tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post8496513774086231783..comments2023-10-24T01:19:24.492-04:00Comments on Little Worlds : Phone Call Hell - BuriedRichard Bellamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-43015291610020938282011-01-29T23:01:10.508-05:002011-01-29T23:01:10.508-05:00CMrok93 - Thanks for stopping by and leaving a com...CMrok93 - Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. Glad you enjoyed the review. I was all alone in the theater watching this one; it wasn't a popular film. People flock to <i>Saw</i> movies but this was too much for them? This is a well-made, gripping movie, and Reynolds holds his own.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-24970047445426900282011-01-29T19:23:02.408-05:002011-01-29T19:23:02.408-05:00Ryan Reynolds proves he can carry a film even if i...Ryan Reynolds proves he can carry a film even if it is just him in a box. Can't wait to see him in more dramatic roles. Good Review!CMrok93http://dtmmr.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-75821645919850068532010-11-08T17:50:49.751-05:002010-11-08T17:50:49.751-05:00I have seen this show... whats its name? Oh yeah &...I have seen this show... whats its name? Oh yeah "The Vanishing". Anyone else starting to feel like Hollywood is struggling to come up with new material.Solomonhttp://i-dish.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-62449430866408652732010-11-01T08:32:04.982-04:002010-11-01T08:32:04.982-04:00Sam and Jason - Thanks for the comments.
Yes, the...Sam and Jason - Thanks for the comments.<br /><br />Yes, the "resurrection" scene from <i>The Girl Who Played with Fire</i> is so unsurprising and unsuspenseful when it comes. Of course she's not dead! (I have no desire to see the third installment out now.) <br /><br />Jason, I went into the movie worried about spending so much time with the usually blah and bland Reynolds, but I must admit he did a good job here.<br /><br />SPOILERS:<br /><br />Sam, as you say, it maintains its gimmick well. Yes, that was one inexhaustible lighter! Which leads me to all the FIRE that was going on down there! I thought all that burning must have used up most of the oxygen UNLESS there was air coming in somehow: down the snake burrow or down from above after the nearby air strike hit. And THAT made me think he was going to mole his way out, so I was disappointed when he didn't. That's where it diverged from adventure and ended with a sadistic joke on the viewer.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-21633550294018186222010-10-31T23:00:23.782-04:002010-10-31T23:00:23.782-04:00Yeah, I don't think I'll see this one. I l...Yeah, I don't think I'll see this one. I like the scene in <em>The Vanishing</em>, which is short. And the scene in <em>Kill Bill</em> is so emotionally triumphant that it brings tears to my eyes (after the awesome terror). But even though your review suggests that <em>Buried</em> maintains the gimmick rather well, I just don't want to spend that much time in a box with Ryan Reynolds.<br /><br />By the way, funny you mentioned <em>The Girl Who Played With Fire</em>. That scene could very well be the most preposterous of 2010.Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-30070067440361562522010-10-31T22:17:59.889-04:002010-10-31T22:17:59.889-04:00"The artful camerawork does more in this sing..."The artful camerawork does more in this single setting than you’d think possible. The inevitable extreme close-ups capture Paul’s anguish and frenzy as the camera looks over his forehead, angles across his cheek, or frames his full face, grimy and bloody, from above. In addition, the camera follows Paul’s point of view, down the length of his body to the foot of his confines, and along the wooden surfaces as he looks for… what?"<br /><br />Indeed, I saw this claustrophobic film just weeks ago, and I came to same conclusions. I was all ready to dive in with Sluizer's terrifying THE VANISHING, but you guys understanding broached it here. As Poe related so persuasively in THE PREMATURE BURIAL, there is nothing more horrifying that the thought of being buried alive. This film finally fizzled near the end, but for most of it's running time it riveted. The sustaining devise of course were teh phone calls.<br /><br />One question: Why didn't the lighter run out of fluid?Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-70632162956531751952010-10-30T21:30:09.094-04:002010-10-30T21:30:09.094-04:00Yes, the scene in which she claws her way out of t...Yes, the scene in which she claws her way out of the grave in <i>Kill Bill 2</i> was pretty gripping. In fact, digging one's way out of a grave is a scenario I rather like - happened in <i>The Girl Who Played With Fire</i> most recently.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-18788392417681589382010-10-30T21:13:58.192-04:002010-10-30T21:13:58.192-04:00Actually, it's The Vanishing (1988). My bad. ...Actually, it's <i>The Vanishing</i> (1988). My bad. Also, the fun buried alive scene in <i>Kill Bill 2</i> comes to mind.The Film Doctor https://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-57929001680237914672010-10-30T19:54:12.772-04:002010-10-30T19:54:12.772-04:00FilmDr - Your conjectures are right. That scene in...FilmDr - Your conjectures are right. That scene in <i>Vanished</i> is certainly more chilling. Once the initial impact is over in this movie, you're right, it becomes another cell-phone thriller - as much a tired device as the videos in the <i>Paranormal</i> movies.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-62455535575423097992010-10-30T12:02:15.821-04:002010-10-30T12:02:15.821-04:00Given your review, I'm amazed that the makers ...Given your review, I'm amazed that the makers of <i>Buried</i> managed to sustain the "gimmick" as long as they do. The basic set-up reminds me of <i>Vanished</i>, where the last scene has a man waking up buried alive. That scene proves thoroughly chilling because the movie builds up to that image so well, and because due to his obsession over a lost girlfriend, he is in part responsible for the situation. <i>Buried</i> in comparison sounds like overkill, with only the different telephone calls to keep any kind of narrative momentum.The Film Doctor https://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.com