Reviews

What I loved about this movie was it's use of sound. Not only was the OST incredible but the background noises and sound effects were a lot of fun to take in.

The intense microscopic close-ups of the ants were intriguing and very psychedelic. The use of images was very creative and made this film entertaining.

The protagonists eventually become the antagonists in a maddening effort to understand the ant colony they are studying although the ending seemed anti-climatic. The open-ended closing scenes as well as the existential monologues throughout the movie made this film a little smarter than many might have took it for.

This movie is a strange one. Not only because of the over-compensated acting, change in volume and lighting (within the same scene) and gore but because of the sudden existential confusion thrown in at the end of the movie.

While the movie is grounded in physical events, the events are portrayed in an extremely surreal and uncomfortable fashion. The movie's twist ending made me confused and intrigued in the best way possible. (Although it is entirely possible it just didn't make sense because the direction was not too clear).

Would recommend to anyone starting out with Lewis's films. Things get weird very fast and some of the gore scenes are darkly comical.

I have to say this was completely fascinating to watch as at first the premise of the film is very confusing and abstract. You will definitely be entertained but there are also moments that are very up.

This films falls under "Greek weird wave" according to Criterion and initially I did not understand what that meant. In retrospect, I now see that that description is plainly obvious.

This is definitely a well-made movie and the concept seems simple enough - an over-protective father who takes care of his family in the large estate he owns in Greece. However, things quickly break down into psychological despair.

The actors do a fantastic job at capturing this and the one "barking" scene is effective in conveying the "punch line" of the movie.

The movie was over two hours but it did not feel like it. Excellent pace, a suspenseful story, compelling characters and beautiful shots.

There was such an attention to detail in every scene and the artistic vision of Robby Muller was captured in this film. The film was at times so simple but the realism was evident in every scene and it was obvious everything was extensively thought out. The urban landscapes throughout the movie are things we may see everyday but captured in conjunction with the story and strong character traits brings out a whole new light to them- a new appreciation for the subtleties of life.

One of Wenders' best films, an excellent adaptation of the book.

The story is often hard to digest as a lot of the plot is seemingly unrealistic and the editing at times is unbearably awkward to follow. That being said, there are moments where the film is ripe with sentiment and emotion. The scenes in the booth are mesmerizing and as a viewer, I just wanted to yell at the screen to tell Travis what to do.

The film is beautifully shot and Wenders captivates us with his choice in setting and the medium-long shots of vast Texan landscapes. There is a nostalgic charm to these settings that intrigued me more than anything else in the movie. The dialogue was just as "lost" and off-beat as the characters in the movie.

Very detailed from start to finish between the drama of a modern relationship to the subtle insecurities that boil up when people are stressed.

This work it beautifully shot, extremely atmospheric and knows how to elicit a mood that keeps your interest considering the very slow plot progression. The slow progression makes the film difficult to process at times but the pure emotion that the scenes evoke make this an interesting watch. You could say, it's a vibe.

There is a recurring theme of paranoia and uncertainty and the fog scene was actually very suspenseful and enjoyable to watch!

I have no interest in model trains but this film was entertaining, immersive and in a subtle way, mind-boggling. It is a window into the lives of a small group of hobbyists who engage in an intensely shared passion every Tuesday night at an old hangar bay in in California.

At first the objectives of this documentary may seem unclear but Gorin's commentary throughout the film sketches an ideal that I believe is too often lost in modern life - patience, work ethic and fraternity.

I would recommend this film to anyone who wants to learn a bit about a new topic and doesn't mind diving into a case study on the simple beauty of collaboration.

I truly feel the pain, confusion and sheer degradation that the main character goes through. It is painfully awkward to watch his mental state take a beating at every opportunity even though I realize there are many people in the real world who likely go through this each day.

I would recommend this to a certain kind of viewer - one who is secure enough in their own life to confront the mental slaughter the characters face. At times it is all too real!

The first half of the movie builds genuine intrigue by diving into great detail to set up the atmosphere and setting. The directors playing on our fear of the unknown as there are many scenes which suggest something is very wrong but it is confusing to comprehend what could be wrong as a viewer.

As the movie passes the halfway mark the themes and characters become generic although the scene compositions are incredibly interesting and visually stunning. Like many other cult horror films, the trope of keeping the villains hidden and building suspense is quickly forgotten at a pace that does not match the build-up of the first half of the film.

This film has a Carpenter-esque charm such as the very Kitsch UFO scene. It is almost as if the film takes very real, modern setting and crosses it with the absurdity of shlock horror/sci-fi. I personally admired this scene but the casual viewer may not be as entertained by this as I.

I find the main questions of the film are either answered too abruptly or not at all. It is also important to note that there is no real character development in this film and that the community where the film is set grow collectively as a group. There is no hero to pursue a journey but a collective pursuing a common goal.

I would recommend this to friends who enjoy the ridiculousness of low-budget sci-fi horror but also enjoy the very real political statements that films tend to employ in 2020.

Besides a couple of quasi-memorable one-liners and a hilarious performance by D'Arcy playing a nightclub manager bitten by a weird spider, there is little to observe in this film.

There are some love scenes that are so typical of proto-exploitation 60s nudy horror films but it is impossible to tell if it is night or day and the dubbed screenplay is often irrelevant to what is happening on-screen.

The ending is extremely anti-climatic as Gary the "spider-like man beast" (the DVD sleeve's words not mine) runs into a swamp and drowns after being chased by a dance troupe wielding tiki torches.

The quality is low and the plot drags on with useless dialog that leads absolutely nowhere but there is something charming about the low-budget editing that encouraged me to give this 2 stars instead of 1.

As I was watching this movie there were many moments when I was a bit embarrassed with the quirkiness of this film and some of the expense fell short but something something seemed unique about this movie - some vague feeling of charm which is probably thanks to the cinematography and setting throughout the movie (which takes place in California).

This movie is definitely not a classic and I will tell you why. Eye of the Cat mostly fails at allowing the viewer to ignore an incomplete plot and poor dialogue and still enjoy the character of the film as in many other low-budget, cult horrors of the era.

Take Halloween (John Carpenter's) for example. Despite obvious flaws that would take away from the suspense or movie's plot, the film overcomes these flaws by introducing traits that revolutionized horror. Eye of the Cat does not do this effectively and often misses the mark in terms of suspense.

That being said, the film was alluring in an interesting way and the way in which the film was shot helps keep this film from dropping to a 3 or 4 out of 10.