Buechler, Boris, Pratt, and Walsh have a bit of success here with a sci fi film about a prehistoric species that lives under the ice in Anarctica.
Not a great piece. Compared to fifties sci fi, it is lacking, but compared to 21st century sci fi, it's easily top of the line. The bar has been lowered that much.
What we have are some fairly credible characters, each in their own circumstances. Of 14 characters, over half never even know there is something out to kill them. It really isn't until the end that two survivors really have any grasp on what is going on.
It's a case of absolute chaos for characters.
For some reason, there is the "flashback at death" vision that accompanies each death. This is not explained. We're led to believe that the monster "troglodyte" reads the visions itself, from the camera angles.
Now, the dialog is mixed. Most of it is okay, certainly much better than the dialog we get in 95% of 21st century sci fi, but there are a few expository speeches. Not enough to be a catastrophe, but enough to notice.
It looks like the aforementioned team had it in mind to make a sequel. That doesn't mean they'll follow through with a sequel.
The characters are have credible motivations for incredible circumstances.
Not a great piece. Compared to fifties sci fi, it is lacking, but compared to 21st century sci fi, it's easily top of the line. The bar has been lowered that much.
What we have are some fairly credible characters, each in their own circumstances. Of 14 characters, over half never even know there is something out to kill them. It really isn't until the end that two survivors really have any grasp on what is going on.
It's a case of absolute chaos for characters.
For some reason, there is the "flashback at death" vision that accompanies each death. This is not explained. We're led to believe that the monster "troglodyte" reads the visions itself, from the camera angles.
Now, the dialog is mixed. Most of it is okay, certainly much better than the dialog we get in 95% of 21st century sci fi, but there are a few expository speeches. Not enough to be a catastrophe, but enough to notice.
It looks like the aforementioned team had it in mind to make a sequel. That doesn't mean they'll follow through with a sequel.
The characters are have credible motivations for incredible circumstances.