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The Haunting of Julia Fields (2023)
Painful
It's low budget which is no excuse for an awful script and poor acting. Dreadfully inept acting in fact. I blame the director rather than the actors who I am sure could have done better.
It's a very slow pace. You keep hoping for a chilling moment but they don't come. We get the trope of the duvet being pulled away. A bizarre goblin in the cupboard.
The table lamp steals the show with some good stunt work.
Sound effects are straight off of you tube.
If I saw a hooded figure with a dribbling sewed up mouth I'd go crazy! She sits down and holds her hands up in front of her face.
It's brave to have so little background music. They should have stuck to that plan cos the techno synch music is awful.
The gun shot sound effect is awful too. Guns are LOUD!
I like the time slip moments. The landlord is an unpleasant person, real or not and the place has rats and the locals are intimidating. I'd be out of there and at the local motel in a flash!
Ahhh but the twist! Well 2 twists are good. Are they worth an hour of your life to get there? No.
Superterranean (2020)
A chat with yourself
This is a film that proves the difference between Hollywood million dollar films and the rest is paper thin. Loved this movie. My take on the meaning is that he is just having a conversation with himself and then buries the past. He may have been away from home much longer than a few days. But he wants to go home. There is the odd rather glitchy out of focus shot but for that there are dozens of brilliant wide screen shots. Enjoyed it immensely.
Taking on the whole project was clearly a massive task but it was worth it. 5 years in the making I read. Ian describes himself as a reluctant actor, well if you want to replace yourself in the next film give me a call.