+10
Pride
A group of homosexuals in London in the 80's decide to support striking miners from Wales, all while dealing with rising hostility from family, friends and those miners they want to help.
A strong film with heartwarming performances from most of the key players. Pride is a lot of good natured fun with depressingly sad elements that brings a sense of realism to the story. Based on a true story from the 80's, the constant support despite the struggle is inspiring to some degree. I laughed, I teared up and I admired a lot of elements to this film, which many people probably haven't even heard of. It's a small little production that many people won't give a second glance to. Heck, a lot of people will probably forget about the film after they watch it, yet I found myself touched by the people willing to stand side by side against oppression by the time the credits rolled.
Tales of Halloween
On the opposite side of things, we have
Tales of Halloween an
ABC's of Death styled horror film in which several different directors get their chance at directing a short segment that 'must' deal with Halloween.
Recognizable names like Neil Marshal of Dog Soldiers and The Descent, along with Lucky Mckee of May fame lend their names to the film. The segments and their respective directors are listed at the beginning of the film, not in between each one. So it was easy to lose track of which segment was what. None of the stories are interestingly scary and rely heavily on gore. Unlike
ABC's of Death there is nothing shocking here. There is no envelope pushing and the film feels juvenile in the safest way possible. Yes, people lose their heads, guts are spewed and other gross things, but nothing in this film holds a candle to what the sick minds behind
ABC's of Death conjure up. I'm not even that big a fan of those movies.
If you want to see a better Halloween "Anthology" film, stick with
Trick or Treat, at least those stories are somewhat connected and offer the viewer interesting visuals to watch. This film despite some of the talent behind it, falls flat.
Last edited by TheUsualSuspect; 03-11-16 at 02:57 PM.