EvilPhoEniX

Awake wants to be A Quiet Place and Bird Box, but unfortunately it's not even average. Of all the genre relatives, Awake is the worst and therefore the most useless, and anyone who gives this the same rating as A Quiet Place is really out their mind. It looks as cheap as toilet paper under the commies, a pure made-for-TV production instead of Netflix. I was already hoping it would end somewhere around the 20 minute mark. There's no denying Awake has an interesting idea, where after a global catastrophe the power goes out and people lose the ability to sleep. Unfortunately, it is only sketched out and I felt like the film didn't really engage with that premise. There is no chaotic outset of the apocalypse, no treatment for the disease, in fact everything potentially interesting that could have been addressed gets pinned on the central family and it's boring as fuck. I wasn't entertained at all, it's shoddy everywhere it can be. The gore here looks like something out of a 90s horror movie and there's nothing worth seeing, unfortunately. When cooking, when ironing, as a backdrop perhaps, otherwise I don't recommend it. I find it funny that people lose their ability to sleep in the film, but they do a damn good job of putting the viewer to sleep. Story**, Action**, Humor>No, Violence*, Fun*, Music**, Visuals**, Atmosphere*, Suspense**, Actors**, 3/10.

The start is still almost devoid of action, but it has its qualities. It is shot and acted wonderfully and the atmosphere absorbed me. The ending is surprising. 8/10.

An interesting premise for sure, a strange and weird atmosphere and a pretty decent twist. Unfortunately, it's a bit too long and nothing very satisfying happens in the end. It could have reached much higher levels. 6/10.

Back in the cinema after a year for a film that was postponed for a year, and enjoyed it to the max. A Quiet Place 2 is a worthy sequel, it's bigger, more action-packed, more intense, and grungier. From the opening minutes, I gave myself over to Krasinski completely and enjoyed the 90 minute ride that ripped my balls off in the final half hour so much that I even considered leaving them in the theater! The women there will probably forget their knickers. The opening with the outset of the apocalypse is very intense, uncomfortable and properly chaotic, just the way I like it. Then the film immediately picks up from the first one and continues with the story. The middle of the film is a little quieter, but thanks to the great actors (Emily Blunt is my sweetheart and Cillian Murphy is awesome) it's a great watch. Technically perfect, the sound design is awesome – the transition from complete silence to extreme loudness is well done, and there were at least 5 where I was genuinely scared, jumped and screamed obscenities across the cinema! The monsters rampage on the set more often and they still command respect (for me the best cinema monster since Alien). The tension practically doesn't let up, at times I forgot to breathe, the soundtrack is great and I was afraid that there would be a missing scene like the birth from the first film, but there was the bear trap! The finale is quite similar to the first one and so a threequel is absolutely inevitable, and I already feel like this is the beginning of one of the best horror trilogies in years. A slight downside is the lack of gore scenes, it does get grittier at times, but I would have definitely welcomed some juicy R-rate action. Some may be bothered that there aren't many innovative elements compared to the first one, but monster horror films are few and far between. I enjoyed this one and as a first time cinema goer this year I'll gladly oblige. Those who were enthusiastic about first film will be enthusiastic now, those who weren't blown away by A Quiet Place won't be now. Story- ***, Visuals- *****, Action-****. Suspense- *****, Gore-**, Humor- no, Actors- ****, Atmosphere- *****. 8.5/10.

I'm fascinated by these shorts. Visually, they're on a better level than the movies coming out today. A special squad (like in “Splinter Cell”) goes to investigate a house where strange things are happening. The professionalism and equipment of the soldiers is perfect, the paranoid atmosphere is great, even creepy enough at the end, very good. For a full score it needed a bit more wildness or an action shootout, but I'm still satisfied. 8/10.

A crazy psycho flick with stop motion animation. Perverted, insane, I have absolutely no idea what was going on. The whole thing is WTF ad-absurdum at best, but I did laugh in places. Impressive, but unnecessarily long. 7/10

A female cult and a nicely done demon. Erotic, funny and slightly perverted. With quite an unexpected plot development. Decent. 6/10.

This is really absurd and crazy carnage! The main character is covered in blood and has a cleaver stuck in his leg! It's funny, brutal (acid!!) and quite interestingly conceived. I had fun. 8/10.

It's a weird and strange film. The whole thing is so muddled that at times I got lost in the reality-dream. It was presented in a cluttered and uninteresting way, and most of all I didn't even enjoy thinking about it, I didn't care. It's not badly shot or acted, so it's not an outright dud, and the film will probably find its fans. Those who like mystery movies like The Butterfly Effect might enjoy this one. Unfortunately, I didn’t. 4/10.

An excellent Swedish post-apocalyptic shorty with freaks that look great. Technically perfect, the atmosphere is dense, it has a beautiful cinematic look and I want a feature film immediately. It should work! 8/10.