The horror fans have
been wanking themselves flat then round again over this for a couple of months.
I can see why, it's got an effective Carpenter-esque vibe that's all about
'creepy' rather than bloody, and you feel the sense of paranoia and fear build
as the characters try and out run their fate.
However, for all the
claims of orginality being spunked over it, it's pretty derivative. Very
similar in plot to the wave of far-eastern ghost films that exploded in the
early 2000s. Although rather than a haunted VHS tape or mobile phone, it's
essentially about the damage a haunted penis can do.
The soundtrack and
wardrobe choices both needed a fucking good kick in the spuds for being so
intentionally '80s in style, something that film makers in their twenties keep
doing without realising what cunts it makes them.
Sorry, cloud-based
iCunts.
I know that may sound
hypocritical after praising its Carpenter vibe, but a vibe is exactly that, a
sensation or feeling you get as you watch a film, it's nothing to do with
having your cast dress like arseholes.
However, it is much,
much better than the tepid, jump-scare dogshit relentlessly pumped out under
the name of horror these days so if you can ignore the above wankery, it's well
worth a go.
*Turns out the
writer/director is 40. He should know better.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3235888/
6.75/10
Perkin.
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