Holy crap. If I had Bob and Harvey Weinstein’s phone numbers, I’d call them up and try to get some sort of explanation as to why this movie went straight-to-DVD instead of released in theaters nation-wide like it should’ve been.
It’s insane. It’s the kind of movie that just kicks you in the face and doesn’t quit until the final moments of the film. It deserves to be seen with an audience and, unfortunately, most of the people that watch it won’t be able to have that experience (myself included) but instead will watch it on DVD, often alone, doing the film a grave injustice.
There are scenes of sudden and surprising carnage in this movie that would make any audience member gasp. It’s that collective reaction that would be part of the ride of seeing this film with an audience. But alas, it’s not to be. Instead, it’s been released as part of the Dimension Extreme line of straight-to-DVD horror films.
I do have to give the Weinstein’s respect just for having something like Dimension Extreme under their belts. I haven’t seen many of the films that they released under this umbrella, but the ones that I have seen, I’ve really enjoyed (and I’ll hopefully be adding one more — Teeth – to the list tomorrow). These are, really, the kind of movies that After Dark should be seeking out for their Horrorfest lineup (or better yet, Dimension Extreme could start it’s own festival and show those After Dark guys how it’s done).
I also realize that the amount of violence and the context of the violence in this film wouldn’t allow it to be released with anything less than an NC-17 from the MPAA. So maybe DVD is just where it needs to be, if only because it deserves to be seen in its entirety.
I realize that I’ve already written 300+ words without saying anything about the movie other than the fact that it’s really violent. Well, that’s because I think the movie would be much more effective if you were to see it knowing as little as possible about the plot. I’ll just say this: Pregnant woman + Stranger arriving in the middle of the night = Great idea for a horror movie.
And that’s all I’m going to say. If that’s not enough, then I’m sorry. I’m just going to have to ask you to trust me and go seek out this movie (it’s pretty easy to find) and watch it. If you don’t agree that it’s one of the most intense and effective horror movies in years, then I invite you to come back here and rip me a new one. Metaphorically speaking, of course.
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