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Cameron TremblayActeurs·trices:
Shane Twerdun, Andrew Moxham, Cameron Tremblay, Michael Dickson, Bryce McLaughlin, Carl Toftfelt, Marc Anthony WilliamsRésumés(1)
Canada's remote wilderness becomes a chilly catalyst for terror as a group of archaeologists uncover a strange structure buried in the snow. As paranoia and mistrust take hold, the researchers turn on each other, encouraged by visions of a mysterious figure lurking at the fringes of the woods. Is the terror real or a hallucination? Whatever they've unleashed is a powerful force they may never comprehend if they survive. (Gryphon Entertainment)
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La nuance visuelle télévisée de Carpenter's Things sans effets spéciaux, musique et budget élevé. Jouant sur une note psychologique. La dimension mystérieuse du film, qui prend de l'ampleur après une période ennuyeuse, a quelque chose d'attachant. Cependant, la lourdeur globale du récit et le jeu d'acteur peu fiable de la distribution peu sympathique gâchent le tout.
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Black Mountain Side is certainly no horror game-changer, nor is it a film that would be inducted in the Hall of Fame, but it’s the first genre film of the year that’s worth recommending. The hit is its premise: a group of researchers encountering an ancient evil in an uninhabited area; I love that. In the first half, BMS is a bit too slow, perhaps, and doesn’t bring anything interesting, but after the first (and given the development story thus far, pretty unexpected) gore scene, the atmosphere visibly thickens, everything gets significantly darker and more paranoid, leading to a fairly bizarre and transcendental climax, which I really didn’t expect at the beginning. 7/10, but I’m rounding up because it’s very likeable.
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