Comments on: Fantasia 2009 – Dread http://www.soundonsight.org/fantasia-2009-dread/ Movie Reviews, Film Reviews, Film Podcast, Cinema, News, Interviews, Pop Culture Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:49:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: H3LLBO4N http://www.soundonsight.org/fantasia-2009-dread/comment-page-1/#comment-10813 H3LLBO4N Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:06:03 +0000 http://www.soundonsight.org/?p=9894#comment-10813 It was a poor horror film [then again, what is a good horror film?], but to be honest, the core idea is a good one. I'd scrap the physical torture marlarkey and instead focus solely on the psychological trauma aspect, and the antagonist exacerbating it as some kind of invisible phanthom lurking the shadows without them knowing of his presence; an omnipresent being that knows their deepest fears and using that knowledge to drive them insane, in turn obtaining, twisted as it may be, a relief of the torture that befell his soul as a child when his family was brutally slaughtered by a mysterious figure. I think the story could really be developed into a deep, disturbing chiller, but it would need a new director and no connection to Clive Barker who is a terribly overrated author/director in my opinion. It was a poor horror film [then again, what is a good horror film?], but to be honest, the core idea is a good one. I’d scrap the physical torture marlarkey and instead focus solely on the psychological trauma aspect, and the antagonist exacerbating it as some kind of invisible phanthom lurking the shadows without them knowing of his presence; an omnipresent being that knows their deepest fears and using that knowledge to drive them insane, in turn obtaining, twisted as it may be, a relief of the torture that befell his soul as a child when his family was brutally slaughtered by a mysterious figure. I think the story could really be developed into a deep, disturbing chiller, but it would need a new director and no connection to Clive Barker who is a terribly overrated author/director in my opinion.

]]> By: Electric Ant http://www.soundonsight.org/fantasia-2009-dread/comment-page-1/#comment-2753 Electric Ant Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:39:10 +0000 http://www.soundonsight.org/?p=9894#comment-2753 Your review is spot on (especially in your assessment of Quaid, who's more like a character from The Outsiders gone whiny, rather than a horrifying antagonist. Steven's character didn't do much to convince me either. And yeah, what was with that lame soundtrack?) Still, I enjoyed the movie (the cinematography, editing tone and style and worked for me) and found it had the right amount of fucked-up-ness. Your review is spot on (especially in your assessment of Quaid, who’s more like a character from The Outsiders gone whiny, rather than a horrifying antagonist. Steven’s character didn’t do much to convince me either. And yeah, what was with that lame soundtrack?)

Still, I enjoyed the movie (the cinematography, editing tone and style and worked for me) and found it had the right amount of fucked-up-ness.

]]> By: Ricky http://www.soundonsight.org/fantasia-2009-dread/comment-page-1/#comment-2747 Ricky Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:58:04 +0000 http://www.soundonsight.org/?p=9894#comment-2747 I actually enjoyed this film very much. I can't wait to review it on our upcoming podcast. I actually enjoyed this film very much. I can’t wait to review it on our upcoming podcast.

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