Blood Falls

This whole film is a kooky nightmare with plenty of dips and turns. It's basically the Craft meets Girls, with lots of Millennial angst. A lot of thought definitely went into this story, and there is a bunch going on, plot-wise. I guess it begins to get very confusing in the middle, as that is what is happening to the protagonist: she is lost on her journey. I watched a few parts over after seeing the ending and I think I get it. It's a nice chilly night watch, and gets your mind working. A few scary images, but not truly a horror movie, if you're looking for blood and guts (lol even though there's blood in the title).

Honestly baffled to see the rating on this movie. Figuring it might be people from the cast or something. Low budget movie with bad acting, terrible script and very questionable cinematography...if one can call it that. Awkward and strange close ups of actors that don't make any sense, shaky camera, etc. I only started watching it because of the rating and it's availability on Amazon Prime. I stayed to watch the train wreck.

Probably semester 1 project. possibly the worst camera work i have ever seen. it was nice having regular people star instead of beautiful people. just make sure they can act next time

2.9

This movie was clearly made for no money, but I really enjoyed it. The story is very compelling and had me guessing the whole time. There were some weird elements that didn't make a ton of sense to me, but were creepy and even a little thought-provoking nonetheless. I see what the filmmakers were trying to do: the main character is stuck in a dream, and so a lot of the scenes have that dreamlike quality, where you don't know who exactly is who and what is actually happening. There were a couple of duller stretches with too much dialogue and a some other moments that didn't really lead anywhere, but I really liked what the actors did with what they had (the two main girls were actually pretty phenomenal) and I loved the witch/spell related segments. No spoilers, but the quirky end was fairly well done and surprising too. Definitely worth a watch if you're in the mood for a simple little indie with a different vibe.

There's something very compelling about this film. I think they were a little ambitious in trying to get across some heady themes that didn't fully coalesce, but it was still fun to watch them play out, and to guess at what the hell was actually happening. I thought there were some really strong performances in this obviously super low budge film (especially the lead chick), that transcended the occasionally flimsy plot. The imagery was definitely a highlight (and creepiest aspect), even if a lot of it seemed random. Overall, it's more of a supernatural-themed drama than an actual horror movie, but definitely had its own vibe and I actually loved the weird ending (that put it into the 8 category for me, otherwise probably a solid 7).