Horror Extreme Movie Catalog

This movie is a good example of why you should not make a movie whilst under the effect of drugs. AMAZON, how can you sell such rubbish ? ( SMILE )

One of the most unheralded horror movies in recent years is also among the best. Though it has a rather nondescript cover and an unoriginal-sounding premise (students/teacher class trip to the woods), "Fear Runs Silent" turns out to be one of the best-made, unpredictable and totally immersing movies out there. There's a strange juxtaposition of being totally believable and at the same time possessing an air of otherworldly unreality that's rewardingly unsettling. At the same time, it isn't afraid to stray off the beaten path once in a while for a scene that isn't directly hard-wired into the direct storyline but is immensely entertaining on its own merits, like the snowball fight scene at the start of the trip. Some 'experts' will say that a movie should never veer off into side-angles or side-scenes strictly for their own sake; they say it's unnecessary,it's gratuitous, it slows the movie down, it's distracting. On the first, second, and fourth points I say if it works, if it adds to the movie as a whole without diminishing other aspects, go for the sidescenes, go off the direct course for an extra dimension before flowing back into the larger plot, the whole now richer than before. Of course, the the tricky part is making sure the contrasting aspects Don't clash; that's where real skill is needed, and this film's makers have it. On the third point, I say if we watch movies to enjoy them and be rewarded by them, then why are so many people so hellbent on making sure every film is 'not one second longer than it absolutely needs to be' and racing through to the end so fast that you miss opportunities to make your movie even better. Why is everyone at the theater getting their coats on as soon as it even looks like the movie is coming to a close, 15 minutes before the credits actually roll? And no one seems to even consider sitting through those credits, enjoying the end score, and absorbing what they've just seen. I think I'm digressing badly here though...

At least a movie like "Fear Runs Silent" isn't afraid to take the unconventional approach and not follow the pattern of straight lines. And that isn't the only way it's unconventional- from its highly ambiguous ending that it's going to take me another watch to figure out, to plot angles that may or may not be real coming out of nowhere with little or no foreshadowing to make things even more cryptic.

Extremely recommended.