A return to the Hitchcock suspense thriller Writer/Director Jet Eller new release "Never feed the Troll" is a Suspense/Thriller with a capital S/T. The movie is filmed in such a way; as to make you feel the anxiety experienced by the lead character, No small feet. The feel of the movie hearkens back too a different time or era, Hitchcock's time. It is the closet thing to a Hitchcock film I've seen outside of TMC (The Movie Channel). The film starts out slow and builds with anxiety. Most films you can figure out the ending, twenty-five minutes into the film, not so with this film. One of the things I like most about this film is that it didn't require me to suspend disbelief; I wasn't second guessing the events on the screen.
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Great Film
dlking5219 November 2010
Warning: Spoilers
This movie rocks! While it may seem a little slow at the beginning the crescendo builds and builds. The main character is a preachers wife who is only trying to get some recipes online when her internet is hacked by an intruder. This intruder knows her darkest secrets and threatens her with the truth. If the truth comes out then her life, as she is living it, is ruined. On a very slim budget this movie works in all areas. The actors are few, maybe only 6 throughout the entire film, but they bring a believability that you can feel. The fear, the apprehension, and the malice are palpable. My hat is off to all those involved, from the sound man to the actors. Keep making films in this vein and remember...Never Feed The Troll!
Terrific Film
Sharrine18 November 2010
I went to the premiere of this movie and was on the edge of my seat. It is a wonderful, spellbinding film. I found the quality of the film very professionally done and the acting was superb. This is a film well worth checking out. If you like Hitchcock-vein films, this is well worth a go see. People who were at the premiere with me were very impressed. I don't want to give anything away, but you never expect what happens at the end of the film. I sat and wondered "who is the troll" and not like Sherlock Holmes, I guessed everyone but the one who was the guilty party. This is indeed a film that I will go and see again and again (or even better still, add to my library) A big thumbs up from this viewer!!
A tasty treat for indie film lovers
newcreaturefeature18 November 2010
Warning: Spoilers
If you're familiar with Jet Eller's last film, Night Feeders, you might be expecting a horror flick. Though this movie is more of a suspense/thriller, don't let that fool you into thinking it's something so easily tamable.
The story centers around a pastor's wife (Linda, played by Libby Seymour), who is home alone while her husband heads to a minister's conference. Linda has been assigned the job of making the church bulletins but is fairly new to computers and the internet. Before jumping headlong into her task, she decides (like most of us do) to do a little web-surfing and check her email. After opening a scam email, she "feeds the troll" by responding to the sender that she is not dumb enough to fall for his tricks.
From that point on we're strapped in and the ride starts. There are plenty of twists and turns regarding the identity of the "troll," what his intentions are, and what he really knows about Linda and her past. The troll electronically torments Linda, slowly breaking her down from content pastor's wife to complete paranoid.
She spirals downward emotionally, not knowing who to ask for help or who she can truly trust. She occasionally seeks comfort through phone calls to traveling husband Doug (played by Patrick G. Keenan), but only finds real solace, momentarily as it may be, in long-time friend Gail (played by Sharrin Edwards), who tries unsuccessfully to steer Linda away from the growing temptation to respond to the troll and the assumptions she is making about him.
Without giving too much away, Linda finally comes face to face with the man she suspects is her troll, played with genuine creepiness by Michael Ruff (Doug from the film Night Feeders).
After finding out all the ugly truths of the story, you'll want to watch it again to see how all the clues fall into place--the true mark of a good thriller.
The story centers around a pastor's wife (Linda, played by Libby Seymour), who is home alone while her husband heads to a minister's conference. Linda has been assigned the job of making the church bulletins but is fairly new to computers and the internet. Before jumping headlong into her task, she decides (like most of us do) to do a little web-surfing and check her email. After opening a scam email, she "feeds the troll" by responding to the sender that she is not dumb enough to fall for his tricks.
From that point on we're strapped in and the ride starts. There are plenty of twists and turns regarding the identity of the "troll," what his intentions are, and what he really knows about Linda and her past. The troll electronically torments Linda, slowly breaking her down from content pastor's wife to complete paranoid.
She spirals downward emotionally, not knowing who to ask for help or who she can truly trust. She occasionally seeks comfort through phone calls to traveling husband Doug (played by Patrick G. Keenan), but only finds real solace, momentarily as it may be, in long-time friend Gail (played by Sharrin Edwards), who tries unsuccessfully to steer Linda away from the growing temptation to respond to the troll and the assumptions she is making about him.
Without giving too much away, Linda finally comes face to face with the man she suspects is her troll, played with genuine creepiness by Michael Ruff (Doug from the film Night Feeders).
After finding out all the ugly truths of the story, you'll want to watch it again to see how all the clues fall into place--the true mark of a good thriller.
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