interesting


i picked this up for a couple quid the other day on dvd.
its nothing new and not teribly exciting - but theres something about it thats just manages to hold the attention. the low budget has been made the most of and it was even shot on some pretty dirty, grainy stock - which does actually add to the visceral look of it all. good ol' sean pertwees death was a tad ridiculous - but i guess its tricky to judge just what someone looks like after being mauled and eaten by dogs. it ended up being a bit funny.

maybe its cos a few of the character, - particularly the nasty guy steve, werent really that over the top. not great acting - but societies retards like that guy we all recognise from the rape or muggin behind the bins next to macdonalds.

so in that sense - i found it kinda interesting and a little disturbing - there was almost no emotion between any ofthe characters. and that kinda worked

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I think I'll go along with this one. Interesting, yes. It's obviously going to suffer from comparisons to Severance, I don't understand where the Dog Soldiers ref is coming from, aside from Sean Pertwee's death-by-dog again lol.
Those of us who actually live in "real" Britain recognised the characters instantly. Most of us have Steves as our neighbours!
The only thing I didn't like was the ending, which was completely unrealistic. Sure, Calum and the girl can escape, that's OK. But to let people think they're dead and do.....what exactly? In this day and age they're not going to get far are they? Hell, even James Bond gets recognised as soon as he shows his face anywhere!
I can't help wondering though, how I would have felt about Severance if I'd seen this first?
Food for thought?

"Where do I go to now I've gone too far?"

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cant ppl just enjoy a movie for its good action and gore??..why analyse??..*rolls eyes*

i bloody enjoyed it...it seems Im liking more and more that comes out of the UK..at least its not all that "hollywood" ..i get sick of that sometimes...

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i'm with u bud. loved the film. wasn't it fantastic how the hunter just appears from no where? blood, guts gore and britain, what more could you want in a film? except some yanks bein killed, lol

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lol... yanks being killed.. u mean teenage yanks... even more fun...

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What are quid???

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