Just what I liked and Disliked, but over all a fun film!

Rating: Null/10 (12 July 2011)

Now I'm not a famous critic, but this film is just a mix of really awesome scenes from films of the past mixing into a giant blender. But still has an original story, such a strange combination. What a great world we live in!
This film seems to imitate classic films like The Exorcist, Amityville Horror, Poltergeist, Wes Craven's A New Nightmare, Yes even Darth Maull from Star Wars.
This film actually does have an original story, that is pretty cool! But too bad the director filming this production was thinking on how to make these scenes way over pronounced. But it's still a fun ride.
I understand that the DP of this film loves all the films I mentioned above or at least likes them. But he really didn't have to make them so superimposed.
Basically we have a great story built on the shoulders of giants, now we all know that this is how great films are made, by borrowing really cool ideas, but really, let's be sensible, you don't have to overdue the filmmakers you love in your own production. This makes your film transparent.
The idea of the Further region was really cool but ruined when they turned it into a circus act and theatrical production, they should have made it more gritty with a lot less colour. It was like watching a Technicolor Disney film from the 50's.
They should of done the opposite with the colour scheme, and put the colour in the real world and the drab colour in the Further region. Because, when we dream and if there is colour in your dream it's never usually very vibrant. And that's what they didn't remember when making this film.
Now on a positive note.....
I did like the scare scenes in this even after all the down talk. I'm no film maker, but this review comes from just a fan of thrillers and horror films. But I'll be a man and tell you that I did get scared of the fright scenes they were very effective. This film is actually one of the scarier thrillers I've seen in a while, actually a long while.
Being it was from the creators of Paranormal Activity and Saw, that's just a selling point and nothing more. The real talent behind the scares are the writers and DP's if it wasn't for great people like this we wouldn't ever have great scary films.
But I'm just pointing out some of the things I liked and didn't like. I may sound a bit harsh. But that's what these reviews by normal everyday people are all about.
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Jeffrey J. Turner trnjamesbond@aol.com My website: www.governmentbull.com