dingane
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As many have noted, the effects and graphics are fantastic as was all of the acting. This was a top-notch cast that delivered top-notch performances.
So it was kind of a bummer to see it mostly wasted.
The character motivations were inconsistent at best. The backdrop to the story/world was given as almost an afterthought with no real explanation. And as a nerd who loves these kinds of movies, the actually technology made little sense.
If you're making combat robots with AI "brains," why would you make them shaped like people who have to hold guns? Why would you make them run on two legs? And it's not like that was one model among others. All the AI robots we see are humanoid. How did humans manage to still use advanced tech with AI without having it just get taken over by the "bad guy" AI? Why aren't the AIs smarter than people? And I don't mean super-intelligence, I mean the AIs seem really no smarter than your average person. They shoot their guns about as well as Storm Troopers, for instance. Wouldn't they at least be better at targeting? How do humans have tracking missiles and such but the AIs don't? The technology in this world just makes zero sense.
The very obvious and heavy-handed references to America's war in Vietnam was also just really bizarre and nonsensical. At the very least, the movie needed to explain this part.
The movie looks cool, had great acting, and made very little sense.
So it was kind of a bummer to see it mostly wasted.
The character motivations were inconsistent at best. The backdrop to the story/world was given as almost an afterthought with no real explanation. And as a nerd who loves these kinds of movies, the actually technology made little sense.
If you're making combat robots with AI "brains," why would you make them shaped like people who have to hold guns? Why would you make them run on two legs? And it's not like that was one model among others. All the AI robots we see are humanoid. How did humans manage to still use advanced tech with AI without having it just get taken over by the "bad guy" AI? Why aren't the AIs smarter than people? And I don't mean super-intelligence, I mean the AIs seem really no smarter than your average person. They shoot their guns about as well as Storm Troopers, for instance. Wouldn't they at least be better at targeting? How do humans have tracking missiles and such but the AIs don't? The technology in this world just makes zero sense.
The very obvious and heavy-handed references to America's war in Vietnam was also just really bizarre and nonsensical. At the very least, the movie needed to explain this part.
The movie looks cool, had great acting, and made very little sense.
This is not a horror movie. It isn't even really a movie. It's a sermon of Evangelical Christian talking points masquerading as a demon possession movie. I think it was probably shown as advanced screenings in churches around the country which is why it has a 97% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes (30% critic rating) and somehow still a decent rating on IMDB as well.
And I wouldn't even be mad at the sermonizing if it was done well. There's a whole genre in horror dedicated to "The atheists were wrong and Satan/Evil is real!" I mean, that was the essential point of The Exorcist. But this was just so ham-fisted and terrible. You could more accurately title this movie "Atheist Straw Man the Movie." Also, I like so bad they're good movies. This isn't one of those. It's literally just like going to church.
I knew it would be nothing but boring sermonizing about 30 or 40 min in where the demon admonishes everyone for being desensitized by movies and video games. That's when I knew that nothing interesting would happen. It would just be a long drawn-out sermon. I wanted to leave but one of my buddies thought it might turn around. It didn't.
Then after the climax when you think it's finally over there's a whole extended anti-climax scene with Glenn Beck.
Apparently the Director said this movie was intended as a bait-and-switch to get horror audiences in to hear a sermon. Well, it worked on me and my friends.
And I wouldn't even be mad at the sermonizing if it was done well. There's a whole genre in horror dedicated to "The atheists were wrong and Satan/Evil is real!" I mean, that was the essential point of The Exorcist. But this was just so ham-fisted and terrible. You could more accurately title this movie "Atheist Straw Man the Movie." Also, I like so bad they're good movies. This isn't one of those. It's literally just like going to church.
I knew it would be nothing but boring sermonizing about 30 or 40 min in where the demon admonishes everyone for being desensitized by movies and video games. That's when I knew that nothing interesting would happen. It would just be a long drawn-out sermon. I wanted to leave but one of my buddies thought it might turn around. It didn't.
Then after the climax when you think it's finally over there's a whole extended anti-climax scene with Glenn Beck.
Apparently the Director said this movie was intended as a bait-and-switch to get horror audiences in to hear a sermon. Well, it worked on me and my friends.
I'm giving this 8 stars because within the category of B horror movies, it is great. You should not compare this to full-budget, talented-cast 8-star movies. If you watch this, you are in the mood for a low-budget horror movie. You should evaluate it within that context.
The acting is pretty mediocre most of the time. Sean Patrick Flannery won't be winning any awards, though he was fine for the most part. Frederic Koehler, however, was great. He is able to play a cognitively disabled young man without it turning into stereotype or being offensive. He switches back and forth between Dennis and the demon very well. He really made a pretty fun movie out of what would have been a very mediocre one.
The writing is a bit stilted to unbelievable. The introduction of the mirror at the beginning makes very little sense. It gets better as the movie develops, though.
The demon scenes aren't scary and even get pretty farcical.
But here's why I really liked this movie: it's an original idea with an original execution. This is what every low-budget horror movie is aspiring to. If you like B horror movies, give this a go. But give it at least until the middle. The beginning is a bit awkward and even somewhat cringe-worthy. It really starts to shine in the latter half as things get weird.
The acting is pretty mediocre most of the time. Sean Patrick Flannery won't be winning any awards, though he was fine for the most part. Frederic Koehler, however, was great. He is able to play a cognitively disabled young man without it turning into stereotype or being offensive. He switches back and forth between Dennis and the demon very well. He really made a pretty fun movie out of what would have been a very mediocre one.
The writing is a bit stilted to unbelievable. The introduction of the mirror at the beginning makes very little sense. It gets better as the movie develops, though.
The demon scenes aren't scary and even get pretty farcical.
But here's why I really liked this movie: it's an original idea with an original execution. This is what every low-budget horror movie is aspiring to. If you like B horror movies, give this a go. But give it at least until the middle. The beginning is a bit awkward and even somewhat cringe-worthy. It really starts to shine in the latter half as things get weird.