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Vanishing on 7th Street

  • 22-01-2011 2:32pm
    #1
    Phony Scott
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFbBIUcklt8


    I saw this on the net and noticed it's directed by Brad Anderson who is pretty reliable in the horror/thriller stakes, he of 'Session 9' and 'The Machinist' fame. Has anyone seen this yet and is it any good? It's gone straight to video in America, which is never a good sign, but I like the director, so I'll give it a try.


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
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    This is one of those films that I've been meaning to sit down and watch for a awhile and after managing to get through all 75 turgid minutes of the abysmal Darkness Falls I put this on in the hopes that it could help me forget the previous film.

    The concept is fantastic, the acting is for the most part good, there are numerous genuinely creep moments but all this promise is let down by some unforgivable lapses in logic that will frustrate the hell out of you. It's made clear in one scene that batteries are not lasting as long as they should and as such, we have scenes of heroes scrambling to change the batteries in one torch before the other runs out yet all around them is the makings fire. Burn some God damn buildings or strip all the wood from the bar and build a bonfire outside to ward off the darkness.


  • #3
    Phony Scott
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 682 ✭✭✭Phony Scott


    Darko wrote: »
    This is one of those films that I've been meaning to sit down and watch for a awhile and after managing to get through all 75 turgid minutes of the abysmal Darkness Falls I put this on in the hopes that it could help me forget the previous film.

    The concept is fantastic, the acting is for the most part good, there are numerous genuinely creep moments but all this promise is let down by some unforgivable lapses in logic that will frustrate the hell out of you. It's made clear in one scene that batteries are not lasting as long as they should and as such, we have scenes of heroes scrambling to change the batteries in one torch before the other runs out yet all around them is the makings fire. Burn some God damn buildings or strip all the wood from the bar and build a bonfire outside to ward off the darkness.

    Thanks Darko for the comments. Still haven't seen it, but I'll check it out soon based on what you've said.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
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    Phony Scott wrote: »
    Thanks Darko for the comments. Still haven't seen it, but I'll check it out soon based on what you've said.

    It's well worth a watch and if you have the US Netflix store set up it's available to watch on there. If you like Anderson's previous work you'll find a lot to enjoy in it though as I said some of the lapses in logic are beyond annoying. It's the kind of low budget film that embraces ideas over all else and could really lend its self to a follow up the expands on the idea. The best way to look at the film is as a remake of the Mist only instead of Mist and Monsters we have darkness and shadows.


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