Post by: Tom on August 08, 2013, 08:00:21 PM
Looking through the movies which will run, there aren't any, which have really caught my eye.
But these are these movies, which I am currently thinking about visiting:
Europa Report
Odd Thomas
Wrong
Cheap Thrills
The Philosophers
100 Bloody Acres
Fresh Meat
Haunter
uwantme2killhim?
Here (http://www.fantasyfilmfest.com/pages/filme.html) is the full program: Are there any which you have heard off and I just have to see?
Post by: Achim on August 09, 2013, 06:19:18 AM
I used to be very jealous that you got to go to this Filmfest and I didn't, but this year, :shrug: not so much. (Don't anybody dare to say I am getting old :laugh:)
Post by: Tom on August 29, 2013, 08:50:06 PM
A teenage boy's descent into the dangerous world of the Internet and the harrowing consequences of his actions. A true story.
My first movie at the FantasyFilmFest this year. It is okay. Well done. It is contender in the "Fresh Blood" category, which looks for the best movie of new filmmakers.
The problem for me though was, that I guessed from the beginning the twist. My colleague who was with me, didn't guess the twist and enjoyed it more than me.
My rating:
Post by: DJ Doena on August 29, 2013, 09:43:29 PM
Post by: Tom on August 29, 2013, 09:50:28 PM
Tom, check out Wortvogel's blog (German) for infos on these films: http://wortvogel.de/category/fantasy-filmf-13/
Thanks. I will check it out after the film fest. I already have all my tickets, and I want to stay as unspoiled as possible. I will watch 10 movies this year.
Though taking a closer look just now, it seemed he only watched two of my selected movies.
Post by: Tom on August 30, 2013, 10:22:04 PM
An international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon.
A documentary style movie showing the ill-fated first human mission going to the Jupiter moon "Europa". The movie itself is good. Well acted and shot. Quite realistically done. Personally I found it a little boring though. The others enjoyed it better so. Myself, I preferred "Moon", which had a similar feel to it at some points.
My rating:
Post by: Tom on September 01, 2013, 01:30:03 PM
In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.
A nice enough movie, but nothing special. It stars Anton Yelchin (Chekov in the new Star Trek) and Willem Dafoe.
My rating:
Post by: Tom on September 02, 2013, 10:01:03 PM
Dolph Springer wakes up one morning to realize he has lost the love of his life, his dog, Paul. During his quest to get Paul (and his life) back, Dolph radically changes the lives of others -- risking his sanity all the while.
Very strange. With no resolution why everyone behaves so strangely. Like it is the most normal thing in the world. But it works for this movie. For example, the office the main character is working in, has its sprinkler system running the whole time. And the characters continue to work getting soaked, like it is normal. And the main character goes to this office pretending to work, even though he has been fired three months previously.
My rating:
Post by: Tom on September 04, 2013, 12:16:40 AM
The Human Race (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt142729)
In THE HUMAN RACE a group of 80 people are ripped out of their daily lives and all re-appear in an undisclosed location. These people are from all walks of life: young and old, athletic and disabled, white-collared and homeless. The rules to a race boom in their heads, in their own voice and language, laying out what will become a horrific race of terror: 'If you are lapped twice, you die. If you step off the path, you die. If you touch the grass, you will die. Race... or die.'
If you enjoyed "Battle Royale", you might enjoy this one also. I liked it. Premise is similar. I liked how they built up a character (reminding a little of Katnip (sp?) from Hunger Games) only for her dying in the first minute of the game :laugh:
My rating:
Post by: Tom on September 04, 2013, 12:22:00 AM
A dysfunctional gang of criminals takes a middle class Maori family hostage and discovers too late that they are cannibals.
Nothing special, but a fun movie. It could even qualify for my Lesbian movie marathon thread.
My rating:
Post by: Tom on September 04, 2013, 12:26:06 AM
The ghost of a teenager who died years ago reaches out to the land of the living in order to save someone from suffering her same fate.
As you know, I am not much of a horror fan. I chose this movie, because Abigail Breslin never disappoint in the past, and because the movie plays a little with time loops. It is a good ghost movie. I can recommend it to you horror fans.
My rating:
Post by: Tom on September 04, 2013, 12:38:47 AM
Post by: Mustrum_Ridcully on September 04, 2013, 10:19:00 AM
Haunter (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2345567)
The ghost of a teenager who died years ago reaches out to the land of the living in order to save someone from suffering her same fate.
Summary reminded me of this:
Post by: DSig on September 04, 2013, 04:45:25 PM
Post by: Tom on September 07, 2013, 12:30:29 AM
This would have been great as a short movie, but as a feature length the story was too thin. Execution was well done. The acting was great. But I found the screenplay rather boring.
My rating:
Post by: Tom on September 07, 2013, 12:36:26 AM
At an international school in Jakarta, a philosophy teacher challenges his class of twenty graduating seniors to choose which ten of them would take shelter underground and reboot the human race in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.
A great movie! Twenty philosophy students make some thought experiments about apocalypse scenarios. I like how they mix the imaginary world they make up in their heads with the real world.
My rating:
Post by: Tom on September 07, 2013, 12:39:35 AM
Reg and Lindsay run an organic fertiliser business. They need a fresh supply of their "secret ingredient" to process through the meat grinder. Reg comes across two guys and a girl with a broken-down vehicle on their way to a music festival
A very unoriginal slasher movie. This was the last movie for me this year at the FantasyFilmFest, and sadly my least favorite.
My rating:
