Sunday, March 15, 2009

Pontypool

When our very words have been infected, what can one radio man say to save the world?

I'm amazed at the vivid imagery produced by this film, despite the lack of many special effects and, indeed, any images at all of the horrors described. It's a slower apocalypse horror film with little on-screen violence, but see it with a strong recommendation.

Pontypool
2008, 95 minutes, directed by Bruce McDonald

I'm drawn to think about how Cloverleaf, a film I didn't particularly dislike, had to use so much imagery to create the same kind of story that Pontypool did with so little.

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