thrillkillkub

I bought this film without know or having heard anything about it. I was determined to buy SOMETHING that night, and this was the only interesting thing, so i bought it. There are some really great aspects to this film, as well as some really horrible things. It's films like this one that enforce my belief that horror fans should NOT make their own horror movies. And by that, i mean it becomes inevitable that you are gonna try and pay homage to your faves, and throw in your own little inside jokes, and just all around try and be clever when you are, well, not. Also, i know its difficult to pull a budget together, and sometimes we just want to put something of ourselves out there so badly that we are willing to make a lot of compromises. And maybe it's just time for me to expand my mind on this subject, but for now, I CANNOT STAND WATCHING MATERIAL SHOT ON VIDEO!!! There should be some kind of warning on the box or case letting you know how a film is presented. Its just difficult to take a film seriously when it looks like you got a couple of friends together and borrowed you Dads Cam-corder to make a spooky movie. All that said and out of the way, i will say that this film is pretty good. I can honestly say that the filmmaker himself is going to be a fine director someday. The zombie make-up is VERY good. Better than a lot of movies that HAVE found financial backing. The writing is ...o.k... i think it might have come off a little better if a little more detail was paid to the acting (again, the same scenes could be shot on film as opposed to video and might have worked. It's the fault of the medium). One of my favorite pieces of the film is the storyline of Vampire vs. Zombie. I have always wanted to see this conflict in some form. Both undead, but in different ways. The film makes some interesting choices with that storyline, and id like to have seen more conflict there. Another good thing about this film is that it ALMOST never reverts to making fun of the genre or digresses into sophomoric jokes. For the most part, this movie does take itself very seriously, which gives it more integrity. I do recommend this film for zombie lovers, if for nothing else, to glimpse the early work of someone who will most definatly blossom into a great horror director.

i caught this short film at ATOMFILMS.com , and if you like horror, zombies, or great animation, you should DEFINATELY check this out also.

there are actually 2 installments to view there, and both are excellent. i hope to see more in the future.

This movie was both horrible and horribly tragic. Besides the gut-wrenching conclusion, the impossibly tragic situations in which the heroin finds herself are only slightly less believable that the fact that she refuses to do anything in her favor to save herself. This contrived ultra-tragedy tosses itself unabashedly over-the-top, far beyond the borders of even the most ridiculous of melodramas.

I do, feel that Bjork, though I'm admittedly NOT one of her fans, turns in quite a fine acting performance. More so, I think, than a musical one. She plays Selma, a Czechoslovakian immigrant factory worker who is quickly going blind, but must press on to make sure her sun gets the much needed operation so he does not do the same. I found myself comparing her character to many a Tennessee Williams tragic damsel. Most pointedly, "The Glass Menagerie"'s Amanda. Only Selma's escape from harsh reality is the movie musicals of the early 20th century. In fact, she often imagines herself in nostalgic musical numbers throughout the film. It is the bizarre little musical numbers that are...well...unbearable. Bjork wrote the numbers herself, and they truly are repugnant. The concept behind them may be clever, but the end result seems only half hearted and musically disheveled. Catherine Deneuve's portrayal of the best friend is well done, and "Cabaret"'s Joel grey does a nice job as a Czechoslovakian actor/film-maker.

If you are a fan of Bjork, or take some sadistic pleasure in watching helpless puppies get hit by trains, then by all means, check this out. But, if you are looking for a light hearted homage to the big screen musicals of the 20's and 30's, STEER CLEAR!