Bodysnatch

I only started to watch because I read that it was filmed in Indianapolis, but I was pretty entertained from the start. The first cop was pretty hilarious. I hope I see that guy in more movies. I ended up watching the whole thing and it was entertaining throughout.

This one's not bad but it's not great either. I found it to be lackluster in the thrill department. It just didn't hold my attention like a horror movie should. Redeeming aspects are the decent acting, and most of all the cinematography was solid. It's a decent enough flick, but it pales in comparison to the original film as well as the remake and other spin-offs that have used the same formula.

One of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life. Poor characterization, worthless ending, throw away idea, extremely confusing muddied movie...Awful acting.

I love low budget movies. Usually because the premise is good but the budget can't match the ambition, and occasionally the creatively shines through and you find a gem. This is not that. They barely attempt to maintain a plot. My guess is most of the writing was improv. And the things they say we're cringe as hell. For a "scifi" movie they barely hint at an alien invasion and when they do they might as well be wearing lizard masks because they are just mindless zombies killing or turning people almost instantly. The beauty of a body snatch movie is that regular people could be monsters. There is doubt and subtext. Somehow the main cast was even more unlikeable than the monster and just not funny. It's not just not funny the humor is kinda gross and by the end I was rooting for the aliens just to put me out of my misery.

I slogged through about 42 minutes of this mess...I bailed during the endless awkward drivel taking place outside the liquor store. I got so bored, I went over to IMDB to learn more about why I was wasting my time waiting for a plot to happen, or anything remotely believable. The film has a decent production quality to it, as long as you are into completely deserted places in the middle of a thriving city. I desperately hung on, hoping this might be a decent dark humor flick, or decent sleeper cult piece. I even got hopeful for the dispatcher, thinking just maybe her role would be iconic like the radio DJ in 'Warriors'. Nope. Of our three main actors, only college boy seemed a bit believable as an actor, or even comfortable being on set. The clown cop thing brings nothing to the story, and wastes a lot of time. I finally found my mind wandering to the point of wondering whether Eyebrows was going to get naked or not. I'm still heavily undecided if I want to invest another 42 minutes waiting for something to happen.

Beginning film makers would do well to test their plots against small focus groups before whipping out the whiz-bang equipment. Just because you can make a film doesn't necessarily justify doing so. Have a story line. Especially if you lack the funds for expensive special effects. I felt like I was watching paint dry.