This film reminded me of another supernatural film I just saw, Lamb from Iceland. Both have great scenery of remote areas in the Arctic Circle, other than that and being horror films, not much else in common. Neither is without its faults, Slash/Back suffers from cheesy special effects and rubbery monsters and Lamb moves so slow its actually possible to miss major story points. That said, I enjoyed them both if nothing else than to just kick back and take an adventure in these exotic locales.
I watched the film on "Shudder" last night. I think for a "kids" centered film, it was pretty good. Part "Stranger Things" + part Cronenberg body horror and part "The Thing," I think this makes a great intro into horror/sci fi films for those young people looking into the genre, especially for girls 12-17. For those reasons, I give it a 4 out of 5.
It was fairly decent movie. The aliens were rather cool, the acting was ok, but I wanted a little more. A little bit more gore, some more weird alien creatures but it was a fairly decent movie. I hope to see more of these type of horror movies.
Hey Alex I always enjoy your channel ur reviews are pretty much accurate for me as I've checked out a lot that you've reviewed and there spot on as u described at least in my opinion, by the way would u ever consider doing a live stream just talking movies on TH-cam! Anyway love your channel bud 👌👍
Hey thanks man! That really means a lot. We actually do talk a lot about horror on the live streams of twitch. I tend to chill with a few people on there it's become pretty close knit. You are always welcome there. Although I have though about doing a live stream on TH-cam. Not sure how well it would go. www.twitch.tv/dekonreighn
How is it that I liked this movie way more than you? I'm the serious movie guy who wants serious horror, and i really liked it. It gave me Goonies vibes the whole first two acts. It slowed down to a crawl in the third act, but that's really my only complaint. The acting was ok enough, the cgi I can look past because I assume the budget was next to nothing. I give it a solid 7/10.
Well I enjoyed blood quantum and that was a solid zombie film. I am here for more indigenous horror films. They are difficult to find. Another one that utilizes a bit of Lovecraft at the end is Manitou from the 70s. Again a solid film with a few indigenous actors. Yeah some of the best horror folklore comes from other cultures and those can be crafted into amazing horror films. I have read a handful of comics that could be made into some fun films given a chance. If you find anymore let us know!
I believe there is only one indigenous actor in Manitou. Michael Ansara is Lebanese. The only indigenous person in the film was Tenaya Torres. ( Chiricahua Apache). It really didn't embody any actual indigenous culture. Shadow of the Hawk was a bit better with three indigenous actors, and and additional two for scenery doing throat singing. I attempted to portray the cultural well staying close to the folklore of the Kwakwakaʼwakw with Dzunukwa as the antagonist, but still in the end much like with Manitou, it was a story about a white guy surrounded by a lot of indigenous scenery (see: Last of the Mohicans). There was a CBC series called Trickster that was pulled because the producer made false claims of indigenous heritage. It was a great series that employed a mainly indigenous cast, the person that played the protagonist was indigenous, it was filmed in Kitimat and North Bay Ontario, and the book on which it is based was written by an indigenous writer who wove together myths, legends, and magic with the modern indigenous experience. Also, who doesn't love ravens. You can still find Trickster on DVD I believe. Another one to check out is the new Dark Winds with Zahn McClarnon as Joe Leaphorn.
Allow me to correct you on a few things. 1) I actually live in Nunavut. That is the "state". We are not a province like Ontario, but a Territory. This is a young territory that used to be part of Northwest Territories but has left out. You pronounced that kinda right. The town is pronounced PANG - NUR - TUNG. 2) The Crime Tv show that you saw, was North Of 60. Which is refers to the 60th parallel and is the Canadian Arctic. 3) Lots of references you would not understand if you do not know the Inuit people. I am not going to go into them as I am not Inuk (that is the correct term for a single person. Inuit refers to multiple people) 4) There is a situation in Canada called Residential schools. That is the heart of the taking of the land thing. TH-cam an explanation of what that is and what the Canadian government did in the not so distant past. Your parents were alive during all of this Great review... much respect from Iqaluit, Nunavut.
