{"id":25046,"date":"2017-04-18T21:48:44","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T01:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=25046"},"modified":"2017-04-18T21:48:44","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T01:48:44","slug":"the-dark-tapes-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/18\/the-dark-tapes-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dark Tapes (2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I think most people go in to a movie that\u2019s labeled a found footage anthology film might be expecting something like \u201cVHS,\u201d but directors Michael McQuown and Vincent J Guastini have so much more ambitious in mind. While the aforementioned horror film garnered a small assemblage of horror stories with a framework, \u201cThe Dark Tapes\u201d tries to add more cogency. Everything in \u201cThe Dark Tapes\u201d is cryptic and complex, and what we\u2019re watching ends up making more sense the more we think about it. The directors obviously aspired to make a movie you have to watch more than once to understand. And of course they invite audiences to go to the movie\u2019s website to perhaps convey their own theories about what the movie entails.<\/p>\n

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I think \u201cThe Dark Tapes\u201d pulls off that function in where fans might go back two or three more times to kind of put together what we\u2019ve and attempt to figure out what it all means. \u201cThe Dark Tapes\u201d watches a lot like something like a horror version of \u201cPulp Fiction\u201d where something affects the next story, and so on. For folks that are in the mood for something richer in the horror genre, \u201cThe Dark Tapes\u201d is an abstract and eerie horror film that inspired me to go back to it at least two more times and try to put the puzzle together. \u201cTo Catch a Demon\u201d by co director Vincent J Guastini involves Sam and Marie standing outside a building. This is the wrap around for the entire anthology, as they immediately find a camcorder with video from the previous day. From there, their inspection involves the four stories.<\/p>\n

And while the wrap around seems fairly uneventful, looks can truly be deceiving. \u201cThe Hunters and the Hunted\u201d is a very good segment about a young couple that moves in to their seemingly ideal house. Said house reveals itself to be haunted by an unseen specter, and as they hire a group of ghost hunters, events unfold in to unexpected and horrific ways. \u201cCam Girls\u201d centers on a beautiful young woman named Caitlin who moves in to an apartment with her girlfriend Sindy, where the two engage in live erotic video chats. As Caitlin begins experiencing unusual and violent black outs, she seeks the help of her friend Eric, a medical student who begins investigating her condition. This segment is much more chaotic adding weird video artifacts that will confuse the viewers and sets the stage for some truly unnerving turn of events.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmanda\u2019s Revenge\u201d involves another young girl living alone who begins experiencing attacks while sleeping. As the attacks continue, she realizes she\u2019s developing weird powers, and attempts to uncover the secret behind the attackers. \u201cThe Dark Tapes\u201d is an exceptional and surreal horror anthology that makes great use of both of its formats, contributing to an indie film that\u2019s also an experience. I wasn\u2019t sure I would care enough to want to go back to the well again and revisit the segments for the sake of assembling the puzzle, but the film draws enough ideas and unusual plot points to inspire some evocative concepts about age old fears. As well, the cast are all absolutely remarkable, as is the make up, which helps to build some spine tingling moments of pure horror and some of the best moments in the film.<\/p>\n

If you come across \u201cThe Dark Tapes\u201d give it a spin and prepare for something completely out of the ordinary.<\/p>\n

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