Visitors Review

videa552 (2012-05-26 01:39)

wtf only $5000

What can I say the people that made this movie are an up and comingtalent to say the least. I'm an avid slasher movie fan but still I wentinto this one with the lowest of expectations, What can I say, when isaw that the budget for this was a measly $5,000 I thought I would beturning it off after the first 5 minutes. But this movie had me grippedafter the first 10.The story is quite basic, Winona goes back to her home town to get awayfrom her stressful life as an artist, there she meets up with an exboyfriend and his friends who she invites to spend the night at thecreepy house her manager has rented for her out in the woods. From thethe blood starts to fly.For the budget visually it's a gem, how they managed to make it look sogreat with that little money is a skill in itself. Great cinematographyfor the genre complimented by some nice filming locations. For fans ofthe genre there is plenty of gore and some great looking effects, somereally stood out as better and more realistic than in bigger budgetedfare. There is a decapitation at one point which is particularlyimpressive. The acting is another plus all the characters havepersonality and are portrayed well Although some kind of back story forthe slasher would have been welcome. I only have two minor gripes with this movie, first of all the Americanaccents were quite false with tints of Swedish shining through now andagain. Also where is this supposed to be set? The second problem I hadwas the lack of any surprise element at the end, it was a little abruptto just finish the movie in the way they did, I even flicked throughthe credits hoping to find something but alas there was nothing. Putting these minor problems aside I had a great time with this one, Iwas genuinely scared at a few times which is a big recommendationcoming from this seasoned horror fanatic. Don't listen to the negativereviews that this is getting here I nearly did and would have missed aimpressive entry into one of my favorite genres.To the makers of this movie, I take my hat off to you.

dschmeding (2012-05-25 01:45)

Sonny Laguna should make porn

"Blood runs cold" is the epitome of meaninglessness. Basically you geta low budget slasher, kind of the twice lobotomized brother of the lame"Fritt Vilt" movies. The killer has a pick Axe and lives under a housein a snow-scape where some kids end up being picked off one by one.Best things first... I thought the killer looked quite effectivelycreepy and considering the budget they managed to make the movie notlook too bad at first sight and even managed some decent gore scenes.But this movie lacks where budget is no excuse. Half of the movie hasclose to no dialog and just dumb people stumbling through empty roomsand doing things that are totally irrelevant for the "plot". The moviejust ends suddenly after a bunch of unbelievably dumb scenes of whichmost is shamelessly stolen from other horror movies and reproduced in acheap low budget way. Many scenes of closeups seem repetitive, theblood looks orange like in a bad 70ies movie, the acting is bad, thesnow looks fake and the plot is as close to non-existent as in a pornmovie.Considering that the directors name is Sonny Laguna he is alreadyhalfway to a porn director, so why not go all the way? Anybody whorates this movie above average must have had his brain frozen due toexcessive SlushPuppy indulgence.

Norrel122 (2012-05-22 20:15)

Top-notch horror on a $5000.00 budget. High budget horror movies should feel ashamed!!

What the hell are high budget horror movies doing with the money?This movie is allegedly created on a $5000.00 budget. It looks likeanything but a low budget horror movie. The special effects astound youwhen considering the budget.If you're looking for an atmospheric horror movie that gives you allthe scares that you're longing for but not getting with theover-the-top gore fest horror movies hitting the theaters these days,you need to do yourself a favor and check this movie out.The director has vision and talent and I'd definitely like to see whathis genius comes up with on a higher budget.While the movie is good, it isn't perfect. Most blood effects were goodbut some were just downright terrible. The actors were not the best andwere killed off in order of acting ability from worst to best. Also, the ending may disappointing some but just keep in mind what thismovie was able to accomplish on a $5000.00 budget.

kosmasp (2012-05-22 04:16)

Considering

If you consider the budget, I should rate this higher (and you too). Ifit really was shot with only 5.000 dollars, than I salute you Mr.Director. Still it doesn't take away, that this tries to be somethingit cannot be fully. A slasher movie that makes even less sense thanyour average slasher movie. It's one thing to have no reception withyour cell phone and another to have reception with it, but not reallyusing it. You'll understand if you actually really watch this movie. Iwouldn't recommend it though.Of course Slasher fans do not mind and probably will not care (some ofthem that is), if there is a story (not really) or any sense in it all(even less than the story part and yes that is possible). The effectsare not bad and you get to see some skin in it. Still as "exciting" asthat is, it doesn't really lift this movie up (no pun intended).

