#d-railed

Vi lämnar pandemins 2020 och inleder det nya året med Agatha Christie, klassiska Hollywood-filmer och ett hattrick i sågningar. Faktum är att jag kan inte minnas när jag motionerade sågen så mycket som denna månad senast.

Agathas Gåta - Ishtars Förbannelse / Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar (2019) 👍 🆓

📺 Ses gratis på SVT Play fram till och med 17.02.2021.

Helt okej uppföljare till Agathas Gåta.

Agathas Gåta / Agatha and the Truth of Murder (2018) 👍 🆓 

📺 Ses gratis på SVT Play fram till och med 24.02.2021.

En fiktiv film som leker med tanken att Agatha Christie är lika duktig på att lösa mord som hennes karaktärer. Fungerar bätter än vad jag trodde den skulle göra.

Cool World (1992) 👎

Vill vara en lite mer vågad Roger Rabbit, men är lite för väloljad, lite för stilistisk och saknar det där lilla extra. Filmen känns som om den fortfarande var på konceptstadiet när den började produceras. (Men teniskt sett är den tipptopp).

Crash of Moons (1954) 👎 

Några avsnitt av serien “Rocky Jones” som klippts ihop till en film. Ett barn av sin tid och bitvis skruvade jag obekvämt på mig. Det hjälper inte att intrigen är relativt slätstruken.

Crawl (2019)

Trevlig liten spänningsfilm med duktiga skådespelare. Absolut värd en chans om man gillar extremväder och farliga rovdjur i kombination.

D-Railed (2018)

Trevligt koncept, bra skådespelare och tipptopp produktion. Storyn saknade dock det där lilla extra för att riktigt lyfta. Men väl värd en chans.

Djuragenterna / Spycies (2019) 🆓📚

📺 Kan ses gratis med bibliotekskort på Cineasterna.

“Från animatörerna av Dumma mej, Minioner och Husdjurens Hemliga Liv stoltserar den med”. Det är också filmens stora styrkor. den är riktigt snygg och väldesignad. Men storyn saknar något eget, det är lite för likt Zootopia för att bli riktigt bra.

Djävulen och Jag / Bedazzled (2000) 👍

Klassisk komedi som överraskade med att vara riktigt underhållande. Brendan Fraser och Elizabeth Hurley har en bra kemi ihop som får filmen att lyfta.

Döden på Nilen / Death on the Nile (1978) 👍

Agathas Christies klassiska roman med en episk ensemble. Bra rakt igenom, och favoriten Angela Lansbury storspelar.

Falkenbergsrevyn - Hårfint (2020) 👍 🔁 🆓

📺 Finns att se gratis på Falkenbergrevyns YouTube-kanal.

Vi ser tillbaka på 2019 i backspegeln och filtrerad genom falkenbergsrevyns pricksäkra humor.

Främlingen / The Stranger (1946) 👍 🆓

📺 Filmtoppen bjuder på den här.

Bra thriller-film om en Nazi-jägare i kölvattnet på andra världskriget kommit en av krigets förövare på spåret.

Galaxy of Terror (1981)

Helt okej Alien-rippoff. Känns påkostad trots att den uppenbarligen inte haft någon hög budget.

Hamilton (2020)

Intressant musikal som gått och blivit en stapelvara på Broadway. Inget som knockar en ur sockorna men ändå både sevärd och välproducerad - även om man har en personligt låg förankring i den historiska kontexten. Men visst, jag skulle även vilja säga “aningens aning överskattad”.

Ivanhoe (1982) 👍

Klassisk äventyrsfilm som många av tradition ser på nyår här. För mig var det dock första gången tror jag (om man inte räknar originalet från 1953). Bättre än väntat.

Mänskligt Villebråd / Most Dangerous Game, the (1932) 👍 🆓

📺 Filmtoppen bjuder på den här.

Kanonbra film på samma tema som den nyare filmen “Rovdjur” från Norge. Bra rakt igenom med den där klassiska “filmad nästan helt i studio”-känslan filmer från den här tiden ofta har.

Skälmarnas Marknad / Beat the Devil (1953) 👎 🆓

📺 Filmtoppen bjuder på den här.

Jisses vilken tråkig film. Är inte säker på om jag ens orkade hänga med i intrigen hela tiden. Annars osympatiska karaktärer och okej skådespelare.

