sammymayson
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An asbestos cleaning crew is tasked with just a few days to clean up a crumbling mental hospital and, as the days go on, they become more and more unhinged as they suspect something sinister is lurking in the building with them.
Although Session 9 gets off to a strong atmospheric start with an intriguing premise, but it never quite gets off to the races and falls into a predictable rut towards the end with a less than exciting twist.
The performances are strong and the production design and cinematography go a long way in building a creepy feeling of dread as the camera lurks and lingers down dark decrepit hallways, staircases, and basements, but there aren't enough true scares to pay everything off.
Although Session 9 gets off to a strong atmospheric start with an intriguing premise, but it never quite gets off to the races and falls into a predictable rut towards the end with a less than exciting twist.
The performances are strong and the production design and cinematography go a long way in building a creepy feeling of dread as the camera lurks and lingers down dark decrepit hallways, staircases, and basements, but there aren't enough true scares to pay everything off.
A struggling college student takes a babysitting job in order to move off campus and away from her less than ideal roommate, but soon finds out that the details of this babysitting job are much more unusual than she'd initially thought.
Director Ti West conjures up memories of late 70's/early 80's horror filmmaking better than just about anyone. It's colors are muted and earthy and not bright and flashy like in so many other 80's period pieces. It's a masterful piece of suspenseful filmmaking and dread with many wonderful performances and surprises throughout. This is much more about mood and ambiance than it is gore and jump scares.
If there's any drawback, it's that, by the time the finale rolls around, it seems that it's over within the blink of an eye after all that wonderful build up.
Director Ti West conjures up memories of late 70's/early 80's horror filmmaking better than just about anyone. It's colors are muted and earthy and not bright and flashy like in so many other 80's period pieces. It's a masterful piece of suspenseful filmmaking and dread with many wonderful performances and surprises throughout. This is much more about mood and ambiance than it is gore and jump scares.
If there's any drawback, it's that, by the time the finale rolls around, it seems that it's over within the blink of an eye after all that wonderful build up.
A pregnant woman moves in with her sister and her kids who find a dangerous demonic book in the walls of their apartment complex and unleash bloodthirsty spirits who possess and mutilate everyone they come into contact with.
Evil Dead Rise has been heralded as the return to form for the franchise, but it lacks any of that original series' humor or slapstick splatter. There is splatter, of course (lots of it, in fact), but the tone wavers closer to unpleasant than humorous or horrifying.
Characters are poorly drawn with the actors doing most of the heavy lifting to try and make some of their insane decisions make any sense whatsoever. Fans of gruesome makeup and gore effects will be delighted at the artistry on display, but it doesn't amount to much in the end as the story is simply not worth telling.
Evil Dead Rise has been heralded as the return to form for the franchise, but it lacks any of that original series' humor or slapstick splatter. There is splatter, of course (lots of it, in fact), but the tone wavers closer to unpleasant than humorous or horrifying.
Characters are poorly drawn with the actors doing most of the heavy lifting to try and make some of their insane decisions make any sense whatsoever. Fans of gruesome makeup and gore effects will be delighted at the artistry on display, but it doesn't amount to much in the end as the story is simply not worth telling.