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High Tension?

 
 
King Mob
22:17 / 11.06.05
Has anybody seen this new french lesbian slasher film? I'm thinking about seeing it and i'm wondering if it's any good.
 
 
uncle retrospective
22:22 / 11.06.05
I have no idea but that is one eye catching summary.
 
 
GogMickGog
01:01 / 12.06.05
Despite a cop out ending, it's really rather ace.
Very inventive action sequences, possibly Argento-esque in terms of staging and camera angles.

Really good stuff.
 
 
gridley
01:57 / 12.06.05
The security guard where I work saw it and said it was "off the cross" which I presume is even better than "off the hook."
 
 
CameronStewart
03:13 / 12.06.05
It starts off very promisingly. It's undeniably gripping and suspenseful stuff, and beautifully (and gruesomely) shot.

But then it does unfortunately suffer from a completely inane "twist" in the third act that retroactively renders everything that's come before it utterly nonsensical. It's actually almost infuriating to watch a decent film completely fuck itself in its climax.

Ultimately, I can't recommend it.
 
 
8===>Q: alyn
09:23 / 12.06.05
"off the cross"

Ha ha ha! That may be the single most offensive bit of slang I've ever seen!
 
 
eddie thirteen
00:36 / 14.06.05
The twist at the end does leave some Mack-truck-sized plot holes in its wake, but...y'know, it almost doesn't matter. Not to sound more pretentious than usual, but it's really pure cinema -- though it's way, WAY gorier, it kinda made me think of Panic Room...the whole point is the premise (psycho killer kidnaps girl/stalks girl two/girl two stalks back -- go), the action starts almost immediately, doesn't let up, and when it's over, so is the movie. Characterization is virtually nil, the story is about as basic as it gets, and in this instance, that's not bad. I *do* wish the ending had been set up better (one scene early on renders it total bullshit, and it's not a scene you're likely to have forgotten by the last ten minutes, either), but even so, that last scene is creeeeeepy.
 
 
matthew.
02:59 / 12.11.05
Bought it on DVD and loved it. Except for the ending, of course. That's pure bollocks.

But what was interesting was the special feature on how to build tension. The director(s) were the first to admit that the gore is supposed to be funny. I like it when people are honest.
 
  
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