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We started the day with really excellent Dim Sum at Kam Fung, where fourteen of us stuffed ourselves for about $18 with tip. Fortified with pork buns, chinese brocolli, shrimp, and other delicacies it was time for more movies.
Bloody Knuckles: http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2014/en/films-schedule/186/bloody-knuckles This is the kind of movie best shown as a midnight film; I'm glad it wasn't because it certainly didn't equal Dead Snow in any way. There were some interesting angles to the story (they very gay superhero, and the Canadian terrorists), but the main character was not likable at all, and the rest of the story was pretty unremarkable. It's worth seeing for the superhero side plot, just dial your expectations way back. 2/5 disembodied hands
The Desert: http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2014/en/films-schedule/12/the-desert I built my whole viewing schedule on Sunday around this movie, passing up two other decent movies (The White Storm and Monsterz) to see this. A couple and another man have boarded themselves up in a building following a Zombie Apocalypse. The premise is tired, but the story is told extremely well, focusing on the characters and their interaction less than the external zombie menace. Each character spends time created video confessionals which becomes very important to the story as it unfolds. The director nailed the atmosphere and setting of the movie, though there were a few "What the hell are you thinking?" moments. Some times people do ridiculous things in order to further the story, but it didn't detract from the movie from me. See this one if you can! 4/5 zombie stars
The Man in the Orange Jacket: http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2014/en/films-schedule/72/the-man-in-the-orange-jacket So. Disappointing. Initially the movie started out strong, the choice of long still shots that the actors wandered in and out of was different than most films. The protagonist of the film swiftly grew irritating, and the long shots didn't do anything to help us. There were editing experiments with jumping in time (see my earlier Puzzle review) but they just served to confuse. There were a few gratuitous death scenes (I'm finding that I'm growing more troubled by scenes of violence against women in movies like this) but the ending took an interesting twist, and finished decently. My expectation were set too high for this film, but at least it was short. There was a second short film as part of this feature (The Seventh Code: http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2014/en/films-schedule/278/seventh-code) which could have been decent, but I was concerned with meeting the rest of our posse so I skipped it.
We had one last night of Rock Star partying, then woke late the next day for delicious diner food and left for home. Motreal is like a magical place to me now, the home of the strange and foreign and scary. It's a little like stepping into an alternate reality when we go to Fantasia, which considering the nature of the festival is entirely reasonable. Until next year, Fantasia.
Bloody Knuckles: http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2014/en/films-schedule/186/bloody-knuckles This is the kind of movie best shown as a midnight film; I'm glad it wasn't because it certainly didn't equal Dead Snow in any way. There were some interesting angles to the story (they very gay superhero, and the Canadian terrorists), but the main character was not likable at all, and the rest of the story was pretty unremarkable. It's worth seeing for the superhero side plot, just dial your expectations way back. 2/5 disembodied hands
The Desert: http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2014/en/films-schedule/12/the-desert I built my whole viewing schedule on Sunday around this movie, passing up two other decent movies (The White Storm and Monsterz) to see this. A couple and another man have boarded themselves up in a building following a Zombie Apocalypse. The premise is tired, but the story is told extremely well, focusing on the characters and their interaction less than the external zombie menace. Each character spends time created video confessionals which becomes very important to the story as it unfolds. The director nailed the atmosphere and setting of the movie, though there were a few "What the hell are you thinking?" moments. Some times people do ridiculous things in order to further the story, but it didn't detract from the movie from me. See this one if you can! 4/5 zombie stars
The Man in the Orange Jacket: http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2014/en/films-schedule/72/the-man-in-the-orange-jacket So. Disappointing. Initially the movie started out strong, the choice of long still shots that the actors wandered in and out of was different than most films. The protagonist of the film swiftly grew irritating, and the long shots didn't do anything to help us. There were editing experiments with jumping in time (see my earlier Puzzle review) but they just served to confuse. There were a few gratuitous death scenes (I'm finding that I'm growing more troubled by scenes of violence against women in movies like this) but the ending took an interesting twist, and finished decently. My expectation were set too high for this film, but at least it was short. There was a second short film as part of this feature (The Seventh Code: http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2014/en/films-schedule/278/seventh-code) which could have been decent, but I was concerned with meeting the rest of our posse so I skipped it.
We had one last night of Rock Star partying, then woke late the next day for delicious diner food and left for home. Motreal is like a magical place to me now, the home of the strange and foreign and scary. It's a little like stepping into an alternate reality when we go to Fantasia, which considering the nature of the festival is entirely reasonable. Until next year, Fantasia.
