Doesn't give away much of the plot. I have borderline zero faith left in Blomkamp, he currently sits as a one hit wonder to me. But I'm always open to a quality new horror movie, so we'll see
Teaser Trailer for Neill Blomkamp's new film "Demonic"
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Doesn't give away much of the plot. I have borderline zero faith left in Blomkamp, he currently sits as a one hit wonder to me. But I'm always open to a quality new horror movie, so we'll see
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It does look interesting but hes like a sci fi m night salamander and went on a downwards trajectory so hard. Elysium, then...chappie. Maybe this will be his SPLIT
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Honestly, he's better off in a studio system where he'll get more notes and edits. Netflix would give him too much freedom, and the results would be awful. Look at what happened with Duncan Jones and Mute
Unfortunately, yes
It seems like you cant even enjoy the CGI in his films anymore, that looks very not good
Or Chappie. The hell was wrong with Chappie? Or is everyone riding the high of new and fresh that was District 9 and then expecting everything else after to be better?
His short film work with Oats Studio has been more impressive than the full length feature film work of some his contemporaries.
Welp it's going to be shit then. He's a good action director but he can't write worth a damn.
It's fine, if it was an 80's movie folks would be losing their shit over it as something amazing. But it's now seen as hamfisted message movie and "dumb". It's escapist fun.
It looks fine? The CG heavy scenes are supposed to take place in a VR sim
nope nope nope nope nope
too spooky 4 me, hits all the things that scare the fuck out of me: people cutting themselves, demons, hell, creepy body horror, dark rooms
too spooky 4 me, hits all the things that scare the fuck out of me: people cutting themselves, demons, hell, creepy body horror, dark rooms
A sci-fi exorcism movie, seems like a cool combo but execution is always the issue with his films.
Short films, can't get away with bloat or the issues that plague his full feature films. His strength has always been short films, going back to Alive In Joburg which I would argue better sold the apartheid and anti-immigrant politics than District 9, which had better action and effects and more of Sharlto Copley.
I actually might enjoy this one. It doesn't look like high art or anything but I am always up for a good demon movie and it looks a lot better than some of the trash I have seen.
I loved them myself. Zygote was a love letter to fans of John Carpenter's The Thing.
I don't know if I care to see NB do horror. The visual effects of LIDAR scanned environments (but in motion) seems like the only interesting thing. NB had an eye for visual trickery but I still don't think a horror film should hang its hat on VFX alone. Knowing how to build (and release) tension appropriately isn't something I have a lot of faith in him for.
If you want another take on the "sleep study" stuff, I'd recommend checking out Come True, another indie thing on the IFC Midnight label. Make sure to read interviews with the director afterwards for background and different reads on the film's meanings.
If you want another take on the "sleep study" stuff, I'd recommend checking out Come True, another indie thing on the IFC Midnight label. Make sure to read interviews with the director afterwards for background and different reads on the film's meanings.
Elsyium's got some interesting ideas and good elements to it, but the whole thing just doesn't mesh well together. The casting is part of it - Damon's completely miscast.
I liked this for the creepiness but thought the ending was lame and it was literally a copy-pasta
I did too until I read some interviews with the director, it gave me an entirely different perspective which I enjoyed. The dream sequences were beautifully shot and the pacing for them was sublime. I love it when a director isn't afraid to sustain a shot like those.
I enjoyed some of the stuff he did with Oats Studios. This looks interesting, I will give it a watch if it reviews well.
I liked it as well. Yeah, the message is on the nose but at least it has a message. The performances, art direction and set-pieces were excellent as well.
I'm glad he's doing a low budget movie. I've wanted to see him removed from sci-fi and CG for years (I know this has CG heavy sequences, but the body scan thing is all interestingly 'flawed' and crunchy.)
Even Neil Blomkamp doesn't like Elysium.
Neill Blomkamp Says He "F***ed Up" 'Elysium' - SlashFilm
For his second film, Neill Blomkamp chose to follow District 9 with a vision of class warfare as seen through a sci-fi lens. Elysium, starring Matt Damon, Sharlto Copley, and Jodie Foster, has some great concepts and in many cases is executed well. But the movie faltered significantly, with...
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More like one hit and all miss.
I have no idea why people keep being excited for his films. I think he can put out strong visuals, absolutely, and District 9 was excellent, but he cannot write worth a damn. If he was doing someone else's script, maybe I'd be more interested. The Oats stuff is the same - some cool visuals and just meh all around otherwise.
Why there are still people pining for his Alien film I'll never understand. It would have been crap, and you know it.
