Needle

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Needle

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2010

1h 30m

Horror

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A college student inherits an 18th century machine with supernatural powers. When it suddenly disappears and his friends start dying, the student and his estranged brother track down the thief before more people die.

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Joshua Blackman

FILMINK (Australia)

While it may not be innovative or stylistically impressive, this modest horror flick still delivers decent scares.

Jul 25, 2011

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Andrew L. Urban

Urban Cinefile

Taking a fresh twist on the college campus serial killer sub genre of horror, John V. Soto delivers an engaging and well executed supernatural thriller in which mechanical voodoo (not the hip hop band) is the weapon of choice for the killer

Jul 23, 2011

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Simon Foster

sbs.com.au

To the film's credit, it lacks the smug self-awareness that predominates the modern teen horror genre, but that commitment to integrity gives Needle a retro familiarity that the key demographic may find a little too quaint.

Jul 11, 2011

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Lesley E

Not a bad concept, but this movie is overall a typical run of the mill low budget slasher flick. 2 things that bother me about this picture; why do the 2 protagonist have to pretend to be American (listening to those 2 guys trying to pull off an American accent is cringeworthy to say the least). There's nothing wrong with an Australian accent - you don't have to fake an American accent to try and be appealing to an American audience. Also the other thing that bothers me is Michael Dorman and Travis Fimmel's acting. I know this is a budget film, but these 2 need a bit of work with their acting skills. If they were young, I'd give them the benefit of the doubt, but these 2 were in their early 30's and late 20's when this picture was released so there's really no excuse for their poor performance (especially Michael Dorman's acting during the climax scene toward the end). Final verdict: 2 and half stars.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/19/23

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Audience Member

Hot Aussie cast, pretty juicy, a bit silly, and badly acted. An enjoyable bit of horror fluff that starts to get a bit dull and I drifted off halfway through. The killer is a complete twot. Their reasoning blows in my eyes.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Why can't Australians just be Australian?

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Nothing new and nothing exciting, but an easy enough watch.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

Here's my review via my blog https://multiscreenmotivision.wordpress.com/2015/02/19/sewing-suspense-and-horror-with-needle/

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Doesn't do anything to make itself stand out and even though there's nothing glaringly bad about it, it fails to entertain.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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John V. Soto

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Michael Dorman

Ben Rutherford

Travis Fimmel

Marcus Rutherford

Trilby Glover

Isabel

Tahyna MacManus

Mary Matthews

Jessica Marais

Kandi

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Synopsis

A college student inherits an 18th century machine with supernatural powers. When it suddenly disappears and his friends start dying, the student and his estranged brother track down the thief before more people die.

Director: John V. Soto
Producer: Deidre Kitcher
Screenwriter: John V. Soto, Anthony Egan
Production Co: Filmscope Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Bloody Horror Violence)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2012
Runtime: 1h 30m

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