I got a late start to my day Sunday. I tried staying up to catch Guns N' Roses being streamed from Coachella, but once 2 AM hit, and they still had not started the stream, I decided to give up and go to bed. I don't care that much for them. I did manage to work in a movie that day though. Once again I went with a Netflix DVD. I might be able to get one more review in before my next convention this weekend, as I'm done with another book, but I think that will wait until later. I did manage to watch the movie The Killing Floor (2007), but I haven't had much time to write about it.
David (Marc Blucas) is a literary agent looking for a new place to live. He is shown a penthouse apartment and wants it. He wants it so much that he tells the agent showing him the place that he will do whatever it takes to close out that day. Things don't get off to a good start though when he gets into a fight and has the police show up later. Upon returning home one night, he finds some pictures of what appears to be a crime scene. Not sure how they got into his place, he keeps looking at the pictures and eventually realize they were taken at his place. He can't find anything about a murder that happened there though. Then he starts finding video tapes of himself that someone was recording, from inside his apartment.
The Killing Floor was directed by Gideon Raff, who also has a co-writer credit along with Ryan Swanson. This was a movie that I never got all that excited about. It isn't a bad movie really, but for some reason I could just never get invested in it enough to really care. I think it had to do with the story more than anything. Plus I couldn't get myself to care about Davis all that much. I get annoyed sometimes when people say that a character(s) isn't likable so they didn't like the movie, but I guess that is how I found David. David came across, to me anyway, as a person who was very full of himself, and I personally can't stand people like that. The mystery of what was going on with him was kind of interesting at least. I was getting a bit annoyed with him becoming so paranoid though. I guess I can't completely blame him for that, since he doesn't know anyone in the building or the police who show up at times. Anyone and everyone becomes a suspect. In some cases I did feel he was in the right to suspect someone, like a guy in red that seemed to be following David around. This all gets resolved, but not all questions are completely answered, There is also a bit of a twist at the end for who is doing it, which I think most people who were paying attention figured out. All this didn't really save The Killing Floor, but made it so it wasn't boring for me at least.
Not much was going on as far as effects go. There is some blood to found, but nothing graphic in the least. The acting wasn't too bad. Marc Blucas does a good job, even if I didn't care for his character at all. Shiri Appleby shared the lead role for the women with Reiko Aylesworth. I liked both of them well enough, but I think I would have to go with Appleby as my favorite between the two.
I didn't really explain the twist right. The twist doesn't really have to do with who is behind the pictures and videos, but instead it has to do with the reason behind it. It is a rather odd reason and I would be surprised if anyone figured it out before the reveal. The twist goes even further to include the pictures, the cops and so on. A lot of thought was put into it all it seems. Even so, I just found The Killing Floor to be the middle of the road type film. This is too bad as the twist could have been a game changer if I had liked the rest of the film more. Sometimes the twist will really tur a film around, but I didn't feel that way this time, As you can see, I didn't have a lot to say about this movie, and I even considered not reviewing it at all since I knew that going into this review. Not the greasted film, but it might appeal to some of you more than it did for me. Check it out sometime if it does sound interesting to you.
3 out of 5 Trust no one, love everyone
David (Marc Blucas) is a literary agent looking for a new place to live. He is shown a penthouse apartment and wants it. He wants it so much that he tells the agent showing him the place that he will do whatever it takes to close out that day. Things don't get off to a good start though when he gets into a fight and has the police show up later. Upon returning home one night, he finds some pictures of what appears to be a crime scene. Not sure how they got into his place, he keeps looking at the pictures and eventually realize they were taken at his place. He can't find anything about a murder that happened there though. Then he starts finding video tapes of himself that someone was recording, from inside his apartment.
The Killing Floor was directed by Gideon Raff, who also has a co-writer credit along with Ryan Swanson. This was a movie that I never got all that excited about. It isn't a bad movie really, but for some reason I could just never get invested in it enough to really care. I think it had to do with the story more than anything. Plus I couldn't get myself to care about Davis all that much. I get annoyed sometimes when people say that a character(s) isn't likable so they didn't like the movie, but I guess that is how I found David. David came across, to me anyway, as a person who was very full of himself, and I personally can't stand people like that. The mystery of what was going on with him was kind of interesting at least. I was getting a bit annoyed with him becoming so paranoid though. I guess I can't completely blame him for that, since he doesn't know anyone in the building or the police who show up at times. Anyone and everyone becomes a suspect. In some cases I did feel he was in the right to suspect someone, like a guy in red that seemed to be following David around. This all gets resolved, but not all questions are completely answered, There is also a bit of a twist at the end for who is doing it, which I think most people who were paying attention figured out. All this didn't really save The Killing Floor, but made it so it wasn't boring for me at least.
Not much was going on as far as effects go. There is some blood to found, but nothing graphic in the least. The acting wasn't too bad. Marc Blucas does a good job, even if I didn't care for his character at all. Shiri Appleby shared the lead role for the women with Reiko Aylesworth. I liked both of them well enough, but I think I would have to go with Appleby as my favorite between the two.
I didn't really explain the twist right. The twist doesn't really have to do with who is behind the pictures and videos, but instead it has to do with the reason behind it. It is a rather odd reason and I would be surprised if anyone figured it out before the reveal. The twist goes even further to include the pictures, the cops and so on. A lot of thought was put into it all it seems. Even so, I just found The Killing Floor to be the middle of the road type film. This is too bad as the twist could have been a game changer if I had liked the rest of the film more. Sometimes the twist will really tur a film around, but I didn't feel that way this time, As you can see, I didn't have a lot to say about this movie, and I even considered not reviewing it at all since I knew that going into this review. Not the greasted film, but it might appeal to some of you more than it did for me. Check it out sometime if it does sound interesting to you.
3 out of 5 Trust no one, love everyone
