O.k let me be the first one , I guess. This is a low budget Italian horror film that has some aspects that elevate it above the usual independent horror fare. First of all is the cast: Here we have some genre icons of the classic «video nasty» Italian horror period (early eighties) reuniting. We have Cinzia Monreale, best known for her role as Emily in Lucio Fulci's The beyond (and other horror films like Beyond Darkness) and Giovanni Lombardo Radice (one of the most characteristic actors of the Italian horror boom in the late seventies/early eighties). Sergio Stillaveti (Fx master, director) also makes a cameo. All of them look great in this film. Another aspect is the music, a no-nonsense horror soundtrack that adds to the atmosphere of the film. Claudio Lattanzi (of killing birds fame, which I like despite the very low IMDB rating) is the director. In fact I learned about this film from the extras of the Killing Birds Blu-ray were he mentions Everybloody's end.
The plot : in the midst of a pandemic (hehe) that is destroying the world a bunch of strangers unite in an abandoned industrial facility to escape from the exterminators, who are a military force that is killing (by crucifixion) the infected. A theologist professor, two young women and an older woman. A doctor is added to these people. The plot seems straightforward but every person has his/her own secrets that are unveiled in the last 20 minutes. We see some unrelated, at first glance, scenes at the beginning of the film with a threatening figure killing a woman. That's it. I don't want to post spoilers because the plot takes a very unexpected (and I do mean VERY unexpected) turn at the last 20 minutes. The ending is iconic to say the least.
The movie is only 75 minutes long and could use a bigger budget. 1-2 CGI shots don't look good. Fans of Italian genre films though have learned to live with such restrictions, hence we love these films because of these restrictions. The acting is very good, the atmosphere is pure Italian (which means much fog, dusty surroundings, threatening corridors e.t.c), the gore is light but what gore there is , is extremely well done. The film also tries to be modern, not just a copy of older films. My only issue is that it should have been longer, the final act should have been more expanded. Oh well, still a delight and perfect for repeat viewings. The movie is available on an English-friendly Italian Blu-ray/dvd (Italian language, English subtitles).
The movie plays as a homage to both Italian horror and post-apocalyptic films and has the craziness in its final act that we have come to love from the Italian genre films. Don't try to compare it to any American films (even indie ones) or mainstream horror films , this is an entirely different beast. Fans of Italian horror films will like this.
The plot : in the midst of a pandemic (hehe) that is destroying the world a bunch of strangers unite in an abandoned industrial facility to escape from the exterminators, who are a military force that is killing (by crucifixion) the infected. A theologist professor, two young women and an older woman. A doctor is added to these people. The plot seems straightforward but every person has his/her own secrets that are unveiled in the last 20 minutes. We see some unrelated, at first glance, scenes at the beginning of the film with a threatening figure killing a woman. That's it. I don't want to post spoilers because the plot takes a very unexpected (and I do mean VERY unexpected) turn at the last 20 minutes. The ending is iconic to say the least.
The movie is only 75 minutes long and could use a bigger budget. 1-2 CGI shots don't look good. Fans of Italian genre films though have learned to live with such restrictions, hence we love these films because of these restrictions. The acting is very good, the atmosphere is pure Italian (which means much fog, dusty surroundings, threatening corridors e.t.c), the gore is light but what gore there is , is extremely well done. The film also tries to be modern, not just a copy of older films. My only issue is that it should have been longer, the final act should have been more expanded. Oh well, still a delight and perfect for repeat viewings. The movie is available on an English-friendly Italian Blu-ray/dvd (Italian language, English subtitles).
The movie plays as a homage to both Italian horror and post-apocalyptic films and has the craziness in its final act that we have come to love from the Italian genre films. Don't try to compare it to any American films (even indie ones) or mainstream horror films , this is an entirely different beast. Fans of Italian horror films will like this.
