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Darren Fisher (2465 KP) rated House of Death (1982) in Movies

Mar 21, 2021 (Updated Mar 21, 2021)

House of Death (1982)

1982 | Horror

5.0

(1 Ratings)

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A tedious affair of a film which kind of redeems itself in the last 10 minutes, but it is all a little too late by then. There is too much screen time of our hapless teenagers wandering around a local fete talking absolute pish and being incredibly dull. The final reveal is confusing and the local cop just doesn't seem all that bothered with what has gone on.
But there are some enjoyable moments. One poor girl gets shot with an arrow and runs to safety on a carousel (as you do). The kills at the end are inventive if poorly executed (pun intended), and the opening scene featuring two lovers about to meet their maker is so overblown and ridiculous that it gives the film a surreal atmosphere (shame that dissipates rapidly once the film kicks in).
A sorry state of affairs in all and certainly no classic but... it is worth watching for the first and last reels.
Rumour has it that the original Vipco release has the third and last reels mixed up making it even less coherent than it already is. To be honest, I'd doubt anyone would actually notice unless they were looking out for it...

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Colin Trevorrow recommended L'Argent De Poche (Small Change) (1976) in Movies (curated)

L'Argent De Poche (Small Change) (1976)

1976 | Comedy, Drama

(0 Ratings)

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"When I was first living in Los Angeles. I was in love with a French girl, now my wife, and I became immersed in the way her culture viewed life. There was a different set of priorities at work, a value of simplicity and pure ingredients, both in the food and the filmmaking. This film blew my mind. The cast is all children. It contains one of the great suspense sequences of all time: a toddler climbing out an apartment window trying to reach a kitten while his mother talks on the phone, ignorant to the tragedy at hand. Another vignette follows an older boy teaching a younger boy how to pick up girls. Very French, but so honest and pure. I remember watching the extras on the DVD of A Man and a Woman, another great film. The crew consisted of a handheld Bolex and a sound recordist, mostly natural light. Everything was in the eyes, the body language — just two people learning each other. It informed the way I made Safety Not Guaranteed. Stripped down, but not messy or ugly. Clear and audible sound, like what your ears would capture if you were there. Intimate. Real. The best."

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