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Yet another great frnch horror movie. I didn't like it as much as Martyrs and Inside but still an amazing horror movie.
Posted By: immortaldeath at 4:59pm, October 29, 2009
This movie was really good,i mean not as good as Martyrs and Inside. I really didn't mind the subs. The storyline was great and the actors were good to, but what i don't get is how come people tell me "its so gory and brutal" i mean its nothing we all haven't seen before
Frontiers is the horror film I've been waiting for, and I've been waiting an awful long time. After years of crappy American horror flicks, I've been catching up on both Japanese and French horror, and it's wonderful to see not one, but two countries churning out high-quality horror over the last decade. Frontiers firmly ranks as one of the best.
Now, before I get into what I liked about it, let's keep expectations in line by discussing what Frontiers isn't. This isn't groundbreaking horror -- everything in Frontiers is something you've seen before. If you're looking for something innovative or new, you'll be disappointed. Frontiers is full of homages to horror greats, but rarely have respects been paid so well.
Frontiers places itself firmly in the tradition of '70s exploitation/grindhouse horror -- it aims to build tension and to shock, with nary a laugh in sight. For a recap of the action, see the official review - no need to rehash here. Frontiers obviously owes a huge debt to Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the successors it spawned (Hostel, et al.), but it does enough on its own to be considered a worthy heir to the tradition rather than just a cheap rip-off.
Indeed, the genius of Frontiers isn't in its groundbreaking story, but in the way it seamlessly weaves its familiar pieces together. It spends its first 20 minutes as a crime movie; shifts to gritty, visceral survival horror for the next 40 minutes; then abruptly shifts again into a fever-dream nightmare for its final 40 minutes. Though Frontiers doesn't really resemble either of them, the abrupt shifts reminded me of two other films: From crime to horror was as dramatic a shift as it was in From Dusk 'Til Dawn; The switch from survival to surreal was as as pronounced as House of 1,000 Corpses. Yet, unlike both of those movies, the shifts in Frontiers WORK. Unlike the other two films, Frontiers never breaks narrative tone -- the shifts are natural, and you still feel like you're watching the same movie.
In the end, Frontiers is a lot like watching a great blues performer: The song he's playing might be an old standard, but the way he plays with the structure, shifts it around, and adds a few wrinkles to make it his own is unique. You might already know the way it goes, but Frontiers is still a damn fine tune.
this movie was amazing. it was so good i didnt even mind the subtitles. the gore in this puts hostle and saw to shame. this is the first movie in a long time thats left me speechless.. its crazy
This is the film that Hostel and Saw wish they were. The french have done it again with an uber violent tale but back up the carnage with a politically charged story. This tale starts with a bang and rarely let's up as the film makers use up every second to create an intruiging story filled with suspense, tension and violence. All though the characters are put through the meat grinder they are people you actually care about, even though they are not essentially 'good guys' and even the villains are interesting, thanks to their neo nazi traits and ideas of family and pure races. The villians are painted with the same brush as the TCM clan but they are worlds apart. There seems to be more method to their madness instead of just chopping people up. The gore and make up effects are just as good as any Hollywood film, sometimes even better, and the pain and viscera are cranked all the way up to eleven. A scene involving a cricular saw will stay with you for days as will all the other deaths. The blood flows like it's being pumped out of a fire hose. Gorehounds will love this but so will people who like a bit more story to go with their suffering. This blows Haute Tension and Martyrs out of the water so if you love those then this will sit along side them on your dvd shelf.
Posted By: slackjaw328 at 10:07pm, September 21, 2009
This film was slow for me in the beginning...once the gore fest started it was a little better...Good story but predictable...This is like a french version of Hostel meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Posted By: !!rogue!! at 3:03pm, September 18, 2009
For an after dark horror film, it was amazing. But the fact is, there are so many better French horror films out there that are better. It was good though.
Posted By: trickytreats at 7:22pm, September 11, 2009
A brilliant movie. I haven't seen anything like it before.
A over the top, disturbing, violent movie in the vein of High Tension and Hostel. Not one of my favorite french horror movie I've seen, but definitely a ballsy one. I just felt like I've seen this before, but I still like what it brought to the plate and I recommend it.
