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Kind of boring. Just didn't quite do it for me
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Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
02/24/23
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How did this end up in my Netflix queue, and why did I sit through the whole thing? Watching a blank screen for ninety minutes would have been a substantial improvement.
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
02/21/23
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Something felt like it was missing as there is a lot of unanswered questions but I was creeped out by a few scenes. The atmosphere was pretty good and some of the characters fell into annoying moments but creative kills and decent makeup made this a worthy horror movie.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/13/23
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Maybe the creators would have done better to use some of the money on lighting?! Just a thought... The acting was fine, the premise was not that original, but OK... My main issue was the fact I could see f**k all... What is the point of a horror movie if it's so black you can't see the f**king gore? Dicks.
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Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
02/01/23
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A few tense and/or creepy moments but otherwise a lackluster killer kids movie with a typical and unsatisfying ending.
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars
01/26/23
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Dark Sky Films is what led me to see this movie. I saw this trailer during a preview for the amazing horror film: House of The Devil. I finally got around to this film hoping Dark Sky Films would terrify and excite me like House of the Devil did. I was undoubtedly wrong.
Plague Town opens with a great little scene, that'll startle you and allows the film to open with a bloody bang. However, as the film progresses we are introduced to the same old, cliche, horror genre. The characters all have their distinct personality, they meet a creepy guy who warns them, they miss the bus, etc. I do have to say that the character development is done quite well. Without directly telling us anything about the characters, we get a keen eye on how they act and who they are. However, we still don't give a damn when they die.
The script feels like it was written by middle schooler. Whether it be the constant annoying banter, or the cheesy apologies in the midst of horror, Plague Town's script must've taken 45 minutes to write up, and probably less to pick its actors. The acting could not have been worse. All these cheesy lines are brought out, by the terrible deliveries. I am not the person who laughs during horror movies, no matter how bad, because I always give it a chance, to decide on what the intent was. Despite this, I found myself chuckling at numerous scenes that were beyond terrible.
I am a person who looks through shoestring budgets, because for the most part (special effects, stunts) they don't ruin the film. However, this film should not have been released with all these mistakes or easy-to-spot flaws. Every time a "gory" scene occurs, the camera, switches vigorously across the scene, to distract us from the poor editing, and lack of makeup. Even worse, a character will be standing still in one shot, but stab someone in the next shot. These are rookie mistakes and it just gets in the way. One scene in particular has the two remaining survivors driving off, and because of the lack of money, or just carelessness itself, they repeat the exact same shot of the car, not once, not twice, but three times. It made me just bury my head in my hands because of the lack of details that this crew had.
In the end, Plague Town is neither psychically, mentally, or even technically there. The atmosphere and character development may be nice, but the overlying flaws, and lack of answers given to the audience, makes me think that the director wanted this film finished up as quick as he could, so he could get the hell off this project. Scenes are there, for no reason, and the film leaves us hanging...in a bad way. They make no intent to help answer the main questions in the film, like why the people are the way they are? The movie poster says: "It's in the blood," but nowhere in the film does it go into this statement, or if I recall, even spoken.
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Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars
01/17/23
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