Something Wicked This Way Comes (1972) 👎 

Britternas lite billigare adaption av den klassiska romanen med samma namn. Inte i närheten av Disneys klassiker som kom 11 år senare. Den här har stråk av burkigt ljud och doftar av “glada amatörer”.

Spegeln Sprack från Kant till Kant / The Mirror Crack’d (1980) 👍

Angela Lansbury som Agatha Christies “Miss Marple”. Behöver jag säga mer? Har dessutom Liz Taylor i en större roll. Rekomederas varmt.

Treasure of Bengal, the / Il tesoro del Bengala (1953) 👎

Det finns verkligen ingen anledning för andra att slösa tid på den här filmen. Trots skickliga “Sabu” i huvudrollen.

D-Railed will be released on DVD and Digital on August 6 via Uncork'd Entertainment. Genre favorite Lance Henriksen (Aliens, The Terminator) stars in the creature feature.

Frank Lammers, Shae Smolik, Tonya Kay, Everette Wallin, Carter Scott, and Gregg Christie round out the cast. The indie horror film is directed by Dale Fabrigar (Tape 407).

No special features are listed. Read on for the trailer and synopsis.

Что-то я разгулялась на этой неделе и всего за пару дней посмотрела кучу тайтлов 😆

Пересмотрела фильм "Синяя бездна" чтобы посмотреть вторую часть и хочу сказать, что фильмы про акул подобного плана меня равнодушной не оставляют, да и снято годно.

Мультфильмы "Angry birds" 1 и 2, мне нравятся злые птички, но первая часть кажется мне более смешной, вторая чисто на разок.

"В высокой траве", фильм, снятый по рассказу моего боженьки Кинга, оказался страшным, атмосферным и захватывающим, наверное это фаворит недели!

Очень порадовал ужастик "Страшные истории для рассказа в темноте", от одного из моих любимых режиссеров Гильермо дель Торо, хорошо снят и сюжет погрудает в историю с головой.

А вот фильм "Рассвет" от российских создателей оказался посредственным, хотя я много и не ожидала.

"Монстр из глубины" это дешёвый треш, на который и время не стоит тратить...

Фильм ужасов "Проклятье "Мэри" не спас даже Гэри Олдман, было довольно банально, предсказуемо и хотелось спать.

D-RAILED

When a train derails into the river, its surviving passengers are faced with a grim challenge….die in the wreckage or face the unknown that awaits them in the murky waters below.

About D-RAILED

Pascal Borno (Conquistador Entertainment) and Suzanne DeLaurentiis (Suzanne DeLaurentiis Productions) team up once again to bring you D-RAILED, a suspense thriller. When a train derails into the river, its surviving passengers are faced with a grim challenge….die in the wreckage or face the unknown that awaits them in the murky waters below. The film stars veteran actor Lance Henriksen (Aliens, The Terminator), international actor Frank Lammers (The Admiral), Shae Smolik (The Sandman), Carter Scott and Everette Wallin.

“I was thrilled to partner up with Pascal again, as we had great success together in the past,” said DeLaurentiis. Some of Suzanne DeLaurentiis credits include 10th & Wolf, Area 407, The Dark Tourist, A Month Of Sundays and How Sweet It Is

It’s that time of year again. The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting colder, and the calendar is counting down to Halloween. What better way to get ready for Samhain than a scary movie? The answer to that question is nothing. Nothing sets the mood for the season as well as a good, scary movie, and I was fortunate enough to get a sneak peek at the latest Dale Fabrigar film / Suzanne DeLaurentiis Production, D-Railed, which really set the mood. Normally, horror movies are color by number affairs and predictable. And that’s okay if the movies are done right. Sometimes it’s fun (yes, fun) to sit back and watch a brainless teen walk into the woods alone. Or into that house everybody says to stay away from. Or have random sex which is always a death sentence.

But this is a movie with brains, blood, and rich characters that makes you question everything you’re watching. But most importantly, it’s fun! It’s a movie that doesn’t take itself too seriously, and that’s why it works. Sure, there may have been a few hiccups during production that caused some minor flaws in the film, but for a movie that was filmed in twelve days between two locations, Los Angeles and Philadelphia, it wasn’t a distraction. During the screening, people jumped, screamed, laughed, and at the end applauded. And isn’t that what it’s all about? With it’s train setting, characters battling each other and a swamp creature, I think this film falls into its own genre. Agatha Creature, if you will. (Yes, I am going to copyright this term). Indulge in this Halloween Treat. You won’t be sorry.