I caught the first 20 mins last night. It was alright, aside from the stereotypical male cop who was harrassing the kids. Had to turn it off as it was late, but it seemed alright. I was planning on watching the rest tonight. Low budget, but it looked decent. As for kids movies, I can still enjoy The Goonies, etc, so whatever. Definitely going to finish now that I caught your review. Oh yeah, it's pronounced Noo-nuh-vuht 😉
I wondered how that struck non-indigenous people. I was going to ask my wife about it. Just my personal experience, before I moved out here to Arizona I would get harassed nearly on a weekly basis for driving while indigenous. I mean this was 30 years ago but left a such a strong impression that to this day I avoid the police at all costs.
@arizonaflute Man, I can only imagine the bullshit you've been subjected to. In the film itself, it was a little hokey, but in reality, a cop on a power trip over some indigenous kids is very conceivable. You would think an officer would want to endear himself to the younger kids to gain their trust and respect in order to make their job easier and gain potential allies. I finished the film. It was worth watching, and it was interesting to gain some introspection to life in the far north.
From Arizona. I thought I recognized you from around the horror scene here. I liked the movie. I think they captured young Northern rez life well, and the kids did an amazing job. The one girl's accent kind of stuck out as it was kind of "city". I found that movie was even paced in a very indigenous way. Concepts of time are a bit different. My wife lost interest about half way through though. 😆I actually purchased a copy. As an overall movie, I give it 7 out of 10 stars. I would even go 8 out of 10 for the cultural awareness alone. #landback
I'm definitely glad you enjoyed it. I feel like I am too old. Lol but it s good to hear they nailed Rez life pretty well. You ever see Blood Quantum? I really liked that one a lot. The baby scene was nuts.
The girl that has a city accent, the young Ms Wolfe is from Iqaluit. It is on the island but nearly 6 hours away by snowmobile, an hour by plane. Unlike Pang, Iqaluit has a large non-inuit population and English is pretty much everyone's first language here. I am a black dude, but my GF is Inuk and from Clyde River, she has a strong Inuk accent, but her daughter does not as she goes to school here and plays with kids of other races. Ironically I happen to be great friends with Ms Wolfe's mother and father and neither of them really has a strong accent either as they have lived here in Iqaluit for many years.
Have you guys seen this one yet? Trying to catch up on reviews. Been pretty tough. But I'm getting a few in.
This film reminded me of another supernatural film I just saw, Lamb from Iceland.
Both have great scenery of remote areas in the Arctic Circle, other than that and being horror films, not much else in common. Neither is without its faults, Slash/Back suffers from cheesy special effects and rubbery monsters and Lamb moves so slow its actually possible to miss major story points. That said, I enjoyed them both if nothing else than to just kick back and take an adventure in these exotic locales.
I watched the film on "Shudder" last night. I think for a "kids" centered film, it was pretty good. Part "Stranger Things" + part Cronenberg body horror and part "The Thing," I think this makes a great intro into horror/sci fi films for those young people looking into the genre, especially for girls 12-17. For those reasons, I give it a 4 out of 5.
It was fairly decent movie. The aliens were rather cool, the acting was ok, but I wanted a little more. A little bit more gore, some more weird alien creatures but it was a fairly decent movie. I hope to see more of these type of horror movies.
Hey Alex I always enjoy your channel ur reviews are pretty much accurate for me as I've checked out a lot that you've reviewed and there spot on as u described at least in my opinion, by the way would u ever consider doing a live stream just talking movies on TH-cam! Anyway love your channel bud 👌👍
Hey thanks man! That really means a lot. We actually do talk a lot about horror on the live streams of twitch. I tend to chill with a few people on there it's become pretty close knit. You are always welcome there. Although I have though about doing a live stream on TH-cam. Not sure how well it would go. www.twitch.tv/dekonreighn
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How is it that I liked this movie way more than you? I'm the serious movie guy who wants serious horror, and i really liked it. It gave me Goonies vibes the whole first two acts. It slowed down to a crawl in the third act, but that's really my only complaint. The acting was ok enough, the cgi I can look past because I assume the budget was next to nothing. I give it a solid 7/10.
Well I enjoyed blood quantum and that was a solid zombie film. I am here for more indigenous horror films. They are difficult to find. Another one that utilizes a bit of Lovecraft at the end is Manitou from the 70s. Again a solid film with a few indigenous actors. Yeah some of the best horror folklore comes from other cultures and those can be crafted into amazing horror films. I have read a handful of comics that could be made into some fun films given a chance. If you find anymore let us know!
