I normally don't watch films rated less than a 5.0 on IMDB, here I made an exception as I'm collecting 3D Blurays and am partial myself to psychonauting.
While the 3D had a couple of fun popouts, it wasn't the main draw (depth being almost non-existent). The psychedelic-trip aspect was also barely explored, at least in a visual or audio sense. The film starts poorly, with basic stilted dialogue, bland or even unlikeable characters, and poor overdubbing even in original German language...the actors clearly in sound booths. We get the usual 'dumb illogical protagonists' fare for these types of slasher movies, tho' this is partly explained by the 'tripping'. The action & tension was ok, a couple of cheap 'false-alarm' jump-scares weren't needed...loud orchestral-hits to startle the viewer is a bit of a copout.
Mostly middling entertainment, with 5 minutes remaining I was ready to give it a 4/10. But the last scene was great! Not just from a narrative perspective, the camera was also - for the first time - dynamic & interesting, showing us the crucial narrative development before telling us it more bluntly. Very effective.
With more naturalistic overdubbing, better script and more experimental use of visual/audio, One Way Trip may have had the potential to be a bit of a 'Geheimtipp' classic.
As it is, it's still worth watching. Dial your expectations down and you may also agree it's worth more than a 4.6 (current IMDB score).
While the 3D had a couple of fun popouts, it wasn't the main draw (depth being almost non-existent). The psychedelic-trip aspect was also barely explored, at least in a visual or audio sense. The film starts poorly, with basic stilted dialogue, bland or even unlikeable characters, and poor overdubbing even in original German language...the actors clearly in sound booths. We get the usual 'dumb illogical protagonists' fare for these types of slasher movies, tho' this is partly explained by the 'tripping'. The action & tension was ok, a couple of cheap 'false-alarm' jump-scares weren't needed...loud orchestral-hits to startle the viewer is a bit of a copout.
Mostly middling entertainment, with 5 minutes remaining I was ready to give it a 4/10. But the last scene was great! Not just from a narrative perspective, the camera was also - for the first time - dynamic & interesting, showing us the crucial narrative development before telling us it more bluntly. Very effective.
With more naturalistic overdubbing, better script and more experimental use of visual/audio, One Way Trip may have had the potential to be a bit of a 'Geheimtipp' classic.
As it is, it's still worth watching. Dial your expectations down and you may also agree it's worth more than a 4.6 (current IMDB score).