The Void reviewed by Mark Kermode
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- Опубликовано: 30 мар 2017
- Mark Kermode reviews The Void. After delivering a patient to an understaffed hospital, a policeman starts to see strange and violent events occurring, seemingly linked to a mysterious group of hooded strangers.
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I grew up watching the physical FX movies of the 70's and 80's, so this is right up my street. Low-budget films that don't rely on CGI deserve our support.
Try last shift.the ending was predictable but I thought it was very good
Silent Hil, Hellraiser, Assault on Precinct 13, Alien, The Thing, The Fly and H.P. Lovecraft; If you like any of the listed titles, you are in for a treat.
Got it on dvd just not watched it yet
absolutely. Also Resident Evil, From Beyond, In the Mouth of Madness
All of which are some of my favourite films
Not really. Those all have great storytelling (well, maybe not Silent Hill). The Void truly does not.
Loving Mark's pause to think how exactly he can describe Society to a daytime radio crowd...
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It was a sublime experience. Loved every moment of the film.
Lovecraft meets John Carpenter. Interesting.
Frellyouall We kinda got that in The Thing ;)
Mouth of Madness took a lot of inspiration from Lovecraft.
Lovecraft has a lot to answer for.
Only just got around to watch this. Most of the film was boring. The horror scenes were good.
I’d amend it to “Lovecraft meets Carpenter…kinda…minus good writing”
It's basically a hybrid of Beyond The Black Rainbow and The Thing. I found it pretty fun though.
This looks looks like a love letter to all things Lovecraft, can't freaking wait.
Except for storytelling ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Heh. When Mark said if you were a Fangoria reader in the 80's and 90's... Yup. That's me. I'm a sucker for traditional make-up and creature FX especially if it is Lovecraftian. This is SO my thing.
The Void reminded me of The Beyond more than anything else. Also, Yuzna's From Beyond.
Is it me or did the phone call remind me of the mystery man from Lost Highway?
stevebob240 Even the voice sounded like a carbon copy of Robert Blake's
Reminded me a bit of the messages left by Windom Earle in Twin Peaks.
Something I need to continue watching.
Jason fox yes!!! That's the first thing I thought of! "I'm at your house. Call me."
I love that Mark mentioned FANGORIA!
I thought the creature effects and gore were very good, and the general idea was pretty good, but the rest was kind of pants. The DVD cover though, is one of the best I've seen in ages! Absolutely beautiful.
Exactly. They oughta put as much time into the writing as they did into the practical effects or: Who. Effing. Cares.
you uh, tossed a pretty big spoiler clip in there
I saw this movie last night, freaking loved it!!
Brittany Chasowy How, where? Is it available for rental or purchase online?
lol its so good
When you said Fangoria I nearly cried
Jamie Webster A truly sublime magazine.
Oh man fangoria.truly a great magazine
#winnipeg represent. congrats steve!!! 🍾
I got the movie in the mail today and just loved it. The plot was a bit confusing to some it seems but I think that is how it is suppose to be. Great visual effects and atmosphere.
The movie is ok. The physical special effects are ok. The movie borrows from Carpenter, Hellraiser, Lovecraft, body horror. I watched the movie on VOD from the comfort of my home but they are also playing it at my local Alamo Drafthouse. I think maybe viewing it on the big screen would have been more fun but oh well.
I particularly loved the lovecraft, clive barker and silent hill inspired moments.
I liked it for the Lovecraftian connection but the acting was kinda bad especially the main characters which is a shame. I also feel the end shot would've been much better if there were no 'witnesses'.
Next up, keep an eye out for our micro budget, practical effects driven film, The Quantum Terror.
This looks interesting.
havent seen it yet but looks like xtro
Mayo was in complete control of this one.
It’s creepy as hell
The movie was great. The critics are way off.
Yes. Because of course the critics are wrong, not you. Logical. Hahahaha
Who's idea was it to pit the movie's biggest twist in the review ?
Thanks obama
This movie reminded me of Event Horizon
It's a fairly bonkers film. The practical effects veer from good to poor. The acting is pretty uneven. The first half of the film worked best for me; once it reaches 'that point' it becomes a bit of a muddled mess.
It borrows heavily from Lovecraft, Assault on Precinct 13, The Thing, In the mouth of madness, Hellraiser etc etc
Definitely worth a watch for any horror fan though.
There are good reasons it has such a low user score on rotten tomatoes. Might wanna save your money on this one.
Yup
so not "enter the void" then.
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boring...lots of allusions to other films but only interesting for boffs. Never caught my whole attention for a minute, except when I laughed my way through the first half. How many ridiculous hits can that cop take?
maybe i watch too many low budget shitty horror movies but Kermode is a little too harsh here, particularly when he talks about the script. The Void didnt have a false moment or any flat or awkward performances/dialogue. It manages to do so much with absolutely nothing as far as budget is concerned and is just as good as any classic 80s horror movie
No he was spot on. This movie is suuuuuper lightweight on plot and character development. The effects were cool but everything else was mediocre at best.
Expected a better film tbh
This movie would’ve been great except for mediocre casting on top of the poorly written characters there’s no particular reason to invest any emotions into. The practical effects were cool, sure, but without substantial storytelling or sympathetic characters, it’s nothing but showing off creature stuff. Wasted opportunity
Simon, you've been doing this show for over 10 years. Stop asking stupid questions.
He's asking on behalf of the listeners, surely?
Shirley you can't be serious.
I still love watching kermode and mayo, not for kermode's reviews but the how mayo just seems to hate kermode being in the same room as him. Mayo really gives off a vibe that he just thinks kermode is such a pretentious prick. It's cracks me up.
They have been friends for years...
Yeah, they are best buddies, take each other's kids to the movies etc.
You clearly haven't watched this channel very much, as Kermode and Mayo are very good friends.
They're mates. Have been for years - just listen to the podcast. If Mayo interrupts/interjects its because Kermode is mentioning stuff Mayo knows the majority of the audience won't know/recognise.
They probably are mates. I just enjoy watching mayo listen to kermode. If I only heard it over the radio I probably wouldn't have come to my wrong decision. 😂
i just watch this movie and it sucks ,you dont see any transformations and they kept cutting away soon as you want to see something the acting is awful ,meant to be a homage to 80's horror ,you better going off and watchingHP lovecraft" from beyond",they have tried to mix from beyond and hellraiser and got it completley wrong how do you do that,i wanted to see tranformations and messed up stuff you get none of that cut away after cut away just away very disapointing
It was beyond horrible
Ok i destroyed the liberul machine now what big guy
How?
It's always a shame when a film with a purpose that isn't the story still feels obligated to fill its running time with a narrative. I'd much prefer if it went the Cabin In the Woods route and just had the plot be a vehicle for the special effects instead of bagging it down.
They should’ve hired an actual writer ¯\_(ツ)_/¯