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Severance (2007)
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Missed It By That Much... No No ...
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"[Originally published on The Cinema 4 Pylon, August 1, 2008] Director: Christopher Smith Cinema 4 Rating: 6 Dozens of bear traps. The torture dungeons. The booby-trapped woods. And a busload of whiny, horny, corporate-type arms dealers. Oh, yes… and a pair of Hungarian hooker hotties. Seems like heaven for a B-film drooler, doesn’t it? Severance, a British horror flick that comes packaged with a healthy dose of actual humor (and much needed, too, considering how easily this one could have slipped into mere torture porn territory) se "
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"Interview with Christopher Smith director of Severance, a fall-down-funny-then-cover-you r-eyes slasher flick opening in theaters tonight. The FilmCouch group reloads discussion on what makes a villain from FilmCouch 18, and somehow draws a connection between American Beauty and Star Wars. A 33 year old German film is more relevant today than ever–Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974), by New German Cinema pioneer Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Download FilmCouch #20 or subscribe in the iTunes store (search for “filmcouch” or click here to launch iTunes) and a new free episode will download every Friday. Films under discussion: Severance Star Wars American Beauty
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"By Tricia Olszewski Severance is a story of terrible things that couldn’t have happened to funnier people. British writer-director Christopher Smith’s second film (after 2004’s Creep) is a horror movie that thinks it’s a comedy. But it’s not a straight-up joke machine like Shaun of the Dead. Nor is it parodic, like the Scream series. Think more along the lines of what you’d get if the gang from The Office schlepped to the forest for a team-building weekend, only to discover that their bumbling boss may have very well led them to their deaths. The opening-credits scene, which pairs the bouncy oldie “Itchycoo Park” with an image of blood pouring over the face of a man hanging upside-down, is the first sign that Severance is going to be a bit different. The film then backs up to introduce an office manager and his six eye-rolling pawns. They’re from the European branch of Palisade Defence, an international weapons firm, and they ... "
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"Severance: the movie that tells us what happens when you take the characters from The Office, send them on a team building holiday and throw in some eastern European serial killers. A little quirky, and even though the humor/horror mix is just a little off, Severance is still a pretty fun movie. International contractor, Palisades Defense, sends seven of their employees on a team building excursion in Eastern Europe. When the road is blocked, on sage advice of the boss, the employees abandon the motor-coach and head down a heavily wooded road to find their luxury lodge. Little do they know a killer is waiting around the corner, bent on killing each of them. In proper British style, victims die with a stiff upper lip and killers kill in ridiculous ways. Don’t worry though, not everyone rolls over and accepts their fate. Severance’s biggest problem is that it can’t really decide if it is a dark comedy or a horror movie with brief moments of levity. Ther ... "
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"FRIDAY EVENING: SEVERANCE - don't like horror/slasher movies so this was not fun. i can appreciate that it was clever and funny (i was laughing when i wasn't cringing) but it was not for me. i'm sure it will be very popular! Laura Harris (Daisy from Dead Like Me) was fun to watch and made it tolerable. SATURDAY MORNING: A TRIBUTE TO WALTER MURCH - liked this a lot. only tribute we made it to. after some clips there was an on-stage interview and although technical it was really fascinating. highlights for me were when he talked about how he redid Touch of Evil using Orson Welles' notes and how he edited the Godfather movies. great storytelling and behind the scenes info. could have listened for another hour. SATURDAY AFTERNOON: THE SENTIMENTAL BLOKE - one of my absolute favorites. i love silent films and this rare one from Australia i'd never heard of. very charming, with live original music from an Australian composer. Telluride is known for it's "hidden tr ... "
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