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Post by Dr Strange on Aug 11, 2011 14:51:45 GMT
So glad you enjoyed The Devils Rock, Andy - my recommendations don't usually get such positive responses And I completely agree with you on that Saw comparison - makes you wonder if the guy who wrote the blurb had even seen the film. Have you read the description on the director's page for his Voodoo Dawn project? A criminal gang botch a raid on an armoured truck, killing two bystanders, taking a hostage and unwittingly stealing a valuable occult amulet belonging to a Bokor, a powerful voodoo witchdoctor, who resurrects the dead bodies of those killed in the raid, and sends the re-animated corpses to the gang’s abandoned hi-rise hideaway to punish them and retrieve his property.Sounds good, eh?
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Aug 12, 2011 18:24:40 GMT
there ain't many laughs to be had in The Devil's Rock, and there is absolutely no CGI Oh yes there is. I counted at least two instances.
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Aug 12, 2011 21:32:50 GMT
The Blackout Robert David Sanders.
Apologies if there is a thread on this somewhere. Thoroughly excellent hokum. Fast paced. Won't spoil it by revealing the plot but think of dawn of the dead meets alien, add only a modicum of plot, take away vast cast numbers and you're left with a pretty good movie.
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Post by Dr Strange on Aug 13, 2011 10:10:01 GMT
there ain't many laughs to be had in The Devil's Rock, and there is absolutely no CGI Oh yes there is. I counted at least two instances. Yes, the D-Day invasion "footage" is CGI - but that seemed so peripheral to the action that I forgot all about it in my enthusiasm. Or did you mean there were two instances that provided you with laughs?
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Aug 13, 2011 10:46:46 GMT
Or did you mean there were two instances that provided you with laughs? I found the entire thing risible, to be honest. But I do not regret watching it; it had some interesting music in places. And it was certainly a laudable attempt to be a little bit more intellectual than is standard in the genre (on film).
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Post by Dr Strange on Aug 13, 2011 11:21:05 GMT
I found the entire thing risible, to be honest. But I do not regret watching it; it had some interesting music in places. And it was certainly a laudable attempt to be a little bit more intellectual than is standard in the genre (on film). Can't say I remember the music - though that is usually a good sign for me. Sure, it doesn't stand up to much analysis - but the fact that someone made a film with this (lets be honest: ridiculous) plot and didn't make a complete pig's ear of it is, in itself, laudable. The big plus points for me was the quality of the acting - again, given the slightly stereotypical characters it's quite an achievement just to make them believable - and the fact that (as you say) the film as a whole came across as pretty smart ("intellectual" might be pushing it!) despite the subject matter.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Aug 13, 2011 12:24:44 GMT
It could have used at least one more actor. I found it annoying that the demon in its true shape and the guy's wife were played by the same actress. Also, the ridiculous LEGEND-inspired look of the demon stands out like a sore thumb in the otherwise grittily realistic context. Something a bit subtler would have been much better.
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Post by Dr Strange on Aug 13, 2011 13:09:23 GMT
It could have used at least one more actor. I found it annoying that the demon in its true shape and the guy's wife were played by the same actress. Also, the ridiculous LEGEND-inspired look of the demon stands out like a sore thumb in the otherwise grittily realistic context. Something a bit subtler would have been much better. Yes - I completely agree on all those points. I hadn't made the Legend link (I was reminded more of a female Hellboy), but I thought the portrayal of the demon was definitely the weakest part of the film.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Aug 13, 2011 14:57:29 GMT
I hadn't made the Legend link (I was reminded more of a female Hellboy) I am very old.
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Post by markus1986 on Aug 14, 2011 7:34:14 GMT
Last night a Hammer double bill - Curse of the Werewolf and Kiss of the Vampire. I can remember watching the late night 'double bill' the BBC would screen in the late 70's early 80's. I wonder how many of todays kids even know of the original Hammer films?
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Post by David A. Riley on Aug 14, 2011 8:18:30 GMT
Good choice for a double bill. Coincidentally, I had one last night too: Hammer's Frankenstein Created Woman and Mad Max 2, still one of the best post-apocalyptic films ever.
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Post by markus1986 on Aug 15, 2011 7:15:19 GMT
Mad Max 2 is a great film
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Post by David A. Riley on Aug 16, 2011 10:25:45 GMT
Had great fun last night watching a really good DVD copy of Mario Bava's Hatchet for a Honeymoon. The plot was completely over the top, and had everything thrown into it, from a serial killer who was trying to remember how his mother was murdered to a ghost of the killer's wife who can only be seen by other people! And some beautiful photography. And what must surely be one of the most incompetent competent police investigators ever.
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Post by paulfinch on Aug 16, 2011 21:53:21 GMT
Glad a few people have enjoyed THE DEVIL'S ROCK. There's no better feeling than seeing one of your stories or scripts make it to the big screen. It won't be to everyone's taste, but thus far the reaction is pretty positive. It's opened a few other doors for me, which is nice. Sorry if this seems a bit of self-indulgent post by the way, but I thought while folk were talking about the film and offering praise it was only right to show gratitude. If anyone's interested, there's quite a bit of info about the development and production of the movie, plus future projects and so forth, on my blog/page: paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/Note to moderator, if it's unacceptable to post this link, apologies offered, please feel free to cut it out.
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Post by Dr Strange on Aug 17, 2011 10:02:59 GMT
Paul, I enjoyed The Devil's Rock immensely and I am looking forward to seeing more from yourself (and from Paul Campion). I know things can get stuck "in development" forever, but Voodoo Dawn just has to get made. I mean, people just can't seem to get enough zombies at the moment. Did you know they are filming World War Z in Glasgow just now? They'll save a fortune on the make-up budget.
BTW - I rather like that NZ poster for the film that you have on your webpage!
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