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A group of actors are rehearsing a play which is
said to be cursed. The last director who attempted
to set this play up died under mysterious
circumstances. Soon enough, the actors find
themselves trapped inside the theatre with a
mysterious killer. Someone doesn't want this
play to be shown, but who and why?
I picked up a copy of The Bonesetter Returns
solely because I was interested in seeing this
little slasher flick. The plot sounded interesting
enough and I'm always up for a new slasher flick.
Perhaps it wasn't much of a surprise when this
turned out to be anything but good.
The movie revolves around a group of actors,
four to be exact who have been cast in a play
which is supposedly cursed. Now, I've never
seen a play with just four actors in it and
they are all terrible as well. As if that wasn't
enough, everyone in the play seems to have some
kind of love affair going on but it seemed as if
that was only an easy way to take up some
additional running time.
Maybe this was meant to be a full length
feature (it's only about 50 minutes long)
because there are a lot of unnecessary scenes
in this movie that seem to be there just to
take up running time. Either way, I'm happy
that it ended up being as short as it was
because this really wasn't a good slasher flick.
I rarely enjoy Tempe's horror movies. They're
just too low budget and too cheesy for me but
at least this one tries to take itself seriously.
In fact, that's the only reason to why I'm
giving this any sort of credit. Still, that's
no reason for buying this DVD. I have no
interest in watching The Bonesetter Returns,
nor the first Bonesetter movie so I can't say
anything about those movies though.
Some fake blood and an off screen decapitation
fail to add interest in the movie.
Average low budget score, obviously cheaply
computer made.
Very forgettable low budget slasher flick from
Tempe Entertainment. Buy this DVD only if you're
interested in The Bonesetter Returns (which I
have not seen) because this slasher movie isn't
worth spending money on, believe you me.
Review By: AnthroFred
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| Mark Kobal reviewed on Jan:15:2006 |
 I've only seen Brett Kelly's Bonesetter, Bonesetter returns and Final Curtain so far, but believe it or not, Final Curtain is the best out of the three. It has better acting and a more taut script than Kelly's other work. At that, Final Curtain still sucks; it's just that The Bonesetter and The Bonesetter returns are extremely difficult to sit through until the end. The lack of humor in the three films doesn't help, because the scripts, acting, directing and everything else are so bad that they could only have merit with a more self deprecating touch. I'm really getting sick and tired of these ultra low budget horror films such as Final Curtain. It's almost enough to make one curse just how cheap and easy it is to buy and use digital video cameras and movie editing software. Horror fans are now inundated with a plethora of films by schmoes who do not seem to respect the genre and who have no talent. Very little effort or care seems to go into these films. Final Curtain's IMDb page notes that the film was shot in five days for a budget of about $6,000. Those are not facts to be proud of. It's like a builder advertising that they finished your new home in six days for $6,000 (and meanwhile charged you $300,000 for it, because they believe the extreme rapidity and cheapness are indicative of quality homebuilding). Filmmakers should give a crap about their craft and the material they're working on, not just try to make a quick buck off of a bunch of suckers who'll check out anything because it's in their favorite genre. Most of the people putting this ultra low budget garbage on the market are pumping out three, four or five films per year. I'd like to see them try to make one good film every year or two instead. A note to any such filmmakers who might happen to read this: spend at least six months on the script. Raise/save more money. Hire competent actors and crew members. Make the cast do scenes over and over until there is some semblance of artistry in the material. Put some effort into locations, sets, lighting, set-ups, and other technical elements so that your film doesn't look like crap. Learn something about composition in visual art. Take a course or two in literature/creative writing. Care about your product. You'll find in the long run that you make more money back if you try to create a quality film that shows you respect the genre and its fans, rather than just trying to make a quick buck with garbage. I know that time, money and effort put into a film are no guarantors of quality, but a lack of time, money and effort sure as hell aren't guarantors of quality! |