polarisnsirius
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TLDR for those that don't want to read my review: great film, slow burn, film told partially in flashbacks & unique idea in its genre.
This was surprising good. I was expecting something cheesy with a bit of tension or a few jump scares & there were none! That's refreshing in a low budget flick.
Part of my surprise came from being told this is a horror & the rest came from the cover. It's more of a thriller or noir type with a supernatural twist. Impuratus is nothing like The Exorcist or one of the many knock offs. It's also not like anything in the Conjuring universe, from the ones I've seen.
I've watched so many horror / thrillers that I can usually figure out who lives / dies & any twists within 20 minutes. It's so refreshing to watch a movie where I knew where the story was going, but I couldn't figure out how it got there until right before the reveal. Then there's another twist at the end I didn't see coming & I love it! The writers did a great job taking a tired, overused trope & putting their own unique spin on it.
The actors all did good to great in their roles with the detective & patient being the best in my opinion. This movie deserves to be a cult classic. I recommend this wholeheartedly.
This was surprising good. I was expecting something cheesy with a bit of tension or a few jump scares & there were none! That's refreshing in a low budget flick.
Part of my surprise came from being told this is a horror & the rest came from the cover. It's more of a thriller or noir type with a supernatural twist. Impuratus is nothing like The Exorcist or one of the many knock offs. It's also not like anything in the Conjuring universe, from the ones I've seen.
I've watched so many horror / thrillers that I can usually figure out who lives / dies & any twists within 20 minutes. It's so refreshing to watch a movie where I knew where the story was going, but I couldn't figure out how it got there until right before the reveal. Then there's another twist at the end I didn't see coming & I love it! The writers did a great job taking a tired, overused trope & putting their own unique spin on it.
The actors all did good to great in their roles with the detective & patient being the best in my opinion. This movie deserves to be a cult classic. I recommend this wholeheartedly.
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I wasn't expecting a lot out of this since most anthologies I've seen are a mixed bag of good & bad short stories. The setup was good & the stories around the campfire gave me 'Are You Afraid of the Dark' vibes.
I've never seen Richard Brake before, but his performance was great. His few lines were well spoken & his facial expressions really gave him the proper creep factor. I wish he'd had a bigger role.
The other actors did fine. They were able to make their roles as friends gone camping believable.
The stories told were ok to pretty good. My favorite is the movie theater one. That one had the best acting & best antagonist in my opinion.
The frame story leaves much to be desired. The synopsis is misleading since the consequences are vaguely shown in a blink & you'll miss it scene & whatever happened to the story tellers is left to your imagination.
SCORE: Frame Story - 4 Tales - 6 Overall - 5 Recommend - Watch on Tubi if you're interested. If you miss it being free I suggest a cheap rental, like $2 max.
I've never seen Richard Brake before, but his performance was great. His few lines were well spoken & his facial expressions really gave him the proper creep factor. I wish he'd had a bigger role.
The other actors did fine. They were able to make their roles as friends gone camping believable.
The stories told were ok to pretty good. My favorite is the movie theater one. That one had the best acting & best antagonist in my opinion.
The frame story leaves much to be desired. The synopsis is misleading since the consequences are vaguely shown in a blink & you'll miss it scene & whatever happened to the story tellers is left to your imagination.
SCORE: Frame Story - 4 Tales - 6 Overall - 5 Recommend - Watch on Tubi if you're interested. If you miss it being free I suggest a cheap rental, like $2 max.
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I was intrigued by the starting interviews the 5 characters have to give the researchers & thought it might be similar to the creepy pasta, Russian Sleep Experiment. But no. The 5 go home & it sorta turns into a less interesting version of Paranormal Activity. There is no explanation of what the researchers are trying to discover & they're not involved at all.
Three of the segments had the core of something creepy, but never followed through. It's like the writers wanted to emphasize the mundane instead of the supernatural which is weird in an ouija film.
What I thought might be a cheesy b-movie turned out to be a dull waste of time.
Three of the segments had the core of something creepy, but never followed through. It's like the writers wanted to emphasize the mundane instead of the supernatural which is weird in an ouija film.
What I thought might be a cheesy b-movie turned out to be a dull waste of time.
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