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One Missed Call (2008)
One Missed Plot
The sad thing is, this could have been a good movie. It had echoes of the excellent Final Destination trilogy. It had a central plot that was reminiscent of The Ring and Ringu. But it simply failed to deliver in terms of a consistent and coherent plot.
It would be wrong to blame the actors, because the acting is strong and credible throughout. It would be wrong to blame the direction because that had some genuinely shocking moments. But the script had more holes than the entire stock of a colander shop.
If the movie had ended in the hospital, after about an hour's playing time, it would have been a decent (if somewhat shortish) film. Because they tried to spin it out for another thirty minutes, the plot just seemed to disappear from the face of the script, and the film seemed to be played out for shocks and thrills that had little to do with the plot that had originally been formulated.
An intelligent horror movie will leave the audience asking questions. This wasn't an intelligent horror movie, but it still left me asking questions, such as: what the hell happened? and why did I waste my money renting this turkey? Recommend this title to someone you don't like.
The Wrong Door (2008)
The BBC have really outdone themselves!
Okay, the BBC have produced some bad stuff in the past, and stuff which I've found amusing in the past (like Two Pints) seems to have gained a constantly decaying script, getting seemingly more abstract and surreal.
Well, this show begins surreal, with a giant walking robot. What's that, you say? A killing machine? An army weapon? Maybe an alien from outer space? Goodness, no! It's looking for it's keys.
(PAUSE) The pause was for you to laugh. WHAT?!? You didn't? But this is comedy genius! A 500ft robot looking for his keys? A woman dating a carnivorous dinosaur? An annoying creature? What else could you want? Oh, wait! A decent script might be nice! I don't remember smiling (not even laughing or chuckling, but SMILING) once. The program has a ghoulish train-wreck appeal, where once you start watching it, you can't seem to stop! I expect the show to flop, but wouldn't be surprised if a second series of this drivel will make it to the channel.
To anyone who hasn't seen this program, I implore you NOT to watch it! I kept asking myself why I was watching it, and answered "Because it simply HAS to get better!" It didn't. It really didn't.