Greenzombidog (2012-05-20 16:16)

I love slasher films. Thats what this is.

A young girl rents a house in the middle of nowhere so she can work inpeace. But because of a freak snow storm she ends up in the wrong houseand someone else is already there.OK, I love slasher films and low budget doesn't bother me. Plot holesdon't bother me either they just give me something to laugh at. Thisgirl who wants a peaceful environment to work in goes to a bar andbrings three people home with her. Why? so that there's three morepeople to get killed in the movie thats why. The guys in this movie allgo outside to pee despite it being freezing cold, why? so they can seecreepy movements outside and then get killed thats why. I don't care ifthats stupid, its how slasher films work people. The budget is low butthe effects are good. You get some pretty nasty kills in this one. Thekiller is pretty good as well you don't get a back story for him but hedoes look very cool. There are boobies in it which is standard forslasher movies. One downside is the rather sudden ending but it doesn'truin it.If I say this is like Cold Preys simpleton brother you get the idea.It's not as clever as it's big brother but it has some endearingqualities. I look forward to the directors next work.

phantasmda (2012-05-20 07:25)

Hollywood take note

If this film had have been done on a budget of $10m I would have gladlygiven it a solid 6 or 7 out of 10 but for the $5000 it took to make, itdeserves a full 10 out of 10 plus. How on earth do you produce a filmas good as this for so little cash? There's plenty of scares, somedecent gore, an absolutely brilliant looking killer, seriously, theydon't come much creepier than this one and the gore effects are topnotch. It doesn't look cheap either, the camera work is fairlycompetent and looks far in excess of its meagre budget. The onlyquibble I'd have is with acting, which isn't the best if I'm honest buthey, for $5000 this is superb. I'd like to see what this director cando with a real budget. It was far better than some of the big budgetdross that Hollywood churns out these days.

trashgang (2012-05-19 13:06)

gory Swedish flick

This is director Sonny Laguna first attempt to make a real feature.Naturally having almost no money they decide to make it on a budget of5000$. Also due being a low budget they had to film it outside innature were it was 20 a 30 degrees below zero (Celsius). It was shot in35 days.I enjoyed this slasher. We haven't seen that many slashers being playedin the snow but it really worked out fine. The acting was believableand the director surely knew what a slasher (those eighties ones) isall about. POV shots, gore and nudity. It's all involved here and thereare some frightening moments because you never see the face of thekiller. But I was a bit left with a sour taste, due two reasons. It isnever really explained what the killer or who he/she was. It's a bit ofa Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th parts with Kane Hodder. He's abit supernatural. The killer can take an axe in his body without havingproblems with it. On the other hand, at the end of the movie when allproblems are solved it is really over. Suddenly the end credits doappear and I was left with some hunger of a big surprise which wasn'tthere. Never seen any the actors before (for most their first role) and theNorth of Europe becoming the new hope for gory flicks (Death Snow)I wasconvinced of this flick. Of course the story could have been a bit morebetter but the effects were really great, all in camera shot with a lotof gore and red stuff. A horror for fans of the good old slashers whocan stand some gore. Gore 4/5 Nudity 2/5 Story 3/5 Effects 4/5 Comedy 0/5

Flow (2012-05-19 01:28)

No budget does NOT translate into BAD movie!!

I'll give this movie a 6, I know it's quite a favorable review butseriously you have to take its budget in consideration. Now, I don'tknow if 500.000$ was all that they spent on doing it but you can tellthat indeed it is a low-budget production. Not necessarily in a bad waytho, OK it is kinda logic free, you get no explanation for the killer,well for pretty much anything that is, you do get your share of nudityin exchange, but somehow "Blood runs cold" manages to stand tall, maybewith just a little hunchback but still, it's not bad at all.So if you are simply too bored, or you want to take a look in the lowbudget horror section, this is the movie you should start with. Trustme, you can do a whole lot worse, I think this is a great effort in theend.