Jason: I'm of two minds on 6 Degrees of Hell. On the plus side, it's
a fun horror ride with a cool concept and batshit crazy conclusion
when, well, all hell essentially breaks loose. There's some groovy
stuff that goes on in this flick. I really like the Hotel of Horror,
and the thought of being trapped in a creepy amusement park ride that
suddenly comes to life is frightening.
On the down side, screenwriter Harrison
Smith is trying to do too much. There's too many characters,
flashbacks within flashbacks, and unnecessary plot points. This is a case where less would have been more. And too bad
the budget was low, because this is a movie that screamed for more
blood and gore.
As for Corey Feldman, he's this film's
Sam Loomis, only with less to do. He spends the movie
talking with a cop and, although I liked those scenes a lot, I wanted more of him.
There should be a Kyle Brenner movie! Fans of his might be
disappointed, because he doesn't have a lot of screen time. Be
warned.
What to give our feature from The Month
from Hell? I liked screenwriter Harrison Smith's The Fields a lot
more, but still enjoyed 6 Degrees of Hell and would watch it again
with buds over beer. I will give it a Good in the end.
Shawn: Here's a high-expectation movie given the interviews we had with everyone involved, including THAT Corey Feldman. It also claimed to be the Scariest Movie of 2012. Nope. Not even close. I watched a two-minute short called Mama that was scarier.
That said, it was probably WAY scarier for the actors, as they were in a "supposed" haunted hotel. For real. So that probably added to the hype.
The actors were fantastic, all but one. 'Nuff said.
Anyway, I liked the movie for one watch for sure, but was let down. Big time. It was almost more campy to me than scary. Still, it ranks a Bad in my books.
Jason: Gut's a hard movie to review.
It's technically well made and is definitely
not without interest. But I'm still not sure how interesting it
really is. The film is slow, and not a lot happens except for long
sequences of these characters' boring jobs and lives. But there's a
lot more going on here than meets the eye.
For one, what's up with our two main
characters? I got the impression that Dan, the weird guy, had a lot
more invested in this friendship than Tom. A little too much, if you
know what I mean. It was creepy.
Co-writer/director Elias does a good
job of keeping us guessing about what's really going on. Is Dan
making the videos or not? And although I kinda saw the ending coming -- there really was no other outcome -- it still left me feeling
like I was punched in the, well, gut.
The performances are serviceable but
not exceptional, the snuff sequences unnerving, and the ambiguity of
it all frustrating but compelling. I wasn't bored by Gut, but not
thrilled by it either. Yet I was still affected by it. How's that for
ambiguity?
God damn it, I have to give it a
rating. This would be a hard movie to sit through again, but then
again I might in order to introduce what really is a little decent
film to others. Fuck it, I'm giving Gut a Bad. Had it been faster
paced and more clear cut, it'd rate it higher.
Shawn: I'm not even sure if Jay was speaking English, so I'm going to break it down in layman's terms. Gut is weird as fuck. Totally weird. Don't even know if I get it. However, after all is said and done, I dug the watch.
I loved that it seemed to be scored with just a guitar and amp. It was very ambient music. Loved that.
The movie moved pretty slow, but it was shot well. Twisted? Not really. I've seen worse. But it was good for a watch. I won't watch it again, so it gets a Bad.
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