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Creep
I'm beggining to appreciate UK horror above all else, for an obvious trend that is appearing. It seems every single one I've watched - I ended up liking. For one reason, or another. The Toybox, The Descent, Dog Soldiers, House of 9, and now this. All little gems (mostly little) that I didn't expect as much of as I ended up getting.
In the case of Creep, it suceeds in the visual and audio departments. Excellent background pieces, and I expecially loved the train audio montage that was set to a beat. Came off as being very original. The setting, characters, scenes and effects for this film were all spectacularly designed, and pleasing to the eyes. Mainly the train station (which was refreshing since I have never seen one before, as they aren't in our area), the killing scenes, and most importantly - the "monster".
CGI has failed with monsters, and latex suits reign supreme. Glad to see them used in this film as well. There was some very "fat roll"-like issues with it, when he moved a certain way... but it could be argued tat it was just loose skin. He was fucking creepy either way. And the "Jimmy" scene? Gaaah... I got a slight chill.
The gore effects are equally well done and designed. They look pleasing, and brutal. The throat-slightings, while you can tell how they were done, look real. Usually the head comes off as very fake, or the skin near the neck looks like foam... but not here. Perhaps it's faults were covered by the nicely-hued blood. Not fingerpaint red, not black, just right. Not realistic, but it looks right. If that makes sense.
Now my favourite part, was the ending. I won't ruin it, but you can't help but chuckle a little, as the main character does as well before breaking into tears. Shows something about humanity, eh?
Reccomended for a horror fan.
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