If I had a dollar for every time an indie horror movie impressed me I'd be broke as a hobo. But occasionally there are small productions which have these small little bits that give a spark of light in the dark tunnel.
Black Widow is one of those movies. It takes me back to the classic horror productions and their, at that time, amazing special effects. I wasn't particularly impressed with the gore factor, neither was the story that interesting. I'm no professional critic but the poor acting and bad script will be obvious to everyone who watches this movie. The music left me with a headache to be honest. I don't really think acid trance (at least that's what I think it is) fits into the introduced bunch especially this year. Even I've made better songs than that.
We are introduced with the typical roster of characters which fits into the classic 80's horror picture. Annoying, inexperienced and even stereotypically predefined, who make stupid choices and mistakes under the influence of alcohol and drugs, which in itself leads to s**t hitting the fan. We get presented with one boring and poorly executed death after another. By the last minutes of the movie I was actually cheering for the antagonist, which finally leads me to the only speck of bright light in a very dark tunnel.
The Black Widow herself is an amazingly well designed character. Aside from the bad way her kills were managed, the persona has the potential to be one of the most evil and sinister villains in movies and/or TV. Maybe it's just my personal fascination with masks, but I'd put her right next to The Collector. The Black Widow needs to be handled in a more professional way, she needs a better background story, a better reason to do what she does and more toys to use. That's what it would've taken for this movie to impress me.
Bottom line is the movie is worth having a few laughs over a bottle of beer on a Saturday night if you have nothing else to do. And the only piece of eye candy would be the real main character in the movie, The Black Widow.
Black Widow is one of those movies. It takes me back to the classic horror productions and their, at that time, amazing special effects. I wasn't particularly impressed with the gore factor, neither was the story that interesting. I'm no professional critic but the poor acting and bad script will be obvious to everyone who watches this movie. The music left me with a headache to be honest. I don't really think acid trance (at least that's what I think it is) fits into the introduced bunch especially this year. Even I've made better songs than that.
We are introduced with the typical roster of characters which fits into the classic 80's horror picture. Annoying, inexperienced and even stereotypically predefined, who make stupid choices and mistakes under the influence of alcohol and drugs, which in itself leads to s**t hitting the fan. We get presented with one boring and poorly executed death after another. By the last minutes of the movie I was actually cheering for the antagonist, which finally leads me to the only speck of bright light in a very dark tunnel.
The Black Widow herself is an amazingly well designed character. Aside from the bad way her kills were managed, the persona has the potential to be one of the most evil and sinister villains in movies and/or TV. Maybe it's just my personal fascination with masks, but I'd put her right next to The Collector. The Black Widow needs to be handled in a more professional way, she needs a better background story, a better reason to do what she does and more toys to use. That's what it would've taken for this movie to impress me.
Bottom line is the movie is worth having a few laughs over a bottle of beer on a Saturday night if you have nothing else to do. And the only piece of eye candy would be the real main character in the movie, The Black Widow.