I had never heard of this movie before and when I did read up on the whole Neo-Nazi ideas I thought this was gonna be a full on Nazi torture fest, it was a great movie as a whole it wasn't the best movie I ever saw, but it was good for what it was. The special effects were well done to say the least. The characters all had this Texas Chainsaw Massacre/Devils Rejects feel to them, I never felt really sorry for the characters I was just in that sucks to be you apathetic mood and was really watching it to see if they came out alive and if they did not what would happen.
The french have just done it again! They are really sick people! Which is wonderful for making fantastic horror films. This is very disturbing and very gory! Lots of blood to keep you watching. The first 40 or so minutes are a bit slow but once it gets going IT GETS GOING!
I love a good bloody movie, and I didnt even mind the subtitles, but honestly this movie was aweful, I didnt even finish watching it. Many will like it and I'm glad they do but for me it just wasnt something I'ld watch over and over again.
Better than Hostel and Saw by FAR. The french have mucho talent, and this is good stuff. How a good movie got into horrorfest I don't know. Bought this a long time ago, and first watch I thought it was the best, but as I've rewatched with friends, I'd say it's just good, pretty much a bloody recycling bin of the stuff we've seen before, but it is made into a satisfying blood day. Good story, acting, blah blah just watch it you'll love it. Keep at it France.
This movie was...WOW! I'm really glad I was curious enough to watch it because it really left me speechless(mainly because I had to read the subtitles, HA!) But in all seriousness I enjoyed this movie, the characters were gripping and the story is one of my favorites, the french have really impressed me this time through especially with how graphic it is. This could easily rank up there with some of the best cniematography in horror.
Really over estimated film, generally well done, but filled with lots of gerne cliches. I found the naive political references so irritating that the film just never worked with me.
I think this movie should have been given more credit than it got. The lead actress was phenomenal and although the story mirrored the likes of TCM, it was more intense to me. The rate of panic was insane!
It's actually good and it was pretty intense. I think it's really worth a peek. I don't like this as much as High Tension but I like it a little better than INSIDE.
Nothing to get too excited about if you ask me. One of those movies that's just brutal for the sake of being brutal. Some cool stuff in it though. Like the dude hanging from the meat hooks by his feet and the table saw death.
And, maybe it was because it was foreign, the psycho family didn't really do it for me. They all just felt awkward and random. All the stuff with the deformed children felt unnecessary too.
Essentially the French version of Hostel but with the Texas Chainsaw family as the killers. By no means a poorly made film. Just not my cup of tea I guess.
Not as nasty as I would have thought when reading the reviews. But none the less it was pretty brutal at times. I liked the story and the family was pretty weird and demented. I was pulling for the girl, her boyfriend and the bald kid but was hoping the blonde haired kid would meet his demise and was glad that he did. Overall, this was a very bloody and gory film that I enjoyed alot. I would definitely recommend it if you like blood and gore.
This film does have the essence of Hostel, with the hotel chop shop, but I feel that it delivers more. The ending gave me a feel of the end of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It's politically charged, a didn't feel it was that gory though. The sawblade is awesome, I agree that some parts were cliche', but overall it was one hell of a ride.
Not much to say about this one. It was a decent slasher flick resembling Hostel a lot. However it was much better i did have a few qualms with it though. The film was great but several things were lacking. The camera work was quite well done as was the overall pacing of the film. However some bad acting and cliche's were less than desirable and deterred from the experience.
I bought this movie 2 days ago and was totally amped to see it. Gathering from all the hype and reviews, I thought this was going to be something that I've never seen before. I expected sick experiments, more variety of kills, and original characters. Nope, just super bloody and gorey, even that though, I thought it would at least be one of the top goriest movies because of its rating, Ive definately seen at least 15 movies that were gorier. The Hills have eyes totally beats this one out in the gore factor, so use that as a barometer. Good movie, but I expected WAAAAYYYYYYY more. One of the best horrorfest movies this year, I honestly think borderland might be better and I actually thought lake dead was one of the better ones too. OVERALL good, but unfortunately not a shocker
just watched this movie the other day and was dissapointed. i kept hearing it was like Inside but Inside was way beeter even that film too had its flaws. the story was in Frontier(s) was not really interesting. some of the characters were stupid and the movie was not even that gory. maybe a renter at best.
i expected alot more from this movie while it still was good it is way overhyped...after finally having money I rushed to Wal-mart this morning and brought this as well as 28 Weeks Later...The story line was good and i loved the main girl but the pacing was slow at first and didn't really get exciting until 20 minutes before the movie went off...it wasn't as bloody as i expected it to be but i guess it's bloodier than some movies...i was just expecting a whole lot more than this...
