A young man in search of his missing ex-girlfriend. An unconditional friend willing to do anything to discover the truth. An investigation culminating in an old house. Inside, two brutal kil... Read allA young man in search of his missing ex-girlfriend. An unconditional friend willing to do anything to discover the truth. An investigation culminating in an old house. Inside, two brutal killers await them.A young man in search of his missing ex-girlfriend. An unconditional friend willing to do anything to discover the truth. An investigation culminating in an old house. Inside, two brutal killers await them.
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Simply boring.
You may see lots of films like this one on a festival, but let me tell you all: big tits does not create a good movie (by fact they weren't so big, it's just a manner of say).
Actin: was very poor along the movie. Music/soundtrack: doesn't make you get into the scene. Camera motion: at least hire people with a bit of experience.
Again: TOTALLY BORING. It's not worth seeing it
I've not seen movies of this genre coming from those countries including what it takes to be more than low cost productions and this one is not helping to turn that away.
You may see lots of films like this one on a festival, but let me tell you all: big tits does not create a good movie (by fact they weren't so big, it's just a manner of say).
Actin: was very poor along the movie. Music/soundtrack: doesn't make you get into the scene. Camera motion: at least hire people with a bit of experience.
Again: TOTALLY BORING. It's not worth seeing it
I've not seen movies of this genre coming from those countries including what it takes to be more than low cost productions and this one is not helping to turn that away.
First of all, I have nothing against slow-paced movies. In fact, some of my all time favorites are considered downright boring by many. However, when a film contains scenes where the alleged "heroine" has escaped and is standing by a doorway and watching the "villian" (the guy I ended up rooting for after countless acts of stupidity from the two central characters) harmlessly typing on a computer yet does nothing... There is a problem. Three minutes later, and after two long shots of a weapon lying on a nearby table from her point of view, and still nothing has happened... Well, then things simply become infuriating. In fact, the film even cuts away to another scene halfway through, only to return to the woman gaping at the bad guy as opposed to, you know... moving. At all. By this point most people have just stopped caring and all tension is lost.
That scene pretty much summed up the movie for me. Repeated acts of stupidity + nothing happening = A lot of frustration and boredom for the viewer. Half the scenes are in super slow motion, the characters who were meek suddenly become tough, wisecracking (well, the script/actor's attempts at it) heroes due to an inconsistent script and the acting is sub par to cap it off.
My Final Rating - 3/10. "Cold Sweat" would definitely work better as a 30 minute short than the full length feature movie it was dragged out to be. All in all, there are about three good scenes in the whole movie, hence the rating. Although to find those scenes you need to ride through the tedious waves of the film at a snail's pace which, in my opinion, is not worth the effort.
That scene pretty much summed up the movie for me. Repeated acts of stupidity + nothing happening = A lot of frustration and boredom for the viewer. Half the scenes are in super slow motion, the characters who were meek suddenly become tough, wisecracking (well, the script/actor's attempts at it) heroes due to an inconsistent script and the acting is sub par to cap it off.
My Final Rating - 3/10. "Cold Sweat" would definitely work better as a 30 minute short than the full length feature movie it was dragged out to be. All in all, there are about three good scenes in the whole movie, hence the rating. Although to find those scenes you need to ride through the tedious waves of the film at a snail's pace which, in my opinion, is not worth the effort.
People being used as guinea pigs is not something new. People doing it out of boredom has also been the subject of movies. Still while this does not give us much new things to root for (no pun intended), it is shot very well and the suspense is there.
Not the best but also not the worst horror movie. Due to its depicting of violence but also the theme I reckon, this was (and still is) banned in Germany in its uncut form. Some things are not easy to understand and make people only more curious to watch this. There was no reason for that, but there we go
Not the best but also not the worst horror movie. Due to its depicting of violence but also the theme I reckon, this was (and still is) banned in Germany in its uncut form. Some things are not easy to understand and make people only more curious to watch this. There was no reason for that, but there we go
I'm from Argentina and I'm interested in development of Horror movies in my country, so I was excited about this film. Now I've seen it, my disappointment is total.
The acting is disastrous. Bogliano seems to be so inept directing actors that he even achieved to make Marina Glezer (a talented actress) perform poorly. In addition, one of the old villains (the one with gray bear) apparently dubbed his own voice in post-production but making a voice totally unnatural, affected and contradictory with his character's personality.
The Script is pure excrement (I'm not exaggerating). The main idea of the movie (Women kidnapped with nitroglycerine over their body, in order to escape without provoking an explosion can undress, cut their hair, change position, bend, stay on foot, and even crawl upstairs, but can not walk) is totally illogical. The guy's decision to enter the house and then his persistence on staying there, instead of calling the police, are both absurd. From then on, everything that follows (literally everything) is garbage (I won't give examples because them would be sp0ilers). As an Awful-Script Bonus, there is a zombie-style ludicrous plot element, and a pathetic attempt of transmitting a message about the dark years of last Argentine Dictatorship.
The construction of characters' personality and personal conflicts is extremely poor and childish and the dialogs are surprisingly unnatural and stupid (but not even funny).
