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The Fourth Kind (2009)
Appalling waste of time and money.
Alright, so this film should be fairly easy to sum up.
If you are the kind of person who thought "Paranormal Activity" was the scariest film since "Bambi" or "Return to Oz" then you are in for a real treat.
If you have a more sceptical mind much like myself then be prepared to be very disappointed. The fourth kind follows the same curve as Paranormal Activity, The Last Exorcism and many other poorly thought out handy cam movies that have been crawling from the gutter lately.
Much like the other films mentioned it masquerades as a film based on "REAL" events and even boasts "REAL" footage starring the "REAL" Dr, who is "REALLY" listed as another actor on the very "REAL" cast listing.
Anyone with a latteral mind will spot the gimmicks a mile off, Most of which are constructed in such a way to DRAW you in, but for me it just made the whole experience less enjoyable, laboured and fake.
The film begins with a little speech by Milla explaining how this movie is entirely true, Which immediately led me to believe otherwise. And though it is completely false from beginning to end people STILL believe it now! I think my one instant gripe with this sort of film is that IF it were true, why didn't the world hear about it before the movie execs? If these films would just STOP passing off things as "REAL" they may actually pull off an entertaining movie, by making such ridiculous statements you feel that within 5 seconds of sitting down the producer has said "Ok, all you guys out there, you're all idiots, this is real, i expect you to believe that" Anyway. If you like bad films and are a bit stupid, fill your boots.
Triangle (2009)
Help ME break the loop!
Honestly, I am pretty speechless having just watched this movie.
THE PLOT.
A trout faced women and her friends are stranded at sea and board an abandoned vessel. Trout face soon finds out this is no normal cruise ships as she begins to see future/past versions of herself from previous "loops". She sets out to frantically PROVE to her friends that she is not crazy but then every time she see's a duplicate version of herself and the opportunity to jump out and say "HEY LOOK, THERE'S TWO OF ME" she decides to run OFF or hide around corners. Eventually in a future loop deciding to just kill everyone, yeah that'll make your point. The entire film DOESN'T work as a paradox because MOST plot points become contradictory mid way through.
The film ends right back at the beginning with trout face weather beaten and traumatized by the events that had just happened/were about to happen again and yet mid way through the film she's completely SHOCKED by everything thats happening as if she has no clue!
For me a real mind twister is a film that can present an irrational situation in a VERY rational way. I am not lacking in imagination but it's difficult to become a part of the fantasy when the story is tripping itself up every second with an irrational and infuriating protagonist.
There are other films that deal with these themes in a much better way, I'd recommend Donnie Darko, LOST, The butterfly effect, Groundhog Day, and Cube: Hypercube. Even "Time Cop" deals with these themes better than this film and thats a steaming pile of c***!