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Chill Reviews
Chill Reviews
| 6 of 7 people found the following review helpful  It MIGHT have worked if..., By This review is from: Chill (DVD) The ENTIRE cast had been replaced.We've all seen similar stories before. Some things about the cinematography were strong, while other scenes were so contrived that I wound up adding my own lines after a bit; a habit picked up from years of Mystery Science Theater and Monty Python: the only way of making it through a brutally ridiculous movie. I'm a Lovecraft fan, too, but I've never read this story. If this idea had been handed to a competent group of actors, it'd probably be decent, but Dr. Munoz and his performance were the most transparent I've seen in a long time. If this one's in your local rental kiosk, and you like to toss a few lines into a bad movie during supposed ultra-dramatic moments, grab it! As far as I can tell, the cover is the most frightening thing with this one. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful  A Bleak But Intriguing Spin On A Lovecraft Story, By Stephen B. O'Blenis (Nova Scotia, Canada) - See all my reviews This review is from: Chill (DVD) An unusual H.P. Lovecraft adaptation set in modern times, Chill is a bleak and unsettling horror tale about a man, Sam (Thomas Calabro) who goes to work at a convenience store in a gritty, run-down section of the city, and ends up forming a bond with the store's strange owner, a recluse (Shaun Kurtz) who supposedly has a rare disease that renders him able to live only in cold envirornments, such as the permanently refridgerated rooms in the back of the store's building. In reality (and this isn't a spoiler at all, it's apparant very early in the movie), the recluse suffers from no conventional 'disease' at all, he's a practioner of the dark arts whose use of the book Necronomicon (I don't recall if it was ever referred to by name, but it's obvious that's what it is) has allowed him to come back from death. In his current state he's prone to rot at normal temperatures, and needs to (with help from his circle of acolytes, which he seems to be subtly trying to recruit the movie's... Read more 3 of 4 people found the following review helpful Laughable, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Chill (DVD) H.P. Lovecraft would roll over in his grave and laugh to death...and then maybe cry a little. |
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