Dark Floors

I got to say that i went to see this movie with low expectations. I didn't believe that a Lordi movie could be good because i actually couldn't imagine it as a whole. Though, after i saw the movie i was amazed at how well the writers and the director pulled it off.

It is often said that horror is the most delicate type of movie because there is only a slight difference between scary and ridiculous. but this doesn't concern Dark Floors because it is not (atleast in my mind) a full blooded horror movie. The movie has many horror elements but doesn't still come off as horrorish. That doesn't make it bad it just means that you can't go in to the theater wishing that you will be scared out of your nickers.

The visual and audio feel of the movie was excellent all the way and there is nothing anyone can say about that. The plot did leave a annoying amount of plot holes and the ending didn't really clear any of them up and the viewer was just left to quess what the plot was all about. Still it didn't bother half as much as the under use of the Lordi band members. I have never liked Lordi and never listened to them but while watching this movie i became interested in the different monsters they play. Sadly, the plot did hardly nothing at all to use the unique backgrounds and looks of the different ghoul part from the different superpowers they all demonstrated. What i am saying is that i would have liked this movie to be more about the monsters than the victims... really who gave a goddamn thing for what happened to the all knowing copper or the businessman type. The only character i got even a bit curious was the weird hobo with superpowers and a weird telepathic relationship with the girl but he is never explained in any way(a big mistake).

In retrospect i think they could have done a lot more better but i also think that there is a lot of good in this film also and i hope it will be a success financially. There is just one thing Finns can't tolerate: a successful Finnish movie if it is not a drama.

A few days ago I stumbled over Dark Floors: the story is rather predictable and a little nonsensical at the same time, but the atmosphere, the visuals and the settings are done right. What surprised me - in a negative way - is the soundtrack, as the movie is a project of the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi it is really surprising that the soundtrack is a weak point of Dark Floors, many background tracks are really rather distracting, cliched and badly composed, and do not support the scenes well. Anyway, verdict: all in all okay.

Ben (Noah Huntley) is trying to leave a hospital with autistic daughter Sarah (Skye Bennett) when they get trapped in an elevator with four other people. When they emerge, they find the hospital completely empty and all modes of communication dead. Traveling floor to floor by the stairs, they find each level getting worse and worse as they combat ghosts and demons. This English language Finnish film is interesting in that it was built as a horror movie vehicle for Lordi, a GWAR-esque band known for their crazy costumes that ended up representing Finland in the Eurovision song contest in 2006. The fascinating thing is horror and heavy metal rarely mix correctly and usually comes off goofy (Rock 'N Roll Nightmare, I'm looking at you). But this is played entirely straight with the Lordi members being the ghosts/demons featured on various levels. Somehow director Pete Riski - who did Lordi videos previous to this and is making his feature debut - manages to make it work. No one from the band has any speaking lines, but the filmmakers manage to make them pretty imposing (not an easy feat when you consider one keeps on his leather jacket). There is also a whole time loop thing going on the never really works itself out, but the film is well made enough that I forgive things like that.

Well, the movie itself, the place and the atmosphere did actually have the potential to be more successful and enjoyable. But the way things happened during the story made it a lil bit disappointing.

It has been a while since I've rated a movie and Dark Floors isn't exactly the best movie to make my comeback on.

Dark Floors starts as a concerned father tries to get his daughters medical problems diagnosed. He isn't satisfied with them not curing her within the first day of testing so he decides to take her out of the hospital w/o their knowing. Unfortunately the elevator takes them to a strange evil hospital where they must try and survive.

Man this does have some coolness as it really reminds me of another version of Silent Hill where we see the real world and the twisted dream world. The story is fairly interesting at first but unfortunately it gets boring quickly as the sit for periods and do pretty much nothing...I mean really there is a part where they spend nearly five minutes attacking a wall. The movie is part interesting but it can be worse as far as horror movies go.

If you have the time and attention this is an fair watch...