Don't Blink -
I was going over the horror category listings looking for something short and good. I saw Don't Blink, a few actors that I recognize, and that it was barely 90 minutes. Also the abandoned setting description in the summary always sounds good to a horror fan so I gave this movie a try.
Don't Blink is very close to Triangle, The Mist, or a good Twilight Zone episode. I could swear I've seen a Star Trek episode like this movie too. But the movie is not unsettling enough in the end. If something like Triangle or those other examples can be around a 9 or 10 out of 10 in the sense of dread and despair at the end. Don't Blink is like a 6 or maybe 7. This sort of movie all depends on the ending and the clues provided when or if you decide to rewatch it. Or if you are very attentive during the first watch.
Maybe they didn't have enough money. Or the director who is also the writer ran out of ideas. The wiki has a link to an interview with the director which I read. But I still don't believe his reasons for making the ending a bit weak. And I've been searching around and feelings are mixed on the movie because of the ending.
SPOILERS!!!
There is a character that shows up at the end which basically tells you that this is a sci-fi government or aliens type of experiment area. So the movie is far more sci-fi leaning with psychological horror elements. The telling character is actually played by a Star Trek actor as well. He basically confirms that he knows what's going on and they are going around checking the area for whatever readings. It's a very large clue or answer if one didn't guess from a scene early in the movie that strange things are quickly happening in the environment that shouldn't be happening.
However there are some things, I guess you could call them oddities in the movie that make me want to know the story of the first group that were in the area. It's something similar movies would have shown to further the mystery. Or at least have the current group come across and attempt to solve the mystery while they are waiting around. For example, only the audience gets to see the physical warning messages that the first group left. Unless you count the hanging noose. As it stands, it makes the first group seem a bit smarter as they left those physical warnings and possibly attempted to leave the area.
There was a interesting, at least I thought at the time, tease that I thought the reveal might be related to Cthulhu. As one character has an octopus necklace and I think ring.
BIG SPOILER I THINK!
I also don't think it's a mistake that the first scene involves a character that has problems throwing up and also becomes comatose later in the movie. They are also the only one who knows when they are going to disappear. It's like some people getting sick while flying or scuba diving. Some do, some don't. But that's a tell that something is happening in the environment.
Also I'm sure people who watch Warehouse 13 recognize the actress here. Yet another sci-fi actress.
Maybe I'm wrong or I missed something. From what I've read on IMDB, few of them get the reveal of the final character and want things completely spelled out. That's fine sometimes. But also if the director leaves enough clues it's not always needed. But this is a good and short horror/sci-fi movie to check out.
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Originally Posted by anglewitch
I'll keep my eye out for predators.
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There is a Predator fan film called Dark Ages. I would put that as the third best Predator movie.
http://horror.com/forum/showthread.p...ges#post996086
The first Predator is still the best. Predator 2 is underrated and the second best. They couldn't go back to the jungle after the first movie. The near future and dystopia setting was a good twist. If you've seen the Lethal Weapon series, having that actor play a more aggressive character was also another twist.