The synopsis for 'Savageland' is great. It's hard to read that and not want to immediately watch the film. The film treats itself as documentary (or a mockumentary if you will) and yet it quite strangely does some things that a documentary would never do, like have its interviewees swear for example. It also fails to really drive home just what we are looking at in these photos. I assume they wanted the audience's imagination to run wild, but to not have any character speculation is just bizarre. I did enjoy this film but some little things like that held me back from entirely loving it.
I liked the way the photos were created. Some were especially creepy. Because the story is a retelling of past events it is never able to be scary, and so the only real horror element is can provide is the eerie photos it offers. It was imperative that they did these well and got them right, otherwise the film would have nothing to offer. Luckily they did.
This is a short film at a scratch over 80 minutes. I think that was a good thing because by the end it is getting a little repetitive and running out of ideas. I had a good time with 'Savageland' and would say it is worth a look, but just don't get your expectations too high.
I liked the way the photos were created. Some were especially creepy. Because the story is a retelling of past events it is never able to be scary, and so the only real horror element is can provide is the eerie photos it offers. It was imperative that they did these well and got them right, otherwise the film would have nothing to offer. Luckily they did.
This is a short film at a scratch over 80 minutes. I think that was a good thing because by the end it is getting a little repetitive and running out of ideas. I had a good time with 'Savageland' and would say it is worth a look, but just don't get your expectations too high.