Its a french version of hostel (but better). Overrated but not bad.
Posted By: Slaser Maniac at 11:43pm, January 22, 2009
The movie was excellant. It had loads of gore. The whole movie is in French. The movie dosn't lose a moment. If you liked High Tension then you should definetly watch this movie.
Posted By: WaterWhipped at 4:41pm, January 21, 2009
Are you kidding me? Frontier(s) is a mediocre offering... AT BEST. Mr. Disgusting should be embarrassed by and for writing such a distorted review of the movie. It rates a 6/10.
There's simply no way that it deserves to be mentioned in the same breath with such recent gems of the genre as: The Descent, The Girl Next Door, Inside, The Mist, The Strangers, Rogue, The Mist, or Eden Lake.
what a crap film - absolute shit ! dire, dire trash
Posted By: mikethademon at 10:16pm, January 5, 2009
This is a great movie. Good story. Very good special effects, violence, extremley bloody, good acting. One of the best horrors of the year! Don't pass this one up!
What can I say but the movies was golden why because
gore, lots of deaths and a great story line. I think like the comment before I have seen it about 5 times and it's not old to me yet. I suggested if you like original killing scenes this one is it i don't know which one is my favorite scene either the head shot scene or when she is covered with blood from head to toe.
i didn't like this movie becuase it reminded me of alot of other movies
Hostel and the people under the stairs
but yeah the gore is pretty awesome and the story is ok but i didn't think it's as good as poeple siad it was going to be
I think at this point, especially here on BD, there has been huge expectations built on the rather new French horror sub genre. These in my opinion, are the most well crafted and intense horror films that have come out in the 2000's. Unfortunately I think folks can sometimes give too much credit to the French for their extreme cinema. In this case, a little too too too much credit. Though this far surpasses more recent horror films, this is nothing groundbreaking. With all of the intense hype that was surrounding this and "Inside" (which definately deserves all of it's hype IMHO) I was expecting much more from this gem. Especially since it attained a higher rating in France then Inside did, which had tons more gore. Perhaps that only has to do with the neo nazism themes through out the film. But either way, the effects were done very well, the deathbytablesaw was killer, and perhaps the coolest killing in in horror for 2008. This is by no means a waste of time or money, definately one for the collection, but definately a bit overhyped
Posted By: Bloodymuffins at 3:43am, November 9, 2008
This movie was tense and bloody, just like I like it. It was slower paced than others I have seen recently but it was a good change of pace in my opinion. It allowed the movie to build tension up to the bloody payoff which was, well, bloody. It was a smart and scary film and is highly recommended. See it.
i saw this movie yesterday and i expected so much but it was so crappy. of course for gore fans its 'gore heaven' but it was not exciting or enthralling at all in my opinion! i mean of course the idea with the nazi family who eats people is wired and some will find it cool, but everything was done so crappy. i mean the characters were so stupid and i dont know. it was a waste of time. if i see a horror movie i want tension and my heart has to beat fast but this movie was just about stupid chararcters and blood. and that doesnt make a movie a horrormovie
Posted By: BK's Finest at 4:02pm, October 16, 2008
It's a decent movie...Nothing original, too many cliche but i enjoyed it...
Nothing new here. Everything has been done multiple times in other movies. The story in this movie is as deep as Hostel (yeah, it sucks THAT hard), characters weren't very likable and the main character acted like she was retarded at times (in shock of course) and then acted completely normal, and then went back to being retarded. Don't believe the hype, this movie is way overrated.
Posted By: premiumtruck at 10:50pm, October 3, 2008
this movie was awsome it had a wicjed story line and the actors were amazing.
Posted By: Protecious at 11:08am, September 30, 2008
One of the best horror films ever made for sure!
what a masterpiece of a horror film that this is.
