Post by tomhudson on Jan 25, 2012 0:46:43 GMT -6
Think about it. There are so many things in this film that are not resolved at all.
Who was in the costume killing people?
It could be Martin. Or had possession already taken over? Was someone just killing people at a party as a side aspect of the horror film?
Martin runs after that girl obviously drunk, which makes you wonder what happens after that scene. Then the final act of real horror starts which is completely supernatural. Was there a killer separate from the supernatural forces at work? Was it Martin?
Martin is clearly painted as a creepy dude who has stalker tendencies. However, you're almost convinced that he's pretty much harmless. Who else would be doing the killing though? That's assuming that we know who is going after everyone in this film. For all we know the killer could be a character we haven't even met yet.
What about the dead body in the basement? Not a lot of resolution there.
The film is obviously self aware as indicated by the opening scene, which is one of the best in all of 80's horror in my opinion. (Was it perfectly 80's because it was so clever or were Canadian horror films representing culture as almost a hyper reality of their modern pop culture"?) Am I rambling? Yes. But really though, I would really like to see if other people agree/have the same questions or am I just off base here?
Who was in the costume killing people?
It could be Martin. Or had possession already taken over? Was someone just killing people at a party as a side aspect of the horror film?
Martin runs after that girl obviously drunk, which makes you wonder what happens after that scene. Then the final act of real horror starts which is completely supernatural. Was there a killer separate from the supernatural forces at work? Was it Martin?
Martin is clearly painted as a creepy dude who has stalker tendencies. However, you're almost convinced that he's pretty much harmless. Who else would be doing the killing though? That's assuming that we know who is going after everyone in this film. For all we know the killer could be a character we haven't even met yet.
What about the dead body in the basement? Not a lot of resolution there.
The film is obviously self aware as indicated by the opening scene, which is one of the best in all of 80's horror in my opinion. (Was it perfectly 80's because it was so clever or were Canadian horror films representing culture as almost a hyper reality of their modern pop culture"?) Am I rambling? Yes. But really though, I would really like to see if other people agree/have the same questions or am I just off base here?
