Remnants

Father and son movie night ruined. I am absolutely flabbergasted by how many people gave such a positive view for this movie. Glad some people enjoyed. There was nothing about this film that was like "The Walking Dead". Even though my subtitle says "Biggest waste of my time" I was able to find the time to do my Duolingo for the day. That gives you any example of how boring the movie was. It was very slow and some scenes were drug out too long. Some scenes were irrelevant to the "plot" of the film. Also, my dad fell asleep. I saw that this film took 8 years to make and maybe should have spent more money of props and details. I liked the concept idea of the film, but it was poorly put together. I've seen better post-apocalyptic themed movies before, but this one was just not well developed.

I love zombie movies because even low-budget ones can sometimes be real gems. Unfortunately, "Remnants" isn't one of them. I decided to watch it because it won an award at a film festival, and the reviews were quite positive. While I don't regret watching it, the film didn't live up to my expectations.

The storyline in "Remnants" is pretty typical for a zombie movie. It follows three post-apocalyptic survivors as they head north in search of a safer place. However, most of the movie takes place in just one location. This was a bit boring and disappointing because it's a relatively safe place with plenty of supplies, and we barely see any zombies.

The cast is quite good, and their acting was solid. Still, I wished the movie had more action, as very little happens throughout the film. At one point, two colorful and unique side characters are introduced, but their roles are minimal. I was hoping for something interesting to develop between them and the main characters, but it didn't.

The biggest letdown was the ending, which felt abrupt and didn't make much sense. It was like the director ran out of time and had to wrap it up quickly. "Remnants" runs for 95 minutes, but I think another 5 or 10 minutes could have helped wrap up the story in a more meaningful way, especially since not much happened, and there wasn't a clear plot.

In the end, I gave it three stars, which I think is fair compared to other zombie movies out there.

I actually really liked this movie. It's very focused on the importance of found family and how to survive the end of the world.

It really follows the genre well, and with the excellent camera work and the acting the cast did, you definitely get that edgy and suspenseful apocalypse feel.

I do wish there has been more horror elements, maybe more in depth explanation of how/why the apocalypse happened, but I still liked it.

The characters are interesting, the actors did an amazing job.

The cinematography is really well done. The beach scenes were really impressive.

All in all I enjoyed this movie, I would watch it again.

This was a great film, because it's raw, feels real and doesn't follow the zombie movie playbook. It jumps right into the story without explanation and, if you pay attention, you can learn everything you need to know about the universe along the way. I liked that, because it kept me on my feet and wanting to know more.

One thing I haven't seen mentioned is the cinematography. Some of the b-roll of the beach landscapes is gorgeous. The director lived on the beach and shot a lot of the b-roll once conditions were just right. Shot compositions in the whole were out of the box and at times daring.

You almost don't notice that the film was shot for less than $100k. Pretty impressive, considering.

I really liked the pace throughout the movie. The movie also succeeded in making me fall in love with the characters, the ending had me biting my nails! The zombies were not too realistic in my opinion though, like why were they getting in a fistfight with people? Shouldn't they try to bite them?

The humor between characters was great, they really did a good job with that. Great interactions, couldn't get enough of it. Really like that we get to dive in into the chracters past and find out who they really are, not what they try to seem like in front of their friends. Really enjoyed my Sunday night watching this.