I believe there is only one indigenous actor in Manitou. Michael Ansara is Lebanese. The only indigenous person in the film was Tenaya Torres. ( Chiricahua Apache). It really didn't embody any actual indigenous culture. Shadow of the Hawk was a bit better with three indigenous actors, and and additional two for scenery doing throat singing. I attempted to portray the cultural well staying close to the folklore of the Kwakwakaʼwakw with Dzunukwa as the antagonist, but still in the end much like with Manitou, it was a story about a white guy surrounded by a lot of indigenous scenery (see: Last of the Mohicans). There was a CBC series called Trickster that was pulled because the producer made false claims of indigenous heritage. It was a great series that employed a mainly indigenous cast, the person that played the protagonist was indigenous, it was filmed in Kitimat and North Bay Ontario, and the book on which it is based was written by an indigenous writer who wove together myths, legends, and magic with the modern indigenous experience. Also, who doesn't love ravens. You can still find Trickster on DVD I believe. Another one to check out is the new Dark Winds with Zahn McClarnon as Joe Leaphorn.
Allow me to correct you on a few things.
1) I actually live in Nunavut. That is the "state". We are not a province like Ontario, but a Territory. This is a young territory that used to be part of Northwest Territories but has left out. You pronounced that kinda right. The town is pronounced PANG - NUR - TUNG.
2) The Crime Tv show that you saw, was North Of 60. Which is refers to the 60th parallel and is the Canadian Arctic.
3) Lots of references you would not understand if you do not know the Inuit people. I am not going to go into them as I am not Inuk (that is the correct term for a single person. Inuit refers to multiple people)
4) There is a situation in Canada called Residential schools. That is the heart of the taking of the land thing. TH-cam an explanation of what that is and what the Canadian government did in the not so distant past. Your parents were alive during all of this
Great review... much respect from Iqaluit, Nunavut.
Just found this on amazon
I caught the first 20 mins last night. It was alright, aside from the stereotypical male cop who was harrassing the kids. Had to turn it off as it was late, but it seemed alright. I was planning on watching the rest tonight. Low budget, but it looked decent. As for kids movies, I can still enjoy The Goonies, etc, so whatever. Definitely going to finish now that I caught your review. Oh yeah, it's pronounced Noo-nuh-vuht 😉
I wondered how that struck non-indigenous people. I was going to ask my wife about it. Just my personal experience, before I moved out here to Arizona I would get harassed nearly on a weekly basis for driving while indigenous. I mean this was 30 years ago but left a such a strong impression that to this day I avoid the police at all costs.
@arizonaflute Man, I can only imagine the bullshit you've been subjected to. In the film itself, it was a little hokey, but in reality, a cop on a power trip over some indigenous kids is very conceivable. You would think an officer would want to endear himself to the younger kids to gain their trust and respect in order to make their job easier and gain potential allies. I finished the film. It was worth watching, and it was interesting to gain some introspection to life in the far north.
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Welcome! Thanks you so much for watching. ❤️
From Arizona. I thought I recognized you from around the horror scene here. I liked the movie. I think they captured young Northern rez life well, and the kids did an amazing job. The one girl's accent kind of stuck out as it was kind of "city". I found that movie was even paced in a very indigenous way. Concepts of time are a bit different. My wife lost interest about half way through though. 😆I actually purchased a copy. As an overall movie, I give it 7 out of 10 stars. I would even go 8 out of 10 for the cultural awareness alone. #landback
I'm definitely glad you enjoyed it. I feel like I am too old. Lol but it s good to hear they nailed Rez life pretty well. You ever see Blood Quantum? I really liked that one a lot. The baby scene was nuts.
@@btvcast Yes, I saw Blood Quantum. So sad. I love the part where Gisigu went up against the zombies toward the end.
The girl that has a city accent, the young Ms Wolfe is from Iqaluit. It is on the island but nearly 6 hours away by snowmobile, an hour by plane. Unlike Pang, Iqaluit has a large non-inuit population and English is pretty much everyone's first language here. I am a black dude, but my GF is Inuk and from Clyde River, she has a strong Inuk accent, but her daughter does not as she goes to school here and plays with kids of other races. Ironically I happen to be great friends with Ms Wolfe's mother and father and neither of them really has a strong accent either as they have lived here in Iqaluit for many years.