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The Last Horror Movie Review
Posted by:First off, let me start by saying I had reservations about seeing The Last Horror Movie. I'm not a fan of the post-modern, self referential horror film(ie Scream), nor fake "documentaries" that think claiming to be real will add some sort of shock value(ie Blair Witch) when the fact we know it's fake negates any efforts to portray reality. So it was a good thing that I did not have high expectaions, otherwise I may have been thoroughly disapointed.
The opening title sequence, with a compelling score, makes one believe they are going to witness some powerful images. The reason I make mention of it is because apart from the occasional chuckle, and only one or two notable killings, it is one of the few moments I actually thought I may be seeing something worth my time and coin. The rest of the film meanders along at a steady level slightly higher than boredom, with barely a raise in interest at any point, and probably impossible to go lower unless you take out the killing, in which case, you'de just be watching some guys dull home video(there's more ordinary life stuff than killing).
I could not figure out whether this was deliberate or not, but the film seemed trying to be something more important than it actually is. Max frequently askes the viewer if we think he's evil, and do we care that he's killing people, or he assumes that we do think he's evil, and that we do care. In truth, we, or perhaps I should speak only for myself, I, have neither any hate towards Max, nor any concern for his victims. Other frequent questions from Max regard are we shocked by what we see, he thinks we are, and if so, why are we still watching, according to Max, because we think it's not real. The answers are simple, no I'm(speaking for myself again) not shocked, and I'm still watching 'cos I wanna see something cool happen, I know it's not real.
There is nothing extremely disturbing about the deaths, many are shown so quickly there is no time for a reaction. Or the camera work is in a position in which we hardly see what's going on. In one scenario, a man is tied to a chair and doused in petrol, I thought I was finally going to see something better than a stabbing or strangulation, only to have the screen almost whited out by the flames. Max even conducts an experiment to make one question their reasons for watching, he moves the camera so we can hear what's going on, but not see it. He then asks if we were intrigued by what we heard, and, in being intrigued are we in some way condoning his actions. Would we feel differently had we seen what happened? In which he then proceeds to show us. Again making an assumption that we do in some way care about what's going on.
His attempts at trying to make us think about our own morality fail in raising any sort of self-contemplation. One example, what value do you place on another person's life?. If you sold your T.V, the money could be used to save a childs life in Africa, but you don't sell your T.V. His question is, given the option, would you sell your T.V to save the life of the woman he's just stabbed? Yes? What's the difference between saving her life and an African childs? No? Then a human life is not worth as much as your T.V.
Much of the logic and justification Max uses is designed to make one either agree with him, in which case we are no better than he, or question ourselves. But in reality, who cares?
A curiosity piece at best.
The opening title sequence, with a compelling score, makes one believe they are going to witness some powerful images. The reason I make mention of it is because apart from the occasional chuckle, and only one or two notable killings, it is one of the few moments I actually thought I may be seeing something worth my time and coin. The rest of the film meanders along at a steady level slightly higher than boredom, with barely a raise in interest at any point, and probably impossible to go lower unless you take out the killing, in which case, you'de just be watching some guys dull home video(there's more ordinary life stuff than killing).
I could not figure out whether this was deliberate or not, but the film seemed trying to be something more important than it actually is. Max frequently askes the viewer if we think he's evil, and do we care that he's killing people, or he assumes that we do think he's evil, and that we do care. In truth, we, or perhaps I should speak only for myself, I, have neither any hate towards Max, nor any concern for his victims. Other frequent questions from Max regard are we shocked by what we see, he thinks we are, and if so, why are we still watching, according to Max, because we think it's not real. The answers are simple, no I'm(speaking for myself again) not shocked, and I'm still watching 'cos I wanna see something cool happen, I know it's not real.
There is nothing extremely disturbing about the deaths, many are shown so quickly there is no time for a reaction. Or the camera work is in a position in which we hardly see what's going on. In one scenario, a man is tied to a chair and doused in petrol, I thought I was finally going to see something better than a stabbing or strangulation, only to have the screen almost whited out by the flames. Max even conducts an experiment to make one question their reasons for watching, he moves the camera so we can hear what's going on, but not see it. He then asks if we were intrigued by what we heard, and, in being intrigued are we in some way condoning his actions. Would we feel differently had we seen what happened? In which he then proceeds to show us. Again making an assumption that we do in some way care about what's going on.
His attempts at trying to make us think about our own morality fail in raising any sort of self-contemplation. One example, what value do you place on another person's life?. If you sold your T.V, the money could be used to save a childs life in Africa, but you don't sell your T.V. His question is, given the option, would you sell your T.V to save the life of the woman he's just stabbed? Yes? What's the difference between saving her life and an African childs? No? Then a human life is not worth as much as your T.V.
Much of the logic and justification Max uses is designed to make one either agree with him, in which case we are no better than he, or question ourselves. But in reality, who cares?
A curiosity piece at best.
Review by Retro, you can discuss is on the original post here
http://moviesonline.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1600