The visual aspect (frame, shots, FX, photography) is terrible. A funny detail about this is that the untalented model Camila Velasco was hired for this movie because of her sexy body (huge natural boobs, lovely lolita-like skin) but the low quality of the photography ruined her short moment of partial nudity. The sound is also poor, and the music choices are ridiculous.
It is important to clarify this is not a low-budget movie. 2.2 Million ARS is a reasonable amount of money for filming with Argentine costs a teen Horror movie with four main actors and basically just one location. Actually, what is sadly scarce here is talent and passion.
The acting is disastrous. Bogliano seems to be so inept directing actors that he even achieved to make Marina Glezer (a talented actress) perform poorly. In addition, one of the old villains (the one with gray bear) apparently dubbed his own voice in post-production but making a voice totally unnatural, affected and contradictory with his character's personality.
The Script is pure excrement (I'm not exaggerating). The main idea of the movie (Women kidnapped with nitroglycerine over their body, in order to escape without provoking an explosion can undress, cut their hair, change position, bend, stay on foot, and even crawl upstairs, but can not walk) is totally illogical. The guy's decision to enter the house and then his persistence on staying there, instead of calling the police, are both absurd. From then on, everything that follows (literally everything) is garbage (I won't give examples because them would be sp0ilers). As an Awful-Script Bonus, there is a zombie-style ludicrous plot element, and a pathetic attempt of transmitting a message about the dark years of last Argentine Dictatorship.
The construction of characters' personality and personal conflicts is extremely poor and childish and the dialogs are surprisingly unnatural and stupid (but not even funny).
The visual aspect (frame, shots, FX, photography) is terrible. A funny detail about this is that the untalented model Camila Velasco was hired for this movie because of her sexy body (huge natural boobs, lovely lolita-like skin) but the low quality of the photography ruined her short moment of partial nudity. The sound is also poor, and the music choices are ridiculous.
It is important to clarify this is not a low-budget movie. 2.2 Million ARS is a reasonable amount of money for filming with Argentine costs a teen Horror movie with four main actors and basically just one location. Actually, what is sadly scarce here is talent and passion.
This film had a great idea. A plot with so many twists that it could actually have worked out right. But, the many ways dilemmas are resolved throughout the script are way beyond suspending judgment. And I find that boring, sad and hilarious. The film is very well done and has very good acting. The sets are amazing and photography, well, amazing.
There's a clear (more than clear, it's sometimes a copy) reference to many of Dario Argento's films. The super slow-motion, ultra-dramatic scenes are just one example. The way music is used is not only reminiscent of Argento, but with almost exactly the same choices of genres and styles. This could've been great in that time; today it really distracts the audience from the continuous and completely unjustified drama you watch.
The way the script (or later decisions) resorted to the "forgotten wild women" lair, is gratuitous and very, very funny, but it gets in the narrative so deeply that it is a pity to watch. Good entertainment, lots of blood, extremely well crafted gore, beautiful super-slo-mo and a creative torture made me give the film 6 stars. But films are about stories, and here, we have one that came out a bit uncooked and way over the top.
There's a clear (more than clear, it's sometimes a copy) reference to many of Dario Argento's films. The super slow-motion, ultra-dramatic scenes are just one example. The way music is used is not only reminiscent of Argento, but with almost exactly the same choices of genres and styles. This could've been great in that time; today it really distracts the audience from the continuous and completely unjustified drama you watch.
The way the script (or later decisions) resorted to the "forgotten wild women" lair, is gratuitous and very, very funny, but it gets in the narrative so deeply that it is a pity to watch. Good entertainment, lots of blood, extremely well crafted gore, beautiful super-slo-mo and a creative torture made me give the film 6 stars. But films are about stories, and here, we have one that came out a bit uncooked and way over the top.
Did you know
- TriviaIn a 2012 interview with Fangoria, Adrian Garcia Bogliano spoke about shooting the ending and the type of camera used for the movie: "...the only moment where we actually destroyed something was when the neighbors are smashing the wall, but that particular shot was done at a different place; that was actually a wall in the middle of nowhere. But you know, I think it works. The big scene at the end, with the slow motion and everything, was pretty dangerous, I have to say [laughs]. It was the only way we could do it; we couldn't build that part of the house on a set. Actually, I wanted to run the whole climax of the film twice as long as it does now; I wanted it to be like this abstract work of art. But we didn't have time; we had to shoot all that in one day. With the Phantom camera we used, you need time to prepare every shot; you need at least half an hour between one shot and another. It takes time. If you watch the movie, it doesn't look like a static film, but I think there are probably 10 or 15 camera movements in the whole thing. We didn't have cranes, nothing. Steadicam? Forget about it. So the only thing I asked from the beginning was to have the Phantom, and they gave it to us for just one day. And we realized you need a certain amount of lighting-a hell of a lot of lighting, actually-to illuminate a shot with the Phantom; because of the speed, it needs much more light. So our DP had to put every single lamp we had all together for every shot. We had just enough light to be able to shoot with the Phantom."
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Written by Javier Martínez (author and composer)
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