Fortunately for me, he totally failed :-)
THE TELLING
USA, 2009
Director: Nicholas Carpenter
6/10
Believe me, I didn't want to enjoy this movie. Not at all. But goddammit, for whatever reason I surprisingly enjoyed it a lot! "The Telling", the directorial debut of Nicholas Carpenter (grandson of director Hal Roach), is a fun little horror-comedy anthology, partially shot at the Playboy Mansion, introducing many Playmates and Playboy models (Sara Jean Underwood, Holly Madison, Tamara Witmer...).
No, it's not a perfect flick. The overall acting is mediocre (some ok acting, some really, really bad acting), there's way too many annoyingly cheesy dialogue, the direction is weak, the pacing is muddled and you can clearly see that it's low-budget. Apart from that, I had a pretty great time watching it.
Wraparound story - 3 girls pledge a cruel sorority; for their final task they have to tell the scariest story they know. Funny, diverting and amusing. The plot twist at the end is brilliant.
Segment 1, "Dollface" - Clichéd but really thrilling episode about a creepy-looking killer doll. Weak acting, but many eerie shots, suspenseful scenes and a cool climax.
Call me dumb, call me nuts - I don't care. I enjoyed it! Thanks Craig =D
USA, 2009
Director: Nicholas Carpenter
6/10
Believe me, I didn't want to enjoy this movie. Not at all. But goddammit, for whatever reason I surprisingly enjoyed it a lot! "The Telling", the directorial debut of Nicholas Carpenter (grandson of director Hal Roach), is a fun little horror-comedy anthology, partially shot at the Playboy Mansion, introducing many Playmates and Playboy models (Sara Jean Underwood, Holly Madison, Tamara Witmer...).
No, it's not a perfect flick. The overall acting is mediocre (some ok acting, some really, really bad acting), there's way too many annoyingly cheesy dialogue, the direction is weak, the pacing is muddled and you can clearly see that it's low-budget. Apart from that, I had a pretty great time watching it.
Nearly every single girl looks damn hot, the cinematography is pretty great, the rocking soundtrack is cool, and the whole movie is thoroughly entertaining without getting boring. Oh, and IMO it has a nice "House On Sorority Row" / "Initiation Of Sarah"-feel to it.
Wraparound story - 3 girls pledge a cruel sorority; for their final task they have to tell the scariest story they know. Funny, diverting and amusing. The plot twist at the end is brilliant.
Segment 1, "Dollface" - Clichéd but really thrilling episode about a creepy-looking killer doll. Weak acting, but many eerie shots, suspenseful scenes and a cool climax.
Segment 2, "The Crimson Echo" - Weird and flawed but still pretty interesting and chilling black-and-white tale about an undead film-team continuing filming to stay alive.
Segment 3, "Prank Call" - Tense and entertaining slasher-variation, full of unexpected twists and gripping scenes, a bit in the vein of William Castle's "I Saw What You Did".
Call me dumb, call me nuts - I don't care. I enjoyed it! Thanks Craig =D
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Wow! I completely bombed out! But there was no gore, no nudity, and almost nothing happening at any point in the movie! And I adore Bridget and Holly! Oh well. (shakes fist) I'll get you next time, Morrissey!
ReplyDeleteI remember when Michele gave me "Bachelor Party In The Bungalow Of The Dead", a bad but highly enjoyable. Nearly everyone hates it, except me.
DeleteSame happened here. It's basically a bad movie, but not in a Frankenstein-2000-way. It's fun, it's entertaining. A really bad makes you wanna turn it off, but a good bad movie (like this) keeps you glued to the screen.
I rewatched several scenes 2-3 times, just because I found them extremely funny and enjoyable :)
Oh my hell! This movie was so flippin' stupid! The doll story was creepy, only for the fact that I'm terrified of dolls. The acting was horrible but like you mentioned, the music was awesome. I wrote a review of this movie myself.
ReplyDeleteStupid but fun :)
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