The Facility (2012) Movie review

The Facility (2012)

Plot:  Prosyntrex Pharmaceuticals have a new drug Pro9 that needs testing.  Luckily there are always plenty of terminally skint people (like me) willing to risk their health taking experimental drugs for the betterment of mankind....sorry cash. 

A miss match of stereotypes turn up including students Adam (Aneurin Barnard) Carmen (Skye Lourie) & Arif (Amit Shah),  tosser Jed (Oliver Coleman) & unemployed Morty (Steve Evets) there is also journalist Katie (Nia Roberts) who is there undercover to see the desperation people will reach when Wonga is not enough.

Drugs are bad

As we know drugs are bad and these have fuck nasty side effects ranging from physical effects skin blisters & bleeding to paranoia & madness.  The horror that either they will fall victim to the drug or those already effected

Is it all worth 2 grand (Hell Yeah!!)

           

Is it good:  Yes; This very low budget horror/thriller gives a perfect view of the group drug trial environment.  Which won’t be good for a lot of people as its mostly dull as fuck, full of getting to know you bullshit, the odd spattering of wankers, smelly people and very occasionally a fit skint blonde student with nice tits as in this film. 

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The acting is of a good standard, most have TV or low budget film experience. Alex Reid (The Descent), the actress not the cross dressing cage bummer, is probably the most high profile.

 The setting, a locked down clinic/lab, works well as when things go wrong it gives a feeling of being trapped and isolated.  Also the "Guinea Pigs" seem more helpless in hospital gowns, like their identity has been taken away and it’s almost justified that they can be used and thrown away because they volunteered.  

The Emo blonde is hot & naked for a very very short amount of time (I rewound just to make sure for reporting purposes only of course).  

Fern cotton - make up free

Turdige: There isn’t that much character development making it slightly difficult to get drawn into the fight for survival.

There is no music or score, which in low budget films I prefer but a lot of people can’t deal with.

The main problem is the build up (or in other words nothing happening) it’s far too long for a short film.  

Overall:   This is how Casualty should be every week.  A Decent effort, low key but violent, atmospheric flick with enough gore and shocks to keep people entertained.  A kind of mini locked down 28 days later (2002).  If you prefer your films something like this but with over the top gore & Eric Roberts go with Bloodwork (2012) instead  

 

 

Director: Ian Clark Cast: Alex Reid, Steve Evets, Oliver Coleman, Oliver Coleman, Aneurin Barnard and Chris Larkin




















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YellowBrickRoad (2010) Movie review

YellowBrickRoad (2010)

Plot:  1940, the entire population of Friar, New Hampshire made a bizarre exodus, leaving behind all their belongings.  Soldiers are sent to find them.  They discover, frozen bodies and more disturbingly dismembered remains.  The whole event is surrounded in mystery and myth until declassified documents land in the hands of a group wanting to follow the path and discover why???

The documents mention endless music & growing insecurity and madness which they seem to dismiss even though a psychologist comes along to test their sanity along the road.

Finding the start of the trail with help from the only resident of the newly populated town willing to help they set out on a journey into the realms of madness.

           

Napalm these fuckin munchkins

Is it good:  Yes; another documentary style found footage horror? A lot of people do not like them (So don’t watch gimpo) I love them & hate them in equal measure but I can appreciate a good effort and this is one. 

The films strength is its ability to capture its audience in the hopelessness of the situation, that the explorers are believing, everything they had ridiculed at the start and tried to deny on the trail is occurring and eventually accepting the inevitability they will never escape.   It is the key factor in these types of film working well in horror films like room 1408 (2007) & Grave Encounters although YellowBrickRoad is not as good as those it does bring across well the feeling of hopelessness.          

The music sounded like 40s tunes mixed by JG Thirlwell or NIN I kind of liked it.

Worst festival EVER

The film has nice touches like simple “have you gone nuts yet” type deep pressure tests.

A very-very bleak atmosphere is created, with some decent gore effects and brutal moments.

Also the attempts to control the growing primal urge to kill is probably the best bit of acting, along with the bad berry trip. 

Turdige: The acting isn’t great even for a $½million budget, most of the characters are bland so you don’t really invest any time hoping for their survival.   The final end....  end... tried to be off the wall insanity but just came across craptastic.

Happy Pills

Although the gore was good there wasn’t enough to make the endless hide & seek scenes worthwhile. 

Overall:   Reminiscent of the even simpler (and better) Blair Witch Project (1998).  This trippy sometimes mind numbing horror has a good simple premise some nasty gore scenes and is worth a try but the music & the David Lynch ending may piss you off.   

Director: Jesse Holland, Andy Mitton Cast: Cassidy Freeman, Anessa Ramsey, Clark Freeman, Lee Wilkof.







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