I read positive reviews before watching it, but rarely do i let reviews sway decisions in watching certain films, so i watched it already knowing people loved it, and i could clearly see why, this movie's formula wasnt exactly new ground as far as a killer type of family in the middle of nowhere goes, but in terms of suspense, intensity, drama, and overall horrific this film succeeds as a perfect horror film that any true horror film fan should absolulty adore, that is unless you cant read (subtitles)
I must say, it takes a lot for a movie to leave me speechless at the end, but this one had my jaw on the floor constantly. While the story may have been a little cliche it was still an amazingly well done film. Not only was the gore pretty intense, but you really find yourself rooting for yasmine to get her vengeance on this group of twisted bastards. The violence and gore looked amazing and the family was genuinely creepy. Those that cant handle reading subtitles and watching a movie at the same time wont like it as much, but if you can get past that it is nothing short of breathtaking. I recommend this movie to anyone that truly appreciates the horror genre. it will be time well spent!
Stemming along the same veins of High Tension and Inside, the French give us another film to keep us hooked on their way of doing a horror film. Unfortunately to me Frontiers didn't quite live up to it's hype but none-the-less had the same feeling that I love from the French, lots of blood and violence, female leads, and creepy stuff! Hopefully we see better in the future.
Posted By: HatchetFace at 8:17pm, September 4, 2008
I was REALLY disappointed by this flick. DOnt get me wrong, its not bad, but definatley not great. I really didnt find it all that violent like the hype suggested it would be, just plain average violence. Even for a french horror film it was disappointing. Worth a watch if your bored with nothing to do. Watch Inside instead!!!
Posted By: flesheater123 at 3:42pm, September 4, 2008
Don't believe the hype at all people, it's pretty much a waste of time. The gore was decent at the most, but there wasn't that much of it. You want a disturbing, great, gory movie see the movie INSIDE, it will change your life. now that movie is well worthy of it's hype. INSIDE OWNS. Frontiers does not.
Insane violence! I picked up this movie without knowing anything about it, and you can bet I was surprised. It was very well filmed, but it lacked that something extra. In this movie I felt as though I saw cliche after cliche. But I'm not going to complain too much, it was pretty awesome.
Posted By: zombie#90210 at 9:03am, September 4, 2008
Pretty stupid gorefest. It was amusing during the first viewing, guessing in which gruesome ways the cast will die but there´s nothing that keeps your attention after that. The story is a mess (like "TCM", "People under the stairs" and "House of 1000 corpses" all mixed into one), the characters are walking cliches and the pseudo-political plot just falls flat on it´s face! From all those much hyped new bunch of french Horrorthrillers this one was pretty much the weakest. All style but no substance!
I've seen this movie two days ago and it totally kicked maximum ass. It sure was one of the thoughest I've seen recently. Although you actually don't see any hardcore-violence at all...its up to your imagination. I would say, it is nothing new - we have seen all of it before in other movies - but it sure is worth seeing.
Posted By: Mr.Boomstick at 11:59am, August 26, 2008
i went to my wal-mart (of all places lol) to pick up a movie last night just because i was bored and they have a pretty decent horror movie collection there. I ended up picking up this movie for 13 bucks came home and watched it and enjoyed alot more then i thought i would it. it reminds me of a alternate version of the texas chainsaw in many ways but its brutally violent and has some genuine creepy moments. deffinetly pick it up
I possess what can only be described as a raging huge mega-boner over French horror films, as they have consistently ranked among some of the most well-executed, terrifying, and beautiful films to represent the severely under-appreciated genre, so when I heard that a French film crept into the line-up at the 2007 HorrorFest, I shit myself in excitement. Of course, as this was originally an “8 Films to Die For” release (it was pulled from the line-up due to the MPAA being whiny ass faces and rating it NC-17), my expectations weren’t too high, as Wicked Little Things was the only film I had seen from that year, and that movie made me so angry I punched a kitten.*
Frontier(s) follows a simple premise: a group of amateur thieves flee Paris after riots break out and get held up at a small inn owned by less than reputable characters. Their plans of a quiet night away from authorities changes course when their hosts reveal themselves to be neo-Nazi with both a taste for human flesh and the theatrical. What follows is a brilliantly crafted thriller that transcends your stereotypical gore-fest into a horror film that will go down in the annals of history as that one French horror film of 2007/8 that wasn’t À l’intérieur.
