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Onkel Creepys fornemmelse for Ramaskrik 2013

Som den hardcore horrorentusiast han er gikk Onkel Creepy i dybden for Skrekkruttskolen under Ramaskrik 2013.


BevƦpnet med ett all-around pass til festivalen, to halvflasker vodka og et klokkeklart sinn bƄde representerte og dokumenterte han gjennom festivalen.


Nedenfor gjengis utvalgte utspill fra Onkel Creepys Ramaskrik 2013.


 

  • Vignetten til Ramaskrik 2013 samt novellefilmen "Om hundre Ć„r er allting glemt" (Stian A. Olsen)

"Først og fremst mÄ nevnes den fabelaktige vignetten som jeg har forelska meg i og mÄ klare Ä score noen plakater fra.....der selveste Mads Eriksen stÄr for illustrasjonene og Stian.A.Olsen for animasjonen.


Herr Olsen stĆ„r ogsĆ„ ansvarlig for en herlig liten novellefilm som heter OM HUNDRE ƅR ER ALLTING GLEMT ( `On Overgrown Paths`)...satt i Nord Norge 12 Ć„r etter den store Barentskrigen....


Den var spesiell du....hadde en herlig gamerestetikk som fikk det hele til Ä se ut litt som `FallOut: Finnmark`, samt hadde et interessant narrativ som satte litt større krav til publikum nÄr det gjaldt Ä finne frem til selve historien som ble fortalt selv....


Og Ƅ se en sci-fi film satt i kjente og kjƦre omgivelser varmet det lille sorte hjertet mitt litt og ga meg faktisk gƄsehud...


Nils Utsi ga meg gƄsehud!.....always have..."


  • Fresh Meat (2012)


"Fresh Meat....sett den tidligere og den var like bra andre runde...


Temuera Morrison er heeeelt konge, som vanlig...

Litt sÄnn lesbo-erotiske undertoner gjennom det hele for Ä gi det en litt "orginal" vri pÄ ...vel...den biten av historien som seg hør og bør i den type filmer.


Ta med mye popcorn og legg igjen hjernen ved døra nÄr du kommer inn sÄ gÄr det helt greit."


  • Patrick (2013)


"Patrick...



Den satt som en kule du.....historien kunne vƦre litt mer....tight....


men DAMN!!!!! ......


Fantastisk edwardiansk feel gjennom det hele, og en storslƄtt jobb i set og props avdelingen.


For en som meg som elsker mine antikviteter og snurrepiperier sƄ var den Stappfull av autentiske godsaker som fikk meg til Ƅ glemme hele filmen iblandt....


Den var helt klart en slow burner typ, med en heller forutsigbar historie som sƄdan, men som ble fortalt pƄ en heeeerlig mƄte.

Me likey lots!....sƄnn rent bortsett fra at de godt kunne ha renskrevet manuset et par runder til, men greit nok.


  • Insidious 2 (2013)

"Insidious 2.....

YAWN!

....selv kunne jeg ikke fordra den fĆørste og den andre, vel ....hakket mer underholdende, men jeg gikk lei av oppskrifta allerede etter 40 min.

Disse type filmer finner jeg litt vel "billige" der de pÄ død og liv skal kaste billige effekter og smÄ teite skvette-scener etter deg annahvert minutt eller oftere.

Pluss i boka for Ć„ bli noe eksistensiell og lett surrealistisk i svingene, men allikevel.... meh!

....men den var Ƅpenbart en publikumssuksess, sƄ for all del....ikke ta mitt ord pƄ det...


folk flest likte den glugg ihjel."


  • Hatchet III (2013)


"Hatchet III, oh the gore....


the gore!!!.....

For dere som liker blod og gørrete ting gÄr nok denne rett hjem.

Selv ....syns jeg aldri sÄ veeeeldig mye om hele Victor Crowley som karakter som franchisen hviler veldig mye pÄ, meeeen den funker helt fint som en oppfølger og gjør det den skal og gir de forrige filmene litt mer dybde.

Ikke en film som kommer til Ć„ forandre livet ditt, men det var mye kos og gĆørr underveis ja....

mmmmmmmmm gĆørr...."


  • The Purge (2013)

"The Purge....


Jeg henger meg med pƄ tidligere skrekkrutters synsing om denne og mener mye av det samme.


Er sikkert langt mer underholdende for amerikanere flest eller de som er litt oppdatert og interessert i politikken der borte, for det fĆøltes som ett og annet stikk til hele tea-party bevegelsen igrunn.


Ikke akkurat en nødvendig film i mine øyne.....grei nok liksom, ser hva de prøvde pÄ, men med home-invasion filmene sÄ mÄ man finne pÄ noe litt mer orginalt.


En eneste stor Ćøvelse i frempeik og forutsigbarhet igrunn...


Long Live the New Founding Fathers!"


  • After (2012)

"After.....

Denne sƄ jeg frem til og hadde Skikkelig lyst til Ƅ like....

Den var smƄsurrealistisk og svƦrt sƄ eksistensiell av seg og hadde en og annen overraskende plot twist underveis og alt....

En sloooow burner ( men vi liker dem da, right? ) som hadde en drĆøss med fine elementer...

...allikevel syns jeg ikke den leverte helt.

Og her klarer jeg ikke ennƄ sette fingeren pƄ hvorfor....

Men satt igjen etterpƄ med tanken om at hvis dette hadde vƦrt en bok sƄ skulle jeg VELDIG gjerne ha lest den...noe som i seg selv er et lite kvalitetsstempel i min lille verden."


  • Sightseers (2012)

"Sightseers....


LOVE!!!!


Sloooow, søt liten historie som ikke spiller pÄ sÄ veldig mange strenger, men jeg elsket melodien den spilte....


Fin og mørk og romantisk av seg og traff meg godt pÄ veldig mange steder."


  • IRL Oppdal by night: slosskampen i burgerkĆøen.


"Der utviklet seg en skrekkelig fin slosskamp blandt lokalkoloritten i burgerkĆø utenfor Domus i natt.


Fikk nesten litt dƄrlig samvittighet for ikke Ƅ ha betalt for Ƅ bli underholdt sƄ mye.

HĆ„per de lokale heltene slĆ„r til igjen i kveld. 


(...Ingen Ramaskriker var involvert selvsagt .)"

 


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