Oct 29 2009
HACK!
Not too bad…
PLOT
A group of college students agree to spend a weekend on an island in the middle of nowhere, with a couple that plans on teaching them more about movie making. What they don’t realize is that the couple is loco crazy and plans on killing each one on screen and turning the finished project into a horror movie. Their reasoning is that horror movies are big sellers, as are reality shows so the project will work great. There’s also some stereotypical characters such as the dorky girl (played by Danica McKeller!) who everyone else picks on and the popular guy who actually likes the dorky girl.
TRIVIA
Juliet Landau previously starred on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and appeared in The Tool Box Murders.
THOUGHTS
When you buy a set of three movies for $5 from Wal-Mart at Halloween, you don’t really expect a lot, which is why Hack! surprised me. I put it on planning to watch a few minutes before bed and sat through the whole thing. It’s low budget, but there were big parts of the movie where I managed to forget about that. I found myself frequently getting caught up in the movie and forgetting about everything else that needed to be done the next day. If you get a chance, or see the set at Wal-Mart, go ahead and grab it.
I am very sure you have noticed just how nasty this genre can get. The thought that people on screen turn to such cruel downfalls is really uneasy to an unexpected audience.
This film itself reminds me of one that Junkfilm on Today talked about during the month of October. If you want to read of it . . . you know the name. The movie is ultra-disgusting from the concept of it. Ehk. People have such gruesome minds. . . don’t you think?
There are horror films that have had such a negative impact people actually killed to make a tribute to what was going on when they viewed the entertainment at a theater. Just thinking of that makes me think that it is a shame how this genre can affect people.
How are ya, Horrorqueen?
I am doing well.
Oh, yeah. . . about when I spoke about Dreamcatcher. . . I’m sorry for being insenstitive.
Take care and I hope you are well.
God bless