This film contains a number of homages to classic and contemporary horror films, used against them in the guise of unoriginality. All Movie lists its primary influence as the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, a claim given credence toward the end of the film with the dinner scene, which features the twisted cannibalistic Von Geisler family discussing Yasmina’s new role as the “brood mare” to their Master Race. Though glaring in its influence, it remains one of the most tense scenes I have ever seen, due in no small part to the phenomenal soundtrack that accompanies it and the stellar and incredibly disturbing portrayal of Le Von Geisler, the twisted leader and father of the pack, by French actor Jean-Pierre Jorris.
Another scene features an Achilles tendon snipped by a pair of shears, itself reminiscent of Hostel and no doubt appropriate, as the film displays many characteristics of torture porn. Though a good, solid portion of the film features scenes such as this, I would be hesitant to lump it into this category as it was entirely secondary to the story and only served to illuminate the perversity and sadistic nature of the Von Geisler family. Additionally, the scenes are brief, and no more twisted than anything found in Hostel and its ilk, which makes me wonder why the film was rated NC-17 in the first place. It could have been the allusions of underage rape, or it could have been the thematic elements (Nazis are always a touchy subject, especially when they eat human flesh). Whatever the case may be, in the end the scenes of torture and gore aren’t entirely necessary, and I felt they some of them could be eliminated, or at the very least toned down. It does remain a testament to the film, though, that after viewing the film over a month ago, the acting, story, cinematography, and incredibly bad ass fucking score come to mind well before the blood and guts and various grotesqueries.
It pains me to see a movie I love so much be so critically derided, but I guess it comes with the territory. The influx of films that fall under the umbrella of torture porn seems to make ANY portrayal of torture and violence anathema, and the few reviews present on sites such as MetaCritic reflect this. Its perceived unoriginality serves as major fodder for these reviews as well, as much of what is presented is gleaned from other films (see above) and typical horror film tropes. While this does detract from the film in one way or another, I don’t think it deserves immediate dismissal as a result, as I personally believe any idea, no matter how unoriginal or outlandish it may be, can be done well. This goes double for horror films, where the employment of various techniques can take the focus off a bad script and scare the shit out you. In the end, however, the only reviews that matter come from the real horror fans, and this film has received rave reviews across the board from those rare individuals who are sick and twisted enough to love horror more than anything in the world. Like myself.
My love of this film might seem hypocritical of me, what with my unabashed and often overtly discussed disdain of torture porn (remember: they are to be enjoyed, but not appreciated), but one only has to view Frontier(s) to understand where I’m coming from. While my cynicism prevents me from taking a leap of faith and saying that horror movies are on the rebound (some really good flicks have started coming out and are actually receiving attention), it does not prevent me from saying that the French are now the undisputed kings of horror. It is a superb film, yet not without its flaws, but they’re so minor that they don’t take away from the viewing experience. Highly recommended.
After all the hype on this film, I was expecting it to be alot better. Overall, I thought the film was decent (gore wise) but the plot had been done a million times in countless other cliche' horror films...
Its a good movie, but its still a hollywood approach to what a german torture for american guys should be like, its not as dark and deep as I hoped it would be like. Aya should do a remake of this, it had far more potential, still its a good movie, especially if you liked the last 2 TTCM movies
this was a good violent horror movie. acting was good. they might have take some scenes from other movies but it still was a hell of a movie. well worth it
Maybe I need to watch it a second time. Just being honest, the first time I saw it I actually fell asleep because it was so typical. I watched the last hour I had left this morning, and I still wasn’t impressed. I think reading the review here on BD helped me enjoy it a bit more, but . . .
Things you need to know about this film that no one is mentioning:
- It takes a lot of time to start up. There is a lot of action in this boring time, but none of it is extremely well done, so you’ll most likely be bored in the first hour.
- The plot itself is nothing special. It IS, not arguably, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre with a Nazi instead of a wannabe cop gone over the edge. Leatherface is replaced by a guy with his exact same build, but no chainsaw or skin disease. The family table scenes are copy/pasted into this movie in nearly the same exact form. Rip off or inspiration? You decide, but you can’t deny the liberties the director took to use the same exact story as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
- The way it’s shot is a copy/paste of the Saw franchise, minus the clock-tick camera scenes. The way it’s cut, combined, edited, and shot originally are all heavily influenced if not directly ripped-off of Saw. Once again, decide for yourself which it is.
