The opening scene of Island Zero was so needless, no senseless I almost turned the film off. I know that type of scene is a common trope of the genre but the way it was done was just plain cruel and seriously damaged the film for me.
Once I got past that I found myself gripped, really gripped in fact! This was a fascinating little film.
It tells the story of a small obscure island and its inhabitants that become concerned when the ferry stops turning up. As they find themselves forced to ration, running out of fuel and unable to reach the mainland the real threat emerges.
I really enjoyed Island Zero it's an example of what can be done with a minimal budget, a few cut away deaths, carefully done sfx and apparently even the costumes came from a local charity shop!
Great character development, a very tense plot and great concept. I genuinely was fascinated by the whole thing but the beginning and end took what should have been something incredible and made it passable.
I would recommend this regardless as the bulk of the film is fantastic on every level.
The featured review at time of writing this refers to the movie as "Liberal Propaganda", another person who doesn't understand the meaning of the word. A film that features global warming is not propaganda, a movie that acknowledges that guns serve the single purpose of killing is not propaganda. Just because it doesn't follow your narrow intellectually limited mindset does not make something propaganda and displays overwhelming ignorance.
Anyway I digress, solid film ruined by marginal stupidity.
The Good:
Excellent plot
Very well crafted
Good character development
The Bad:
Lack of budget shows in places
Opening sequence is beyond cruel
Finale should have been better
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
If you find a bloody unexplained mess, it makes no sense to tell people about it
Goverment officials have super mega powered batteries that last longer than all others
When right wing people are even getting offended by horror movies they need to stop calling others snowflakes
Once I got past that I found myself gripped, really gripped in fact! This was a fascinating little film.
It tells the story of a small obscure island and its inhabitants that become concerned when the ferry stops turning up. As they find themselves forced to ration, running out of fuel and unable to reach the mainland the real threat emerges.
I really enjoyed Island Zero it's an example of what can be done with a minimal budget, a few cut away deaths, carefully done sfx and apparently even the costumes came from a local charity shop!
Great character development, a very tense plot and great concept. I genuinely was fascinated by the whole thing but the beginning and end took what should have been something incredible and made it passable.
I would recommend this regardless as the bulk of the film is fantastic on every level.
The featured review at time of writing this refers to the movie as "Liberal Propaganda", another person who doesn't understand the meaning of the word. A film that features global warming is not propaganda, a movie that acknowledges that guns serve the single purpose of killing is not propaganda. Just because it doesn't follow your narrow intellectually limited mindset does not make something propaganda and displays overwhelming ignorance.
Anyway I digress, solid film ruined by marginal stupidity.
The Good:
Excellent plot
Very well crafted
Good character development
The Bad:
Lack of budget shows in places
Opening sequence is beyond cruel
Finale should have been better
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
If you find a bloody unexplained mess, it makes no sense to tell people about it
Goverment officials have super mega powered batteries that last longer than all others
When right wing people are even getting offended by horror movies they need to stop calling others snowflakes