorial feature film, he hit most of the marks needed for making one pretty kick ass film. The Independent Film Corner Rating: 7.75 out of 10 Film Grade: C+ IMDB Rating: 6.7 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5108524/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 The Dark Military Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDarkMilitary/ The Dark Military Trailer: https://vimeo.com/154894181 Site: http://www.averagesuperstarfilms.com/untitled Average Superstar Films: http://www.averagesuperstarfilms.com/ This is a solid opening, music sets the tone. Camera work sets the stage for what you about to see but needs more as an audience member. Lighting of the scene works, but needs more realism and creativity but good overall sets the tone for the film. The overall theme and tone of this opening is to set you up that it's at least a year or two after the 8th movie (Resurrection).
Acting for this opening scene could have been a little better and little more emotion to it. On a continuity note, during the cemetery scene, it didn't look like it was raining but when we see them in the car; it has been raining for a while on the car's rear windshield. This scene where they stop to get gas, works for them for a rest point until the plot points come into play. Great intertwine of the Crystal Lake Reference, but might not be geographically correct placement of places. The two people entering what looks to be either a house or a place to hide, works to a point but they both should be more exhausted since Jason is an unstoppable killing machine. It has a great connection to the Tommy and John characters from both H20 and Friday the 13th Part 6 movies. Pretty good acting here with the characters, mainly Tommy; however, it falls short when it comes to Jason banging on the door. When it comes to Jason entering the house, he should have done more of an effect to the door or make it seem like nothing can stop him. Setting, style and tone continue to be good to so far. When Tommy shoots Jason, only three bullets come out of 2 guns looks like kind of unrealistic of the times. Pretty okay effects could need some work with the reactions and shot effects too. Love the way you have done with the deaths of both Tommy and his girlfriend, Myers style. The battle of the two icons is probably the biggest part of this story. Some effects seem to be good and bad; however, they work for this fan-film about to icons that can't die. The movement, staging and blocking of this fight and overall fan-film, is good for that time but could have been better overall. Stunts and fight choreography is pretty good and could have some slow points. Needs more fast pace shots, this almost looks like a choreographed fight in real life, almost like the film was shot during the practice and was the only take that was fully run through. Overall, the Raising action and Climax of this fan-film is a good piece with superb score, sound effects and the characters that are played. Overall this fan film hits a high note early, but tries staying high when it comes to Climax and Falling Actions. This fan-film has a great sense of the characters inside the film series world and stay true to the face that both Johns and Tommy's mothers have both been killed by these two killer icons. I would have love more from the ending of this short and it needed more of a closure point to both Jason and Michael. I fully understand this is an older Fan-Film that the director had made over a decade ago; however, for the standards for that time could have been higher for most. The story plays a great part of the settings and the characters habits that they reach to. For this, the short Fan-Film is a pretty good representation of what a fan-film should be about and not look like. This is a film review from 2014 and the fan film came out over a decade ago but still watch it for yourself. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3500714/combined Most Fan-films are very bore and lacks creative control; however, Chris and his creative mind combine all of the best and most iconic legends of horror into one short. Let's start off with the story itself. This is a great continuation from the first part which, in my opinion should have been all one movie instead of two a part series.
The story continues directly right where the first part ends. The idea of having Jason, Michael and Leatherface working as Pinheads drones is great since all other those icons have their own personality and adding Pinhead as the leader of hell is a brilliant idea in of itself. With the acting to all the icons, I find the Freddy character, should have talked less and gave more action to his character. With him being the only icon that has a mouth and can speak, he should have talked a little less. On to Pinhead (actor), in my option, should have darker vocals since he is like the devil in a character made for horror films. The Directing, staging and blocking are pretty good when it comes to this part; furthermore, in my option, the first part might have been better in staging and blocking when it comes to having multiple characters on screen. For the settings; however, are very unique. I love the idea when Freddy gets knocked into the characters locations are great to see. During the Friday the 13th settings, has the best setting out of all three of them since the heavy rain gives it an eerie atmosphere to work with. My less favorite has to be the Leatherface settings only because it looks to unrealistic and does not really look like a Texas landscape. Whereas Jason and Mikes settings can really be any place that looks like the Myers house or a camp really. All in All I gave this fan-film 7 out of 10 because of the acting, settings and comparison of part 1 to part 2. The concept and story are great but without believable settings, they do not work well, in my option. Go check out his fan-film from 2011, you will love it. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2054820/combined |
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