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"DARKNESS FALLS"
- Now I'm sure by now you've all read the
"official" critiques of this movie. When I went
to my mother's place the day after I'd seen
this, she said, "It sucked didn't it? That's
what the critic in the paper says."
The issue is more complex than that. First of all,
I never agree with those boneheads who call
themselves professional movie critics. These guys
have forgotten how to ENJOY a film and can only
take it apart academically and give their readers
fodder for movie topics they know nothing about.
(Woah... Xipetotec Rant there... sorry ). What I
will grant is that, sure, it's not a GREAT film.
This is true. It uses a lot of the ol' tried,
tested and true horror film methods that we've all
seen before. But In my humble opinion, that can
still make for a "fun" movie. (Hearing the
screams of the squeamish in the audience is always
fun, too.)
Plus, some of the imagery involving the creature
herself was quite beautiful, really. The story
revolves around a Blair Witch type character to
begin with. A kind old lady who was shunned from
the village after being badly burned a century
before and then killed for allegedly killing
children from the village ( Which it turns out she
had not done ). Her vengeful spirit returns in the
form of "The Tooth Fairy" and vows to kill anyone
who sees her face when she comes for the children's
last tooth.
All in all, a cute, fun, popcorn horror film.
Stephane Morrell
Laurier CIM Group
MCSE,CCA
-Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, because you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
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