House at the end of the street/ 2012/ Psychological
& Action Horror
Plot:
A mum and a
daughter move into a house in a wooded area where a young man also lives just a
few hundred metres away. His parents were killed by his younger sister and he
is seen as the ‘outcast’ of the town but the young girl starts talking to him
and they become friends, but after a while she finds out that he is actually
the psychopath, not his younger sister.
What did you like about it?
I like how this
was both a scene trailer and a highlights trailer as this really got the full
story of the movie across without ruining the excitement and plot twists. I
also liked the balance of audio to the background music as you were able to
hear what people were talking about in the trailer, and I think this is crucial
to understand the film as it is quite complex. One thing I really loved about
this, was around halfway through, they used some really cool and hypnotising
transitions between shots, making it go back and forth and look very jumpy.
This was a great way to break up the trailer and get across to the audience
that it is a very complex film without again giving too much away. Finally, I
found the quick montage towards the end really exciting but scary at the same
time, not only were they showing the audience that this was an action horror
(as well as a psychological horror), they were able to make it scary through
clever editing techniques and a good use of low key lighting and collision
cutting.
What didn't you like about it?
I thought this
trailer was outstanding, but the only problem I had with it was I think it was
too long. I think it was important to have a long trailer for this film so the
audience could see exactly what the complex film was about, but towards the end
it felt like I was actually watching the movie, not the trailer.
My score:
9
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