- Unlike the poster tries to suggest, this is no epic. It’s more or less a “went to a hotel with the family from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, they put me in a Saw II-like maze, and I got out like every typical horror movie ever”. Nothing more, nothing less.
- It is NOT insanely violent. If you’ve seen Saw III, this is tame. Nor does it have the brutality of Saw II. The gore is very generic, almost boring, and certainly predicable in every way. It remained me of an edited cut of The Hills Have Eyes minus the mutants and minus the more extreme moments. Do not expect a gorefest. If you do, you’ll be disappointed. Some gore scenes are even cut-off scenes.
My opinion:
This film was way too typical. You’ve seen the formula done a hundred times. The reason I enjoyed it was because it was very well done, and it was pretty intelligent. I was disappointed with the lack of gore, but it wasn’t too bad. If I hadn’t seen the movies it took everything from, I would have really loved it. But I have, and it was just too typical. The action scenes with the guns were very cool and probably the most memorable parts of the movie. Some of the acting was dead-on-amazing, while others—the little girl, the fat guy—were just lame. The only thing that sold me was the twisted moral about wishing your child was dead before it was born into a world like this.
Worth a buy? Not really. Worth a rental? Hardcore, yes! Just don’t go into it with the expectations that a perfect review from this site suggests you have. Maybe it does earn a perfect review for the moral, or maybe it deserves a low one for the clichés. I don’t know. Decide for yourself. Do not skip a viewing of this movie in some way.
I really liked this film. But, I wasn't sure where all of it was heading. It seemed like it was using the violence just to be violent. The plot was a little thin IMO, but it was done very well. I think that Inside was much better than this one. I would like to see more from the people that made this film because I see talent all over the place!
Great film. The amount of realism is incredible, and the performance form Karina Testa is nothing short of breathtaking. This is easily my favorite film, and I hope to see more like it from Xavier Gens, as well as more roles from Karina Testa, in the future. Absolutely incredible.
It seems like this is one of those movies that people either love or hate. Here's my two cents... I thought it was pretty good. True, it did seem like it borrowed a lot of ideas and characters from other horror movies, but I think the fact that it was a foreign movie helped me overlook it. Bottom line is that it's a violent adrenalin rush with solid acting.
this movie sucked. which movie was it tryn to be? it borrowed every tired horror cliche imaginable. the only reason i didnt return it is the gore. inside was better.
Damn this movie made me mad... I trekked all the way out to the Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, the tourist capital of LA, with huge expectations after reading everyone's reviews and having just watched Inside - an amazing French horror film.... What did I get? The French version of Texas Chainsaw Massacre... Why did anyone think this was original? The crazy family that kills together? What a fucking hunk of shit! The gore was decent (the tablesaw scene was unbelievable), but this storyline SUCKED. The whole intro bank robbery was completely superfluous. The boyfriend dude, who seemed like he could be somewhat of a hero, was killed in like 2 seconds in a completely anti-climactic way? "Haute Tension" was OK - the beginning was amazing, but the end was completely unoriginal.... "Inside" spun my head around and was completely original.... This movie was a complete and utter hunk of shit. I'm just not convinced that the French are the next big thing for horror. BD - I trust your 5 star ratings and go out of my way to see them... this was not, by any account, a 5 star movie.
I felt that this movie was alright. I was waiting in anticipation for months for it because I thought it was going to be gory, twisted, and amazing...I was slightly let down. There is some decent gore, sure...but not as much as I was hoping for. The story turned out to be a little blah...the basics of the story are pretty trite, plus it all felt very underdeveloped. The dialogue isn't very strong and there isn't much character development occurring. The acting is decent, but not mind-blowing. Overall, it was a fairly decent horror film but nothing to gush over (just like Inside, which I felt was WAAAAAAAYYYY too hyped up and a huge letdown).
Yea, this movie was absolutely incredible. It definitely exceeded my expectations on every level. Fantastic direction, cinematography, story, acting, and special effects. Just watch it, you'll see.
WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT ?! A GREAT STORY.. DRAMA.. INTENSE MUSIC.. NAZIS.. BLOOD AND GUTS(AND WHEN I SAY THAT I MEAN A LOT OF FUCKIN BLOOD AND GUTS).. AND GUNS!