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Official Trailer: https://youtu.be/djNOT8JlRdo

Behind the Scenes Documentary: https://youtu.be/JjikzgicIek

I almost didn’t buy D-Railed. I think I am conflating a bunch of different horror movies and tropes from the description, and all those elements or so familiar that it made me wonder. It’s about a murder mystery trail that goes off the rails and goes horribly wrong. That description sounds like elements of that Tony Todd western, or a particular werewolf movie, or even be Sabrina the teenage…

I almost didn’t buy D-Railed. I think I am conflating a bunch of different horror movies and tropes from the description, and all those elements or so familiar that it made me wonder. It’s about a murder mystery trail that goes off the rails and goes horribly wrong. That description sounds like elements of that Tony Todd western, or a particular werewolf movie, or even be Sabrina the teenage…

D-Railed (2019)

Film review #616

Director: Dale Fabrigar

SYNOPSIS: A murder mystery event takes place on board the train, and the guests find themselves caught up in a robbery, as what is real and what is performance starts to be called into question. The train derails into a lake, where a sinister monster is waiting in the waters ready to pick the survivors off...

THOUGHTS/ANALYSIS: D-Railed is a 2019 horror film. Starting off with a murder mystery event being held on a train, the participants get on board and are introduced to the event, and from there, things quickly spiral out of control, as a robbery takes place aboard the train, and the line between what is real and what is part of the event quickly blurs. Honestly, or a low budget affair, the opening act is pretty interesting: the question of what is part of the act and what is real becomes impossible to discern as the action moves pretty fast. Perhaps the characters could have questioned what was real and what was not a bit more, as they just suddenly swap from one to the other, but as viewers, it certainly has a least some intrigue that pulls you in.

Eventually, the train derails and lands in a lake, where a monster starts picking off the survivors. This is where the film itself starts to literally derail as well: the whole blurring of what's real and what is dropped, and instead we just get a monster coming out of nowhere that starts picking people off quickly, with no real time to make the deaths meaningful. The monster itself is not established in any significant way: there's no deep lore, mythos, origins, or reason for it to exist, so it doesn't have much presence as a character. The film's premise (based on the trailer anyway) is that the characters are trapped on a railway carriage in the middle of a lake as a monster lurks below the water. However, this forms the basis for about ten minutes of the film, as it feels like it quickly runs out of ideas of what to do on a railway. They also rather quickly establish that the shoreline isn't too far away, so it makes it much less of an issue when they can just swim to the shore.

The survivors make their way to an abandoned house or something, where they're all picked off by the monster until one remains, who manages to escape back to railway station where the train departed, asking one of the attendees for help. However, in the final twist, it turns out (spoiler) that the murder mystery event actually took place one hundred years ago, and there were no survivors, so the attendee saw a...ghost or something? Here's the main problem with this film: absolutely nothing is explained or justified. We don't know anything about the monster, the survivor, anything. In some films you can leave things up to interpretation, but this is not one of them. It explains that the murder mystery event actually took place one hundred years ago and...just stops, expecting us to be satisfied with that. There is no payoff to sitting through this jumbled mess of a film.

A train goes off the tracks during a botched robbery and the survivors are attacked by mysterious creatures.

Some aspects of the narrative were initially engaging. As far as the opening premise goes it set out to be fairly strong but there were so many conflicting horror elements that it never really settled into a real structure or committed to one kind of storytelling. Having an actual mystery would have helped since it implied that for much of the opening quarter of the movie.

So many aspects of the film vary wildly in quality or have fairly strong points with huge drawbacks. The acting in particular is more or less ok when things are calm but as soon as the action begins they devolve into cheap lines, ridiculous movements, and an almost intolerable amount of screaming that causes the audience to lose any investment in their survival.

One of the strongest points was the appearance of the monsters which was heavily marketed in the trailer and cover art, however the actual threat of the creatures diminishes significantly when they fail to keep hold of anyone without releasing them every few seconds and having to do most of their killing below the water line or off-screen entirely.

About half way through it became fairly clear that it was heading for a cheesy open-ended conclusion which ended up making little sense and therefore was far from satisfying and the opening includes many aspects and resources that don’t align with the ending. Half the characters panicked and all but threw themselves at the monsters while some gave up and others outright wandered off to route about, even the main woman went to sleep during a tense moment.