Chill: The Killing Games

Well, after a chaotically hellish afternoon yesterday, I was delighted to find my reward for surviving it in the mailbox: my DVD of Chill: The Killing Games arrived, and I cocooned off with a nice sticky bowl to enjoy my prize! As expected, it did not disappoint... it had all the excitement and flavor of a Hunger Games/Running Man mashup, but with a healthy (your doctor's opinion of the actual health benefits may vary, lol) dollop of Scream folded into the mix just for fun! The cinematography of Noelle Bye Hansen was incredible, and when combined with a masterfully-scored original soundtrack by Shaun Green and Jason Hursh, the sublime performances of Roger Conners and a wonderfully diverse cast of players, all blend cohesively together to create an intoxicating brew that grows ever more addictive as the story progresses, as it steadfastly compels you towards the nerve- jangling final brainstem twister that ends the story (for now) . I look forward with great anticipation to seeing Chill progress in subsequent installments!

Skot Pierson, Zombie Guru & "Master of All Things Green" Reporting for Zombiepalooza Radio!

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Trying to watch this movie made me realize I don't give real actors enough credit. Along with everybody else involved in making movies. These are some of the worst actors I've ever seen and it's simply painful to sit through. It's about the quality of a home video some high school kids made for a project. If you still want to watch this because you like horror, just skip to about 45 minutes in and although even that parts slow and boring too, everything before it is completely pointless.

I recently watched this slasher/murder mystery film and it was quit the refreshing experience. First, the acting was superb! Roger Conners was perfect for the role as the "final girl/scream queen". His character was well developed and gave viewers a new character worth rooting for! Noelle Bye and Meredith Holland, along with Roger Conners, wrote a great story that took viewers along for an unconventional treat.

The highlights of the film were the following- * great setting, a performing arts building after dark! This echoed other great slasher films, like The Clown at Midnight and Stage Fright (to name a few) * great cast, every character had their uniqueness and charisma that they brought to the role, which made this indie movie rise above others! * cinematography, creative shots with some inventive storytelling kept this movie interesting right from the beginning. * carnage, the movie had a rather high bodycount and at times was brutal. This was all practical effects, no awkward cgi included. * ending, pulled together nicely despite killing off some fan favorite characters. I would highly recommend viewing this when you can, I believe later in 2015 a DVD will be released! Definitely a recommendation to fans of slasher movies, particularly the 80's/90's aficionados!

I have been watching horror movies for a long time. I started with classic horror in the 70's, and then relished the golden age of the slasher in the 1980's. I've seen so many horror movies, actually, that the vast majority of the modern ones bore me... endless torture porn, poor reboots of classics, and insipid writing have left me as cold towards modern horror as a corpse.

Chill: The Killing Games, however, is different. An homage to the classic horror slashers of the 80's, Chill gets all of the elements right... great characters, a killer (no pun intended) premise, and genuine suspense combine to create a horror film actually WORTH SEEING.

The plot is pretty straightforward (which is a plus, because plots that bend over backwards to be "edgy" or "twisted" often come across as lame): Chill is a popular role-playing game played in a small Ohio town. Everyone draws roles at the beginning of the game, and one person is chosen to be the "killer". The rest are their potential "victims". The killer then uses toy weapons to "get" the others, and anyone who survives the night is the winner. One night in the 1980's, however, people actually died playing the game, and so it went unplayed for years. All of this changes when a group of students decide to revive the game... with deadly results.

One thing this film succeeds at is making the viewer genuinely like the characters. Far too often, characters in these films are introduced just to increase the body count. However, the suspense factor is heightened when one genuinely likes the characters (one of the reasons that Friday the 13th Part IV is so well regarded is this very same thing). Special kudos go out to Roger Conners and Angelia DeLuca for creating likable, memorable characters. And Kelly Roger's goth chick is hilarious.

Now, this film IS micro-budget, and it shows in spots... the audio is a bit uneven, and the soundtrack is a bit odd in spots. But DP/Co- Director Noelle Bye's cinematography is first-rate. Besides, I'd far rather watch a good film with a few technical flaws over a slick production that sucks overall. This Heathen Hippy says to check it out.

Five minutes into this flick and you know its Amateur Hour. 10 minutes in and you know you're first impression was right. 15 minutes in and - if you lasted this long - you know it's an endurance contest, who will will you or this "entertainment" not worth watching. If you make it as long as 20 minutes, five yourself credit for being stubborn, but recognize that your time is valuable and read a book with this on in the background; the noise ill make you concentrate more on the book. Giving credit where credit is due: The fake reviews rating the flick a solid "10" were at least spaced out over several months, rather than - in most cases - being clustered together in a single month. A strategy much smarter than anything exhibited in the flick itself.