End of the Line
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Actor: Ilona ElkinBrand: Koch International
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-05-05
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Critical Mass Releasing
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- Karen, a young psychiatric nurse, boards the last subway train of the night only to have it stop in the middle of the tunnel. Suddenly, her nightmare begins: a mysterious cult has decided that it's the end of the world and the only way to save the souls of the living is to kill them in cold blood. As those around her are brutally murdered, Karen and a handful of survivors must face the homicidal c
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Movie Review: "Brothers, sisters hear the voice"
Summary: 5 Stars
Say hello to your new folk hero, fellow horror fanatics. Low budget Canadian writer, director, producer Maurice Devereaux has outdone himself. His last film Slashers was among the most murderously entertaining horror films I'd seen in years and it' took him 5 years to finally get the backing to follow it up. How sad is that? Well, not only does "End of the Line" not disappoint, it blows away the competition. Devereaux has positioned himself to be the next George Romero with his brutal and satirical horror chops and talent for working outside of the system. There's a special feature where he explains why he refuses to answer questions about the film's budget due to distribution negotiations. That is to say that it is so small for a film of this quality that it would leave the Hollywood types dumbfounded and (hopefully) embarrassed with themselves. This is the best horror film to be released in America this year so far and the fact that it took 3 years to get released here and didn't even get a theatrical run makes we want to punch somebody. This is not to be missed.
At first, "End of the Line" felt like it was going to be a bit like The Midnight Meat Train, which was another great horror flick that got ridiculously ignored in favor of the same old Hollywood garbage. But when the story takes it's big turn then I can say that this one is not only different, but superior. If there's one theme that I find irresistable, it has to be the apocalypse. I don't care if it's zombies, nuclear bombs, giant naked anime girls, or armies of demons battling angels I am obsessed with the end of the world. Well, how about death by religious fanatics? Imagine if every Christian on the planet went homicidal in the name of their God at the exact same moment. Timely, stylish, socially relevant, and scary as all hell. Apparently I'm not the only one who's noticed just how creepy the entire setup of organized religion is. But you know what's even scarier: what if the maniacs are right? Yes, this will do just fine. Once again, Canadian horror shows us how it's done.
The cast in this does an amazing job top to bottom. Whether it's the spot-on impression of the everpresent double-chinned pastor, the classic middle-aged fanatical woman, or the repressed misogynistic scumbag the villains of this piece are both recognizable as our neighbors and as freaky as they come. The protagonists are a likable and imperfect bunch who behave very much the way most of us would under the circumstances. It's pleasing to watch a film like this and not be yelling at the screen or rolling my eyes at the constant stupidity of the people I'm supposed to want to survive but end up only wishing for their prompt death. Also, this film is BRUTAL! Not only in it's commentary, but visually the gore is awesome. You know a movie is working when you regret the deaths of some of the killers. There's one shot that literally made me gasp it was so completely and horribly disturbing to me. This is not PG-13 and it's not even R. This is a film that is legitimately unrated for a reason. They probably could have gotten a hard R with exactly one less shot in the film, but I heartily applaud the people behind this film for not compromising. This is what I like to call "the real deal".
The DVD release features a very entertaining deleted scene, commentary, a very good 30-minute "making-of" feature, and a few more odds and ends for a complete package. There is no reason not to buy this movie if you are looking for a great survival horror film. Being hunted in the subway by "normal" people may not be the the way I want to experience the End of Days, but watching others live (and die) that way was a mighty good time. Let's do our duty and support this stuff. This is the kind of film I personally want to watch and the fact is that these films almost never get made inside of the Hollywood system because the monkey-suited fatcats think the films won't make money and they can't be bothered to promote them. I for one wish to prove them wrong. More often the not, lower budget = higher creativity and I'd personally rather see a superior story crafted by somebody who cares about what he's doing then sit through another big-budget explosion-fest poorly directed by some Hollywood hack. But that's just me. I do have a question to ask of some of the better horror filmmakers of the last decade before I go. What is it with Asian girls throwing themselves in front of trains?
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