tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post2586205854234850179..comments2024-03-28T20:37:08.491+11:00Comments on The Audient: 77 minutes, at least three sittingsDerek Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-30935494887987211142013-02-11T05:11:21.370+11:002013-02-11T05:11:21.370+11:00I would agree with that - but again, there was rea...I would agree with that - but again, there was really supposed to be a pack of these antagonists who were running around killing people for kicks. So, yes, provocative, but I hated the stupidity of the characters...<br /><br />My guess is that (a) it's a French film set in Romania and/or (b) Romanian is a Romance Language too, so it might be the same pronoun in both...Thaddeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17414047155226211676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-66178448034896378072013-02-08T14:48:07.642+11:002013-02-08T14:48:07.642+11:00As proof of how gutless I've become when it co...As proof of how gutless I've become when it comes to ranking movies, I gave this 3.5 stars out of 5 on Letterboxd when my instinct was really to give it only 3. I guess I found the final reveal to be somewhat provocative, but not nearly as much as the movie seemed to find it provocative. Ultimately it came down to too much of a tease for too little payoff. Also, why (other than it being based on something that really happened) does it take place in Romania, and there's even some Romanian dialogue in it, yet the "them" (won't spoil it for anyone) speak in French? Derek Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-45194748286830625902013-02-08T11:59:29.032+11:002013-02-08T11:59:29.032+11:00Oh man, this movie. I remember eagerly renting it ...Oh man, this movie. I remember eagerly renting it and looking forward to some tense foreign horror. I recall the problems I had as it reached its conclusion.<br /><br />To my mind, you've already seen the best parts of this picture. Everything before the last 20-30 minutes is decent, if not (possibly) good. But the closing...<br /><br />On one level, this movie works as a pure shocker - the nature of the threat here is supposed to take you off your guard and make you feel really shocked and unsettled. I suspect that it's supposed to make you think - and be worried about the real-world state of affairs.<br /><br />Part of that effect stems from the nature of the bad guy(s), but the rest is from the idea that this is based on a real-life situation. While the latter is definitely unnerving, it's the real-life stuff that drags this down.<br /><br />When you get to the end, your response might the same as mine - incredulous annoyance at the actions of the protagonists. The situation they're put in is very clear, and yet the act with the sort of hesitance that makes sense only in a pure horror film where the crowd yells stuff like "don't go up the stairs, you f--king idiot!" The end, to me, suddenly threw that element in, but the overall picture wasn't intended that way. It's why I left this picture feeling dissatisfied...Thaddeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17414047155226211676noreply@blogger.com