Kolobos
Directors: Daniel Liatowitsch and David Todd Ocvirk
Writers: Nne Ebong, Daniel Liatowitsch
Starring: Amy Weber, Donny Terranova and David Todd Ocvirk
Body Count: 5
Review: A filmmaker (presumably) publishes an ad seeking five young artistic people to volunteer to spend some time living an a fully furbished house, where he will film their lives and interactions constantly. The group is a collection of fresh cliches: the actress chick, the slacker, the "nice guy", the chick who won't shut up, and finally, the weird girl. Said weird girl is named Kira, and Kira likes to draw these wacky pictures (which are actually kinda cool) featuring people being hanged, severed heads, etc. Naturally, when people start dying and the group finds themselves locked inside the house, all attention turns to that dark artist Kira. But did she do it?
Honestly, it really doesn't matter. What I really liked about this film was it's complete and utter lack of any interest in following any rules, be they logic or coherence. It's not exactly a completely fresh concept (it's The Real World with a killer), and the acting is downright awful in spots, but it's still a lot of fun to watch. Part of that is because the two directors seem to know their target audience, and know it well. They know that we're looking for gore, and they supply it, but they also know we're looking for something interesting, something that we haven't seen before, but something that still adheres to your basic concept of a slasher movie, and that's what they give you. Never mind that it's kinda predictable, and never mind that you might not completely understand what the fuck is going on at the end. Just go into this flick with an open mind, and I think you'll be pleased.
A scene worth noting here takes place about a half-hour into the film, with the first death coming via a booby trap placed in the house that slices one the female guests's stomach open. They actually shoot these quick glimpses of her guts writhing around inside there, blood spilling out--great stuff for gorehounds! The rest of the deaths are just so-so (although there is a definite tribute to Fulci later on!), but I think the plot is interesting and enough of a curiosity to keep your attention away from the fact that the deaths are kinda lacking.
Not the best I've seen lately, but certainly more creative than most of the neo-slashers, and definitely worth a look.