MikeHunt1075
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Not sure why this is rated as low as a 3? It's at least a 5, as in watchable, it's ok for one viewing, no re-watch value, but decent enough for a pass for a one time viewing.
I guess too many people are compating it to Saw? It's not as good as Saw, it's not even close, but it's not the worst effort. It's a simmilar plot of a guy kidnapping and torturing people in a game where their own choices .... you've seen Saw, why explain it?
Even tho I've said it's OK as a one off watch, there are a couple of things that could've improved the film that really stick out.
1. The film quality. It seems to switch all over the place. In one scene it looks like a mid 1990s TV show like Charmed. Then it looks like Days of Our Lives. Then a cheap late 1980s show. Honestly, most of the film looks like low budget made for TV over anything cinematic.
2. Filler. There's a whole sub-plot of a Detective and an FBI agent that really adds nothing to this film at all. If there scenes and horrible acting was cut from the film, it'd make no difference. With the ending it has, there's really no need for them to be in the film.
3. Soundtrack. Needed a guitar driven rock soundtrack, not a atmospheric orchestration that doesn't suit the films picture quality. The two don't blend here.
You won't ever kick yourself for never seeing this. There's a couple of not bad kill scenes for gore fans, but nothing special. Some of the cheap CGI is visually obvious, but it's a compotent enough job to not distract you too much.
It's currently on TUBI for free to watch. Do or don't, the choice is yours, but there's way worse movies out there compared to this.
I guess too many people are compating it to Saw? It's not as good as Saw, it's not even close, but it's not the worst effort. It's a simmilar plot of a guy kidnapping and torturing people in a game where their own choices .... you've seen Saw, why explain it?
Even tho I've said it's OK as a one off watch, there are a couple of things that could've improved the film that really stick out.
1. The film quality. It seems to switch all over the place. In one scene it looks like a mid 1990s TV show like Charmed. Then it looks like Days of Our Lives. Then a cheap late 1980s show. Honestly, most of the film looks like low budget made for TV over anything cinematic.
2. Filler. There's a whole sub-plot of a Detective and an FBI agent that really adds nothing to this film at all. If there scenes and horrible acting was cut from the film, it'd make no difference. With the ending it has, there's really no need for them to be in the film.
3. Soundtrack. Needed a guitar driven rock soundtrack, not a atmospheric orchestration that doesn't suit the films picture quality. The two don't blend here.
You won't ever kick yourself for never seeing this. There's a couple of not bad kill scenes for gore fans, but nothing special. Some of the cheap CGI is visually obvious, but it's a compotent enough job to not distract you too much.
It's currently on TUBI for free to watch. Do or don't, the choice is yours, but there's way worse movies out there compared to this.
I hate these movies that really suck you in and then they blow it in the final act with a terrible ending.
This was unexpected and a surprisingly good movie that had me wondering why I'd never heard of it before?... then the answer was revealed in the final few mins when it just derailed and played out an anti-climactic ending that is a terrible way to end what could have become a modern day classic thriller.
There doesn't seem to be any sequel in site to finish the story, so its just getting a low rating for it being a movie with so much potential ruined by a god awful ending leaving many questions unanswered and a bad taste in my mouth of thoughts such as "why bother setting up such and such?", "What was the point of that?" and "Huhhhh?? That's all?"
This movie won best picture and best script somewhere according to iMDB... how?????? Where the other movies and scripts only half finished ones and this one just got away ALMOST being complete compared to the rest?
This was unexpected and a surprisingly good movie that had me wondering why I'd never heard of it before?... then the answer was revealed in the final few mins when it just derailed and played out an anti-climactic ending that is a terrible way to end what could have become a modern day classic thriller.
There doesn't seem to be any sequel in site to finish the story, so its just getting a low rating for it being a movie with so much potential ruined by a god awful ending leaving many questions unanswered and a bad taste in my mouth of thoughts such as "why bother setting up such and such?", "What was the point of that?" and "Huhhhh?? That's all?"
This movie won best picture and best script somewhere according to iMDB... how?????? Where the other movies and scripts only half finished ones and this one just got away ALMOST being complete compared to the rest?
