The Quiet Ones

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John C There once was a time when the studio was synonymous with classy horror. Then they disappeared. Then they came back. And only a few people really noticed. Their first efforts returning to the genre had mixed success. However, ‘The Quiet Ones’ really is a film that is best left off their C.V. It’s a sort of mixture of ‘found footage’ and possession film. Luckily, the whole film isn’t found footage. It’s *supposedly* based on true events. I haven’t looked into this, but I’m guessing it’s about as true as most films that are allegedly based on true events. A university professor is conducting experiments on a girl who is apparently possessed. He also wants it documented by a student cameraman (hence we have elements of point of view shots thrown in the mix for ‘added scare’). Nothing radical about the premise, but perhaps my biggest gripe was that they tried to set it in the seventies. Seriously… it’s like the film-makers only had access to a sixth form college’s wardrobe department. The ‘costumes’ (and I use that word lightly) are basically the most clichéd seventies outfits I’ve ever seen. In fact, they pretty much look like they could be worn today and no one would really notice. The biggest nod to the seventies are in the haircuts, which are bad. The nerdy cameraman-guy has a clichéd nerdy haircut. The suave rich guy has a clichéd suave rich haircut and the girl just looks like she’s wearing a wig (don’t get me started on the girl – she shows just how ultra decadent she is by constantly waving a cigarette around in one of those long holders they never use any more and wearing mini dresses). Then you have the professor in charge of it all. He too is the most clichéd ‘nutty professor’ type character committed to screen in recent years. It’s unfair to critise the principal cast’s acting abilities, for the dialogue is so stilted and badly-written that even the greatest actors would struggle to breathe life into the words. About the only actress who really brings her character to life is the poor unfortunate girl who’s been possessed and spends her days being tortured by repeated playing of Slade songs and having her arms burned (for what reason I don’t know!). All in all, this is a bad film and – worse – completely unscary. The mish-mash of documentary footage and regular footage adds nothing to the atmosphere which comes across as cheap and nasty at all times. There are twists to the tale, but, by the time they arrive, you probably won’t care much about them anyway. Just best to skip this one. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/20/24 Full Review Wayne D Decent slow burner. The audio took a lot away from the film. The talking is so quiet while the background noises and screams are extremely loud. Definitely recommend watching with subtitles Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/29/24 Full Review Audience Member I absolutely loved this film. Slow burns with a stellar cast. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/26/24 Full Review Elvis D La productora Hammer Productions decide regresar de nuevo a sus raíces combinándolo con el terror moderno en esta película que es una mezcla entre el terror sobrenatural con el clásico estilo de Hammer más el subgénero de metraje encontrado. Tras su regreso con Let Me In y The Woman In Black, pareciera que Hammer estaba listo para adaptarse al nuevo cine de terror sin peder su estilo. La película tiene ese toque gótico y clásico que siempre caracterizó las películas de la Hammer y aunque ofrece una interesante premisa, la película es otro producto más del montón. Tiene una tensa ambientación, buenos efectos y unos efectos de sonido bastante inquietantes. Lo que fascina de esta película es el conflicto de la ciencia tratando de explicar lo sobrenatural como algo creado por la mente humana más halla de los límites. Es un tema que fue bastante discutido en aquella época y la película lo maneja bien. The Quiet Ones no es exactamente la mejor actualización de Hammer Productions, pero es una película interesante de ver por su premisa. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 7/10. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Really quite disappointing, just didn't seem to have a purpose Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member What's so disappointing is the amount of potential this story contained. I was more interested in all of the different romantic tensions and love triangles, and I was hoping the payoff was going to hinge on all of those intertwined emotions. So, in that regard, I was let down. The ending made it seem like, no, it's just some mentally ill guy weaving a delusional story around his homicidal tendencies. Okay, I'll take it... but the other angle would have been so much more enrapturing. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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