My Little Eye: Have you head of this film yet?

[Guest Downhome]

 

The Little Eye is a British made film, shot in Canada, with American actors. It was released in 2002, although I am not sure just WHERE it was released at. The plot is rather basic really, somewhat like Halloween Resurrection mixed with Blair Witch, topped off with the TV show, Big Brother (a LOT of that actually is in this). To sum it up, here ya go...

 

...it is about five young people who find an ad on the internet, for a contest. The idea, is that if they stay in a house in the middle of nowhere, they will win one million dollars. Sounds easy, but as you would think, there are catches, lol. First off, their every move is broadcast on the internet for people to view via subscription. There are camera's virtually everywhere, from outside to the bath room, and everywhere in between. They are not allowed to step foot outside at night, they have a curfew that they MUST follow. Durring the day they can go anywhere, but they are so far out in the middle of nowhere, it's pointless to go beyond their yard really. Besides, not a single one of them no where they are, who is running the contest, or anything.

 

As I sat here and watched it, I found myself really getting into the film. It seemed to capture me, making me want to find out just what in the hell is going on, who is putting on the contest, and everything else. I do however wish there was just a tad bit more character development, but what is there suffices. The movie basicly jumps right near the end of their six months, so there is a lot of stuff that you don't see, which I'm sure would have helped me get to know the characters a bit better, and their relationships with one another. Like I said though, what they do show us, and present to us, does the job fine.

 

There are only seven people in the entire movie. Each one of these people are virtually brand new to film also, giving the viewer a more "realistic" look and feel. Instead of putting someone in this one that everyone would know who it is, we instead see characters who look and feel more like real people, and I liked that. These people have had their spots on TV, and minor roles in small pictures before (one was in Ginger Snaps, another overlooked film), and one of the guys in this one, this was his first role ever. The point, is that the cast works here, period.

 

I loved the sound in this film also, as it really added to the mood. As a matter of fact, the sound and camera work actually made the film more scary than it actually was. This was a great job of using audio and visual to make the story really stand out more than it actually should be. Obviously you have different camera angles as you could expect in a film of this type, but they are not overused, and when they ARE used, it's done for a reason. I also loved the "night vision" effect of the web-cam's which gave everyone really evil looking eyes in the dark, very cool indeed.

 

The story as a whole is fine, because you aren't really expecting too much of it when you watch it. It grabbed me at the begining, began to feel flat, and then right when they made me feel comfortable, they grab you once again by the balls and drag you into their world. I loved the ending also, I really, really, did.

 

Overall it was much better than other horror/thrillers that we see. This is my favorite one of this type in quite some time now. Still though, that isn't saying all that much, because MOST here lately have just been horrible. I think a lot of you guys would enjoy it if you checked it out, I sure as hell know I did. My final score...

 

...7/10.

 

Sincerely,

...Downhome...

[Guest Downhome]

I take this, as a no, heh.

[Guest C.H.U.D.]

I read about it in Fangoria, but I haven't heard much regarding a release date in North America yet.

[Guest godthedog]

sorry, never even heard of it.

[Guest DVD Spree]

I rented it with the missus over the weekend.

 

I know dick all about firght films, becuas ethey really aren't my bag, but this was one of the coolest, freshest films I've seen.

 

I just love the way there's no real narrative, and we simply watch what's going on and pick up on/miss things based on what we're paying attention to on the webcams. Especially towards the end, where the fact that we are watching events through webcams, NOT through a guy holding a camera, and this really adds to the suspense of the last tem minutes.

 

I would strongly advise any fan of Big Brother or reality TV in general to check this out, providing they've got strong stomachs. I'm praying this earns enough to get a DVD release.

[Guest Downhome]

I rented it with the missus over the weekend.

 

I know dick all about firght films, becuas ethey really aren't my bag, but this was one of the coolest, freshest films I've seen.

 

I just love the way there's no real narrative, and we simply watch what's going on and pick up on/miss things based on what we're paying attention to on the webcams. Especially towards the end, where the fact that we are watching events through webcams, NOT through a guy holding a camera, and this really adds to the suspense of the last tem minutes.

 

I would strongly advise any fan of Big Brother or reality TV in general to check this out, providing they've got strong stomachs. I'm praying this earns enough to get a DVD release.

I agree 100%, but where did you rent it at?

[Guest DVD Spree]

Blockbuster in the UK.

 

They had VHS and DVD copies, although they were rental-only, so I can only guess they were devoid of extras (the missus doesn't have a DVD player).