I THINK THIS IS AN AMAZING MOVIE, ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE SINCE HAUTE TENSION OR INSIDE.
THESE FRENCH D00DZ KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE FOREIGN FILM SO FAR, PEOPLE ARE TRYIN TO COMPARE IT TO HAUTE TENSION AND WHATNOT, BUT THEY ARE BOTH TOTALLY DIFFERENT TYPES OF HORROR AND BOTH ARE SO GREAT IN DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT I'D CHOOSE THIS OVER HAUTE TENSION.
WOW! is all i have to say. Blood. Guts. drama. amazing. I thought the movie would have been a little more gruesome because of the exploited fact it was only in the movies for four days, But overall it had some worthy gore. I liked and disliked the fact that it took a lot of things from other horror movies. This move did stand out from all of the other hostels and torture films purely because of the acting. The acting was so incredibly believable i forgot it wasn't even in english.
Definitely worth seeing
V-I-S-C-E-R-A-L!!! I have a warm spot for any movie where fascists get their due treatment. While I feel the narrative is a bit loose; the action, violence, and gore are T-I-G-H-T. The core of Frontiere(s) is an anti-fascist parable for a world where violent, reactionary politics seem to pass, even among the mainstream, as a positive solution to complex global problems. Progressives should love this film, but the more conservative horror hound will likely only see its flaws. C'est la vie, et nous ne nous reposerons pas jusqu'à ce que le dernier nazi meurt.
This is a well-made film suffering from a mediocre script and an editor who didn't know what to leave out. It's way too long, and keeps beating the same dead horror horses to death over and over. There are some great scenes and characters --Father is superb, definitely the best thing about the film. But too much is predictable and overdone. The excessive length detracts from the efforts at building a good atmosphere of terror. For those who never tire of seeing the same gore cliches repeated verbatim, it's probably a lot of fun. But to compare it to Haut Tension is, in my opinion, completely out of order. It's mediocre in comparison with Haut Tension, which I think was one of the best films in the genre in years. Worth a watch, but not a must-see unless you're a dedicated gorehead.
i hated this movie! this film did not cover my expectations one bit. in my opinion this movie carries a story that becomes less that important passing the first part of the movie, the violence is lame and predictible, i expected a lot more from the trailer and posters... i can go on and on. it sucks!!!!
Who knew such extreme pain and gore could be so artistic and beautiful?
Going into this, I already had word from Mr Disgusting (Thanks to a brief conversation at the March Horrorhound) that it was a very good film. Little did I know HOW good it was going to be. The acting was top notch and the story was interesting and layered using elements from so many films before. It has an homage kind of feel. Let that be know before going into this. There are various moments you know exactly where the inspiration comes from.
Without going into anymore detail (that being the sites reviewers job) the movie is well worth checking out and sits with my top films of the year.
The theme has been done with a lot of variables, a group of misfits get stranded and seek a place to stay, and staying in that place turns to be the worst idea ever….But also the goriest and coolest movies…
There may be Spoilers; You Have been warned!!!
From Dusk Till Dawn, Calvaire, Texas Chain Massacre, House OF 1000 Corpses. you name it, we pretty much have learn the golden rule; If the place it’s good for hiding, it could be that Something it’s already hiding there!!!
In Frontiere (s) the acting it’s very good, the gore it’s more than abundant and the setting it’s more close to home than most of us are willing to admit… the Freak family here has very likeable points on their character, in a ironic way, the family it’s remnants of a Nazi group, but they are more likeable than the white trash family Rob Zombie keep presenting us in his films, and the ones in the Texas Chain Massacre films, I actually could picture a lot of American actors for the parts in the most assure Dreaded REMAKE.
In the third act there’s a lot of time when you would think that you’re watching the last scene, just to realize the film keeps going, (about three times), In this film the culture it’s not a factor, like in Asian films, so you can easily relate to the whole setting.
Be sure you check this film, but be aware than although the pacing is very good and steady, it might be somehow slow for those are used to the pacing in “Saw”, in any case this film it’s a great new breath for an saturated remake market…
Fucked up movie. One of the best foreign horror films I have ever seen. It was so messed up and really gory. I really dont like subtitles at all but it didnt ruin the movie at all. If you like fucked up movies than check this one out.
