Don't Open the Door

Judging it as viewer and not as a fan.

The movie was as expected from such as small crew with no experience on this field. Predictable story outcome, static images, not a lot of camera movement, same/similar shots etc. I don't know if there is an influence from all the horror games you've played, but I could see a pattern here. Definitely, the movie needed more characters and also, a little bit of faster dialogs, it was way too dramatic and at some point you start getting bored because you can predict what's coming. The sound design was exceptional for me and overall, I would say it was a very very good try for the first time.

Generally, it was different approach on this genre for this country and it is worthy to go check it out.

Aim big, go bigger!

Best of luck to the next one!

The film is a decent try to make a psychological thriller with low budget and without knowledge and experience. Karpa brothers try to make a heavy atmosphere in dark forest and a isolated cabin. They accomplished to make a hostile atmosphere, great photography, great music design, very nice soundtrack and decent acting. The basic problem is the script. Things happen with no meaning and without a serious plot. Also very pour dialogs with some theatrical I can say essence. In conclusion it's a decent try but it barely catches the minimum standards for the big screen. I hope in better writing next time! But it's creepy, it has nice sound design, nice photography, great heavy hostile atmosphere...So yes, it's a start!

Great sound quality and music that built atmosphere and made the viewer have higher expectations than the final outcome.

Decent cinematography with many interesting static shots. Dark scenes had the required clarity without giving difficult time to the viewer.

Storytelling was indifferent and some times dull. Many loosely related elements that made the movie have no clear direction besides the main theme of guilt and redemption through death. No empathy for the characters.

Acting was mediocre. Male role was unnatural and stiff, female role had potential (dancing in the forest scene) but didn't fully payoff.

I hope the creators read this cause this text can only help them and make them better. I'm dividing it into bullet points to make it clearer.

Image: Maybe the best part of the movie, excellent colors and the forest just bangs.

Sound: The synth of the theme is strong, although it sends you a little towards cyberpunk. The rest of the sounds are reminiscent of the previous videos on YouTube, which is not good, a big movie is something else and should be treated as such.

Actors: This is where the trouble begins because the acting is below average. The way the actors speak is like kids do in school plays. Cringe af & very amateur. Let Karatzas teach you boys.

Screenplay: The film's biggest problem. The script is indulgently bad. Empty, slow and monotonous. From it, I remember the music and two illuminated faces, nothing else, because there is nothing else. A haunted woman and a man with guilt for his son's death. I expected at least an explanation at the end of the movie for it to make sense, but didn't even get that. Guys, it's not enough for the idea to slap in our own mind and containing a ton of symbolism. The viewers are not mediums and abstraction without limit is very bad.

Btw, what nostrils does Fotini have, you softies, in a low shot of Alex, I almost fell in lmao.

That's it in short. Take note and differentiate yourself in the future. Leave the horrors and the pitch-black nights and do something more lively and out of what you're used to. Differentiate the style you have had until now on youtube and you will not lose. And something very important: stop drowning in the adoration comments from all over the country. I saw such stupid comments from such stupid people praising the script. This will keep you stagnant and hurt you in the future. All the praise should go to the effort.

Beside the result itself you managed to create a wave of energy along all the theaters in the world and thats amazing. That's why we love you.

See you next time, friends.

This is my first review, so if the movie motivated me to write one means that the movie did something wrong. First of all let's begin with the good aspects of the movie. Lighting and in general the picture was quite good. The sound didn't make you feel that you were watching a horror film. Now about the plot... Was there any? The female lead was quite good but that wasn't enough to make a horror film. The film felt quite repeating. Some scenes were too long too long even for the dramatic effect that they were trying to achieve. The movie was decent for the first try. But definitely it's not worth the 8+ that all the people above me are giving it.